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bigtree

(94,290 posts)
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 01:18 AM 2 hrs ago

I'd be inclined to say people like Hegseth need to be put on an island together with just their racist bigoted selves

...but I know the best remedy and revenge for what they're fomenting against everyone who's not a white male is that they can't actually escape or meaningfully alter the diverse, equitable, inclusive America or world they loath.

Mike Levin @MikeLevin
The Army Chief of Staff, a combat veteran with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, asked Pete Hegseth why he was blocking the promotions of two Black officers and two female officers who had earned them.

Hegseth refused to answer. Then he fired him.

Nine U.S. officials told NBC News that Hegseth has blocked or delayed promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military.

Hegseth has now fired or sidelined more than a dozen generals and admirals.

He is an out-of-control, unqualified former TV host and nobody in the Republican Party will say a word about it because they don’t want to make Trump angry.


5:38 PM · Apr 3, 2026

report: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-intervened-military-promotions-dozen-senior-officers-rcna266062

Hegseth Holds Protestant-Only Religious Service at Pentagon

According to a Friday report from HuffPost, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon held a Protestant-only Good Friday service at its in-house chapel, with no Catholic Mass scheduled for one of Christianity’s holiest days.

The setup, which excludes a Catholic service for the first time, drew frustration from at least one Pentagon employee after an internal email made the arrangement explicit.

“Just a friendly reminder: There will be a Protestant Service (No Catholic Mass) for Good Friday today at the Pentagon Chapel,” read a Friday email sent by Air Force leadership, according to a copy shared with HuffPost’s Jennifer Bendery.

“I guess so the Catholics know their kind ain’t welcome,” one employee said anonymously to HuffPost in response to the message. “It’s so ridiculous.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hegseth-holds-protestant-only-religious-215153009.html



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I'd be inclined to say people like Hegseth need to be put on an island together with just their racist bigoted selves (Original Post) bigtree 2 hrs ago OP
We used to throw scumbags like him into prison. Initech 2 hrs ago #1
Maybe if someone sent him a sternly worded letter. Permanut 2 hrs ago #2

Permanut

(8,397 posts)
2. Maybe if someone sent him a sternly worded letter.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 01:46 AM
2 hrs ago

I think that would make him see the error of his ways.

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