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Takket

(23,720 posts)
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 10:18 PM Thursday

Hegseth is committing treason. right now. In broad daylight

In the middle of a war he is gutting our military leadership. This is giving "aid and comfort" to Iran, by reducing our abilities militarily, and he should spend the rest of his life in prison for it (If I didn't oppose the death penalty, my thoughts on what his punishment should be would be different. so i settle for life in prison).

Hegseth’s Thursday night purge of Generals continues.

The Armed Services Commitee must demand he and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll answer questions immediately.

And, see if their stories match.

This is all very unprecedented and alarming. Especially in a time of war.🚨🇺🇸

Paul Rieckhoff (@rieckhoff.bsky.social) 2026-04-03T00:36:08.127Z


Of course. Trip Gabriel, NYT

Nancy Levine Stearns (@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social) 2026-04-03T00:35:22.446Z


NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process.

NBC News (@nbcnews.com) 2026-04-03T00:52:22.345Z


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Hegseth is committing treason. right now. In broad daylight (Original Post) Takket Thursday OP
If he were... 2naSalit Thursday #1
If the war is going so well... ThoughtCriminal Thursday #2
Because they won't follow insane orders orangecrush Thursday #7
Hegseth doesn't understand he's a civilian mr715 Thursday #3
It's not a war. It's an Excursion! leftstreet Thursday #4
So why does he not want black and female officers promoted ... Whiskeytide Thursday #5
Because black and female officers . . . AverageOldGuy 23 hrs ago #11
They are refusing illegal orders orangecrush Thursday #6
Worthy of a... purr-rat beauty Thursday #8
This may be the start of the Holy Week (Passover-Easter) Massacre Bread and Circuses Thursday #9
Shouldn't he be in church for the Holy Thursday service? greatauntoftriplets Thursday #10
Are they dead yet? Akakoji 23 hrs ago #12
The dude is a White Christian Nationalist who fancies himself a modern-day crusader. LudwigPastorius 22 hrs ago #13

2naSalit

(102,870 posts)
1. If he were...
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 10:30 PM
Thursday

Found face down in a nasty, trashy alley under a dumpster in an old puddle of someone else's vomit... that would be too dignified for him.

mr715

(3,576 posts)
3. Hegseth doesn't understand he's a civilian
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 10:33 PM
Thursday

He still thinks he's active duty.

He doesn't get that we don't live in a military junta.

Whiskeytide

(4,657 posts)
5. So why does he not want black and female officers promoted ...
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 10:52 PM
Thursday

… to higher command positions? Is he worried they might be more resistant to future orders he is contemplating? Is he worried that black and female personnel might get out of line if their black and female commanding officers set an honorable example.

I don’t think it’s just because he’s racist and misogynistic (though he certainly seems to be both). I suspect there could be more afoot.

AverageOldGuy

(3,861 posts)
11. Because black and female officers . . .
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 12:13 AM
23 hrs ago

. . . should not get out of their place.

Same thing as sitting in the back of the bus.

Bread and Circuses

(2,074 posts)
9. This may be the start of the Holy Week (Passover-Easter) Massacre
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 11:27 PM
Thursday
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221143325

This may be the start of the Holy Week (Passover-Easter) Massacre. I bet this General is a Hard No on ground troops. PedoPrez only wants Yes Men around him. The White House must be a 💩storm after his incoherent, bombastic, unmoored speech last night.

Akakoji

(522 posts)
12. Are they dead yet?
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 12:19 AM
23 hrs ago

They all need to meet a well deserved demise. Not sure why God is allowing this to continue. Hegseth, Trump, Miller will surely not be admitted to Heaven. Hopefully we know enough to reach out to all our fellow Americans to put an end to Republican rule. It is killing everyone, everywhere, all the time.

LudwigPastorius

(14,740 posts)
13. The dude is a White Christian Nationalist who fancies himself a modern-day crusader.
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 01:29 AM
22 hrs ago

Of course he's going to purge the military leadership of women and POC.

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