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Rhiannon12866

(242,166 posts) Fri Sep 5, 2025, 10:00 PM Friday

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'Then we decided to go woke': Trump signs order rebranding Dept. of Defense as Dept. of War - MSNBC

Trump signs an executive order adding "Department of War" as the secondary title of the Defense Department, according to two White House officials who spoke to NBC News.

The order won't rename the Defense Department, but it will authorize Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use secondary titles like “secretary of war” and “Department of War” in official correspondence and public communications and during formal ceremonies, according to a White House preview of the order. - Aired on 09/05/2025.

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'Then we decided to go woke': Trump signs order rebranding Dept. of Defense as Dept. of War - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Friday OP

An endless string of bullshit distractions. How Klarkashton Friday #1

That's also what they do in Russia, they're always renaming cities, rivers, etc. depending on who's "in favor" Rhiannon12866 Friday #3

Trump is lead by the nose by Russian bootlickers. Klarkashton Friday #4

At least he didn't go Orwellian and name it dflprincess Friday #2

I'd actually prefer that, the Department of War sounds provocative Rhiannon12866 Friday #5

At 7:20 he slips up and actually tells the truth... SeattleVet Friday #6

Great catch! Thanks! Rhiannon12866 Saturday #7

statesmen such as truman and marshall named the dod, aspirationally i suppose rampartd Saturday #8

Klarkashton

(3,802 posts)

1. An endless string of bullshit distractions. How

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 10:03 PM

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Many more things can that bastard rename?

Rhiannon12866

(242,166 posts)

3. That's also what they do in Russia, they're always renaming cities, rivers, etc. depending on who's "in favor"

Reply to Klarkashton (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 10:15 PM

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When I visited the USSR in the late '80s with my grandmother and her peace group, St. Petersburg was then named Leningrad. Beautiful city.

Klarkashton

(3,802 posts)

4. Trump is lead by the nose by Russian bootlickers.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 10:20 PM

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dflprincess

(28,994 posts)

2. At least he didn't go Orwellian and name it

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 10:04 PM

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the Department of Peace.

Rhiannon12866

(242,166 posts)

5. I'd actually prefer that, the Department of War sounds provocative

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 10:27 PM

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SeattleVet

(5,730 posts)

6. At 7:20 he slips up and actually tells the truth...

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 11:53 PM

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"Service to this nation is an incredible grift…uh, gift…"

Or maybe the General was trying to get the word out, subtly.

Rhiannon12866

(242,166 posts)

7. Great catch! Thanks!

Reply to SeattleVet (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 6, 2025, 12:00 AM

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rampartd

(2,409 posts)

8. statesmen such as truman and marshall named the dod, aspirationally i suppose

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2025, 03:54 AM

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they had actually fought a consequential war and understood the inevitable result of mechanized warfare

this bozo, on the other hand .......

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