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AverageOldGuy

(3,917 posts)
10. Oh, but it gets better
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 09:14 AM
Friday

One of the colonels who Hogsbreath removed from the list to be promoted to brigadier general was a Black female colonel who was slated to be the Commander, Military District of Washington. MDW is responsible for ceremonial events in the National Capitol Region, which means the President is often side-by-side with the Commander, MDW (check out photos of Presidential wreath-laying at Arlington -- that's the Commanding General, MDW, with the President).

Trump does not want to be photographed for the next three years standing beside a Black female military officer.

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Profiles in courage. Irish_Dem Friday #1
Indeed BlueWaveNeverEnd Friday #20
News flash! Racist misogynistic scumbag does something racist and misogynistic. Ray Bruns Friday #2
Purging the military during dangerous times is so fucking stupid. Swede Friday #3
Lets just make sure real historians write the history MadameButterfly Friday #22
General is fine with bombing Iran, tho. intheflow Friday #4
Dismissing somebody because they refuse to break the law doesnt sound like a lawful firing SSJVegeta Friday #5
So it begins orangecrush Friday #6
Um...'it' started a while ago. nt GenThePerservering Friday #17
I'm referring to military officers standing up to Trump orangecrush Friday #19
Stalin purged his army of its most competent officers..... lastlib Friday #7
Competency means nothing to Trump and his unquestioning henchmen. hadEnuf Friday #9
He loves the uneducated and incompetent radical noodle Friday #14
Uh Oh. Sounds like someone else just got fired. JohnnyRingo Friday #8
General Randy George AverageOldGuy Friday #11
Oh, but it gets better AverageOldGuy Friday #10
Wow... lonely bird Friday #12
I envision some lawsuits. Historic NY Friday #13
Can't wait for Hegseth to get his just desserts. Joinfortmill Friday #15
By desserts you mean Ft. Leavenworth. Crowman2009 Friday #16
The female Commandants of the Navy and Coast Guard were shitcanned. usonian Friday #18
This needs to be covered more senseandsensibility Friday #21
Anyone who was coping by asserting that this dismissal showed some brass were pushing back RockRaven Friday #23
Hegseth is a flaming asshole, a raving lunatic, and a homicidal maniac Blue Owl Saturday #24
Standing up to corruption and racism Scott Alan Swaggerty Saturday #25
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