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#hegseth

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Nonilex

Although Caldwell is not as well known as other snr #Pentagon ofcls, he has played a critical role as an adviser to #Hegseth.
His importance was underscored in a leaked text chain on #Signal disclosed by #TheAtlantic.
In it, Hegseth named Caldwell as the best staff contact for the #NSC as it prepared for the launch of strikes against the Houthis.
Caldwell had drawn attention…for past views that critics have called #isolationist, but which advocates said sought to right-size America's priorities.

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Nonilex

Exclusive: Top #Hegseth adviser #DanCaldwell put on leave in #Pentagon leak probe

One of #US #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth's leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted from the Pentagon on Tues after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the #DOD…

Caldwell was placed on administrative leave for "an unauthorized disclosure," an official said.
[was he who added #JeffreyGoldberg?]

#law #Signalgate #NationalSecurity #military #Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy
reuters.com/world/us/top-hegse

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spad2

#Hegseth added #Ukraine won’t enter #NATO or recover its lost territory, and no #US troops will be in the no-man’s land guarding it from #Russia, only Europeans, who will not be covered by NATO’s Article 5 mutual defence pact. Moreover, #Europe will pay most to rearm and rebuild Ukraine, while the US gets access to its rare earth and mineral rights for any aid provided to #Kyiv Some still might have seen this all as a joke.

zerohedge.com/economics/red-ho

ZeroHedge · Red-Hot Inflation And Ice-Cold RealpolitikBy Tyler Durden
#USPol#Trump#EU
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CopterDoctor

@GeofCox That’s what I fear. Putin plays with Trump. Xi doesn’t play. Trump doesn’t understand him or his culture. He doesn’t want to. He thinks whining & dining president Xi at Mar-a-Lago will make them best buddies.

#Trump is bullying Xi. That may lead to escalation. I’m hoping it’s not a kinetic reaction.

The Chinese Navy escalates against the Philippine Navy.

When military tensions escalate, Trump doubles down. There were guard rails in his 1st term. Now there’s #SECDRUNK #Hegseth

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Erik Jonker

Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
nytimes.com/2025/04/11/us/poli
#trump #censorship #fascism #usa #hegseth

Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy can check out copies of “Mein Kampf” by Adolf Hitler but not “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou.
The New York Times · Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?By John Ismay
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William Lindsey :toad:

Kristin Du Mez, Gene Weingarten, and John Ismay report on the 381 books that Trump-Hegseth have removed from the Naval Academy Library in a purge of books by and focusing on Black authors, women, LGBTQ people, etc.

For those of us looking for good books to read, a valuable list….

#Trump #Hegseth #DEI #racism #misogyny #homophobia #education #libraries

kristindumez.substack.com/p/pr

geneweingarten.substack.com/p/

nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/poli

Du Mez CONNECTIONS · Problem, Protest, Insult, DogBy Kristin Du Mez
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Jürgen

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According to the White House, the number was erroneously saved during a “contact suggestion update” by Waltz’s iPhone, which one person described as the function where an iPhone algorithm adds a previously unknown number to an existing contact that it detects may be related.

#waltz #trump #signal #signalgate #hegseth #politics #uspol #uspolitics

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a

The Guardian · Exclusive: how the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg got added to the White House Signal group chatBy Hugo Lowell
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William Lindsey :toad:

Robert P. Jones reports that his book White Too Long has been removed from holdings of the prestigious library of the US Naval Academy. He writes:

"This defilement of a respected academic institution by those who are waging an outright assault on higher education is, disturbingly, the goal. Honor and integrity are inconvenient stumbling blocks on the road to absolute power."

#Trump #Hegseth #BookBans #libraries #education #history #whitewashing #censorship
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whitetoolong.net/p/my-book-whi

White Too Long by Robert P. Jones · My Book, "White Too Long," Banned from US Naval AcademyBy Robert P. Jones
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DoomsdaysCW

#DOGE’s #Pentagon Budget Cuts Don’t Touch #ElonMusk’s #SpaceX

By Nick Turse, April 3, 2025

Excerpt:
"A day after his announcement, #Hegseth hosted a 'private meeting in the secretary’s office' with #Musk, who donated almost $300 million to Donald #Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign — after which the new president tapped Musk to spearhead the administration’s budget-cutting efforts. While Musk has seen his electric car company Tesla face immense consumer backlash and financial headwinds, SpaceX — now the top Pentagon contractor by market valuation — is poised to reap increased rewards from Hegseth’s department."

Original article:
theintercept.com/2025/04/03/do

Archived version:
archive.ph/jploZ
#BadDOGE #FoodNotBombs #SendElonToMars #WarPigs #TechBros #TeslaTakeDown #TechFascists #USPol

The Intercept · DOGE’s Pentagon Budget Cuts Don’t Touch Elon Musk’s SpaceXBy Nick Turse
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Paul Schoe

A very true quote from this article about Trump purging national security officials:

“If you had said in October that if Trump were elected he’d end up purging the NSC at the behest of Laura Loomer and ordering Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to fire the director of the NSA, you’d have been accused of having a terminal case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

'And yet, here we are.'

#Trump #NSC #Loomer #Hegseth #USA

@GottaLaff

Lara Loomer, with long dark hair, is speaking to a group of reporters. She is wearing a dark jacket and a black t-shirt with partially visible text that reads "SHOULD THE D NOTION." Several microphones are pointed towards her, including one labeled "AFP." In the background, there are people wearing red hats and clothing with USA logos, and an American flag is visible. The setting appears to be outdoors, possibly at a protest or rally. At the bottom there is the text: National Security Council purged by Trump after Laura Loomer meeting.
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