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Over the past century and a half, the US military has developed an entire body of law relating to the legitimate use of force that Hegseth completely erases here. To most in the armed forces, it is important to have a code of ethics (no matter how imperfect). Otherwise they are just hired killers.
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
September 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Over the past century and a half, the US military has developed an entire body of law relating to the legitimate use of force that Hegseth completely erases here. To most in the armed forces, it is important to have a code of ethics (no matter how imperfect). Otherwise they are just hired killers.
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One early morning in Feb ‘04 outside of Fallujah I was next to a then MAJ who called in AC-130 fires so close to our position that we were pelted with debris from the target building. That now 4⭐️ had to fly in from Europe to listen to Pete talk about Lethality™️ and standards.
September 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
One early morning in Feb ‘04 outside of Fallujah I was next to a then MAJ who called in AC-130 fires so close to our position that we were pelted with debris from the target building. That now 4⭐️ had to fly in from Europe to listen to Pete talk about Lethality™️ and standards.
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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"It will be important to remember the shame of this moment, both how it felt and how it worked, when it is time to build whatever will rise from it."
Kingdom Of The Biters | Defector
The summer after I got married, one of my bosses bit me on the arm. I had a lot of jobs that summer, and a lot of bosses; at the time, I was recreating the sort of interchangeable, poorly paid jobs…
defector.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"It will be important to remember the shame of this moment, both how it felt and how it worked, when it is time to build whatever will rise from it."
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The rich people are where the money is
After mass firings, the IRS is poised to close audits of wealthy taxpayers.
IRS agents say that current audits of rich people and corporations could be closed down prematurely.
The Treasury Department estimates that the 1% account for $163 billion in unpaid taxes each year.
IRS agents say that current audits of rich people and corporations could be closed down prematurely.
The Treasury Department estimates that the 1% account for $163 billion in unpaid taxes each year.
After mass firings, the IRS is poised to close audits of wealthy taxpayers, agents say - ICIJ
The upheaval undermines the agency’s quest to tackle high-end tax cheating.
www.icij.org
March 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The rich people are where the money is
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I figured out that the thing that has been bumming me out about The Political Situation is how luridly fake and cheap every ostensibly august institution and tradition has revealed itself to be. Whatever they might be or were supposed to be, they all just work however the shitheads in charge want.
December 2, 2024 at 5:09 AM
I figured out that the thing that has been bumming me out about The Political Situation is how luridly fake and cheap every ostensibly august institution and tradition has revealed itself to be. Whatever they might be or were supposed to be, they all just work however the shitheads in charge want.