Here's Dort RTing a thread -- multiple times -- by DataRepublican where she alleges a 'deep state' plot to stage a "color revolution" (including senior mil leaders) and that the DeepState wants Driscoll because he is a weak Ivy Leaguer, maybe even in on the plot, whereas Hegseth will stop it

The thing is you have a Secretary of Defense who quite literally does not think germs are real, he explicitly rejects germ theory

The question to ask isn't "why did pete do (x)," it's "why did roger wicker vote to confirm a guy who literally doesn't think germs are real"

I genuinely think that MAGA is sliding fairly quickly into solipsism--they don't believe that it's possible for them to cause real consequences for the military or anyone else, and they view existence as a zero-sum political game which they win by destroying things that code as liberal.

Tweet by “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth: “The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force. We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately.” Below there is a video of the announcement for his many, many illiterate fans

Behind Hegseth’s big stupid face, a painting can be seen.

The painting is of George Washington crossing the Delaware. It is by Emanuel Leutze.

An article from the National Parks Service: Smallpox, Inoculation, and the Revolutionary War Boston National Historical Park During the 1700s, smallpox raged through the American colonies and the Continental Army. Smallpox impacted the Continental Army severely during the Revolutionary War, so much so that George Washington mandated inoculation for all Continental soldiers in 1777. Just fifty-six years earlier, in 1721, Bostonian doctors and clergy introduced the procedure to the American colonies. Without the vision and determination of these early Bostonians in normalizing inoculation, Washington may not have made the decision to mandate inoculation for the Continental Army. Though it was a controversial action, many historians credit the medical mandate with the colonists' victory in the Revolutionary War and the creation of the United States of America.

@gigansprogress.bsky.social

eh not particularly surprising considering Hyde-Smith limped over the finish line in 18/20 but the issue is in Mississippi those last 5% of voters are nearly unmovable because of racial polarization

announcing ILÚVATAR, my multi-billion dollar company which will specialize in the dismantling of all other idiotically tolkien-named entities, that they shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me, nor can any alter the music in my despite

Always knew you couldn't trust Dave

And then I think about the politics of that resulted from that. Was is it that Trump was punished because he lost when governments around the world were getting rally round the flag'd or did he not really punished in what should've been a stomp? Idk it's kinda both

Sometimes I just mull how we didn't have a national covid response, functionally and how that all played out

Hey I was correct, that girl that everyone said was into me actually realized she was a lesbian

Anthony D'Esposito is the DOL inspector general? Lmao what

Oh this was mostly about work for me personally lol

Feel like it'd look better if all the frames were the same thickness

Think this week is gonna be ugly

This is Presidential vote margin by year, with the X axis being population density presented exponentially. Democrats peaked in urban areas in 2016, and even did worse there in 2020. This was another problem for Democrats in 2024, and one of the main reason why Harris lost.

oh Chavez-DeRemer is out?

Just remembered this EO.

lol

Luv to be told I am responsible for a high urgency 20 person special project in the middle of the meeting where it starts

god its so fugly

I need this place to explain what they think a war conducted in compliance with LOAC looks like because I think we'd get some hilarious answers

Oh gotta go vote tomorrow after work

I always love when I follow a new natsec account and it's just some older person libbing the fuck out lmao

I could / sometimes do stop by my Costco on my way back from work cus I have a flex schedule and am out of the office by 3 most days and it's usually dead (ish) around then

Sprite aways gives me a headache. This time I got some Dr. Pepper Zero Blackberry, Coke Zero Cherry, and normal Dr. Pepper Zero

I had a list and got everything, except for minced garlic, I just bought a bunch of other stuff

Still from Goyte's somebody that I used to know video. my guy was all about the complaints but now that the wall's also telling her side he's gone all white

every man a gangsta till the wall start singing back

I sometimes use delivery through my parents Walmart plus and most of the time there I do like a 60-70 buck shop of stuff in bulk

See i just use my parents Sam's Club account to get chicken thighs/pork in bulk with the 35 pack of Diet Coke when I need to re-up. Normal grocery runs are where I find fun varietal and get disappointed by them

Also have an oil change/service and car insurance next month 🫡🔫