Hegseth orders renaming of ship named after gay rights icon Harvey Milk | CNN Politics Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the secretary of the Navy to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk, according to a defense official.

Happy #Pride from US DoD (Milk was, among many things, a Navy vet.)
🙄 😡 🏳️‍🌈 ⚓️
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How Trump Worship Took Hold in Washington The President is at the center of a brazenly transactional ecosystem that rewards flattery and lockstep loyalty.

“The President’s lawyers,” as Administration officials refer to the private law firms that have conceded to the Administration in various ways, should reflect on what is set out here.

Is there recent polling on this judicial election?

Bad take. It’s not. She has tons of agency and is smart. It’s a choice. And that makes it worse.

She’s giving Norma Rae #Severance

Never mind that $1 and up expense approval process

Imagine the hysterical skewering Ds would endure for the equivalent.

Clown car. Dangerous one, though.

Seems like many aren’t going which seems a miss. Create a vacuum that sycophants will fill.

Bummer. The wider US audience should see something other than sycophancy.

So embarrassing.

Quality not quantity works. 🥇

Elon Musk fancies himself some kind of maverick technologist superhero.

But he’s no Tony Stark. He’s PHONY Stark.

He’s the one the Avengers defeat at the end of the movie.

It’s embarrassing

JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.

Good Q. ⤵️

What she said. And also, what an idiotic way to “govern” and communicate.

Haha

Meritocracy! Not a “spoils system”!

⤵️ (as the Administration talks about inclusion efforts as a “spoils system” that degrades “merit”)

The Internet Made Donald Trump Liberal democracies must fight back against social media, or perish.

I wrote about why I think social media is killing democracy and electing fascists. Unfortunately the second half is paywalled, but you can read a lot of it! (And you can always just subscribe to Mehdi's site) zeteo.com/p/the-intern...

This dude.

lmao

+1, with emphasis.

Brutal.

Incredible. But not, of course.

Honestly who cares. Big picture. Real issues.

Big picture. Actual issues that matter. Who cares about this. ..?

Thank you!!

None.