Sorry, was away for a couple of days. It looks like rotten spam.

(1/?) I'm mad about this today, so buckle up for a thread about why ordering DHS employees to be paid isn't enough.

The CG travels a lot. TDYs, PCS-ing every few years, trainings. Some of this is booked directly through the travel portal, which is DoD-run. Most of it isn't.

I have a piece coming shortly where I note that Vance has now clinched the Death of Expertise HOF top spot

We are definitely losing the Lego wars 😆

Quite literally, holy crap. Each time I think these people can’t get any dumber…

Most prescient, clear/eyed work of writing I’ve read on reorg.

Read it.

Then act.

“Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now.

Tell them this is not a reorganization — it’s the destruction of a federal agency by executive fiat and that Congress must intervene.”

Pentagon field testing Toby Keith song about Iran Officials say track captures ‘classic early-2000s invasion energy’

Damn. Duffel blog is on fire this year. So much good material!

www.duffelblog.com/pentagon-fie...

Way ahead of you. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...

I may steal this if that’s ok…

Yup

This is what the felon thinks takes priority over the negotiations in Iran.

The arrogance and ignorance of this admin…cannot be overstated.

This is a perfect summary of everything happening with the destruction of ORD and the reorg related to my earlier post - “No one knows what they’re supposed to be doing, all of management is so scared of making a mistake they won’t commit themselves to any decisions”

www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

I appreciate @kschake.bsky.social's efforts to shed light on these vital issues, but I am less sanguine

Politicization operates through multiple mechanisms not captured by analyzing the credentials or past partisan commentary of senior officers replacing those who have been fired. 1/

Hegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officers The defense secretary’s efforts to block or delay promotions to general or admiral for some officers has raised concerns that he may be targeting them because of race, gender or affiliation with the B...

Nine U.S. officials told NBC News that Hegseth has blocked or delayed promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military.

Was trying to post the initial article - but apparently I failed to do that.

One of the top recommendations of the suicide prevention review in 2023 was to limit firearm access because it increases risk of suicide. But I guess that’s… unmanly?

Lovely.

Yeah… this is some sick and stupid shit.

For my sanity, I was trying to ignore the stupid part and just focus on dumb McNamara and McNamoron. Some days my brain can only handle so much you know?

Pentagon Pete's Jesus War Talk Freaks Out Troops Current and former military officials have spoken out against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s proselytizing.

www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...

That’s adorable.

I’ll keep your grandsons in my thoughts!

Agree with you! And thank you for your service - Vietnam war before my time. I’m an OIF/OEF vet. And I completely agree - this shit is stupid and dangerous.

I mean, I love both

That apparently doesn’t stop them.

Oh, I know.

I agree. And yet here the f we are.

Dumb McNamara. I needed this.

Amen