NYMag goes long on #SecDef Pete Hegseth’s #Pentagon reeling from leaks, security breaches, and chaos under Trump to ask, is America’s defense leadership unraveling? https://washingtonhorizon.com/new-york-mag-on-the-pentagon-in-chaos-scrutiny-after-leaks-infighting-and-security-lapses/
#secdef
@oldladyplays #studiedSlackerstroll is the name of this choreography. Somehow this convo makes me think of #DannyKaye in
#WhiteChristmas in re #choreography. And why not bring in a jrotc or #rotc unit whose mastery of this stuff is beyond compare?
Maybe #secdef gets fired for poor “performance”. All delicious.
NEW!!!! "#China's behavior towards its neighbors and the world is a wake-up call. And an urgent one" — #SecDef
#Hegseth says at the 2025 #ShangriLa Dialogue in Singapore, per his prepared remarks
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth learned about the existence of hybrid warfare from his daily briefing today. He is said to be incensed at the wokeness, and that he will be taking "all necessary actions" to return the US Army to using diesel power exclusively. Existing tanks and other equipment will be retrofitted with diesel engines where possible.
It's scary, because he's dumb enough that you can't tell if I'm reporting this accurately or not, and he's in charge of the world's biggest, most expensive military. [1]
[1] Not to be confused with "best".
#USPol #Hegseth #PeteHegseth #drunk #WifeBeater #FoxNews #FauxNews #incompetent #SecDef #USArmy #cabinet #HybridWarfare
This evening I was thinking about our wonderful funderful #SecDef Pete #Hegseth and the fact that every single time I’ve heard him speak or seen something he’s said, no matter what the context, he somehow finds a way to get the word war into his narrative. At least that’s how it seems to me. It’s like the thought of #war is really exciting to him. I mean, I know #SecDef was once known as the Secretary Of War, but this dude really takes things to a different level. On top of being hilariously overmatched in the job, it’s like he never stopped playing GI Joe.
#Hegseth Accused of More #Chaos After Sudden #Ukraine #Aid Halt
#PeteHegseth was facing new claims of chaos in his running of the #Pentagon on Tues in a bombshell report about his handling of aid to Ukraine.
The embattled #SecDef was revealed to have caused confusion on 3 continents with a verbal order to ground planes flying #military supplies to Ukraine w/o anyone else—possibly including #Trump—knowing.
#kakistocracy #geopolitics #allies #democracy #StandWithUkraine
https://www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-accused-of-more-chaos-after-sudden-ukraine-aid-halt/
There are news stories today claiming that Pete #Hegseth, Trump's, uh, ... unconventional ... pick for Secretary of Defence, wants to cut the number of generals and admirals across the board by 10%, and up to 25% on four-stars and above.
I think they're misreporting this. Pete was actually asking for 25% price reductions on Admiral Nelson's Rum and Los Generales Tequila.
#liquor #tequila #rum #PeteHegseth #SecretaryOfDefence #SecDef #drunk #idiot #FoxNews #FauxNews #Trump #USPol
Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, GOP on P.Hegseth's multiple signals,
“The military should always pride itself on operational security. If the reports are true, the Secretary of Defense has failed at operational security, and that is unacceptable. If a Democrat did this we'd be demanding a scalp. I don't like hypocrisy. We should be Americans first when it comes to security,”
After #SecDef Pete #Kegstand included a magazine editor with no security clearance to a discussion of an ACTIVE military action using the public #Signal chat software, #DrunkieMcDrunkerson did it AGAIN, inviting HIS SISTER (among others) to be in on YET ANOTHER #Signal chat.
When he suddenly discovered he was no longer able to use his private cell phone to host INSECURE text chats while IN the #Pentagon, Pete ordered the installation of an UNSECURED Internet connection.🤦♂️
https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-signal-chat-dirty-internet-line-6a64707f10ca553eb905e5a70e10bd9d
"Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer"
https://archive.is/EKrBj
Well, that would certainly make "copy and paste" from documents on his Pentagon computer to the Signal app easier.
#Hegseth #PeteHegseth #WhiskeyPete #Kegseth #NationalSecurity #DOD #Defense #SecDef #News #US #USA
Something to watch for while they replace SecDef Hegseth: If the Whitehouse is blowing black smoke up everyone's ass it means no new SecDef. Once they start blowing white smoke up everyone's ass, it means a new SecDef has been selected.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/nx-s1-5371312/trump-white-house-pete-hegseth-defense-department
In his statement, Hegseth emphasized the importance of civilian contributions to national security and warfighting readiness, aligning the directive with broader departmental goals under the Trump administration's leadership.
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/Ac4Q8
@SeanCasten Hegseth is a crypto bro so his mindset is inherently pretty limited.
https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/pete-hegseth-a-man-of-questionable
Ah yes, if there are no women in the room, then “boys will be boys”, amirite?
“Hegseth’s aides are also given to discursive meetings that devolve into “bawdy” discussions, including one where his chief of staff Joe Kasper reminisced about going to a strip club with a veterans group.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronrupar/p/pete-hegseth-made-for-tv-defense-secretary
White House looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary. #SECDEF
As it should have done long ago.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/nx-s1-5371312/trump-white-house-pete-hegseth-defense-department
@w7voa And wouldn't it have saved a lot of trouble (and who knows what has leaked to those who are not friends of the US) if they had nominated someone COMPETENT and EXPERIENCED in the first place. This applies to a lot of people still in this administration. #USPol #SecDef #Incompetence #TrumpAdministration
#WTF #Hegseth Shared Attack Details in Second #Signal Chat. [Calling him the defense secretary is abhorrent.] The #defense secretary #secdef sent sensitive information about strikes in #Yemen to encrypted group #chat that included his wife & brother, people familiar with the matter said. #nationalsecurity #russia #putin #trump #leadership #military #defensedepartment Included flight schedules for the F/A-18 Hornets targeting the Houthis in Yemen same attack plans shared on a separate Signal chat
Now playing on the #DVR : The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003), directed by Errol Morris and featuring extensive interviews with JFK's SECDEF Robert McNamara. A fascinating portrait of a very complex individual.
"'They’re not really using AI, they’re not really driving efficiency. What they’re doing is smashing everything,' the former official said."
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/15/pentagons-digital-resignations-00290930
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