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Saturday, December 07, 2024

Military leaders are rattled by a list of "woke" senior officers that a conservative group urged Pete Hegseth to dismiss for promoting diversity in the ranks if he is confirmed to lead the Pentagon.

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"The list [of officers to fire] compiled by the American Accountability Foundation includes 20 general officers or senior admirals and a disproportionate number of female officers. It has had a chilling effect on the Pentagon's often frank discussions" apnews.com/article/hegs ...

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-- Shashank Joshi (@shashj.bsky.social) December 7, 2024 at 3:20 AM

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... The list compiled by the American Accountability Foundation includes 20 general officers or senior admirals and a disproportionate number of female officers. It has had a chilling effect on the Pentagon's often frank discussions as leaders try to figure out how to address the potential firings and diversity issues under President-elect Donald Trump.

Those on the list in many cases seem to be targeted for public comments they made either in interviews or at events on diversity, and in some cases for retweeting posts that promote diversity.

Tom Jones, a former aide to Republican senators who leads the foundation, said Friday that those on the list are "pretty egregious" advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, policies, which he called problematic.

"The nominee has been pretty clear that that has no place in the military," Jones said of Hegseth. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-07 02:00 PM | Reply

He's there to fire the ones who won't put Trump's 80 year old dick in their mouths.

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-12-07 02:02 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

The American Accountability Foundation (AAF) is an American conservative opposition research group founded in 2020 that has opposed nominees to the Joe Biden administration. The AAF's research was used by Republican opponents of the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022. AAF is a member of the advisory board of Project 2025, a collection of conservative and right-wing policy proposals from the Heritage Foundation to reshape the United States federal government and consolidate executive power should the Republican nominee win the 2024 presidential election.
Sounds about right. Has anyone told Lewzer about Project 2025 yet?

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-12-07 02:12 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Has the 300 lb orange pedo given a shout out to the suckers and losers who made the ultimate sacrifice at Pearl Harbor?

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-12-07 02:20 PM | Reply

He's there to fire the ones who won't put Trump's 80 year old dick in their mouths.

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-12-07 02:02 PM | Reply | Flag:

From the only one here who puts dick in their mouths...

#5 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-12-07 09:55 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Hegseth better crosscheck his list with Trump because Trump has another list of Generals he plans to court martial.

#6 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-12-08 12:36 AM | Reply

Trump has another list of Generals he plans to court martial.

It's the same list.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-12-08 01:26 AM | Reply

REDIAL

Trump wants to re-active (already) retired Generals so he can Court Martial then for the nasty things they said about him after they retired.

I doubt if he could make that stick but Trump could ruin their lives with a bunch of spurious accusations and protracted hearings that would drive them into financial ruin as well.

#8 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-12-08 01:42 AM | Reply

Ok, not the same list but the same concept.

#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-12-08 01:47 AM | Reply

REDIAL

Does it really matter?

The idea is to silence all voices but one!

#10 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-12-08 06:34 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I for one do not think this caveman Hegseth will pass muster from the Senate. No GOP senator wants our military leadership to go from woke to joke. Want a staff sergeant running a division of Airborne soldiers, or a Lieutenant (jg) commanding a carrier group? Go ahead and try to run out the senior officers in the military ...

#11 | Posted by catdog at 2024-12-08 06:40 PM | Reply

That would be awesome. Recall them, court marshall them, dishonorably discharge them and revoke their pensions. Can you hear that Vindman?

#12 | Posted by visitor_ at 2024-12-08 08:59 PM | Reply

#12

If you ever become totally worthless... that would be a huge improvement.

#13 | Posted by Corky at 2024-12-08 09:11 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

@#12 ... That would be awesome. Recall them, court marshall them, dishonorably discharge them and revoke their pensions. ...

On what basis?

#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-09 01:04 AM | Reply

He has a list...LOL!
He will never get to use that list.

#15 | Posted by e1g1 at 2024-12-09 11:36 AM | Reply

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