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The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

"And the rest of us, whether we’re elected officials or ordinary citizens, should do everything we can to let our fellow Americans in uniform know that if they risk their careers and even their freedom to protect the Constitution, we will stand with them." ✊🗽

Military should only be used for external threats, more than half of Americans say Survey finds 58% backing restricting armed forces to external threats amid Trump deployments to US cities

And the other 42% needs to repeat high school civics class

Let’s gooooo @houstondash.com ⚽️

Cancelled my Amazon Prime membership months ago (bc, plutocracy) and now can’t watch the @houstondash.com vie for a playoff spot.

So annoying.

@nwslsoccer.com pick a streaming service. One. Just one. Making fans bounce btwn like 4 each week is dumb.

Fifa says Trump can’t move World Cup matches despite threat to ‘left lunatic’ cities President Trump said last week his administration would make sure cities were ‘safe’

Our distorted reality wherein FIFA is apparently the good guy...

“With all due respect to current world leaders, football is bigger than them and football will survive their regime and their government and their slogans.”

“The United Nations has historically resettled more refugees in Houston than any other U.S. city. If we were a country, we’d rank fourth in the world for refugees resettlement. That’s because we’re good at it.”

"In 2023, Brown [a Trump appointee] struck down the map in a redistricting lawsuit in Galveston County, calling the county’s gerrymander a “stark and jarring” violation of the Voting Rights Act." #txlege #comeandtakeit

'Disbelief': Pentagon reporter can't find one military official who liked Hegseth's speech Longtime Pentagon reporter Helene Cooper said that she can't find any military officials who attended the meeting in Virginia with President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth and liked what they heard."I have yet to find a single military official who was in the audience today who thought tha...

Longtime Pentagon reporter Helene Cooper said that she can't find any military officials who attended the meeting in Virginia with President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth and liked what they heard.

Flights in Afghanistan grounded after internet shutdown The Taliban have yet to give an official reason for the shutdown, but said it would last indefinitely.

Imagine being so afraid of literate girls that you cut the cord for over 40 million people

Whiskey Pete’s talking about war crimes, people.

The flew the entire military leadership in so they could see for themselves that the Secretary of Defense is a mouthbreathing dipshit and the Commander in Chief is a senile, weak old man who might keel over at any moment.

Make the Military White Wife Beaters Again

I can’t wait for the South Park episode on this

Or, an attempt for a Comrades Massacre-type event

Service records released on two Marine veterans involved in weekend violence The deadly shootings took place on Saturday and Sunday in Southport, North Carolina, and Grand Blanc, Michigan.

Service records released on two Marine veterans involved in weekend violence

Even Saddam’s ghost is like, this is a tad tacky for his taste

The Luka Effect (w/ some help from CP11) ❤️🖤 ⚽️

Dum-dum-dum

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
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Explaining Trump’s threat to relocate World Cup games: What can he actually do? World Cup cities have entered President Trump's crosshairs. Here's the likeliest outcome following his unexpected and targeted remarks

Each new day in the U.S. this year is exponentially dumber than the last

“We offer our soldiers socialism to go abroad and defend capitalism” 😆

The dream of the 90s is alive!

#Portland

82,000 in attendance for the Women’s Rugby World Cup final between the Red Roses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and the Maple Leafs 🇨🇦 🏉 #wrwc

FAQ for Senior Military Officers at Hegseth's Quantico Meeting Military justice expert Eugene Fidell answers crucial questions ahead of next week's senior military meeting with Secretary Hegseth.

NEW: Ahead of Hegseth's senior military leaders meeting next week, read this Q&A by leading military justice expert Eugene Fidell (Yale Law Senior Research Scholar):

- What to expect
- How to prepare in advance (seek counsel)
- What to do after the assembly

Hegseth is yanking hundreds of generals/admirals to Quantico for a “lecture”... an ego flex that leaves US security weaker worldwide.

They seem...pretty fashy. 🤷‍♀️