Lauren Jenkins

Who will be left to cover the troops as the Pentagon limits journalists' access? Smaller publications that cover the Pentagon are likely to be the most affected by a new press policy put into place by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Today I learned that the new owners of @militarydotcom.bsky.social axed @stevenbeynon.bsky.social *while he was on Guard duty*

I am going to burn this whole place down

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Criticizing Charlie Kirk is a fireable offense that incites domestic terrorism. But calling political opponents "the party of hate, evil, and Satan" is proper and good. Got it.

Yeah, fuck you too.

Opinion | E-bikes are an e-menace America’s streets are being swarmed by teens on fast, silent electric bikes, and injuries are rising.

This column deftly identifies e-motos as a serious issue, noting that they are not regulated like e-bikes and are much more dangerous, and yet the headline.... blames e-bikes?? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Remember when the ADL called Elon’s Nazi salute an awkward gesture? Ah, well. I’m sure that worked out for them.

I would like one reporter to ask DHS to define what a "globalist" is or if it just means "Jew"

Let’s open our eyes. This isn’t a functioning democracy any longer when - in the middle of a high stakes funding fight - the President illegally suspends federal projects in states run by Democrats as a way to punish the political opposition.

There is a certain kind of Army officer who, after the excitement of company command, finds his career stalled, and who perhaps leaves the service as a major in the National Guard filled with bitterness and resentment. He may then dream of one day being in a position to make all the superior officers who failed to appreciate his leadership qualities, his insight, his sheer fitness stand to attention and hear him lay down the law about what it is to be an officer, and threaten to fire those who do not meet his standards. In this respect, and this respect only, on that stage Pete Hegseth was living the dream. In all other respects, however, he was ridiculous...

I did not expect this kind of fire from Eliot Cohen, but he has Hegseth absolutely pegged www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

In retrospect, it’s probably a good thing Trump chose a SecDef whose character, knowledge and comportment could only fill a genuine military professional with contempt and loathing.

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

“He views the world from the point of view of a not terribly successful major in the National Guard."

The Signal chats are just going to be flying after this.

Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.

If we're still in our fall of the Republic era, maybe this is Order 66. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

How many days away from this administration calling people "cockroaches" are we, really?

Nothing says “land of the free” like armed agents of the state saying “show me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...

Well if John Yoo says Trump can’t, I can only assume this means we in fact can have a war on cars. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

I know we keep focusing on Colbert and Kimmel as we should, but we also need to remember there are hundreds of people who work for these shows who also just lost their jobs because of this bullshit, and most of them are probably not millionaires.

Every time a city prioritizes non-car travel, pedestrianizes thoroughfares, expands transit, improves bike networks, implements congestion pricing or creates new public spaces, that city becomes better.

It’s not a war on cars. It’s an effort to make cities better & more livable.

The third season of The Mandalorian, basically.

To recruit "the right kind of people", I'm sure.

Just one 7 minute episode with an AI version of Diego Luna recanting his sins against the Emperor.

The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years.

Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.

And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.

Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.

ah, well

Constitution Trail project ‘no longer a priority,’ $675k in grant funds pulled The U.S. Department of Transportation has pulled a $675,000 BUILD Raise grant away from McLean County.

Kind of ironic that two of the bike trails DOT has cancelled funding for are called the "Constitution Trail" and the "Peace Trail". www.25newsnow.com/2025/09/13/c...

It's a little jarring though when you take them to the vet and warn them, "she's a little feisty" and then they look in the carrier and go, "oh, well yeah of course" and then you wonder if they just profiled your cat.

Seems to be happening across the country at the moment.

I'm over 40 and know what Italian brainrot is, so I promise it's possible fellow Millennials.