I suspect #Hegseth has taken Antabuse as treatment during part of his military career. Since he is confirmed (beyond words for this), he should be made to take it throughout his term. @ocasio-cortez.house.gov @repjasmine.bsky.social
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Naltrexone is often used in treatment. Since he wasn’t mandated to treatment, he would have had to consent. It’s unlikely that treatment is required for his new role.
People get and stay sober, but sheer willpower and heavy obligations/responsibilities rarely work as a deterrent. It’s a full-time job to get/stay sober. I don’t think he’s got the discipline to commit to his sobriety, and it’s certainly not the time to take a super serious job!
Trying to quit multiple vices - sexually assaulting women, “mismanaging” employer money, being a drunken asshole…is extremely difficult - more often ending in failure, more self-loathing so more drinking, abusing women and “mismanaging” employer funds. He’s a train wreck.
He has a serious cocaine problem. When Tesla was fairly new, I remember people on the board they had a board from what I recall. Several other board members tried on numerous occasions to get him fired later on. They try to get him fired because he would say stupid things and take the stock price.
Will his new job start after or during his detox and rehab? How long are the odds makers projecting his career will be? Oh, and who's on deck to replace him?
Why should he? In fact, the pressure of being totally incompetent under a guy who’s so vengeful would drive more stable people to start drinking the moment they woke up.
The pressure of taking a position he’s conspicuously unqualified for isn’t going to help any attempts at sobriety—not that I seriously believe he’ll try.
Alcoholism is a terrible disease and seizures from alcohol withdrawal can be fatal. Drinking doesn’t go away on its own, and, just like heroin, the addiction never goes away. My major problem with him is that he’s wholly unprepared and inadequate for the role he’s been given. He is set up to fail.
Is it safe to assume stress is unhelpful? Or are we just hoping he's a big enough sociopath he'll be unaffected when he gets people maimed or killed or when Canada has his office under seige after his starts a war we're too stupid to win?
The real role he is being given is to be Trump's stooge, his gopher for turning the US military into Trump's thug force, which he can then order to shoot peaceful protestors and anybody he doesn't like. Hey, he already tried it once, remember? Bottle Pete is perfect for the job.
Hmmm....you got me thinking: There is some mighty good moonshine nearby, and I always wanted to be a general...only 3 stars, though, 4 is overkill, don't you think?
More likely start his on gin small batch, craft distillery with all the perks he gonna make from defense contractors. Gonna call it “3Before Breakfast Gin”
#Hegseth should be forced to take #Antabuse throughout his term. They make military personnel do that when they are suspected of having an alcohol problem. I suspect he's been made to take it in the past throughout his military career. It produces unpleasant side effects and sensitivity to alcohol.
Agree. Only an alcoholic would make a statement like 'If confirmed, I won't have a single drop of alcohol.' If it's not a problem, one wouldn't have to make that statement. 🥴
And then he'll just say that it's all fake news and anonymous smears, and the spineless toadies who gave him the job will accept it as the truth depite knowing it's a gigantic pile of bovine fecal matter.
I didn’t understand why no one asked him in the hearings - when was the last time you had a drink? would you take a breathalyzer right now? and then DO IT. FFS.
I have a feeling he’ll only last a year and have to resign for “family reasons”…not the crushing complexity of a demanding, nonstop national security apparatus that he’ll try to manage from the inside of a bottle while some dark lord pulls his puppet strings.
I wish I could take credit for that! It has become an accepted unit of time, especially when dealing with politicians. (Specifically this admin, of course)
If he truly is an alcoholic, it will show sooner or later. That goes for his spousal abuse as well. Being in the most stressful job in the country, not knowing what he's doing ... it's just a matter of time
HYes, the USA has the most powerful army on the planet, but Europe is fighting ruZZia and China is quickly catching up. Their soft power is wáy more influencial than your army & greedy economy.
I am waiting for the moment Europe finally realises Africa is our friend. And Africa realises China & ruZZia are not in the best interest of their 1.5bln+ population.
Please note 1/2 of us didn't vote for this, and we've been trying to warn them. I have the luxury of moving to another country and have been researching that since Nov 6th. I'm sickened and embarrassed of what we've become. And it's about to get way worse.
Where are you looking into? My Dad is 81 and still a Canadian citizen, my Mom is 81 too, but all of us have health issues. I 'm wondering if we're going to survive the next four years personally never mind this country :( I am just now starting to have heart issues & I'm tall & thin. Too much stress
I am currently looking at Portugal, Mexico, Malaysia, and some others. I've been YouTubing best places to go. It's a very big deal to up and leave, and there are a lot of considerations. No place will be perfect. Visas, Healthcare, safety, language... I only speak English.
I too only speak English. Would love to hear what your journey is like. I've only been on a plane twice in my 55 years. I'm blown away by all the damage that is already being done by Trump & more accurately the white Christian nationalists behind it all. I can't imagine 4 years of this carnage!
I didn't vote for that shit, I want an NHS, cheap or tax supported higer ed, a focus on helping all Americans and not just white christian ones. It sucks here.
31.78% voted for Trump
30.84 % voted for Harris
1.06% voted third party 36.33% did not vote More Americans voted for someone other than Trump
NOT a landslide.
The white house was a Pill Mill under 4F ( FatFeloniousfascistFuck) the last lime... this time... It will look like a Scene from Scar face staring Al Pachino... Plates of coke, bowls of Opioids, Viagra garnish with every dish..
If he's actually an alcoholic it's not about discipline. It's about getting treatment for a disease. The fact that he's an awful person is another thing entirely;)
From all the stories it sounds to me like less of a weekend binge drinking problem and more like an alcohol dependency problem that occasionally gets out of hand. My bet is he won’t be able to stop unless he’s already done some type of detox or abstinence for any meaningful period of time.
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Also he has been rewarded by MAGA, given a top role. No incentive to quit. They are vile & misbehave. Its part of the art of being MAGA.🤮
I give it a week before he runs over a kid with a tank.
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In this administration?
Nah.
And if tonight he's not at a meeting introducing himself to Bill, then good luck with that!
Is anyone thinking that idiot will actually be useful when he's sober???
If you have to claim you’ll quit drinking if you’re confirmed; you just admitted you have a drinking problem.
He'll quit drinking on camera.
G&Ts forever
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Also ask him if he beat his wife yesterday.
I bet he would not be the only one who'd register on it, though.
Bet a LOT of people are drinking now..
Please speak right into the microphone...closer. 🤭
it is cause for celebration..
no...?
🍸🍹🥂
Breathalyzer tests twice a day
Check desk and office for booze twice a day.
If you see him drinking - Turn him in
Fuck my life.
They have seizures.🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
#GratefulToBe31YearsSober
If he truly is an alcoholic, it will show sooner or later. That goes for his spousal abuse as well. Being in the most stressful job in the country, not knowing what he's doing ... it's just a matter of time
I feel for you, USA.
But mind you; the trauma you're about to inflict on the rest of the world will take decades to heal.
I hope your idiots will rejoice in their regained independence, since ROW will not give a damn about your imminent collapse.
30.84 % voted for Harris
1.06% voted third party 36.33% did not vote More Americans voted for someone other than Trump
NOT a landslide.
Are people really so stupid that they believe that fantasy?
Hey, btw, I got this bridge I'm trying to sell.