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skaryfair.bsky.social•3 days ago

I wish @lauracoates.com would have you on.

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yourcanadiangf.bsky.social•3 days ago

does no one take their job seriously anymore?

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klusterflux.bsky.social•3 days ago

…nepotism and the ‘good-ole-boy’ system

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wearelegion2025.bsky.social•3 days ago

meritocracy baby!!!

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bearcats44.bsky.social•3 days ago

Nepo opportunitist at its best

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rddegrazia.bsky.social•3 days ago

Sounds like the Mafia

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etclcsw.bsky.social•3 days ago

The new Joseph Goebbels of DOD. His title should read Propaganda Minister to the Military, (changing loyalty focus to Trump). AFRTS will start sending out million-dollar productions to Bases and Ships at sea promoting the idea of Trump over constitution.

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davidmouritsen.bsky.social•3 days ago

Authoritarians should avoid making themselves look ridiculous. Laughter breaks the spell they weave.

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nakiajpnw.bsky.social•3 days ago

Authoritarians stop being utterly risible challenge: level impossible

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davidmouritsen.bsky.social•3 days ago

Some, unfortunately, manage it. No one laughed at Stalin. And no one is laughing at Russell Vought.

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peoriabummer.bsky.social•3 days ago

DEI is out.
Nepotism is in.

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sulfork.bsky.social•3 days ago

Nepotism laws guide government hiring
A 1967 federal nepotism law prohibits government officials from hiring, promoting or recommending relatives to any civilian position over which they exercise control.
If that can't work just the fact he's Pete brother is a enough reason he needs too go.

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sandy406.bsky.social•3 days ago

His keepers. Just in case he starts to slip.

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toastfuker.bsky.social•3 days ago

These guys are anti-DEI warriors, but nepo-hiring is standard operating procedure for them.

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paulcallahanmv.bsky.social•3 days ago

Nepo babies

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daphe.bsky.social•3 days ago

Does the wife have a security clearance ?

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deepvoice.bsky.social•3 days ago

Pot calling the kettle black. And how many times has Trump put his family member in a position of power where they had zero experience?

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bdagal.bsky.social•3 days ago

These are unprofessional and dangerous . And I see nepotism is alive and well…

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newmexicoman.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fire all of them to Mars on the next spacex rocket.

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dkxkee.bsky.social•3 days ago

They're probably there to try to keep him sober.

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msarchiteuthis.bsky.social•3 days ago

We knew he wasn't qualified, but you have to really *try* to be this incompetent.

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becky81751.bsky.social•3 days ago

I’m sure he needed a drinking buddy who wouldn’t rat on him!

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playansoul.bsky.social•3 days ago

I’m sure everyone is getting a salary. I can’t put my finger on this, but doesn’t this constitute misconduct? What abt contempt toward the well-qualified staff he fired?

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keeptheskyblue.bsky.social•3 days ago

I don't think this idiot can even survive Trump's corrupt admin. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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caribgrl08.bsky.social•3 days ago

And little Hegseth jr oversaw military manoeuvres. This is absolutely unacceptable 😤

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rjtsm.bsky.social•3 days ago

One word is spelled wrong RUINING is proper word

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donotsurrender.bsky.social•3 days ago

The wife is along to make sure he isn’t f*&king some foreign leader’s wife.

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tom-cornwell.bsky.social•3 days ago

I think the brother and wife are there to make sure he doesn’t go on a bender at work.

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labtink.bsky.social•3 days ago

His wife is sitting in on Dept of Defense meetings FFS!

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egandale.bsky.social•3 days ago

Forgot to mention his Russian email account.

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mattbis.bsky.social•3 days ago

Glad to see merit hiring is alive and well @ the dept of defense.

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greybirdmuse.com•3 days ago

Hey, hey, hey! C'mon - he LOOKS the part! Look at his beard and serious face. What more do we need?

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strigori.bsky.social•3 days ago

The thing is, these people view themselves like the medieval aristocracy.

They think they were chosen by God, and that is the "merit" so everything they do is perfect.

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andrewbook.bsky.social•3 days ago

In all fairness, they are no less qualified than he is…

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kenfrmct.bsky.social•3 days ago

OMG! Who signed off on hiring an individual so clearly unqualified to do the job? Oh, wait, now I remember....

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ruralindependent.bsky.social•3 days ago

DEI in Trumpworld - (D)oing favors for (E)very (I)mmediate family member

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quin664.bsky.social•3 days ago

So the experienced and decorated head of the Joint Chiefs has to be fired because of Hegseth's racism but his latest wife and his utterly unqualified brother are invited along. Why? Because any white jerk is more qualified than an actually qualified black person?

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lylescout.bsky.social•3 days ago

Mr. Tough Warfighter needs to bring his wife to meetings.

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pmm387.bsky.social•3 days ago

As a former (retired) federal employee, this is illegal.

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scortijones428.bsky.social•3 days ago

Senior Advisor? I bet he’s there to quietly ‘disappear’ his brother to detox when Hegeseth’s drinking might spill into the public.

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bluecattoo.bsky.social•3 days ago

Their time would be better spent doing an intervention for Pete.

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absurd17.bsky.social•3 days ago

I’m sure the Sec of Defense would say that he can only trust family members with secrets, and not the “deep state”.🤪🤔

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khazad-dum.bsky.social•3 days ago

Huh?

Well, that seems totally legit, right?

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leslie4653.bsky.social•3 days ago

Hegseth's bro is a great liason, he used to be a successful fentynal dealer.

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emilyjenkins.bsky.social•3 days ago

He’s just trying to get his mom to like him by playing nice with baby bro.

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drjean.bsky.social•3 days ago

So nepotism is in and DEI is out. Got it.

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stillnotleia.bsky.social•3 days ago

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beetlebaum2.bsky.social•3 days ago

The Hegseth Exit must be imminent

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atticuspund.bsky.social•3 days ago

the administration is dismantling a policy that is intended to give a more diverse group of people the opportunity participate, and replace it with one that exemplifies cronyism and nepotism.

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melissapittard.bsky.social•3 days ago

😡 Unserious asshole he is.

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louisebp.bsky.social•3 days ago

Super duper qualified

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dissidentelizabeth.bsky.social•3 days ago

Who among us hasn’t had to bring their spouse to prove that they were really in meetings and not committing adultery or harassment? /s

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5star-bliss.bsky.social•3 days ago

No DEI but nepotism is ok…#magalogic

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pyoter.bsky.social•3 days ago

Why am I not surprised...

Can't wait for the scandal that will get him fired. Inevitable...

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shafm.bsky.social•3 days ago

The knives are out.

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mariopro.bsky.social•3 days ago

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kamwt.bsky.social•3 days ago

Hegseth is following the modus operandi of his boss. They are hired for the color of their skin, and not by the content of their character.

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inrecordtime.bsky.social•3 days ago

So let’s add nepotism to his resume

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russthomson.bsky.social•3 days ago

Maybe he’s just one of Pete’s designated drivers?

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jenboyer.bsky.social•3 days ago

Man he could at least bring his mom so that at least one person would be calling him an effing idiot during the meetings

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asiago.bsky.social•3 days ago

What jobs did he give his mommy and daddy?!?!?

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nedrey.bsky.social•3 days ago

How soon will his mother make an appearance? #firehimnow

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savagetwin.bsky.social•3 days ago

How is this allowed? That WH is running amuck with clowns, fools and scardy (?sp) cats. My God help us. Sherrilyn, the thought of not receiving my SS next month, scares me. That's why I call and email as much as I can.

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kraigpeck.bsky.social•3 days ago

Let’s ponder these: Did Hesgeth hire his brother because he’s white? Or because he’s his brother? Or because he wanted a trusted fun traveling partner? Or because he was making the department of defense more efficient?

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manuele.bsky.social•3 days ago

senior adviser? America is not a serious country.

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world999.bsky.social•3 days ago

The Billionaires who supported these bottom feeders need to be put on front and center. Keep the heat on donald john trump,Elon musk. Start a FIVE alarm FIRE on these billionaires.

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youlikeraisins.bsky.social•3 days ago

Wouldn’t it be hegseth’s brother is merit and his wife is dei? I think that’s how it works now.

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herrschmidt.bsky.social•2 days ago

This only makes it more fair that he occasionally shares the data with randos "getting sucked" into his group chats. It is basically something like a state secrets lottery.

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the-moonshadow.bsky.social•3 days ago

And it's only been 2 months! How much more trouble can he get in?

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blackskymonkey.bsky.social•3 days ago

I read that Hegseth also used nepotism to get his brother a job in the Pentagon.

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x-the-owl.bsky.social•3 days ago

Welp, they’re not drunks, as far as we know. So there’s that.

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lcapron123.bsky.social•3 days ago

What the fuck!

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stillmovingalong.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm gob smacked!!! Resist Fascist government!!! What these fools have done leaves me speechless!!!

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shanallen.bsky.social•3 days ago

Nepo DUI hires.. lovely

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alfredsokoro.bsky.social•3 days ago

We get why DEI freaks out Hegseth. If he has to consider a diverse pool of candidates there's no way he can choose his drinking pal brother with zero experience as senior adviser

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babycakesatl.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yep. Typical DUI hire.

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drrxufa.bsky.social•3 days ago

Illegal Illegitimate and wholly corrupt and criminal

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kieranhannon.bsky.social•3 days ago

Their version of DEI = dividends, employment, incitement

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julietebo.bsky.social•3 days ago

No one should be surprised by the nepotism; trump is truly the king in this regard. Did we forget the role of Ivanka and Jared during round one?

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karakelty.bsky.social•3 days ago

or meritless.

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chadwalsh.bsky.social•3 days ago

DEI for the baddies.

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apearson.bsky.social•3 days ago

The inaction and silence of Congress is infuriating.

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swimbikerunmvy.bsky.social•3 days ago

Perhaps his brother is his accountability partner? Or maybe just the designated driver after Pete has a few too many and starts randomly including reporters in classified group chats?

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keeperofthekey.bsky.social•2 days ago

Nepotism.

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usmc86.bsky.social•3 days ago

Old drunken Pete is using the Pentagon to host his family reunion-
Nothing unusual about this-

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vaggiman.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fucking amateur hour.

I would denounce my citizenship if I lived in the USA.
What a scumbag country you have become

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hellodalgal.bsky.social•3 days ago

Oh if he is Pete’s brother he must be almost as brilliant.

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meviv.bsky.social•3 days ago

Didn't they used to frag bad officers back in Nam?

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nancywgonzalez.bsky.social•3 days ago

Incredible. It just frosts my fritters. Meanwhile that 4 star general was let go. 😡

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raycunneff.bsky.social•3 days ago

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creggster.bsky.social•3 days ago

DUI hire

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spectra627.bsky.social•3 days ago

What a steaming mess they're making. Better infosec when my kids are covertly planning to talk me into buying takeout.

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jim85716.bsky.social•3 days ago

She needs to accompany him to keep him from boozing on the job.

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irish-seanchai.bsky.social•3 days ago

He fired an esteemed four-star Black General and replaced him with his brother? WTF???

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abartney57.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is a idoit.

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elizabethodr.bsky.social•3 days ago

Nepotism over DEI bc qualified?

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ritapassal.bsky.social•3 days ago

What a surprise the same thing Trump did with his family.

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70bluelakeview.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-brought-his-wife-to-sensitive-meetings-with-foreign-military-officials-c16db0ea

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bluerockresistor.bsky.social•3 days ago

The Clan

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hoogrection.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fuck all this shit.

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ceparius.bsky.social•3 days ago

You should wait and see the result of his job before judging. Otherwise you are annoyingly prejudiced.

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cofax.bsky.social•3 days ago

Dude was an O-4, who then ran two non profits into the ground before becoming a talking head on TV. He's in no way qualified. Even if he wasn't a blustering alcoholic with shitty morals and no judgment. Nobody with that resume is prepared to be responsible for a million people.

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