Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.
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When is an actual journalist going to ask Sen Tim Scott what his thoughts are and KNOWING how Tim will spin it be prepared to ask him if he believes IT’S JUST A COINCIDENCE or does he genuinely believe this administration is working in the best interests of ALL Americans.
What a fucking coincidence huh? Only the black guy and the woman are incompetent? That’s why they got fired? Hmmm 🤔 Or is it that the Secretary of Defense only has two brain cells that don’t even communicate with each other left… I think it’s the latter. Fuck Hegseth!
Deeply disturbing purge of women in power. With the speed they are moving, women might not be able to vote in 2028. Its what the Heritage Foundation wants!
I wonder if when Hegseth was in the national guard, if he ever struggled to carry out order if they were given by a black superior? he didnt attain high status, so I wonder if he had any gripes about non-whites getting promoted instead of him?
While the racism/misogyny is clear;
The guiding principles of the dismissals will be;
Leave those in place who will support the overthrow of democracy.
I think A**hole let the Woman go too… SMFH!!! AMERICA IS NOT FOR SALE!!! I wanna know how we can call our Military all our Veterans and ask them to protect all of us from the CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER!!!💯💯💯
Should be painfully clear to all by now that the GOP considers anyone who is existing in any position of any power who's not a straight white christian male is "doin' that illegal dee-ee-ahh".
It is obvious that DEI means putting incompetent, usually white men, in charge where DEI humans have done, and could be doing a much better, vastly superior job. It is horrifying, heartbreaking, infuriating to witness this madness: the destruction of the USA by white incompetence and racist hatred.
White men and women don’t care, they want their daughters to be Melania or MTG, not a general in the US military, or a brain surgeon or anything that might distract them from birthing Elon’s progeny.
So I guess Trump & his minions believe that the only Americans qualified for federal jobs or military leadership positions are straight, white, Christian men?🧐
A desperate need to return to white male domination. Christian supremacy while forgetting we are a mixed race country. Not forgetting African Americans are patriots who came here before most white immigrants
Expected... the white supremacist has control...
Expect much more of the color cleansing from most of the current nazi maga white supremacist kkk fake Christian evangelicals.
Hitler did the exact same...with cultures.
So Trump cleansed the Joint Chief of Staff. Of the 8 members, 6 were white males with one black and another a woman. The black and the woman are now looking for jobs.
So how many examples does it take to prove someone’s mind is a racist? Should we start all the way back in 2017 to prove the case? Or. maybe it only takes a handful of examples?
Interesting that while the Nazis heavily used the fraktur font and we associate with them, they later banned it because they decided it was Judenlettern (Jewish letters)
She was in my chain of command. I now know what it felt like to be a woman prior to the civil rights act. Shame on Americans who voted for and are happy about this.
I think Ace Hardwares are typically locally owned. Ace is the distribution network for their stuff. What, ya think the local hardware just orders stuff from Amazon or AliExpress or Temu or whatever?
Yeah, I just listed big box places. I don't think I can get all the locally owned or regional stores in one tweet. Locally we have Runnings and Hardware Hank. Where I grew up it was Orscheln's. I had to Google to spell that, they were acquired by Tractor Supply!
The guy taking the Chairman position has already told Trump he loves him and would kill for him. He also has been enriched by Trump's crypto buddies. He may not be self/respecting, but he is rich.
Idk, how much did the Germans suck up before… oh, what’s that? I’m hearing that, aside from a few brave individuals, they never got off their asses and did anything about it, and then 11 million people were murdered (and they still weren’t going to stop). 🤔
Please don't just share on this forum. Tell your reps in DC what you think. Resist. It only takes a few minutes and best of all..it doesn’t cost any money.
We don’t need money in politics. We just need people to participate.
I am just gonna say it: How does it feel now for those black men who voted for this MF clown instead of voting for Kamala? FAFO. Cry me a river. We told you so. Same for women and Latinos. This is just the beginning. It was about the economy, they said. Really? Eggs are cheaper now... fool ya .
Just so that you know: my black woman got my ass to the polls and made sure I cast my ballot for KH/TW team. Sometimes the idiots need their women to drink the water too. Not just take them to the water. 😂
I'd imagine employment discrimination lawsuits don't begin at SCOTUS, right? 😅 And while I think the Court largely backs expanding executive power, I still do not believe they would set a precedent for blatant racial employment discrimination.
My street is a bit of a United Nations of residents. We’re true friends.
My brother lives next door to me.
Im away atm.
Today my brother txt me. He told me that for the first time in their lives our neighbors are buying guns.
I was rattled. As far as I know nobody in our street ever owned a gun.
This is what we call hate. All minorities were fired. Normally the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is a job that the person stays in place from the previous administration to the next. They are not part of the chain of command. The person is there to advise the President and Defense Secretary.
It will be fascinating to see the reaction of those in the military who reportedly, routinely vote for Republican senators and House members and who may have voted for tRump.
Worse, Pete Hegseth, who only got his job because Trump thinks he’s telegenic and his favorite FOX show, directly said that the chair only got his job “because he was black” and the CNO is a “DEI hire.”
Heather Cox Richardson cited this in her post today.
Hey, I was just minding my business, then you happened. Now, here I am, sending this message, hoping to uncover the kind of conversation that makes time disappear. So, tell me—should I prepare for laughter, deep talks, or a little bit of both?
F**king hell. Hegseth is just jealous of those who actually achieved something due to merit, since he has absolutely no merit, professionally or personally. It’s hard to imagine a more dishonorable person than this unqualified, unstable, abusive, racist alcoholic.
They're not being subtle.
They don't care about appearances.
Don't nobody act surprised.
We knew this shit would come, and almost half the country voted for it, and then the Senate voted on these cabinet nominees. So there!
Sadly, no disagreement here. But we knew it was going to be bad because we knew about project 2025, which is what is unfolding now. Unfortunately, many didn't believe it or thought that it could be possible. Yet here we are. 😤
Let's keep in mind that the totality of the US population does not equal the number of REGISTERED voters. Although about 90 million people did not vote in 2024, 64% of registered voters turned out, and of those, Trump got 49.8%. I'm not celebrating it, but it is what it is.
And now the evidence is coming in that the early voting in swing states, but only them, is anomalously skewed towards Tr*mp. EG, there is no corresponding swing down-ballot. Voting data was transmitted via Starlink...
Which is why we have to flood every social media outlet with our voices. Don’t let up. Keep speaking so our voices if not respected cannot be ignored. Politicians are already starting to feel the heat at town halls. Don’t let them sleep well any night
I don't know that I'd be so charitable as to excuse it based on being ignorant. I think it's deliberate. I think they knew what was going to happen and they are pretty thrilled so far. Until reality smashes them in the face, they're enjoying it.
I may be white but I damn sure didn't vote for him. How any woman can vote for that is beyond me. I'm looking at once respected family members with new eyes these days.
That is quite the mystery, isn't it? Of all groups, noone has been more impacted by that man's repulsive actions than women. You could live on the moon, and you cannot tell me that you don't know about this man. What would make any woman so irrational as to support this man? Is a real head scratcher
Agreed. We also found out that plenty of women hate other women and plenty of minorities hate other minorities. Trump gave everyone license to lean into their hate and a huge portion of the electorate came out in full force for it. Disgusting.
Voter turnout (not ELIGIBLE to vote, but REGISTERED voters) was 64%, Trump got 49.8% of those (supposedly).
I'm not celebrating it, but that is almost half.
Where are you getting the 25% from?
Are you under the impression that I'm celebrating this racist motherfucker felon?
But since it appears I'm not a math genius like you, why don't you show us YOUR math? Because unfortunately, this is the only math that mattered (whether it's true, that's another conversation) ⬇️.
Less than 48% of registered voters showed up to vote, and he only won 33% of THAT!
Half of the country did NOT vote for him unless half of the country not bothering to show up counts as half of the country voting for him.
More people voted against him than FOR him. He won with around 19%
It’s very polemic to count the non votes in your favour. It rings as „silent majority“ (right wing talking point).
People who didn’t vote neglected their civil duty and helped extreme positions who otherwise might have much less influence (as you calculated). They are not opposition or resistance
Ask yourself, why do I place value somebody’s sex and the color of their skin?
It has no bearing on the type of person they are or how good they are at their job.
If you have a top military job and are not a white male then the writing is on the wall sadly. How are minorities who supported trump going to see this? they just going to bend over and watch an overt display of racism go on at the highest levels and say nothing?
I have a neighbor who’s black, (I am also) We got into it a while back when he told me he’s voting for chimp because he’s “gangsta.” I saw him a few days ago and asked how he feels about his president now. This clown is still defending him!!! I can’t argue with stupid, so I just walked away.
Some people have no brains. Some will do the wrong thing and dont have the strength to admit they were wrong. I guess your neighbour doesnt care that black military leaders will be getting fired and repalced by white ones, etc.
I just don’t understand some minorities, I saw some videos taken by minorities who attended the Black History month celebration at the White House. They didn’t seem to see anything wrong with what trump and musk are doing.
Many still think it won’t happen to them. They think Trump is just as capable of singling them out for their loyalty and letting no bad come to them. It’s the insidiousness of power-adjacent thinking, because it’s never true.
The only people who will be singled out for loyalty are those with cash or those in positions of power. The dumbasses at the bottom wont even get the briefest glimpse.
I really don’t know. My schizophrenia aunt watches OAN and Fox all day. That’s one. The other thinks she’s high elite - went bankrupt maxing out loans for fur coats, sports cars, fancy houses. And the other’s late old Italian husband was a big Reaganite so she stays Repub. all stupid reasons.
Is it too far-fetched that a team of young men with hacking skills that was just used to dismantle whole agencies of government could have been used DURING THE ELECTION? We keep asking what happened to all the voters from 2020...they magically went away along with USAID and DOJ, and....
As a yt woman in Bible thumping Trump loving East TX, a lot of it comes down to women being convinced the gays and trans people are coming for their children 🙄
People hate women, and white women hate non-white women. There’s also a specific minority of Black men who hate Black women more than they hate women of other races. It’s a weird thing. That’s why Obama had to essentially scold them.
Still want to figure out which women support Trump?
Try this:
White Handmaids, White Stepford Wives, White Fatal-Attraction-Version-of-Crazy-Women, White Gold Diggers, White Religious Women like Ed Gein's Mother, White Women Who Defer to White Men,...
Ask them who's in charge of DOGE. They'll say Musk.
Tell them Trump informed the courts Musk is not in charge. Then ask them again.
They become super defensive because a lightbulb flickers that DOGE is probably not legal.
The blacks wouldn't vote for a woman and the women wouldn't vote for a black maybe?
But don't discount the effect of the MASSIVE voter suppression efforts of the #TrumpublicanCrimeSyndicate as laid out by investigative reporter Greg Palast.
The white women that I know voted for Trump fall into two main categories:
01: Long time committed Republicans who stopped evaluating candidates years ago.
02. Single issue voters who convince themselves that anyone for reproductive rights is evil.
And those reasons align with two difference I observe between Republican and Dem/liberal voters.
01: Democrats do not coalesce around any given candidate and will bicker and blame each other for different choices.
02: They think and care about a variety of issues and prioritize them differently.
There’s tons of women who crave male approval and hate other women. Same thing with Black people who will excise their community for proximity to whiteness.
Misinformation, disinformation, ignorance, and internalized misogyny / racism.
I know some white women, whose opinions I really used to respect, that still say “sure, I want a woman president someday, just not THIS woman”. It’s maddening. We purity test everyone but white men.
He didn’t… lost 3.5 million votes in ballot purges right up until the polls opened and that doesn’t count the colleges that shut down on-campus student voting. Suggest this… https://youtu.be/UhzJfiYHXZw?si=DHcLA_r5qL_5Ivdb
Because a good pimp will convince the hoes that he will always be good to them. Even when he beats them. Same with the Buck Dancing no pride or dignity Black male. He thinks he will be uplifted. Meanwhile he is getting Chauvined..till his breath is gone..The Black man with vision didn't choose 47
I’ve tried, for years, to give MAGA voters leeway and understand where they are coming from. I’ve really tried to empathize. After this election I’m done. MAGA voters are one of three things 1) dumb 2) racist or 3) misinformed. All three are inexcusable.
make phone calls, write emails, write postcards, go to townhalls, demand townhalls be held, send small dollar donations to those who speak out and those who defend the law, go to marches/protests with a great sign, join local groups that meet, buy banned books, plant a garden this year...
Become a member of organizations that push back. ACLU, Public Citizen, etc. I'm old and not in great health so I won't be joining any marches. But I get just a little power back when I read another court action has been filed by a group I help sponsor.
One thing I recommend is to follow @5calls.org . You can download their app and they help you make calls to Congress. Watch your area for organized marches and rallies. ✌🏻
After the Civil War, Congress passed a law: “No commissioned officer may be dismissed from any armed force except 1: by sentence of a general court-martial; 2: in commutation of a general court-martial; or 3: in time of war, by order of the President.” This language remains in the current statute.
Except for the CJCS, they can be replaced even after confirmed by Congress to a 4-year term, by POTUS at their discretion. Which has not happened before.
Statute, schmatute. This regime does not observe the rule of law. Neither does ANY Republican elected official in Congress. Lawlessness is now the law of the land. And probably the only thing that will stop this Nazi shit.
Because of course.
They long ago stopped trying to hide it.
The second the election was called for them (I won’t say they won it when I vehemently believe they stole it - “thanks, Elon”) they began the open hostility toward anyone not white, straight, and male.
Imagine the military if all the black/brown/female members resigned. Would what remained be sufficient for the task of protecting our interests across the globe? I rather doubt it.
Don't forget he's going after anyone who's not white male. Everyone else should just quit if they can. Let's see what the drunk can do with less than half of the current army. They already need more people.
I wasn’t suggesting that minority members and actually quit the military because that would increase the likelihood that the military would willingly turn on civilians if ordered to do so.
This is a political purge, arranging people who are not so professional but absolutely loyal to take office, so that they can be deeply tied to the president. Because he is not competent based on his professionalism, he must be loyal to Trump desperately to take office.
The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. reflects the president’s insistence that the military’s leadership is too mired in diversity issues and has lost sight of its combat role.
They are military lawyers. So he prob wants loyalists. God help any minority, woman or LGBTQ+ service member. Whether for defense or prosecution they will not receive fair representation. Maybe a form of weeding them out.
Of course, Trump fired them. He's a petty little man. He will probably fire more of them, but he made a point of firing the black man and the woman first to show his distain for anyone in power who is not a white man.
I didn't even know what to say. They are not even trying to hide the racism and misogyny. It's like they are yelling "watch me spit in your faces, suckers! " 😡
Firing the Chair of Joint Chiefs. Attacking Zelensky.
These aren’t just political stunts—they’re deliberate acts of destabilization. A weakened U.S. isn’t just a crisis at home, it’s a global threat.
How much more can unravel before it’s too late?
An unstable America is a dangerous America. 🌗✨
An unstable America destabilizes fragile alliances and tense international relationships at a time when aggressive and reckless authoritarians are on the rise virtually everywhere. Don't be surprised when dangerous situations boil over around the globe.
Reprehensible!Disgusting! Racist! Misogynistic! This *Administration* is rotten to its toxic core and corrupt as hell! Fascism is taking hold of a once-great democracy in a once- great country. Sickening!
So DEI is the only reason any woman or any person of color was able to advance in the military! We have a life without people of color and women’s day!
Right... because 'merit', right? Nothing says 'I'm no racist-- YOU'RE the racist/misogynist' like such behavior... on top of all Drunk Pete's other behavior... and in service to the orange menace....
They are scared of diversity, afraid they can't measure up to the power and strength of those who don't look like them.
They also fear loss of power and privilege.
Let's not oppress a new minority here. Statistically, half of all men's 🦆🦆🦆are smaller than average, so there must be many guys whose lives it doesn't warp, who just get on with it.
I will not be buying anything. Should be done more often. 70% economy is consumer led spending. No government can survive when we the people slow that down
If we can turn this around, let's all make a pact that the first order of business is going to be reparations from Trump, Musk, and their rich cronies. Massive tax hikes on millionaires.
We will not fight about who's the best lefty until those motherfuckers are broke.
Once you get to a billion dollars, you get executed. Did your stock portfolio move overnight? Tough. Inherited an oil well? Bang. Married the daughter of an Indian IT magnate? The Tower and the noose await you.
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I wanna hear what he says
The guiding principles of the dismissals will be;
Leave those in place who will support the overthrow of democracy.
Improvised Exploding Dicks.
😒
"President" "of the white men of the United Red States of America.". Parentheses are not correct, but you get it.
So yes, confederacy 2.0
Expect much more of the color cleansing from most of the current nazi maga white supremacist kkk fake Christian evangelicals.
Hitler did the exact same...with cultures.
There are locally owned feed stores because Tractor Supply is evil.
If we're gonna pitchfork mob against tyranny, why not start in shitty hardware stores? They even have accelerants on the shelf!
I hope the newly appointed leaders refuse to accept the appointments and resign if necessary rather than comply with outrage.
We don’t need money in politics. We just need people to participate.
https://www.nationalfinancialplan.com
https://bsky.app/profile/covingtonedu.bsky.social/post/3lir3ruufxc2f
My brother lives next door to me.
Im away atm.
Today my brother txt me. He told me that for the first time in their lives our neighbors are buying guns.
I was rattled. As far as I know nobody in our street ever owned a gun.
This is Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, and an Ed Wood movie all rolled into one.
Who knows where this shit is going? I'm in full blown Nihilist mode and making popcorn.
His signature suggests he is ….
Heather Cox Richardson cited this in her post today.
Or turn the U to an I, as in WIHT.
They don't care about appearances.
Don't nobody act surprised.
We knew this shit would come, and almost half the country voted for it, and then the Senate voted on these cabinet nominees. So there!
I knew this Trump presidency would be bad but... this is just horrendous.
These are those companies that have dismantled DEI and those that are holding out. Spend your money wisely👍
https://www.dei.watch/
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Come on, now! 🤨
Well, come to think of it, you're not wrong. 🤣
They thought all the fuckery was just gonna be for "those people".
Black, Jewish, and Latina women all voted in large majorities for Harris, with black women trying to save ya'll asses at 94 percent.
Good point 👍🏽
I'm not celebrating it, but that is almost half.
Where are you getting the 25% from?
But since it appears I'm not a math genius like you, why don't you show us YOUR math? Because unfortunately, this is the only math that mattered (whether it's true, that's another conversation) ⬇️.
Half of the country did NOT vote for him unless half of the country not bothering to show up counts as half of the country voting for him.
More people voted against him than FOR him. He won with around 19%
People who didn’t vote neglected their civil duty and helped extreme positions who otherwise might have much less influence (as you calculated). They are not opposition or resistance
It has no bearing on the type of person they are or how good they are at their job.
The Repugnacans created this situation and the Dimocrats let it happen.
Are White guys smart enough to handle that? 🤣
Still want to figure out which women support Trump?
Try this:
White Handmaids, White Stepford Wives, White Fatal-Attraction-Version-of-Crazy-Women, White Gold Diggers, White Religious Women like Ed Gein's Mother, White Women Who Defer to White Men,...
Sat next to one at a bar last night. A whole bunch of “Elon is amazing and Dems hate him for no reason!” 😑
Tell them Trump informed the courts Musk is not in charge. Then ask them again.
They become super defensive because a lightbulb flickers that DOGE is probably not legal.
https://futurism.com/economist-elon-musk-recession
https://fortune.com/2025/02/22/donald-trump-federal-workforce-layoffs-resignations-could-hurt-local-economies-job-markets/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fnews
I've felt I've gotten through at times only to find out they revert right back after the alcohol burns off.
😔
But don't discount the effect of the MASSIVE voter suppression efforts of the #TrumpublicanCrimeSyndicate as laid out by investigative reporter Greg Palast.
01: Long time committed Republicans who stopped evaluating candidates years ago.
02. Single issue voters who convince themselves that anyone for reproductive rights is evil.
01: Democrats do not coalesce around any given candidate and will bicker and blame each other for different choices.
02: They think and care about a variety of issues and prioritize them differently.
I know some white women, whose opinions I really used to respect, that still say “sure, I want a woman president someday, just not THIS woman”. It’s maddening. We purity test everyone but white men.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-makes-maga-hat-wearing-killer-chairman-of-joint-chiefs/
MSM: Who can say what animal it is
@indivisible.org
Felon of the United States please.
Get it right.
LOVE IT !!!
WTF... Trump's not even hiding it anymore... pretty soon he's going to start selling white pillowcases with his Mug Shot on it... just wait for it!
They long ago stopped trying to hide it.
The second the election was called for them (I won’t say they won it when I vehemently believe they stole it - “thanks, Elon”) they began the open hostility toward anyone not white, straight, and male.
The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. reflects the president’s insistence that the military’s leadership is too mired in diversity issues and has lost sight of its combat role.
Fire all black people, women*, and queer people (also known as DEI hires).
Replace with incompetent white maga loyalists.
There.
* White maga loyalist women are exempted, except in the military
These aren’t just political stunts—they’re deliberate acts of destabilization. A weakened U.S. isn’t just a crisis at home, it’s a global threat.
How much more can unravel before it’s too late?
An unstable America is a dangerous America. 🌗✨
We are tired of having an unstable America.
Good show tho
https://www.project2025.observer/
What stops a bully?
Only physical pain.
Racist asshole.
They also fear loss of power and privilege.
The Revolution starts now!
We will not fight about who's the best lefty until those motherfuckers are broke.