This is NOT the kind of thing we want to be reading these days, but seems like we should. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/is-a-milit... - ThreadSky

erniebornheimer.bsky.social • 18 days ago

This is NOT the kind of thing we want to be reading these days, but seems like we should.

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/is-a-military-coup-unfolding-at-the

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tuckfriendly.bsky.social•18 days ago

Absolutely amazing that we're fetishizing civilian control when the civilian in control is a dangerous fucking dumbass. And then insist "It’s up to [insane] Donald Trump to remove him, not the uniformed military because they want someone else to lead them."

Because above all else, norms. FFS.

moink.org•18 days ago

I can’t get that worked up by “career military is publicizing dangerous leaks”

cgblue.bsky.social•18 days ago

Nope

gripitandripit.bsky.social•18 days ago

I don't think working to undermine someone who is behaving illegally really counts as a coup. If anything it's upholding the commitment every service member makes during their oath of admission.

I think that the "what ifs" in this article are kind of off base.

kentropic.bsky.social•18 days ago

It would only take about seven days in May….

pengrondor.bsky.social•18 days ago

🤷🏼‍♂️ Depends on who's couping who I guess (should go read it).

dumox.bsky.social•18 days ago

Yes, I definitely do not want to read anything written by Ken Klippenstein.

bethbg.bsky.social•13 days ago

Anyone think he did it on purpose! I mean he was in military and knows better.
Maybe we are paying too much attention to the fact he sent to his wife & others that we openly know about. I’d be more worried about what he was doing in secret on his computer- was he sharing things with our enemies?

chipdaniels.bsky.social•18 days ago

Leaking embarrassing details seems like pretty far short of anything that can be described as a "coup".
"Mutiny" seems a more apt term.
And as in every case of mutiny it is fair to examine the commander and ask if their own actions provoked it.

erniebornheimer.bsky.social•10 days ago

That's the first reasonable reply I've seen, to that article. Thanks!

edugz.bsky.social•18 days ago

I'm curious about the claim in the NYT article about Kurilla wanting to go out with a bang and attack Iran before he retired. The guy is obviously an Iran hawk but it seems like a conveniently to anonymously disparage and discredit a rival

meshaiman.bsky.social•18 days ago

It's a good start.

bdowney.bsky.social•18 days ago

Career military publicizing wrongdoing of their bosses is not a coup.

Ignoring the Supreme Court is a constitutional crisis though!

tonysomo.bsky.social•18 days ago

Let’s see: he fires anyone who might be disloyal, others flee and Trump is asking Noem and Hegseth about deploying troops at the border… and then when everything is lined up?
It’s not impossible.

matthew43.bsky.social•18 days ago

Seems bad, but may actually be very good? We’re waaayyy down the road toward the military being orders to fire on Americans and/or launching nuclear weapons. It’s good to know that they’re thinking independently if you ask me.

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