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So the President not only fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He also fired the top JAGs at the Army, Navy and Air Force. Those are the lead people who determine what is a legal order and what is not. So if you're planning to do things that are illegal they're the most obvious obstacle.

Since I’ve been getting this a lot - if you feel like supporting me by buying a jersey or something, I would rather you make a donation to Trans Lifeline or The Trevor Project www.thetrevorproject.org

Military Brass and JAG purge is very ominous

“HELLO FREE PRESS WATCH ME EXTORT THIS GOVERNOR RIGHT NOW”

What creatures are near the wharf? These good ones. 🪶 #birds #seals #otters

Isn’t it time for the folks on the left who aligned themselves with the “anti-woke” movement to admit they were conned?

Current American foreign policy is about draining power from the US and its allies, thereby creating atmospherics in which Donald Trump feels good and Elon Musk converts lost state capacity into personal profit. The weakness, in other words, is the point. snyder.substack.com/p/affirmativ...

I was arguing with someone who thinks DOGE is good recently and asked them why citizens should consider DOGE a preferable alternative to GAO. The person had never heard of GAO, and this is why things are hard.

Checking my bank account every day for a deposit from the government since I've been hearing about all the money they've been saving lately. Nothing yet but it's probably coming soon

Don't let this admin get away with calling dollar cuts efficiency. Efficiency is measured against output. Slashing budgets and tanking outcomes isn’t efficient—it’s reckless and deliberate harm.

Join in the bird count! Citizen science is fun. 🪶 #birds www.birdcount.org