Heli Palats
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Translator, feminist, very liberal, avid knitter, member of Dull Women's Club, no interest (or skills) in math, loves good memes
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Trump push to politicize US military ‘reminiscent of Stalin’, top general warns
Maj Gen Paul Eaton says US president’s effort to bend military to his will could have dire long-term consequences
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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War caricature sense, but in the way power is being tightened and institutions are being bent to serve one man and one ideology. The effort by Donald Trump and his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, to politicize the upper ranks of the U.S. military fits that pattern almost point for point.
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 AM
War caricature sense, but in the way power is being tightened and institutions are being bent to serve one man and one ideology. The effort by Donald Trump and his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, to politicize the upper ranks of the U.S. military fits that pattern almost point for point.