Pete Hegseth’s war against beards is both motivated by racism and jealousy. He cannot grow one so he’s made it a central part of the DOD’s policy.
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Pete Hegseth’s war against beards is both motivated by racism and jealousy. He cannot grow one so he’s made it a central part of the DOD’s policy.
Yeah maybe DoD's social media team should be catching three day bans and having to touch grass, too
November 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Yeah maybe DoD's social media team should be catching three day bans and having to touch grass, too
Pete Kegsbreath is really making a fool of himself with all his pseudo-macho posturing, changing the DOD's name to Dept of WAR, etc.
He acts like one of those gym junkies addicted to anabolic steroids, & who don't realise that taking them shrinks one's balls down to tiny size & causes liver cancer.
He acts like one of those gym junkies addicted to anabolic steroids, & who don't realise that taking them shrinks one's balls down to tiny size & causes liver cancer.
November 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Pete Kegsbreath is really making a fool of himself with all his pseudo-macho posturing, changing the DOD's name to Dept of WAR, etc.
He acts like one of those gym junkies addicted to anabolic steroids, & who don't realise that taking them shrinks one's balls down to tiny size & causes liver cancer.
He acts like one of those gym junkies addicted to anabolic steroids, & who don't realise that taking them shrinks one's balls down to tiny size & causes liver cancer.
In late July 2025, deep w/in the Pentagon’s bureaucratic machinery,the U.S. Army quietly signed away a piece of its sovereignty
A $10bn contract w Palantir -one of the lrgst in the DOD’s history-was framed as a move toward “efficiency”
Consolidating 25 procurement agreements into a single contract
A $10bn contract w Palantir -one of the lrgst in the DOD’s history-was framed as a move toward “efficiency”
Consolidating 25 procurement agreements into a single contract
The most important article and critical warning you’ll read, until it’s too late
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November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
In late July 2025, deep w/in the Pentagon’s bureaucratic machinery,the U.S. Army quietly signed away a piece of its sovereignty
A $10bn contract w Palantir -one of the lrgst in the DOD’s history-was framed as a move toward “efficiency”
Consolidating 25 procurement agreements into a single contract
A $10bn contract w Palantir -one of the lrgst in the DOD’s history-was framed as a move toward “efficiency”
Consolidating 25 procurement agreements into a single contract
Per ICE's website they have 20k personnel. To put that in perspective of how they can stretch this money vs DoD, there are 1.3m uniformed personnel which averages out to about $16b per month, pre DoD's FY25 MILPERS request. Idk what ICE's personnel costs are but they're a lot lower
November 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Per ICE's website they have 20k personnel. To put that in perspective of how they can stretch this money vs DoD, there are 1.3m uniformed personnel which averages out to about $16b per month, pre DoD's FY25 MILPERS request. Idk what ICE's personnel costs are but they're a lot lower
The DoD’s commissaries, more than anything else, are the best example and, as the military often does show, through a twist of irony, they show that there are often strong verticals to the state taking a direct stake in orchestrating the supply and delivery of an important but low margin service.
There’s some examples of state run grocery stores already being run in the US. The St Paul town government in Kansas took over and runs the St Paul’s supermarket. The US Commissaries that support the US MilItary is another.
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The DoD’s commissaries, more than anything else, are the best example and, as the military often does show, through a twist of irony, they show that there are often strong verticals to the state taking a direct stake in orchestrating the supply and delivery of an important but low margin service.
Reading has slipped some as I try to get through my paper PDFs more but still working on DoD’s official acquisition history
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Reading has slipped some as I try to get through my paper PDFs more but still working on DoD’s official acquisition history
MOPs vs. MOEs, beating the DoD's ass since forever
November 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
MOPs vs. MOEs, beating the DoD's ass since forever
SNAP “abuse” is bullshit. There is little evidence of fraud, some evidence of error, and it’s drop in the bucket annually compared to the DOD’s billions in wasteful spending and contractor fraud.
I would rather have a country filled with SNAP users than a country with even a single billionaire
I would rather have a country filled with SNAP users than a country with even a single billionaire
“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
SNAP “abuse” is bullshit. There is little evidence of fraud, some evidence of error, and it’s drop in the bucket annually compared to the DOD’s billions in wasteful spending and contractor fraud.
I would rather have a country filled with SNAP users than a country with even a single billionaire
I would rather have a country filled with SNAP users than a country with even a single billionaire
To be more specific, as many others have pointed out, Trump is ~probably~ referring to testing nuclear delivery systems rather than explosive nuclear testing, particularly since that *would* be DOD's responsibility. (and probably in response to Russia's cruise missile test earlier this week)
October 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
To be more specific, as many others have pointed out, Trump is ~probably~ referring to testing nuclear delivery systems rather than explosive nuclear testing, particularly since that *would* be DOD's responsibility. (and probably in response to Russia's cruise missile test earlier this week)
Paying to tear down part of the White House and build a ballroom, meeting the DOD’s payroll, it just goes to show that the billionaire class and big corporate America have always been ripe for the picking. It just took a shameless conman to make it happen.
October 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Paying to tear down part of the White House and build a ballroom, meeting the DOD’s payroll, it just goes to show that the billionaire class and big corporate America have always been ripe for the picking. It just took a shameless conman to make it happen.
I mean, it's the DoD's payroll, Michael. What could it cost, $130 million?
October 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I mean, it's the DoD's payroll, Michael. What could it cost, $130 million?
In fact, with DoD's annual budget of $236 BILLion for service member compensation, one day's service (divide by 365) would require $646 million.
So, what exactly are they doing with some secret sugar daddy rando's $130 million bribe?
So, what exactly are they doing with some secret sugar daddy rando's $130 million bribe?
October 25, 2025 at 5:43 AM
In fact, with DoD's annual budget of $236 BILLion for service member compensation, one day's service (divide by 365) would require $646 million.
So, what exactly are they doing with some secret sugar daddy rando's $130 million bribe?
So, what exactly are they doing with some secret sugar daddy rando's $130 million bribe?
I wonder who is bribing Hegseth? $130 million doesn’t cover the billions owed to service members but I bet it covers a new summer home for DOD’s biggest drunk and womanizer.
October 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I wonder who is bribing Hegseth? $130 million doesn’t cover the billions owed to service members but I bet it covers a new summer home for DOD’s biggest drunk and womanizer.
that's less than 1% of the DoD's monthly uniformed payroll.
October 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
that's less than 1% of the DoD's monthly uniformed payroll.
It’s also < 1% of DoD’s semi-monthly payroll. 2mm FTE (uni and civilian)? They’d each get $65.
And it’s absolute fiction.
And it’s absolute fiction.
October 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
It’s also < 1% of DoD’s semi-monthly payroll. 2mm FTE (uni and civilian)? They’d each get $65.
And it’s absolute fiction.
And it’s absolute fiction.
POLITICO's "coverage" of an anonymous Trump donor giving $130 million to pay for troops salaries is mindboggling. Nowhere in their piece here they question the constitutionality of the move. Also haven't seen any pushback from Dems.
DC is so broken.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
DC is so broken.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
October 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
POLITICO's "coverage" of an anonymous Trump donor giving $130 million to pay for troops salaries is mindboggling. Nowhere in their piece here they question the constitutionality of the move. Also haven't seen any pushback from Dems.
DC is so broken.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
DC is so broken.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Darth, DoD’s payroll is $20bn per fortnight.
$130mm is under 1%.
In addition to being pure poppycock he made up on the spot, it doesn’t solve the missing 99%
$130mm is under 1%.
In addition to being pure poppycock he made up on the spot, it doesn’t solve the missing 99%
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October 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Darth, DoD’s payroll is $20bn per fortnight.
$130mm is under 1%.
In addition to being pure poppycock he made up on the spot, it doesn’t solve the missing 99%
$130mm is under 1%.
In addition to being pure poppycock he made up on the spot, it doesn’t solve the missing 99%
The incredible part here is that Starr had a reputation as someone the DoD would go to to leak stuff. She was a reliable voice for telling the DoD's (distorted, misleading) narrative. And even she's like "yo, wtf"
Barbara Starr, who covered the Pentagon for decades, says the announcement is "beyond odd" and that the preexisting press corps "still is working every day no matter how afraid of it you all seem to be"
October 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The incredible part here is that Starr had a reputation as someone the DoD would go to to leak stuff. She was a reliable voice for telling the DoD's (distorted, misleading) narrative. And even she's like "yo, wtf"
NEW >>
One week after Pentagon reporters exited over DOD's press policy, a new crop of right-wing media and influencers has signed on including Tim Pool, Gateway Pundit, TPUSA, and Lindell TV.
My latest for @washingtonpost.com with @drewharwell.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
One week after Pentagon reporters exited over DOD's press policy, a new crop of right-wing media and influencers has signed on including Tim Pool, Gateway Pundit, TPUSA, and Lindell TV.
My latest for @washingtonpost.com with @drewharwell.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Pentagon announces a new right-wing press corps after mass walkout
A new crop of conservative media and influencers signed an agreement with the Pentagon, including the Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, Human Events and the National Pulse.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
NEW >>
One week after Pentagon reporters exited over DOD's press policy, a new crop of right-wing media and influencers has signed on including Tim Pool, Gateway Pundit, TPUSA, and Lindell TV.
My latest for @washingtonpost.com with @drewharwell.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
One week after Pentagon reporters exited over DOD's press policy, a new crop of right-wing media and influencers has signed on including Tim Pool, Gateway Pundit, TPUSA, and Lindell TV.
My latest for @washingtonpost.com with @drewharwell.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Now it is the DoD’s turn to study statistical mechanics
October 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Now it is the DoD’s turn to study statistical mechanics
🚨 Navy Admiral Alvin Holsey — a 37-year Navy veteran — has abruptly resigned after reportedly objecting to Trump & Hegseth’s orders to strike boats in the Caribbean Sea. A decorated officer forced out for defending sanity & duty. Stand up to the DOD’s DEI-hating drunk clown‼️ #Resist #NeverAgain
October 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🚨 Navy Admiral Alvin Holsey — a 37-year Navy veteran — has abruptly resigned after reportedly objecting to Trump & Hegseth’s orders to strike boats in the Caribbean Sea. A decorated officer forced out for defending sanity & duty. Stand up to the DOD’s DEI-hating drunk clown‼️ #Resist #NeverAgain
What all law firms, universities, media could do: "The nation’s military and defense journalists exited the Pentagon in unison Wednesday afternoon, having had their accreditation revoked after refusing to agree to [DOD's] new restrictions on their newsgathering activities." Bravo. (Gift link.)
Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules
After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out of the Pentagon rather than comply with its restrictive policies.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
What all law firms, universities, media could do: "The nation’s military and defense journalists exited the Pentagon in unison Wednesday afternoon, having had their accreditation revoked after refusing to agree to [DOD's] new restrictions on their newsgathering activities." Bravo. (Gift link.)
“Agency officials are leery of being too closely involved with the strikes, which some lawmakers have said may violate U.S. and international laws, this person said.”
CIA reportedly not super keen on being close to DoD’s illegal strikes in the Caribbean.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
CIA reportedly not super keen on being close to DoD’s illegal strikes in the Caribbean.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump says he has authorized covert CIA action in Venezuela
The CIA has surged personnel to the Caribbean and Central America as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on drug cartels in the region, people familiar with the matter say.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“Agency officials are leery of being too closely involved with the strikes, which some lawmakers have said may violate U.S. and international laws, this person said.”
CIA reportedly not super keen on being close to DoD’s illegal strikes in the Caribbean.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
CIA reportedly not super keen on being close to DoD’s illegal strikes in the Caribbean.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The weird way the reconciliation bill was written actually might allow continued pay of certain DHS personnel but not USCG, and definitely not FBI, though I don't know reprogramming authorities vs DOD's
October 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The weird way the reconciliation bill was written actually might allow continued pay of certain DHS personnel but not USCG, and definitely not FBI, though I don't know reprogramming authorities vs DOD's