This seems ok

What the fuck?

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It was fun while it lasted.

Why? What does he know about anything?



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Edited: 10/22/2025 at 04:09 AM by Cole

"According to the memo, "all interactions with Congress or state elected officials" require central office approval. This includes visits by lawmakers to U.S. military bases around the world."


That's like some old-timey Soviet stuff right there.

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I stand with the Portland Frog Resistance

Congress should repeal his paycheck.

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I was right.

>>"Unauthorized engagements with Congress by [Defense Department] personnel acting in their official capacity, no matter how well-intentioned, may undermine Department-wide priorities critical to achieving our legislative objectives," Hegseth and Feinberg wrote in the memo.<<

Oversight by Congress might undermine department wide priorities. This is a new low for a former Fox pundit credibly accused of rape who promised to quit drinking if he got this job. This is not even going to be his lowest point. His ambitions for more more sabotage on democracy is just getting started.

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

Department-wide priorities critical to achieving our legislative objectives

Our decisions can't be questioned.

Trump is King. Hegseth is a prince.

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Add to this the requirement for the pentagon press corps to sign an agreement requiring any reporting to be reviewed and stamped for approval, resulting in all of them walking out.

Would love to have William L. Shirer's thoughts on this.