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Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a Fox News presenter with minimal managerial experience, as defense secretary has stunned the Pentagon.

Hegseth has been a vocal critic of the military, calling for a purge of generals and questioning the appointment of Gen. Charles Brown as chair of the joint chiefs of staff.

Hegseth’s nomination is seen as a boost for the far right in Israel, as he has shown support for territorial expansion and suggested the construction of a new temple on the Temple Mount.

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[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So he'll cripple our military by installing loyalists and removing competent leaders by Totally bypassing existing procedures in the Pentagon... Wonder if any foreign adversaries will decide to test our strength once this is done... Love this timeline. Give me more.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm not seeing much benefit for them. If their goal is to destabilize the US, we're doing the job ourselves far better than they ever could. And if their goal is to conquer territory? The US is pretty isolated and it would be difficult to maintain control unless it was Mexico or Canada invading. Oh, other than Alaska, Russia could attempt to annex it. Trump might even just hand it over if they ask!

[–] tmyakal@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

As an individual territory, the U.S. is isolated. As an empire, we have bases on every continent. The risk isn't being killed. It's being declawed.

Not advocating for American imperialism, just clarifying the point.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

100% agree, also, I think we've come across each other before. Love the tag and pic. Metroid is my favorite series.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sadly, Dread was not for me. Too much twitch reaction and pattern memorization required to progress, not enough exploration. Hoping I'll like Prime 4 better!

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Haven't played all the way through personally, but I enjoyed it. There was a skill gap for me though via the same twitch reactions 😂.

We'll just pretend the other m didn't happen. But yes been looking forward to MP4 for SOOOOO long. Honestly gonna miss the Wii controls, thought they worked really well for Metroid.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

other m didn't happen

That was literally the quote by my username in the Nintendo subreddit.

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I would gladly welcome Canadian troops down here

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

When they do it'll be Biden's fault somehow.