Because real Alpha males require makeup.

The US had the Department of Defense (previously known as Department of War) do deportations because a court said DHS could not.

I really did not want the NOAA planes that fly into hurricanes axed.

But given where we are, such a move might save lives.

The #Trump admin sent more *alleged* gang members to #ElSalvador despite a Massachusetts court order barring #deportations to 3rd-party countries.

They say the order only applied to the #DHS & so they had #DoD carry out the deportations.

Dishonest as hell.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.72.0.pdf

A fed judge in MD: ordered the Trump admin to facilitate the return of a 20-yr-old VE man deported to SLV, whose removal violated a previous ct stlmt.

US Dist Judge Stephanie Gallagher, a TRUMP APPOINTEE -ordered the govtNOT TO REMOVE OTHER INDIVs covered by the stlmt.

"The Trump admin sent alleged gang members to SLV despite a ct’s order barring deportations to 3rd-party Cs.

The orderonly applied to the #DHS. #DoD carried out the #deportations."
-K Cheney

#USPol
https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-orders-return-2nd-migrant-deported-el-salvador/story?id=121110233

"We have a civilian in charge of the military (with the president as “commander-in-chief”) to ensure that the military is accountable to the people and their elected representatives, not to the whims of those in uniform. “If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the military,” President Harry Truman once said. The general and admirals don’t get to decide their priorities, or their budget, or even their own terms of service.

As Secretary of Defense, Hegseth is supposed to embody civilian control of the military, a civilian who oversees the Pentagon, not a part of it. Yet his office has been all but hollowed out in recent days, with five of his top aides being mysteriously drummed out."

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/is-a-military-coup-unfolding-at-the

LOL - Total Idiocracy: "It's possible that the White House may be looking to replace Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after critics warned that a pair of controversial Signal chats risked compromising US national security.

In March, it was revealed that Hegseth accidentally texted secret bombing plans in a Signal chat that included a reporter, raising alarms about his handling of sensitive military information. And then this weekend, The New York Times revealed that he similarly shared the attack plans, just minutes after learning of them, in a personal Signal chat that included his wife and brother.

That second revelation sparked a "full-blown meltdown" at the Pentagon, The Guardian reported, apparently prompting the Trump administration to begin "the process of looking for a new secretary of defense," a US official granted anonymity told NPR Monday."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/white-house-plagued-by-signal-controversy-as-pentagon-in-full-blown-meltdown/

#Hegseth shared #Yemen attack details in second #Signal chat, reports say

The private messaging group included the US defence secretary's wife, brother and personal lawyer, sources tell US media.
#security #dod #leak

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8r701lrno

#PeteHegseth #DOD #OperationalSecurity
"National Security used to require clearance, but not anymore."
*now with unlimited sharing

Pete Hegseth's National Security 'Friends & Family Plan'
https://youtu.be/-CKXq9KNGZg?si=Cng0rSy8TUi7PZI6

#WhiteHouse looking for new secretary of #defense #DOD #sedev per NPR. This comes as Defense Secretary #PeteHegseth continues to find himself mired in controversy. #NPR has also confirmed with the same official that #Hegseth shared details ahead of last month's #Yemen strikes with his wife and brother in a #Signal #chat on his personal phone, minutes after being updated by a senior U.S. #military official. The news of the second Signal group chat about the mission was reported by #NewYorkTimes

so this:
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wul5ybbbdrxepdwsk546ul5o/post/3lnbu4pocyk2l

made me go looking for the Whiskey Pete confirmation roll call

"U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session"
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00015.htm

welp… i regret to inform you that one of the worse people on the planet and the ideological obstetrician of #MAGA, Mitch McConnell, voted AGAINST confirmation with all the Democratic Party, the 2 independent senators and “centrist” republicans, Collins and Murkowski.

unfuckinbelievable.

Insecurity Through Visibility: The Pete Hegseth Method of National Defense

Hegseth is in boiling hot water.

#DOD

https://youtube.com/watch?v=EAnY31GsLD0&si=OfqmmabfvlRP_SvyM

"A Pentagon spokesperson did not comment on the resignations but said the office’s functions would be absorbed by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, of which the DDS is a part." www.politico.com/news/2025/04... #DoD #defense #cybersec #natsec #tech #CISA #NIST DOGe #frauds #law

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yw6wbtma6fynxiafh5v7j5sf/post/3lmze3vimi22u

Pentagon’s ‘SWAT team of nerds...

The entire Pentagon Defense Digital Service is resigning due to DOGE pressure, raising concerns about potential cybersecurity risks. Key innovation and tech adoption initiatives may be at risk. Read more: https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/the-entire-pentagon-defense-technology-is-resigning-putting-us-at-huge-risk-of-cyberattacks #Pentagon #Cybersecurity #DOD #DOGE #newz

"The DDS had struggled in recent years to stay at full strength, buffeted by what employees said was political infighting, hiring freezes, travel restrictions and an increasing number of bureaucratic layers. A watchdog audit released in May 2024 also found that former DDS directors had granted unauthorized waivers for certain tech tools. But every employee interviewed said they wouldn’t have left if it wasn’t for DOGE.

One former senior Pentagon official, who asked not to be named because of possible retaliation, described DOGE’s wider incursion into the Defense Department as damaging and unproductive

“They’re not really using AI, they’re not really driving efficiency. What they’re doing is smashing everything,” the former official said.

At the DDS, “The best way to put it, I think, is either we die quickly or we die slowly,” Hay said."

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/15/pentagons-digital-resignations-00290930

Two high-ranking #Pentagon officials were suspended and escorted from #DoD for their involvement in the #SignalGate #WhiskeyLeaks. Hint: #DUI hire, #PeteHegseth was *not* one of them. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pentagon-officials-suspended-leaks-probe_n_67ff709de4b0b0977ad5affd

#Resist. #DoNotComply and #DoNotCollaborateWithFascists in #USpol.

#politics #SocialMedia #DoD #Pentagon #propaganda

'New Pentagon accounts on X and Facebook have been hyping up Pete Hegseth with videos of jogs, handshakes, and football throws and criticizing unfavorable media coverage like Signalgate.'

https://www.businessinsider.com/dod-rapid-response-x-account-loves-hegseth-2025-4