Sunday, November 30, 2025
Saturday, November 29, 2025
Pete Hegseth no longer just a national embarrassment but now also a possible War Criminal
Poor Pete Hegseth. Always trying to act so manly while sporting those little girl titties. He doesn't have pecs, he looks like he doesn't work out. And no one wants to tell him to keep his shirt on so we're stuck seeing those jiggly little girl titties, about the sieze of a fried egg, sliding around the plate that is his childish chest. Well, maybe he fools someone.
Right now, though, he's had to take time away from his bitchy little attacks on Senator Mark Kelly because he's stuck in yet another mess. Nick Mordowanec (MILITARY.COM) explains:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, following the first striking of a boat in the Caribbean in September, issued a verbal directive to U.S. service members to "kill everybody" with a second strike that would leave no survivors, according to a new report from the Washington Post. The secretary strongly refutes such claims.
The Post reported that the second strike was conducted at Hegseth’s discretion and carried out by the counterterror group SEAL Team 6 after two survivors of a vessel allegedly carrying narcotics were spotted. The vessel originally held 11 individuals before it was struck by a missile off the coast of Trinidad.
“The order was to kill everybody,” one of two people with direct knowledge of the operation told the Post.
William Spivey (MEDIUM) does a deep-dive into fake ass Hegseth:
Pete Hegseth is an actor as well. He has acted his way through life. As a Fox News host, he positioned himself as a defender of “ordinary Americans” against elites, often framing his commentary in terms of patriotism, faith, and traditional values. He leaned into a confrontational approach, attacking “woke culture,” liberal politicians, and mainstream media.
His segments often featured sharp one‑liners and emotional appeals rather than policy nuance. Hegseth frequently criticized government bureaucracy, higher education, and even military leadership when he felt they embraced diversity or progressive reforms. Hegseth gave the people what they wanted, rather than having strong ideals of his own.
Hegseth pretended to be a strong Christian and a good husband, failing at both. Hegseth admitted to having five affairs during his first marriage. He told his wife he was a “f — -ed up individual.” Five was likely the number he was comfortable saying out loud rather than the real, higher number. Hegseth cheated on his second wife with Fox producer Jennifer Rauchet, who later became his third wife.
Hegseth has faced accusations of sexual harassment and even assault, though he denies them. These allegations stand in stark contrast to the Christian values of respect and integrity he claims to uphold.
On Fox News, Hegseth built his brand around Christian family values, patriotism, and faith. Critics argue his personal scandals — adultery, drinking, and misconduct — undermine the credibility of that persona.
Pete Hegseth has faced multiple allegations and documented incidents of alcohol abuse, including drinking on the job at Fox News, being forced out of veterans’ advocacy groups due to intoxicated behavior, and involvement in a sexual assault investigation where witnesses described him as visibly drunk.
Reports highlight at least five separate instances over three years where Hegseth appeared with alcohol on the job at Fox News, sometimes visibly drinking during segments. When undergoing Senate confirmation, Hegseth made the unusual promise that he wouldn’t drink if given the job of Defense Secretary.
Once given the job, Hegseth quickly discovered what most already knew: he was unqualified for it. Pete Hegseth’s early tenure as Secretary of Defense in 2025 has been marked by several high‑profile missteps, ranging from operational blunders to political controversies. These incidents have fueled criticism that he was unprepared for the role.
In March 2025, Hegseth mistakenly sent classified military details via Signal chat, raising alarms about his judgment and operational security. Even Trump allies began questioning his competence. Hegseth followed his boss's example and lied his way through. He claimed the information wasn’t classified, even though it contained details of a military operation yet to take place. Hegseth constantly has to prove to others he belongs, all the while knowing he’s acting.
Pete's never been qualified for anything. He's shamed his own family and then had to beg Mommy to defend him so he could be named Secretary of Defense. That is his title and the Dept's title is the Defense Dept. But he's a little kid who play acts and so he calls himself "Secretary of War." And, sadly, some indulge the spoiled rotten child ensuring that he will never learn. Poor Pete. He thought things were bad on Wednesday when SOUTHPARK mocked him.
Poor Pete. Back then, people were just laughing at him. Now he's being looked at as a potential War Criminal. Mike Bedigan (INDEPENDENT) reports:
Senators from both sides of the political aisle will join forces to investigate allegations that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered there to be no survivors in U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug-running boats.
GOP Senator Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Democratic Senator Jack Reed announced the decision in a joint statement Saturday.
"The Committee is aware of recent news reports and the Department of Defense’s initial response — regarding alleged follow-on strikes on suspected narcotics vessels in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility,” the statement read.
“The Committee has directed inquiries to the Department, and we will be conducting vigorous oversight to determine the facts related to these circumstances.”
It comes following a report from The Washington Post, which alleged that Hegseth had ordered military personnel to “kill everybody” on board a vessel in the Caribbean, suspected of carrying drugs, on September 2.
Raquel Coronell Uribe (NBC NEWS) adds:
Hegseth posted on X Friday evening that the strikes were intended to be “lethal, kinetic strikes.”
“The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people. Every trafficker we kill is affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization,” Hegseth wrote.
“Our current operations in the Caribbean are lawful under both U.S. and international law, with all actions in compliance with the law of armed conflict—and approved by the best military and civilian lawyers, up and down the chain of command,” he added.
The committees’ statements come amid President Donald Trump’s administration mounting pressure on Venezuela, as Trump weighs military action against the country following nearly two dozen known strikes on vessels in the region, which have killed at least 82 people. Trump on Saturday morning said Venezuela’s airspace should be considered “closed.”
He posted an admission -- which can be used against him -- on social media. SOUTHPARK really got his social media addicting right. José Olivares (GUARDIAN) notes, "Internally, Department of Defense officials have been quietly raising concern about the boat strikes. A senior military lawyer disagreed with the Trump administration that the strikes are lawful and was later sidelined by other officials, NBC reported. And Adm Alvin Holsey, the commander overseeing the attacks against boat strikes, stepped down in October. Although the reason behind Holsey’s departure is unknown, the New York Times reported he had raised internal concerns about the attacks on the boats." This is a bad time for Pete. Even THE NATIONAL REVIEW isn't defending him. Today, the conservative publication posted a column by Jeffrey Blehar on the topic:
I’m no military expert, but this affair strikes me as an outright violation of all accepted norms of warfare. The mission had been accomplished: Whatever cargo that boat happened to be smuggling was no longer in any danger of reaching America. The survivors, clinging to a broken boat in the ocean, are a classic case of hors de combat — they’re out of the game, which means they have protected status under the Geneva Conventions. Even if you consider them “terrorists,” or so-called “unlawful combatants,” you are still forbidden from wantonly killing them once they’ve been incapacitated. (“Kill them all or they’ll just try again later” is a barbaric moral logic recognized nowhere in the civilized world except, seemingly, on Twitter.)
Beyond that, the sheer viciousness of it — a command to offer no quarter — shames the name and reputation of the U.S. Armed Services. You know what this reminds me most of? The Japanese Navy machine-gunning American boys as they floated in the waters of the Pacific during World War II. If you can explain the moral difference to me without reverting to the repulsive logic of immoral regimes, then please try.
But again, I am not an expert on the rules of military engagement. I will leave that to others who are, such as Jack Goldsmith, who points out that Section 5.4.7 of the Department of Defense’s own Law of War Manual, states rather clearly a “Prohibition Against Declaring That No Quarter Be Given”:
It is forbidden to declare that no quarter will be given. This means that it is prohibited to order that legitimate offers of surrender will be refused or that detainees, such as unprivileged belligerents, will be summarily executed. Moreover, it is also prohibited to conduct hostilities on the basis that there shall be no survivors, or to threaten the adversary with the denial of quarter. This rule is based on both humanitarian and military considerations. This rule also applies during non-international armed conflict.
I would get more upset about this if I weren’t so despairingly convinced that nothing will come of it, and Pete Hegseth will not be made to answer for this. As for the political fallout? I assume Trump will take a hit among what remaining Independents still cleave to his administration — Gallup just put him at a 36 percent job approval recently, about which much more on Tuesday — but his partisans are truly dug in. I have already seen Trump’s most dedicated fanatics not only wave this off but cheer it, and actively sneer at those of us who raise deep concern about the judgment of the man running the Pentagon. Even worse, they begin to make degraded moral arguments, the true sign of how the Trump era has rotted humane political sensibility: “Who cares about some drug smugglers? Are you on the side of the monsters ruining Appalachia with fentanyl?” Well no, as it turns out I am not, nor do I think we should be rocketing boats out of the water on the farcical pretext that they are “terrorists” the same way al-Qaeda and Hamas are.
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Friday, November 28, 2025
The Snapshot
"The video made by the 'Seditious Six' was despicable, reckless, and false," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on X.
"Encouraging our warriors to ignore the orders of their Commanders undermines every aspect of 'good order and discipline.'"
Yep. We loved that justice. Until we elected the bully president. IN REAL LIFE! And now?
The lawmakers who are standing up to him and his and informing other soldiers of the LAW that states they do not (must not?) follow illegal orders...are receiving death threats?
Understanding Unlawful Orders
I know we can connect the dots, but can they?
The Democrats’ video is wrong and extremely inappropriate. I didn’t hear any of these calls to defy orders when Democrats were using lawfare against President Trump, giving outlandish pardons, or intimidating tech companies to stop free speech. President Trump can speak for himself, but as I’ve said repeatedly, there is no place in either party for violent rhetoric and everyone needs to dial it down a notch.
“When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. I upheld that oath through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school, four space shuttle flights at NASA, and every day since I retired – which I did after my wife Gabby was shot in the head while serving her constituents.
“In combat, I had a missile blow up next to my jet and flew through anti-aircraft fire to drop bombs on enemy targets. At NASA, I launched on a rocket, commanded the space shuttle, and was part of the recovery mission that brought home the bodies of my astronaut classmates who died on Columbia. I did all of this in service to this country that I love and has given me so much.
“Secretary Hegseth’s tweet is the first I heard of this. I also saw the President’s posts saying I should be arrested, hanged, and put to death.
“If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.”
Former White House adviser Steve Bannon urged the Trump administration to speed up the investigation against Democratic Senator Mark Kelly for telling military and intelligence officers to reject unlawful orders.
Speaking during his "War Room" Podcast, Bannon claimed that President Donald Trump "says no games" and outlined a scenario where that premise would materialize.
But in trying to turn Kelly into a cautionary tale, Hegseth may have handed the senator a powerful legal shield.
By repeatedly accusing Kelly in public of violating the UCMJ, legal experts say, Hegseth has almost certainly tainted any future military case with what is known as unlawful command influence. In military justice circles, unlawful command influence is sometimes called the “mortal enemy” of a fair court-martial, the idea that a senior leader has improperly shaped or appeared to shape the outcome of a trial.
Everyone in the Defense Department ultimately works for Hegseth. When the secretary of war announces on social media that a specific retired officer’s conduct “brings discredit upon the armed forces and will be addressed appropriately,” and labels him part of the “Seditious Six,” it sends a clear message about what result he expects. A superior commander making comments that lean on subordinates to reach a certain outcome is a textbook example of unlawful command influence under the military’s own training materials.
If Kelly were ever recalled and charged, his lawyers would almost certainly argue that Hegseth’s statements poisoned the pool of potential convening authorities and panel members. Any officer asked to assemble or sit on a court-martial would know the boss has already publicly pronounced the underlying conduct disgraceful and hinted that punishment is coming. That is exactly the kind of scenario military judges have thrown out in past cases.
A coalition of former and retired military judge advocates has already gone on record warning that recalling Kelly for a court-martial would be partisan, legally baseless, and compromised from the start by unlawful command influence, per CNN. They have pointed out that Kelly and the other lawmakers were actually citing the UCMJ in their video, not encouraging troops to ignore legal commands.
West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom has passed away. She and National Guard member Andrew Wolfe were shot in DC on Wednesday. She was 20. Wolfe is 24 and remains in critical condition. Nadine Yousif (BBC NEWS) notes, "Both were shot at close range near Farragut Square in downtown just after 14:00 EST (19:00 GMT) on Wednesday. Police have arrested one suspect in the shooting, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old from Afghanistan." Yousif also notes:
Ms Beckstrom and Mr Wolfe were among those who were deployed in August, the West Virginia National Guard confirmed to BBC News.
National Guard troops are a reservist force that can be activated to serve as military troops, but have limited power as they cannot enforce the law or make arrests.
The location of the shooting, just blocks from the White House, meant a number of law enforcement officials were quickly on the scene to treat the two victims and apprehend the gunman.
The suspect was shot four times while he was apprehended, law enforcement sources told CBS News.
The suspect is Rahmanullah Lakanwal. He is from Afghanistan. In April of this year, the Chump administration granted him asylum. Ewan Palmer (DAILY BEAST) notes, "FBI Director Kash Patel refused to answer a question about whether the Afghan suspect accused of shooting two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., was granted asylum by the Trump administration." Again, in April of this year, he was given legal asylum. As someone who worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, he was allowed into the country in 2021. His remaining here was based on the outcome of his vetting. In April of this year, the Chump administration completed the vetting and offered him asylum. Ka$h doesn't want to say that. Mainly because it puts the blame on Chump and also because yesterday found Chump immediately trying to blame this on Joe Biden.
In fact, Chump only stopped his latest round of blame others when MEIDASTOUCH NEWS and other outlets began noting it was Chump, not Joe Biden, who granted the suspect asylum.
Julian E. Barnes (NEW YORK TIMES) notes, "Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said he had requested additional information about the suspect from the C.I.A. after its director, John Ratcliffe, said he had been allowed into the United States due to his prior work with the agency."
Today, Chump got push back to his face when he lied again this time insisting that, under Joe Biden, there was no vetting.
I don't think you can be posting to social media in the early morning hours and still provide the needed supervision to those you've delegated responsiblities too. And when the people appointed to secure our nation -- Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, John Radcliffe (8 months as DNI is not really experience, don't kid), Ka$h Patel, etc -- are not experienced or qualified for the job, you appointing them means you have to supervise them even more.
He is derelict in his duty. He has put the nation at risk with his security picks all by itself. But he does not focus on what he's supposed to. He's delcared some form of war this week on The Lincoln Monument which again begs the question is Miss Donald the presidnet of the United States or the fat and flabby interior designer from Doral, Florida which is infamous for its poor taste?
We're stuck in situations like this because Fat Ass Chump does everything but his job. It is not his job to persecute or question Senator Mark Kelly when Mark Kelly repeats the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Yet he and Hegseth -- instead of doing their jobs -- are attacking Kelly. I've said since he made these crazy nominations that we could have another 9/11 and if we do, America needs to call him out because he has not done his job and he has put our security at risk. We see that now with the DC shooting.
Trump administration has sought to evade accountability by repeatedly thwarting congressional Democrats’ constitutional authority to conduct routine oversight
Washington, D.C. – U.S.
Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.),
Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts,
Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights, and Richard Blumenthal
(D-Conn.), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Friday
submitted a batch of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the
Department of Justice seeking records of various episodes of potential
executive branch misconduct or corruption.
FOIA provides a
statutory right for the public to request and receive government
records. Members of Congress typically need not resort to seeking
records through FOIA because the Constitution grants Congress broad
oversight authority that includes the power to obtain information
relevant to their legislative responsibilities. The Senators filed
these FOIA requests after parallel inquiries and requests have been
summarily ignored or met by incomplete answers from recalcitrant Trump
administration officials despite Congress’s constitutional oversight
power.
“It is Congress’s constitutional
responsibility to conduct oversight of the executive branch, but under
Donald Trump, the administration has either stonewalled or outright
refused to answer many of the questions the American people are
asking,” said Senator Schiff. “Under Senator
Whitehouse’s leadership, my colleagues and I are filing these FOIA
requests to finally get answers on some of the administration’s most
egregious actions.”
“The ‘no transparency’ Trump
administration has repeatedly thumbed its nose to my many legitimate
oversight requests. For Democrats, there’s plenty of dripping contempt,
insults, and stonewalling of Congress’s constitutional oversight
authority. But for Republican priorities, there’s a fast-track for
document dumps,” said Senator Whitehouse. “FOIA requests are our last resort to get answers to questions that are important to the American public.”
“We’re
filing these FOIA requests because we’ve been stonewalled and
slow-walked by the Trump Administration for too long. By resisting and
preventing our efforts for oversight, this Administration is allowing
corruption, deception, and misconduct to take hold and fester within our
government. Congressional oversight is needed to root out fraud and
abuse— trademarks of this Administration. These FOIA requests are an
attempt to bring about desperately-needed accountability and
transparency,” said Senator Blumenthal.
A summary of the twelve topics about which the Senators filed FOIAs requests is below:
Emil Bove OPR Complaint: The Senators requested records related to Senators Whitehouse and Blumenthal’s ethics complaint to
the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility
concerning then-Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove’s conduct in
dismissing pending federal charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. The FOIA requests can be viewed here.
Judicial Communications: The Senators requested records related to the delay of
contempt of court proceedings implicating Emil Bove, which prevented
the Senate Judiciary Committee from obtaining information about Bove’s
conduct in court proceedings prior to his judicial nomination hearing
and confirmation vote. The FOIA requests can be viewed here.
Jeffrey Epstein SARs:
The Senators requested records related to federal anti-money laundering
suspicious activity reports (SARs) that showed more than 4,725 wire
transfers totaling $1.08 billion involving Jeffrey Epstein and his
associates between 2003 and 2019. The FOIA requests can be viewed here.
Ghislaine Maxwell: The Senators requested records related to the transfer of
Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker and associate of
Jeffrey Epstein, from Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee to
Federal Prison Camp Bryan. The FOIA requests can be viewed here.
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: The Senators requested records related to the Department of Justice and FBI’s investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The FOIA requests can be viewed here.
Tom Homan: The Senators requested records related to White House Border Czar Tom Homan reportedly accepting $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents in exchange for future government contracts. The FOIA requests can be viewed here.
Kleptocracy: The Senators requested records related to Attorney General Pam Bondi disbanding the
Justice Department’s anti-kleptocracy initiatives, including Task Force
KleptoCapture, the Kleptocracy Team, and the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery
Initiative. The FOIA requests can be viewed here.
U.S. Marshals Judicial Threats Investigations: The Senators requested records related to the online orchestration of threats against federal judges who have ruled against the Trump administration. The FOIA requests can be viewed here.
Kash Patel Grand Jury Testimony: The Senators requested records related to FBI Director Kash Patel’s grand jury testimony in
an investigation into possible misconduct by President Trump and
Patel’s invocation of his Fifth Amendment privilege against
self-incrimination. In two hearings before the Senate Judiciary
Committee, Patel made conflicting statements about whether a court order
prevented him from describing the testimony he gave, which grand jury
witnesses are normally free to do. The FOIA requests can be viewed here.
Qatari Plane: The Senators requested records related to President Trump accepting an airplane as
a gift from Qatar in likely violation of the Emoluments Clause and AG
Bondi’s role in advising on the legality of the gift. The FOIA requests can be viewed here.
White House Contacts Policy: The Senators requested records related to DOJ’s White House contacts policy. The FOIA request can be viewed here.
Jared Wise: The Senators requested records related to DOJ hiring Jared Wise, a Jan. 6 rioter who encouraged rioters to kill Capitol Police officers. The FOIA requests can be viewed here.
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