Notices by Laffy (gottalaff@mastodon.social), page 8

2/ Sharlet:

Not a good time to be a woman in the military under new Sec Def Pete Hegseth (formerly a stalled major), who repeatedly speaks of it as a place for "normal men." Black women will face even more trouble. And here is a Pentagon leader openly attacking US troops..

New Sec Def Hegseth describes as the twin enemies of US "radical Islam" and... former commander in chief Obama. This is civil war talk

Via Jeff Sharlet, who provides excerpts, but I’m just posting his comments: 🧵 1/…

MSM weirdly slow out of the gate on openly fascist anti-vax Pete Hegseth as Trump Secretary of Defense, considering he just published a book on his views of the military, War on Warriors…he attacks "diverse" soldiers and seems to be calling for civil war.

3/ Sharlet:

Pete Hegseth, soon to be the second only to Trump in command of the most powerful military in U.S., declares liberals, leftists, Democrats, even Presidents of the U.S. "domestic enemies." He doesn't mean it as a figure of speech.

4/ Sharlet:

I wanna emphasize that tho I'm a journalist, reading chap. 1 of Hegseth's new book on the military isn't any kind of special reporting. I'm just reading. Why aren't journalists on the beat digging in? Habit of assuming that powerful fascists don't really mean what they say

Via Rupar:

And so it begins

#Trump

Via Jake Sherman:

NEW -- Former Rep. TULSI GABBARD (D-Hawaii) is in the mix to be named director of national intelligence, according to a source familiar. This is a Senate confirmed position.

#Trump

“Special counsel #JackSmith intends to step down before #Trump takes office and is discussing the mechanics of winding down the federal prosecutions against him with Justice Department leadership, a DOJ official familiar with the discussions said”

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/politics/jack-smith-donald-trump?cid=ios_app

North Korean troops 'engaging in combat operations' with Russian forces, says US—AFP

@WarnerCrocker I can't muster that. Not any more. I am not smirking or laughing.

Oh good grief.

Via Katie Phang:

Because apparently being a lawyer wasn’t in the cards for Habba…

Alina Habba Emerges as Front-Runner for #Trump Press Secretary

https://www.mediaite.com/trump/scoop-alina-habba-emerges-as-front-runner-for-trump-press-secretary/

#ClusterFox

Via Kyle Griffin:

#Trump just picked a Fox host to be his Secretary of Defense. Pete Hegseth.

@GhostOnTheHalfShell I know. "Concerns." Omg.

Oh good. Hang onto it!

Via Roger Sollenberger:

New filing just shows Donald #Trump converted his 2024 campaign to a leadership PAC, called “Never Surrender, Inc.” This means Trump has two leadership PACs right now that he can use as personal slush funds—his other, Save America, was his legal slush fund https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00828541/1848570//

🚨Via Kyle Griffin:

The #Trump transition team is considering a draft executive order that would create a board to purge three- and four-star generals 'deemed unfit for leadership.'

Such a panel could upend the traditional military review process and raises concerns about politicization of the military. https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-draft-executive-order-would-create-board-to-purge-generals-7ebaa606

Conservatives plot challenge against Johnson in internal Speaker elections

https://trib.al/AVd3ItD

I don't do speculation. Please don't ask me.

Unrelated, Trump's M.O. is to hire, then fire, then replace with someone worse.

For future reference

Via Scott MacFarlane:

ALERT: DC federal judge has just rejected #Jan6 defendant Terry Allen’s request to postpone sentencing until after #Trump Inauguration

Judge Amit Mehta: “Defendant’s speculation that he may receive a pardon is not good cause to continue his sentencing hearing”

@WarnerCrocker Well said as always

Whitesides captures #LosAngeles County congressional seat in a major victory for Democrats #California https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-11/la-me-congress-california-27-garcia-whitesides

@GhostOnTheHalfShell As VP, she was obligated to back him, but she always alluded to going further.

People sat out this election because of this. We lost.