Sheesh. The GOP has been crossing lines for years and people have never held them accountable. The time to stop them was after January 6th. How much more shit has to hit the fan?
Sheesh. The GOP has been crossing lines for years and people have never held them accountable. The time to stop them was after January 6th. How much more shit has to hit the fan?
Exactly!!
MAGA Christian-Nationalism and MAGA Christian-Fascism are identical twins...
😢 I can only hope he’s wrong.
Some of those officers wear medals for physical courage. Do we need to make up new ones to celebrate MORAL bravery? Does the oath we all took, freely, mean nothing? Jeez, Shipmates! 🦋🦋🇺🇦🇺🇦💙💙🌊🌊
Apparently, we should.
Just how does Trump inspire such terror in all these people? What is it that he says behind closed doors? What threats does he make?
THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING...hey JOINT CHIEFS...YOU LISTENING???
This country is fucked. & none of the scenarios I can envision on how trumpamerikkka ends are good. They all end with combat, pain, suffering & death. PLEASE, Mother Future, prove me wrong.
Why have we spent TRILLIONS of taxpayer dollars to support these cowards in arms? Unbelievable.
Of all the things that have happened this week (and its a LOT) that rally was the scariest thing that I’ve seen. They are getting radicalized.
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Mark my words. Trump at Fort Bragg was the carny in the coal mine.
F..king Hatch Act is just one in long list… WTF?
Citizen Solders - Citizen Generals
We need a National Strike ….money rules
I don't get it, but I do. They simply don't want to get fired
The next step will be civil war
Do we know there's not already a split within the military? What happens if orders come down to go after protesters for protesting? In Selma protesters were prepared to take the violence. What are we prepared to do now?
Are there no senior officers like Vindman left who will put their oath and their duty before their careers and refuse to give orders which contradict the laws they've sworn to uphold?
Most were purged already. Hesgeth has fired numerous officers since taking over.
Hegseth wants to cut 20% of the generals and admirals (not sure it's a done deal yet) but that would leave 80%, plus lots of colonels, majors, captains and commanders who were trained with the same oath.
I recently came to the conclusion that the military was not going to protect us from fascism and indeed will help usher it in. Of all the discouraging aspects of our time, this may be the worst, and most frightening.
I believe we have
Trump demanded no fat soldiers sitting behind him & visible during his speech at Ft Bragg & didn’t want anyone who disagreed with his MAGA agenda. He wanted soldiers who would boo & cheer at his prompts during his political propaganda speech. All in violation of Military Code. And they acquiesced.
Like the fragile north korean faux baby kings
Well this explains a lot. I thought it was staged. Just like his rallies 🤦🏻♀️
The Garrison Commander of Fort Bragg is Colonel K. "Chad" Mixon. He assumed the position on February 25, 2025. He allowed the soldiers to act this way.
Yes, he allowed it and it was all choreographed per the instructions of the Regime.
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Ty for the full article 👍🏼🙂👍🏼
Oh my fucking God. That's terrifying. If the generals go, there is no firewall for us. Too many soldiers are just kids and will be swayed by trump's strongman talk rather than their oath.
I’m hoping they choose the right time to speak
But the generals and admirals do have the power.
And if they use it in his service instead of ours?
So what you are saying is We are fucked ?? Am I right? We are up against our own military?
Our own children and grandchildren.
Fuck I hate this life. Just let me off. I’m done. Can’t take it anymore. Just crash this train already please.
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It's about money and power.
We crossed that line LONG ago. There is no going back. Even if we get rid of this moron, the damage he done won't be fixed in our lifetime and maybe no in the lifetime of our children. Enjoy your peaceful protests that have done fuck all other than hand this country to Trump. Martial law is coming.
The Hatch Act doesn’t apply to the President or Vice President. But nonetheless, what he is doing is immoral and unethical. Riling up soldiers against Americans?! What the fuck is this? How hasn’t he been, at the very least, punched in goddamn face?
The military was the last line of defence. I wouldn’t be surprised if further decline in ranks ramps up leading to resignations, defects, even insurgencies. From observations to date, all is leading to a U.S. civil war; history repeating itself. Dark days in history.
They aren't "cowed," they're either complicit fascists or they're cowards. Nothing will convince me otherwise this until they get off their knees and demonstrate they're at LEAST as brave as my elderly mother-in-law who's so far proven to have bigger balls than the entire Pentagon combined.
I’m honestly astounded at how cowardly so many Americans in positions of power are. How did this country ever become the powerhouse it was?
💯% it’s not really about how one feels if you have everything to lose-This time it’s all hands on deck. Able bodied. I respect Vindman. We have the power-We need retired Generals and Admirals with us! Openly! And any military who can-I’m not giving up ever! We can’t give HIM this country!🇺🇸⚖️
Seems that our “military” is being cowardly about laws and the constitution? What are they hoping to accomplish carrying out illegal orders? Resign en masse if y’all are cowed by a convicted rapist in chief and refuse to follow the fucking Constitution.
Why are the generals and admirals cowed? How can we get in touch with them to help?
Things are very dark, especially so when you are asked to do a photo op for the commander-in-chief and then he makes a political spectacle like demeaning the former president. These are the type of troops I would consider "unreliable" in service Lt. Colonel served more than double the time "Kegseth"
What the hell good are they if they're terrified? They're supposed to be protecting us.
The "military" has been compromised and corrupted long time ago!
Unfortunately we crossed that line back in November when racist, misogynistic morons voted for a felon and sex offender so they could enjoy watching people suffer, rather than voting for their own best interests. America has crossed the line into totalitarianism and we'll be lucky to survive it.
I felt the same, despair in the pit of my stomach for the future of our country.
Holy ####! Can't all these military men and women understand that if they go along with maga, their jobs are not safe, their lives are not safe, they will face oppression and maybe worse. Has the military been swayed by maga propaganda and fear? Americans are better than this.
Trump doesn’t hold the weapons. They do. They have nothing to be fearful about. If Trump gives an illegal order like murdering US citizens, they need to take Trump out.
If it's not fear, then they totally support him and have pledged their loyalty to the authoritarian.
Indeed. If they aren't the resistance, they're complicit. Simple as.
He's not the only one. The same concern was voiced by a former Westpoint prof interviewed on PBS Newshour. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Yep. We are in a very precarious position. EVERYBODY needs to be in the streets Saturday and on the phone to your congressional representative.
This is beyond frightening
Until we set the record straight on THE BIGGEST OF THE BIG LIES, WE ARE DOOMED TO FAIL. EVERYONE should talk about THIS UNTIL EVERYONE KNOWS THE GODDAMNED TRUTH! bsky.app/profile/gins...
Red line was erased when SCOTUS said he was above the law
The fascists are very well organized with very little pushback from the feckless Democrats, we are in deep trouble.
Though I'd really like for the Dems to be vocal every day, there isn't anything that they can *do* at this point. Verbal push back is meaningless but it could raise our morale.
I share your deep concern. Why is everyone terrified of such a weak, venal sub human?
You are going to learn how to use drone for other usage than parcel delivery. Ask Zelensky to help.
At this point anyone worshipping the delusional God of "wishful thinking" is fully about to be smacked in the face... Hard. Next week is not going to look the same as today.
That line was Nov 5th
😢
We did. We have. We ain't. Get your dukes up. We know what this is.
The Generals need to man up— since the Felon fired all the women.
What exactly are they afraid of? These people have spent their whole lives in the military, for heaven’s sake.
The threats are usually quietly given..against family members.
Wow. Unbelievable…. 😮
Losing their jobs and power! Hardly a profile in courage!
Spoiler: the USA is already fucked beyond repair. Destroy, rebuild, improve. With a bit of luck you don't even have to wait 1,000 years...and leave the Dems out as well. You know, 2 sides 1 coin.
Trump got rid of the top generals and admirals who opposed him.
You spelled coward wrong.
Thank you for your honesty and leadership
I think civil war may be the only course back
We can only hope they'll take him at that parade. For the world to see. A girl can dream, can't i?
FFS... THESE are the people LEADING our military?? They can't stand up to this rodeo show clown?? Time to turn in the bars and stars and retire in shame. The military isn't the place for you.
He’s testing the limits right now.
I truly think Trump is going to declare martial law after his parade. I believe we have been getting flanked. Protestors lives will be in danger.
Yep! 5 more major Cities already positioned via the military prior to his 'parade'. Those tanks will NOT be leaving DC after the parade.
It's these type of things we would hear others sometimes say, that we think would never could ever happen are beginning to feel like they might. After everything that's been going on, It could happen.
I'm really sad for my American Fridays and family. These are indeed dark times for all in America.
White Supremacy is a disease that kills‼️
They SHOULD be terrified! But of what? Their own fear?! Because that is the very thing that will destroy us. Silence in the face of Fascism destroyed Germany and many other countries. Let's not repeat those profoundly destructive errors. We don't have the luxury of fear.
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Curious with the purging. What legit Generals are left?
Something in me hopes they are formulating plans. Our constitutional driven souls.
It's hard to believe that there are no people in place, with certain skill sets, to take care of something like this when it happens. I guess I watch too much TV.
We are seeing crystal clear that these generals and the people that fetishized the military are pathetic.
🎯 They hide behind their weapons while toddlers are being arrested. Weapons don't make you courageous.
We have to make a decision like George Thomas did and possibly fight our own family members and relatives.
ATSPE - ABSOLUTELY TRUE! Also, here's the REAL DEAL & BOTTOM LINE...🗽 #politics #trump #love #peace
To hear that from him, an honorable decorated soldier, is simply terrifying.
So much for the "valiant" active General Staff Officers. All are Trump sycophants. Time for some "action movie" weapons arsenal raids ...
It's going to end in a Civil war I'm afraid. I thought our Generals & Admirals were brave & would protect us...I guess I was wrong.
The scary thing is, a lot of these people are young and for the past 10 years of their lives all they’ve heard is how terrible the “libs” are. They’ve grown up with his bullshit and believe it.
When you rise to the rank of general I would think it would be with the implicit understanding that the job is not always going to be easy. Someone has to make the hard decisions and be the example. Oaths are meaningless now.
Well shit, I guess we all should just end then of there is no hope.
Well that’s not fucking comforting. That is fucking terrifying!!
America's generals and admirals appear to be every bit as spineless and cowardly, as any republican official, putting their pensions, and salaries above country and constitution. What a shame. What a stinking waste.
Always knew these pussies were all talk and bluster. They're perfectly happy to take part in American imperialism, but when pushed to stand for their supposed convictions they crumple like wet 1 ply toilet paper. Truly the most pathetic of our countrymen.
The military needs to weed out those loyal to trump and stick together.
why the fuck are they “terrified”
Exactly! After 3 years, the Ukrainians are still fighting. The resistance must be now, not when they have total control.
Less likely that they're scared. More likely they agree.
The Generals and Admirals know that if they say even the slightest thing to criticize their Dear Leader that Trump and his totally unqualified, alcoholic, woman abusing, alleged rapist Secretary of Defense will fire them without warning! This is a hell of a bad time to be a career military officer!
Holy fucking shit 🙏🙏🙏
Why are they so afraid of a fat moron reality tv game show host who shits himself and always caves? Trump is a worthless traitor bitch.
I think this country has passed the point of no return. How can you repair the damage done?
I'm at the point of supporting balkanization. I don't want to be near these disgusting swamp creatures.
The Bragg speech sealed it. The parade is the coronation
Much of this is caused by Trump's issuing a quota for ICE to arrest "illegals". They do not care about due process, the law, or ethics. Tom Homan is just an agency bully.
2024 we had our last election
We absolutely crossed the line when the election results were accepted with no fight, just oh well, we’ll get him next time…he literally admitted that Musk had a hand… and crickets from the Dems. We are all in the find out phase for not giving a shit when it mattered.
Leadership dems are complicit
Well I’ll be… www.latintimes.com/lawsuit-chal...
Oh my 🤔
This is for real??
It's real, but absolutely nothing will come of it no matter what they find. Exactly what mechanism exists to remove a wrongfully installed president? Impeachment? LOL.
That’s true. Just add it to the list of illegality
It appears to be legit… but, who the F knows anymore.
Snopes would know
i don't even trust them anymore
It’s legit. Rockland County NY is just a few towns away from me and I didn’t hear about it until four days after the judge ruled the case could move to the discovery phase.
www.newsweek.com/2024-electio...
It is.
If this is for real let this be the little snowball that becomes a massive avalanche! Here's hope that all the receipts have been gathered since the election to build a very solid and convincing case of a stolen election.
This, imo, is what all the "distracting" is about.
We crossed the line even before. Jan 6 and no consequences.
That right there. I lost a whole lot of faith in dems and honestly this country when that happened. (Or didn't happen.) Just they threw their hands up, and like as you said, "Oh well!"
The problem is that a vast majority of voters support this by apologizing every inaction. I have never encountered so much support for inaction of representatives as on this platform here. Even mentioning that voting for tRump’s picks isn’t helpful is met with accusations of supporting the fascists
Want as far as someone telling me to “enjoy the camps” when I dared to criticize the Dems for their inaction and complicity by voting tRump’s picks through
Those people are known as the blue MAGA. They are fiercely loyal to the Democratic Party. They support party over country, constitution, and their own best interests. It’s best to avoid them if possible. There is no purpose in engaging with them.
Same amount of brainwashing just different color it appears. All hail the overlords.
I have thought that same stuff. I totally thought it should’ve been fought and the votes recounted.
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No offense to Mr. Vindman...but how is there any remaining question that we've crossed a line we can't go back on? There is *ZERO* chance Trump allows elections in 2026 and 2028. Zero. That's what all of this has been about. He feels he should be POTUS for life with a permeant majority.
Which is why I’ve been saying we needed to attack immediately. He told us what he was going to do, we all believed it and still didn’t act…peaceful, peaceful, the insurrection act, no more elections shhhh….they are now amassing the strength we had from the start. Knife to a gun fight
How do you believe Trump will be successful at abolishing the 2026 elections though?
Once he invokes the insurrection act and declares martial law it's over. No elections under martial law.
He doesn’t have to do that. Look at other countries. Even Russia still has “elections”… but they are always manipulated
Declare Martial law and suspend elections.
One, do you know what happened when the Korean president tried this? Two, why is Trump endorsing candidates already for 2026 if he wants to cancel them? Three, you think the military would actually go along with it even though this one marine woman joined the ICE protests today?
Trump just pre-screened and gathered ONLY MAGA friendly troops at Fort Bragg, and there was a lot of them. I don't think we can rely on our military to turn their proverbial guns on Trump, no.
Our military forces SHOULDN'T turn their weapons on the President - just like they shouldn't turn them on any other United States resident.
I said *proverbial* weapons. As in, they won’t turn on him.
And as I told the other guy, why is Trump endorsing 2026 candidates if he wants to cancel elections? And look what happened when the former Korean president tried martial law, it was a big fail.
Maybe because he's a moron? Maybe because he's been advised that appearances matter? This isn't South Korea. And the MAGA movement is much stronger than whatever the hell they had going on there. And the GOP congress won't turn on Trump they way the Korean parliament turned on their Prez
Lol, yea, Pelosi is going to wrestle guns away from specops
It would be nice if Hakeem Jeffries would pull his head out of her ass long enough to actually DO SOMETHING...but he's completely overwhelmed.
But what about the one marine woman who protested today?
Honest question: do you actually believe we will fight, physically fight to save America? Are still brave enough to die for the country? I don't know if we are the same people today as we were in eras past.
I have no idea what is going to happen. But yes, there will certainly be millions of people in the streets if he declares martial law by invoking the insurrection act. The insurrection act essentially ends democracy.
… I think you’d be surprised
I pray you're right.
He might “allow” them but they either are mock “elections”, manipulated by Musk, or both. One thing is for sure, he will not hand off power anymore. They worked on this for 4 years since 1/6 failed. Anybody thinking they will do fair and free elections anymore is out of their mind
Keep Resisting America - he is outnumbered.
But they have the weapons, and they'll be massed in DC Saturday.
Haven't heard of a protest in DC on Saturday. There will be 1800 No Kings rallys spread across all 50 states. They will be peaceful unless tRump sends agitators. Even then protestor are asked to sit on ground remain silence so law enforcement can detain the agitator.
They intentionally planned them everywhere else. It was a conscious decision to pull interest and people away from the parade site.
Yes. There are more good guys than bad guys.
My stomach dropped reading this.
Jack can you explain to me why in the hell, this top military are afraid? Where you afraid in battle? Why these guys are Cowards? BIG DEAL COWARDS?
I agree. Shameful cowardice if it is cowardice. Even more shameful if it is wanton ambition. You took an oath to the constitution. Honor it.
These people have never stood for anything in their lives, I know because because now, when it needs to be more than just talk, they fold. Truly pathetic creatures. The US Military personnel are P A T H E T I C. No one should ever pay any respect to these cretins ever again for this betrayal.
It makes me wonder though... what good will it come of it if I have to destroy a entire Nation just to satisfy my ambition? We are in this mess because corrupted democratic politicians controlled by lobbies, made dangerous decisions in the 2016 elections. They betrayed, lost and then blamed voters.
Congress is dead. Senate is dead. The military is controlled by a madman. The president is a russian asset and we arent even 6 months into the shitshow. "We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within." Khrushchev.
Pick away at the scab from the edges. Methodical. Male or female. One at a tine.
The #MAGAFelonKing thinks its HIS Army... like HIS DOJ... HIS Government...
As on Sept. 12, there is no going back to how it used to be. Our boats are burned, and we have to find a new way forward.
If this is true, we don’t have courageous generals and admirals.
We have generals and admirals who have bowed at the knees when it comes to Donald. High ranking officials who represent the country SHOULD NOT be engaging in political chaos. For those soldiers to be acting the way they did it showed their liking of Donald's ignorant behavior.
Very scary.
Then fight they shall have We don't need a savior trying to save himself We choose leaders, not one dirty man
That's terrifying. 😟
Even more terrifying when someone respected like Alex Vindman speaks of it.
We may actually get somewhere, if we had more like him speaking out.
Fuck . . .
He's 100% right. The coup is over and done. React or suffer.
Yes, we have lost the military.
To be clear we are crossing lines every day that we can't come back from.
May I suggest that top US military officers/advisors convene, just as the Founding Fathers did, and devise a watertight plan to uphold our threatened Constitution.
Deeply concerning. Are they being cowards? Asking because obviously I have not served in the US military. Surely, there are more high-ranking military officials than the only one SDE PEDO PINO TACO coward. It's time for more solidarity to bring the dangerous criminally insane fascist down.
Hello Rubicon. I've been expecting you.
AMERICAN GENERALS ARE COWED BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING ASKED TO BREAK THEIR OATHS, NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE 'BREAKING' THE CONSTITUTION. Sorry Jack shouted there. But FFS I'm Scottish, we know what a real oath is. BUY LOTS OF DRY GOOD & A FIREARM (I can't believe I just typed that) God Bless You.
I want a parade on my birthday, or I’ll burn down D.C.
All I keep thinking is he's going to die soon enough due to age and diet but it's going to be a rough sit until he does.
So what if he dies? JD Vance will just take his place. And he’s the project 2025 guy. He’s actually worse than Trump.
Vance doesn't rally anyone the way Trump does. Even Trump's fans partake in these memes for instance.
I agree. But with his lack of any charisma maybe the cult won’t be as enthralled.
Trump has ZERO charisma 👀
Very true. He’s a pig. But the cult thinks has it. And they love his ridiculous dancing.
I can't wrap my head around it
I couldn’t watch ANY of The Apprentice. I couldn’t stand him then.
Never could, always made me cringe. I've tried to avoid exposure to him since my first encounter. I listened to my gut.
And I prayed when he came down that escalator it was just a publicity stunt.
What if he presents himself as part of a team instead of a central figure like Trump does to deflect that and boots some of the people like Lutnick out of the spotlight and replaces them with real picks?
Exactly
Hey, he's supposed to go to the theater tonight. 🤞🏻
Thank you. Seeing the military people behind Trump acting the way they did was disgusting and frightening. Then to hear nothing was said or done was beyond depressing.
Where is Batman? We need a hero to rise and lead NOW 💥
I made this same comment a week ago. We lost a nation !!
I've been waiting #US generals to stand up to all the shit going on, but crickets. It's not happening. USA as we knew is no longer.
Mad dog Mattis tucked tail since 2020.
It really is unbelievable how cowardly these leaders are. One only hopes they are slow rolling even scarier things we don’t even know about. But that is just a hope and prayer.
Why the fuck are they so terrified? I thought military leaders are personifications of courage.
LOL, good point.
We paid and paid and paid their salaries. Then they betray us. Thanks cowards.
Oh we crossed several lines. Hopefully things don't become so damaged that it can't be fixed
The reality is that rallies like yesterday’s will become the selection tool for his battalions of stormtrumpers. The soldiers who enthusiastically participated, who bought campaign merch being sold ON POST are the ones who are loyal to him & not the country. They’re being groomed for the SS.
The America I love; the America i was born, grew up in, fought for, shed blood for, is gone. The America my friends were maimed and died for is gone. I. Will. Not. Give. Up. On. Her.
See you in the streets, brother.
Where’s the outrage? Where’s the News media?
Pretty sure we have crossed many lines at this point.
We crossed it Monday when he ordered the goddamn Marines into an American city.
Where's the movie plot where the brave leaders of the military break away from the Supreme Commanders evil ways to do what is constitutionally and morally right? And when they say, "Who's with me", the entire group cheers and joins them?
In the present American version of that movie, that leader is wearing a red hat. And the entire group cheers because they can bust brown people’s heads ☹️
That's terrifying
We’ll continue to slide deeper into fascism as long as no one stands up to it. Newsom did, but it’s not enough. Fear is stopping the entire House & Senate from doing anything to protect us. FFS, the military is caving! That means they will commit atrocities, like in nazi Germany. We’ve fallen.
I feel good that I bought a keltec ksg
My husband served 26 years in the US Navy. He was particularly disturbed at the behavior of those in attendance. Also wondered where the leadership was is allowing this to happen.
acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn%3Aaai... Ideas The Silence of the Generals As President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the brass failed to speak out in the Army’s defense. By Tom Nichols June 10, 2025, 8:14 PM ET
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It should be obvious that Trump crossed the line long ago. Now we have to live with the fact that he’s purged any high ranking military officers who would try to at least make him follow the basic rules of non politicizing the US Military.We have to live with it till voters stop him by electing Dems
Interestingly, how was a Colonel just appointed to be an 08 as the Marine Corps JAG?
I look at all the cowardice, and it brings to mind the Revolutionary Generation. John Adams, Sam Adams, John Hancock, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Paul Revere. All young men, standing up to a King. What stones they had.
250 years from now, there will be a new set of names enshrined in history, and tales told of our generation. Time is now to stand up to the MAGA Fascists!!! We've got stones too!
well he said that we will not have to worry about the elections anymore. He knows what he’s doing
Too many are quiet. Really quiet. Those who had been vocal have slipped away. Hmmmm……
If I'm almost 85 and scared, I cannot imagine some 20 year old, not being frightened that their life will not be as sweet as mine. If that makes sense.
We all KNOW what it will take.
1/7 Not enough people have studied a moral slide of the German officer core under the Nazis. Turns out that "espirit de corps" can be fairly easily corrupted by politicians through a mix of skulduggery and bribes. Gen Guderian's "Erinnerungen eines Soldate" is an unintended self-indictment on that.
2/7 Gen Guderian had a mentor, Gen Lutz, who engineered Guderian's early career and promoted Guderian's push to develop German armored forces. However, Gen Lutz, together with other fellow General Staff top generals, was guilty of the crime of thinking that a hypothetical WWII would destroy Germany.
3/7 Such a crime by top generals could have not gone unpunished by Hitler. So he had those generals accused of homosexuality, relationships with prostitutes etc, things obviously morally disqualifying them from serving in the military. Generals were purged in 1938, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blomber...
4/7 More junior German officers were then faced with a dilemma. They have seen their mentors and superiors railroaded on falsified charges. Military honor, not to mention human honesty and loyalty, would require junior officers to stand for their mentors and superiors, opposing Hitler.
5/7 But, on the other hand, there were now many empty positions at the top of the German military hierarchy, weren't there? Normally, junior officers would have to wait a decade or so to be promoted to those positions, if ever. So, guess what those German junior officers, like Guderian, did?
6/7 They all took those freed positions. Nice to have more stars on epaulets. The elder disgraced generals died sooner or later in anonymity, suicides or some backwater jobs. Well, I have to credit Gen Guderian for shedding crocodile tears after Gen Lutz (his mentor) in his memoir.
7/7 The correctness of that moral choice by those (then) junior officers like Guderian was affirmed by Hitler through a special fund, colossal sums, which he regularly later paid (aside normal salary) to (now "his") generals. Gen Guderian in his modesty omits to mention those payments in his memoir.
So you think we are beyond Let’s all stand in a corner and hold a sign ?
I am afraid there is no return. cbwrong.blogspot.com/2025/06/some...
You’re a constant downer with no solutions
Exactly what solutions should this one man generate that an entire political party can't come up with? You got any?
And I ask again, bsky.app/profile/shag...
That line was crossed a while ago.
Please explain to me what is legal about a commandant of the Marine Corps illegally deploying troops within the United States? And these are our courageous heroes?
A deployment inside the United States isn't illegal. Don't confuse deployment with actually illegal acts, like firing on civilians, or acting in a law enforcement capacity.
Exactly! Where is the courage and leadership? Or have the generals forgotton that their oath is to the constitution not Trump! No Kings!
There is the principle of civilian supremacy over their military. The problem is that so far there is no civilian body or shadow government recognized as 'We the People' that the military can shift allegiance to. If the military acts by itself, it will be a dictatorship.
I totally trust Vindman's judgment. He's absolutely right.
I can not believe these men are afraid of a wee of a man. Djt is so small and insignificant, being afraid makes him think he’s not.
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Same here
The first thing that needs to happen is to remove the state regime media from the barracks.
Yes. When I worked as a civilian for the military, the only channel on was Fox on every installation.
People don't realize Fox News has been poisoning the military, drip by drip, for decades.
An extended psyop.
Hell, I didn't know this until today. That's why I am yell8ng it from the rooftops!!
OMG how persuasive is that? That's indoctrination of the worst kind. 👎👎
Captive audience.
I've seen the same thing in doctor's offices and hospitals for years. Why?
Fox is propaganda! They sane wash and defend everything Trump does. It’s poisonous.
Yes.
Yep, plain filth!
It’s like a public bar, then.
TOTALLY AGREE!
🤜🤛😎😎
More than anything, We the People need to speak.
Military terrified?
It is going to take decades to fix all this shit that has happened
To be blunt, I will be dead first.
Hope we get the opportunity.
Heck, if ‘Communist’ China conquered America, conditions would be much better.
Trump acts- crosses the line. The line gets moved. Trump acts again crossing the new line. The line moved again. And people keep asking when the line is crossed. Rinse and repeat.
See, this is what always made my eyes roll in the Cold War Army: guys talking smack about how they would face a foreign enemy but can't stand up against an unlawful order. Remember how that "I-was-only-following-orders" shit played out in Nuremburg.
We didn't hold the line & no one is coming to save us.
This drives me insane, because so many of us were warning of this during the election campaign...and as far back as his last administration. We knew from the beginning that there would never again be a fair election in the USA.
We are seeing the rise of the 4th Reich in real time but haven’t learned a damn thing from the rise of the 3rd Reich. We are long past the point of return. The only option is going to be armed rebellion or subjugation.
Or a well-placed fortuitous accident.
Many, need many more than just one
At this point : It’s not how far they will go. It’s how far WE will LET them go. For a soulless lightless bottomless pit, there is no bottom, only going lower and lower.
It's very terrifying what the cabal is doing to our military. Here's hope our men and women in uniform can hold the line against the rising tide of fascism even from within!
Why, for the love of God, why is everyone afraid of this old man pervert fraudulent liar!!!!?!!!! Don’t give him the power!!!
It's not just mofotus, he has ALWAYS been a puppet
👆🏻 this is exactly the thing I'm also totally baffled with. Must be some American "this is not comfortable" thing or something 🤷🏻
yes the generals need to speak JB Pritzker needs to speak more Kathy Hochul needs to speak more All our past Presidents need to speak more People like Tom Hanks (whom people trust) should speak. I’m not a huge Newsom fan, but at least he is speaking up!
If they haven’t already they won’t risk speaking out. Leadership has failed the constitution and the people.
Agreed. The longer all of them remain silent the more we know it's up to us.
They need to speak to each other and set up their own systems and cabinets and departments and state militias that he won't control for when they need to use them.
Everyone needs to be speaking daily.
Yeah! On one hand I’m like well no one owes anyone, and then I just do a complete 180. Rich people have so much more safety than the rest of us. And most are rich because they depend on the rest of us to buy their product (or see their movie or listen to their music or whatever). Where is everyone?
In the streets…June 14….No Kings Protest….join us!
Of course!
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And to give credit where it’s due, I do see Mark Ruffalo using his voice to promote the protests.
Time for all of our democracy leaders to take the gloves off and speak up and rally everyone. This is a critical moment in our nations democracy. Start by attending June 14, no Kings rallies all over the country.
I agree! The silence is deafening!
I will say this as nicely as I can: they need to get up off their ass and speak out. Now. Right now. As a civilian, worked in three war zones supporting our brave men and women in the military. And in my opinion, those men and women now serving deserve better leadership than this.
Their loyalty is to the Constitution, not to a wannabe dictator. They know it. Show it.
Important advice for your protests - YOU'RE the patriots. Make it visible in the optics (USA flag only) and your chants about defending the constitution etc youtu.be/IKREQqu_j5A?...
We can say "you don't have to obey an unlawful order", but if military personnel are too afraid or are actually on board with this shit, it is indeed dire. We need a few, a couple, or even one of these soldiers being deployed to speak up NOW. And retired members need to keep sounding the alarm.
Retired career military rely on their retirement benefits. I know that I do as the widow of my career Navy sailor. Trump breathes hatred and is vindictive as hell. He is aided and abetted by Miller. He can wipe out those benefits with the stroke of his Sharpie. We are all terrified.
Military leadership needs to speak up!
Yes, they do.
As someone who counts on SSI and Medicare and the local library and food inspection and consumer protection and someone FIXING THE FUCKING BRIDGES, what, tell me, do the FUCKING GENERALS with their BASIC ANNUAL SALARY of $220k+ and CADILLAC FED HEALTH INSURANCE HAVE TO BE SCARED ABOUT???
losing their pensions and dishonorable discharges...
They need to watch Seven Days in May.
Absolutely!
It is unfair of Trump to do this to our military. Always showing his most selfish side.
Okay. Now I'm more hopeless than last night when I believed our Generals would step up and lead us out of this nightmare.
General Mark Milley warned the country about Trump's desire to be a dictator. Not enough people listened and voted for the Felon anyway. A dangerous situation.
Now it is up to the real patriots to start picking the GOP off, one by one.
More people voted against trump than for him, and that was even *after* billionaire ‘counting computer’ nazi jumped on board.
Hope is a drug and the source of false realities. I’m with you, be prepared!
That's bad. Why do they not know better?
Well that’s not gonna help my insomnia 😞
Same.
I am convinced the troops will mow us down and think nothing of the it.
Same. My heart breaks to think of all the promising lives sacrificed in war after war to defend democracy and have it come to this. America has betrayed her heroes.
But what did the orange freak threaten them with? Why are they so scared? Even the Italian police stand up to the mob so orange freaks threats must be really extreme 😩😡