Hegseth is breaking the military. Push-ups, purges, and a Navy stranded at sea. Media Blitz Pod
Pete Hegseth isn’t running the Pentagon. He’s running a culture war out of it. The USS Lincoln has been stranded at sea for nine months, two more destroyers aren’t coming home, the Army Chief of Staff was fired days after questioning an unauthorized Kid Rock flyby, and service academy graduates are calling conscientious objector hotlines. This is what a hollowed-out military looks like — and why independent Americans need to be paying attention right now.
Paul Rieckhoff sounded the alarm on Pete Hegseth before he was confirmed, and everything he warned about is now playing out in real time.…
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The USS Lincoln stranded at sea for nine months, and the two. The USS Lincoln stranded at sea for nine months, and the two destroyers that still aren’t coming home
New PRIA reporting on a mental health crisis among sailors a. New PRIA reporting on a mental health crisis among sailors and airmen aboard the Lincoln
Conscientious objector filings from majors, officers, and se. Conscientious objector filings from majors, officers, and service academy graduates — not just junior enlisted
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