The low-T SECDEF: Hegseth's weird new testosterone push
Pete Hegseth is denying women promotions to the highest ranks of the military while greenlighting testosterone boosters for the men. Meanwhile, thousands of people from every corner of the planet are packed into New York for a World Cup semifinal that's doing what our politics can't: bringing people together. Paul files a quick response pod from the middle of the roar.
Pete Hegseth is running the Pentagon like a locker room. He's blocking women from the top ranks of the U.S. military while opening the…
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