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News & Current Events Mar 27, 2026 at 9:20 PM

Backlash grows after Pete Hegseth alters military general promotions list

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Backlash grows after Pete Hegseth alters military general promotions list
Advocate.com
Backlash grows after Pete Hegseth alters military general promotions list
Retired Space Force colonel Bree Fram and others warn the move could undermine merit-based promotions and military readiness.
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Dwayla Mar 27, 2026 +365
Ugh, he's a racist right wing Christian nationalist.
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incide666 Mar 27, 2026 +104
*White* Christian nationalist
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axonxorz Mar 27, 2026 +38
Seems a bit redundant to add the qualifier for the 99% case ;)
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cycling-expat Mar 27, 2026 +10
yeah, and right wing is redundant too!
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Houseleek1 Mar 28, 2026 +6
You have to spell it out on Listnook when 30% of Americans think Trump is a god.
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dehydratedrain Mar 28, 2026 +8
White **male** Christian nationalist
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wurstmanonearth Mar 28, 2026 +6
Is it me or are you guys just copy/ pasting his resume bullets?
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ok-this-ok Mar 28, 2026 +1
there's nothing 'christian' about this a******. I'm not one to put words in the messiah's mouth but I think something like 'you can f*** right off to hell' would be what I would say to this touch nugget if he claimed he was acting in my interests as the messiah, the bringer of light to the world, the guy who said 'feed the hungry, heal the poor' that's what I'd say to hegseth. I'd say that or something like 'i'm so sorry you are completely without redemption, but Jesus f****** Christ, what the f*** are you doing?' when he took my name in vain, over and over again. I'd have no choice.
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Randomwhitelady2 Mar 28, 2026 +1
White *Nationalist*. Dude is a heretic anti-christ
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starshame2 Mar 28, 2026 +10
Correction: Hes a right wing Christian EXTREMIST.
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thetripleb Mar 28, 2026 +8
He's a d***
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Charger525 Mar 28, 2026 +1
And a drunk.
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dogs_gt_cats Mar 28, 2026 +4
Did the 88 tattoo on his arm give it away?
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edelweiss_pirates_no Mar 28, 2026 +1
He's a Nazi. Nazi.
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baldbuddha_uk Mar 28, 2026 +1
It's not rocket surgery. He literally says what he thinks on his body... What exactly did Americans think when dumb dumb got in the second time
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hot_to_trotsky666 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Don't forget the misogyny
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veridique Mar 27, 2026 +37
Hegseth needs to be dismissed.
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Burdiac Mar 27, 2026 +11
He needs a long vacation in the Netherlands
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Kastastrophe_34 Mar 28, 2026
F*** no my girlfriend lives there keep him the hell away.
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jwferguson Mar 28, 2026 +10
He'll mostly be checking out the architecture in The Hague, wouldn't worry too much.
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dryheat122 Mar 28, 2026 +33
> has drawn sharp rebuke from former military officials and advocates who argue that altering a vetted promotion slate risks politicizing a system designed to reward merit and performance. LoL if Kegsbreath or his boss gave more than zero shits about merit and performance, he would not be SecDef!
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JakeArrietaGrande Mar 28, 2026 +3
Triple Sec Def
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DicemonkeyDrunk Mar 28, 2026 +3
Not high enough proof for him ..
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sugarlessdeathbear Mar 27, 2026 +112
Merit doesn't exist for the GOP.
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BudgetLaw2352 Mar 27, 2026 +52
Yep. Remember when Trump put Erika Kirk on the board overseeing the Air Force?
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cycling-expat Mar 27, 2026 +26
Baron is on the board of some beverage company that got formed at the end of last year. [https://www.sollos.com/password](https://www.sollos.com/password)
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ernie_mccracken Mar 28, 2026 +12
Is this like real life wolf cola?
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NickroNancer Mar 28, 2026 +2
Literally my first thought
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superanth Mar 27, 2026 +3
He probably heard they were “unloyal to the Republican Party”.
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New_Alternative8711 Mar 27, 2026 +64
Who'd a guessed a MAGAT would be a racist *AND* a mysogynist. Quelle suprise. /s
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Movinginplace25 Mar 27, 2026 +24
He's a misogynistic racist, just like his boss
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RamonaQ-JunieB Mar 27, 2026 +31
But can you really be a warrior if you’re Black or a woman? Or even worse, a Black woman? Obviously I am being sarcastic. I won’t say more because when I do, I get banned or something.
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Jestem_Bassman Mar 27, 2026 +23
We know what warriors look like. They’re male. Tall. Blonde with blue eyes. Ripped; the kind of ripped that really pops when lathered in baby oil. Hung. Oh, god are they f****** hung. Thick. Throbbing. What are we talking about?
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ale-nerd Mar 28, 2026 +1
About your last PH session
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nakedcellist Mar 28, 2026 +1
Techno viking
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WinOdd7962 Mar 28, 2026 +6
>Critics say it breaks with longstanding norms and raises concerns about bias. RAISES CONCERNS. I'm so sick of the deeply concerned. Oh it raises concerns! We're all so very concerned! All of this, everything that's happened, raises concerning questions! Susan Collins is pursing her lips!
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SDBudda76 Mar 27, 2026 +5
When you need your military to back you as you try to turn the country into a dictatorship you cannot keep and promote those who would push back and say no
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MegaPlane2 Mar 28, 2026 +1
He also blocked the first woman from leading the Navy Special Warfare branch.
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_Tyson- Mar 28, 2026 +1
Politicizing the promotion process will lead to a group of generals much as the Russians and Chinese have. Generals that are not qualified to lead combat operations and end up getting their troops killed. Remember how many Russian generals got themselves killed in the first year of the war in Ukraine?
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AkronRonin Mar 28, 2026 +1
So typical for such a blowhard. Each of these people has likely worked harder in a single day than this sanctimonious racist prick has worked in his entire life.
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awesomedan24 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Grand Wizard of the War Department & DUI Hire 
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Taurius2 Mar 27, 2026 +9
Outrage Concern Will monitor the situation Blasted Exposed Backlash The GOP knows nothing will happen and will just continue to do illegal and immoral things openly.
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WinOdd7962 Mar 28, 2026 +1
That is not fair! Chuck Schumer will write a strongly worded letter!
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MaximumExercise3772 Mar 27, 2026 +6
oh no! - not backlash!
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WinOdd7962 Mar 28, 2026
They will write a strongly worded letter!
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beadzy Mar 27, 2026 +3
i hope it explodes. where are those who promoted them in the first place? i’d love to hear from them about this
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WinOdd7962 Mar 28, 2026
That would be the orange ape
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mustardbud Mar 28, 2026 +1
i wonder if that tattoo has anything to do with it
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stickybond009 Mar 28, 2026 +1
You're defending a city so corrupt, we have infiltrated every level of its infrastructure
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VirtuaFighter6 Mar 28, 2026 +1
This guy was a weekend backup for Fox and friends, think about that.
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vs-1680 Mar 28, 2026 +1
A christian white nationalists is behaving like a christian white nationalists. He'll be celebrated for doing this within his cult...and his cult currently has total political power. There will be no consequences until they are removed.
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Perfect_Opposite2113 Mar 27, 2026 +1
I guess at this point I have zero empathy for the American military. They obviously want this and the ones that don’t are just gonna let it happen.
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GoodGoodGoody Mar 27, 2026 -1
To be faaaair *The Advocate’s* (the source) version of “backlash” is usually more of the nation collectively rolling their eyes at another bonehead move by Trump and Co.
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