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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Y'all misunderstood, the accusations of sexual assault, drunkenness, and financial mismanagement were considered qualifications by this administration.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Even this guy's mother doesn't like him. What the hell are we doing here?

NYT - Text of the Email That Pete Hegseth’s Mother Sent Him

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

of course he was; those are qualifications now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Yep, these people have "morals," if you can call them that, that are quite malleable. We're putting together a team of useful idiots who will be led by the most useful idiot of them all.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago

This guy looks like the stereotypical mob flick crooked mayor

[–] [email protected] 89 points 2 days ago

Accused of sexual assault

Isn't that a prerequisite for a position in the Trump autocracy?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When do the fucking crusades begin?

[–] [email protected] 68 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

That's not what she said.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

I'm betting on China winning the next conflict

[–] Ghyste 10 points 2 days ago

Donnie's ideal guy.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago

Fascists gonna fascist

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Did any dems vote “yay” for this dude?

[–] [email protected] 54 points 3 days ago (2 children)

All 47 Dems voted no, 3 Republicans defected and voted no (McConnell, Murkowski, and Collins), and Vance did a tie break vote.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Mcconnell defecting is indication of how truly fucked we are

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

No. McConnell knew exactly how many votes there would be, and he would not have voted against it had it been closer.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not unless his vote killed it. They all talked in the backroom. This was merely a signal to trump.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

FUCK. I swear I'm better than that.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

Any Republicans who "defected" did so in a calculated way. They didn't follow their moral compass or think it was the right thing to do, it was pure politics.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago

All 47 member of the Democratic Caucus voted against Hegseth. They were joined in their opposition by three Republicans: Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/01/24/us/hegseth-senate-vote-roll-call-dg

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago