Can you imagine swearing an oath to the American constitution, becoming a Marine, then firing upon unarmed civilians in your own country?
I can’t.
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The weekend's pageantry, which some admin officials referred to as "Donald Trump's birthday parade" behind closed doors, fulfilled #Trump's longtime desire for a grand #military parade. Starting at the #Pentagon in Virginia, the #troops in the parade — who honored the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, & the Global War on Terror - had to walk for about two-and-a-half miles.
Trump’s self-aggrandizing and military parade has turned into a dud. Unlike No Kings Day protests very few people came out to see the tribute to himself.
Trump continues to embarrass himself and the American people. Strong leaders don’t need military parades.
"HUGE DEVELOPMENT: An official Department of Defense account is spreading #fake images—from old #protests—to justify #Trump's illegal militarization of Los Angeles. This isn't just #disinformation. It's a #propaganda campaign from the #Pentagon." - Gov. Newsom
Gavin Newsom Accuses Trump Administration of Spreading Fake Protest Images - Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/gavin-newsom-trump-fake-protest-images-2085492
Newsweek · Gavin Newsom Accuses Trump Administration Of Spreading Fake Protest Images
https://www.europesays.com/2161570/ Pentagon Insiders Reveal Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Angry and Unshaven Post Leak Scandal #Død #pentagon #PeteHegseth #SecretaryOfDefense
Here’s What #Marines and the #NationalGuard Can (and Can’t) Do at #LAProtests
#Pentagon rules sharply limit US Marines and National Guard activity in #LosAngeles, prohibiting #arrests , #surveillance , and other customary police work.
#privacy #protest #protests
https://www.wired.com/story/what-marines-national-guard-can-cant-do-la-protests/
WIRED · Here’s What Marines and the National Guard Can (and Can’t) Do at LA Protests
the hard truth is that the #PentagonPizzaReport crushed all the experts when it came to predicting #Israel's attack on #Iran
According to an official with the State Department, the evacuation of non-essential personnel from the #US. Embassy Compound in Baghdad will be carried out via commercial flights, though the #Pentagon is standing-by and preparing assets to aid in the evacuation if the need arises, amid escalating tension in the #MiddleEast.
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Service officials declined to comment when asked about the extent to which #troops were screened, whether #soldiers displaying partisan cheers on television — a violation of long-standing #Pentagon rules — would be disciplined or if soldiers who objected to participating in the event, citing disagreements with the administration, would be disciplined or admonished in any way.
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The #soldiers roared w/laughter & applauded #Trump's diatribe in a shocking & rare public display of #troops taking part in naked political partisanship.
For this story, Military.com reached out to #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth's office as well as the #Army & the 82nd Airborne Division directly w/…questions that ranged from #optics …to…the sale of Trump #campaign #merchandise on the base, to the apparent violation of #Pentagon policies on #political activity in uniform.
Pentagon created fake UFO evidence, promoted false alien stories
#NewYorkPost #NYP #Greenstreet #WSJ
#aliens #pentagon #uap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcwkyRLpz4Q
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#Trump warned on Tues that any #protesters who assembled during his #military parade would “be met with very big force,” without elaborating. A US ofcl later told NYT that discussions were taking place inside the Trump admin, including at the #Pentagon, about deploying #NationalGuard or active-duty #troops to #cities beyond #LosAngeles [without the cities’ or #states’ consent].
Exclusive: #DHS secretary sought #military arrests & drones in #LosAngeles in leaked letter
A letter sent Sunday from #KristiNoem to #PeteHegseth, obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle, requested that the #Pentagon give "Direction to #DoD forces to either detain, just as they would at any federal facility guarded by military, lawbreakers under Title 18 until they can be arrested & processed by federal law enforcement, or arrest them."
#Trump #law #PosseComitatusAct
https://www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/article/noem-immigration-protests-letter-20369001.php
CNN: We have breaking news now from the #Pentagon. CNN can now report that roughly 500 Marines are being mobilized in response to the protests in #LosAngeles.
Bertrand: The rules of engagement here, we are told, are still being finalized. And defense department lawyers are also looking at the kinds of rules of engagement these Marines will have as they encounter protesters, possibly on the streets of Los Angeles
The #Pentagon says the unnecessary deployment of #NationalGuard members & #Marines to #protests over #immigration raids in #LosAngeles is costing $134M.
After persistent questioning from #Democrats in #Congress on Tues, #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth turned to his acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, who provided the total & said the money will come from operations & maintenance accounts.
#Trump #law #Title10 #PosseComitatusAct #RightToProtest #authoritarianism
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-congress-hegseth-signal-hearings-c53cd37c2eae4327dd74e4c717057469
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Some posts disparaging the #protests were shared by accounts w/deceptive handles that closely resembled those of ofcl govt sources or news orgs.
#MikeBenz, a #conspiracy-minded #influencer on X who last year claimed that the #Pentagon used the pop star #TaylorSwift as part of a psyop to undercut #Trump, advanced an outlandish theory that the mayor had links to the #CIA & had helped start riots in the city where she lives.
Jan 6 called. They want their dead back.
"They side with mobs. President Trump stands for law and order." 
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/06/09/los-angeles-protests-marines-deployed/5021749517648/
* It's the hypocrisy that counts. *
UPI · 700 Marines deployed to L.A. as Trump, Gov. Newsom clash over response - UPI.com
BREAKING: Trump sends 700 marines in addition to another 2000 National Guard to Los Angeles.
In unrelated news … Marines?!?. Trump doesn’t have legal authority to deploy troops on American soil unless requested by a governor or Congress.
Trump Is Using the National Guard as Bait by Tom Nichols
« During the George Floyd protests in 2020, #Trump was furious at what he saw as the fecklessness of military leaders determined to thwart his attempts to use deadly force against protesters.
He’s learned his lesson: This time, he has installed a hapless sycophant at the #Pentagon who is itching to execute the boss’s orders. »
The Atlantic · Trump Is Using the National Guard as Bait
https://www.europesays.com/2146850/ Pete Hegseth, Signal Gate linked, will not be ousted like Mike Waltz: Insider shares why #Død #MikeWaltz #MikeWaltzUN #pentagon #PeteHegseth #SecretaryOfDefense #signal
