Nonilex<p>It is the second policy change the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AirForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirForce</span></a> has taken in recent weeks to crack down on transgender <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a>. AP reported last week that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAF</span></a> would deny <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> troops early <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retirement</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benefits</span></a> & was moving to revoke requests already approved.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ToxicMasculinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicMasculinity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a></p>
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Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a> legal experts who have been advising <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> troops told AP that the new policy is <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unlawful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unlawful</span></a>, & while they were not aware of the other services releasing similar memos, they fear it could serve as a blueprint across the military. Advocacy groups say the change threatens to weaken trust in the military’s leadership.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ToxicMasculinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicMasculinity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AirForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirForce</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAF</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Yeah, piss off veterans. We know how that went over in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roman</span></a> history...</p><p>US <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AirForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirForce</span></a> to deny retirement pay to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> being separated from the service</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/air-force-transgender-no-early-retirement-e6a4da806f2cc2bdc05f49438cbd26fd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/air-force-t</span><span class="invisible">ransgender-no-early-retirement-e6a4da806f2cc2bdc05f49438cbd26fd</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoKings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoEmperors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoEmperors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndOfTheRepublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndOfTheRepublic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HistoryRepeatsItself" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryRepeatsItself</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The move means that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> will now be faced with the choice of either taking a *lump-sum* [meager] separation payment offered to JUNIOR troops [regardless of their actual status] or be removed from the service.</p><p>An <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AirForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirForce</span></a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAF</span></a>]spox told AP that “although service members with 15 to 18 years of HONORABLE service were permitted to apply for an exception to policy, none of the exceptions to policy were approved.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>F⁕⚠︎ You! Muther f⁕⚠︎ers…</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AirForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirForce</span></a> to deny <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retirement</span></a> pay to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> being separated from the service</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAF</span></a> said Thurs it would DENY all transgender <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>service</span></a> members who have served between 15 & 18 YEARS the option to retire early & would instead separate them without retirement <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benefits</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>service</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/betrayal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>betrayal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MaleSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaleSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/heterosexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heterosexism</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/air-force-transgender-no-early-retirement-e6a4da806f2cc2bdc05f49438cbd26fd?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-07-Breaking+News" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/air-force-t</span><span class="invisible">ransgender-no-early-retirement-e6a4da806f2cc2bdc05f49438cbd26fd?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-07-Breaking+News</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2193735/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2193735/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Hawaii military families worry about increasing potential for war | Local <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/oahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oahu</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> president also has sought to block federal spending on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a>-affirming <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> care for those under age 19—instead promoting talk therapy only to treat young <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> people. In addition, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> has allowed him to kick transgender <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> out of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a>, even as court battles continue. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> also signed another <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> to define the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sexes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sexes</span></a> as only male & female.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BodilyAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BodilyAutonomy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>, w/5 days of missile strikes, has done considerable damage to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> & believes it can now deal a permanent blow to Tehran’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> program—particularly if it gets a little more help from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>.</p><p>But deepening American involvement, perhaps by providing the Israelis with bunker-busting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bombs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bombs</span></a> to penetrate Iranian nuclear sites built deep underground or offering other direct <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USmilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USmilitary</span></a> support, comes w/ enormous political risk for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>. [& actual risk for US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a>.]</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2164929/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2164929/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> White House slams ‘utter failure’ of anti-Trump protests as America celebrates Army’s historic milestone <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AnniversaryParade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnniversaryParade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GavinNewsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GavinNewsom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MarjorieTaylorGreene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarjorieTaylorGreene</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StevenCheung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StevenCheung</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheWhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheWhiteHouse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.Army <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UtterFailure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UtterFailure</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> initiatives were designed to complement—not replace—meritocracy. They aim to ensure that all <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> are evaluated fairly & have equal access to opportunities, thereby strengthening the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> as a whole.<br>
“So I ask again: Why should young <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackAmericans</span></a> serve under a govt & military leadership that doesn’t respect their presence, their contributions or their history?</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“But <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> have historically faced significant barriers to advancement, & these barriers still remain. As of 2023, Black individuals constituted 19.5% of enlisted personnel but only 9.2% of officers. Black officers are particularly underrepresented at the highest levels; only 6.5% of generals are Black. These discrepancies suggest systemic challenges that disproportionately affect promotion outcomes based on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“Of course, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> & his supporters argue that their opposition to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> stems from a commitment to fairness & meritocracy. They assert that their aim is to benefit all <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a>, including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> personnel, by eliminating what they perceive as divisive policies.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“More disturbingly, the admin & its ideological allies are erasing the accomplishments of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> from the nation’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> narrative. Units such as the 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarlemHellfighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarlemHellfighters</span></a>; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TuskegeeAirmen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TuskegeeAirmen</span></a>; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MontfordPointMarines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MontfordPointMarines</span></a>; & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BuffaloSoldiers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuffaloSoldiers</span></a> are no longer central to the story the military tells about itself.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“Under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a>, the environment for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> is deteriorating. To my eyes, the campaign against ‘wokeism’ is not about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> readiness or discipline. It’s a thinly veiled attack on diversity, equity & inclusion — values that reflect both the reality of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> people & the strength of a united fighting force.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“Through it all, I remained proud of my service & the progress we were making.</p><p>“Under Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton & George W. Bush, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> weren’t always treated fairly—but we were not treated as enemies of the institution. Today, it appears that’s no longer the case.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Since returning to office, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has moved quickly to assert control over American <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cultural</span></a> institutions, taking over the John F. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a> for the Performing Arts & declaring war on Ivy League <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a>.</p><p>A push to purge references to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> led to a page on Jackie Robinson’s life & military career temporarily vanishing from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> website. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArlingtonNationalCemetery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArlingtonNationalCemetery</span></a> web pages highlighting the graves of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/female" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>female</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> disappeared.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Secy [drunk rapist] <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> has issued internal instructions to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> to start kicking out transgender troops who do not elect to leave on their own by June 6, acc/to a memo obtained by Reuters.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a>'s memo illustrates how <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s admin intends to swiftly act to remove thousands of transgender <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/servicemembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>servicemembers</span></a> after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a>’ ruling on Tues cleared the way for a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> to take effect.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-military-start-kicking-out-transgender-troops-next-month-memo-says-2025-05-08/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/us-milita</span><span class="invisible">ry-start-kicking-out-transgender-troops-next-month-memo-says-2025-05-08/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Sec <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> ordered a reduction in the number of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/generals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>generals</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/admirals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>admirals</span></a> per a memo published Mon.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> wants a minimum of 20% cut to the number of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FourStar</span></a> positions across the military's active component & the same for general officers in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGuard</span></a> to cut "redundant force structure to optimize & streamline leadership.”</p><p>[BS, they want honorable career <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> out & ignorant malleable kids in]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpPurge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpPurge</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/05/06/hegseth-cuts-four-star-generals-admirals" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/05/06/hegseth-c</span><span class="invisible">uts-four-star-generals-admirals</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VeteransDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeteransDay</span></a> was originally called Armistice Day in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> to mark the end of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WWI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWI</span></a>. After <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWII</span></a> & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KoreanWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KoreanWar</span></a>, it was renamed, & its scope was expanded to honor all US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a>. Memorial Day, which falls on the last Monday in May, specifically honors those who gave their lives for the country.</p><p>[but we know what <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> thinks about military <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> & veterans: “suckers & losers”]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IdiotInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IdiotInChief</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxQH1eUKBazgJAqYoHpOVCuU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/politics/archi</span><span class="invisible">ve/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxQH1eUKBazgJAqYoHpOVCuU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TalbottVTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TalbottVTrump</span></a> — the case regarding US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> — update:</p><p>DC US District Court Judge Ana C Reyes during today’s hearing told <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> she that she wouldn’t be "gaslit" by them when they claimed that their ban on transgender people in the military isn't actually a "ban." </p><p>She pointed to a post by Secy of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> in which he literally called it a ban.</p><p>"You're saying one thing in public. You're saying a different thing in court," Reyes said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
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