Reposted by Chris LombardiGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 2hThe funniest thing about this is every Special Forces operator of the last generation — the exact kind of “warfighter” Hegseth purports to idolize — has the world’s most massive beard. That’s entirely the look of today’s supersoldiers. 1922235
Reposted by Chris LombardiJason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 3hGenerational damage being done right now 1017026
Reposted by Chris LombardiStrahan Cadell 🇨🇦🇻🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱 @quincunctial.bsky.social · 4hLuckey claims that the next domain of warfare will not be land, sea, air, or space but beneath the earth’s surface, with military excavators moving through the earth’s crust. Gingrich started the concept of “medbeds.” Musk was supposed to have factory on Mars years ago. 3268
Reposted by Chris Lombardiex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 4hYou want an example of focusing on culture war bullshit instead of warfighting, THIS is it. Hegseth isn't worried about the fact that he's set US policy goals in the Gulf back literal decades, no, he's too busy monitoring soldiers' testosterone levels and reveling in what slurs he gets to use. 333549
Reposted by Chris LombardiSpes Semper™️ @spessemper.bsky.social · 4hWestern civilization as a four-stop MAGA bus tour: Jerusalem. Athens. Rome. Philadelphia. Philadelphia, 1776: “all men are created equal.” Slavery: legal. Women: voteless. That’s the trouble with history: it keeps ruining the merchandise. - Spes Semper #WesternCivilization #Philadelphia1776 #Irony 001
Reposted by Chris LombardiRob Mullens @rjmullens.bsky.social · 4hThey’re going to try and rename it the United Christian States of America soon aren’t they, with their white christofascist military crusading abroad and patrolling the streets at home 132
Reposted by Chris LombardiNot Really A Cat @youpersuade.bsky.social · 4hMore than one student of western civilization has been banned from lecturing at West Point due to their awareness of the danger this administration poses. 061
Reposted by Chris LombardiEric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 4hThese are the pillars of White Christian Nationalism. This is the white Christian myth they’ve been perpetuating in the hallowed halls of “conservative” institutions like Hillsdale College. 0216
Reposted by Chris LombardiDolorosa Santos @dolorosasantos.bsky.social · 4hHow about THE CONSTITUTION? That's what would impress me, a military filled with soldiers ready willing and able to DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION FROM ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. You know, a Military which would throw a fascist prick like Hegseth into Gitmo. 0202
Reposted by Chris LombardiChristy B @bchristyb.bsky.social · 4hUmmm.. I don’t mean to be an alarmist here but this is the sitting SecDef calling for people who understand the “faith of Jerusalem” in the United States of America military. Christo-fascists are always the scariest fascists. 0659
Reposted by Chris LombardiThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 4hImagine Lloyd Austin saying this. You can't. 2263
Reposted by Chris LombardiCurt Milam @curtismilam.bsky.social · 4hwhat could go wrong... also, immediately after the midterm elections congress needs to impeach Hegseth...it's a matter of national security 071
Reposted by Chris LombardiKaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 4hMen keep saying they would intervene if they witnessed or knew something awful was happening to women. Yet Gisele Pelicot’s case proves that untrue. Cornell 7 proves that untrue. A rape chat with 60 million views says otherwise. 1237
Reposted by Chris LombardiJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 10hAnd this morning the 11th Circuit has moved up oral argument in the case arguing for release of Vol. 2 of Jack Smith’s report to Nov 3. What’s in the water in Atlanta? 19606143
Reposted by Chris LombardiAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4hHegseth: "Enter a new core of cadets. To meet this critical need we are partnering with a new crop of premier higher ed institutions, including LSU, Liberty University, Tuskegee University, Mississippi State University, and Hillsdale College." 18839670
Reposted by Chris LombardiGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 5hWe don’t spend enough time talking about just how WEIRD all these people are. This is just an incredibly weird and insecure thing to say. Imagine any other SecDef ever being this weird and insecure?! 2473646783
Reposted by Chris LombardiVeronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁 🇸🇪 🇵🇷 @vero1986.bsky.social · 4hTrumps regime are Nationalist. Inherently creates an "us versus them" mentality, which can lead to prejudice, discrimination, and hostility against minorities. They demand absolute loyalty, treating criticism of the government as unpatriotic or treasonous. benjaminsledge.medium.com/christian-na...benjaminsledge.medium.comChristian Nationalism Is On the Rise and a Growing CancerA look into the word “evangelical” and their identity politics 222
Reposted by Chris LombardiThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5hHegseth: "The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top." 8710019
Reposted by Chris LombardiAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 10hi dont think people deluded themselves really…they were told by republicans that “mass deportation” was criminals and the media didnt fact check and democrats moved right on the issue there was no alternative offered to mass deportation, no one even argued against it 30847158
Reposted by Chris Lombardigwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 4hreally don't love that nobody considers "tranny" a slur anymore 1431428
Reposted by Chris LombardiAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5hHegseth: "Project Meridian will be co-led by three of our nation's best minds: Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich" 8171297279
Reposted by Chris LombardiMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 5h"Since September 2025, the campaign has carried out 70 known strikes, killing more than 230 people in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, but it has become overshadowed by President Trump’s war in Iran."nytimes.comJudge Questions Secrecy Around Trump Administration’s Memo on Boat Strikes (Gift Article)The judge also ordered the Justice Department to privately show the court the contested document, which blesses the disputed killings at sea. 17525
Reposted by Chris LombardiSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 5hTo recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states 1975464
Reposted by Chris LombardiAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5hHegseth criticizes generals who "clung to the woke department" and says "they no longer work here" 203467117
Reposted by Chris LombardiAnonymous Bureaucrat @charlesdeguava.bsky.social · 5hGoing to keep banging my drum that two of the Trump era‘s biggest problems, abuses of immigration enforcement and abuses of the executive power, are tied together, and constriction of the latter is a potential selling point/added bonus, to getting the former 001
Reposted by Chris LombardiYohan @yohangee.bsky.social · 5hNotice that he doesn't get to the part where he actually discriminates by passing over deserving African Americans & women for promotions. 091
Reposted by Chris LombardiOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 9hthis would genuinely hit much better if he hadn't chosen to throw trans kids under the bus 815727
Reposted by Chris LombardiTeddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 5hDozens of federal immigration employees stayed in sensitive positions despite security concerns, inspector general reportsgovexec.comDozens of federal immigration employees stayed in sensitive positions despite security concerns, inspector general reportsHomeland Security Department officials pushed back on the report, contending that “[i]t is simply incorrect to suggest that these employees occupied national security positions for years without appro... 083
Reposted by Chris LombardiTristan Lee @tristanl.ee · 7hBill Gates is in more than 100 photos from the Epstein files see them all here epstein.photos/search/peopl...epstein.photosPhotos of Bill Gates · Epstein NetworkPhotos of Bill Gates — 101 images on Epstein Network. 02510
Reposted by Chris LombardiICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 7h(2/3) Deportation flights to Venezuela occurred 2x per week from Aug. to Dec. 2025. Between Jan. and Jun. 2026, flights occurred 3x per week, and since Sep. 16, 2026, flights have occurred 2x per week on Wednesdays. 0127
Reposted by Chris LombardiEric Garment @ericgarment.bsky.social · 7hhere's a look at the state of the phillies bullpen heading into today's game 101
Reposted by Chris Lombardipaulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 8hAt NOON PST TODAY Pete Hegseth is addressing the military and will outline an aggressive reform agenda, including doubling down on cuts to general and flag officer positions. WATCH live C-SPAN Event Page PBS News Hour YouTube Stream @andertoon.bsky.social 152
Reposted by Chris Lombardijmanley61.bsky.social @jmanley61.bsky.social · 7hHe's gonna do it again, January 2027. They're gearing up for it by adding 5000 new ice agents with little to no traning by Dec. Hegseth purging military of anyone who would push back and say no to illegal orders. New members of congress won't be seated In january and his rogue army will lead the way 001
Reposted by Chris LombardiGabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 7hDOJ's complaint about at least seven fed. judges in Minnesota for talking to the NYTimes about the Trump administration's mismanagement of immigration enforcement complains of these ten truthful statements on the ground that some immigration cases are pending appeal. www.justice.gov/sites/defaul... 617366
Reposted by Chris Lombardiellenahzulu.bsky.social @ellenahzulu.bsky.social · 11hbsky.app/profile/elle... 011
Reposted by Chris Lombardisirosenbaum.bsky.social @sirosenbaum.bsky.social · 13hthinking about Shakespeare's sonnets about immortality and realizing how weird it is that the AI cult believes in the idea of preserving human consciousnesses while actively destroying the only technology we currently have to do that: Art 4455120
Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 12hThe opposite of surprising www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comRight-Wing Groups Are Making Money Off John FettermanAfter losing his Democratic fundraisers, the Pennsylvania senator found a new firm with MAGA-world ties. 032
Reposted by Chris LombardiWesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026“We changed the conduct of an entire army,” Zarbiv has claimed, referring to bottom-up efforts by reservists and contractors to ensure that demolitions were central to the tactics of every IDF division and brigade that rotated through Gaza in 2024-25: 43815
Reposted by Chris LombardiWesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 18hAnd here is a thread linking to articles that describe how, within the IDF, to-the-foundations earthmover demolitions became the norm in Gaza. It wasn’t because of orders from IDF high command, really—it was a highly successful bottom-up revolution by the extremist reservists who had the earthmovers 16517
Reposted by Chris LombardiSteveFromSC @bigsteven.bsky.social · 13hThe timing couldn’t have been better. Axios releases a piece just glazing him as Vance’s VP pick; just as he actively lights himself on fire and becomes a meme. 021
Reposted by Chris LombardiAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026Today I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt. 638214883543
Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 21htwitter.com/jemelehill/s...twitter.comJemele Hill (@jemelehill) on XTrump weakened Title IX protections when he was in office the first time. Biden sought to reverse them. Courts overruled him and Trump’s Title IX changes were then reinstated. 000
Reposted by Chris LombardiSteve @bsky.vitriol.net · 29/09/2026I don't usually root for Philadelphia teams, but I hope the Phillies beat the Atlanta Hawks. 021