@NewsDesk

"Three of our five military branches — the #Army, #Navy and #MarineCorps — have no Senate-confirmed service chief in place.

Instead, these jobs — and dozens of others across the force — are being performed by acting officials without the full range of #legal authorities necessary to make the decisions that will sustain the United States’ #military edge."

Mastodon thread: https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/111019079040785375

#TommyTuberville #USMilitary
#Politics #USPol
#GOP #Obstruction
#Alabama #USA #News

"Tonight, Secretary of the #Navy Del Toro, who was born in Cuba, said on CNN: “I would have never imagined that…one of our own senators would actually be aiding and abetting #communist and other #autocratic regimes around the world.

This is having a real negative impact and will continue to have a real negative impact on our combat readiness. That’s what the #American people truly need to understand.”"
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-5-2023

#TommyTuberville #USPol
#GOP #Obstruction
#USA #News

"Tuberville has suggested he is going to further escalate this confrontation by launching baseless political attacks against these men and women.

We believe that the vast majority of senators and of Americans across the political spectrum recognize the stakes of this moment and the dangers of politicizing our #military leaders.

It is time to lift this dangerous hold and confirm our senior military leaders."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/04/army-navy-air-force-secretaries-tuberville-military-hold/

#TommyTuberville #USPol
#GOP #Obstruction
#USA #News

"The impact of this hold does not stop at these officers or their family members.

With the promotions of our most senior leaders on hold, there is a domino effect upending the lives of our more junior officers, too.

Looking over the horizon, the prolonged uncertainty and political battles over these military nominations will have a corrosive effect on the force."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/04/army-navy-air-force-secretaries-tuberville-military-hold/

#TommyTuberville #USMilitary
#Politics #USPol
#GOP #Obstruction
#Alabama #USA #News

"We know officers who have incurred significant unforeseen expenses and are facing genuine financial stress because they have had to relocate their families or unexpectedly maintain two residences....

All because of the actions of a single senator.

Any claim that holding up the promotions of top officers does not directly damage the military is wrong — plain and simple."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/04/army-navy-air-force-secretaries-tuberville-military-hold/

#TommyTuberville #USMilitary
#Politics #USPol
#GOP #Obstruction
#Alabama #USA #News

"Three of our five military branches — the #Army, #Navy and #MarineCorps — have no Senate-confirmed service chief in place.

Instead, these jobs — and dozens of others across the force — are being performed by acting officials without the full range of #legal authorities necessary to make the decisions that will sustain the United States’ #military edge."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/04/army-navy-air-force-secretaries-tuberville-military-hold/

#TommyTuberville #USMilitary
#Politics #USPol
#GOP #Obstruction
#Alabama #USA #News

"As the civilian leaders of the #Navy, #MarineCorps, #AirForce, #SpaceForce & #Army, we are proud to work alongside exceptional military leaders...

These officers... are the foundation of America’s enduring #military advantage.

Yet this foundation is being actively eroded by the actions of a single US senator, #TommyTuberville (R-Ala.), who is blocking the confirmation of our most senior #military officers."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/04/army-navy-air-force-secretaries-tuberville-military-hold/

#Politics #USPol
#GOP #Obstruction
#Alabama #USA #News

PATRIARCHY THE CLIMATE CHAOS

Are Men Killing the Planet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddyOe7vm5R0&ab_channel=OurChangingClimate

In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I explore how patriarchy destroy the planet and drives climate change. Specifically, I look at how threads of patriarchal masculinities, like petromasculinity and ecomodern masculinity are wielded and pervade responses to the climate crisis. These patriarchal responses to climate change not only obstruct needed action, but they have devastating consequences for gender liberation and environmental health.

#climatechaos #climatecrisis #patriarchy #capitalism #responses #obstruction #consequences #liberation #health

@craignewmark @publicservice @maxstier

Republican Senator Tommy Tubberville’s "holds delay the confirmation of the Pentagon’s top leaders — who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including the chairman.

...the holds create a trickle-down effect that is hurting #military readiness"
https://apnews.com/article/tuberville-military-holds-senate-officers-45c4230a8aee5222bf32b43823e29acc

‼️ "hurting military readiness"‼️ 👀

See thread: https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/110719984261439975

#GOP #Obstruction #Politics
#USA #NationalSecurity
#News #NoPaywall

@craignewmark @publicservice

"For the first time since 1859, there is no Senate-confirmed commandant of the Marine Corps. The recent retirement of the Army’s chief of staff and the departure of the Chief of Naval Operations on Monday has left three of our military services without Senate-confirmed leaders for the first time in the Defense Department’s history."
~@maxstier

#Tubberville #TommyTubberville #Obstruction #GOP #GOPObstruction #USPol #USMilitary #Military
#USA #News

#YuscilTaveras changed his testimony regarding efforts to delete security camera footage at #Trump's #Florida club in July after switching from a lawyer paid for by Trump's Save America PAC to a public defender. He was previously being represented by #WaltNauta's lawyer #StanleyWoodward.

#MarALago #ClassifiedDocuments #Obstruction #Conspiracy #WillfulRetention #JackSmith

https://www.salon.com/2023/08/22/sounds-very-much-like-organized-crime-witness-in-documents-case-recants-false-testimony/

“Immediately after receiving new counsel, Trump Employee 4 retracted his prior false testimony and provided information that implicated Nauta, De Oliveira, and Trump in efforts to delete security camera footage, as set forth in the superseding indictment.”

Truscott predicts it's only a matter of time before some of those indicted by Fani Willis starts singing like canaries.

#Trump #crime #LawandOrder #BigLie #insurrection #obstruction #NationalSecurity

Lucian K. Truscott comments on what it portends that Trump's Mar a Lago "IT guy" Yuscil Taveras has just recanted his testimony to the grand jury in the Mar a Lago case and has admitted he was lying and now will tell the truth.

A filing today from the Special Counsel states,

#Trump #crime #LawandOrder #BigLie #insurrection #obstruction #NationalSecurity
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https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/a-flipper-in-florida

…the #ultraconservative #Republicans said they will oppose a short-term extension of government #funding… if it doesn’t include a House-passed bill that funds restrictive #border policies. The continuing resolution, they said, must also include provisions that “address the unprecedented weaponization of the Justice Department & FBI” & it must “end the Left’s cancerous woke policies in the Pentagon.”
🙄

#DOJ #immigration #GovernmentShutdown #Sabotage #PerformativePolitics #Obstruction #racists

The #FarRight House Freedom Caucus announced Monday that its members will not support a #stopgap #funding bill to keep the government running past the end of next month unless several of its *conservative* policy priorities on #immigration & other issues are attached.

#GovernmentShutdown #Sabotage #PerformativePolitics #Obstruction #morons #racists
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/21/house-freedom-caucus-stopgap-funding/

Footage shows #Chesebro front & center recording Jones as he gives an impromptu speech on the West Lawn of the Capitol grounds urging supporters not to fight police & to make their way to the other side of the Capitol where they have a permit. As #AlexJones & his entourage leave, the West side of the Capitol is breached.

#Jan6 #Law #legal #Criminal #Conspiracy #Fraud #Obstruction #SeditiousConspiracy #Trump

“Regardless of Chesebro’s potential #criminal #liability for being in the restricted areas of Capitol grounds, this #evidence could be cited by #prosecutors as further proof that #Chesebro was not operating as a bona fide #legal advisor but rather was an activist aligned in the cause to overturn the election,” Goodman said. “It undercuts defenses Chesebro might mount that he was functioning only in the role of providing legal advice for clients.”

#Jan6 #Criminal #Conspiracy #Fraud #Obstruction

Videos…show #Chesebro w/Jones in 2 sections of the restricted area around the Capitol cited in a federal #indictment against Owen Shroyer – another host on Infowars – who was w/Jones in those areas at the same time as Chesebro.

…Ryan Goodman, a #law prof at NYU who previously served as the special counsel to the general counsel at the DOD, told CNN that Chesebro’s presence on the Capitol grounds could be cited by prosecutors.

#Jan6 #Criminal #SeditiousConspiracy #Conspiracy #Fraud #Obstruction

#Trump requests April 2026 #trial date

This says a lot about his consciousness of guilt.

“In a court filing Thursday, Trump's attorneys recommended starting the trial in April 2026, more than two years after prosecutors are seeking to get the trial underway.”

#Criminal #law #ElectionInterference #Conspiracy #Obstruction #Fraud #Jan6 #Insurrection #DOJ #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-lawyers-seeks-delay-federal-election-trial-2026-rcna100062

Officials Investigate #Threats Against #Trump #GrandJurors in #Georgia

The #FultonCounty Sheriff’s Office said Thurs that it was investigating online threats against the grand #jurors who voted this week to #indict Trump & 18 others, accusing them of #conspiring to overturn Georgia’s #2020election results.

#JuryTampering #law #criminal #obstruction #DomesticTerrorism
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/us/trump-georgia-grand-jurors.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare