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(DIR) Post #AyZNFn7GhZfq9nmi5g by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:04:15Z
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#GiftArticleThis can’t be good#Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals
The #Pentagon has summoned #US #military officials from around the #world for a gathering in Virginia. Even top generals & their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.#Trump #war?https://wapo.st/4nidndf
(DIR) Post #AyZNVhFAItr2Zp3wI4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:07:08Z
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#Defense Secy #PeteHegseth has ordered hundreds of the #US #military’s generals & admirals to gather on short notice — & without a stated reason — at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next week, sowing confusion & alarm after the #Trump admin’s firing of numerous senior leaders this year.The highly unusual directive was sent to virtually all of the military’s top commanders #worldwide, according to more than a dozen people familiar with the matter.#MilitaryState #MartialLaw #war
(DIR) Post #AyZNf7qalGnLh144hs by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:08:50Z
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The directive was issued earlier this week, as a #government #shutdown looms, & months after Hegseth’s team at the #Pentagon announced plans to undertake a sweeping #consolidation of top #military commands.In a statement Thursday, Pentagon spox Sean Parnell affirmed that #Hegseth “will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week,” but he offered no additional details.#Trump #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #war
(DIR) Post #AyZNrkn7nIGZx0SrVg by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:11:05Z
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…There are about 800 generals & admirals spread across the #UnitedStates & dozens of other countries and time zones. #Hegseth’s order, people familiar with the matter said, applies to all senior officers with the rank of brigadier general or above, or their Navy equivalent, serving in command positions & their top enlisted advisers. Typically, these officers each oversee hundreds or thousands of rank-&-file troops.#Trump #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #war
(DIR) Post #AyZO124MvKiO8zxFia by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:12:47Z
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Top commanders in conflict zones & senior #military leaders stationed throughout #Europe, the #MiddleEast & the #AsiaPacific region are among those expected to attend #Hegseth’s meeting, said people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to publicly discuss the issue. The order does not apply to top military officers who hold staff positions.#Trump #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #war
(DIR) Post #AyZO9EUqbVjx0EFZWC by jt_rebelo@ciberlandia.pt
2025-09-25T16:14:13Z
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@Nonilex martial law, mass arrests, trying to have all the brass in one place for an easy enemy attack (see russian generals' meetings) or just drunken orders to "return-to-office"?
(DIR) Post #AyZODhdcCOLGXdTz8q by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:15:05Z
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“All general officers in command in grade O-7 through O-10 & their general officer senior enlisted advisers are directed to attend within operational constraints,” the order states, acc/to one person who saw a copy. O-7 through O-10 refers to the #military’s classification for all generals & admirals.#Trump #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #war
(DIR) Post #AyZOIlQhWqaLkVr6bg by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:15:58Z
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None of the people who spoke with WaPo could recall a #defense secretary ever ordering so many of the #military’s generals & admirals to assemble like this. Several said it raised #security concerns.“People are very concerned. They have no idea what it means,” one person said.#Trump #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #war
(DIR) Post #AyZOaHO5xlmbmuzMJs by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:19:10Z
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Others expressed frustration that even many commanders stationed overseas will be required to attend #Hegseth’s impromptu summit, with some questioning the wisdom in doing so. “It will make the commands just diminished if something pops up,” a #defense official said.The Defense Dept possesses highly secure videoconferencing technology that enables #military officials, regardless of theirlocation, to discuss sensitive matters with the #WhiteHouse, the #Pentagon or both.#Trump #MilitaryState
(DIR) Post #AyZOgQUf1KPzlbzTwu by hakona@im.alstadheim.no
2025-09-25T16:20:06Z
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@Nonilex Ominous. Reminds me of a dramatic retelling I heard of Saddam doing this to his party-colleagues as he grabbed power. Some were escorted outside. Gunshots were heard. No more dissent.
(DIR) Post #AyZOiYNSgB5knVdb3Q by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:20:39Z
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Another person said ordering hundreds of #military leaders to appear in the same location is “not how this is done.”“You don’t call GOFOs leading their people & the global force into an auditorium outside DC & not tell them why/what the topic or agenda is,” this person added, using an abbreviation for general officer or flag officer.#Trump #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #war
(DIR) Post #AyZOtYAFoNl9K2hg9Y by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:22:39Z
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“Are we taking every general & flag officer out of the Pacific right now?” one #US official said. “All of it is weird.”
The orders come as #Hegseth has unilaterally directed massive recent changes at the #Pentagon — including directing that the number of general officers be reduced by 20%, firing senior leaders without cause & a high-profile order to rebrand the #Defense Department as the Department of #War.#Trump #MilitaryState #MartialLaw
(DIR) Post #AyZP65ZHRYSSOfO8XI by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-25T16:24:55Z
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Top admin officials also have been preparing a new national #defense strategy that is expected to make *#homeland defense* the nation’s top concern, after several years of #China being identified as the top #NationalSecurity risk to the #UnitedStates. Some officials familiar with the order to travel said they thought that may come up.#Trump #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #war
(DIR) Post #AyZPEOl7yWwGEXtN0C by BlueWaver22@genomic.social
2025-09-25T16:26:23Z
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@Nonilex the order to travel?pls advise
(DIR) Post #AyZPnEBhGu21a9vZey by FinchHaven@sfba.social
2025-09-25T16:32:28Z
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@Nonilex Calling it now: A mandatory, #Trump #LoyaltyOath signed by all#Hegseth needs to know who is on his side, and who is not
(DIR) Post #AyZPnO9EEw00TOqkCW by TomDB@mastodon-belgium.be
2025-09-25T16:32:32Z
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@Nonilex That’s what you get when you put incompetent tv ankers at the helm.
(DIR) Post #AyZQMDlqoUjWQOWZe4 by lednaBM@stranger.social
2025-09-25T16:37:57Z
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@Nonilex Probably going to announce a coup.... 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤔
(DIR) Post #AyZQau7c9MqdpPhnuK by petealexharris@mastodon.scot
2025-09-25T16:41:30Z
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@Nonilex Now would be a great time for all US armed forces to refresh their memory about what to do when issued illegal orders.I don't know what the illegal orders are going to be, but they are incoming very shortly.
(DIR) Post #AyZRK7uniIgbdfHAEC by cassandracorvid@mstdn.social
2025-09-25T16:49:49Z
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@Nonilex sorry to tell him, that I'm pretty sure his peenie is still teenie weenie.
(DIR) Post #AyZSGgvNhvcx0wTOk4 by numb3r5ev3n@retro.pizza
2025-09-25T17:00:21Z
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@Nonilex I'm sure he'll leak it on the signal chat.
(DIR) Post #AyZSmdfbLL52BfKGg4 by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2025-09-25T17:06:09Z
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@Nonilex Pete Hegseth and whomever told him to do this are insane, or intentionally putting the US military at risk. "Not how this is done" is a bit of an understatement.
(DIR) Post #AyZUKrrFCRHnzQeo76 by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2025-09-25T17:23:35Z
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@Nonilex A big fire in that auditorium full of the USA's top admirals and generals and what happens to the US military? No sentient being assembles staff in this manner unless they are preparing to go to Mr. Thunder. Or to fire half of them for no reason.
(DIR) Post #AyZVREjh9SzGdYj8Mq by lawyersgunsnmoney@mstdn.social
2025-09-25T17:35:53Z
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@Nonilex This looks to me like standard operating procedure for a corporation doing a shitcanning. Nobody in the military at that level would be familiar. Hedgehog did essentially the same with the top Jags in each branch earlier this year. Took out people who would apply judgment and replaced with loyalists. Top down will be either you’re with Dump or you’re out. Then the military will be under the regime’s complete control. Fascist MF’rs
(DIR) Post #AyZW2AvwFhSVYg4FNo by steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co
2025-09-25T17:42:34Z
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@Nonilex A war on Democrats? They're burning the Constitution in a fire pit? They want the military taking over American cities? To hell with every military official at this meeting.
(DIR) Post #AyZa5enY4XF0rq3i1A by VATVSLPR@c.im
2025-09-25T16:48:01Z
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@Nonilex It seems like he's creating a wonderful target for an enemy who wants to launch a decapitation strike against our military.
(DIR) Post #AyZbXdo9RnfRrIFT16 by hosford42@techhub.social
2025-09-25T18:44:16Z
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@Nonilex Even if this doesn't spell bad news from within -- consolidation of power -- it's still a blatantly bad idea. Top brass in one location. One bomb from an enemy and it's done.
(DIR) Post #AyaKH4xVk9cN526SAK by DaveRussell@stranger.social
2025-09-26T03:05:33Z
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@Nonilex I have a few theories, but everyone else is probably thinking the same things. My biggest fear is that the administration knows the jig is almost up and Secretary Heineken is making Trump's first move in the takeover. That's more frightening because Trump's brain is basically applesauce at this point, meaning someone who isn't criminally insane might have their eyes on the prize.
(DIR) Post #Ayblab8NEUbmIBfxh2 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-26T19:46:20Z
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New details emerge on #Hegseth’s unusual mass gathering of top brass
The defense secretary is expected to lecture about the “warrior ethos” for less than an hour, according to multiple people familiar with the event. But top generals are bracing for possible firings or demotions.#Trump #US #military #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #war https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/26/hegseth-generals-meeting-warrior-speech/
(DIR) Post #AyblyQKV3SupjVi09Y by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-26T19:50:39Z
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#Defense Secy #PeteHegseth ordered hundreds of generals to travel on short notice from around the world to hear him make a short speech on #military standards & the “warrior ethos”….
Hegseth’s orders, which were sent earlier this week to senior generals & admirals worldwide, require anyone in a command position with the rank of one-star general or rear admiral & above, as well as their senior enlisted leaders, to be at Marine Corps University at Quantico, VA, on Tuesday.#Trump #US
(DIR) Post #Aybm3VhQW9QFpprG7c by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-26T19:51:35Z
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Exceptions will be granted on a rare basis with approval from top #military officials, the people familiar with the matter said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive planning.
“It’s meant to be an eyeball-to-eyeball kind of conversation,” one person familiar with ongoing discussions said. “He wants to see the generals.”#Trump #US #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #war
(DIR) Post #AybmBubln7SzPADb8a by MsMissy@mastodon.world
2025-09-26T19:53:04Z
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@Nonilex Sounds like a pretty stupid dick-wagging exercise.
(DIR) Post #AybmwST2EhI3joKNCS by rich@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-09-26T20:01:28Z
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@Nonilex - because advertising this and gathering at one place isn't any kind of security risk. D'oh!
(DIR) Post #AybnQm3VyHwJB4qXQm by Bodling@deacon.social
2025-09-26T20:06:56Z
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@Nonilex I wonder what it costs to fly 800 admirals and generals to northern Virginia on short notice from pretty much all over the world, sit them down to listen to a short speech, and then fly them back where they came from?
(DIR) Post #AybnryjIxR9wIvMie0 by SpiritualAnnie@chattrbx.com
2025-09-26T20:11:53Z
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@Nonilex Oh, so this is a power thing. Hegseth demands, they have to show up. If they're worried about a Reduction in Force, all the better. However, there's the fact it leaked and has now been published, putting them all at risk at the same place. It's also f*cking expensive to have everyone fly in, some from overseas. And there seems to be no exception, so even those carrying out active missions have to be there. All in all, I think it's a really stupid move.
(DIR) Post #AyfTzV7Ti5wUKsp0HQ by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-28T14:47:59Z
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Can anyone say HVT?#Trump to attend gathering of top #generals, upending last-minute plans
Hundreds of top #military #officers & staff have been summoned to Virginia on short notice for a *speech* by #PeteHegseth. Trump decided this weekend to attend the meeting, adding new #security concerns.#MilitaryState https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/28/trump-hegseth-speech-generals-quantico-security/
(DIR) Post #AyfUBwU9n5CKgUMVAe by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-28T14:50:13Z
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#Trump has decided he’s going to the last-minute global gathering of the nation’s top #generals in Quantico, Virginia, that #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth ordered last week.
Trump’s appearance not only upstages Hegseth’s plans, but adds new #security concerns to the massive & nearly unprecedented #military event.
“We have confirmation from the White House that POTUS is now attending the speech on Tuesday,” a planning document sent Saturday & viewed by The Washington Post states.#MilitaryState
(DIR) Post #AyfUNM3j34jjBXROGe by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-28T14:52:19Z
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…The addition of the president at Quantico will now put the #SecretService in charge of securing the event. Hundreds of the military’s top commanding #generals & #admirals, ranked one-star & above, along with their senior enlisted leaders were ordered to attend by #Hegseth last week. The orders provided no reason for the event & initially raised concern among attendees & #military officials that he was gathering the group to inform them of mass firings or demotions.#MilitaryState
(DIR) Post #AyfUXKpcT2FgH2bMie by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-28T14:54:07Z
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…It is estimated that the cost of flying, lodging & transporting all of the #military leaders — some of whom will be traveling from the Middle East, Europe & the Indo-Pacific — will be in the millions of dollars. The event has also raised #security concerns about having all the top leadership in one place, particularly given that Tuesday is the end of the fiscal year, & if there is a #government #shutdown it could leave key personnel stranded from their units.#idiocracy
(DIR) Post #AyfUzZSRgH81kEE5CK by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-28T14:59:12Z
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#Hegseth has committed to reducing the general officer corps by 20% & has fired without cause roughly two dozen senior officers—a disproportionate number of them female general or flag officers—since he was sworn in.Hegseth is seriously considering reducing the rank of top commanding generals at several posts from 4 to 3 stars, & proposing a significant consolidation of combatant commands, which are major regional headquarters focused on areas such as Africa, the Middle East & the Indo-Pacific…
(DIR) Post #AyfVBjxMTNs7mSUQ4G by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-28T15:01:25Z
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All of those moves come as the administration’s new National #Defense Strategy is expected to significantly shift attention & resources away from preparing for a conflict with China to sharply focus on homeland defense & #military use at home.
On Saturday, #Trump in a Truth Social post ordered the #Pentagon to scramble #troops to “War ravaged” #Portland, Oregon, authorizing them to use “Full Force” to protect #ICE sites that have drawn sporadic protestors.#MilitaryState #law #PosseComitatusAct
(DIR) Post #AyfVKySJvyVbM7NDjk by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-28T15:03:06Z
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The order was not clear as to whether #Trump intended to send #troops under federal control or activate troops under state control, but any deployment to #Portland could be challenged in court. #Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) said she doesn’t believe Trump has the authority to deploy federal troops on state soil & is working with the attorney general on a potential response.#MilitaryState #law #PosseComitatusAct
(DIR) Post #AyfVUZvI08DgAGVFzs by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-09-28T15:04:50Z
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#Trump’s deployment order also comes just days after he signed an #ExecutiveOrder directing the nation’s #LawEnforcement & #military capabilities to be used against “domestic terrorism & organized political violence,” an edict that gives the administration sweeping powers to investigate & prosecute a broad array of political opponents.#MilitaryState #law #PosseComitatusAct #RevengePolitics #resist
(DIR) Post #AyfViIT1hMGG52pCam by Yoshi@toot.community
2025-09-28T15:07:16Z
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@Nonilex Of course there will be mass firings if not outright executions.
(DIR) Post #AyfW0ApKqKSbb5mfC4 by Yoshi@toot.community
2025-09-28T15:10:31Z
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@Nonilex MAGAmoron will show up in his new Beloved Commandant Holy Highness Supreme Warrior uniform gifted to him by kim jung fat-un.
(DIR) Post #AyfY8DzLAm2HcwQkvg by reardon15@mastodon.world
2025-09-28T15:34:22Z
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@Nonilex waste of taxpayers money
(DIR) Post #AyfZgwk7NoAiEMQmIK by bruce@darkmoon.social
2025-09-28T15:51:50Z
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@Nonilex If there is one thing that every aspiring dictator needs above all else is a military that is loyal to them personally. Firing or demoting the top brass is not a great way to inspire loyalty. At best, it can instill fear. Maybe Trump thinks that's good enough.
(DIR) Post #AyfewfAazCGy8K84C8 by SpiritualAnnie@chattrbx.com
2025-09-28T16:50:44Z
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@Nonilex You just KNOW he's gonna hijack that meeting. And it'll make Hegseth look like a powerless *sshole when he does. Can't wait for the details to leak. 😂