Oh man. The headlines! The quotes!

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Hegseth Uses Extraordinary Meeting to Fat-Shame Generals (Mother Jones)

Hegseth "ordered" a return to the "highest male standard"

(Gee, I know they don't count many women among the generals and admirals in the military, but I think they comprise almost 10%. Does he really think there are none?!)

”It’s completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals”

“I don’t want my son serving alongside troops who are out of shape or in combat units with females who can’t meet the same combat arms physical standards as men,”

(Is he unilaterally discharging all the women!?? That would be 15 or 20% of all those serving!)

“We are overhauling an inspector general process that has been weaponized, putting complainers and poor performers in the driver’s seat,” he said. “We are doing the same with the equal opportunity policies. No more frivolous complaints, no more anonymous complaints.”

(WTF?? Just like that? Unilaterally? In violation of law?)

Mother Jones concludes with:

Together, the dualing speeches appeared to confirm suspicions leading up to Tuesday’s meeting that the country’s top military commanders were being forced from their posts around the world in order to attend what essentially boiled down to a MAGA pep rally—absent the cheering crowds.

Hegseth rails against 'woke,' lays out standards in speech to top generals, admirals
The president echoed Hegseth's sentiments in a long-winded speech. (ABC)

"no more division, distraction or gender delusions"

"No more beardos," he said. "The era of unacceptable appearance is over."

He said he is also "overhauling" the DOD's Inspector General's Office that is investigating him for creating a culture of "walking on eggshells" that he said "has been weaponized, putting complainers, ideologues and poor performers in the driver's seat."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rails against 'fat generals' and calls for physical fitness standards (NBC)

'If I Don't Like Somebody, I'll Fire Them': Trump Warns Military Officials Before Quantico Visit (India's Times Now World)

I can't take any more.

On Edit 11:50 PST:
In addition to declaring his intent to violate the IG Act of 1978 and other statutes that protect individuals who wish to report waste, fraud, and abuse without revealing their identity, they declared their intent to commit war crimes and violate posse comitatus. These more serious headlines and quotes here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220686640#post10