#jointchiefs — Public Fediverse posts
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Bravo to Senator Lieu.
Hats Off to Senator Lieu.You WILL disobey illegal orders.
You WILL be prosecuted.
Government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
#uspol #usarmy #usairforce #jointChiefs
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#Trump finally entered the East Room of the White House 45 minutes late to give his first public remarks about the war he’s launched on #Iran. His chief of staff, #SusieWiles & #JointChiefs Chair Gen #DanCaine are there.
Trump said the #US #military “continues to carry out large-scale combat operations in Iran.”
#war #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
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Top #lawyer for #military #JointChiefs told chairman that officers should retire if faced with an #UnlawfulOrder
#law #Trump #Hegseth #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #policing #US #cities #PosseComitatusAct
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/politics/unlawful-order-caine-widmar-retire?cid=ios_app -
“His answer: We have to study it,” Sen Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said of Hegseth’s response. “Well, in my view, they’ve studied it long enough…. Congress ought to be able to see it.”
The closed-door discussion also included Secy of #State #MarcoRubio; #JohnRatcliffe, the #CIA director; & Gen #DanCaine, the chair of the #JointChiefs of Staff. It centered on the 22 known boat strikes in the #Caribbean & eastern #Pacific that the #Trump admin has carried out since early Sept….
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Now we know why #Trump called them suckers & losers, it was if they thought they could serve under his reign without blowback.
#JointChiefs chair Gen #DanCaine & #scapegoat US #Navy Adm #FrankBradley at Hill briefing on boat strike
Bradley & Caine are in the secure area at the Capitol where top lawmakers are gathered for the closed-door #classified morning briefing
#Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Defense #DoD #Carribean #Venezuela #InternationalLaw
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the american military is about to be run by venture capitalists and private equity bros (literally).
the #broligarchy is real.
#SecDef #JointChiefs #StephenFeinberg #DanCaine #Uspol #military #DOD #PeteHegseth #VC #broligarchs #nerdreich #uspol
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Friday Night Massacre in the Military
https://joycevance.substack.com/p/friday-night-massacre-in-the-military"Friday night, the head of the #JointChiefs of Staff (who is black) & the Navy's top admiral (who is female) were fired, along with the most senior Judge Advocates General ( #JAGS) for the #Army, #Navy, & #AirForce...
Is #DonaldTrump trying to turn the military into a #political weapon...
The Founding Fathers created a #military with civilian leadership to minimize the prospect of a takeover by a military strongman."
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During his 2nd admin, #Trump has shown personal animus toward high-ranking #military officers [particularly if they are not white and/or are women], both those on active duty & some who retired years ago.
Trump has suggested that Gen #MarkMilley, his fmr chair of the #JointChiefs who retired in 2023, should be executed for engaging w/his Chinese counterpart during the turmoil surrounding the #Jan6 #insurrection.
#USpol #law #NationalSecurity #MilitaryPreparedness #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy
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Adm. #LisaFranchetti spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, rising to command the destroyer U.S.S. Ross, & later a destroyer squadron, two aircraft carrier strike groups, all naval forces in Korea & the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea.
Admiral Franchetti became the 33rd chief of naval operations on Nov. 2, 2023, making her the first #woman to have a permanent seat as a member of the #JointChiefs.
#USpol #law #Navy #NationalSecurity #MilitaryPreparedness
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/hegseth-navy-lisa-franchetti.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare -
#Trump Floats the Idea of Executing #JointChiefs Chairman #Milley
Trump is #inciting #violence against the nation’s top general. #America’s response is distracted & numb.
Late Friday night, the former president of the #UnitedStates — & a leading candidate to be the next president—insinuated that America’s top general deserves to be put to death.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/trump-milley-execution-incitement-violence/675435/