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Media industry
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Pete Hegseth Demands Patriotic Coverage. That's Not How a Free Press Works

Pete Hegseth demands media frame Iran conflict to emphasize American dominance and Iranian desperation rather than regional escalation, prioritizing narrative control over factual accuracy.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Pete Hegseth Pressed on Fellow Fox News Alum' Tucker Carlson's Unhinged Unconditional Surrender' Rape Theory

Unconditional surrender means foreign troops get to rape your wife and daughter if they want. And everyone knows that. It would require weapons of mass destruction. It would require, presumably, nuclear weapons. And let's not lie to ourselves, we're moving toward that.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

Hegseth Comes for the Lawyers

Defense Secretary Hegseth fired top military lawyers and proposed restructuring the military's legal system to prioritize operational effectiveness over legal oversight constraints.
Left-wing politics
fromThe Atlantic
5 days ago

The Pentagon Cut Its Civilian Safeguards Before the Iran War

The Trump administration has dramatically reduced military personnel focused on civilian protection, cutting staff by 90 percent and dismantling infrastructure designed to minimize civilian casualties in military operations.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

A very dangerous person': alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war

Pete Hegseth, Trump's Secretary of Defense, has transformed the Pentagon into a staging ground for ideological warfare, combining Christian nationalism with aggressive military posturing and controversial rhetoric about Iran operations.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Pete Hegseth's Troubled Soul

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Pentagon briefings reveal overconfidence and lack of acknowledgment of potential complications in the conflict with Iran, demonstrating unsuitability for his position.
US politics
fromEsquire
1 week ago

What's Wrong With Pete Hegseth?

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced limited combat operations in Iran with aggressive rhetoric emphasizing sustained military pressure and escalation.
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Hegseth: 'We didn't start this war but under President Trump we're finishing it'

We didn't start this war but under President Trump we're finishing it. This is not a so-called regime change war, but the regime sure did change, and the world is better off for it. He said the U.S. goal in Iran was to destroy the missile threats, destroy the navy, no nukes.
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Higher education
fromFortune
1 week ago

Pentagon chief blocks officers from Ivy League schools and other top universities, including partners on AI and space | Fortune

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth eliminated military officer professional education programs at Ivy League and elite universities, replacing them with alternative institutions aligned with his strategic vision.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

JUST IN: Hegseth Reportedly Ousted Admiral Who Expressed Concerns About Legality of Boat Bombings

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asked Admiral Alvin Holsey to retire after Holsey raised legal concerns about lethal boat bombings targeting suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

Former Top Pentagon Lawyer Says Hegseth's Finger-Pointing After Boat Survivor Killings Won't Work: I Don't See It Playing Out Well'

Pete Hegseth ordered that no one on an alleged drug boat survive; two survivors were later killed by a follow-up Navy strike.
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US politics
fromABC7 Los Angeles
6 months ago

President Trump will seek 'Department of War' rebrand for Pentagon

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order allowing the Department of Defense to use the secondary title 'Department of War' while seeking congressional approval.
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