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The Pentagon influencer scandal keeps getting bigger. More partisan online personalities. More government jobs. More taxpayer money. Who hired them, what are they being paid to do, and are military officers violating the UCMJ? This deserves answers.

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How about the Hatch Act? I learned about the Hatch Act when I was a 22-year-old Americorps volunteer getting a few hundred dollars a month in stipend and found out that I wasn't supposed to publicly express a political opinion while wearing my Americorps t-shirt.

Only thing that surprises me is that it's actual people and not bots. Clearly way too many checked accounts, who would pay to validate only to post regime propaganda other than the regime? They are fun to block on sight though.

Sailors food is rationed and they have no hygienic supplies. So where is all the money the Pentagon is getting going to? Is it going to salaries of these influencers with no military background or training? /2

In the meantime Navy sailors are getting treated like trash. They are left months long on ships with no port of calls. Not only that, those on ships in the ME have restricted supplies. No care packages from families are being delivered. Very few supplies from the Navy supply ships. /1

They call themselves the law and order party. Yeah, just like they called themselves the family values party, the back the blue party, the support the troops party, the Christian party, the fiscally conservative party. All of it, lies. They are the corrupt party.

1. GoFundMe- raise $$ 2. Hire PIs, mercenaries 3. Arrest ALL responsible for what’s happening- everyone, everywhere, all at once 4. Lock them up 5. Hold trials 6. Punishment for breaking laws; insider trading, murder, theft, treason…? Otherwise, STFU!

Lucrative military contracts are given to corporations that pay very little if any federal taxes without oversight of fulfilling those contracts . A complete & accurate audit is the only way this department should get any additional funding.

The unusual question is whether the administration is creating a government-funded influencer ecosystem in which people simultaneously have government roles and substantial independent-looking platforms, without clearly disclosing those relationships to their audiences.

Trump's DOJ and Pentagon have an army of trolls for attacking political enemies? That's not what our taxpayer dollars are supposed to be used for.

"The Ministry of Truth is the totalitarian government department responsible for propaganda, media control, entertainment, and the systematic falsification of historical records. It serves as a literal factory where objective facts are manufactured into lies to match the Party's shifting narratives"

The "legacy professional officers" deserve better, basically they have been put out to "pasture" because their intelligence is no longer needed. Can't imagine a 3- or 4-star general trying to digest this. It is pure insanity.

Sure hope you get the answers to the important military questions! Personally, I am sick and tired of the Admirals and Generals NOT STANDING BY OUR TROOPS! 200+ days and NO relief was against the RULES AND POLICIES! Did the Admirals & Generals fight for relief of our sailors!? NO, THE FAMILIES DID!!

Pentagon records show both have active official govt email addresses, assigned to office of Anthony Tata, undersecretary of defense for personnel & readiness The email addresses include “.civ” suffix, meaning they are labeled as CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, rather than as military personnel or contractors

Neither Pentagon nor those involved have disclosed the govt roles despite the Trump admin’s claims they are running the most transparent Defense Department ever Those involved include Rob Maness, retired Air Force colonel, Kurt Schlichter, retired Army colonel, people familiar with the matter said

One of these paid influencers for the Pentagon is Kurt Schlicter Kurt Schlicter told a Disabled Veteran - to off himself Here he is He did not take Kurt Schlicter's advice bsky.app/profile/jaso...

Jay Kirell@jasonkirell.bsky.social

Kurt Schlicter once told a disabled veteran to off himself. I know because I was that veteran.

Mr Blue Suit, Brown Shoes, Pete Hegseth, couldn't get elected as dogcatcher of a small town, much less President of The United States 😂

LLM summaries show boring predictable and complementarily pro Trump messages. Maness pushes that Trump has the right strategic direction, but the American military and national-security bureaucracy need big reform.” He publicly called for removing Pentagon personnel he regarded as “disloyal.”

Schlichter’s schtick is that the American political system is engaged in an existential struggle between Trump/MAGA and a Dem/progressive establishment trying to permanently change the country. He doesn’t try to persuade Democratic voters but to energize GOP.

Cynical Publius pushes the idea that the U.S. military needs to return to its core mission of lethality, warfighting competence and national defense rather than ideological or bureaucratic priorities.

Foreign Policy Here Are 5 Wars Trump Started or Expanded in 2025 The U.S. military is fighting or preparing to fight in more countries than it was when the self-proclaimed "peace president" took office. Matthew Petti | 12.26.2025 1:00 PM

I think they are scouring every ounce effectiveness from the military, giving China as much of the Pacific as they please, Russia as much as Europe as they can take, doing the dirty work of their favorite plugs in SA/LA, and building a massive force in "the homeland" in its place. For reasons.

If this was the Biden administration, Jake Tapper would be talking about it 24-7. Still waiting for his scathing book on #DementiaDon and is rapid decline, BTW.

The Pentagon has failed the past 8 consecutive audits. That's a huuuuuge scandal in itself. $895B 2026 Pentagon budget in fiscal year 2026 — the largest military budget in history, both in nominal and inflation-adjusted terms. Just where is all that $ going?

They are vets Vets are mostly conservative Vets are more likely to get government jobs and advocate for conservative programs Of course they will use their positions to push for programs and conservative actions For some reason military vets become conservative and more vocal than regular people.

remember the outrage when influencers were paid to inform people about covid jabs.. apparently it was totally bad to pay people to spread information..

Heard on MSNBC today that an investigative reporter has found that Hegseth has formed a kind of troll force . . that's being paid BY the Pentagon . . to go on social media to spread propaganda & lies. Don't know all the details, but it sounds like what they would do. They will stop at nothing.

USMJ or Hatch Act violations? Silly boy. Codes of Conduct, Rules, Laws only apply to Democrats or during Democratic administrations. Media only covers "Dems in Disarray," "Dems Divided," or liberal person said something to disagree with. Media never covers GOP Grift & Graft or GOP Executive Madness.

Back the f*ck up! Pete is talking about running for PRESIDENT? Of the United States? Of America? WTF! That twat couldn't manage his way through an open door much less run an ENTIRE COUNTRY! We already KNOW he can't do anything without his wife holding his hand.

At this point I don't even think it's worth questioning them. We already know they're going to lie. What's the point, it's only a waste of time. We already know they're using taxpayers money to do whatever the fuck Trump wants. That's the end of it.

I usually skip Republican talking heads, but good video. Here is a hint, keep your follower/following numbers about even. Otherwise you look like you do not give a shit about anyone in the community.

You expect the mainstream media to actually ask these questions? They have all failed us during the authoritarian takeover and I don’t expect that will change anytime in the near future.

Air Force Major Watson is arrested on multiple charges, hauled to prison. A severely desperate sailor tries to escape life due to onboard sadism faces the same. A psychopath, illegitimate "president" has the Pentagon spewing lies on x for him. Impeach Remove Arrest www.stripes.com/branches/air...

stripes.comAir Force major faces spate of charges after calling for Trump’s impeachmentAn Air Force officer has been charged with multiple violations of military law after publicly calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

It is like the old Soviet Union, everyone in govt is involved with the grift, awarding contracts, etc. Run out of ammunitions, uninspected meats, vegetables, food nobody can afford.

The difference is he's active duty and serves at the pleasure of the president. Trashing the CIC is seen as unbecoming an officer. I agree with him. He did it at the wrong time. Retire or resign his commission. Don't do it on AD. 1A doesn't apply to AD while in uniform. Especially officers.

wapo.st/4x0p3pf Gift article WP EXCLUSIVE Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles Conservative veterans with large social media followings have been hired by the Defense Department and are amplifying Pete Hegseth’s... Today at 5:05 p.m. EDT By Dan Lamothe and Tara Copp

wapo.stPentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian rolesConservative veterans with large social media followings have been hired by the Defense Department and are amplifying Pete Hegseth’s culture-war fights.

American men and women,take my advice from a 20yr usaf veteran, do not under any circumstances, enlist , join, swear an oath or reenlist while these incompetent war criminals are in office, they only care about clicks , money, they are cosplaying and if you die , meh

They just spend our money with abandon. Nearly every single thing they are spending my tax money on I completely disagree with. It pisses me off to no end. We are all paying taxes to fund fascism, and the demolition of our own😡 country.

🤬🤬🤬They will stop at nothing to break every norm in order to remain in power. Instead of taking care of our vulnerable children, they are wasting our tax dollars on nonsense like this. 🤬🤬🤬

I had to stop and take a puke break when I heard Kinzinger state that Kegsbreath is considering running for POTUS. So far as political speech and the retired military officers, this 2016 article does a great job in explaining it. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/law-...

lawfaremedia.orgThe Law of Retired Military Officers and Political Endorsements: A PrimerAmong the many novel features of the 2016 presidential election campaign is the increasingly visible participation of former military officers in the political process.

"Who hired them, what are they being paid to do, and are military officers violating the UCMJ?" Are you referring to the retired officers who reportedly are now (civilian) special government employees? If so, does the UCMJ apply? Tbc, the apparent situation here is 💩; just wondering about the UCMJ.

if they had contempt before trump I don't know what to tell them its why I prefer americans americans are not judgemental, its the truth foreigners come here and they say in this country americans try conversation with them europeans don't, I've heard countless storys they say europeans are negative

be angry all the time I am not personally bothered by that other nations opinions of us don't bother me our nation was meant to be independent of the rest of the world so were used to doing things on our own 🥰 its not the country its the americans they think were too postive about life in general

It's not like anyone's going to do anything about it. The president fucks kids and his entire administration is unqualified, but we just let it happen. Apparently we have guns and laws just for show in this country.

I left the Democratic Party 40 years ago because they were moving too far to the right for me. I would vote for you for president. Hope you are thinking of running.

We’re in a dictatorship. Trump administration has violated over 16,000 court orders. Unitary Executive means they wield violence without legal restraints. They hoard money appropriated by Congress. Capitalism is dead. Bring down this corrupt regime. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!