Beardos and Fatsos

No mention of the drunkos or pedos

Which do you think was more insulting to America’s top generals and admirals? Traveling to Quantico (some, from halfway around the world) to be lectured by a Reserve Major or lectured by Captain Bonespurs?

Defense Secretary, oh, I’m sorry…Secretary of War Pete Hegesth summoned America’s top military officers to Quantico for a last-minute pep rally that turned into just another stupid Trump rally.

One defense official said the event was “more like a press conference than briefing the generals.” He also said it “could have been an email.” An email would have saved millions of taxpayers’ dollars. Hegseth could have simply called out “fat generals” in an email instead of flying hundreds of them in from all over the world.

A lot of defense experts believe it was stupid to gather the nation’s top military officers in one room at the same time, then broadcast it live. “It‘s a waste of time for a lot of people who emphatically had better things they could and should be doing,” said a former senior defense official. He also said, “It’s also an inexcusable strategic risk to concentrate so many leaders in the operational chain of command in the same publicly known time and place, to convey an inane message of little merit.”

Trump treated the event like it was one of his usual hate rallies. Trump even asked them to applaud, since they were professional and not a gathering of his usual cultists screaming three-syllable chants. Naturally, with a Trump speech, it was extremely partisan and full of lies.

Hegseth pushed new fitness standards that could force women out of combat roles. He also pushed for a policy banning beards on officers and an end to DEI standards. Trump said the military could practice combat in American cities on American citizens.

On that note, I’m posting this here for your enjoyment. That guy was being chased by wankers on Wacker. It was reminiscent of all the Border Patrol cops chasing the sandwich tosser.

Another defense official described the event, saying, “Not quite a loyalty test, but … on the spectrum of loyalty to ideology” and “Total waste of money.”

Within the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill, people voiced worries about Hegseth’s remark that rules of engagement designed to protect civilians were “stupid” and Trump’s suggestion that the Pentagon would form quick reaction forces to quell upheaval in American cities.

Rep. Pat Ryan, a New York Democrat who is an Army veteran who served in Iraq, posted on X, “Deploying U.S. troops against U.S. citizens in American cities isn’t just unprecedented and unconstitutional — it’s UNAMERICAN.

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, a Pennsylvania Democrat, called for Hegseth to resign after the meeting, saying he “embodies dangerous views that undermine our military’s efficacy, lethality and readiness.”

Sen. Mazie Hirono, a Democrat from Hawaii, called the resources used for the meeting “totally unjustified” and an exercise in chest thumping. “This comes at the expense of real national security.

Hirono said, “But obviously they don’t give a rip.”

If Trump actually gave a rip, he would have fired Pete after the Signal chat controversy.

Fun with Fuckers: Check out this reply to yesterday’s cartoon on Twitter/X.

I got another hilarious comment today, but I’m awaiting approval to publish it. Cross your fingers.

Creative note: I started with a different subject and landed on an idea I actually like better than this cartoon, but after I heard Hegseth say “no beardos,” I had to do something on it.

It’s the end of the month which means I have to check my mail for checks from my clients so I can bill them tonight or tomorrow. So instead of taking the bus, I walked downtown to the post office because I’ve been feeling kinda chunky over the past month. I started the cartoon at home but finished it in a coffee shop downtown.

I took a shower first, and my Roomba came into the bathroom twice. I think my Roomba is a pervert. Like what you see, Roomba? You freak.

I wrote the blog at J. Brians while watching the Cubs’ first game in this season’s playoffs, and drinking a Guinness.

Speaking of Guinness, is anyone else watching House of Guinness? The funniest part so far is when one of the Irish fighting for independence, and preparing for a street fight, tells his men not to hurt the horses because all horses are Catholic.

Music note: I listened to Bush, which has nothing to do with Roomba’s activities today.

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