Summary

Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a Fox News presenter with minimal managerial experience, as defense secretary has stunned the Pentagon.

Hegseth has been a vocal critic of the military, calling for a purge of generals and questioning the appointment of Gen. Charles Brown as chair of the joint chiefs of staff.

Hegseth’s nomination is seen as a boost for the far right in Israel, as he has shown support for territorial expansion and suggested the construction of a new temple on the Temple Mount.

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    9 days ago

    I’m not seeing much benefit for them. If their goal is to destabilize the US, we’re doing the job ourselves far better than they ever could. And if their goal is to conquer territory? The US is pretty isolated and it would be difficult to maintain control unless it was Mexico or Canada invading. Oh, other than Alaska, Russia could attempt to annex it. Trump might even just hand it over if they ask!

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      9 days ago

      100% agree, also, I think we’ve come across each other before. Love the tag and pic. Metroid is my favorite series.

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        9 days ago

        Sadly, Dread was not for me. Too much twitch reaction and pattern memorization required to progress, not enough exploration. Hoping I’ll like Prime 4 better!

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          Haven’t played all the way through personally, but I enjoyed it. There was a skill gap for me though via the same twitch reactions 😂.

          We’ll just pretend the other m didn’t happen. But yes been looking forward to MP4 for SOOOOO long. Honestly gonna miss the Wii controls, thought they worked really well for Metroid.

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            9 days ago

            other m didn’t happen

            That was literally the quote by my username in the Nintendo subreddit.