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5. Dismissing somebody because they refuse to break the law doesnt sound like a lawful firing

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 08:16 AM

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Profiles in courage. Irish_Dem 14 hrs ago #1

Indeed BlueWaveNeverEnd 7 hrs ago #20

Purging the military during dangerous times is so fucking stupid. Swede 14 hrs ago #3

Lets just make sure real historians write the history MadameButterfly 6 hrs ago #22

General is fine with bombing Iran, tho. intheflow 14 hrs ago #4

So it begins orangecrush 13 hrs ago #6

Um...'it' started a while ago. nt GenThePerservering 11 hrs ago #17

I'm referring to military officers standing up to Trump orangecrush 7 hrs ago #19

Stalin purged his army of its most competent officers..... lastlib 13 hrs ago #7

Competency means nothing to Trump and his unquestioning henchmen. hadEnuf 13 hrs ago #9

He loves the uneducated and incompetent radical noodle 12 hrs ago #14

Uh Oh. Sounds like someone else just got fired. JohnnyRingo 13 hrs ago #8

General Randy George AverageOldGuy 12 hrs ago #11

Oh, but it gets better AverageOldGuy 12 hrs ago #10

Wow... lonely bird 12 hrs ago #12

I envision some lawsuits. Historic NY 12 hrs ago #13

Can't wait for Hegseth to get his just desserts. Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #15

By desserts you mean Ft. Leavenworth. Crowman2009 12 hrs ago #16

The female Commandants of the Navy and Coast Guard were shitcanned. usonian 11 hrs ago #18

This needs to be covered more senseandsensibility 7 hrs ago #21