By John Q. Hosedrinker 
The Supreme Court is currently reviewing cases concerning the power of the President to remove officials from independent agencies. These cases involve disputes over firings from the Library of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Reserve. One case revolves around a former Library of Congress official who claimed she was part of the legislative branch, making her firing unlawful. The court has allowed some removals to proceed while others remain in question as the court continues to deliberate.
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Hegseth Makes Fun of War Crimes With Twisted AI Children’s Book Meme | Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared a sick post of a children’s book character as a war criminal. The whole situation is just… well, it’s pretty appalling. It’s almost too easy to make fun of someone who appears to be making light of war crimes, especially when you consider the context. The meme involved taking a children’s book character and twisting it into a caricature of a war criminal. It’s the kind of thing that seems to be a trend, this AI image fetish the GOP has, as it’s been put.
And let’s be real, the lack of surprise is really what stands out. There’s no sense of shock, no remorse. It’s as if this kind of behavior is expected. Someone being accused of acting in ways that might amount to war crimes isn’t even a big deal. The whole thing points to a fundamental problem, and it’s not even a new problem. This guy prancing around like some action hero, clearly relishing the role of Secretary of “War,” is just… gross. And there’s a certain feeling that there was some enjoyment, some erotic satisfaction in the whole thing, in issuing orders that might have horrific consequences.
It’s a complete mess, isn’t it? The media, according to these comments, is either bought or complicit, and not pushing back against this type of thing at all. It just seems like the dumbing down of society, and the fact that people like this can just get away with it and be in positions of power. The idea of a US cabinet official posting “memes” like this is a problem unto itself. It’s almost like they think they’re above the law, above oversight, and even if they aren’t, they’re sure acting like it.
I mean, the whole thing reeks of arrogance. Imagine being an alcoholic and promising to stop drinking if you get a job. It’s like a joke, but it’s not. And then there’s the irony, the complete and utter lack of awareness of the gravity of the situation. Attacking those who remind people of the rules while being accused of committing war crimes… it’s a parody.
“Slaughtering a bunch of civilians is thought to be a war crime” – Yeah, no kidding! It’s not just “thought to be,” it *is* a war crime. And for a former Fox News host to be accused of ordering soldiers to deliberately commit war crimes… it’s just mind-boggling. It’s the kind of thing that makes you long for the peace of oblivion.
And the fact that Trump will most likely throw him under the bus to protect himself… It’s all just so predictable. It’s a poisonous stew of incompetence, arrogance, and cruelty. This country feels deeply rotten sometimes, and it’s because this kind of behavior is just allowed. You have a Defense Secretary who is apparently leaking sensitive information in group chats, with his wife sitting in on briefings, who then posts something like this.
This is a complete lack of surprise. This is an indictment of the GOP. Any future Trump pardons won’t protect him from the Hague. And of course, MAGA loves and relishes this kind of scumbaggery. There’s something about the whole thing, this whole scenario, that screams “incompetence,” but “war crime” also fits the bill, doesn’t it? Both you worthless motherfucker. You can’t really be a narco terrorist if you’re just the drug mule, can you? Terrorist implies you’re doing it to terrorize, but drug mules are just low level workers transporting product for pay. That’s not a terrorist. Undermining the gravity of the charge is the defense of the guilty.