Rhetoric aside, it is chilling that a sitting Senator would take such a step and we should all be concerned about what this could lead to.
Today it’s Tuberville’s hold on nominations for non-military political reasons. Maybe tomorrow it’s the Armed Services committees treating these appointments and promotions like judicial nominations. All of a sudden, you effectively have de-facto political appointments for in-the-ranks military leadership, and U.S. politics is far scarier than it’s ever been.
Sure, I’m committing a slippery slope fallacy here, but given the track record of our political leaders to cause institutional decay with zero-sum game partisan politics, I don’t think it’s a stretch.
I think, given the fact that we are all living in the same era of American politics and that we are all in the comments section of a story about a Republican Senator, that it was obvious Republicans are the perpetrators I’m speaking of. Their behavior with regard to institutional security is obviously abhorrent.
I am a bit bothered by your reply though. And I do mean to operate in good faith here, but I am curious about whether my comment was unclear or were you hoping for “Democrat good” to be my reply?
Let me clarify that I’m not trying to sound like an “enlightened centrist here,” I’m just trying to make the point that playing the finger-pointing game in relation to this story also contributes to the zero-sum-game politics that causes this institutional decay. There are no winners here, only losers.
Sam is so far removing doubt about his ability to adapt to traditional offenses. Hoping he keeps it up. Would love to see a successful Wake alumnus under center in the NFL.
Hard to be surprised about the climate denial when the party appears split on whether being the party of “law and order” requires punishing people for attempted extrajudicial killings.
I wish people were using what the DOD says to counter this BS when they defend the necessity of EO/Sharp/insider threat/antiterrorism trainings.
A unit fails to complete its mission if you’re given an order in your unit to put yourself directly in harm’s way and you have to wonder if its to actually complete the mission, or if you’re being told to do it as an act of vengeance for speaking up about sexual assault, or racism, or some other type of divisive behavior in the unit.
These trainings aren’t about “woke indoctrination” or whatever that means. They’re about preserving unit cohesion. Making sure you can trust the people you’re serving with.
Games with Gold literally gave you ownership of a game. This is a subscription that gives you access to games. That’s more than a semantic difference and is a trend we have to be wary of.
It’s so helpful to see the costs and the raise from donations each month.
Obviously there’s probably a spike associated with people coming from Reddit in traffic and in donations but I think it’s going to be important to keep track of these trends to make sure the team can build a reserve of funds to keep .world’s prospects nice and healthy.
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Sabotage Studio initially projected sales of 250,000 copies of Sea of Stars in the first year. They hit that target within just a week. (lemmy.world)
Source tweet: twitter.com/seaofstarsgame/…/1699175546930766092
US military leaders say Tuberville is aiding US adversaries with hold on military nominations | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
What F1 does in the Summer Break… (www.youtube.com)
[Postgame Thread] #13 Notre Dame defeats Navy 42-3 to kick off the 2023 football season (www.espn.com)
The Scariest Lie at the GOP Debate Wasn’t About Donald Trump (www.thenation.com)
The debate confirmed two things: that climate denial is thriving in the GOP, and that these candidates will do absolutely nothing to save the planet.
[Question Of The Week] What is your "desert island" album? (lemmy.world)
What is the one album you can be trapped on a desert island with for the rest of your life?...
Oof. (i.imgur.com)
'We rip all the woke out': DeSantis vows to remake US military as vets quit his new Florida State Guard (www.alternet.org)
Introducing Xbox Game Pass Core, Coming This September (news.xbox.com)
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The .world blog: June overview (blog.mastodon.world)
I blogged about what happened in June, and the financial overview.
Reddit Refugees on Lemmy, how are you guys liking lemmy so far?
What are some good games for having a "backseat driver?"
Hey everyone! Despite my efforts, my fiancé really doesn’t get into video games much. Mechanical skill limitations frustrate her, and sometimes her attention span for games isn’t high when she could read a book or watch a show, I want to try a new tactic to see if it works: games where she can be a “backseat driver.”...
Cloud saves
Is there a way to get cloud saves for non steam deck games? What are people’s set ups?
[MEGATHREAD] What did you buy in the Steam Summer Sale? (lemmy.world)
ULPT Whenever buying something online, try using the coupon code "military". Many sites have a military discount and don't require any proof of military service.
Some sites offer up to 30% off.