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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is currently in the crosshairs of some members of the military and Congress after details of a September strike on alleged drug boats went wide. With President Donald Trump’s backing, SecWar Pete Hegseth appears shifty yet defiant on the orders to take out the boats, raising more questions than providing concrete answers.
At the root of the discussion is a September 2 operation near Venezuela involving alleged drug trafficking boats that was struck once, with some surviving the hit. It was reported by the Washington Post that a “kill them all” order came from Hegseth, which some consider a violation of international convention.
In a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday (December 2), Hegseth spoke with confidence that the strikes will continue under his orders, but curiously wouldn’t pin the aforementioned order to his vest. In fact, Hegseth said he wasn’t present for the second strike that killed the survivors, adding that he entrusted Admiral Mitch Bradley’s leadership on the matter in a social media post on Monday (December 1).
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Admiral Mitch Bradley is an American hero, a true professional, and has my 100% support. I stand by him and the combat decisions he has made — on the September 2 mission and all others since.
America is fortunate to have such men protecting us. When this @DeptofWar says we have the back of our warriors — we mean it.
During the Cabinet meeting, Hegseth clarified his position.
“I watched that first strike live. As you can imagine, at the Department of War, we got a lot of things to do, so I didn’t stick around for the hour and two hours, whatever, where all the sensitive site exploitation digitally occurs. So I moved on to my next meeting,” Hegseth said to reporters as reported by The Hill.
Hegseth claims Bradley made the kill order to take out the survivors, despite it going against the very laws in a manual first administered by the Department of Defense (now War).
Republican Party Senator Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Democratic Party Senator Jack Reed issued a joint statment last weekend stating that they will investigate the order.
According to reports, 11 people were killed in the September 2 strikes, according to the Trump administration, an operation that was widely shared on the president’s social media accounts as a show of might.
While it appears that SecWar Pete Hegseth is attempting to move beyond the controversy and forge ahead, former military members such as Sen. Mark Kelly, who has drawn the ire of Trump and other GOP members for telling military members to deny illegal orders.
Further, many see Hegseth’s words as an attempt to pin the strike on Bradley to avoid international war crime charges. Adding to this, Admiral Alvin Hosley, who is Black, announced that he was retiring in October amid tensions with Hegseth over the drug boat strike operation and will leave his post at the end of 2025.
On social media, some are looking at the maneuvers of the Department of War and Hegseth in particular. We’ve got some of those reactions below.
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It seems Pop Smoke might have had some legal issues if his life wasn’t taken from him suddenly. The New York Police Department has confirmed they were investigating him prior to his death.
As per Complex, Pop Smoke was on the radar of police prior to his untimely passing. In a new interview, former NYPD Chief John Chell recently made an appearance on The John Rondi Show. The retired law enforcement official discussed a variety of topics regarding the city’s crime during his tenure and some famous cases he oversaw. He went on to add that he and his team had been investigating the G-Stone Crips, a gang they believe Pop Smoke had affiliation with.
“He’s the up-and-coming star, if you will, and we were into that gang, and he was part of it, but we didn’t have much on Pop,” he said. “What Pop did, he stole a Rolls-Royce I think from LA [Los Angeles] to Canarsie [Brooklyn], and we tried to leverage that.” Chell went on to lay out how they used the alleged grand theft auto to their advantage. “We made an arrest, and we tried to leverage that,” Chell said, explaining that police frequently use these types of tactics to get high-profile individuals to cooperate. “You might be running with the gang guys, and they’re your friends,” Chell said. “But you got a lot more to lose. You got millions, you’re a rising star.”
On Jan. 17, 2020 Pop Smoke was arrested at John F. Kennedy Airport for allegedly stealing a Rolls-Royce Wraith. The owner said he loaned the rapper the car for a video shoot with the understanding that it would be returned the next day. Authorities would later find the automobile in question at his mother’s house in Brooklyn. According to the New York Post, police tried to get him to talk on the Crip gang, but he refused to cooperate. You can see John Chell talk about Pop Smoke below.
Bikergirl, a social media influencer who gained thousands of followers who kept up with her exploits online, has died in a horrific crash. According to still developing reports, Bikergirl took to the road last week but collided with another vehicle and lost control of her bike.
As reported by the Daily Mail, Bikergirl, real name Karen Sofía Quiroz Ramírez, shared with her fans that she would be without her glasses as she set off to film another clip. Although we couldn’t quite locate the post in reference, she reportedly wrote, “‘I hope I don’t crash because I’m driving without my glasses” before setting out on the road.
Ramirez was riding in the town of Floridablanca on November 26, which rests north of Bogota, and attempted to pass between two vehicles. In doing so, Ramirez lost control of the motorcycle and was hit by another oncoming vehicle. Paramedics attempted to revive her at the scene of the crash, but Ramirez would pass from her injuries.
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Transport official Jahir Andrés Castellanos Prada said: ‘The most likely hypothesis for the accident is that the motorcyclist was travelling between two vehicles.
‘But this situation will be subject to an investigation. The Prosecutor’s Office will proceed to clearly and precisely determine the cause of this fatal traffic accident.
‘[We will] carry out the corresponding investigations, conduct the respective interviews with witnesses analyze the CCTV footage and determine if there was any type of responsibility on the part of the other drivers involved.’
Ramirez was 25.
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Roy Rochlin / Pete Hegseth
DEI Hire Pete Hegseth could be in some serious trouble after a bombshell Washington Post report alleges he may have committed “war crimes.”
According to the Washington Post, the “Secretary of War” went overboard when he issued a “kill everybody” order when taking out a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean Sea near Trinidad.
The order was the first of many instances of the military being ordered to kill suspected drug traffickers who are allegedly smuggling fentanyl into the country via boat.
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Hegseth vehemently denied the report, taking a page out of his Orange Lord’s book and dismissing the reporting as “fake news” in one of his ridiculously long posts on X (formerly Twitter).
“As usual, the fake news is delivering more fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland,” Hegseth wrote.
Hegseth went on to blame the previous administration for being soft on the recently labeled “narco-terrorists,” while promising that under his leadership, they will continue to kill them.
“The Trump administration has sealed the border and gone on offense against narco-terrorists. Biden coddled terrorists; we kill them,” he continued.
“We have only just begun to kill narco-terrorists.”
A Breakdown of The Alleged War Crimes
On Sept. 2, Hegseth allegedly gave the order to Special Operations forces to kill all 11 people on board the suspected drug trafficking boat.
After one successful missile strike, a SEAL Team 6 commander ordered a second strike, killing the two remaining survivors who were hanging on the side of the boat.
A source with knowledge of the operation told The Washington Post, “The order was to kill everybody.”
The attack kick-started airstrikes in international waters that have already killed 83 people and destroyed 21 vessels.
The Reactions To Hegseth’s Order “Kill Them All” Order
Many have come out and called what’s going on straight up “murder” and “war crimes.”
“A Secretary of Defense told operators to “kill everybody” even after the first missile strike, even after survivors were clinging to wreckage in the water. I’ve commanded missions where every order carried life-and-death consequences. I know what lawful command looks like, and this isn’t it. Killing unarmed survivors in the open ocean is a violation of the laws of war and every value we swore to uphold. And every veteran who ever carried that oath in their chest knows it,” said Phil Ehr, who is running for Florida’s 28th Congressional District and is a retired US Navy Mustang.
Hegseth might have a congressional hearing to look forward to in the near future because of his actions.
Top Republican senator, Roger Wicker, has joined US Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, in calling for “vigorous oversight to determine the facts.”
Hegseth’s response claiming they are on a mission to “stop lethal drugs” isn’t looking so good right now after Trump wrote on Truth Social he was going to give convicted drug trafficker, Juan Orlando Hernandez, a full pardon.
“I will be granting a Full and Complete Pardon to Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez who has been, according to many people that I greatly respect, treated very harshly and unfairly,” Trump said.
Orlando infamously said that he wanted to “shove the drugs up the noses of the gringos,” and was allegedly the head of “state-sponsored drug trafficking.”
He is currently serving a 45-year sentence in a Brooklyn prison.
Secretary of Partying might be in some serious trouble.
You can see more reactions below.
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To many in the culture, TDE breakout artist Doechii has become one of the more polarizing figures in the music game for a bevy of reasons and conspiracy theories. Regardless of how some may feel about her, we’re willing to bet they wouldn’t turn down a lap dance from the Grammy award-winning artist.
During a recent performance at Tyler, The Creator-hosted Camp Flog Gnaw Festival, the “Anxiety” singer gave the crowd quite the impromptu moment to remember when she invited The Bear actress, Ayo Edebiri, onto the stage and surprisingly made her a part of the show while giving social media something to chirp about. Sitting the actress down on a school desk that many of us are familiar with, Doechii seductively crawled atop the table before straddling the chair and bouncing her booty off the desk while Edebiri held onto her legs to ensure she kept her balance through the performance.
It was hot, man.
While we’re sure Doechii haters will have something negative to say about the surprising performance or even attribute this to some kind of “Satanic” ritual amongst the Hollywood elites, we have no issues with D and Ayo giving fans something to remember, as we’re sure the people in attendance will not be forgetting this moment anytime soon. We know we won’t.
Check out Doechii give Ayo Edebiri a warm welcome to the Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival below, and let us know your thoughts about the moment in the comments section.
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The latest episode of Real Time With Bill Maher became a viral sensation, due to a heated exchange between Maher and rapper Killer Mike concerning Haiti and American foreign policy, where Killer Mike’s points seemed to overwhelm the HBO host.
The discussion occurred as part of a larger conversation involving the failures of the American educational system and presidential administrations interfering in the affairs of foreign governments such as Libya. The Run The Jewels member referenced leaked emails from former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton about U.S. involvement in Libya, which alleges that it was due to French interests.
“When the emails came out, the emails said essentially we were doing it for the French,” Killer Mike said. “Like, how long do the French get to f-cking live off Haiti, Libya, West Africa?” He continued to talk about how the nation, like Libya, fell prey to dictatorship. When Maher brought up Libya’s former leader, Muammar Gaddafi, being a dictator despite offering other benefits to the people, Killer Mike challenged that along with fellow panelist, ABC News analyst Donna Brazile.
Maher, whose views align with libertarian principles, disagreed. “The people who have been repressing the people in Haiti for a very long time are not French,” he said, eliciting a “Sh-ting me?” response from Killer Mike. “They’re Haitians that are put into place,” the four-time Grammy Award winner responded. “Let’s not act like we don’t put dictators into place.”Killer Mike continued that there should be reparations made to Haiti. “So we took Libya. What have we done to help their country become democratic and get back in a better state?” he queried. “What have we done to help Haiti do it? Haiti is the reason we got Louisiana and west of that. America really owes Haiti.” He also brought up the 1825 compensation the Caribbean nation paid out to France after gaining its independence in 1804, which amounted to $21 billion today.
Maher would brush that aside, claiming, “you’ve gotta move forward.” “I’m not saying I don’t wanna move forward, I’m just saying put something in my pocket before you sock it,” Killer Mike replied, reiterating his point. “Let me have something for my move forward. We do it for other nations.”
Getty Images / Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez / Donald Trump
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is just like everyone else, wondering what in the world is up with Donald Trump’s mental state.
AOC blasted the current occupant in the White House after he continually lied and called for six Democrats, Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Pennsylvania Reps. Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan, New Hampshire Rep. Maggie Goodlander, and Colorado Rep. Jason Crow are facing the death penalty and are being accused of being traitors on Truth Social after they dropped a video reminding them not to follow illegal or unconstitutional orders.
“To be honest, the president’s remarks are, I think, indicate a level of instability, ” AOC said while speaking with reporters.
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She continued, “It’s not just shocking, it’s not just offensive, it’s bizarre, it is erratic, it’s volatile. And I think it indicates a mental state that we should all be questioning right now, whether that’s emotional, mental, what have you.”
“It is not normal to make these accusations, it is not normal to invoke these kinds of threats of violence. And it’s also not normal to also dramatically misquote, as Karoline Leavitt was doing, what these members of Congress said.”
“They made a very clear message to U.S. service members, which is that you do not have to obey an illegal order.”
“And I think that’s an important message to reiterate, because this administration seems to be increasingly trying to go down that path.”
Where is the lie?
Donald Trump Is Surrounded By Loyalists Who Don’t Question Him
Unlike his first term, when there were people bold enough to tell Trump no, this time around, he’s surrounded by loyal sycophants willing to do his bidding and enact ridiculous things that come to mind.
For example, to prove his undying loyalty, our current DEI hire of a Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is hinting at looking into investigating those who participated in the video.
Hegseth is currently focusing on Mark Kelly, after the highly decorated veteran shared a photo of medals, accusing Kelly of showing his medals out of order, and that he will get an “uniform inspection” when he’s recalled to active duty.
Apparently, Hegseth doesn’t understand how cameras work.
We can’t wait to see this latest nonsense from Trump and his administration epically backfire.
You can see more reactions in the gallery below.
Pool / Erika Kirk / JD Vance
Erika Kirk and Turning Point USA are all in on a JD Vance presidency.
Speaking with Megyn Kelly, Charlie Kirk’s widow was asked by the conservative podcaster about backing a JD Vance presidential ticket, and her answer shouldn’t really come as a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention.
Kirk told Kelly, “It’s in the works. This was a thing my husband was very direct about. One of the last few conversations we had was how intentional he was for supporting JD in 2028.”
Turning Point USA is a conservative student advocacy group that was instrumental in helping Trump win the 2024 election by bolstering the youth turnout. The organization’s founder was assassinated while at a “Prove Me Wrong” campus event in Utah in September.
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During the interview, at Kelly’s Glendale, Arizona, tour stop, the current CEO of Turning Point USA confirmed her unwavering support for the Vances. Both the Vice President and his wife accompanied the body of Charlie Kirk aboard Air Force II, with Vance even helping with carrying the casket across the tarmac in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Is There Something Weird Going On Between Erika Kirk & JD Vance?
Speaking on the support she has received from Vance since her husband’s death, Kirk said it “has been a blessing” and that the VP and his wife, Usha, have shown her “genuine love.”
All of this is interesting because Kirk and Vance’s relationship has been put under a microscope following what social media deemed as a very awkward embrace between the “two friends” with Kirk touching the back of the married VP’s head while at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi honoring Charlie Kirk back in October.
When introducing Vance to the crowd, Kirk said, “No one will ever replace my husband, no, but I do see some similarities between my husband and JD,” which had folks on social media saying, “What?”
Kelly asked Kirk about that exact moment, and she downplayed it as an embrace between them out of mutual respect while explaining the head touching.
“They just played the emotional video. I’m walking over, he’s walking over. I’m starting to cry,” Kirk told Kelly.
“And I say, ‘God bless you,’ and I touch the back of his head. Anyone who I have hugged, that I have touched the back of your head when I hug you, I always say, ‘God bless you.’”
“That’s just me,” Kirk continued.
“If you want to take that out of context, go right ahead. Again, that to me shows that you need a hug.”
Interesting.
Does Donald Trump Approve of Erika Kirk Supporting JD Vance for President?
Then there’s also the small matter of the talk of Trump running for a third term, which is unconstitutional, but according to Steve Bannon, it’s something he and his team are actively working on, and Trump has been teasing that he will run again with the release of “Trump 2028.
Despite being a loyal lapdog, Trump hasn’t even thought about giving Vance his blessing to replace and keep the MAGA movement going.
Welp.
Then, some have noticed that Vance’s wife, Usha, whom he wished was Christian, was spotted no longer wearing her wedding ring, only adding more fuel to Vance/Kirk rumors.
We are very intrigued to see how this entire situation plays out.
You can see more reactions below.
Icon Sportswire / Marjorie Taylor Greene / Donald Trump
Marjorie Taylor Greene was one of Donald Trump’s most loyal allies in Congress, but she is now calling it quits after her Orange Lord and Savior criticized her for calling for the release of the Epstein Files.
Late Friday evening, Marjorie Taylor Greene threw a grenade into the political landscape when she announced she was quitting Congress.
It would appear that being labeled a “traitor” by her MAGA Lord, Donald Trump, and her party’s policies actually affecting people close to home was a bridge too far for Greene.
In the video announcing she was done, she said: “I refuse to be a ‘battered wife’ hoping it all goes away and gets better.”
Donald Trump Is Happy To See Her Go
One person who is not sad to see Greene go is Donald Trump himself, who said her departure from Congress was “great news for the country” in an interview with ABC News.
“For some reason, primarily that I refused to return her never ending barrage of phone calls, Marjorie went BAD,” Trump and his little fingers wrote on Truth Social.
“Nevertheless, I will always appreciate Marjorie, and thank her for her service to our Country!”
Damn.
In her video, Greene announced her final day on the job will be January 5, 2026, a full year before her actual term is up, which means Republicans will be down a seat in their already shrinking majority.
Greene might be a bellwether for her party because she said in her video that they could kiss goodbye to their majority rule.
The once extremely loyal MAGA congresswoman said she did “not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the president we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms”.
The Epstein Files & Trump’s Inability To Lower Costs Led To Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Decision
Greene had been one of the loudest proponents on the Republican side, calling for the release of the Epstein Files, even going against Trump, who called the moment a “Democratic hoax,” urging his party not to take the bait.
“Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States, whom I fought for,” Greene said in her resignation video.
The Epstein Files was not the only thing Marge was upset about with Trump. She was also critical of Trump for not doing enough to bring down the costs for Americans and slamming her fellow Republicans and, hilariously, Democrats for failing to keep healthcare affordable.
Is This The End of MTG’s Political Ambitions?
Now, does this mean that once she officially throws her MAGA hat into Lake Lanier, this will be the last we will see of her in politics?
According to reports, she has expressed interest in running for a state office, such as a Senate or gubernatorial seat.
Trump has shared on Truth Social that he is not willing to give her his golden blessing on either of those ambitions, telling her she shouldn’t run becuase of poor polling.
Well, we won’t miss her, just keeping it real. She is one of the reasons we got Trump in the first damn place.
First, Trump praises Zohran Mamdani, now MTG is bowing out, we are truly in the upside-down regarding American politics.
You can see more reactions below.
JIM WATSON / Zohran Mamdani
MAGA Republicans were foaming at the mouth at the idea of Donald Trump owning Zohran Mamdani during his White House visit; spoiler alert, that wasn’t the case at all.
For months, Donald Trump railed against Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani, going as far as to call him a “communist lunatic” and threatening to leave NYC in the dark in terms of federal funding if Mamdani became mayor.
Mamdani didn’t mince words either, calling Trump a “despot.”
That wasn’t the case when the two men met face-to-face for the first time, and it turned out to be a love and praise fest.
Proving that we are in the upside-down, Trump was complimentary of Mamdani, while the Mayor-elect sounded hopeful that the two could work together to improve the lives of New Yorkers by lowering costs.
In a very jaw-dropping moment, Trump said that “I met with a man who’s a very rational person,” when one reporter asked, “[Elise] Stefanik has called Mamdani a ‘jihadist.’ Do you think you’re standing next to a jihadist right now?”
“I’ll really be cheering for him,” Trump continued.
Donald Trump even said, “he would, I really would,” be comfortable living in NYC under Mamdani’s mayoriship.
Despite her Orange Lord and Savior basically making her look and sound stupid, the NYC Governor hopeful stuck to her racist guns in labeling Mamdani a “jihadist.”
Stefanik wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, in response to Trump, “We all want NYC to succeed. But we’ll have to agree to disagree on this one. If he walks like a jihadist If he talks like a jihadist If he campaigns like a jihadist If he supports jihadists, He’s a jihadist.
Trump opened up their Oval Office meeting, congratulating Mamdani on his victory and running “an incredible race against a lot of smart people.”
“I think you’re going to have, hopefully, a really great mayor,” Trump said. “The better he does, the happier I am. I will say there’s no difference in party. There’s no difference in anything, and we’re going to be helping him to make everybody’s dream come true — having a strong and very safe New York.”
MAGA Heads Are Spinning
As expected, MAGA heads are spinning after Trump threw every single Republican who has spent a reasonable amount of time calling Mamdani everything but his name.
MAGA political activist Laura Loomer is beside herself after witnessing what she saw in the Oval Office between Orange Mussolini and Zohran Mamdani.
“Wild to allow a jihadist communist to stand behind the President’s desk in the Oval Office. Sad to see,” Loomer wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
In another post she wrote, “So we are just going to normalize communism? Aren’t you a host of a conservative radio program? @ClayTravis What are you preserving by glazing communism, anti-white racism, Jew hatred, open borders and Islamic terror? Sad to see. The GOP will lose the midterms.”
Bruh.
MAGA world is in utter chaos, and we love to see it.
You can see reactions below to the mind-blowing Oval Office moment.
