Summary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed dozens of members from key Pentagon advisory boards in a sweeping move to reshape defense policymaking.
In a memo, Hegseth addressed the widespread dismissal of former officials, industry leaders, academics and researchers in science and engineering.
The Pentagon needs “fresh thinking to drive bold changes,” Hegseth claimed. The scale of Hegseth’s clear-out is unprecedented, the Wall Street Journal reported. Elon Musk praised the "reset.”
Hegseth has accused some terminated employees of providing the press with information regarding a Signal group chat in which Hegseth sent sensitive information.
Functioning, legitimate government. I go back and forth between “they’re speedrunning the rise of the Nazis” and “they’re sort of accidentally speedrunning imperial collapse”. I think the point is to do so much damage that it’s going to take a lifetime to undo.
It’s both, really. Fascism is said to be imperialism in decay.
No other empire in history had the weapons systems the US has. The USSR’s military was falling apart when they went down; the US aircraft carriers and nuclear subs are fully operational.
America isn’t going to just slink quietly away into the night. It’ll go out with a bang.