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In the thread I posted earlier today about the ongoing battle over white Christian nationalism and the Trump administration, I opened with a statement by Sarah Posner saying "the Trump administration has managed to pack what feels like a year’s worth of breaking religion news into the past week."
Commentary about these matters keeps pouring out — so a second thread today.
#Trump #JDVance #Hegseth #PopeLeo #WhiteChristianNationalism
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William Lindsey :toad: (@wdlindsy@toad.social)
"From AI blasphemies to attacks on the papacy to prayers from the filmography of Quentin Tarantino, the Trump administration has managed to pack what feels like a year’s worth of breaking religion news into the past week. ...William Lindsey :toad: (toad.social)
#Hegseth again threatens attacks on #Iran #civilian #infrastructure
Defense Secy #PeteHegseth Thursday renewed his #threat to attack Iran’s electrical infrastructure if the ceasefire between Washington & Tehran failed.
“Our forces are maximally postured to restart combat operations should this new Iranian regime choose poorly & not agree to a deal,” Hegseth said during a briefing to reporters at the #Pentagon.
#IranWar #Trump #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics
nytimes.com/2026/04/16/us/poli…
#Hegseth Says #US Is Poised to Resume Combat if Talks Fail
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged #Iran leaders to “choose wisely” & threatened more attacks, even as the war’s economic toll puts pressure on #Trump.
#MafiaState #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
nytimes.com/live/2026/04/16/wo…
"For the second month in a row, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself 'secretary of war,' read a violent prayer — that echoes a scene in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction — during a worship service at the Pentagon on Wednesday (April 15) to bless the U.S. war against Iran and call for 'great vengeance and furious anger.'”
~ Brian Kaylor
#Trump #Hegseth #war #Iran #Pentagon #death #destruction #violence #HolyWar
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Hegseth Borrows Violent Prayer from ‘Pulp Fiction’ to Bless Iran War at April Pentagon Worship Service
For the second month in a row, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself “secretary of war,” read a violent prayer — that echoes a scene in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction — during a worship service at the Pentagon on Wednesday (April 15) to bl…Brian Kaylor (A Public Witness)
Cardinal’s meeting at #Pentagon was ‘unusual,’ #Vatican official says
Through the first year of Trump’s 2nd term, tensions between his admin & the Vatican — with the first #US born #pope — have simmered.
#law #Trump #Hegseth #Republicans #Constitution #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState #Christianity #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #military #war #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
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"American Christians can’t pretend we haven’t seen what our leaders have done this spring. Ours is no longer a government interested in haggling over the finer points of just war theory, a Scripture-shaped standard of ethical conduct in warfare, to defend a military intervention."
~ Justin R. Hawkins
#Trump #Hegseth #WhiteChristianNationalism #war #WarCrimes #NuclearWeapons #genocide #morality #JustWar
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Threatening Profound Evil Trivializes That Evil
President Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth speak often of Christianity—but they seem to have no interest in its vision for just warfare.Justin R. Hawkins (Christianity Today)
Judge Rebukes #Hegseth, Says #Pentagon Violated #CourtOrder
A Washington federal judge found the Pentagon violated a court order by reinstating restrictions on #press #access in an opinion that sharply criticized #Defense Sec Pete Hegseth for curtailing #FreeSpeech rights with the nation at #war.
#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreePress #journalism #FourthEstate #Trump #dictatorship #fascism #propaganda
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Judge Rebukes Hegseth, Says Pentagon Violated Court Order (1)
A Washington federal judge found the Pentagon violated a court order by reinstating restrictions on press access in an opinion that sharply criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for curtailing free speech rights with the nation at war.Suzanne Monyak (news.bloomberglaw.com)
Forty days of war crimes
“How do you lose a war against a country with one-tenth the wealth of the U.S.?
Be the first to fire a missile. When the missile is a precision-guided cruise missile, and it hits the target it was aimed at, and the target turns out to be a school full of children, and the well-aimed missile kills 180 schoolgirls, you have already lost the war and just don’t know it yet.” - @LuciankTruscottIV
Snopes: Fake News from Trump??
"Image claiming to show US airman rescued in Iran is fake. Here's the proof
In early April 2026, the U.S. said it conducted a rescue mission to retrieve two members of the Air Force downed in Iran."
#Russia #India #China #USA #Economy #Finance #Technology #Security #News #Iran #Israel #War #EU #NATO #Oil #Nuclear #Weapons #Trump #Warcrimes #Disgrace #Hegseth
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Image claiming to show US airman rescued in Iran is fake. Here's the proof
An image authentically shows a U.S. Air Force officer rescued from Iran in early April 2026.Nur Ibrahim (Snopes.com)
"According to Letters from Leo, the relationship between the White House and the Vatican has sharply deteriorated after Pope Leo XIV condemned the Iran war & called for global peace. Behind the scenes, U.S. officials reportedly threatened and pressured the Vatican, warning that America’s military power gives it the ability to act without restraint & pushing the Church to fall in line."
~ Aaron Parnas
#Trump #Hegseth #PopeLeo #Iran #war #WarCrimes #genocide #morality /1
There is nothing ‘Christian’ about #WhiskyPete #Hegseth. A #FakeChristian is no more a #Christian than a counterfeit $100 bill is legal tender.
Call him and his ilk #Talibangelicals. #WordsMatter
#Hegseth claims about #IranWar contradict reality, officials say
The #defense secretary’s portrayal of #US success in the conflict risks misinforming the public & #Trump.
#disinformation #propaganda #intelligence #TrumpsWar #Iran #war #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
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Two stories that are in my view bookends for each other:
Jennifer Bendery, "Pentagon To Host Good Friday Service Just For Protestants, Not Catholics"
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PBS, "Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at church in Jerusalem"
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The Trump and Netanyahu regimes are obviously quite upset that Pope Leo has spoken out about their attack on Iran and are pushing back.
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #Israel #war #Catholics
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U.S. Fighter Jet Reportedly Shot Down Over Iran, Trump Issues Another Threat: Live Updates
Follow the latest news on the major headlines of the day.Paige Lavender (HuffPost)
#Hegseth Says #US #Troops Are Fighting for #Jesus. The #Pope Disagrees.
In sharp contrast to the #Trump administration’s calls for #Christian prayers for the #war effort, #PopeLeo XIV says #military domination is “entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.”
#law #Republicans #Constitution #FreedomOfReligion #Christianity #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #military #IranWar #Iran #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
nytimes.com/2026/04/03/world/m…
Hey, you know what’s a good idea? Firing the General of the #Army in the middle of conflict. You wanna know why our secretary of scotch fired Gen. Randy George, a career infantry officer with many tours in our never ending wars?
Because he refused to remove two Black and two female officers from a list of military members to be promoted to one-star generals.
#Hegseth also removed two other Army generals; Gen. David Hodne, and Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., the chief of Army chaplains, for not bowing to the golden idol.
This means only two members of the Joint Chiefs have not been fired.
Hegseth has fired Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Adm. Lisa Franchetti, head of the U.S. Navy; Adm. Linda Fagan, commandant of the Coast Guard; and Gen. James Slife, vice chief of staff of the Air Force and Gen. David Allvin, chief of staff of the Air Force.
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#MilitaryPurge #NotGood #verybad #military #war #OhShit
Pentagon Pete’s Bigoted Reason for Firing Top General Leaks
Hegseth went on a firing spree on Thursday, with a concerning motivation for pushing out the Army chief of staff.Cameron Adams (The Daily Beast)
#Hegseth forces out Army’s top general
Gen. Randy George’s ouster is the latest in a series of clashes between the #Pentagon chief & the service’s senior leadership, an extraordinary move amid the #war in #Iran.
Gen. Randy George had been expected to hold the job of #Army chief of staff until fall 2027, completing a typical 4 years in the post.
#Trump #NationalSecurity #MilitaryPreparedness #US #military #idiocracy #kakistocracy
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“The Pentagon🚨is burning through its weapons at a rate that’s genuinely alarmed its own ofcls. In the 1st 16 days:🚨the US fired nearly 1/2 its combined inventory of ATACMS & Precision Strike Missiles, & nearly 40% of its THAAD interceptors. >850 Tomahawk cruise #missiles:🚨launched in 4weeks.
The US produces ~90-100 Tomahawks/year.🚨It’s now fired more in a month than it makes in 8 yrs. #Hegseth’s🚨solution is to ask Congress for $200B & tell reporters it takes💰to kill bad guys…”
#IranWar #USPol
"Trump’s one consistent explanation is enjoyment. Trump felt good after kidnapping Maduro in Venezuela. He called into Fox and Friends to talk about how nice it would be to repeat the experience. He now says that the war in Iran is 'fun.' Hegseth uses similar terms."
~ Timothy Snyder
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #PerformativeMasculinity #domination
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Invoking “faith” in #wartime, Pete #Hegseth breaks norms & worries critics
The #defense secretary is upending decades-old norms, & current & former leaders say his proselytizing violates the #Constitution & undermines troop cohesion.
#law #Trump #Republicans #FreedomOfReligion #Christianity #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #military #war #NationalSecurity #geopolitics
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"It's been 10 days🚨since #Hegseth & Caine last briefed on #Iran. No CENTCOM briefing since 3/10, & no Pentagon daily press briefing at all. We learn more of what the #US military has been doing from bystander videos than #DoD. Historic lack of transparency & accountability."
-M Miller
Why aren't Johnson & Thune being hounded 24/7? They need to be reminded: the #US is committing #WarCrimes daily, #Netanahu's comminting even more, all with taxpayer💰while troops may be slaughtered‼️
#IranWar #USPol
"The #US🚨is learning some very expensive lessons from this war - particularly if, as I expect, this is the work of Shahed drones."
-Chris Owiki
"Iranian forces🚨appear to have damaged or destroyed multiple USAF KC-135 tankers parked in the open at Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia."
-OSINTTechnical
#Incompetence #Drones #DOD #Hegseth #Trump #TrumpRegime #NationalSecurity #IranWar #Israel #Waste Corruption #IllegalWar #Kakistocracy #Kleptocracy #NoKings #Protest #USPol
#Hegseth Strikes 2 #Black & 2 #Female Officers From Promotion List
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial & gender bias.
#WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #law #discrimination #CivilRights #military #Trump #bigotry
nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegs…
"Donald Trump didn’t surprise anyone by welcoming the death of Robert Mueller, an American hero who exemplified all the admirable qualities he does not possess.
But the president’s fresh demonstration of depravity underscored a defining characteristic of his presidency. I do not mean corruption, or dishonesty, or ignorance, though Trump is thoroughly corrupt, dishonest, and ignorant."
~ John Harwood
#Trump #Hegseth #violence #PerformativeMasculinity
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Trump’s Angry, Stumbling Presidency
Donald Trump stoked populist rage to win the White House twice. Now, he faces it himself.John Harwood (Zeteo)
