Trying to Rid the Pentagon of Culture Wars, Hegseth Has Created His Own (Gift Article)

Hegseth has ushered the country's culture wars into the Pentagon. The result: Turmoil at a time the military cannot afford it. My effort to take stock of what it all means. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

Also notably, nothing about Hegseth’s purges came up in the 60 Minutes episode. Such as those detailed in today’s excellent @gregjaffe.bsky.social piece. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

my brother in ink, hegseth was never trying to get rid of any culture wars www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

Why isn't the headline on this NYT article "Hegseth's Culture War Makes U.S. Military Weaker" instead of "Top Leaders Battle Turmoil"? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

Hegseth is a culture war jihadist, his entire mission was to fight the culture wars in the heart of the Pentagon, how could any sentient human have signed off on this headline?!?

“Current & former military officials describe Hegseth’s tumultuous tenure as a persistent distraction that has pulled top leaders away from focusing on priorities & fed a climate of mistrust in the top ranks. Senior officers have also raised doubts about Gen Caine” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u... This is some next-level sanewashing. Hegseth isn't "trying to end culture wars." He's pushing white CIS male privilege on a diverse and democratic military. Captured the screen shot because judging by the comments, this headline will be changed in a hot second.

Wrecking the military.

NYT: “Current and former military officials describe Mr. Hegseth’s tumultuous tenure as a persistent distraction that has pulled top leaders away from focusing on these priorities and fed a climate of mistrust in the top ranks.”

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil Persistent distractions are feeding a climate of mistrust as the U.S. military faces a series of wartime issues, including shortfalls of missile interceptors.

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u... I'm going to pee in the punchbowl: Hegseth is almost as insane as trump . . . .

Oh yes. Canceling promotions of women and minorities was just Hegseth "trying to rid the Pentagon of culture wars." This article is another in @nytimes.com's outstanding service as handmaiden to authoritarianism. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

“There have been purges of senior military officers on a scale unlike anything in the modern history of the department. There have been new restrictions on where officers can study and what thoughts they can express in academic papers.

A few paragraphs on Gen. Dan Caine's difficult position. From his National Defense University commencement speech. Free link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

“You are hereby liberated to be apolitical, hard-charging, no-nonsense, constitutional leaders,” - SecDef Hegseth speech last year. This is at odds with actual practice, all the way down to master’s theses of officers. @gregjaffe.bsky.social analysis via NYT 🎁 link www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

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Gifting free access 🎁 What happened to focusing exclusively on war-fighting? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

WRUIII-WhiskeyPete has FIRED or BLOCKED Promotions for 80 Generals & Admirals. WRUIII (pronounced rue-eye) is an adjective: W-White R-Racist U-Unqualified I-Inept I-Ignorant I-Incompetent www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

No Trump regime cultist exemplifies comprehensive subject-matter ignorance and incompetence more starkly than testosterone connoisseur Pete Hegseth... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

Persistent distractions are feeding a climate of mistrust as the U.S. military faces a series of wartime issues, including shortfalls of missile interceptors. | Gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

Explore why top generals who think and have opinions about facts in leadership are in opposition with HegsethIan ideas of bravado.You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

I guess I’m surprised Trump isn’t offering to defend KSA in exchange for half their oil. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

Are you trying to tell me a complete and inept clown running the DEFENSE Department is a bad idea? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u... Persistent distractions are feeding a climate of mistrust as the U.S. military faces a series of wartime issues, including shortfalls of missile interceptors.

Trying to Rid the Pentagon of Culture Wars, Hegseth Has Created His Own www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u.... This dimwit and his wife who manages him, imagine that they are still on “reality” TV

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Hegseth is unfit. He must be removed. NOW

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil Persistent distractions are feeding a climate of mistrust as the U.S. military faces a series of wartime issues, including shortfalls of missile interceptors.

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u... I watched a documentary on the manosphere last night. I think Pete fits into this box. 

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#Hegseth #leader #Military #Pentagon #wartime 🌐 www.newsmart.ch

They try to "both-sides" the issue but clearly, the issues the military are facing today seem brought on by a man who promised to stop drinking if he got the gig and was considered "abusive to women" by his own mother. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

@nytimes.com Are you serious with this headline. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

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Greg Jaffe reports on Pete Hegseth's Pentagon upheaval: purging or blocking up to 80 generals and admirals, banning officers from Ivy League grad schools, vetting master's theses for loyalty, and polygraphing staff, all while the extended Iran war triggers acute missile interceptor shortages.

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You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u... WE HAVE AN IMBECILE IN THE WHITE HOUSE! WE HAVE AN IMBECILE AS SEC'Y OF DEFENSE! WHAT COULD GO WRONG? EVERYTHING THAT SUPPORTS THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE IS BALANCING ON THE PRECIPICE.

Persistent distractions are feeding a climate of mistrust as the U.S. military faces a series of wartime issues, including shortfalls of missile interceptors. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

For decades, secretaries of defense have largely sought to insulate the military from the country’s divisive culture wars. Pete Hegseth, more than any predecessors, has taken the opposite approach, bringing those fights directly into the Pentagon.”1/2 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

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Pete "Persistent distraction" Hegseth.

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

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In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

Note the headline change. NYT trusts generals more than its own writers www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

Incompetent leadership, lies and firing of experienced senior officers led to the new US forever war of choice! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u... 😡

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u... Worst secretary of defense ever

though i don't like posts complaining about what an article doesn't say, i'll do one of those. rather than focus on whose being promoted or not. how has his actions affected results in the wars he's leading. not good, as far as it seems www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

www.nytimes.com headline change ⚠️ Framing Shift (8/10) ⚖️ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/hegseth-pentagon-turmoil.html New text is now In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil

Performative moron renames defense department “war,” immediately loses his first war. Remove this administration and imprison them all. ——— In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u... many current and former military leaders said Mr. Hegseth has instead targeted the military’s most combat-tested leaders, hollowing out an institution at war.

In Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u... Idiot

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Hey No Tab Pete: America just doesnt want you anymore www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

Trying to Rid the Pentagon of Culture Wars, Hegseth Has Created His Own www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u... Out of his league

Read to the end. Jaffe's kicker is awesome Trying to Rid the Pentagon of Culture Wars, Hegseth Has Created His Own https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/hegseth-pentagon-turmoil.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

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