IN ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATION, DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN...

 

this would enrage the politicians in Congress and in the general public.

Where's the concern? The questions? The Congressional hearings? The explanations from the POTUS and his Secretary of Defense?

From Axios:

"Two key reasons led to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll's resignation, announced Monday: the feeling that his modernization initiatives were being blocked, and the chaos created by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's firing of senior generals. 

Why it matters: Driscoll's wartime resignation, on top of Hegseth's firing of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George this spring, leaves the military's largest service without Senate-confirmed leadership, civilian or uniformed. 

Behind the scenes: Driscoll recently spoke with President Trump and expressed his concerns about the state of the Army. Another person described the situation to Axios simply: 'Sad.' " 

 A White House official said Driscoll was asked to stay longer, until after midterms. But Driscoll told the White House he felt like it was time for him to go. Driscoll is expected to leave the Pentagon in the coming days, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported his resignation."

You have to admit, Vance/Armageddon is going to be a tough ticket to beat in '28

 

JD Vance Says He’s OK With Bringing About the End Times 

Vice President JD Vance isn't sure if we're living in the "end times," but he's not afraid to bring them about, either. 

 In a sit-down interview with 22-year-old evangelist podcaster Bryce Crawford, Vance said that he's "OK" if his work on earth brings about a biblical doomsday event. 

 "Do I think we are in the end times? I don't know," Vance said in the interview released Monday, noting that it would be bad for him spiritually if he were to spend too much time thinking about that query. 

"While I'm fascinated by it, I think that focusing on it too much can be very bad."

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"Ultimately, Vance gave Crawford more than an hour of his time, while the White House aggravates long-standing Western alliances, embraces Russia, wages war on Iran, undermines voting rights, and further divides the American public—among other sordid realities."

Trump's Iran Debacle

 

Military leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operations 

A recent classified assessment advised that prolonged large-scale operations in the Middle East risk weakening U.S. capabilities elsewhere. 

 “Several U.S. military leaders have advised Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that prolonging large-scale operations against Iran is unsustainable and risks weakening their ability to confront threats elsewhere, including the U.S. homeland, according to people familiar with a recent assessment prepared for the Pentagon chief.

The warnings — detailed for Hegseth by the heads of the Army, Navy and Air Force and the four-star commanders overseeing U.S. operations throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America — appear in the Aug. 14 edition of the Secretary of Defense Orders Book (SDOB), these people said. They described the assessment to The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity because the document is classified. 

The SDOB, typically produced twice monthly, outlines the worldwide availability of U.S. warships, aircraft, personnel and weapons systems. It reflects the president’s priorities for the force, which are carried out by the defense secretary, and includes insights from the military’s top generals and admirals that inform the directives the Pentagon issues.” 

 

Excerpt From “Military leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operations” 

The Washington Post 

YOUR SUNDAY MOMENT OF ZEN

 

SATURDAY NIGHT MUSIC

"Dolly Parton was not just a star. She was a real-life angel.

Legendary film critic Roger Ebert once described meeting Dolly as something almost impossible to explain: an uncanny, ethereal grace that left him feeling healed and comforted. He said he walked away “in a cloud of good feeling.” His colleague Gene Siskel had felt it, too. Some people bring light into a room. Dolly seemed to carry it with her.

Long before the world knew her as a legend, Dolly played snare drum in her high-school marching band. After she made it big, she spent decades helping students—especially at majority-Black high schools across the South—get uniforms, instruments, and what they needed to march with pride. No headlines. No photo ops. No fanfare. Just help, given because it was needed. 

That was Dolly: larger than life, but never too large to remember the people who could use a hand. Her songs will live forever. Her humor will live forever. Her voice, her generosity, her wild and wonderful spirit—forever." 

But maybe the best way to keep Dolly Parton alive is to follow the example she left behind: Take your responsibilities as a citizen of the world more seriously. Take yourself less seriously. 

Rest in love, Dolly. The light you gave this world will keep finding its way into dark places."  --Feminist News

 

We will always love her: