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Hegseth's Holy War

His 2020 book is titled American Crusade. The final chapter is titled “Make the Crusade Great Again.”

The Trump Dictatorship Is Cracking Up

Greg Sargent The New Republic
In the president’s warped world, his increasingly deranged demands are never the problem—only his underlings’ failures to meet them.

Friday Nite Videos | March 27, 2026

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The ‘Big Man’ at the Pentagon

Casey Ryan Kelly The Conversation
I’ve studied MAGA rhetoric for a decade, and this is what I see in Hegseth’s boasts, action‑movie one‑liners and gloating over dominance

Friday Nite Videos | March 13, 2026

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Hegseth Iran Presser Cold Open | SNL

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost) answers questions about the military operation in Iran before allowing Kristi Noem (Ashley Padilla) to say her final goodbye.

 

US Relied on Illegal Sanctions To Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker

Marjorie Cohn Truthout
US armed forces’ seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter. This is the largest military buildup of US firepower in the Caribbean in decades. If regime change succeeds in Venezuela, Cuba may be next
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