The Hound | Oct. 6

Hi there,

It’s Tuesday. At his "State of the Force,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listed who doesn't belong in the military: "No fatties, no tr*nnies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals." He proclaimed "Diversity is not our strength" — a phrase with direct roots in white nationalist ideology, notably used by Charlottesville-era extremists and VDARE, a white nationalist group. Hegseth also described the military as wearing "the full armor of God," and called journalism covering the Iran war "fundamentally anti-American" and potentially "treason."

🖊️ Sign the petition to call on the media to cover Hegseth's Quantico address not as a colorful policy rollout, but as what extremism researchers say it plainly is: a Defense Secretary speaking the language of white nationalism to the troops under his command.

This is not a culture war speech. It is a Secretary of Defense using white nationalist talking points before active-duty troops during a war that has already killed 18 Americans and thousands of Iranians. The public deserves reporting that identifies that language for what it is — and asks what it means for our military that no one in that room pushed back.

In addition, former Prince Andrew files legal action to quash warrants that led to two of his residences being searched. And, how the Supreme Court bestowed power to istelf to establish a judicial dictatorship.

Read about these, and more, in today’s stories:

Patriotic Cowboys ‘R Us (Common Dreams)

Fox Drops Brutal Poll on Trump as Leaks Reveal MAGA Panic: “Wake Up!” (The New Republic)

This nurse was assaulted by ICE – and it was caught on video. Now she wants her day in court (The Guardian)

Former Prince Andrew files legal action to quash warrants that led to residence searches (NPR)

The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy (The American Prospect)

In rural Wisconsin, politics is still about meeting voters. Online, it’s getting weird. (The 19th News)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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