Heidi Li Feldman on Nostr: “What is happening in the Hegseth confirmation, then, is not merely the nomination ...
“What is happening in the Hegseth confirmation, then, is not merely the nomination of an unqualified and dangerously incompetent man to a position of authority that he can’t handle and does not deserve. It is something more like the buckling of constitutional checks and balances in the face of Trump’s authoritarian ambitions – and Elon Musk’s money.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/16/pete-hegseth-confirmation-hearingPublished at
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