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Hey folks,
Pete Hegseth has a rebellion on his hands.
Military review boards were reportedly given a clear mission: push transgender service members out. Instead, the people actually serving alongside them are looking at their records, looking at their service, and voting to keep them. That tells you everything.
[00:01:23] Military review boards are reportedly defying Hegseth’s push to remove transgender troops, voting to retain service members in nine out of 12 cases discussed here.
[00:03:23] I get into why this matters beyond one policy fight: Hegseth can give speeches and perform toughness for MAGA, but the people underneath him increasingly seem unwilling to follow his lead.
[00:06:18] We hear the story of Marine Staff Sergeant Damian Contreras, whose fellow service members reportedly looked past the instructions, examined his record, and decided a good Marine deserves to remain a Marine.
[00:09:57] The story gets even more disturbing as we discuss reporting that the Pentagon is searching medical records to identify transgender troops who remain in uniform.
[00:12:24] I end with the part that makes me furious: patriotism means loving this country’s people, especially the people willing to put their bodies on the line to defend the rest of us.
This isn’t really a story about Pete Hegseth’s culture-war bullshit. It’s about service, loyalty, leadership, and what patriotism actually demands from us. These Americans volunteered to serve their country, and now their own government is targeting them because of who they are. Meanwhile, the people who actually served beside them are standing up. If you value independent media that refuses to look away when powerful people target vulnerable Americans, help me keep fighting.
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With urgency,
—Mike
