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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Space Force commander fired for criticizing CRT rips Navy's turn to drag queens for recruitment
The Navy 'looked at what happened with Bud Light and said 'hold my beer'," Jesse Watters said.

A former Space Force lieutenant colonel who was relieved of his command in 2021 after criticizing the rise of wokeness and critical race theory principles within the military sounded off on the U.S. Navy's latest recruitment strategy: showcasing drag performers.

Matthew Lohmeier, who was commander of the 11th Space Warning Squadron in Colorado before he made comments on a podcast critical of Marxism, told Fox News it is sad that whenever the U.S. military makes the news, it is for items like the drag-themed recruitment videos.

"These days, the American people see this and think this has become our military. And so first and foremost, I think it's important that I should say, and I fail to do this often enough – thank you to the good men and women who nobly serve our country in uniform every day of their lives – because they show up believing in the greatness of the American ideal and because they're willing to lay their life on the line in defense of this country," Lohmeier said. Read more and see video here.

Disgraced FBI Agent Peter Strzok Dropped This Line to Defend Blinken’s Hunter Biden Lie
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We have another Biden administration scandal, but will it pick up steam, or will it be relegated to the back shelf, along with the border crisis, our failing international agenda, a transportation secretary who doesn’t know what he’s doing, high inflation, or our looming banking crisis? In some ways, the Biden White House’s systemic incompetence and Joe’s uncanny ability to “f**k things up,” to quote Obama, has provided some protection. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre describes this administration’s position in ways you can’t even understand. With the liberal media’s inherent bias, most reporters shrug and ignore the clown show occupying the building.

So, when our top diplomat is caught lying, does this make at least the front page of The Washington Post? Secretary of State Antony Blinken could be facing inquiries after it was revealed that he may have lied in front of Congress regarding any contact with Joe’s crack cocaine-addicted son, Hunter. Blinken, who has been a no-show member of this administration, possibly due to his default…Read more, see tweets and videos here.