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wnylib

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108. My guess is before elections.
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:51 PM
16 hrs ago

The US military can defeat Cuba. It is weaker than Iran. I think that Trump believes that a US win in Cuba would boost his tough guy image to compensate for his disaster in Iran.

He can then claim to be the anti communist hero. He hopes it would boost his standing and help defeat Drms in the midterms, especially if he equates Dems with communism, as he keeps trying to do.

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Hegseth's video announcement: highplainsdem Yesterday #1
Fucking mouth breathing idiot Botany 10 hrs ago #122
Can we also test for testosterone excess? snot Yesterday #2
Clearly they want excess testosterone. live love laugh 15 hrs ago #111
Some soldiers are women. Does Hegseth know that? tblue37 12 hrs ago #118
Not if he can help it. travelingthrulife 6 hrs ago #124
I thought this was going to be The Onion! Ocelot II Yesterday #3
TOTALLY Sounds Like The Onion!! Hegseth Needs To...... ColoringFool Yesterday #37
I am really amazed. No fiction writer could have thought this up. Biophilic Yesterday #4
Sounds like a sci-fi novel of creating Super Warriors underpants Yesterday #17
der Ubermernsch. What else could we expect from a Nazi regime? wnylib Yesterday #47
Next Hegseth will be putting them on meth, like the Nazis did some of their soldiers, especially the Waffen SS. n/t PatrickforB 23 hrs ago #70
There's got to be a gateway purr-rat beauty 22 hrs ago #83
It wasn't just the Waffen SS. It was most of the Army. Aristus 16 hrs ago #110
Next...weighing testicles purr-rat beauty 22 hrs ago #84
I foresee a rise in domestic violence and other complaints around bases. RandySF Yesterday #5
"we're keeping you on the leading edge of lethality" Grokenstein Yesterday #15
Fellow Psychopath To Trump. I Can See Hegseth Thinking...... ColoringFool Yesterday #39
As you wish... ultralite001 23 hrs ago #61
And yet, they are fighting air wars, not ground wars where wnylib Yesterday #51
Exactly..... reACTIONary 23 hrs ago #57
So Hegseth wants military personnel to have wnylib 23 hrs ago #59
That fascist is planning ground troops in Cuba. Justice matters. 16 hrs ago #107
My guess is before elections. wnylib 16 hrs ago #108
That would give all Dem candidates a free publicity gift Justice matters. 16 hrs ago #109
And the women? Bayard Yesterday #6
"War fighters" I'm guessing only Combat Arms. underpants Yesterday #13
he call the all "war fighters" rampartd Yesterday #26
Yes Aviation Pro Yesterday #40
He's already throwing out the women The Blue Flower 23 hrs ago #56
That's what this is all about, kicking the women out KS Toronado 19 hrs ago #90
I imagine women in the service will be deemed to be testosterone-deficient. n/t Mister Ed Yesterday #7
This is how he will bully his way around title nine Walleye Yesterday #10
Does that include the women? I had to look to see if it was the Onion Walleye Yesterday #8
I thought this was the Onion when I first saw it. What an insecure, yet dangerous moron. hlthe2b Yesterday #9
That does sound satisfying. Would make a good scene in a movie. Walleye Yesterday #14
For some reason women will test poorly. Turbineguy Yesterday #11
Yet Biden was encroaching on service members' rights by making COVID vaccines mandatory? hamsterjill Yesterday #12
Hahaha he was pretty sexy...only saw a bit of Beastmaster later on - I saw him in the Original V electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #117
Let him take the test first. llmart Yesterday #16
the thought of his tiny shriveled you-know-whats CharleyDog Yesterday #29
Guy has been the avatar for roid rage for probably a couple decades. Maru Kitteh 22 hrs ago #86
Is Pete a closet case? RandySF Yesterday #18
I thought this would be an Onion article Sequoia Yesterday #19
Pete: a rather small soldier, sitting in a closed dark area, flying a drone that is 1000 miles away,... ashredux Yesterday #20
Be afraid of ICE, be afraid of police, and CharleyDog Yesterday #35
As the "Commander-in-Thief" of our "warriors"... Wuddles440 Yesterday #21
Fear not whiskey Pete, all of them will have a higher count than yours. republianmushroom Yesterday #22
Petey seems really obsessed with masculinity... Escape Yesterday #23
Wouldn't flu shots be more effective? dickthegrouch Yesterday #24
Kegsbreath should be tested for intellectual and moral deficiencies. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #25
One thing this tells us is that Pete has low testosterone. Scrivener7 Yesterday #27
Hell, let's just give them all CharleyDog Yesterday #28
This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #74
Experimental testing...................... Lovie777 Yesterday #30
The top leader should be tested for kacekwl Yesterday #31
From time to time . . . AverageOldGuy Yesterday #32
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb WorseDayEver Yesterday #33
Brilliant scene from a brilliant movie Pinback 23 hrs ago #55
Already mentioned but worth repeating.... test the Commander In Chief? Norrrm Yesterday #34
Zero Testosterone Maninacan Yesterday #36
Warfighters? What would expect from the Secretary of War? patphil Yesterday #38
Well, demanding a certain level of testosterone slightlv Yesterday #41
I'd bet that Hegseth huffs his armpits. Harker Yesterday #42
Republicans are fucking ridiculous. This modern obsession of theirs with testosterone levels is insane as it is Karasu Yesterday #43
Nazis and the Cult of Super-Masculine Soldiers (Must-Read).............. ColoringFool Yesterday #44
Kegsbreath hasn't exactly been subtle about his influences here. Karasu 22 hrs ago #76
"the leading edge of lethality"? Orange Buffoon Yesterday #45
Very poetic line, but as sick as it gets. ColoringFool Yesterday #49
.....The Trump administration has decried the use of hormones in gender affirming care, including both testosterone and riversedge Yesterday #46
One goal is .....no women. ColoringFool Yesterday #50
a gay heaven then ? WorseDayEver 23 hrs ago #58
He's jealous of ICErs... ananda Yesterday #48
Whoa! Chi67 23 hrs ago #52
While he is screening gay porn films Klarkashton 23 hrs ago #53
Precious Body Fluids no_hypocrisy 23 hrs ago #54
Hegseth has a Comic-Book Mentality tonekat 23 hrs ago #60
This sounds like a test for male porn stars. twodogsbarking 23 hrs ago #62
2 more years cant get here fast enough get rid of all these trumpers FloridaBlues 23 hrs ago #63
Gender affirming care Mz Pip 23 hrs ago #64
Side effects of too much testosterone include: ultralite001 23 hrs ago #65
and Prostate Cancer Auggie 23 hrs ago #69
What is this Fing idiot going to do with men with high testosterone numbers? My guess is he doesn't understand... usaf-vet 23 hrs ago #66
Anybody ask mgardener 23 hrs ago #67
N/T. Bridge TOO FAR. We are in VERY DEEP Orwellian waters. Hope peeps wake the fuck up and revolt. slumcamper 23 hrs ago #68
Such a great reflection of his own inadequacy. efhmc 23 hrs ago #71
I suspect "voluntary" won't be so voluntary in a year jmowreader 23 hrs ago #72
Did someone invest in supplements? Do people have to take it forever once they start testosterone supplements? mahina 23 hrs ago #73
The Manosphere is obsessed with T levels. JFK Jr. is hyped on it. maxsolomon 22 hrs ago #75
After you, Petie Boy! Hope you're not deficient. no_hypocrisy 22 hrs ago #77
He definitely has a thing for gonads! ExtraGriz 22 hrs ago #78
Putting the gone in gonads. They'll be shriveled prunes by the time they leave service. nt Xipe Totec 22 hrs ago #79
And the female soldiers? nt Xipe Totec 22 hrs ago #80
Who would have thought that the "... Great Again"... 70sEraVet 22 hrs ago #81
Serious mental illness. pat_k 22 hrs ago #82
This sure explains a lot about Kegsbreath. Buddyzbuddy 22 hrs ago #85
Nutcase obsessed with nut sacks. Efilroft Sul 21 hrs ago #87
How Hegseth expects US troops to look NickB79 21 hrs ago #88
That guy has a really tiny head GenThePerservering 1 hr ago #125
Why are MAGA so obsessed with genitals and sex and such?! Rabrrrrrr 20 hrs ago #89
Master debaters line WA-03 Democrat 19 hrs ago #91
...says the guy who had to have a hair/makeup room installed at the Pentagon? Drum 19 hrs ago #92
Hedgesuck maliaSmith 19 hrs ago #93
This is about sex discrimination against women. Nothing more, nothing less. valleyrogue 19 hrs ago #94
Hey Kegsbreath! How about a friendly game of CHESS! I can't wait to Fuckin' KICK YOUR ASS !!! BOZO !!! eom Exp 18 hrs ago #95
I thought gender affirming care was bad. Imperialism Inc. 18 hrs ago #96
I hope the failed infantry officer and tabless beyotch Aviation Pro 18 hrs ago #97
Hegseth should be a screened for a deficiency in brain cells. There are many things that have been scientifically proven Martin68 18 hrs ago #98
Just when you thought he couldn't be more stupid Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 18 hrs ago #99
It used to be a very routine thing for Democrats to be accused of being in favor of tighter state controls in all areas. Janbdwl72 18 hrs ago #100
This country is a complete nut house. Bristlecone 18 hrs ago #101
Too much testosterone I_UndergroundPanther 17 hrs ago #102
Flying drones is brutal and unrelenting Renew Deal 17 hrs ago #103
Wow, and that fuckwit will likely not listen to specialists Warpy 17 hrs ago #104
Ummm, so, if number is low, are they gonna provide 'gender affirming' supplements? Attilatheblond 17 hrs ago #105
Great. LudwigPastorius 16 hrs ago #106
He needs to be tested for brain cells, blood alcohol and STDs relayerbob 15 hrs ago #112
How about a daily sobriety test for Kegsbreath? Crowman2009 15 hrs ago #113
Pile that on for another reason not to enlist! Crowman2009 15 hrs ago #114
Test Hegseth. Iggo 14 hrs ago #115
Does he want to start his own Theban Band? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 14 hrs ago #116
Testosterone will rise without alcohol! BidenRocks 12 hrs ago #119
Someone needs to tell him Blumancru 11 hrs ago #120
Kegsbreath must have just seen this 1977 movie, SHOCK WAVES. raccoon 10 hrs ago #121
Whiskey Pete has some serious mental health issues. travelingthrulife 6 hrs ago #123
I was a kid right around the end of WWII dedl67 17 min ago #126
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