Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Your
cat
loves me
more
cat
loves me
more
I
got
your
nose
I got
your
nose
got
your
nose
I got
your
nose
Give me all
of your
giggles!
Give me
all of your
cookies!
Now!
of your
giggles!
Give me
all of your
cookies!
Now!
Something
pithy
this way
comes
Fuck
that
noise
pithy
this way
comes
Fuck
that
noise
You do not
want to
know
what I
think about
want to
know
what I
think about
Is
TACO
Dead
Yet?
TACO
Dead
Yet?
Check out
all the stickies
on Grovelbot's
Big Board!
all the stickies
on Grovelbot's
Big Board!
Erasing Warriors: Pete Hegseth's Culture War at Sea
Pete Hegseth is attempting to rename Navy ships that honor civil rights icons like Harvey Milk and Harriet Tubman—claiming it’s about restoring a “warrior ethos.” But let’s be honest: the people he’s trying to erase were warriors. Milk wore the uniform. Tubman led armed raids. This isn’t about valor—it’s about narrowing patriotism to white, male nostalgia. This is a fight over who gets remembered and who gets to belong.
https://open.substack.com/pub/navshad/p/erasing-warriors-pete-hegseths-culture