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To repeat a comment that I made yesterday, this portends ill: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/russian-tanker-tries-to-run-away-as-u-s-navy-destroyer-blocks-path-to-venezuela/ar-AA1R3FEc?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=6924bf9d7ebf4332be93f921664c4476&ei=17

Why on earth does Donald Trump not man up and ask Congress to declare war on Venezuela?

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Politico is reporting that the Pentagon on Monday announced it is investigating Sen. Mark Kelly, a critic of President Donald Trump and Navy veteran, after he and fellow Democrats advised troops not to follow illegal orders.

The Pentagon, in a post on X, said it had launched “a thorough review” into Kelly for “serious allegations of misconduct,” which could result in recalling the Arizona senator to active duty to court-martial him. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/24/pentagon-to-investigate-sen-mark-kelly-for-anti-trump-video-00666894

The Washington Post reports:

“Their foolish screed sows doubt and confusion — which only puts our warriors in danger,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a social media post on Monday, responding to the Pentagon’s initial statement announcing the probe.

Hegseth said Kelly is the only lawmaker of the six who falls under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and thus is the only one being investigated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/24/mark-kelly-pentagon-investigation-misconduct-free-speech/

Neither Pete Hegseth nor Donald "Bone Spurs" Trump is fit to shine Mark Kelly's boots.