Pete Hegseth wants to grab life by your balls
The Secretary of Defense's priorities are—as ever—in order.
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Quick tips:
Acting AG Todd Blanche’s Senate confirmation hearing took an awkward turn when he referred to himself as Trump’s lawyer, and his general ~Sam Eagle, but fascist and evil~ disposition didn’t help, either.
Britain’s newest Prime Minister (the seventh in ten years) is likely to be new Labour party leader Andy Burnham, which means two things: A new resident at Downing Street and more Paddy Young (!!!!) on SNL UK.
Alysa Liu won the ESPY for Best Breakthrough Athlete, a decision we here at Hot Tip are applauding as “correct,” and “thank god.”
And it was a busy week for Pete Hegseth, who despite renewed war in Iran and the Pentagon reportedly considering attacking Cuba, is fixated on a) blocking the promotions of women and people of color and b) measuring testosterone levels in troops so that the US has a “high-T Department of War.” And if anyone knows about that, it’s this guy:
Previously on Hot Tip:
