! First of all, your mentioning of retired General Anthony Tata should sound off all sorts of alarm bells. His post Army career as someone who found his way up into some level of authority in the North Carolina Department of Transportation that created some major amounts of lawfare in a kerfuffle involving contractual suits concerning funding mismanagment in a big highway project. I'd have to Google it. It was a few years back but I seem to remember that Trump picked him up and installed him in the Pentagon right after his second inaugural, probably because of his acumen in funds bungling.
*His Army career has a bit of a checkered past, an allegation of forgery and accusations of adultery with two , then three different women, one resulting in a child born out of wedlock, resulting in his divorce that was linked to the child support document with signatures forged. The Army Inspector General ruled that it wss inconclusive.
He did retire with an honorably, though. He was confirmed by the Senate for a higher post in the Trump administration for an undersecretary for policy position after a contenscious hearing. The news post I cited did not have the final vote that confirmed his appointment. I looked again and found the Senate vote. It's interesting to note that the below referenced article had a link to an editorial piece that seemed to say he would get the job anyway. He was the superintendent of Wake County Schools for two years, fired. The NC DOT job was about three years before resigning under a cloud. Apparently, something in the Bonner Bridge project led to the funding issue previously cited back then. There was an issue with his actually being engaged in the job making $133,000 while spending all his time writing another novel.
Update* {July 20, 202O in the NC Newsline / The Pulse article sums it up partially)
Tata needed a new job, apparently.
He may have some connection to Project2025, also.
Tata has roots in Hampton Roads, Virginia. His father, Bob Tata was a winning high school football coach that dabbled in politics after retirement as a teacher and coach. If memory serves he became a State Delegate, then a State Senator from Virginia Beach. He taught/coached in Chesapeake and then the Beach. I wasn't aware of Anthony Tata until his name popped up about the North Carolina mess and saw the association to his father.
Maybe Tata is running some sort of shadow ops propaganda effort being and staying off the books at someone's bequest... ghosts are still a big thing in the military. Might be an interesting look at his entire military record and see if there is much intersectionality with Mike Flynn or his brother.
We are not powerless, although the regime wants us to believe we are
We can exercise the powers of our citizenship. Beyond (and before) voting, help others know, help others vote, find the fight-back lane that matches your temperament and skills (example: volunteering for ACLU) and stick to it like a burr in fur.
This will occupy the remaining years of my life, whether I like it or not.
Thanks for taking action, Steve. I'm sharing this with my community because what you're doing is exactly what we all need to do! While we're both here, I'm wondering if this weekend's news is the full story or just the tip of the iceberg?
Crooks anonymous
! First of all, your mentioning of retired General Anthony Tata should sound off all sorts of alarm bells. His post Army career as someone who found his way up into some level of authority in the North Carolina Department of Transportation that created some major amounts of lawfare in a kerfuffle involving contractual suits concerning funding mismanagment in a big highway project. I'd have to Google it. It was a few years back but I seem to remember that Trump picked him up and installed him in the Pentagon right after his second inaugural, probably because of his acumen in funds bungling.
*His Army career has a bit of a checkered past, an allegation of forgery and accusations of adultery with two , then three different women, one resulting in a child born out of wedlock, resulting in his divorce that was linked to the child support document with signatures forged. The Army Inspector General ruled that it wss inconclusive.
He did retire with an honorably, though. He was confirmed by the Senate for a higher post in the Trump administration for an undersecretary for policy position after a contenscious hearing. The news post I cited did not have the final vote that confirmed his appointment. I looked again and found the Senate vote. It's interesting to note that the below referenced article had a link to an editorial piece that seemed to say he would get the job anyway. He was the superintendent of Wake County Schools for two years, fired. The NC DOT job was about three years before resigning under a cloud. Apparently, something in the Bonner Bridge project led to the funding issue previously cited back then. There was an issue with his actually being engaged in the job making $133,000 while spending all his time writing another novel.
Update* {July 20, 202O in the NC Newsline / The Pulse article sums it up partially)
Tata needed a new job, apparently.
He may have some connection to Project2025, also.
Tata has roots in Hampton Roads, Virginia. His father, Bob Tata was a winning high school football coach that dabbled in politics after retirement as a teacher and coach. If memory serves he became a State Delegate, then a State Senator from Virginia Beach. He taught/coached in Chesapeake and then the Beach. I wasn't aware of Anthony Tata until his name popped up about the North Carolina mess and saw the association to his father.
Maybe Tata is running some sort of shadow ops propaganda effort being and staying off the books at someone's bequest... ghosts are still a big thing in the military. Might be an interesting look at his entire military record and see if there is much intersectionality with Mike Flynn or his brother.
Let's see where this goes.
Apparently, Goebbels was not available to tout Hegseth for his exemplary work in destroying the US military.
Personalist rule, populist governing, flood the zone BS.
It's all maddening
Tell me…
How do we separate the actions of this President…
From that of a dictator?…
He creates whimsical and capricious actions…
Wars, Tariffs and Renaming of buildings and places…
And destroying at will, buildings, parks and public spaces…
We are run by a narcissistic sociopath…
Who has complete control of the government…
And the Country…
He does whatever he pleases…
For him, the Laws do not exist…
Congress is complicit…
And the Supreme Court is enabling…
And Corporate Media is silent…
He rules by executive fiat…
Controls the world’s most powerful military…
And uses it to fulfill his personal ambitions…
Stealing resources he alone deems necessary…
All the while enriching himself and his crime family….
But as astonishing as the actions of this Orange Idiot may be…
We cannot forget…
There is an entire group of enablers assisting this behavior…
And working hard to ensure it prevails…
America is watching a nightmare unfold…
Powerless to stop the madness…
We are not powerless, although the regime wants us to believe we are
We can exercise the powers of our citizenship. Beyond (and before) voting, help others know, help others vote, find the fight-back lane that matches your temperament and skills (example: volunteering for ACLU) and stick to it like a burr in fur.
This will occupy the remaining years of my life, whether I like it or not.
I do all those things…thank you…
…
Let me know when you can stop the following…
The Iran War…
The Demonization of our Allies…
The Embracing of Russia and South Korea…
Daily Lying…
The Incredible Complete Corruption…
Blatant Robbery from our Treasury…
Illegal Search and Seizure…
Immigrant Prison Camps…
ICE Abuses…
Seizing of Assets from other Agencies…
Rejection of Science…
War against Vaccines…
Weaponization of the Justice Department…
Whimsical Tariffs…
Renaming of everything he desires…
Ignorance of Climate Change…
Voter Suppression…
Destruction of Medicaid and Medicare…
Shutting down Free Speech and Dissent…
Bizarre Presidential Behavior…
And Millions of Enablers in his MAGA World…
Including and especially The Corporate Media…
When we get these villains out of office and purge the government of their accomplices.
The easier part is listing all the things that are wrong.
There is no separation between Trump's actions and that of a dictator.
Will do, thank you again.
This is so sobering, but angers me to more action.
Incredible.
And so many present the military as almost god type in terms of integrity and respect for the constitution. It’s simply not true.
I emailed them all using Democracy.io.
https://democracy.io/
I sent this:
“Will you demand the day counts, the job descriptions, and the pay records for every social media personality on the Defense Department payroll?”
Thanks for taking action, Steve. I'm sharing this with my community because what you're doing is exactly what we all need to do! While we're both here, I'm wondering if this weekend's news is the full story or just the tip of the iceberg?
Done, thanks
I'll bet you a bag of M&Ms it's the tip of the iceberg. Which will cause explosive logorrhea when ingested.