Brian Smith Jr.

[Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ @shanaka86]

JUST IN: You do not fire your Army Chief of Staff in the middle of a war for no reason. You fire him because of what comes next.

Pete Hegseth called General Randy George on April 2 and told him to retire immediately. The Pentagon confirmed it within hours. No reason was given. Not publicly. Not privately. A senior Army official told Fox News that Hegseth offered George nothing: no misconduct, no operational failure, no policy disagreement on the record. Just a phone call and a career ending in the middle of the most significant American combat operation in two decades.

George is the 24th general or admiral Hegseth has removed. But he is not the 24th. He is the one that matters. The Army Chief of Staff. The man whose signature sits between a president’s intent and the order that sends soldiers across a beach or into a tunnel complex. The 82nd Airborne is deploying right now. Marines from the 31st MEU are staged on the USS Tripoli. JSOC operators are at forward bases in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Kharg Island, 90 percent of Iranian oil exports, sits 16 kilometres off a coast that someone will have to decide whether to approach. And the four-star general whose job it was to advise whether that approach should happen was removed 48 hours after Trump told the nation the war would continue for two to three more weeks.

The replacement is Vice Chief General Christopher LaNeve. He was Hegseth’s senior military aide before this appointment. The man who carried the Secretary’s briefcase now commands the Army the Secretary is reshaping. The chain of command did not break. It shortened. The distance between a television studio and a combat order just collapsed to zero intermediaries who were not personally selected by the man giving the order.

No reason was given. That is the tell. When someone is removed without explanation during a crisis, the explanation is the crisis itself. George either objected to something or was about to. The ground option. The power plant strikes. The Kharg raid. The escalation that turned a highway bridge in Karaj into rubble on the same day he was told to leave. Something in the next two weeks requires a chief who will not push back, and the Pentagon solved that problem by installing one trained as Hegseth’s aide.

A former Fox News weekend host just fired a four-star general with combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, replaced him with his own former assistant, and did it during a live war in which the next decision could put American soldiers on Iranian soil for the first time in history. No hearing was held. No misconduct cited. The Army woke up on April 3 with a new chief it did not choose, in a war it did not start, preparing for a phase the previous chief apparently could not be trusted to execute.

The question is not why George was fired. Every general in the building knows why. The question is what order is coming in the next fourteen days that required removing the one man in the chain of command who might have said no.

The war has no perimeter. The chain of command has no objectors. And the next phase has no one left to stop it.

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[Destiny | A Destiny by Design @adesbydesign]

You have been lying to yourself.

There is a story in your head about a limitation you have that is not actually real.

There is something you've convinced yourself is outside the scope of your ability.

And you believe it.

Because you've been telling yourself this for years.

But if you try,

if you take a step towards it,

and another,

and another,

you will change the way you see that thing.

You will change the way you see yourself.

You will change the way you feel about that thing.

You will change the way you feel about yourself.


With each step forward,

it will start to feel more and more possible,

and you will see that you are actually capable.

You are capable of doing more than you think you are.

That thing in your head,

that obstacle that seems insurmountable,

that thing that you have told yourself is impossible—

go for it.

Prove yourself a liar.

Take a step towards the “impossible”

and you’ll change your identity

and show yourself how much of a badass you really are.

—-----

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[Slam @slamstudios]

Fun fact: the Bucks now have the Trail Blazers, Nets, & Bucks’ all-time leading scorers:

- Blazers: Damian Lillard (19.4K)
- Nets: Brook Lopez (10.4K)
- Bucks: Giannis (16.3K)

[De'Vondre Campbell @Came_Along_Way]

Ain’t no way you just got on here with that baggy ass Steve Harvey suit and them thick ass dollar tree glasses and disrespected my QB by saying he can’t play football. He only has one career start let him play at least half a season before you open your big dumb ass mouth

[Nyle Beck @IAmMyBestToday]

The more we listen to our bodies, hearts, gut & intuition, the more we are grounded & guided in truth. With practice, this creates the ultimate awareness and informs us how to navigate every moment, from moment to moment. Please tune into YOU more, and all the distractions less.

[Tom Pelissero @TomPelissero]

The #Cardinals are hiring 29-year-old Nick Rallis as their defensive coordinator, per sources.

Rallis — who starred at LB for Edina High School and the University of Minnesota — was on staff in Philly with Jonathan Gannon. He now becomes the NFL’s youngest coordinator.

[Kyle Youmans @Kyle_Youmans]

This isn’t the only truth @Realrclark25 has said tonight. Providing really insightful thought & perspective on an impossible situation. Prayers continuing for Demar Hamlin🙏�

[FOST @GeorgeFoster72]

A lot of people gonna Google image this. But, would any of you that are honest, like to take a stab at what it is? There’s an activity that if you’ve done it, you know what it is. You’re disqualified from guessing.

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

Why 85%?

When you have your best performances it's never when you're trying your hardest.

Instead the task usually feels easy & effortless.

Going at 85% is a mindset about relaxation & performing at a high level while being in flow.

It's about pacing, form & finishing.

[Speed @_speedfromtx]

How kids get faded these days, vs the haircuts we use to have to get….

[Marcos Alvarado @marcosalvarado_]

“Twin Flames” sculpture by me

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Twitter will soon add ability to attach long-form text to tweets, ending absurdity of notepad screenshots

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

In burnout cultures, people are judged by the sacrifices they make. Hobbies, vacations, and even family time are viewed as distractions to penalize.

In healthy cultures, people are judged by the commitments they keep. Interests outside work are seen as passions to celebrate.

[Will Parkinson @Willpa11]

Put Chris Streveler and Calvin Jackson in the Hall of Fame idc

[uSTADIUM @uSTADIUM]

CHRIS STREVELER IS THE GREATEST PRESEASON QB OF ALL TIME

[Eric Carter @EricIckyCarter]

Chris Streveler 🫡

[New York Jets @nyjets]

CHRIS STREVELER!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Minnesota Football @GopherFootball]

⚫️ hello darkness my old friend ⚫️

new fits, coming this season 🤫