T Rose

English professor (best job ever), editor, and writer

[PBS News @NewsHour]

A U.S. Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery reprimanded a group that included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during Veterans Day events at the solemn landmark.

In video taken at the site Wednesday, a person is heard laughing after posing for a group photo in front of the tomb. The sentinel, who is part of the regiment that guards the tomb 24 hours a day, rain or shine, shouted as the group walked off, “All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times.”

The Associated Press reported that the group included Hegseth, his wife Jennifer Hegseth, Pentagon chief of staff Ricky Buria, deputy chief of staff Patrick Weaver and senior adviser Tami Radabaugh.

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that “while commemorating this solemn day, a soldier correctly and respectfully reminded everyone to maintain decorum.”

“The secretary and the entire department have always honored — and will always honor — the sacrifices our military men and women have made to keep America safe,” Parnell added.

While the tomb is considered one of the nation’s most sacred spaces, disruptions there do happen. In a 2022 U.S. Army interview, then-Relief Commander Staff Sgt. Chadwick Winget said intentional disruptions were rare: “It’s usually just them being oblivious. … They’re talking and not realizing how loud they’re being, or laughing or making jokes amongst their group. It detracts from the other people that are trying to pay their respects.”

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This man is an American hero.

This soldier loudly and strongly reprimanded Pete Hegseth and his fucking entourage for laughing at the tomb of the unknown soldier.

The soldier said, "All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times."

[Anna @AnnaDeMilanese]

🇺🇸🔥 Ein Soldat musste Hegseth ermahnen und zusammenbrüllen wegen Pietätlosigkeit am Grab eines Soldaten.

Sie benehmen sich wie Touristen beim Selfie an einem der heiligsten Orte der USA lachen und quatschen, bis ein Wächter sie mit einem SCHREI der Empörung zusammenfaltet: „Alle Besucher werden jederzeit eine Atmosphäre von Stille und Respekt wahren", schreit er sie an.
WAU 👍💯

Beim Anschauen zuckt man zusammen.

Mit so einer lauten Stimme rechnete niemand. Und die Touristen, das sind Pentagon-Chef
Pete Hegseth und sein Gefolge am Veterans Day am Grab der Unbekannten Soldaten. 🤦‍♂️

Ein einfacher Soldat der US-Armee brüllt seinen obersten Chef zusammen. Hegseth steht in der Befehlskette ganz oben, am Grab zählt nur der Ort. 🫡

Pietätlos nennt man so etwas bei Touristen, und bei einem Verteidigungsminister am Veterans Day erst recht. 🇺🇸

Das CNN-Video zeigt es. 🎥

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

wow -- CNN broadcast footage of an Arlington guard yelling at a group with Pete Hegseth to "MAINTAIN SILENCE ... PAY RESPECT!" after someone in his entourage started laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

[Adam Orphan @aorphan67]

Bill Burr is a national treasure ❤️

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Dear @hakeemjeffries

How can you smile and brag that you already have the votes for next week's election naming a Speaker of the House BUT not know that 11 Democrats were not going to show up and vote to impeach @SecWar Hegseth?

That's incompetence.
That's NOT doing your job.

[🪩✨⚡️ @86themike]

Narrator: they did not get to work.

[Adam Mockler @adammocklerr]

The 11 Democrats who didn’t vote on Hegseth’s impeachment:

[purr.in.ink @purrinink]

Here’s Part 1 of The Unnecessary Art of Worrying. More coming soon! 🐈‍⬛🤍

[World Jewish Congress @WorldJewishCong]

Today we commemorate the 88th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom.

The night of November 9-10, 1938, was a night of terror for Jews living in Nazi Germany, Austria, and parts of then-Czechoslovakia that Germany occupied. It was a night of coordinated violence and persecution against Jewish civilians.

Today, antisemitic violence has returned to our streets. But we will not allow it to grow to something worse.

#WeRemember

[Jewish History Status @jewishhistoryst]

Kristallnacht!

9–10 November 1938, in color.

88 years ago tonight, Nazi SA members, Hitler Youth, and civilians attacked Jewish homes, synagogues, and businesses across Germany and Austria. Shop windows were smashed, the word “Jude” was painted on storefronts, and streets were filled with broken glass.

Roughly 7,500 Jewish businesses were damaged or destroyed, about 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps, and dozens of people were killed.

These colorized photographs show the aftermath: passers-by walking past shattered shop windows and uniformed men standing amid the debris of a ransacked store.

Never forget!

[T Rose @TRose081596]

@ericthomaschu @WDFMuseum Thank you for sharing this for those of us who aren’t able to go 💕 You are generous and very talented!

[T Rose @TRose081596]

@just_ask_danny Thank you for the beautiful pictures!

[L.A. Dork @la_dorkout]

In 1968, UCLA unveiled its Inverted Fountain, whose designer was inspired by water-crater pools in Yellowstone. The fountain also keeps water from spraying on Bruins in Franz Hall Court.

Graduation traditions call for leaping into the fountain, being mindful of its craggy rocks!

[NewsNewsNews @RealCrookedNews]

Jon Stewart: "Remove that system of seniority from Democratic politics, it is a bullshit system... They're already like 'Chuck Schumer deserves a lot of credit for putting together this--' Chuck Schumer fought tooth-and-nail against half of these fucking people."

[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

Abdul El-Sayed: “You see JD Vance now, he’s sprinting as hard backwards as he can from this terrible disastrous war in Iran. I’m like now’s not the time my guy, it would have been eight months ago you should’ve spoke up, but you never will because of course you are a coward who has decided that whatever Donald Trump says should go until of course Donald Trump is now a loser at the ballot box”

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

"The fact that I'm questioning democracy means he's already f**king won a little bit."

@michaelkosta braces for Trump's reaction to the midterms on this week's Precap po

[It's politics @uspolitics1111]

The entire Democratic Party owes a massive debt of gratitude to Zohran Mamdani.

Before his rapid rise, the party was largely rudderless, suffering from a loss of direction, momentum, and self-confidence. By drifting away from the working class, the party naturally saw voters walk away in response.

Mamdani single-handedly corrected the course, bringing vital energy, ideological clarity, and an authentic connection back to the very people who had been left behind.

Without his influence, the party’s current standing would look very different.

[T Rose @TRose081596]

@tcboyle Stories II holds a special place on my shelf and in my heart 💗

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

.@jonstewart weighs in on Trump's surreal "I Had It Cleaned" speech at The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool