Pete Hegseth orders Navy to strip name of gay rights icon Harvey Milk from ship in time for Pride Month

www.independent.co.uk Pete Hegseth orders Navy to strip name of gay rights icon Harvey Milk from ship

Defense secretary’s memo says stripping the name of the Navy veteran is part of an effort to reestablish ‘warrior culture’

Defense secretary’s memo says stripping the name of the Navy veteran is part of an effort to reestablish ‘warrior culture’

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Pete Hegseth orders Navy to strip name of gay rights icon Harvey Milk from ship in time for Pride Month

www.independent.co.uk /news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-harvey-milk-ship-pride-month-b2763020.html

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Why aren't they saying whose name is going in its place?
- Because they aren't announcing it until june 13.
  The renaming of the ship was set to become public on June 13, the memo said. While a new name for the Milk has not been announced, the memo said Hegseth and Phelan are set to make the announcement aboard the oldest commissioned ship in the Navy, the USS Constitution.
  
  Hmmmm.
  That's the day before POTUS's birthday. Trump would love a big beautiful boat named after him as a birthday gift bribe to not fire Hegseth for royally fucking up.
  
  Oh fuck i hope not
  
  haha rename it from a totally-not-manly gay icon's name to a totally-manly draft dodger's name.
  That boat will be the unluckiest boat ever floated and will sink shortly after.
  
  USS Bonespurs has a nice ring to it, actually.
  
  Sad to see the constitution used to spread such hate. But I guess her namesake has gotten the same treatment forever.
  
  It’s a warship. Literally built to spread hate.
  
  Anything built to fight the British Empire is based as shit... At least before 1930.
  
  Constitution was built to fight pirates and the Fr*nch.
  
  That was her first duties but when the original 6 frigates were built the British were the enemy on everyone's mind. Thats why they were so heavy gunned for frigates of their day. They could only budget for 6 and knew they would have to duke it out with the Royal Navy.
- Assuming the plan is USS Adolf Hitler, the way things are going
  
  They'll start with the USS Rommel
  
  The perfect third column Nazi
- It's gonna be the USS Taco isn't it..
  
  Neat.

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