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The U.S. Naval Academy removed nearly 400 books from its library after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office ordered a review to eliminate materials promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

The purge is part of the Trump administration’s broader crackdown on DEI across federal agencies.

Officials began pulling books ahead of Hegseth’s unrelated visit Tuesday.

Confusion over DEI enforcement led to the mistaken removal of photos of Jewish female graduates, later restored.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 23 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 22 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

What are you afraid of, Hegseth?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 22 hours ago

"get away from me, gay thoughts!" pete hegseth said, running out of the tattoo parlor after getting more white supremacist ink. "i don't want to suck the tattoo artists dick," he told the gay thoughts.

"but i'm sure it's an excellent dick. just the right girth and length to tickle your tonsils while hurting your jaw that perfect amount you like," said the gay thoughts.

"i'm a competent heterosexual male! stop doing this, gay thoughts," hegseth exclaimed as he opened the door to his cerakoted olive green cybertruck. "i got where i am through merit and i definitely enjoy having sex in my wife's vagina, as well as those interns i… um… what was it my lawyer said to say? pleasured as a surprise, yes that was it"

"straight men don't have to work this hard to convince themselves they're straight, pete"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 12 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Do these shitheads not know about the internet or something?

All banning books does these days is show us all who you are.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 22 hours ago

that's why they went after the internet archive first

[–] [email protected] 12 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Unlike the cancer attempting to vanquish its perceived foes, Truth cannot be eliminated.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

No but it can be deferred

[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago

They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em