Pentagon Says It Will Livestream the Firing Squad Execution of Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Malik Gasan

YahooNews.com:

The execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad will be livestreamed to the public, the Pentagon said Thursday. The Army announced this week that the execution would take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3 after Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a shooting at the military base in 2009. 

 

On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the conservative TV outlet Real America's Voice, "He's gonna get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be. We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public — because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things."Pentagon officials clarified Thursday that the execution would be livestreamed, the Associated Press said. 

 

The U.S. military has not carried out an execution since 1961 and has not used a firing squad to execute a service member since World War II. Hegseth's comments have put further spotlight on how the death penalty is carried out in the U.S., following the failed attempt to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection. The failed execution prompted Tennessee's governor to halt further executions this year and order a third-party review.

Simply put, some sick and depraved shit. In fact, so deranged that even VP Vance wants no part of it. And Hesgeth and Trump are getting it from both sides when it comes to this stupid publicity stunt. And that's what this is, a stunt. After all, while many might feel that Nidal Hasan deserves to die for his heinous act, a public execution only amounts to a thrist for vengeance as well as a lifetime of martyrdom for Hasan.

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VP JD Vance Brushes Off Racist Texts by Adults in Republican Group Chat as ‘What Kids Do’

APNews.com:

The public release of a Young Republican group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers prompted bipartisan calls for those involved to be removed from or resign their positions. 

 

The Young Republican National Federation, the GOP’s political organization for Republicans between 18 and 40, called for those involved to step down from the organization. The group described the exchanges, first reported by Politico, as “unbecoming of any Republican.” 

 

Republican Vice President JD Vance, however, has weighed in several times to speak out against what he characterized as “pearl clutching” over the leaked messages. Politico obtained months of exchanges from a Telegram conversation between leaders and members of the Young Republican National Federation and some of its affiliates in New York, Kansas, Arizona and Vermont.

I understand Vance’s thinking here: when you have Democrats refusing to condemn the disgusting and vile texts recently uncovered from their own Virginia AG nominee, Jay Jones, the last people you want lecturing you are the self-righteous hypocrites on the Left. Still, what's wrong is wrong, and it’s just unacceptable for Vance to downplay or refuse to denounce those group chat messages.

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ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos Has a Hissyfit and Cuts Off JD Vance Interview in On-Air Clash Over Tom Homan

NYPost.com:

ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos abruptly ended a tense live interview with Vice President JD Vance on Sunday after the two clashed over reports that Trump border czar Tom Homan allegedly accepted a bribe.

Stephanopoulos, host of “This Week,” heatedly pressed the veep Sunday about whether Homan accepted a $50,000 cash bribe that undercover FBI agents allegedly offered him during a 2024 sting operation.

“Was Tom Homan recorded on an audiotape in September 2024, an FBI surveillance tape, accepting $50,000 in cash?” the anchor asked, citing a report from MSNBC.

Actually, I blame VP Vance for this because I don't know how it benefits anyone from the Trump administration to go on Stephanopoulos' show in the first place. I mean, the guy used to work for Bill Clinton so he's clearly biased. His ratings are indeed low and of course, there's that little defamation lawsuit he lost to Trump not too long ago that he obviouslu still holds a grude about. And Vance certainly knows all of this already, which is why Stephanopoulos cutting him off like that shouldn't be a surprise.

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