A scientist says the law and order used to crackdown on Trump supporters was the biggest factor in reducing American political violence.

…the biggest factor in the decline was the post–Jan. 6 crackdown and the dismantling of groups most active in 2020—like the Proud Boys. That enforcement is a major reason we’ve seen less extremist violence lately.

Thus extremist violence could be predicted to rise as a result of Trump removing law and order, replacing it with loyalty tests. In other words Trump may want a rise in extremist violence, to drive a harsh divide into American society and profit from the forced loyalty.

In context of day after day of similar “veered” crashes killing more and more people, Tesla went for a hush payment of millions again to block further investigation and exposure of alleged serious safety defects.

Tesla and lawyers for the estate disclosed the settlement in a filing on Monday in federal court in San Francisco but did not reveal its terms.

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The estate’s lawsuit said Clyde Leach’s Tesla Model Y suddenly accelerated, went off the road and slammed into a pillar at an Ohio gas station. Leach, 72, died from blunt force trauma, burns and other injuries.

“Tesla was aware that its vehicles — including the Model Y — have reportedly on hundreds of occasions accelerated suddenly and without explanation,” the lawsuit said.

As one journalist just put it…

…if Tesla ever settles a case, it is admitting that it was in the wrong, even if settlements often come with no admission of wrongdoing.

There continue to be an alarming number of crashes where Tesla abruptly veers off the road and explodes into deadly fire.

A couple from Falls Church, Virginia, died after their car went off the road, crashed into a tree and caught fire on Sunday, police say.

Ashraf Bhagat, 75, died at the scene of the crash on Lakeview Drive in Lake Barcroft about 6:30 p.m., Fairfax County police said in a release on Monday.

The ongoing Signal chat leaks of Hegseth aren’t just breaches of protocol, they’re inevitable. They are the result of placing someone fundamentally unsuited for high office, lacking basic competence, into a position where lives depend on sound judgment.

As I documented in my earlier post, Hegseth’s background reveals troubling patterns that directly connect to these security failures.

The man decorated himself with crusader tattoos after, and perhaps because, hate-based extremism concerns were raised. The man proudly claimed to leave the military because it “didn’t want him anymore”. The man now casually distributes sensitive operational details through commercial apps to family members and personal associates.

This isn’t coincidence, it’s about character.

When a defense secretary creates not one but two unauthorized channels to share Yemen strike information with individuals lacking proper clearance, including his “producer/podcaster” family members, we’re witnessing the security manifestation of a deeper problem. Military professionals understand that protocols exist for reasons written in blood. Circumventing them reveals either dangerous ignorance or deliberate rejection of institutional safeguards or both.

Most telling has been Hegseth’s contrite response to being caught red handed failing at his job. Rather than acknowledging a dangerous breach, he immediately attacks messengers as “disgruntled” and claims critics are attempting to “slash and burn people and ruin their reputations.” The Pentagon spokesperson follows suit, dismissing legitimate security concerns as politically motivated “hit pieces.” Imagine being so untouchable and privileged that nobody around you can speak the truth without being labeled emotional or biased.

This deflection strategy serves a clear purpose: transforming objective failures of conduct into subjective questions of loyalty. It’s the same approach evident throughout Hegseth’s history. When basic standards are enforced, claim persecution; when caught violating protocols, attack the messenger.

The defense community deserves leadership that understands the simple gravity of operational security. Service members risking their lives in combat zones shouldn’t have their missions compromised because their civilian leadership treats sensitive information like political social media content. The American people deserve defense officials who accept crystal clear accountability rather than wallowing in muddy deflection.

As the great General Creighton Abrams once said, “Soldiers are not in the Army. Soldiers are the Army.” Their safety demands leaders who respect the systems designed to protect them, not someone who views security protocols as a personal convenience with no accountability.

The conclusion is inescapable: Hegseth has demonstrated what has been said about him before, that he cannot be trusted with the responsibilities of a military office. No amount of him attacking critics will change the reality he carelessly compromised operational security and endangered American service members for no good reason. National security, let alone the troops he claims to support, by definition require that Hegseth must resign.

A former USAF General in electronics warfare and current U.S. Congressman, a Republican from Nebraska, says fire Hegseth: