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viva la

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3. Hegseth wants ICE-like thugs in the military--

Reply to 31j20b3 (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2026, 05:26 PM

17 hrs ago

rather than the highly trained, highly disciplined force we need for the future.
It's clear that he's taking extra "T" and loves that it makes him belligerent and abusive-- or rather, exaggerates those already extant qualities in him.

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T-level expectations of Hegseth misread the basic science of testosterone [View all] 31j20b3 18 hrs ago OP

Can't wait till someone tells him about estrogen levels in men Lifeafter70 18 hrs ago #1

Especially when a guy takes in more testosterone than the body requires. LiberalArkie 16 hrs ago #9

Yeah that extra T could become an E Lifeafter70 16 hrs ago #10

And it does... LiberalArkie 15 hrs ago #29

Yes its a balancing act Lifeafter70 14 hrs ago #30

All Hegseth knows about Testosteroni is "more". maxsolomon 18 hrs ago #2

"Testosteroni". (cue music) It's made with macaroni! orthoclad 14 hrs ago #31

Hegseth wants ICE-like thugs in the military-- viva la 17 hrs ago #3

I don;t know why the US would want an army of low IQ belligerent thugs like ICE 31j20b3 17 hrs ago #4

You're assuming these are intelligent rational people making those decisions. ... littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #5

Not really, i might be assuming I am an intelligent rational person and 31j20b3 15 hrs ago #24

They need men AND women with those qualities. Nt spooky3 15 hrs ago #23

and stone cold killers. My Lai. orthoclad 14 hrs ago #32

My LAI was a crime, even those in the event recognized that 31j20b3 14 hrs ago #33

Wrong. Calley never spent a day in jail orthoclad 13 hrs ago #34

As I recall it, Calley was found guilty the sentence wasn;t what people wanted 31j20b3 13 hrs ago #36

When you are simple minded, it is easy to come up with simple, but meanigless solutions. flashman13 17 hrs ago #6

This message was self-deleted by its author ashredux 17 hrs ago #7

What's he going to do odins folly 17 hrs ago #8

probably fondle them Skittles 16 hrs ago #17

like most conservatives, Pete confuses being a bully with being a man Skittles 16 hrs ago #11

Insecurity will do that to a motherfucker. Iggo 16 hrs ago #15

absolutely correct Skittles 16 hrs ago #18

He wants an all-male military. valleyrogue 16 hrs ago #12

Who's gonna tell him? Iggo 16 hrs ago #14

I'm totally un-surprised that he-man-woman-haters don't understand testosterone. Iggo 16 hrs ago #13

Misread? Mz Pip 16 hrs ago #16

I started having problems in my 60s. BidenRocks 16 hrs ago #19

Damn! BurnDoubt 16 hrs ago #20

90% of low testosterone issues come from poor personal health choices NickB79 16 hrs ago #21

Nugenix Total-T Commercial (Frank Thomas, Doug Flutie) (12/2022) Jacson6 16 hrs ago #22

What an idiot. enigmania 15 hrs ago #25

I do think he's inadequately educated, and substitutes popular stereotypes 31j20b3 15 hrs ago #26

Hegseth misread the basic science of shit California Kid 15 hrs ago #27

I was thinking he got his medical "knowledge" from the brainworm guy. retread 15 hrs ago #28

Does Hegseth beat up on women before or after taking it? Norrrm 13 hrs ago #35