• itisileclerk@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Politicians give sermons, preachers give political speeches, charlatans give medical advice. I am honestly disappointed that the head of NASA is not a flat-earther.

  • stumu415@lemmy.zipOP
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    1 month ago

    It’s like every day something about this regime comes out that simply defies believe. The stupidity is just mind blowing.

  • eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    Yup this is the religion that people take so seriously that they get to decide what you get to read.

    Enough deference to this phoney ass religion and it’s phoney ass followers.

  • muxika@piefed.muxika.org
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    1 month ago

    All those crosses on his chest are stick-ons, right? To be a “Christian soldier” and be that ignorant of the Bible is an absolute slap in the face to anyone that takes Christianity seriously.

    Confident stupidity feels like Kegsbreath’s go-to move, though.

  • melsaskca@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    “Thou shalt not vote democratic!” “And the Lord sayeth unto the American soldiers, Come Fourth! But they came fifth and lost the race”.

  • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 month ago

    “The path of the downed aviator is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men,” Hegseth prayed.

    "Blessed is he who, in the name of camaraderie and duty, shepherd the lost through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children.

    “And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to capture and destroy my brother. And you will know my call sign is Sandy 1 when I lay my vengeance upon thee, and amen.”

    It’s already bad enough that they have sermons in government buildings, but then it’s with this kind of content?

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      1 month ago

      And he basically replaced the parts that were supposed to be god referring to godself, with himself referring to himself.

      He’s trying to elevate himself to the position of god, in very cringy fashion.

      Overall, just very delusional and megalomaniacal, in addition to blasphemous…

      • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
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        1 month ago

        Apparently he was reading a prayer related to the mission to extract the downed F15 pilots… No idea how any of this makes sense.

        Hegseth mentioned he was told the prayer is titled “CSAR 2517,” which stands for “Combat Search And Rescue” and alludes to the fact that it borrows some wording from Ezekiel 25:17

        Source for that is here

        • kat_angstrom@lemmy.world
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          1 month ago

          Perfect, why the heck not, just remix the Bible however you feel. He already picks and chooses what parts to follow or ignore, so he may as well just change the text to fit his whims.

          This is the dumbest timeline

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              1 month ago

              That assigns too much agency to the LLM. They can’t be conscious. They’re only useful for producing langauge which appears intelligent.

              The LLM companies will make the LLMs say anything to not go bankrupt, though.

  • AmidFuror@fedia.io
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    I know he’s stupid and a drunk, but I don’t believe for a moment he thought there was a biblical verse about aviators. They were obviously repurposing the Pulp Fiction quote for this particular pilot and his unit.

      • Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 month ago

        It’s crazy how weak you look when you do things that you think will make you look badass. Like elon in a leather jacket trying to smoke a cigar. Can’t find weaker charisma ever.

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      1 month ago

      Right. That matches his persona perfectly.

      I bet when he was around black people in social settings as a younger person he brought up Samuel Jackson to relate.

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        1 month ago

        He should not be holding a sermon in the first place. That is the main issue. It is rather inconsequential if the goobledegook he says differs from regular sermon goobledegook.

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          1 month ago

          He should not be holding a sermon in the first place.

          I agree.

          That is the main issue.

          I guess?

          It is rather inconsequential if the goobledegook he says differs from regular sermon goobledegook.

          No, I don’t think so. It matters whether he is sincere or just a grifter.

  • GalacticSushi@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    I convinced him that it was real and he should use it. I got added to the Iran war signal chat by accident earlier this week, don’t think he’s noticed I’m not supposed to be included. To be fair, he’s usually pretty lit.

    • catdog@lemmy.ml
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      1 month ago

      There’s so much madness going on, I already forgot about this particular fuckup.

      • Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 month ago

        IMO you could make a whole successful channel just telling what insane thing trump said exactly one year ago.

        Or a month ago, same thing basically.

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      1 month ago

      With all the fuckups recently, a random lemming getting added to a white house war crime chat wouldn’t even surprise me at this point.

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    30 days ago

    There should be no place for religion in politics. Keep that diseased shit to yourself.