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Adam Keiper
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Last week, my colleague @willsommer.bsky.social reported on right-wing influencers being employed by the Department of Defense. One of them, "DataRepublican," has 955,000 X followers. Another is an active-duty lieutenant colonel in the Army (!). And now, tonight… www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegse...

thebulwark.comPete Hegseth Is Building a Pentagon Troll ArmyThe defense secretary’s MAGA influencer allies aren’t merely cheering him on—some work for him.

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Adam Keiper
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…comes new reporting from the Washington Post's @danlamothe.bsky.social and @taracopp.bsky.social that Hegseth has even more of these influencers on the DOD payroll, including right-wing commentators Kurt Schlichter and Rob Maness, and the guy behind the "Cynical Publius" account. wapo.st/4x0p3pf

wapo.stPentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian rolesConservative veterans with large social media followings have been hired by the Defense Department and are amplifying Pete Hegseth’s culture-war fights.