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    1 year ago

    tldr omits the “why” so if you’re not reading the article or not already aware :

    Three military services are now without Senate-confirmed heads for the first time in history, as Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) holds up the confirmations of more than 300 senior military officers to protest the Pentagon’s new abortion policy.

    Blocked by one single Republican

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      1 year ago

      Let’s be honest, he says it’s about abortion. But he is really throwing a fit to try and get Space Command and Space Force headquarters in Alabama. As usual it’s about the money that would bring to his district.