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artemisia1

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Thu Jun 25, 2026, 09:25 PM Thursday

Men did not "give" women voting rights: they withheld them [View all]

Is it any surprise that Hegseth is removing and refusing to promote female senior officers in the U.S. Armed Forces? He is Commander Waterford. He listens to "Handmaid's Tale" type pastors. It is a short distance between denying women the right to vote and denying them the right to read:

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/09/nx-s1-5497226/women-pastor-pete-hegseth-vote

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