The commander of the base wrote, “I do not presume to understand current politics, but what I do know is the concerns of the US administration discussed by Vice-President Vance on Friday are not reflective of Pituffik Space Base.” in an email and was thus dismissed. In dismissing her, the Pentagon stated this reason. “Actions [that] undermine the chain of command or to subvert President [Donald] Trump’s agenda will not be tolerated at the Department of Defense.”
https://youtu.be/Z7XRX1UBooQ?list=PLlwzDYw6zp2D6DxLR8zGz1i_7764DYSVQ
Old BBC series, ‘I, Claudius.’ History of the first five Roman Emperors, with Brian Blessed as Augustus and Patrick Stewart as an ambitious general.
Relevant because of Caligula. He didn’t fall because he was a violent tyrant. He fell because he lost the support of the military.
Hopefully, Trump will miss that idea…
Hey, thanks. I’ve gotta give that a watch.
It’s a really amazing show. Zero budget, but they make you think you’re watching a spectacle.
Great podcast where they go through the series, and interview some of the actors—Patrick Stewart and Patricia Quinn are definitely in there. https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/i-podius/
I had no idea who Patrica Quinn was. Turns out she was in two of my favorite things. Thanks for the information
And he lost political support. He was attacking the senate.
In România the military turned on Nicolae Ceaușescu and his security forces.