During a discussion on the necessity of the Senate’s role in advising and consenting to cabinet appointees on MSNBC’s Friday edition of The Beat with Ari Melber, activist and lawyer Maya Wiley took a bit of a detour to attack Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth for allegedly having “white supremacist and extremist tattoos.” Wiley declared, “We should also say, one of the things that's so important in this function, in this role, is the people of this country should have some understanding of who is going to be making decisions about their daily lives because let's remember.”     As an example, she focused on “Hegseth and his white supremacist and extremist tattoos on his body, he is also a person, if he is in this job, who will be having the discussion with Donald Trump about sending the military into communities to police U.S. citizens.” This was the second night in a row someone on MSNBC called Hegseth a white supremacist. On Thursday’s All In with Chris Hayes, former NAACP Defense Fund President Sherrilyn Ifill declared Hegseth is “someone who, you know, is known to be a white supremacist, known to be an extremist. Whose platform, whose book is basically about his opposition to the advancement of black officers to the top brass, and the military is actually a very important area for black advancement.” Even Hayes, who preferred to talk about Hegseth’s lack of administrative experience, was uncomfortable with that, “he says, because he was identified as an extremist, in part because of those tattoos. He thinks it’s crazy. I just want to, like, give the full side of the story here.” However, here Melber and fellow panelist Bill Kristol just sat there and said nothing, but back in the day, Kristol even appeared in a Hegseth for Senate video. The tattoos in question refer to depictions of a Jerusalem Cross and the words “Deus Vult” (God wills it). Both are Crusade-era symbols that are over 900 years old. Some say those have been co-opted by white supremacists, but even if Kristol and Hegseth have diverged on Trump, Kristol could have at least stood up for Hegseth’s character.     As it were, Wiley added, “the United States of America's based on some transparency and accountability and checks and balances, and if we throw them out the window, to Bill’s point, it's not only that it offends the Constitution but we will feel that pain, that danger and that lack of protection in our daily lives.” Even if white supremacists have co-opted the same symbols and phrases depicted in Hegseth’s tattoos, why does MSNBC want to give them the power to appropriate nearly a thousand years of history? Here is a transcript for the November 15 show: MSNBC The Beat with Ari Melber 11/15/2024 6:19 PM ET MAYA WILEY: And we should also say, one of the things that's so important in this function, in this role, is the people of this country should have some understanding of who is going to be making decisions about their daily lives because let's remember, like when we are talking about the secretary here and Hegseth and his white supremacist and extremist tattoos on his body, he is also a person, if he is in this job, who will be having the discussion with Donald Trump about sending the military into communities to police U.S. citizens.  This is something that Donald Trump has said explicitly. It's a power he has wanted to use. It's one of the warnings we heard from the joint chiefs in his administration when he was president before, and it's in Project 2025. And so it's not just that position. It's also health and its implications for people's daily lives. But the United States of America's based on some transparency and accountability and checks and balances, and if we throw them out the window, to Bill’s point, it's not only that it offends the Constitution but we will feel that pain, that danger and that lack of protection in our daily lives.

Democrats have latched onto Pete Hegseth’s past as a Fox News personality as a negative attribute, but Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” doesn’t agree in the slightest. “Pete Hegseth is going to be an excellent head of the Department of Defense. Not only his track record, but as a television personality, he will be able to get up there and deal with the tough questions and communicate the policies properly,” Rubin explains. In a recent interview, Hegseth made this crystal clear. “First of all, you’ve got to fire the chairman of Joint Chiefs,” he said, explaining how the Trump administration could course correct after a disastrous four years under the Biden administration. “You’re going to bring in a new secretary of defense, but any general that was involved, general, admiral, whatever, that was involved in any of the DEI, woke s***, has got to go,” he continued. “You’ve got to get DEI and CRT out of military academies so you’re not training young officers to be baptized in this type of thinking, and then whatever the combat standards were say in, I don’t know, 1995, let’s just make those the standards,” he added. While Hegseth admits the trust has been broken between the military and the people, he doesn’t believe it's too late. “You have to reestablish that trust by putting in no-nonsense war fighters in those positions who aren’t going to cater to the socially correct garbage,” he concluded. Rubin is thoroughly impressed. “I think you can see right there, exactly why I think he’s the right pick. He can communicate the ideas, he’s been in the belly of the beast, he’s got the TV presence, and he just laid it out. You got to fire a whole bunch of people at the top. We have to get DEI and the woke stuff out,” Rubin says. Want more from Dave Rubin?To enjoy more honest conversations, free speech, and big ideas with Dave Rubin, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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China’s leap into the future of transportation just gained some serious altitude. XPeng, a leading electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, showcased a new flying car at a Chinese airshow. The vehicle is called the “Land Aircraft Carrier,” and reports suggest XPeng hopes to start shipping it to the public by 2026. The futuristic vehicle was introduced alongside XPeng's other aviation technology developments, and aims to merge traditional driving with aerial capabilities. It represents a significant step in integrating cutting-edge transportation solutions into daily life. While flying cars have long been the subject of science fiction, XPeng’s unveiling signals that this technology may soon be a part of our reality. This Chinese flying car is not just a civilian dream, though. It also has strategic implications. Some reports suggest it includes features designed to reduce radar visibility, making it a potential asset for military use. This dual-purpose design aligns with China's broader technological goals to blend civilian innovation with defense strategy. https://twitter.com/scubaryan_/status/1857215978452517338 Known for its expertise in EVs, XPeng has leveraged its electric propulsion knowledge to create an eco-friendly aerial vehicle that aligns with global efforts to reduce carbon emissions while enhancing mobility options. And this modular design is yet another way the company hopes to continue striving toward those goals. The debut of this flying car also highlights China’s increasing prominence in advanced technology sectors. We’ve already seen rifle-toting Chinese robots, and the development of flying cars is just another rung that the nation will climb in its continued rise to technological advancement. While XPeng’s flying car is still in its developmental stages, its unveiling raises exciting possibilities. The fact that the company hopes to start shipping models to the public by 2026 is a huge indicator of how seriously XPeng is taking the development of this vehicle. Of course, this vehicle doesn't just take off and fly like you'd expect. XPeng’s flying car is actually a modular design that features a "mothership" ground vehicle and then a detachable flying module, as seen in the image at the top of the page. Still, it's an exciting design that brings us one step closer to the futuristic world science fiction authors have been envisioning for decades. Don't Miss: Researchers found a surprise in DNA from Beethoven’s 200-year-old hair The post China just debuted a ‘flying’ car and it could release as soon as 2026 appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $169 AirPods Pro 2, $898 Hisense 75-inch TV, $68 Furbuster, $649 Google Pixel 9, more Today’s deals: $280 Acer Aspire 3 laptop, $23 TP-Link WiFi extender, $199 Shark vacuum, $60 Keurig, more Best Apple Watch deals for November 2024 Today’s deals: $30 in Amazon credit, $149 Roomba, $100 Fitbit, $180 Ninja CREAMi Deluxe, more

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