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Pete Hegseth orders Navy to strip name of gay rights icon Harvey Milk from ship in time for Pride Month (www.independent.co.uk)

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Defense secretary’s memo says stripping the name of the Navy veteran is part of an effort to reestablish ‘warrior culture’

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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Because they aren't announcing it until june 13.

The renaming of the ship was set to become public on June 13, the memo said. While a new name for the Milk has not been announced, the memo said Hegseth and Phelan are set to make the announcement aboard the oldest commissioned ship in the Navy, the USS Constitution.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hmmmm.

That's the day before POTUS's birthday. Trump would love a big beautiful boat named after him as a birthday gift bribe to not fire Hegseth for royally fucking up.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

Oh fuck i hope not

[–] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

haha rename it from a totally-not-manly gay icon's name to a totally-manly draft dodger's name.

That boat will be the unluckiest boat ever floated and will sink shortly after.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

USS Bonespurs has a nice ring to it, actually.

[–] dunidane@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sad to see the constitution used to spread such hate. But I guess her namesake has gotten the same treatment forever.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s a warship. Literally built to spread hate.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Anything built to fight the British Empire is based as shit... At least before 1930.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Constitution was built to fight pirates and the Fr*nch.

[–] dunidane@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 week ago

That was her first duties but when the original 6 frigates were built the British were the enemy on everyone's mind. Thats why they were so heavy gunned for frigates of their day. They could only budget for 6 and knew they would have to duke it out with the Royal Navy.