Carey D. Lohrenz
@careylohrenz.bsky.social
One of the US Navy's 1st Female F-14 Fighter Pilot, Author of TWO WSJ Bestsellers #FearlessLeadership & #SpanOfControl, Keynote Speaker, #CEO, #Veteran, Mom to 4
They’re taking kids from Minnesota and sending them to detention camps. They’re shooting American citizens in the street and locking investigators out of the crime scenes. The world is watching what happens next.
Minnesota Star Tribune@startribune.com · 8mo agoHundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30. 📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
A free press is democracy’s early warning system. Strong leaders don’t silence it. They listen, respond, and lead with integrity when the pressure is on.
"There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them." ~Winston Churchill
On Memorial Day, we honor the brave women & men who gave their lives in service to our country. Their courage in the face of danger, & unwavering commitment to freedom remind us of the true cost of liberty. Today, take a minute to remember their sacrifice with gratitude & reverence.
Carrier aviation is, and has always been, a dangerous endeavor. Extended deployments have increased risks. Also: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has TWICE extended the aircraft carrier’s deployment since it left its home in Virginia last September, most recently last week…
Natasha Bertrand@natashabertrand.bsky.social · last yr.Breaking: Another F/A-18 fighter jet from the Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet lost from the carrier in just over a week, per 4 people familiar w/the incident. 2 aviators ejected and were recovered by helo with minor injuries. www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/p...
When pressure hits, fear fills the space that trust should occupy. Your job as a leader? Make sure there’s no room for fear.
"The security of the world is at stake." Well worth watching President Zelenskyy's interview on 60 Minutes www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview transcript
As Russia's war with Ukraine continues, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sits down with Scott Pelley to discuss U.S. support for Ukraine, the war, the Oval Office meeting, and the latest attacks on civil...
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Across the country, stories of women, people of color, & other marginalized voices are being erased from classrooms, bookshelves, leadership training, & public discourse. This is about power, identity, and whose history—and whose humanity—gets to be remembered. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Army Enlisted Academy Bars Students from Writing About Women and Minorities
The 10-month Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas, includes multiple major projects in its curriculum, including two essays students were expected to work on for several months.
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Banning books does NOT make us more lethal. It's the fastest way to stifle critical thinking, stunt developing leadership skills, & allow for historical amnesia to weaken our force. Shame on the United States Naval Academy. What a failure of leadership.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last yr.NYT page one: @nytimes.com
I KNOW the chaos is overwhelming. But, it’s been 20 days since Signalgate & zero accountability. Since then, at least 20 MORE illegal Signal chats have surfaced. Pete Hegseth (SecDef) needs to resign. Don't forget, don't let YOUR representatives forget. Congress must investigate. #Signalgate
I still can’t figure out when “we can deport you” turned into “we can put you in a hell hole prison in a third country, indefinitely, with no legal recourse.”
100% But... will that happen? Or will they comply?
Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 2y agoIf the U.S. military is given direct orders to seize Greenland—pull down another nation’s flag, and then claim the ground in the name of the United States—every senior commander has a moral obligation to refuse to accept or support such a command. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Courage is contagious. Don’t be afraid to go first.
Adam Grant@adamgrant.bsky.social · 2y agoWhen people don't stand up to bad leadership, it's rarely because they don't care. It's often that they feel powerless. Learned helplessness is the pattern of giving up when we learn that events in our lives are beyond our control. The answer isn't to accept defeat. It's to find sources of power.
Brace yourselves: the economic fallout from this would be staggering.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2y ago* CHINESE STATE MEDIA: CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA REACH A CONSENSUS THAT THREE SIDES WILL JOINTLY RESPOND TO THE U.S. TARIFFS @reuters.com
SignalGate needs to stay a top story WITH accountability. That OPSEC was so casually shattered, put THOUSANDS of troops at unimaginable risk. Do. NOT. Move. On. Demand resignations & accountability.
Keith Boykin@keithboykin.bsky.social · 2y agoFighter pilots say Pete Hegseth’s text messages put troops at risk and challenge the argument that SignalGate text messages were not classified. "It's appalling," said Richard Westmoreland, who flew similar missions over Iraq.
This is gutting—understandable, but gutting. These are our closest allies, friends, and family who have NEVER said ‘no’ when we’ve asked for help.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y agoCarney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
100% THIS. The leadership and security failure is STAGGERING.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2y agoCurrent and former U.S. military pilots expressed bewilderment after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to acknowledge that he should not have disclosed sensitive information in an unsecured group chat. “If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
Do not let the animated denials distract you from what they did. 18 National Security ‘leaders’ intentionally broke the law.
Barb McQuade@barbmcquade.bsky.social · 2y ago18 USC 793(f) makes it a crime to remove national defense information from its proper place through gross negligence. Doesn’t matter whether info was classified. Signal chat is not a proper place.
Yes they were. And on an UNSECURE PLATFORM. This is illegal, and dangerous.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y agoPete Hegseth: "Nobody is texting war plans. Well I noticed this morning, out came something that doesn't look like war plans. And as a matter of fact, they even changed the title to 'attack plans,' because they know it's not war plans."
The consequences of their choices could have had catastrophic consequences. They don’t care. Not one of those ‘leaders’ should still have a job.
Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com · 2y agoTexted LITERALLY WAR PLANS
Integrity means having the wisdom to understand what is right and what is wrong. Then having the courage to stand firm in your principles and speak the truth, even in times of crisis or at great personal risk.
There simply is no bottom. UNLESS our elected officials start to show some courage. The whitewashing of US history continues at Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense... www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
Pages celebrating Navajo code talkers and other minority service members were also erased.
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Smart people change their minds when they learn something new. Wise people set their ego aside—it's not about who is right, but what is right. And over time, the excitement & curiosity of learning something new outweighs the discomfort of letting go of old beliefs...
This is an EXCELLENT read. Take a few minutes today. Read it, share it, save it for later. Clear, concise, sourced; by Sherrilyn Ifill. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
It Is Not Enough to Fight. You Have to Meet the Moment
“There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation.
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