Military leaders are rattled by a list of “woke” senior officers that a conservative group urged Pete Hegseth to dismiss for promoting diversity in the ranks if he is confirmed to lead the Pentagon.

The list compiled by the American Accountability Foundation includes 20 general officers or senior admirals and a disproportionate number of female officers. It has had a chilling effect on the Pentagon’s often frank discussions as leaders try to figure out how to address the potential firings and diversity issues under President-elect Donald Trump.

Those on the list in many cases seem to be targeted for public comments they made either in interviews or at events on diversity, and in some cases for retweeting posts that promote diversity.

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    19 days ago

    They are a dark money group, so they hide their donors. The founders are Ted Cruz’s PR guy and a personnel guy from Trump’s presidency. It was created in 2020 specifically to obstruct Biden.

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      How much are you willing to bet that a good amount of its money can be traded back to Russia?

      Russia may be done for militarily, but their spy businesses are booming