Eligible US men will be automatically registered for military draft pool beginning in December

The United States will automatically register eligible men aged 18 to 25 for a military draft pool beginning in December.

The rule change was submitted by the Selective Service System, which maintains a database of Americans who would be eligible to serve in the military. 

‘This statutory change transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources,’ the agency’s website said. 

It adds that the rule change remains under review by regulatory affairs and is awaiting finalization.  

The last time that the US conducted a draft was in the early to mid-1970s for the highly controversial US involvement in the Vietnam War.

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More than anything else, it was the draft that caused widespread antiwar demonstrations during the Vietnam War. As misguided and pointless the Vietnam War was, war with Iran will be even worse. ABN

Israel launches largest bombing wave yet against targets in Lebanon on April 8, 2026

News reports confirm Israel launched its largest bombing wave yet against targets in Lebanon on April 8, 2026, including strikes in Beirut.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@adwright/116369173379860997

This is my concern, too. Trump has been humiliated and narcissists cannot abide that. He may well look for a target that he perceives as easier pickings. So, we're all back on the menu. Colombia, Canada, Cuba, and Greenland/Denmark should be gravely concerned. The #EpsteinFiles have not gone away, either, and he's caused inflation and unemployment, so he still needs distractions.

#narcissism #pathocracy

RE: https://social.treehouse.systems/@bodil/116367881012680091

Sociopaths like Thatcher, Trump, Putin, Hitler, Gaddafi, etc, etc always portray themselves as beloved saviours of the nation, but in reality they end up loathed by most people by the time they're done.

#narcissism #pathocracy

RE: https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/116365775502696814

Yes, this is not good. I found this when I researched my book. (See bio) For example, Hitler believed the German people had failed him and he wanted the nation to be destroyed with him. Trump will try to take the US down, as Jim says, because he's a #narcissist.

"Trump is exhibiting the deepest, most destructive phase of narcissistic collapse—rupture—where the subject desperately tries to repair his self-image by destroying the world around him."

#narcissism #pathocracy #collapse

RE: https://mstdn.social/@Flip_Switch/116356536320770352

This was an awakening for me, too, so I researched and wrote a book about narcissists taking over - and destroying - our world. (See bio)

Only 1% of the population are sociopaths (narcissists, psychopaths, and/or Machiavellians), but they make up 25% of the violent prison population...and 21% of CEOs. They are literally incapable of caring about anyone but themselves. They will the death of humanity, as they have none themselves.

#narcissism #pathocracy

For no particular reason, I'm reading The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, and for no particular reason this passage stood out: the "error of the Germans who opposed Nazism was their failure to unite against it."

Keep organizing. We greatly outnumber them in all countries where they're attempting to take power.

#NoKings #fascism #narcissism #pathocracy #cdnpoli

RE: https://social.marxist.network/@yogthos/116301874900032038

Welcome to the #pathocracy, where everyone in charge is a truly horrible person.

"The White House’s public communications have suggested a similar detachment, presenting the conflict less as an ongoing war with human lives at stake and more as a cultural moment that generates online content."

#narcissism

RE: https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei/116291961079874656

That this woman got elected is an indictment of US democracy and citizenry. She should never have become a candidate, because the party would know she'd get laughed out of contention.

This is how degraded US democracy is, and their education system, and sense.

#pathocracy #narcissism #uspol