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The Department of War just shot the accountants and opted for speed

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287 points ridruejo | 1 comments | 11 Nov 25 14:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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pjdesno ◴[12 Nov 25 05:01 UTC] No.45896534[source]▶
The mere fact that the title says "Department of War" is a raging red flag...
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senkora ◴[12 Nov 25 05:37 UTC] No.45896709[source]▶
Do you mean a red flag for the quality of the article, or for the actions of the department? "Department of War" is currently a real name for the department:

> On September 5, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order authorizing "Department of War" and "secretary of war" as secondary titles to the main titles of "Department of Defense" and "secretary of defense." The terms must be accommodated by federal agencies and are permitted in executive branch communications, ceremonial settings, and non-statutory documents. However, only an act of Congress can legally and formally change the department's name and secretary's title, so "Department of Defense" and "secretary of defense" remain legally official.[10][11] Trump described his rebranding as an effort to project a stronger and more bellicose name and said the "defense" names were "woke".[12]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_De...

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1. SpicyLemonZest ◴[12 Nov 25 07:03 UTC] No.45897155[source]▶
No, it's not. As your quote says, the Department of Defense was created by Congress; the President has no authority whatsoever to rename it or designate a secondary name for it. Writing the words "executive order" on a document doesn't make it legally effective.

Any citizen, of course, can use whatever fake names they'd like for people or places or government organizations. It's a free country. But I don't see any reason to choose this particular fake name except for the purpose of delivering propaganda to your readers.