Nation That Couldn't Prevent Explosive Outbreak Somehow Finds Budget for Testosterone Shots

Writing about powerful men comes with real professional and personal risk. If you believe it’s worth doing, please subscribe. Your support is what makes all of this possible. Can’t do this without you!!Yesterday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the military will now require annual testosterone deficiency screenings for all active-duty service members age 30 and older. Hegseth framed the move as necessary to ensure troops maintain the “biological foundation” to fight, and described it as a way to keep the force on the “leading edge of lethality.” Service members flagged as deficient will have the option, not the requirement, to start testosterone replacement therapy.Cool. Very scientific!! Very serious. Let’s talk about why this is bonkers.Roughly 5.6 percent of men between 30 and 79 have testosterone deficiency, a condition linked to fatigue, muscle loss, and mood changes. That’s a real thing doctors treat. What’s less clear is why the Pentagon is turning it into an…