Charlotte Clymer

Local here, she dropped the ball. Vote her out!

Ex-Texan here…do not mess with the quinceañeras!!!

Bobby Pulido is the Best Story in Politics Right Now This guy knows community.

Read this and smile.

"I don’t know who is advising Rep. De La Cruz or wrote the script for her video, but any comms person who grew up in Texas would have known immediately to take out that line. You don’t mess with quinceañeras. You just don’t."

charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/bobby-puli...

This is the start of a comms push for validating a draft with the public or at least with his base.

We should all be talking about this.

The military draft comment from Leavitt feels like a trial balloon.

If there's enough outcry, Trump denies it and Leavitt falls on her sword for "misspeaking."

If there's not, Trump and Hegseth bring it up casually and slowly push. For example, Trump may "joke" about it as a next step.

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I mean... it's nice and all that Congress is invested with the power to legislate a draft, and also: when has Trump ever cared about constitutional integrity? Let's put our thinking caps on for a second.

I feel like it should be bigger news that Trump is now openly considering a military draft. Young men haven't been called up for a draft since 1972. Not during the Gulf War. Not during Iraq or Afghanistan. He received five draft deferments but is now open to drafting your kids.

"Trump has an insatiable need to make these moments about himself and his merch... He wore a gaudy baseball cap, available for purchase in his online store, during the entire dignified transfer of these heroes, declining to remove it as has always been the bare minimum and obvious etiquette."

Thank you, friend!

This Isn't About Politics or You or Me This shouldn't be difficult.

"The disrespect shown by Trump was so embarrassing that Fox News attempted to gloss over the incident by airing footage of a previous dignified transfer during their coverage of yesterday’s dignified transfer."

None of y'all have managed to create enough daylight. I am begging y'all to get your shit together. Consolidate support. Figure something out. Someone talk to someone. This current trajectory is untenable and quite stupid.

If no Democrat advances, we're blaming all of you.

California Democratic gubernatorial candidates:

It's now been four months of nearly every poll showing the two GOP candidates at the top. Not by much but still advancing. The jungle primary is less than three months away.

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What’s Driving the Partisan Divide on Iran? Responsibility vs. acquiescence

Excellent by @haliesoifer.bsky.social:

"The key questions before this White House — which remain unanswered — are whether military conflict with Iran is in America’s interest, what are the objectives, and is there a plan to turn short-term tactical gains into long-term strategic success in Iran."

Dwight: Well, as the Shield of Americas, I thin--

Michael: Special Envoy for the Shield of Americas.

Dwight: Michael, you said I'm the Shield of Ame--

Michael: DWIGHT, god, not the time.

You might say Kristi Noem was the runt of the litter.

Trump is about to fire Kristi Noem. It turns out her puppy dog eyes couldn't persuade him from pulling the trigger.

Trump is about to fire Kristi Noem. It turns out her puppy dog eyes couldn't persuade him from pulling the trigger.

and they should be required to be at Dover when the dead are brought home at least once.

Then you get a transfer case that feels significantly lighter, and you know why instinctively.

I wish every lawmaker could experience that feeling before they vote to send our troops to war.

It reminded me of how transfer cases for the remains of our fallen service members feel pretty similar in weight because it's distributed among the whole casket team.

With most transfer cases, you don't feel a lot of variance.

I read tonight that one of the soldiers killed in Trump's War on Iran hasn't yet been positively identified by medical examiners.

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How odd that so many military veterans who saw their friends get killed in the last stupid in the Middle East feel compelled to speak out against this stupid war in the Middle East.

[WARNING: This is a bit graphic.]

A Marine Corps veteran protesting Trump’s War on Iran had his arm broken by Capitol Police and GOP Senator Tim Sheehy. It appears to be a compound fracture.

If you're just joining us in Operation Epstein Distraction...

Trump's White House claimed Spain has agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military in its War on Iran.

Spain fired back immediately that Trump's White House is lying and reiterated non-cooperation.

All is going well.

This woman is absolutely insane.

"You know, tonight says a lot about 2028. For instan--"

I'm gonna stop you right there. Let's get through this year first. Win the Midterms. One cycle at a time. Focus.

These deaths were preventable. These deaths are the result of the negligence of the Trump administration.

And more will come if Congress doesn't put a stop to this.

The first confirmed fatalities in Trump's illegal War on Iran:

Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, FA

Sergeant First Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, NE

Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, MN

Sergeant Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, IA

Both of much of the far-right and much of the far-left want you to turn on the Jewish community in this moment because of Netanyahu's disgusting actions. Don't give them what they want. These people suck and should be ignored. Focus on the illegality of this war and demand Congress put a stop to it.

Multiple Things Can Be True: Iran Edition The good and the really-not-good.

You’ll have to forgive me if I’m not inclined to think this is a good idea.

Link to full essay available here for easier sharing: charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/multiple-t...