@ikewest
An advocate for environmentally-safe prose of all shapes and sizes, I write Folk Poetry, Fantasy/Romance/Spiritual Fiction, and Film Scripts. Time finds me scribbling down sundry midlife misdemeanors - my petty crime of choice: whistling out of tune.
Tweet by Ben Rhodes reacting sarcastically to a clip of Senator Lindsey Graham saying the U.S. will “obliterate” Iran’s nuclear program after the conflict ends. The image shows Graham speaking on Fox News with footage of a military aircraft on a runway.
The story keeps changing to suit whatever they feel like doing.
Imagine if $383 million was spent on places to live for those in Arizona who need it instead of for buying and renovating a warehouse for an ICE detention center.
This is an obscenity. We have to flip Congress.
No no no. This can't be right. Donald Trump *explicitly* told us that Iran had no air defenses left. But then PBS just published this:
It's not bad enough that this happened to our military, but the government is trying to hide it. Imagine that. 🙄
-Dozens of U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered serious injuries, sources say. More than 30 remained hospitalized Tuesday.
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If the midterms were held today…
Meet the new boss same as the old boss.
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Billionaire Les Wexner former CEO of Victoria’s Secret and L Brands and Jeffrey Epstein’s first financial backer has been confirmed by Richard Kahn (Epstein’s accountant and fixer) as paying Epstein despite Wexner’s claims Epstein stole large sums of money from him.
When the President decides photojournalists can’t take pictures at Sec’y Hegseth’s Iran briefings, it’s not a small thing. We’re connecting the dots to the larger efforts to erode our 1st Amendment rights, just when we need them the most. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
As a country we have made a lot of mistakes in foreign wars over the last 2+ centuries. But I’m not sure we have ever looked as feckless, foolish, incompetent and ridiculous at the leadership level than right now.
The Alexander Brothers now face Life in prison for their years-long sex trafficking & sexual abuse of young women & underage girls.
My take on how Jeffrey Epstein & the Alexander Brothers used the same playbook to try to intimidate victims & undermine their credibility.
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In cases you were wondering . . . this is a photo that annoyed Pete Hegseth so much because he thought it was "unflattering" so he got the photographer barred. I encourage all of you to use it as often as possible.
Donald Trump can steal $63 million and nothing will happen to him. So here's the question: do you think YOU could get away with stealing $63 million, average hardworking American taxpayer? How about $500? Do you think you could get away with stealing $500?
"Hello? Help please. We started and war and then realized we don't understand how anything works. What do we do now?"
Tweet by Adam Kinzinger responding to a post about the U.S. using low-cost interceptors against Iranian drones, suggesting Ukraine provided the technology. The image shows Donald Trump speaking at a podium during a White House event.
My my, how it’s come full circle.
I’m sure Trump anticipated all this and has a great plan because he’s a master strategist.
I love the idea that *this* US government, which has been nabbing landscapers and five year olds knows where Iranian sleeper cells are but just hasn’t gotten around to doing anything about it yet.
“.. One official said the Strait of Hormuz could become an Iranian ‘kill box’ if ships start trying to pass through.
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You are paying more for electricity so Trump’s White House can post this AI slop
Never forget who Trump appointed to be the head of our domestic anti-terrorism people.com/trump-admin-...
“.. Mines have been among the most destructive weapons that the U.S. Navy has faced, maiming more ships than any other means of attack since World War II ..”
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Now America knows what it feels like to be an investor in Trump Shuttle Airlines in 1990.
Fuckheads.
They are, by far, two of the biggest fuckheads, ever.
Yeah but he’s building a badass ballroom.
Trump told them very sternly not to do this in a Truth Social post so I’m shocked they would defy him like this. Maybe Iran doesn’t have an account.
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In the last 24 hours, Iran has:
- Struck three ships trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz, disabling a Thai cargo ship
- Blown up a large oil storage facility in Oman
- Struck two oil tankers at harbor in Iraq, setting both ablaze.
- Blown up oil storage tanks next to Bahrain’s main airport
Meanwhile, Trump spent the day in Kentucky campaigning against the guy who got the Epstein files released.
I was told we already won this war.
