You can have the best armed forces in the history of the world, but if you are an incompetent criminal without a plan, you can still lose a war, and rather quickly.
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You can have the best armed forces in the history of the world, but if you are an incompetent criminal without a plan, you can still lose a war, and rather quickly.
So a group of Americans with #Italian ancestry are playing on a baseball team together that just beat...wait for it...Team USA.
This is a direct and especially awesome contradiction to the MAGA doctrine that immigrants make America worse.
Brava tutti! Forza #Italia!
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A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States, thereby justifying the need to βfederalizeβ elections. We must anticipate it, with sadness and resolution, and not be surprised, if it happens.
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This interview with the great @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social was a "wow" moment for me. Thanks, New York Times and David Marchese.
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I couldn't help noticing the question that seemed the most Times-like to me.
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Another statue has appeared in DC to commemorate Trump and Epsteinβs life long friendship, how long do we think itβll stay up this time?
What a pig.
βThink about what this world would look like if you didn't have Donald Trump as the presidentβ should be the Dem midterm message.
A new statue of President Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has popped up again on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Titled βThe King of the World,β the monument draws inspiration from Jack and Rose in βTitanic.β
Representative Frost was fabulous in this interview.
goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024
Warren: "It is still the case that the Trump admin cannot explain the reasons we entered this war, the goals we're trying to accomplish. The only part that seems clear is that while there is no money for 15m Americans who lost their healthcare, there's a billion a day to spent on bombing Iran."
Really manly!
Look at these charts. TransUnion and Experian, two of the three major credit bureaus, have started dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints without help. The timing coincides with the Trump administrationβs dismantling of the CFPB. www.propublica.org/article/cred... @joeljacobs.bsky.social
Reason 8234098 and counting!
Musical instruments cost the Pentagon "$1.8 million. That included a $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staffβs home, a $26,000 violin, and a $21,750 custom handmade flute from the luxury Japanese brand Muramatsu."
I hope he feels like the little shit he is every single time she looks him in the eyes.
#Chicago - what's with all the assholes taking $$ from the tech lords and promoting AI? Sounds like they are all on the corruption train, as usual, and have shit to offer constituents.
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Did you know that there are towns in Texas without running water?!
I was just teaching about medieval europe in social studies standards in florida. Their big goal: Make sure people know about the development of private property as a core feature of western civilization.
Another lying church lady
It is why my Melt ICE Act is so important. We have to end detention and return money to the communities that have been impacted by DHS's terror.
Even when an unlawfully detained family is released from ICE detention, the nightmare does not end. Many families, like Laya and Caicedo's, have their lives destroyed by DHS while they strive to navigate our complicated asylum system.
I love that Florida Man here has the sunglasses sunburn on his face as he's casually demanding the deportation of an elected official
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"While both Kelly and Stratton flatly ruled out supporting any additional funding for the war effort, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi did not."
Raja stopped disappointing me, but only after I stopped expecting anything but disappointment from him.
Itβs fine for Russia to use drones to freeze out your population β by the way, can you give us your drone defenses? This is the actual US position.
He's just a dumb loser who is on everyone and anyone's payroll.
If his district includes Murfreesboro, that's where the Christians bombed the mosque - twice.