Summertime Blues

Trump's War of Choice is an IED - Improvised Electoral Distraction The Trump administration is already lying to the public about the rationale for military action against Iran, breaking his campaign promises to stay out of "new wars."

Trump’s IED - Improvised Electoral Distraction. My latest on Substack… open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

Leigh McGowan: “War of Choice?” — Congress Bypassed, Casualties Mount,and Constitutional Questions YouTube video by Jim Acosta

A new episode of the Jim Acosta Show @jimacosta.bsky.social with Leigh McGowan @politicsgirl.bsky.social
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US troops who died in Iran war remembered as devoted parents and soldiers Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children when a drone strike in Kuwait killed her and five others.

Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children when a drone strike in Kuwait killed her and five others.

A ballet dancer once abused by Jeffrey Epstein, Dani Bensky tells me she and other survivors are not being asked to appear on “Republican media” outlets like Fox. open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

So, even though Trump, in numerous interviews now, has called this a war in Iran, The Senate Republicans want to get cute and say it’s just “a special military operation”. This is literally what Vladimir Putin is doing in Russia to avoid calling what he’s doing in Ukraine as a war.

It’s not just that the Administration isn’t answering questions about Iran.

They’re lying.

I feel sick. Some of these people were praying that Trump would come and free them, and instead they get this.

When Netanyahu wants you to vote for a specific candidate- you vote for the other

So, ya should've voted for Harris

And if ya didn't

Fuck you.

I've told this story before, but many years ago, the late Walter Jones, a Republican congressman, voted for the Iraq War. He came to regret his vote for the carnage it caused. He proceeded to write a condolence letter to the families of every servicemember killed in action.

What's shameful is: Speaker Johnson is not loyal to the constitution of the United States. He should be investigated for falsely swearing his oath of office

Congress needs to act NOW to rein in Trump’s warmongering.

I fully support @kaine.senate.gov's war powers resolution.

Beware of false profits.‼️

This is a man way in over his head.

AOC: He impulsively went in on Venezuela. He impulsively went in on Iran. It led to increased global instability and every time he’s done that, it has been consistent with a spike in what is happening with the Epstein files. I think that he feels existentially tied to it.

He lied about a pandemic that killed 1 million Americans. He won’t hesitate to keep lying about the Mideast war he started.

If DHS couldn't make soft-sided tents work from a health standpoint, then there is an actual 0% chance they will make unventilated, hastily retrofitted detention warehouses work.

4 U.S. Soldiers Identified After Being Killed In Iranian Drone Strike The U.S. death toll amid the war with Iran remains at six as of Tuesday evening.

The U.S. death toll amid the war with Iran remains at six as of Tuesday evening.

NOEM: I would disagree with the judge

CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree?

NOEM: A what?

CROCKETT: A law degree

NOEM: No I do no-

CROCKETT: Okay

Noem lying under oath! Perjury!! Remove Noem, prosecute her, send her to prison , Alligator 🐊 Alley, and make her pay restitution for her grifting, especially the flying boudoir!!

#JusticeForCricket 🐶

"It is fraud" -- Neguse nails Kristi Noem for lying during her testimony yesterday when she told the Senate that DHS's $220m ad campaign starring her "went out to a competitive bid" (it did not), and tells her "I think there's gonna be accountability" (1/2)

Americans are dead. Prices are skyrocketing. The Middle East is on fire. Civil war is brewing in Iran.

And for what? A war that will leave the same hardliners in charge? A war that can't actually destroy their nuclear program?

This is incompetence. Plain and simple.

Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide’s Role in DHS Contracts Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency staffer...

NEW: When asked if top aide Corey Lewandowski has “a role in approving contracts,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem replied, “No.”

But internal DHS records contradict her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

By @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social

I just watched a clip of the Secretary of the Liquor Cabinet telling the media this morning that reporting on the 6 U.S. service members, who were killed in Trump's Iran war, is an example of the news media "trying to make Trump look bad." 🙄

#JusticeForCricket 🐶

(Thank you @Rep.Moskowitz!)

Cricket was the name of the puppy that Kristi Noem murdered.

Virginia Supreme Court clears way for voters to counter GOP gerrymanders The decision restores the referendum and allows election preparations to move forward immediately.

Good news!

The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, for the second time, that voters can decide whether the state can redraw its congressional map — clearing the way for a referendum that, if successful, could help counter GOP gerrymanders nationwide. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

He’s taking his love of gold drapes too far.