Trumpβs shoe test borders on humiliation ritual. They appear much too big on most of the recipients, and with their pants hemmed to match the presidentβs absurdly short length, itβs comical. One might assume that Trump purchases the incorrect sizes on purpose. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/who-...
The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled.
A truly extraordinary moment.
We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
Act like it.
This is everything
Heβs right.
AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM! MYTH: America has become the most wealthy and powerful country in the world because of bold, decisive action, determination and entrepreneurial expertise from the hard working American people. COUNTERPOINT-After killing 90% of the indigenous people, America was lucky enough to steal control over vast swaths of resource rich territory. Americaβs physical isolation from the Geo-political powers of the time resulted in no checks to American ambitions. The United States were free to exploit both the natural resources and slave labour. With this unprecedented advantage over all other nations, Americaβs rise to power was expected. Hardly exceptional. One could argue that if American Exceptionalism were a thing, they would have led us to a world of peace and prosperity. They had every opportunity and failed repeatedly.βAMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISMβ IS THE RESULT OF LUCK, LOCATION, TIMING AND GREED.
Freedom means nothing when injustice becomes the air we are forced to breathe.
The deepest oppression is not chains on the hands, but silence imposed on the voice and truth buried by power.
A must read FB post from Steve McEachern: (Itβs a bit long, but worth it.)
Iβm Canadian. That means I donβt get a vote in American elections. But donβt get it twisted β Iβve still got skin in this bloody game. When the United States lights the world on fire, the smoke drifts north, 1/21
White male Americans didnβt burn βwitchesβ at the stakeβthey burned intelligent women that they felt threatened by. The white American war on women is as old as the country itself.
Despite what Trump said to Fox, the US has sent 10,000 interceptor drones developed in Ukraine to the Middle East, Bloomberg reports.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov Where is the class action lawsuit against Elon Musk and his "DOGE" boys who did this?
I think a LOT of people would like to be parties to it.
I think this is blood money. Butchering Khoshaggi was child's play, a mere $2 billion.
The play with billions.
They are going for trillions.
Some Reports Have 5,000 Troops
To Be On The Ground, Including
Support Staff,And We Already Have 50,000 Troops Stationed In The Region.......
Clearly he is in favor of ANY white man having a position of authority rather than a qualified person.
Pro-tip: Don't let your country be led by morons.
Hegseth spent the years before he was made Secretary of Defense defending convicted war criminals on the theory that virtually nothing is a war crime.
Trump chose him to be the civilian head of DoD *so that he would order war crimes committed*.
Everything he's doing is what he was appointed to do.
The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
Merrick Garland and Republican politicians really screwed the pooch.
On the legal grounds of a womenβs mental health.
This illegal war in Putinβs favour
Trump created a situation where Russia can make trillions now that the sanctions are off Russian oil and no oil is leaving the Middle East
The US has used most of its high tech missiles
If ground troops go into Iran it should be called Epic Disaster not Fury
Iβm betting thereβs not a single Democrat on their listβ¦.
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Here we go into yet another long war that we have absolutely no business being in, may lead to WWIII, and possibly nukes. I hope those coward treasonous Republicans are happy. It would have only taken a handful of them to put a stop to this.
Note from comments:
Over 400 women have been arrested since they overturned Roe v Wadeβ yet not a SINGLE man has been arrested for raping children with Epstein.
Great point!
I watched Hegseth's press briefing this morning & he has some anger issues & is aggressive. Authoritarian governments don't want the press asking any questions. For a former FOX weekend news host, he doesn't have any respect for real journalists. He is still an entertainer for an audience of 1.
Heβs a sick muthafcker.