While a U.S.-Israel war is ravaging the Middle East, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his staff are worried about βunflatteringβ photos.
Pentagon briefings are supposed to inform the public β not serve as photo-ops.
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While a U.S.-Israel war is ravaging the Middle East, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his staff are worried about βunflatteringβ photos.
Pentagon briefings are supposed to inform the public β not serve as photo-ops.
What on Earth is going on here? This is immensely concerning:
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#standwithsurvivors
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Tim Miller: "Can I offer the everyone is twelve theory of politics? Lindsey Graham likes things to blow up. Donald Trump likes to feel like he's winning in the game. Killing people and saying that you took out bad guys is something that appeals to the inner 12-year-old."
The DOD burned thru $93 billion in Sept 2025
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$5.3m for π devices
$2m for Alaskan king π¦
$6.9m worth of lobster tail
$15.1m for ribeye steak $124,000 for π¦ machines
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While we suffer from SNAP/ Medicaid cuts, β¬οΈCosts,β¬οΈjobs,β¬οΈunemployment
#EpsteinClass
Jones: These people, I think, are very flagrant in their disregard for the law. Itβs as if they donβt read what is in these statutes, and they say, βAh, we see one keyword and weβll just run with it.β
That is having a material impact on people across the country, and I think people are tired of it.
In the end, he will have: β’ stolen years of our lives β’ poisoned our families, friendships, and communities β’ destroyed our institutions β courts, justice, elections, and the rule of law β’ turned Americans against Americans β’ humiliated us on the world stage β’ weakened our alliances while our enemies celebrate β’ and taken a 250-year democracy and treated it like his personal property And that's why you NEVER hand power to a malignant narcissist - not in politics, not at work, not in your home, not anywhere. Hold him accountable. No immunity. No excuses. LOCK HIM UP.
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It's sad that you have to assume the worst at this point. Such a senseless tragedy. You would think with all the surveillance tech currently being abused by ICE, the police would at least be able to find who took her and get the family closure.
Connect the dots
A DOGE staffer testified that a documentary about Jewish women used as slave labor during the Holocaust was targeted for termination because it was "inherently related to DEI."
Trump and his war fanatic Pete have spent more than $10 billion so far to wage an illegal war, kill schoolgirls, drive up prices, activate another hard-line ayatollah, spur death & chaos throughout the regionβ& soon lie about βvictory.β Your healthcare & everyday struggles? They could not care less.
So @malcolmnance.bsky.social & I discussed how while Hegseth relishes βdeath &destruction from the skyβ & Trump imagines he can simply demand βunconditional surrender,β the Iranians are likely biding their time if & when they choose to escalate the bloodshed.
www.americaamerica.news/p/a-war-for-...
Iβve called Trumpβs America a pariah state. As I watch the Iran fiasco play out, Iβm thinking it would also be right to describe it as a Confederacy of Dunces.
This is our country. Donald Trump doesn't own America. He doesn't own the White House. Everything he does relies on our money.
We depend on Congress to represent our interests. They are failing us by allowing him to exploit our money for his personal interests. He & his party of sycophants must go.
Republicans, who like to pretend they follow Jesus, are mocking a Democrat who does.
Keep in mind that Pete Hegseth's reported Pentagon spending spree happened just months after Trump and Republicans made devastating cuts to the social safety net in exchange for huge tax cuts for the rich.
And defense spending may soon hit a record $1.5 trillion.
Priorities.
I used to work for the government. In order to justify budgets, bad actors overspend at the end of the fiscal year. So the administration spent $93B on bullshit to justify massive Pentagon budget proposals, all while gutting health care and food assistance. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
We are in an unnecessary war that the public doesnβt want, without a clear purpose or endgame.
How should the American people respond? Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-underlying-failure
Repeat after me, the orange felon and Netanyahu are both terrorists and murderous war criminals. Full stop.
Call it what it is, but Trump's fascism is on clear display. But so is the resistance. Protests are growing and polls are shifting. Hereβs your reminder that the American ideal is stronger than any one man. Deep-dive in my recent Substack article at the link in my reply.
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.
Don't be distracted.
Never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
Never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
Never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
The DNC is suing the Trump administration for refusing to answer a simple question, βare you planning to put armed agents or military at polling places?β They submitted 11 FOIA requests and have gotten zero answers.
This is hilarious.
Members of Congress file court motion asking judge to stop Trump's plan for 250-foot tall Arch in DC
Filing: Only Congress "has the authority to approve the placement of monuments and memorials on federal land in the District of Columbia"
democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/do...
Sen. Murray: "I'm just sickened by this. To go into this war unprepared, to use outdated data, and to have this horrific thing happen where children were killed in a school sends a horrible message to those that are in a war with us and to our own constituents about what America's values are."
Sign of cognitive decline #3,007:
Loss of filter for inappropriate languge.
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.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-desire...
Trump's rushing to Kentucky today. Heβs not there to honor the soldier from KY lost in his foolish war, nor address Kentuckians concerns on affordability. Heβs there to help primary a Republican who pushed for the Epstein Filesβ release.