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CIA analyst, 2003-14. Close Guantanamo. Human Rights. China. My posts reflect only my views.

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Only if “the circumstances” include the fact that she is unqualified and incompetent and corrupt.

06.03.2026 02:18 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Wait a minute. Trump thinks he gets to appoint the next ayatollah?!?!

That’s about as hysterical as the notion that the Chinese Communist Party gets to decide who gets to reincarnate as the Dali Lama.

It’s heathens appointing clergy. Make it make sense.

05.03.2026 23:54 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

I am a Christian and what they’re doing to this country is nothing I recognize, nothing the faith teaches, and is reprehensible.

05.03.2026 23:35 👍 41 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Hegseth is on TV claiming “authorities” but does not name one.

Mr Secretary, how is your war constitutional, and how is it legal under international law and treaty?

Also, most Americans don’t get excited about things blowing up. Stop talking to us like we are your buddies in Call of Duty.

05.03.2026 22:16 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Gas prices went up 20 cents overnight.

Trump did that.

05.03.2026 21:21 👍 16 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0

This is absolutely disgusting.

05.03.2026 21:14 👍 11 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

Noem is out?!

Happy happy day.

Guess there’s a level of corruption and incompetence that offends even trump.

05.03.2026 19:03 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The irony that Trump is ruining countries and killing people while claiming “they treat their people badly” while his administration is arresting citizens for being brown, creating concentration camps, and killing our economy is just too much.

Serious people would stop him. Constitutionally.

05.03.2026 14:15 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I don’t give a rats behind about Irans airspace and waterways — neither of which were used to target America.

I care very much about the six Americans who were killed for Trump’s vanity project.

05.03.2026 02:07 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Gotcha. I agree.

05.03.2026 01:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What is the immediate benefit of the air strikes for the Kurds? Just the fact that Iran won’t be able to continue to strike Kurdish targets? (It’s possible I’ve overlooked the fact that there’s ongoing Iranian targeting of Kurds).

05.03.2026 00:58 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I just don’t think the Kurds will let the CIA/DOD screw them over again. Especially w/the track record of Trump lies. Why would they? If I were sitting in Kurdistan and some American asked me to fight now for benefits later, I’d still be laughing.

And fight other Muslims during Ramadan? No way.

05.03.2026 00:47 👍 123 🔁 3 💬 4 📌 0

That is probably true. 😂

05.03.2026 00:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

God forgives.

But among voters, his dishonor will remain.

05.03.2026 00:38 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0

Mr McGinnis should sue Senator Sheehy, who was clearly escalating the situation and very clearly damaged McGinnis’ arm. It looks like he has two elbows.

05.03.2026 00:21 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0

That’s a weird response. His authority to deploy the military doesn’t come from her. How could she take it away?

(But Congress better do something)

04.03.2026 20:23 👍 105 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0

I’ve always believed China is in no rush to take Taiwan by force because its military is untested and we could potentially devastate it.

Now I question we have that potential, thanks to Trump.

THIS is what could push Xi to decide that it’s a good time to take Taiwan, not our distraction w/iran

04.03.2026 12:22 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Excellent analogy!

04.03.2026 03:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A Trump assurance isn’t worth the paper it’s written on, and I hope the Kurds will remember that and not take the bait.

I also hope that whatever happens isn’t reminiscent of the Bay of Pigs, and that someone is asking the political analysts if this is gonna work and what the consequences will be.

04.03.2026 02:51 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0

Other than Grok giving your identifying info to the next guy who asks? I can’t imagine.

04.03.2026 02:01 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

No. With fear for our democracy, the lives of my fellow man, and world peace, I dissent.

04.03.2026 01:11 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

I’m embarrassed for everyone in that photo.

04.03.2026 00:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Struck by how grateful I am that these are contrails from planes, not missiles. #PrayersForIran

04.03.2026 00:50 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

We have been screwing over the Kurds since Nixon, and honestly I hope they shut this down.

Then again few people turn down free weapons.

03.03.2026 22:49 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

I see BlueSky is down….

03.03.2026 22:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

You notice how quiet China has been?

That's because you never interfere with an enemy who is in the process of destroying himself.

03.03.2026 08:40 👍 2415 🔁 521 💬 87 📌 33

Honestly I don’t care. I’m just glad he found it.

03.03.2026 19:35 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Hey republicans, this here is how you wield constitutional power.

03.03.2026 19:02 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

We need to come to terms with the fact that no single world leader should have the ability to bring down the world. Especially not one who has no grasp of history or reality.

03.03.2026 17:28 👍 56 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 0

Of course Iranians in America are rejoicing, Mr President. Your bombs aren’t falling on them.

And while the Iranian regime has done many, many evil things, retaliating doesn’t fall in that bucket.

Unless you want to admit that you retaliating against Iran (over the lie about nukes) is also evil.

03.03.2026 17:19 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0