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As she makes the "Duck Lips Of I Am Weapons-Grade Ignorant But Will Just Stand Here And Mouth Words In The Hope No One Will Contradict Me".

👀👀👀 Nothing to see here... move along and watch footage of Trump's wag-the-dog war.

The US is *so* in need of campaign funding limits, it's not funny. This is literally pay-to-play, and now it's funding an unnecessary, unlawful war, with money that could go to healthcare, education, infrastructure. The distortion of the public interest by special interest funding is beyond belief.

"Vague objectives?" I hope someone asked him what the objectives are this time? Also, somebody should casually mention that he is laying a very clear trail to command responsibility, for his future war crimes trial.

It's all a TV show to him. No connection to reality. Is there a clinical diagnosis for that? Genuine question.

You're probably right. But that guy has the intellectual bandwidth of a potato, so I will cling to a tiny little shred of hope.

So that's why Mullin has been auditioning on all those right-wing news channels... But with the venality, weapons-grade stupidity, and utter lack of qualifications he displayed there, perhaps he won't be confirmed?

Amen... Public pressure and opposition cohesion must bring the lube for those levers to re-engage.

Labelling is a favourite propaganda tool. I remember seeing a program eons ago about a border dispute between China and the then-USSR (yes, I'm old). I recall the phrase "Soviet revisionist renegade clique" being used by
maoist officials in every sentence, marvelling how no one tripped over it.

Surely you meant “gin up”?

He really is a rodent of unusual size.

My Aussie friends are both impressed and happy.

Horrifying. Jesus Lord in heaven.

All going according to plan.

The Trump Administration’s Theory of Constitutional War Powers The OLC memorandum justifying operations in Venezuela provides insight into the administration’s decision-making process on the use of force.

For the past year Trump has claimed war, not war, armed conflict, not hostilities—on the same set of facts involving the Maduro govt and Venezuela.

My analysis of the Admin’s war powers theory on Venezuela and how it conflicts with its other claims to grab power, both to deport and to kill:

(2) ends oil deliveries Cuba; kills economy; forgets about it and its people.

(3) bombs Iran, decapitates leadership, brags it will do same to anyone who follows. Retaliatory strikes in Gulf trap 100,000 Americans in region. No interest in Iranians or Americans.

Anyone can destroy. Then what?
2/2

Now here's a different kind of tell: No "nation building". As if that's the problem? This administration just smashes and grabs:

(1) decapitate Venezuela's Govt; put fraternal twin in place, who pays in oil for the decapitation; leaves. No interest in people.

1/2

How far the @washingtonpost.com has fallen.

Tell that to my friend who's been holed up in a hotel in Doha, where she was merely transiting on a flight from Africa, for 5 days now - thanks to the airspace being closed due to retaliatory airstrikes fro Iran. At night, she hears bombs going off.

If Forced to Choose, Our Military Leaders Should Follow the Law Not the President—Like Ulysses S. Grant The choices the Civil War general faced can inform how they ought to conduct themselves in these perilous times

Grant refused a direct presidential order, testified against the commander-in-chief before Congress, and ultimately complied with legislation over White House instructions. History vindicated him on every count.

I'm sure the courts will enlighten us, in due course, how *not* wanting to include a requested activity in your contract makes you a threat.

More than 1000 Iranian civilians have been killed already including 160+ schoolgirls.

If and when there is a war crimes trial, Hegseth's prosecutors will have a wealth of evidence.

I bet Trump had no idea that this is how the EU works. Because why would he?

Spain's leader with a message that should be adopted by every top Democrat

Seems like the media should at least express some curiosity about this.

open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

David Horsey, Seattle Times

All this, as well as his confusion of TV "reality" shows for actual reality. Cosplay, "central casting" for senior roles, creation of cliffhangers and ratings bait - all without one iota of understanding that this is real life, with actual lived consequences for his hapless subjects and the world.

The problem with "moving to the Center" is that the Overton window has moved so far to the right in Trump 2.0, that "the centre" is Mitch McConnell's GOP. So, good luck with that.

Illusions of dreams of fantasies of concepts of a plan. The Art of the Deal, by the master strategist himself.

And some 30,000 Canadians, including friends who were coming from a safari in Africa and merely transiting through Qatar. Now waiting for evacuation - 4 days and counting.