Certainly appears moms with whistles won the Battle of Minneapolis.
Certainly appears moms with whistles won the Battle of Minneapolis.
Everyone below the top is ultimately expendable in service of protecting the central leadership and its agenda.
Damn proud of Minnesota.
Obstruction of justice is a form of confession. The cover-up is the proof.
A profound national tragedy. My heart breaks for his family.
Jonesy cartoon in Private Eye No. 1667
It can't be easy, but it's so important. Stay strong πͺ
Itβs come to this: βCatholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland if such orders were issued, according to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the bishop responsible for the pastoral care of US military personnel.β
An excuse, nothing more.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
I always thought MLKβs βMountaintopβ speech was his best, which was given the day before he was killed. It is especially relevant given what is happening now in MN and elsewhere. He was getting many serious threats, which he references in his line βI may not get there with you.β
If you are a service member experiencing conflict with your orders based on conscience, you are encouraged to:
Speak with a military chaplain.
Seek legal counsel from a Military Assistance Program attorney.
Contact the GI Rights Hotline for confidential advice.
If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Move beyond empathy to advocacy.
Pew Research Institute (2023):
β’ Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
β’ Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
β’ Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
"America is an oil company with an army."
βGeorge Carlin
Calling it "law enforcement" only works if you assume U.S. domestic law trumps Venezuelan sovereignty.
I will be Honest. The current regime is more likely to do it to Zelensky than Putin.
It's the doctrine of 'sovereignty for me, but not for thee.' π€‘π€‘π€‘
DOJ missed the deadline. No explanation. No compliance. Now Congress must enforce it.
That's why the abdication of Congress is so dangerous. It creates a gray zone where troops are told to act, and the legal justification is debated after the fact.
For a certain political class, launching a war is often seen as a simpler, more definitive solution than the hard, granular work of fixing healthcare, infrastructure, or inequality at home.
Rubio's logic assumes U.S. jurisdiction is universal, which is a terrifying precedent.
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It's the oldest story in the book. The 'Guns vs. Butter' debate. A nation can always summon political will and liquidity for what it defines as an existential threat or a core strategic interest.
Some figures may possess more strategic or logical awareness than their public persona suggests, but willingly subordinate it to a brand built on outrage and division.
The system, as you rightly call "bonkers," persists because the political incentives to maintain the status quo are stronger than the incentives to reclaim constitutional balance.
"The most important question is not whether regime change is desirable in the abstract. It is whether the United States is preparedβpolitically, militarily, morally, and financiallyβto own another countryβs future for years."
It's intimidation.