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Alex Welch

@awelch744

Beagle owner, Double Wahoo (MA, Ph.D), LOTR fan, teacher of politics for a living, lover of summer and swimming. "Light endures and is mightier than strength. For in its presence, all darkness must flee."- Celebrimbor

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All of this could have been avoided if 10 more Senate Republicans had grown a spine after J6.

08.03.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sorry, doing this in a baseball cap sold by your campaign store is deliberately disrespecting the dead.

07.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 9639 πŸ” 1976 πŸ’¬ 548 πŸ“Œ 106

This is no different from Putin saying MH17 was shot down by Ukraine or Assad saying rebels gassed themselves.

07.03.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 4388 πŸ” 1375 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 31

In a savvy move, Trump undoes sanctions on Russia after Russia helps Iran target Americans.

07.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 625 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 5

The Kurds absolutely should not trust Trump (or, if we're being painfully honest, the US Gov). There are no quick exit ramps from this mess we have made.

06.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

06.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 9969 πŸ” 5247 πŸ’¬ 624 πŸ“Œ 633

It's these Gulf nations that are being bombed for our hubris and the WH seemingly endorses the idea that Israel should conquer them anyway, so I can totally understand them backing away from us.

06.03.2026 03:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I will miss Kristi Noem's inimitable constitutional insights, as when, asked by Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H. at a Senate hearing to define "habeas corpus," she replied, "Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country."

06.03.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 2229 πŸ” 391 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 23

I will never understand how so many people fell for the absurd notion that Kamala Harris would start unnecessary wars, while Trump is power drunk and acting like Tony Montana at the end of Scarface.

06.03.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm an Evangelical Christian and I recoil in horror at this nonsense.
I especially am revolted by it coming out of Hegseth's mouth, who has made no secret of his insatiable bloodlust.

06.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tuberville.

05.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Can't wait to see all the takes about how Trump has finally realized the gravity of the job and is now pivoting to a kinder, gentler Trump.

Major shake-up in the Trump administration: With the ouster of Noem, some are saying Trump is signaling a new tone going forward.

05.03.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 136 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1

Alexa, what are the Laws of Supply and Demand?

05.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But Stephen, it has been the stated policy of this administration to not be "politically correct" with such PC things as human rights.

05.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Will Trump be able to prove Iranian citizenship?

05.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 342 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 4
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Vance's "war on fraud" is a fraud It'd be laughable if people weren't getting hurt.

The administrations "war on fraud" is the real fraud. My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/vance-war-...

05.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 577 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 13

Nah, definitely another portfolio for Marco Rubio.

05.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As an ex-Republican who remembers the disastrous campaigns of Christine O'Donnell and Todd Akin, I am naturally inclined to favor making the race as easy as possible by avoiding nominating idiots.

05.03.2026 02:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He demanded that she send him nude pictures and bullied her into a relationship. This is called sexual harassment. It was not β€œan affair”. RESIGN NOW.

05.03.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 2674 πŸ” 667 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 14

In the world of Miller/Hegseth/Trump, any military that ever followed the rules of war would be fighting "politically correct."
Another way to look at it is this: we held Nazi Germany to higher standards than we are now holding ourselves.

05.03.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hint: it has nothing to do with wanting the most democratic outcome.

04.03.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, great. I'm sure that the guy whose father we killed will be very interested in negotiating about stuff.

Well done, everyone.

04.03.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Jay Jones only won because of Abigail Spanberger's coattails. He finished 9 points behind her.

04.03.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

lose what should be the easiest pickup this cycle b/c the Dems nominated the wrong candidate.
If that scenario happened, the Senate would be 50-50 w/ JD Vance breaking all ties, meaning that Clarence Thomas likely retires & Trump names his replacement.
It'd be nice to do a clean sweep of all 5.

04.03.2026 03:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

RE: Maine, I know that one poll indicated mammoth leads for Platner, but I am skeptical. That screams outlier to me.
The Nazi tattoo issue is not going to go away, and it could very well cost the Dems a winnable seat & see Susan Collins survive again.
It would suck to win NC, OH, & AK, only to

04.03.2026 03:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think Jon Ossof loses Georgia, and I think the Dems should hold Michigan fairly easily, especially if Mallory McMorrow wins the nomination.
The GOP is spread as thin as possible on this map.

04.03.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Senate seats I think are most likely to flip this year:
-North Carolina (they can't gerrymander the Senate seat)
-Maine (if the Dems don't nominate Platner)
-Alaska (Mary Peltola FTW!)
-Ohio (Sherrod Brown's comeback story)
-Texas (if Talarico faces Paxton)

04.03.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Dave Wasserman says he’s β€œseen enough” and says James Talarico has beaten Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in the Texas US Senate primary.

04.03.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 6

Live look at the Texas Republican Party.

04.03.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cornyn & Paxton have already had the most expensive primary ever - and that was just round 1.

04.03.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6