Steve Saideman

A Reductress post features a photo of Kristi Noem with the headline, “Kristi Noem Put Down for Being Too Hard to Train”

Screaming

I know, I was just emphasizing it.

The restrictions Miller and Hegseth railed against were designed to prevent us from doing things like slaughtering children en masse.

Is there an American military campaign that had less preparation?

2003 was not lack of prep, just Rummy misguided planning

Our policy toward Ukraine is not only shameful but also very, very stupid.

Not just Alberta--more revenues for Canada as well.

Not really. Yes, we used to send six packs hither and yon, but not sure we have enough planes that can fly these days to do that and do NORAD stuff.

I am sure Minnesota and other states can find some state level crimes ....

a reminder the Senate confirmed an unqualified fourth rate Fox host with Christian nationalist tattoos to be Secretary of Defense

What does this imply for those of us who are not Christian, and who labor under the assumption that we're protected by the First Amendment?

It is 2026 and we are not fucking doing this anymore. EIGHT WOMEN came forward and told stories of Franken GROPING AND FORCIBLY KISSING THEM. The man was a sexual abuser. He did not and does not belong in congress. Fucking period. End of conversation.

I am not saying we should, just that is the sum total of what Canada could do.

Oh, and Canada kind of benefits from high oil prices, so maybe we wouldn't want to help?

a man in a suit and tie is covering his mouth with his hands while a crowd watches . Alt: a man in a suit and tie is covering his mouth with his hands while a crowd watches .

That's a two for one swing!

and don't have a moron who is opposed to knowledge run it.

You can choose either Hegseth or Trump--the moron shoe fits both

Phil and I are on the same page. The only way Canada could contribute anything here is a frigate or two for convoying tankers. That's it.

No way Canada joins in on the bombing giving how war crime-y the targeting is.

In Canada, wild overreaction to PM saying: well, I won't rule out....

One of the fundamental problems with much AI is: garbage in, garbage out. The best uses always involve using only one's own data (such as doctors talking their diagnosis info). Using AI to vaccuum up heaps of data means identifying a school that used to be a military base as a target

The use of AI to identify targets (without subsequent specific human confirmation) should be considered a war crime.

And by that I don't mean "we should make a rule" I mean that straightforward application of the existing rules would tell you that it is a war crime.

I continue to be gobsmacked at 1) how common this formulation is 2) how antisemitic and generally bigoted it is 3) and how for all the talk of anti-semitism this is never cited as an example even though it’s quite literally the original incarnation.

Exactly that

In a different world you could imagine the conspiracy theory "attacked Venezuela in order to gain control of its oil supply as a hedge against an attack they knew they were planning on Iran," but no one can believe that these clowns thought that far ahead.

Dame defence editor that does not get the realities of nato and article 5?

Gop senators will stand behind GOP senator

really think looking bad on TV, or just looking bad (to obviously one particular interpretation) is the only sin

Saying it is not entirely rules out is a fudge, not a policy stance. It would be bad all kinds of reasons to join this incredibly dumb and illegal war. Carney is not stupid even if it takes a few tries to get out a decent statement

For fuck sake, Canadian media, Carney not absolutely ruling out some Canadian role in this Iran mess means almost nothing. Canada is not joining the air campaign, it has no anti drone or aircraft stuff to deploy. The only possible contribution is a frigate for tanker convoys and that is unlikely.

This is a big win. Kristi Noem was a disaster, and people speaking up got her fired.

But Kristi Noem is not the architect of Trump's dangerous mass deportation policies, and we can't let up the pressure.

Fire Stephen Miller.

People were right to be upset at evacuation chaos from Kabul under Joe Biden. Now US citizens across the gulf are stranded as a result of a war Trump started and those voices are where exactly?

Yes, yes, and yes.

A lot of you are saying pretty negative stuff about Markwayne but I respect the man for writing Tom Sawyer

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