dennis whetstone
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dennis whetstone
@Zelmo999
So here's the deal, a/c perm susp (4 qtng Shkspeare, CMTSU). Reinst but I'd s/u Django's Orchid Lounge. Spend most of my x time there. Been a slice. Thanks all.

We formally reject the legitimacy of the Trump administration and do not recognize it as the lawful governing authority of the United States.




@ThatElJefe They are connected in terms of both being anti-communist cults with aligned interests, but they are distinct groups. Falun Gong's ideological lineage can likely be traced back to the Taiwanese Kuomintang, Chiang Kai-shek, etc... but I'm sure there is more complexity to it.






Stunning story by @peterbakernyt about powerful Texas politicians who went to the Middle East in 1980 on a secret mission orchestrated by one of them: to get Iran to hold onto US hostages to help swing election to Reagan, who was running against Carter. nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/…







IMPORTANT: Thomas Schoenberger’s cousin-in-law, Nasser Kazeminy (who is an associate of Mike Flynn, Bijan Kian, Ekim Alptekin, and James Woolsey), awarded an Ellis Island Medal of Honor to the commander overseeing US Army Psychological Warfare operations, John F Mulholland Jr.

We’ve seen the stories: Ukrainian soldiers out of artillery, units rationing ammunition, families worried that the next strike will plunge them into darkness. Our bipartisan national security bill would allow Ukraine to keep defending itself against Putin’s vicious onslaught.














