Mike D
531 posts
Reagan is rolling over in his grave. Iran’s nuclear ambitions were not curbed, and they have learned that threatening the Strait of Hormuz works and will undoubtedly leverage it in the future. Now, Iran gets to build brand-new infrastructure under this deal.
Before the war, the strait was open, Iran was being crushed by sanctions, and 13 service members were still alive. Now, 13 Americans are dead, families have paid billions at the pump, sanctions will be lifted, and the bombing has stopped. This is the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.
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@stoolpresidente @JonahDispatch I can’t tell…is Dave talking about Trump? Or Platner…
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Not caring about him wheeling six chicks at once when he was married is your choice
Not caring that he pretends to be a populist when he went to one of the richest prep schools in America is your choice
Not caring he went to war saying he always wanted to kill people is your choice
Not caring he went to work for Blackwater after serving and now calls the army very dumb and stupid is your choice
Not caring that he made fun of Purple Heart recipients is your choice
Not caring that he jerks off in porta potties is your choice
Not caring about all the shit he’s deleted on Reddit and he never thought would see the light of day and shows what a giant jackass is he is your choice
Not caring that he is a Nazi is your choice but if you support him and promote him don’t ever lecture anybody about the moral high ground again because you are a piece of shit
Jon Favreau@jonfavs
I'd just say that if the reason you don't want to support a candidate is because he and his wife chose not to share that they went through marriage counseling to deal with infidelity, that's your choice. But I do think there are other factors in the race that will have more of a direct impact on your life.
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@RichLowry @JoshKraushaar Just a recording from his 2016 campaign he pressed play on. He is not that guy anymore.
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Should go without saying, but given the trend among some on the Right, this stands out because Rubio loves his country (ie doesn’t think it is fundamentally corrupt or controlled by conspiratorial forces), is optimistic, and still believes in American exceptionalism
Today in History@TodayinHistory
This may be the most articulate response I’ve ever heard to this question.
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Podcaster Dave Smith, who endorsed Trump in 2024:
“I hope the Republicans lose the midterms. They need to for the country…No one form this administration can be supported in 2028. F*ck JD Vance. F*ck Marco Rubio. F*ck Tulsi Gabbard.”
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This clip from 2020 is a perfect illustration of how much of a fraud she is. People with actual convictions resign in protest over major violations of principle. Gabbard never really had principles. She has vibes, and vibe merchants just change their vibrations with the moment.
Home of the Brave@OfTheBraveUSA
Tulsi Gabbard: "[Trump] conducted and committed an act of war without congressional authority…We are in a war with Iran now. So the real issue is, are we going to allow this war to continue to escalate? And if so, for how long and to achieve what objective?" (2020)
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What? So the ‘preemptive threat’ was based on prior knowledge that (presumably) Israel was going to attack Iran? This is nuts.
Acyn@Acyn
Rubio: There was absolutely an imminent threat and it was that we knew that if Iran was attacked and we believe that they would be attacked, that they would immediately come after us and we were not going to sit there and absorb a blow
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@HolmesJosh I think after 10yrs you finally stumbled upon the problem with populism…
There are no ideals…just deals
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I can’t believe I have to say this but if Republicans ever support increases to the marginal tax rate while presiding over an expanding entitlement state they will cease to exist as a conservative coalition. That’s not populism it’s an advancement of progressive left’s agenda
Semafor@semafor
President Donald Trump told Republican senators in private last week that he’s open to raising tax rates on some of the highest-earning Americans, according to three people familiar with the meeting. Trump’s comments came during a sitdown about his agenda with Senate Budget Committee Republicans and Majority Leader John Thune. After Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., asked Trump how he’d view a proposal to let taxes increase on the highest earners, the president replied that he’d be fine with that idea, the three people told Semafor. Read the full scoop from @burgessev in Semafor Principals ↓
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@MeidasTouch This isn’t true. That is if they use a C5 rather than a C17 which is more common
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Insanity: The deportation flights Trump used military jets for—that Mexico refused to accept—cost the U.S. up to $852,000 per flight to attempt to deport just 80 migrants at a time.
To compare, flights directly chartered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement cost just $8,577.
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""The guys that went inside didn't commit any crimes. In fact, they helped police and helped people out." - Stewart Rhodes
Republicans against Trump@RpsAgainstTrump
Former police officer Michael Fanone, who was injured while defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, had a short message for Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right Oath Keepers group, who was just released from prison: “Go f*ck yourself!”
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Millimeter miracle.
God protected President Trump for this very moment.
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Ethan Frank's first in the NHL gives Washington the 2-1 lead.
On a related note, Brady Skjei has been ... not good tonight.
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ABC's moderators are a disgrace to their profession.
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