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@WashTimes Of course, now that they've seen Trump throw Ukraine under the bus, they will make sure to attack Taiwan before he leaves office.

Inside the Ring | China steps up Indo-Pacific aircraft, maritime provocations trib.al/PLDRXFG

‘Trump’s Thomas Cromwell’ Is Waiting in the Wings nytimes.com/2025/02/04/opi…

@MarioNawfal Most likely he just wanted to bomb someone to take the attention off his new tariffs which Americans will pay, despite his lies that tariffs are paid by foreigners.

🚨TRUMP: I ORDERED AIRSTRIKES ON ISIS LEADER IN SOMALIA “This morning I ordered precision military air strikes on the Senior ISIS Attack Planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia. These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies. The strikes destroyed the caves they live in and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians.” Source: Truth Social

Oh, give me a break, Donald, with your tariffs. BRICS isn’t shaking in their boots because you’re flailing around with threats of 100% tariffs like a bad poker player bluffing with no cards. You don’t scare them; you embarrass us. Here’s the reality: The "mighty U.S. Dollar" isn’t strong because of your big mouth or tariff tantrums. It’s strong because the global economy trusts America, our stability, our leadership, our rule of law. And guess what? Every time you start hollering about reckless trade wars or slapping tariffs on half the planet, you chip away at that trust. The last time you tried this nonsense, American farmers, workers, and consumers paid the price, not the countries you were barking at. How’d those tariffs on China work out? Oh, right, higher prices at Walmart and a bailout for soybean farmers. You think BRICS countries like Brazil, India, or even South Africa will just roll over? They’ve got their own moves, and while you’re busy calling them “suckers,” they’re sitting down with China and Russia figuring out ways to sidestep the dollar. You’re handing them a reason to unite while slamming the door on American businesses that rely on exports. Newsflash: you can’t just bully your way to dominance in a global economy. Instead of threatening 100% tariffs, how about making sure America is the best damn trading partner they could have? Fix the dollar’s long-term credibility by tackling our debt and budget deficits. Work with allies instead of insulting them. Maybe even invest in smart reforms to make the global system fairer, so emerging economies stick with us instead of running toward alternatives. But no, you’d rather scream into your gold-plated echo chamber and pretend that shouting “America First!” fixes everything. Here’s the hard truth: If BRICS or anyone else moves away from the dollar, it won’t be because of some tariff threat you cooked up. It’ll be because you, Mr. Big Shot, made America look like a risky, unreliable mess. So how about putting the nonsense aside and doing something that actually helps the U.S. economy for once?

The Shattering of the Democratic Coalition open.substack.com/pub/theliberal…

@MarkSKrikorian No he's a living testament to the gullibility and venalty of Republicans.

This is just self-evidently true. Trump is a political force exclusively due to the utter failure of our leadership class.

@WashTimes Actually we still use paper ballots. After you vote, the voting machine prints out your ballot and you get to verify that's how you voted. The paper ballots are then counted. Trump probably isn't aware of this.

Trump calls for return of paper ballots trib.al/VZgMrSw

It’s almost like there is a pattern, or something.

@Noahpinion Just got back from 4 days in Tokyo. Stayed in Shibuya and loved it! Our last night there we ate at a restaurant on the 7th floor. Tokyo is a wonderful and unique city, so clean, so walkable, and another thing: virtually no street parking!

1/Here's something a lot of people I talk to don't understand about Japanese urbanism, and why Japanese cities are so special.

@SarahLongwell25 Read the New York Times.

I am begging General Kelly to call a press conference and talk straight to the American people about all the things he saw and heard.

@WashTimes How is that a troll of Harris? It reminds everyone that Trump was born with a silver spoon up his ass.

Trump trolls Harris with cameo as McDonald’s worker trib.al/BAkNdVU

@elonmusk Voting machines already use paper ballots.

Voting should be in-person with paper ballots and identification required

@elonmusk The question is why you would support this detestable sociopathic jerk to be the leader of our great country.

Great question

Donald Trump’s top General, Mark Milley, told Bob Woodward that Donald “is a fascist to the core.” He also called him "the most dangerous person to this country.” When will people wake TF up?

Cannot trust her to do what? •Instigate insurrection •Terminate the Constitution •Attempt to steal an election •Brag about wanting to be a dictator •“On Day 1” begin the largest deportation operation in American history •Pardon convicted J6 insurrectionists •Impose tariffs up to “1000%” on all goods imported in the US •Be convicted of 34 felonies •Being found guilty of sexual abuse • Overturn Roe v. Wade •Sign a national abortion ban •Seek retribution against political opponents •Require every federal employee to take a patriotism exam and fire them if they refuse to take the exam or do not pass. •Seize University endowments •Abandon support for Ukraine; remove the US from NATO •Eliminate all early and absentee voting in America •End Birthright Citizenship •Fire 40,000 career civil servants and replace them with“patriots” loyal to her •Reinstate ban on transgender individuals serving in the military •“Bring God back into the public schools” •Reinstate a travel ban on people from Muslim countries • Operationalize #Project2025 Yeah, I don’t know if I can trust @VP Harris either.