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Last week, Rahm Emanuel told Ian Bremmer that the arrival of the Russian tanker on Monday would serve as "a test" to see if Trump would act as "Putin's poodle." The results are now clear: the tanker docked as planned, and Trump expressed he had "no problem" with it. The Kremlin later confirmed that both sides had coordinated the move "in advance."

David Frum and Jessica Tarlov tell it as it is as Trump spirals out the f control because nobody is prepared to bail him out. He went into Iran like Putin went in to Ukraine, in search of the quick win with a serving of self enrichment. He never told US allies and said he needed nobody. Now he’s pissed that nobody would piss on him if he was on fire. It’s time to pay the price I’m afraid and he doesn’t like it. He can say he’s going to walk away and leave others to clean up the mess, but that won’t help because he’s already set the wheels in motion to cripple the U.S. economy. TikTok - vm.tiktok.com/ZNRCPXRfx/

Trump at war: 1. Start war. Do not tell allies. 2. Blow stuff up. 3. Demand regime change. 4. Blow up more stuff. 5. Demand unconditional surrender. 6. Get angry when enemy fights back. 7. Make threats. 8. Back down. Repeat. 9. Demand allies finish war. 10. Walk away.

People convicted of fraud who received pardons from Trump this year: • Jason Galanis — $200M+ fraud • Joseph Schwartz — $38M scheme • Lawrence Duran — $205M Medicare fraud billing • Carlos Watson — $60M investor scam • Trevor Milton — $20M+ investor losses • Todd & Julie Chrisley — $30M bank fraud • Devon Archer — $60M bond fraud scheme • George Santos — multiple fraud cases ($44K–$1M+) • Michele Fiore — charity fraud • Brian Kelsey — campaign finance fraud • Scott Jenkins — bribery and fraud scheme • Paul Walczak — $10M+ tax fraud • Adriana Camberos — counterfeit/fraud operation

Trump acaba de decir lo siguiente a los periodistas: “Nos vamos de Irán en tres semanas y lo que pase de aquí en más con el Estrecho de Ormuz ya no es problema nuestro.” Además agregó que a partir de ahora China va a hacer lo que quiera en la región del Golfo Pérsico. Entonces Irán triunfó oficialmente, cosa que aquí sabíamos que iba a pasar desde el segundo día de hostilidades (véase las publicaciones anteriores para comprobarlo), aunque no es el único ganador. También ganó China y no solo porque va a hacer lo que quiera, de acuerdo con el propio Trump. También por esto: 1. Los Estados Unidos enajenaron en un mes a prácticamente todos sus aliados y se quedaron solos en un matrimonio con su peor enemigo: Israel 2. Los israelíes están más calientes que una pava por lo que interpretan como un abandono y seguramente van a castigar a los yanquis de alguna forma 3. Los yanquis perdieron todas sus bases militares en Medio Oriente y además fueron corridos a patadas de Irak 4. Trump hizo una serie de amenazas que nunca pudo cumplir. Nadie teme más a Washington al quedar demostrado que Mao tenía razón: el imperialismo yanqui es un tigre de papel 5. Los Estados Unidos gastaron una fortuna en esta guerra y no saben como van a pagar la factura, porque están quebrados 6. El Estrecho de Ormuz, que hasta el 28 de febrero estaba abierto a la libre navegación, ahora está bajo el control de Irán. Solo pasa el petróleo, el gas natural y el fertilizante que Irán quiera que pase 7. Los iraníes ahora pueden fabricar todas las bombas atómicas que quieran si lo quieren hacer y no tienen que darle explicaciones a nadie, ni siquiera tienen que permitir inspecciones 8. Irán expuso la decadencia y obsolescencia del aparato bélico de la supuesta primera potencia global 9. Cayó el petrodólar porque ahora el negocio del petróleo se va a hacer todo en yuanes. Fin de la hegemonía global unipolar e inicio del siglo oriental. Todo esto y mucho más lo logró Trump en poco más de un mes solo por darles el gusto a los israelíes y al final tampoco les dio ningún gusto porque, como se ve, estos quedaron con la cola bien rota, el territorio devastado, la reputación de invulnerabilidad destruida y la sangre en el ojo con los yanquis. Ampliaremos, por supuesto, pero se dio todo exactamente como habíamos proyectado acá. El yanqui la tiene muy adentro y el israelí también. Trump es el Gorbachov de los Estados Unidos. Menudo día para estar vivo.

SAVAGE TAKEDOWN — AGED LIKE FINE WINE: One of the most brutal political takedowns in American history. Watch Jamie Raskin absolutely demolish Byron "The GOP Butler" Donalds — exposing his constitutional illiteracy and pathetic Trump bootlicking in real time. Raskin went full savage mode, and Butler Donalds couldn't even finish his shift at the table. This is your candidate for governor, Florida? The man who confuses the Constitution with a Trump rally flyer? Dems hit harder… MAGA comes with rehearsed talking points and a fragile ego. Watch the Butler get schooled on camera.

Former president of Romania, Traian Basescu: "Donald Trump is reaping exactly what he has sown. He showed contempt for Europeans, he demeaned us, questioned the very existence of NATO and wanted to invade and annex Greenland, a territory that belongs to the European Union. The rejection shown today by European leaders is aimed not at the United States, but straight at Donald Trump. He comes out of this conflict humiliated, the Hormuz strait is now blocked, he failed to achieve regime change, failed to secure the uranium and proved himself incapable of defending his own allies in the Middle East. All the US allies in the Gulf that saw themselves as protected by the US were struck by Iran almost at will, whenever Iran wanted, with the US being either unwilling or unable to defend them. So Mr. Trump comes out of this with a terrible record. He started this war having absolutely no idea what he was doing, and even now, I don’t think this man is aware of or understands what he has done. Yes, Iran cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons, but the way Trump thought he could solve that problem is one that only a child could come up with. This man still doesn’t understand what he has done and continues to be arrogant when asking us for help instead of admitting his mistake."

MAGA was threatening to bomb Denmark a few months ago to take Greenland strictly to satisfy Trump's ego. Stephen Miller made thinly veiled threats in public to the effect that we were willing to murder our allies over it. Denmark readied itself for a war with the United States, the country it followed into the Middle East after 9/11, where its troops served with honor and distinction alongside our own. Now those same allies want nothing to do with the pointless Trump-Vance Iran war--a war that is not even popular with the American public--that has wrecked the world, claimed American lives and the lives of Iranian civilians, and MAGA is once again resorting to threats against those same allies. We're going to look back on this period with shock and embarrassment, when the government was turned over to the most immoral, decadent, belligerent among us, and an entire political faction abandoned all patriotism and ideals in the service of one man's narcissism

@PeteHegseth @KidRock @USArmy You’re a disgrace. Eat a sack of ass you unqualified clown

I’ll be honest about what I don’t know—but here’s what we do know: allies are backing away from us, Iran now holds leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices are rising, and global fallout is growing. This isn't partisan, even Laura Ingraham is questioning whether Trump knew the risks and complexities of this war.

Terrifying revelation. A former DOJ attorney exposes that the Trump administration mass pardoned Jan 6 rioters with zero vetting. She found at least 22 pardoned individuals with horrific histories of child sexual abuse and domestic violence. Absolute insanity.

Southern Baptist youth pastor is sentenced to 40 years for child sexual assault. He moved from church to church despite accusations of grooming behavior as far back as 2013. Prosecutors say he also tried to have one of his victims murdered. #ThisistheSBC churchleaders.com/news/2215688-l…

A government of gangsters.

If you look at him merely as a US president, his actions make no sense. If you look at him as an inept madman, and a Russian asset under Kremlin control, everything makes perfect sense. Bring maximum chaos and damage on the western world. That's what he was installed to do.

Marco Rubio: “Just because you’re born on U.S. soil doesn’t make you a citizen. Your parents must be U.S. citizens.” Grok: “Marco Rubio was born in Miami in 1971. His parents became citizens in 1975. Rubio is a beneficiary of birthright citizenship.”

Let me say something every Republican needs to hear right now. Trump does not care if you lose. He does not care about your career, your district, your donors, or your family. Trump cares about three things. Money. Attention. Self-aggrandizement. That’s the complete list. And the idea that Trump is going to help Republicans win in 2028 is a bunch of malarkey. You want to know who Trump actually wants as his successor? Gavin Newsom. The narcissistic nihilistic logic is this: you were nothing before I got here and when I leave, you’ll be nothing again. That’s the supreme narcissist’s final move. A Democrat winning in 2028 proves his point perfectly. Don Jr. has already said they want to be the richest family in the world before they leave the presidency. God only knows what they’re doing to get there. So if you’re a Republican still betting your future on this man’s loyalty — understand one thing clearly. There is no loyalty. There is only the transaction. And you’re not the one getting paid.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on behalf of Donald Trump, expressed regret that the Saudi authorities signed defense agreements with Ukraine without consulting the United States, which had been Saudi Arabia’s main ally. In response, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman noted that the U.S. had failed to fully protect the Kingdom from Iranian strikes, and therefore Saudi Arabia made a decision that could quickly strengthen its defense capabilities. The Crown Prince also stated that his country will continue to be guided by its own national interests when making decisions regarding its defense. This was a slap in the face to Trump from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in response to Trump’s crude and scandalous public statement that “…now let the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia kiss my ass and be polite to me from now on.” Thus, Trump’s reckless and irresponsible remarks have effectively put U.S.–Saudi relations on pause. The Saudi Crown Prince proved to be more diplomatic than the American president and, notably, did not respond to Rubio by saying that Trump should “kiss my ass” and behave politely toward him in the future 😉

I've seen dozens of these over the years, with dozens of topics. This one has the best script ever!

@GrahamAllen You are an absolute moron. TD is observed annually on March 31 which so happened fell on Easter Sunday in 2024. You’re an embarrassment!!

NEVER FORGET.