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These three names from American history belong together on the same list:

Benedict Arnold

Jefferson Davis

Donald Trump
We're told there was no "order" to "kill them all."

Prob'ly true.

Wonder if there maybe was a wink & a nudge, a comment, or even a punchline that effectively communicated Hegseth's (Trump's) wish to "kill them all."

Either way, they're both dead.
December 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Both killed.

They could have been rescued, arrested and interrogated. But they were not.

Why not?
December 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Apologies if the last one here, yesterday, turned out a bit too cutesy.

It must've been that last sip of Tennessee whiskey.
December 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A war crime is a grimy, grimy crime.

War Ssecretary ain't worth a blinkin' dime.

This one's way over the line.

Full blame on Trumpenstein.
December 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
It's not the fog of war, Pete. It's the fog of defense.

Or maybe it's the fog of brain.
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Have you noticed how often when Trumplestiltskin is faced with a question, his first words are, "I don't know anything about it." ??

I got news for ya, Trumpenstein: It's your job to know about it.
December 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Starting to look like I'm gonna owe you five bucks on the DC shooter motive.

Maybe not. We'll see.
December 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Betcha another five bucks that if you could dig deeply enough into the lfie of DC shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal, you'd find credible threats against family members in Afghanistan, or another boatload of rubles, or both.
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Maybe adding a new alliance structure could be helpful.

Something like COFORSS:

COalition of FORmer Soviet States.

Largely patterned after NATO, and including several NATO members, but a separate entity.
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Charter members - Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Moldova, maybe Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan.

Germany would qualify too, yes?
November 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Membership offered to Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, under specific, required conditions.

A mutual security guarantee tied to benefits and advantages for all.

Prob'ly worth thinkin' about.
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Reposted
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
US service members swear an oath to the constitution, not to a general or to a president or to any individual.

One of their duties is to refuse to carry out an illegal order.

They take their duties very seriously.

They deserve and are entitled to our full support on this.
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The Trumpenstein monster is, in effect, making death threats now.

Won't be happy 'til there's blood in the streets.

Likely he's killed a couple South American fishermen already. Could be murder. ICC should take a close look, even if US is not a signatory state.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
He'll run amok if he can.

Impeach, convict and remove.
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Reccommend y'all try to be sure to see Nicolle Wallace's The Best People with Ken Burns.

Heartfelt. Brilliant. Meaningful. Important.
November 16, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Reposted
November 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
A "war on judicial oversight" is a violation of the oath of office.
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
2K might pay your insurance premium for a couple months if you're young and healthy.

Rest of the year, yer on yer own.
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Trumpty-Dumpty wants to give everybody 2K from his tariff slush so they can all buy his crypto.

Or maybe ,,, a condo in Gaza ..
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Have you had more than enough gov't shutdowns for one lifetime?

Me too.

They fail to pass the bill, gov't automatically shuts down by default.

Why?
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Make it so that if they don't pass the bill, existing appropriations remain in place unchanged for another year.

Allow a few weeks to pass new appropriations after deadline. Time's up: last year's structure holds for the rest of the year.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Civil servants, staff and gov't employees get back pay. Congressmen, senators, presidents should not get paid in a shutdown. No back pay.

Might help.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
No matter who you are, there's one thing motivates just about all of us, at least a bit, every time.

Self interest.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Gov't shuts down ... dock the leadership. All of 'em.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM