I'm in the Uk & it is clear, that Trump has no support, even from the most rabid of toadies. One thing is clear however, we are on the precipice of something truly terrifying because Bibi walked Trump around on a leash, & now we are going to suffer the consequences of his actions.
WOW. I'm soooo sick of Kushner representing me and all Americans! He's too greedy for that and we pay the price. I hope we don't pay too high a price in bloodshed!
"We" is everyone! I don't just identify with America: in fact, I'm also a French citizen. Thanks for clarifying that! And yes, we reached the limit the minute we bombed a girls school and Iran (sensibly) retaliated.
I have a similar issue that we had to explain to my 14 year old grandson: I love the US dearly, having taught US history/law/government for 25 years and how they should be honorable, productive citizens. But I hate Trump, his regime, MAGA, etc. I am Jewish. I love Israel, the people and the land. But I HATE Bibi and his government and their actions.
Agreed. I've always wondered why, over time, it's the girl's schools that get targetted, by stray bombs, or errant kidnappers. Where are the boy's schools? Just a thought.
We need much more awareness of the rest of the world and the geography of other nations. I am suspicious of this AI stuff and hesitate to use it, although my inquisitive nature would like to inspect it. I have old national geographic maps and such but info is on the move and change happens at warp speed or so it seems. I highlighted those oil pipelines on maps years ago when the boom was going on in the 80s. This year I will be 80 an old woman, wrinkles, warts an all. I now consider all humans to be my relatives that deserve love, respect and understanding. War is not only a horror but a terrible shame. Surely we should and CAN evolve, not devolve. Should I say dissolve?
I don’t get it. I thought Trump didn’t have any support in Europe, especially among NATO members and after all the contempt towards NATO. I understand that this irresponsible war is going to damage the economy of Europe. But to help Trump to use airports, send ships to fight Iran, send troops and equipment to defend Hormuz and other strategic positions, is join Trump in his dream of “Almighty” that could destroy us all.
Reich is correct that WWIII is underway with NATO engaged because an honest, functioning federal government in America has been destroyed over the last 58 years since 1968 by elected Republicans - Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush 1, Bush2, Trump 1&2 with Republicans in control of Congress and the Supreme Court.
America has suffered greatly from Republican lying and Republican objectives since 1968 which now include trying to win the midterms by falsely claiming the war with Iran is protecting American national security. There was no imminent threat to the US. The Trump administration is falsely pretending that the war was necessary to protect national security.
The real reason for the war with Iran comes from Republican objectives - First, Republicans are terrified about losing the mid-terms and wanted a distraction as a false claim of protecting America better than Democrats - Second, Republicans have caused wars in the Middle East and oil crises for decades since 1953 and the 1970s with a CIA led Iran coup in 1953 and by supporting Israel against the Arabs in the Middle East as Trump has now done and Nixon did by supporting Israel in the Yom Kippur War that pissed off the Arab nations (Saudi Arabia, ...) triggering the OPEC oil embargo causing the disastrous oil crisis in America in the1970s and then triggering the Iranians to seize the US Embassy in 1979 causing Carter to lose the election to Reagan. History repeats in stupid cycles driven by Republican objectives that screw Americans with wars and financial suffering with affordability including higher oil prices. Third - America in 1953 attacked democracy in Iran to take control of the oil. The 1953 coup in Iran, known as Operation Ajax, is a well-documented, watershed event in U.S.-Iran relations, where the CIA and British intelligence orchestrated the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh.
• The Motive (Oil Nationalization): In 1951, Mossadegh, a democratically elected leader, nationalized the Iranian oil industry. Previously, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now BP) held exclusive, lucrative rights, which Iran sought to control for its own economic benefit.
• The Coup Operation (Ajax): Following the oil nationalization, the British government initiated a global embargo, and subsequently, the U.S. (under Eisenhower) and the U.K. launched a covert operation in August 1953 to remove Mossadegh.
• Methodology: The CIA and MI6 used propaganda, bribery of politicians and security officials, and paid protestors to create chaos and undermine Mossadegh's government.
• Outcome: After a failed first attempt, a second, violent, CIA-backed coup on August 19, 1953, successfully forced Mossadegh from power.
• Post-Coup: Mossadegh was not assassinated, but rather arrested, tried, and placed under house arrest for the rest of his life. The Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was reinstated as an absolute monarch, cementing his power for another 26 years until the 1979 Revolution.
• Acknowledgment: In 2013, the CIA formally acknowledged its role in the coup, releasing documents that confirm it was a "CIA-directed" act of foreign policy.
Trump's attack on Venezuela was about oil not creating democracy. After the attack, Trump asked his rich oil buddies and campaign donors to invest in Venezuela and "drill baby drill" but they said the price of oil was too low and drilling was not economical. So how did Trump raise the price of oil? Start a war with Iran. The higher price would also enable Trump to make more money selling the oil he stole from Venezuela. Democracy? Affordability? Not happening. But WWIII is underway thanks to lying dishonest Republicans who have rejected democracy and the rule of law.
But the expanding war with Iran coud get really really bad because Russia and China are friends of Iran. China gets a lot of oil from Iran. Russia gets drones from Iran. Both Russia and China have nuclear weapons on missiles that can hit the US.
For 58 years since 1968, Republicans have caused tragic suffering in America and the world with wars, by stealing wealth from 99% of Americans, transferring the wealth to the top 1%, and justifying the suffering with extensive lying.
Trump’s America was the objective of the Republican campaign funded by the wealthy 1% to attack democracy that launched after the 1971 Powell memo and further defined in Project 2025 plan to be implemented as a lawless, fascist autocracy.
Trump owes his presidency to his lying and the failure by Democrats and the Supreme Court to enforce the law against insurrection that began on January 6, 2021, and has continued into 2025 and 2026 as planned in Project 2025. In 2024 through 2026, the Supreme Court has violated federal law 18 U.S. Code § 2383 by failing to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment that stated Trump, an insurrectionist, was ineligible to hold office.
The insurrection in 2026 massively rejects and disobeys the laws and authority of courts of the United States which is a criminal felony according to the federal law on insurrection, 18 U.S. Code § 2383 which states “whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the united states.”
American can be saved by “we the people” if fair elections are held to elect Democrats in 2026 and who can win control of the presidency and Congress in 2028. But then in 2029, Democrats must arrest, prosecute and imprison Trump, members of his administration, Republicans in Congress, ICE agents, and six justices on the Supreme Court who violated the federal law on insurrection, 18 U.S. Code § 2383 by assisting and engaging in the insurrection underway in 2026.
I, along with millions of other citizens, remember reagan, nixon, ford, bush 1 and bush 2 and now 2 terms of the most amoral, lying, deceitful, vicious, self centered, and to top it off, a convicted felon trying to destroy our Democracy, by being given immunity, which he thinks, give him the power to do and say what he pleases, as our judiciary has become deaf, dumb and blind to his acts of crime, for fear of indirectly loosing those thirty pieces of silver from mysterious donors. So when the time comes ANY AND ALL PERSONS CONNECTED TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IN ANY WAY SHOULF BE ARRESTED, PROSECUTED AND IMPRISONED RIGHT ALONG WITH TRUMP AND HIS MAGA WORSHIPPERS, IMPROSON THE WHOLE D**N INSURRECTIONIST BUNCH. IMPEACAH--------IMPEACH--------IMPEACH
And please don't forget the very beginning of it all with Iran when, in 1953, the CIA assassinated in1953 Mohammed Mossadegh, democratically elected Prime Minister because he dared to Nationalize the oil industry for the good of the people of the country and bad for U.S. and U.K. oil interests.
William - Well written. My thought about getting Congress to do their job (other than continuing to call/email them) is maybe putting them (instead of our servicemen and servicewomen) in a trailer on a foreign base and tell them that it’s as secure as the one that they put our troops in who died in Kuwait when a drone they couldn’t stop hit it. Under hegseth’s rationale “things happen”. “Things happen” must be so comforting to the new members of the Gold Star families. It took his second in command to even acknowledge their sacrifice. Maybe Congress would hurry up and do the right damn thing if they were in a trailer that Hegseth claimed was “secure”. Then they might not buy his bs anymore than we do. After Hegseth once again made derogatory comments about the help we have received from our NATO allies in the past (and now) I’m surprised that they are helping this time around. It wasn’t just Americans who have died in past wars but also our allies and civilians. Republicans bitch about spending money when it’s a democrat party in charge but they have no problem when they get to do so. Especially when it comes to wars. Hypocrites.
Yes. The war with Iran was pushed by Hegseth who is a Christian nationalist and Dominionist who is in a radical church that believes he and other Dominionists have to start the end of times war involving Israel that causes the rapture just before the second coming of Christ
Unfortunately, that's accurate. Mike Johnson was also involved, sending 5 red heifers from Texas to Tel Aviv as they believe they must be sacrificed in order to usher in Armageddon. I'm not kidding. Meanwhile, Kegsbreath is sounding like a schoolyard bully, posting this drivel "We're playing for keeps. We are punching them while they're down, which is exactly how it should be" (said about the Iranian ship they blew up today, killing 80,60 missing.)
It will not be the Rapture that the Christians dream about, but it will take on the guise of a terrible rupture soon enough, with armaments flying in all directions.
The American Way of Life depends on oil. It is a way of life that demands domination and death. This is why Americans support Republicans, oil industry lackeys.
William, thanks for the summary of Republican treason. It has increased over time, but somehow, even when Democrats have been in power, they can't seem to hold anyone accountable for Republican stupidity, corruption, evil, and treason. That has gotten us here on the brink of a war that only the rich white male oligarchs want. The world will let it happen and even participate, pretending helping Trump will save them. What a bunch of BS!
The only mistake in this reasoning is that Dems have been complicit all along, that's why they do nothing to stop Repubs. They are not weak or spineless, they are complicit. Both parties are owned by billionaires and do their bidding
Trump had a "feeling" that US forces were about to be attacked, no intel, just a single man's intuition surrounding a possible armed incursion against our forces was all the information needed for our country to be thrown into a war. We have about 40,000 service members in the region and Trump feared for their safety. In doing so he abandoned 500,000 Americans residing in the Middle East. He saw fit to protect 40,000 service members over the lives of half a million Americans civilians living in the vicinity. That's a fair trade. There never was a plan to do anything other than to drop bombs so Drone-ald Trump could flex his muscles and show the world what a fearsome leader he really is. Everything of value in that man's soul is an inverted mess. He has to go---
He had that old warpig, Senator Lindsey Graham in his ear, blithering about Iran being an imminent danger yaddayadda. No finer servant of Israel, always pushing war.
Trump took a swing at the world's largest hornets nest, after Bibi convinced him it was a pinata.
In other news of the extremely stupid, rumor has it the CIA is going to try and arm the Kurds to stir up a rebellion in Iran. The Turks will go absolutely mental about this. The geniuses in the Admin seem to have come to the conclusion that the way to "fix" the mideast is to charge into the region waving banners with crosses and stars of david on them, and screaming about a new crusade. It's a pity that stupidity doesn't hurt more.
Kurds should insist on their own country. Carve out a chunk of Iran … maybe the Yazidis and other oppressed minorities there can get their own chunks as well.
trump has dementia. Everyone deserves to know this. His is extremely ill with dementia which is what explains his minute by minute erratic thought process and actions. The question is: What to do about a president so ill?
I am so fed up with all this stupid jaw wagging. Trump and his wicked cabinet must be forcibly removed NOW and truthfully, I really don’t care how as long as it gets done. We cannot wait for elections, doing so has become a bad excuse for doing nothing, wallowing in the false hope that November will be a silver bullet against this scurrilous scourge of a government. It will most definitely not because we all know in our gut that this mob of gangsters will prevent the next election unless they are removed immediately.
Hi Ms Ellis-Dunn, greetings from a Southern American that has mourned the loss of Jimmy Carter and is married to a British child of a American Vet and British Spinster (that term is so foreign to an American), born in St Helens, transferred to America at 5 but still so British as her mom raised her (still prefers tea over coffee). While I still think our collapse of our Middle Class was due to Regan the horror of our current situation is solely due to trump (but the cause of he is rooted in so many other stupid and selfish decisions) but I digress. This message is to say trump is to be held totally in our, the sane USCitizens contempt. The screams after Dec7th, 1941 was due to Japan’s sneak attack on Pearl Harbor during peace negotiations. Yet this Piece does the same. Now NATO is engaged and only God knows where this ends while many of the idiots supporting this had fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers that fought in horrible conditions, many died all for fighting for that very reason…and cheered by all America…
I too am a UK citizen, my son lives and works in Dubai, for an American University. As he watches drones and missiles and hears the explosions is he now a 'legitimate target'? Is he in the Iranian drones' and missiles sights? Is he 'collateral' in Trump and Netanyahus' illegal war? Trump is beyond evil, his Christo-fascist cult is beyond redemption and thousands of people are dying because of their depravity.
Trump has had his ares so far up the Russian, Israeli and some middle eastern oil countries that when they say jump he says how high. His cowardice is generational.
“Where are the progressive voices?” They’ve been documenting this for months while some were hoping institutions would function.
Venezuela proved the concept: launch regime change without congressional authorization, face zero pushback, demonstrate executive power has no constraints. Iran confirms its operational doctrine.
Calling on Congress to “use their power to stop this” assumes Congress has power. It doesn’t. The constitutional system appealing to stopped working. They were briefed and lied to (Gang of Eight told nothing about regime change Feb 24, Trump approved it Feb 27). No consequences, no institutional response.
This isn’t happening “without our consent”—it’s happening because the mechanisms designed to require consent have been gutted and nobody stopped it.
NATO involvement, global escalation, 940+ dead…all predictable outcomes when you let authoritarian foreign policy become operational. The war isn’t violating “America First.” It’s proving executive power answers to no one.
Congress won’t stop this. They already proved they won’t. The system collapsed before the bombs dropped.
At this moment Senate Democrats are bringing the War Powers Resolution up for a vote. It is the Republican majority that is failing to do their constitutional duties.
Canadian here. It's out of control. Deranged trump is now causing irreparable damage on a "worldwide scale". America's former allies feel helpless in the face of this demented "terrorist" criminal g-rapist in the WH, wreaking havoc along with his cabinet of blood thirsty psychopaths and inept clowns. Equally to blame are Congressional republicans - deadbeat, amoral cretins who've shirked all responsibility, debased themselves, and their country. The stench from this collective pile of human sewage has now seeped into the global arena.
This war is not legitimate, yet the USA seems unable or unwilling to do anything to stop their rampaging madman. Global law-based order is done. The only thing I can envision that might end the insanity: the formation of a shadow government consisting of those fired Generals, military leaders, intelligence officers, FBI agents, DOJ lawyers, etc, i.e. the 'sane' people trump got rid of. The mission being to end the lawlessness run amok and oust the current crazies by force. All they need is to get the military on their side. The USA's allies might also support this "good" coup in some fashion. None of us wants to be nuked and we all know that is a possibility if demented trump decides to use it. He's the threat to humanity that needs to be removed - it's not Iran at this juncture.
Storm the WH and arrest them all; a Putin-installed puppet, illegitimate president in the WH and his enablers in the overt crime spree, now gone global. There is certainly no dearth of crimes for which they can all be charged at this point. Take them all out in handcuffs and charge them accordingly...
Also, implement a tribunal to HOLD TO ACCOUNT, every elected republican who committed crimes and/or "knowingly" participated or abetted trump in the crime spree, including withholding evidence, intimidation, threats, murder and "crimes against humanity". Wilful blindness won't save them.
I saw an excellent statement this morning—"Let's not brag about the men's hocket team. The US has a gold medal, but Canada has a democracy." Does having a Canadian grandmother make me as least partly Canadian?
Judith, thank you for writing all of that out. I love everything you said. Such good ideas. I am exhausted with trying to do what I can to change things here. HUNDREDS of phone calls, petitions, writing letters to incumbents seeking donation money, emails . . . Short of going out and buying A GUN, and trying to use it, I don't know what else I personally can do! I am no Obama, alas! If I had his charisma, intelligence, and abilities to win over people, I'd go out and make speeches! And, despite the policy of former presidents to hold the line on interference with the current person in office, IF I WERE OBAMA, I'D BE DOING IT ANYWAY!
Well said, Johan. Trump once again violated the Constitution even though his Republican Congress would have likely approved of the attack on Iran. The point was bypassing Congress so that he can continue to exercise dictatorial powers at home. The "system" collapsed when Americans gave Trump the presidency.
'Progressivism', by whatever unwelcome term--such as 'the fulfillment of the American Myth'--has been consistently demeaned for decades, especially in that sorriest of televised visits, the journalist-roundtable pundit program once seen all over Sunday ..
I understand the administration is now portraying this hostile, military invasion the same way Putin tries to justify the hostile, military invasion of Ukraine, as not a war, but as a "special operation." RepubliMAGgots now seem to be slurping up and regurgitating that shameless garbage - undoubtedly to avoid attaching their names to consent for this hostile, military invasion. Yet a bucket of shit by any other name!
Also, for any smart Aleks out there who object to the word invasion - presumably because there are no boots on the ground . . . yet! - let me remind you that the airspace over Iran is just as much Iran as the land beneath it, and that air space has been invaded by both aircraft and missiles - just like in Venezuela. After all, the likes of you already believe we're being invaded by space-aliens every time you see a light in the sky you don't understand!
And anyone so toxically patriotic they're vomiting anything remotely like what I heard back in Vietnam Era days, like "America, right or wrong!" go out and fuckin' enlist. Here's a goddam link to do it with: https://www.marines.com/locations.html and go screw yourself! You'll hear >a lot more< of that kind of language your first day in fuckin' boot camp! Your god-king already thinks your a sucker and loser, as publicly, he's already characterized military personnel, so you're overqualified for the goddam job he has in mind for you. Just keep that in mind when he yacks-off praise for the "heroes" - that he thinks are suckers and losers - who lay down their lives so he can continue publicly yacking off!
And if any of you out there happen to remember my occasional tirades about religious heresy and didn't take it seriously, get a load of this! : https://youtu.be/7-SRS9vy_yQ?si=miWFRRvj_OrqF0zq
Apparently, Comrade Yackoff Frederovich of the East Wing Hole is now begging Zelinsky's help on combating Iran's Shahad drones, that the US forces seemingly don't know how to deal with! That transcends asinine!
Thank you for Rev. Trevors's speech/sermon! Very well waid. But you cannot talk sense into the heads of those who believe they are "Doing the Will of God"!
I cut my teeth on the Book of Revelations, the Lake of Fire, the 144,000 Elect, the Last Judgment...I grew up with it. These people are not amenable to reason, and I for one am terrified!
I'm from Appalachian background - SE Ohio and thereabouts. You'll find my mentality is much like Tennessee Brando and Trae Crowder's. Check out how often they comment on babble-belt religion. I sometimes get the impression that most here don't "get" that about me. That crap was part of my early life. In that way, I get >exactly< what you're talking about. Indeed, I even had an uncle who would go off on Daniel, which is a lot like Revelation, at family get-togethers. Horns rising in the East, horns rising in the West, and all that hell's fire and damnation! I may not know exactly what you put up with, but I know about what's probably a lot like it! My point is, I don't believe anyone is really taking all that crap seriously in their political calculus. I'm >certain< that's an err.
I share the same cynicism because it is reality. The Senate is voting today on the war, but even if it passes, the House must pass it, and then Trump will veto it. This war will go on, directed by an insane Trump. It is going to be a big time disaster.
Mike Johnson is doing somersaults rather than call this a war, unlike Trump and Hegseth who are readily and repeatedly calling it one. It would be funny if it wasnʻt so appalling - Karen Cooper
Netanyahu is a war criminal because of the way he has starved and killed innocent women and children, and men, too. He has talked trump into this war with Iran, although it didn't take much persuasion since trump wanted to be the big man. He is the UGLY American that we hear about. How other countries feel about us, I totally understand. I won't say what I'd LIKE to do. Goddamn.
Living in Greece, a feel the enormous unjustified pressure we all face in Europe. Unhinged speeches of Hegseth, Rubio and trump expressing their different perspectives, without any goals for a specific solution, leaving the world in doubt of their unlawful actions.
I was born right before the start of WWII, now I see the start of WWIII. This time it will be the end of it all. The human beast is not smart enough to survive on this earth.
I can't say Like, but I fear that you're right. I've lived longer than anyone in my direct line for six or seven generations, and now I'm not sure that's a good thing—nor that it will last long now.
If that were the case, then they most likely would be considered “a female or androgynous” but we can agree that if they were women this Congress wouldn’t have gotten this far with their heads up their a$$es! I’m very much peeved with the repubs and their lack of balls!
If there has ever been a time for the 25th amendment to be acted on, it is now. I used to think Trump a garden variety Narcissist. His behavior aligns more accurately with the term malignant narcissist (google it!) a serious pattern of sadistic behaviors. This man is dangerous to himself and others.
A progressive voice is right here, speaking. I ask everyone to not count on Elections.
To green light AI with no guardrails,, for unspecified use in modern weaponry, is his most reckless choice of all.
Please! I'm a feminist but what about Boebert, MTG until recently, Collins, et. al., plus Noem, Bondi,and all those women in t's orbit, including that twit Karoline Leavitt? Margaret Thatcher taught us that women can be as bad as anyone. I think the problem is greed, corruption, and the unfortunte grand loophole of American law.
Spencer, God-damn, I hope assassin #5 is standing at the ready, AND #s 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10! May the BEST SHOT WIN! (Too bad assassination attempters 1 thru 4 weren't able to carry the day!!!)
Definitely a rapture- related incident. The white supremacists, nihilists and weirdos in the White House are acting very apocalyptically, threatening some form of holy war or religious crusade.
That's what they're aiming for--total annihilation, leading to the Apocalypse, then the Second Coming(tm) of Christ.That's what the War Sec said--no rules of order, fight to the finish, blood and guts and GLORY,forever and ever.
Susan, excuse my French, but Jesus H. Christ! He sure as hell ain't coming to THIS PLANET! From what I've heard, Jesus never killed ANYONE, to get his way, nor for any other reason! Johnson is a ball-less, dickless, impotent, erectile dysfunction whore to Trump, and I call him regularly to tell him so!
Kegsbreath is performing every time he’s in front of a camera. Christian nationalism blah blah blah complete with wacky bullshit like talk of Armageddon is going to get a lot of people killed. He really is a moron who has no idea what he doesn’t know.
What do you expect from a television actor who read a script handed to him to report the news? He does have an inkling on how to do the job he’s in, let alone instill any faith to the American public, even the top brass he pushed out didn’t fall for his bs!
"Whiskey Pete" needs to be sent back to his little ol' backwoods, redneck burg right outside of Nashville where they found him! Disgustingly stupid and PATHETIC!
Why do we allow Trump to terrorize the world? As far as Putin is concerned, we know Trump is his lap dog. We have a lawless president heading us for ww3. Nothing he does is for the benefit of America. Again, why is the entire world putting up with this?
It’s actually the responsibility of the citizens of the US to rein in your incompetent and frequently unlawful government; all we can do is watch, amazed and a bit disgusted, while US citizens and institutions wring their hands as that crew of nugatory bastards drive us all into an abyss.
If you try to stop them, you're likely to be killed by the Brown Shirts. But since we're going to be killed anyway, resistance seems like it's the only way to go.
Americans are giving their lives and liberty to protest, resist, and stand up to this fascist, very heavily armed regime. States are fighting the regime through the courts - and winning - but this is not quick or dramatic. People are using the power of the purse to punish companies who support the regime and it is working. Instead of judging us, support us! Perhaps get a subscription to the NYT so you can actually witness the gazillion small and large acts of bravery and resistance that is going on throughout our beloved country. We will fight to death! - you can be sure of it!!!!
Because too many of them are on the same team. They want this. From the confusion they will decimate Palestine. And everywhere else they want gone. From the rubble, a world under surveillance. And a new slave population to serve the rich.
Welcome to tomorrow. I think we're about to learn that even if history only echoes, it's still going to be a motherfcuka.
This is not "confusion". This is delusion and hubris and cruelty, deliberate and(sort of) planned, though their thinking leads me to believe they couldn't organize a fuck in a brothel. They will throw all the weapons they can think of at whoever, including "our own people in the Homeland"(urp) and be throttled up to Jesus in the Rapture(tm).
Everything he does is for the benefit of Israel. Yahoo owns him, runs him like a dog on a leash. Whether it’s Epstein based kompromat held by the all powerful Israel lobby, or all the Zionist money (Ellison, Mirium Adelson, etal) he gets, we have a deranged Zionist puppet as a president. More’s the pity. Woe is us.
Remember also that you have to take every lie from the Fat Fascist Felon/MAGA and reverse it to find the truth. He says up, it's down. He says peace, it's war. He says good, it's bad. So you're right. Don't get your hopes up.
While it is recognized as a subtype, malignant narcissism has never been officially recognized by the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) thus is not what was known as sadistic personality disorder, which was in the DSM. Sadism is just one part of such malignants.
ORGANIZE OVER THE COMMON GOOD DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. JUST READ THE PLATFORM BULLET POINTS. ORGANIZE!!!!
ALLEGIANCE TO OUR PLATFORM AND THE CANDIDATE THAT PROMOTES OUR PLATFORM!
GOOGLE YOUR STATES DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM TO READ IT!
MAKE AMERICA GRATEFUL AGAIN!
The Democratic Platform IS the Preamble to Our Constitution
The Preamble
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
The Democratic Party should be the party of Interdependent voters..
MARCH. VOTE. Let Congress know they are not fooling us. It is them who are fools.
Be kind. Help your neighbor. Do something spectacular for someone who does not expect it. Then you will feel human again amidst all this rotten to the core regime.
Yes! We need to replace them all with fresh Prog Dems. Are you perchance running for office? You certainly seem to know the Constitution better than most of Congress.
Some days, like today, I don’t have the right words to express my frustration with this regime. I truly don’t think most Americans understand the gravity of this situation, mainly because it’s “over there”. Our reality here has been twisted. It’s all about ratings. This is not a movie or a video game.
Then, when more terrorist attacks like what happened in Austin occur, Dumpf will claim he's the war president and try to cancel November elections by claiming a state of emergency.
Shit happens. Unintended consequences are what has made history. Meanwhile, MAGAts are telling us their Fuhrer is playing three dimensional chess. The world is passing the popcorn to see how this shit show concludes.
Trump needed a war, wanted a war, fantasied about a war. Because he likes killing people. You don’t think so? Too harsh a statement ?
Well he has a war now. He is claiming it is his war but in effect it’s Bibi’s and Saudi Arabia’s war, it suits their purposes . 😂😂😂we pay for it, they get what they want. Talk about what chumps we are.
His name and mug is on multiple buildings in DC now, perhaps other places as well. And he occupies our brains 24/7/365 rent-free, just like the grifter he is.
"Meanwhile, Russia, which has a strategic partnership treaty with Iran, is accusing the U.S. of using an “imaginary threat” from Iran as a pretext for overthrowing its constitutional order. Putin calls the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei a 'cynical violation of all norms of human morals and the international law.'"
He's been trying to kill Zelenskyy for the last four years, not including the eight years before that when he usurped Crimea from Ukraine. Apparently, Putin and Trump share not only a desire for perpetual power but an absence of irony.
This is good for Russia, good for Putin, in two ways. He can sell more Russian oil at higher prices (oil is up from $66 to $83 in two weeks), and the US will have fewer weapons to sell to Europe to sell or give to Ukraine. So it partially disarms Ukraine.
I wonder if this is the real reason for Trump's Folly, Putin asked him to, or told him to, to take both economic and military pressure off Putin.
America has nothing to gain and much to lose from creating 100% foreseeable chaos all over the Middle East. Putin has much to gain and nothing to lose.
I'm in the Uk & it is clear, that Trump has no support, even from the most rabid of toadies. One thing is clear however, we are on the precipice of something truly terrifying because Bibi walked Trump around on a leash, & now we are going to suffer the consequences of his actions.
Not just Netanyahu, but also Crown Prince Mohamed Bone Saw.
https://popular.info/p/the-money-behind-the-new-iran-war?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=46h8g8&triedRedirect=true
WOW. I'm soooo sick of Kushner representing me and all Americans! He's too greedy for that and we pay the price. I hope we don't pay too high a price in bloodshed!
He shouldn’t be representing anything for the American people. He’s not part of the government. He wasn’t voted in by anyone except T.
From 🇨🇦, What price is too high? Seems you reached it 5 days ago unless you believe only lives of US citizens have value. ??
"We" is everyone! I don't just identify with America: in fact, I'm also a French citizen. Thanks for clarifying that! And yes, we reached the limit the minute we bombed a girls school and Iran (sensibly) retaliated.
I have a similar issue that we had to explain to my 14 year old grandson: I love the US dearly, having taught US history/law/government for 25 years and how they should be honorable, productive citizens. But I hate Trump, his regime, MAGA, etc. I am Jewish. I love Israel, the people and the land. But I HATE Bibi and his government and their actions.
Yes, Bibi is the problem, not the Jews!
Lynne.......Me too! This is Netanyahu war!!! He wants Iran to look like Gaza!!!
Thank you so much for expressing my thoughts and feeling exactly!
We are horrified and stand not knowing what to do, but somehow we must stop the hell!
Agreed. I've always wondered why, over time, it's the girl's schools that get targetted, by stray bombs, or errant kidnappers. Where are the boy's schools? Just a thought.
Girls school was hit by Iran. On purpose to blame USA or accidentally ?? Ayatollahs are certainly misogynist enough to sacrifice a few …
We need much more awareness of the rest of the world and the geography of other nations. I am suspicious of this AI stuff and hesitate to use it, although my inquisitive nature would like to inspect it. I have old national geographic maps and such but info is on the move and change happens at warp speed or so it seems. I highlighted those oil pipelines on maps years ago when the boom was going on in the 80s. This year I will be 80 an old woman, wrinkles, warts an all. I now consider all humans to be my relatives that deserve love, respect and understanding. War is not only a horror but a terrible shame. Surely we should and CAN evolve, not devolve. Should I say dissolve?
Trump has made it clear that he doesn't value the lives of US citizens either.
Yes, Kushner is just looking for the goodies. Takes after his father who's just another crook!
Very good information. And the complicity of Kushner in this was news to me. Thanks for posting.
Agree except that Russia is definitely not a superpower. It’s a peanon power.
I don’t get it. I thought Trump didn’t have any support in Europe, especially among NATO members and after all the contempt towards NATO. I understand that this irresponsible war is going to damage the economy of Europe. But to help Trump to use airports, send ships to fight Iran, send troops and equipment to defend Hormuz and other strategic positions, is join Trump in his dream of “Almighty” that could destroy us all.
Jose
Reich is correct that WWIII is underway with NATO engaged because an honest, functioning federal government in America has been destroyed over the last 58 years since 1968 by elected Republicans - Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush 1, Bush2, Trump 1&2 with Republicans in control of Congress and the Supreme Court.
America has suffered greatly from Republican lying and Republican objectives since 1968 which now include trying to win the midterms by falsely claiming the war with Iran is protecting American national security. There was no imminent threat to the US. The Trump administration is falsely pretending that the war was necessary to protect national security.
The real reason for the war with Iran comes from Republican objectives - First, Republicans are terrified about losing the mid-terms and wanted a distraction as a false claim of protecting America better than Democrats - Second, Republicans have caused wars in the Middle East and oil crises for decades since 1953 and the 1970s with a CIA led Iran coup in 1953 and by supporting Israel against the Arabs in the Middle East as Trump has now done and Nixon did by supporting Israel in the Yom Kippur War that pissed off the Arab nations (Saudi Arabia, ...) triggering the OPEC oil embargo causing the disastrous oil crisis in America in the1970s and then triggering the Iranians to seize the US Embassy in 1979 causing Carter to lose the election to Reagan. History repeats in stupid cycles driven by Republican objectives that screw Americans with wars and financial suffering with affordability including higher oil prices. Third - America in 1953 attacked democracy in Iran to take control of the oil. The 1953 coup in Iran, known as Operation Ajax, is a well-documented, watershed event in U.S.-Iran relations, where the CIA and British intelligence orchestrated the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh.
• The Motive (Oil Nationalization): In 1951, Mossadegh, a democratically elected leader, nationalized the Iranian oil industry. Previously, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now BP) held exclusive, lucrative rights, which Iran sought to control for its own economic benefit.
• The Coup Operation (Ajax): Following the oil nationalization, the British government initiated a global embargo, and subsequently, the U.S. (under Eisenhower) and the U.K. launched a covert operation in August 1953 to remove Mossadegh.
• Methodology: The CIA and MI6 used propaganda, bribery of politicians and security officials, and paid protestors to create chaos and undermine Mossadegh's government.
• Outcome: After a failed first attempt, a second, violent, CIA-backed coup on August 19, 1953, successfully forced Mossadegh from power.
• Post-Coup: Mossadegh was not assassinated, but rather arrested, tried, and placed under house arrest for the rest of his life. The Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was reinstated as an absolute monarch, cementing his power for another 26 years until the 1979 Revolution.
• Acknowledgment: In 2013, the CIA formally acknowledged its role in the coup, releasing documents that confirm it was a "CIA-directed" act of foreign policy.
Trump's attack on Venezuela was about oil not creating democracy. After the attack, Trump asked his rich oil buddies and campaign donors to invest in Venezuela and "drill baby drill" but they said the price of oil was too low and drilling was not economical. So how did Trump raise the price of oil? Start a war with Iran. The higher price would also enable Trump to make more money selling the oil he stole from Venezuela. Democracy? Affordability? Not happening. But WWIII is underway thanks to lying dishonest Republicans who have rejected democracy and the rule of law.
But the expanding war with Iran coud get really really bad because Russia and China are friends of Iran. China gets a lot of oil from Iran. Russia gets drones from Iran. Both Russia and China have nuclear weapons on missiles that can hit the US.
For 58 years since 1968, Republicans have caused tragic suffering in America and the world with wars, by stealing wealth from 99% of Americans, transferring the wealth to the top 1%, and justifying the suffering with extensive lying.
Trump’s America was the objective of the Republican campaign funded by the wealthy 1% to attack democracy that launched after the 1971 Powell memo and further defined in Project 2025 plan to be implemented as a lawless, fascist autocracy.
Trump owes his presidency to his lying and the failure by Democrats and the Supreme Court to enforce the law against insurrection that began on January 6, 2021, and has continued into 2025 and 2026 as planned in Project 2025. In 2024 through 2026, the Supreme Court has violated federal law 18 U.S. Code § 2383 by failing to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment that stated Trump, an insurrectionist, was ineligible to hold office.
The insurrection in 2026 massively rejects and disobeys the laws and authority of courts of the United States which is a criminal felony according to the federal law on insurrection, 18 U.S. Code § 2383 which states “whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the united states.”
American can be saved by “we the people” if fair elections are held to elect Democrats in 2026 and who can win control of the presidency and Congress in 2028. But then in 2029, Democrats must arrest, prosecute and imprison Trump, members of his administration, Republicans in Congress, ICE agents, and six justices on the Supreme Court who violated the federal law on insurrection, 18 U.S. Code § 2383 by assisting and engaging in the insurrection underway in 2026.
I, along with millions of other citizens, remember reagan, nixon, ford, bush 1 and bush 2 and now 2 terms of the most amoral, lying, deceitful, vicious, self centered, and to top it off, a convicted felon trying to destroy our Democracy, by being given immunity, which he thinks, give him the power to do and say what he pleases, as our judiciary has become deaf, dumb and blind to his acts of crime, for fear of indirectly loosing those thirty pieces of silver from mysterious donors. So when the time comes ANY AND ALL PERSONS CONNECTED TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IN ANY WAY SHOULF BE ARRESTED, PROSECUTED AND IMPRISONED RIGHT ALONG WITH TRUMP AND HIS MAGA WORSHIPPERS, IMPROSON THE WHOLE D**N INSURRECTIONIST BUNCH. IMPEACAH--------IMPEACH--------IMPEACH
And please don't forget the very beginning of it all with Iran when, in 1953, the CIA assassinated in1953 Mohammed Mossadegh, democratically elected Prime Minister because he dared to Nationalize the oil industry for the good of the people of the country and bad for U.S. and U.K. oil interests.
William - Well written. My thought about getting Congress to do their job (other than continuing to call/email them) is maybe putting them (instead of our servicemen and servicewomen) in a trailer on a foreign base and tell them that it’s as secure as the one that they put our troops in who died in Kuwait when a drone they couldn’t stop hit it. Under hegseth’s rationale “things happen”. “Things happen” must be so comforting to the new members of the Gold Star families. It took his second in command to even acknowledge their sacrifice. Maybe Congress would hurry up and do the right damn thing if they were in a trailer that Hegseth claimed was “secure”. Then they might not buy his bs anymore than we do. After Hegseth once again made derogatory comments about the help we have received from our NATO allies in the past (and now) I’m surprised that they are helping this time around. It wasn’t just Americans who have died in past wars but also our allies and civilians. Republicans bitch about spending money when it’s a democrat party in charge but they have no problem when they get to do so. Especially when it comes to wars. Hypocrites.
Anon
Yes. The war with Iran was pushed by Hegseth who is a Christian nationalist and Dominionist who is in a radical church that believes he and other Dominionists have to start the end of times war involving Israel that causes the rapture just before the second coming of Christ
Unfortunately, that's accurate. Mike Johnson was also involved, sending 5 red heifers from Texas to Tel Aviv as they believe they must be sacrificed in order to usher in Armageddon. I'm not kidding. Meanwhile, Kegsbreath is sounding like a schoolyard bully, posting this drivel "We're playing for keeps. We are punching them while they're down, which is exactly how it should be" (said about the Iranian ship they blew up today, killing 80,60 missing.)
It will not be the Rapture that the Christians dream about, but it will take on the guise of a terrible rupture soon enough, with armaments flying in all directions.
The American Way of Life depends on oil. It is a way of life that demands domination and death. This is why Americans support Republicans, oil industry lackeys.
I don’t think China or Russia cares about Iran. China will get oil from Russia. Maybe lacking Iranian drones, Russia will back off from
Ukraine!? Silver lining
William, thanks for the summary of Republican treason. It has increased over time, but somehow, even when Democrats have been in power, they can't seem to hold anyone accountable for Republican stupidity, corruption, evil, and treason. That has gotten us here on the brink of a war that only the rich white male oligarchs want. The world will let it happen and even participate, pretending helping Trump will save them. What a bunch of BS!
There is hope with a new generation of Democrats like Talarico who are like FDR
The only mistake in this reasoning is that Dems have been complicit all along, that's why they do nothing to stop Repubs. They are not weak or spineless, they are complicit. Both parties are owned by billionaires and do their bidding
There is hope with Talarico
They have to protect their assets in the area, as well as NATO
countries. What hurts one NATO country affects them all.
and protecting their assets requires killing. Maybe they should switch to less noxious assets.
He doesn’t. They are trying to protect their own interests in the Sea of Hormuz. It’s a vital passageway for many countries.
yes, and the Iranians warned that they would close the straight if attacked. Trump knew the risks. He will be held responsible sooner or later.
Did he though. He’s not smart. And is anyone around him advising him about the real risks. ? Doesn’t look like it.
Most NATO countries believe in keeping their commitments to unified defense of other NATO countries. It's too bad Chump missed that detail.
Trump doesn’t have the support of our nation. Am horrified for our country and the world. 😭😭
Hi cuz
Neither does he support our nation's interests, only his own.
So sadly true.
Who was at greater risk---
Trump had a "feeling" that US forces were about to be attacked, no intel, just a single man's intuition surrounding a possible armed incursion against our forces was all the information needed for our country to be thrown into a war. We have about 40,000 service members in the region and Trump feared for their safety. In doing so he abandoned 500,000 Americans residing in the Middle East. He saw fit to protect 40,000 service members over the lives of half a million Americans civilians living in the vicinity. That's a fair trade. There never was a plan to do anything other than to drop bombs so Drone-ald Trump could flex his muscles and show the world what a fearsome leader he really is. Everything of value in that man's soul is an inverted mess. He has to go---
He abandoned 540,000 Americans—those residing in the Middle East AND the service members he and Hegseth sent on this hideously misguided crusade.
He had that old warpig, Senator Lindsey Graham in his ear, blithering about Iran being an imminent danger yaddayadda. No finer servant of Israel, always pushing war.
Trump took a swing at the world's largest hornets nest, after Bibi convinced him it was a pinata.
In other news of the extremely stupid, rumor has it the CIA is going to try and arm the Kurds to stir up a rebellion in Iran. The Turks will go absolutely mental about this. The geniuses in the Admin seem to have come to the conclusion that the way to "fix" the mideast is to charge into the region waving banners with crosses and stars of david on them, and screaming about a new crusade. It's a pity that stupidity doesn't hurt more.
Kurds should insist on their own country. Carve out a chunk of Iran … maybe the Yazidis and other oppressed minorities there can get their own chunks as well.
trump has dementia. Everyone deserves to know this. His is extremely ill with dementia which is what explains his minute by minute erratic thought process and actions. The question is: What to do about a president so ill?
I am so fed up with all this stupid jaw wagging. Trump and his wicked cabinet must be forcibly removed NOW and truthfully, I really don’t care how as long as it gets done. We cannot wait for elections, doing so has become a bad excuse for doing nothing, wallowing in the false hope that November will be a silver bullet against this scurrilous scourge of a government. It will most definitely not because we all know in our gut that this mob of gangsters will prevent the next election unless they are removed immediately.
I don't know about the dementia, but I'm convinced he has delusions of grandeur.
Hi Ms Ellis-Dunn, greetings from a Southern American that has mourned the loss of Jimmy Carter and is married to a British child of a American Vet and British Spinster (that term is so foreign to an American), born in St Helens, transferred to America at 5 but still so British as her mom raised her (still prefers tea over coffee). While I still think our collapse of our Middle Class was due to Regan the horror of our current situation is solely due to trump (but the cause of he is rooted in so many other stupid and selfish decisions) but I digress. This message is to say trump is to be held totally in our, the sane USCitizens contempt. The screams after Dec7th, 1941 was due to Japan’s sneak attack on Pearl Harbor during peace negotiations. Yet this Piece does the same. Now NATO is engaged and only God knows where this ends while many of the idiots supporting this had fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers that fought in horrible conditions, many died all for fighting for that very reason…and cheered by all America…
We are bombing g Tehran. Omg
I too am a UK citizen, my son lives and works in Dubai, for an American University. As he watches drones and missiles and hears the explosions is he now a 'legitimate target'? Is he in the Iranian drones' and missiles sights? Is he 'collateral' in Trump and Netanyahus' illegal war? Trump is beyond evil, his Christo-fascist cult is beyond redemption and thousands of people are dying because of their depravity.
Trump has had his ares so far up the Russian, Israeli and some middle eastern oil countries that when they say jump he says how high. His cowardice is generational.
Bunkerboy has LESS THAN 35% approval. Even hardcore Trumplicans are ALREADY sick of their Alzheimer’s godking! LOCK IT UP!!!
This IS NOT WW3. Not even close. Say it over and over again until you understand it. This is all your Trump dysphoria. All of you
In view of our limp-dick Congress, don't get your hopes up.
Couldn’t agree more…
“Where are the progressive voices?” They’ve been documenting this for months while some were hoping institutions would function.
Venezuela proved the concept: launch regime change without congressional authorization, face zero pushback, demonstrate executive power has no constraints. Iran confirms its operational doctrine.
Calling on Congress to “use their power to stop this” assumes Congress has power. It doesn’t. The constitutional system appealing to stopped working. They were briefed and lied to (Gang of Eight told nothing about regime change Feb 24, Trump approved it Feb 27). No consequences, no institutional response.
This isn’t happening “without our consent”—it’s happening because the mechanisms designed to require consent have been gutted and nobody stopped it.
NATO involvement, global escalation, 940+ dead…all predictable outcomes when you let authoritarian foreign policy become operational. The war isn’t violating “America First.” It’s proving executive power answers to no one.
Congress won’t stop this. They already proved they won’t. The system collapsed before the bombs dropped.
At this moment Senate Democrats are bringing the War Powers Resolution up for a vote. It is the Republican majority that is failing to do their constitutional duties.
The Progressives have no power. If we are in the streets we get killed, put on a terrorist list or get deported
Progressive is misnomer. They are inert.
Iner but perhaps not for long. This unprovoked, illegal war is costing us billions of dollars every day. Death and stagflation lie ahead.
Canadian here. It's out of control. Deranged trump is now causing irreparable damage on a "worldwide scale". America's former allies feel helpless in the face of this demented "terrorist" criminal g-rapist in the WH, wreaking havoc along with his cabinet of blood thirsty psychopaths and inept clowns. Equally to blame are Congressional republicans - deadbeat, amoral cretins who've shirked all responsibility, debased themselves, and their country. The stench from this collective pile of human sewage has now seeped into the global arena.
This war is not legitimate, yet the USA seems unable or unwilling to do anything to stop their rampaging madman. Global law-based order is done. The only thing I can envision that might end the insanity: the formation of a shadow government consisting of those fired Generals, military leaders, intelligence officers, FBI agents, DOJ lawyers, etc, i.e. the 'sane' people trump got rid of. The mission being to end the lawlessness run amok and oust the current crazies by force. All they need is to get the military on their side. The USA's allies might also support this "good" coup in some fashion. None of us wants to be nuked and we all know that is a possibility if demented trump decides to use it. He's the threat to humanity that needs to be removed - it's not Iran at this juncture.
Storm the WH and arrest them all; a Putin-installed puppet, illegitimate president in the WH and his enablers in the overt crime spree, now gone global. There is certainly no dearth of crimes for which they can all be charged at this point. Take them all out in handcuffs and charge them accordingly...
Also, implement a tribunal to HOLD TO ACCOUNT, every elected republican who committed crimes and/or "knowingly" participated or abetted trump in the crime spree, including withholding evidence, intimidation, threats, murder and "crimes against humanity". Wilful blindness won't save them.
I saw an excellent statement this morning—"Let's not brag about the men's hocket team. The US has a gold medal, but Canada has a democracy." Does having a Canadian grandmother make me as least partly Canadian?
Perhaps if Canadians boycotted the American oligarchs who fund trump- Facebook,Amazon, X and Tesla etc
We could use the world’s help.
The United States hasn’t signed onto the ICC but if he travels can he be arrested for war crimes?
Judith, thank you for writing all of that out. I love everything you said. Such good ideas. I am exhausted with trying to do what I can to change things here. HUNDREDS of phone calls, petitions, writing letters to incumbents seeking donation money, emails . . . Short of going out and buying A GUN, and trying to use it, I don't know what else I personally can do! I am no Obama, alas! If I had his charisma, intelligence, and abilities to win over people, I'd go out and make speeches! And, despite the policy of former presidents to hold the line on interference with the current person in office, IF I WERE OBAMA, I'D BE DOING IT ANYWAY!
Well said, Johan. Trump once again violated the Constitution even though his Republican Congress would have likely approved of the attack on Iran. The point was bypassing Congress so that he can continue to exercise dictatorial powers at home. The "system" collapsed when Americans gave Trump the presidency.
You mean when Felon Musk bought it for him???
'Progressivism', by whatever unwelcome term--such as 'the fulfillment of the American Myth'--has been consistently demeaned for decades, especially in that sorriest of televised visits, the journalist-roundtable pundit program once seen all over Sunday ..
So ignore the labels. Vote for the policies, sanity and competence. It’s not a hard decision.
American Manifest Destiny has grown like a cancer.
Johan, sadly "like". 😞😓😩😤😡😠
I understand the administration is now portraying this hostile, military invasion the same way Putin tries to justify the hostile, military invasion of Ukraine, as not a war, but as a "special operation." RepubliMAGgots now seem to be slurping up and regurgitating that shameless garbage - undoubtedly to avoid attaching their names to consent for this hostile, military invasion. Yet a bucket of shit by any other name!
Also, for any smart Aleks out there who object to the word invasion - presumably because there are no boots on the ground . . . yet! - let me remind you that the airspace over Iran is just as much Iran as the land beneath it, and that air space has been invaded by both aircraft and missiles - just like in Venezuela. After all, the likes of you already believe we're being invaded by space-aliens every time you see a light in the sky you don't understand!
And in case anyone tries to bring up some half-assed argument that we "cut off the regime's head," stuff this up your pipe and chew on it: https://youtu.be/3Thu4w-8Fb4?si=d5oyj-6Nb55X_sjD and the AP corroborates the CBS report: https://youtu.be/cawLiBqTyW0?si=pOACcmwqnH4WKfyj
also see : https://youtu.be/nx2ZKvHt1og?si=RZHbbjLcqaJ731qh
And anyone so toxically patriotic they're vomiting anything remotely like what I heard back in Vietnam Era days, like "America, right or wrong!" go out and fuckin' enlist. Here's a goddam link to do it with: https://www.marines.com/locations.html and go screw yourself! You'll hear >a lot more< of that kind of language your first day in fuckin' boot camp! Your god-king already thinks your a sucker and loser, as publicly, he's already characterized military personnel, so you're overqualified for the goddam job he has in mind for you. Just keep that in mind when he yacks-off praise for the "heroes" - that he thinks are suckers and losers - who lay down their lives so he can continue publicly yacking off!
And if any of you out there happen to remember my occasional tirades about religious heresy and didn't take it seriously, get a load of this! : https://youtu.be/7-SRS9vy_yQ?si=miWFRRvj_OrqF0zq
corroboration: https://youtu.be/wXn2eVgACOQ?si=pFCZLdEH1oVFutgA
I rest my case.
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OUTRAGEOUS!
Apparently, Comrade Yackoff Frederovich of the East Wing Hole is now begging Zelinsky's help on combating Iran's Shahad drones, that the US forces seemingly don't know how to deal with! That transcends asinine!
Well, DZK, if Dire Larder’s pet broadcast system, CBS, is saying it, it *must* be so! I wholeheartedly endorse your comment!
I'd say "most likely" so. I'll grant wiggle room.
"Most likely" is goin' to be upgraded a notch, if you're skeptical at all about CBS, This is AP reporting, and it may be darker than CBS:
https://youtu.be/cawLiBqTyW0?si=pOACcmwqnH4WKfyj
Thank you for Rev. Trevors's speech/sermon! Very well waid. But you cannot talk sense into the heads of those who believe they are "Doing the Will of God"!
I cut my teeth on the Book of Revelations, the Lake of Fire, the 144,000 Elect, the Last Judgment...I grew up with it. These people are not amenable to reason, and I for one am terrified!
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I'm from Appalachian background - SE Ohio and thereabouts. You'll find my mentality is much like Tennessee Brando and Trae Crowder's. Check out how often they comment on babble-belt religion. I sometimes get the impression that most here don't "get" that about me. That crap was part of my early life. In that way, I get >exactly< what you're talking about. Indeed, I even had an uncle who would go off on Daniel, which is a lot like Revelation, at family get-togethers. Horns rising in the East, horns rising in the West, and all that hell's fire and damnation! I may not know exactly what you put up with, but I know about what's probably a lot like it! My point is, I don't believe anyone is really taking all that crap seriously in their political calculus. I'm >certain< that's an err.
Yes!!!
Hurray, DZK! YOU TELL 'EM! EXCELLENT COMMENT!
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This nonbeliever agrees with Rev. Trevors.
👍 Not a prayin' man, m'self, but I left 'im an Amen!
... I apologize for my cynicism, but the challenge stands.
I share the same cynicism because it is reality. The Senate is voting today on the war, but even if it passes, the House must pass it, and then Trump will veto it. This war will go on, directed by an insane Trump. It is going to be a big time disaster.
Mike Johnson is doing somersaults rather than call this a war, unlike Trump and Hegseth who are readily and repeatedly calling it one. It would be funny if it wasnʻt so appalling - Karen Cooper
Johnson gives hypocrisy a bad name.
Netanyahu is a war criminal because of the way he has starved and killed innocent women and children, and men, too. He has talked trump into this war with Iran, although it didn't take much persuasion since trump wanted to be the big man. He is the UGLY American that we hear about. How other countries feel about us, I totally understand. I won't say what I'd LIKE to do. Goddamn.
This whole thing is going to be a world ending disaster.
...could be, and that wouldn't be a bad thing. In a few million years, the radiation may be gone and life could start again.
It was Hamas hoarding the food. Never yet seen a famished hamasnik
Living in Greece, a feel the enormous unjustified pressure we all face in Europe. Unhinged speeches of Hegseth, Rubio and trump expressing their different perspectives, without any goals for a specific solution, leaving the world in doubt of their unlawful actions.
UNHINGED....Marianne...your eloquent, succinct word captures the whole essence of the toddler menace & and his synchophant cabinet.
" Demonically " unhinged...if you will. Again...THEY SIMPLY DO NOT.CARE ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES TO OTHERS! ( please forgive my caps...)
Look up wonderful Ann Telnaes's editorial cartoon comment today: Rubio asking trump what's today's justification for the war...
I moved very recently after 26yrs same place and found I had my parents' old WWII ration books, half full. Now this. A portent?
It already is.
This already is a GINORMOUS disaster, and there really doesn't seem to be a way out. I was born at the end of WWII and didn't expect to see WWIII.
I was born into WWII and certainly I never wanted to see WWIII!
It was horrible!
I was born right before the start of WWII, now I see the start of WWIII. This time it will be the end of it all. The human beast is not smart enough to survive on this earth.
I can't say Like, but I fear that you're right. I've lived longer than anyone in my direct line for six or seven generations, and now I'm not sure that's a good thing—nor that it will last long now.
No need to apologize. Optimism precedes experience, cynicism follows it.
I’m afraid their genitals have become internal organs.
If that were the case, then they most likely would be considered “a female or androgynous” but we can agree that if they were women this Congress wouldn’t have gotten this far with their heads up their a$$es! I’m very much peeved with the repubs and their lack of balls!
If there has ever been a time for the 25th amendment to be acted on, it is now. I used to think Trump a garden variety Narcissist. His behavior aligns more accurately with the term malignant narcissist (google it!) a serious pattern of sadistic behaviors. This man is dangerous to himself and others.
A progressive voice is right here, speaking. I ask everyone to not count on Elections.
To green light AI with no guardrails,, for unspecified use in modern weaponry, is his most reckless choice of all.
It's a teeny tiny bit past time—2016 or 2017 would have been much better.
That's because most of Congress is white men. Women don't have that problem, LOL! And they're often much smarter, excepting the MAGA ones.
Please! I'm a feminist but what about Boebert, MTG until recently, Collins, et. al., plus Noem, Bondi,and all those women in t's orbit, including that twit Karoline Leavitt? Margaret Thatcher taught us that women can be as bad as anyone. I think the problem is greed, corruption, and the unfortunte grand loophole of American law.
Yes, I agree, Margo. Those are the 3 big ones. And the total lack of empathy and compassion of orange man's minions.
It's not just that they lack those characteristics, it's also that they have all of the worst human characteristics.
Perhaps eunuch Congress is a more precise.
WW3 will end in nothing short of global apocalypse via nuclear war. We cannot afford this. There is no winning world war 3
That’s what they want, an Apocalypse to reign in the rapture and the second coming of Jesus! Our Military is FULL of EVANGELICALS (CULTS)
If so they are really suckers and losers, as Trump said.
Yes, a nuclear war can ruin your whole day.
Thanks, I needed that! 🥹
Yeah, but on the plus side the day goes by in a flash...
Spencer, God-damn, I hope assassin #5 is standing at the ready, AND #s 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10! May the BEST SHOT WIN! (Too bad assassination attempters 1 thru 4 weren't able to carry the day!!!)
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86 47!!! 86 47!!! 86 47!!! 86 47!!! 86 47!!!
Definitely a rapture- related incident. The white supremacists, nihilists and weirdos in the White House are acting very apocalyptically, threatening some form of holy war or religious crusade.
That's what they're aiming for--total annihilation, leading to the Apocalypse, then the Second Coming(tm) of Christ.That's what the War Sec said--no rules of order, fight to the finish, blood and guts and GLORY,forever and ever.
Susan, excuse my French, but Jesus H. Christ! He sure as hell ain't coming to THIS PLANET! From what I've heard, Jesus never killed ANYONE, to get his way, nor for any other reason! Johnson is a ball-less, dickless, impotent, erectile dysfunction whore to Trump, and I call him regularly to tell him so!
You go, Klare. I know French.
You go girl!
Kegsbreath is performing every time he’s in front of a camera. Christian nationalism blah blah blah complete with wacky bullshit like talk of Armageddon is going to get a lot of people killed. He really is a moron who has no idea what he doesn’t know.
What do you expect from a television actor who read a script handed to him to report the news? He does have an inkling on how to do the job he’s in, let alone instill any faith to the American public, even the top brass he pushed out didn’t fall for his bs!
Palantir maniacs want this.
Sounds like whiskey Pete needs a drink!
"Whiskey Pete" needs to be sent back to his little ol' backwoods, redneck burg right outside of Nashville where they found him! Disgustingly stupid and PATHETIC!
He's already had a few too many....that's the problem
Why do we allow Trump to terrorize the world? As far as Putin is concerned, we know Trump is his lap dog. We have a lawless president heading us for ww3. Nothing he does is for the benefit of America. Again, why is the entire world putting up with this?
It’s actually the responsibility of the citizens of the US to rein in your incompetent and frequently unlawful government; all we can do is watch, amazed and a bit disgusted, while US citizens and institutions wring their hands as that crew of nugatory bastards drive us all into an abyss.
If you try to stop them, you're likely to be killed by the Brown Shirts. But since we're going to be killed anyway, resistance seems like it's the only way to go.
Sending ❤️ and strength.
Americans are giving their lives and liberty to protest, resist, and stand up to this fascist, very heavily armed regime. States are fighting the regime through the courts - and winning - but this is not quick or dramatic. People are using the power of the purse to punish companies who support the regime and it is working. Instead of judging us, support us! Perhaps get a subscription to the NYT so you can actually witness the gazillion small and large acts of bravery and resistance that is going on throughout our beloved country. We will fight to death! - you can be sure of it!!!!
Not judging; just responding to the OP wondering why the rest of the world is letting this happen.
Because too many of them are on the same team. They want this. From the confusion they will decimate Palestine. And everywhere else they want gone. From the rubble, a world under surveillance. And a new slave population to serve the rich.
Welcome to tomorrow. I think we're about to learn that even if history only echoes, it's still going to be a motherfcuka.
This is not "confusion". This is delusion and hubris and cruelty, deliberate and(sort of) planned, though their thinking leads me to believe they couldn't organize a fuck in a brothel. They will throw all the weapons they can think of at whoever, including "our own people in the Homeland"(urp) and be throttled up to Jesus in the Rapture(tm).
War has a habit of confounding the generals.
Everything he does is for the benefit of Israel. Yahoo owns him, runs him like a dog on a leash. Whether it’s Epstein based kompromat held by the all powerful Israel lobby, or all the Zionist money (Ellison, Mirium Adelson, etal) he gets, we have a deranged Zionist puppet as a president. More’s the pity. Woe is us.
Remember, projector trump always claimed a vote for Clinton, Biden, or Harris starts WW3.
Remember also that you have to take every lie from the Fat Fascist Felon/MAGA and reverse it to find the truth. He says up, it's down. He says peace, it's war. He says good, it's bad. So you're right. Don't get your hopes up.
In psychology, that’s called projection.
In psychiatry, that's called malignant narcissism and what used to be known as sadistic personality disorder.
While it is recognized as a subtype, malignant narcissism has never been officially recognized by the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) thus is not what was known as sadistic personality disorder, which was in the DSM. Sadism is just one part of such malignants.
Every accusation is a confession.
Project 2026 If Brazil can do it, so can we!
Win the Senate and House, Impeach and Prosecute.
ORGANIZE ORGANIZE ORGANIZE!!!!!
ORGANIZE OVER THE COMMON GOOD DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. JUST READ THE PLATFORM BULLET POINTS. ORGANIZE!!!!
ALLEGIANCE TO OUR PLATFORM AND THE CANDIDATE THAT PROMOTES OUR PLATFORM!
GOOGLE YOUR STATES DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM TO READ IT!
MAKE AMERICA GRATEFUL AGAIN!
The Democratic Platform IS the Preamble to Our Constitution
The Preamble
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
The Democratic Party should be the party of Interdependent voters..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5JCrSXkJY
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (Official Audio) Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967
MARCH. VOTE. Let Congress know they are not fooling us. It is them who are fools.
Be kind. Help your neighbor. Do something spectacular for someone who does not expect it. Then you will feel human again amidst all this rotten to the core regime.
Yes! We need to replace them all with fresh Prog Dems. Are you perchance running for office? You certainly seem to know the Constitution better than most of Congress.
You uncircumcised Philistine...
https://youtu.be/SJGXLoYtzok?si=U8FbDqx9F30Su_7l
Fun!
I needed that after the Springfield. I want one for This term...
Brazil is still stuck tight in the quicksand with the Bolsanaro boys and their allies in Trump Inc and other fascist mobs in Europe.
Nothing good will come from this illegal and immoral war. No one voted to see the world end.
The Republicans did!
Yes. Aiding and abetting a murdering pedophile. They must be so proud of themselves.
Thank you Professor Reich. This is all so hard to comprehend. Your words help. Peace.
Some days, like today, I don’t have the right words to express my frustration with this regime. I truly don’t think most Americans understand the gravity of this situation, mainly because it’s “over there”. Our reality here has been twisted. It’s all about ratings. This is not a movie or a video game.
Then, when more terrorist attacks like what happened in Austin occur, Dumpf will claim he's the war president and try to cancel November elections by claiming a state of emergency.
We voted during the civil war and WW1 and WW2 - Trump can’t stop the vote
We voted just fine during WW II.
No doubt he’ll try
Shit happens. Unintended consequences are what has made history. Meanwhile, MAGAts are telling us their Fuhrer is playing three dimensional chess. The world is passing the popcorn to see how this shit show concludes.
No, they aren't. They're watching very nervously.
Trump needed a war, wanted a war, fantasied about a war. Because he likes killing people. You don’t think so? Too harsh a statement ?
Well he has a war now. He is claiming it is his war but in effect it’s Bibi’s and Saudi Arabia’s war, it suits their purposes . 😂😂😂we pay for it, they get what they want. Talk about what chumps we are.
So,l et's stop paying for it!
They just want our money.They don't care that we "don't approve".
Stack the prisons with tax resisters! See how the other half lives. What have we got to lose at this point?
Trump must be ecstatic, he has created chaos on the planet, he loves nothing better, and his name is on almost everyone’s lips, oh the ecstasy.
It is a pity for the planet and its inhabitants that he is so irresponsible.
His name and mug is on multiple buildings in DC now, perhaps other places as well. And he occupies our brains 24/7/365 rent-free, just like the grifter he is.
WWW III is already underway in cyberspace, financial worlds and in the Middle East. Well get it soon in the homeland
Pot calling the kettle black, again.
"Meanwhile, Russia, which has a strategic partnership treaty with Iran, is accusing the U.S. of using an “imaginary threat” from Iran as a pretext for overthrowing its constitutional order. Putin calls the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei a 'cynical violation of all norms of human morals and the international law.'"
You’re spot on. Putin wouldn’t hesitate to blow Zelensky to bits first chance he got.
He's been trying to kill Zelenskyy for the last four years, not including the eight years before that when he usurped Crimea from Ukraine. Apparently, Putin and Trump share not only a desire for perpetual power but an absence of irony.
This is good for Russia, good for Putin, in two ways. He can sell more Russian oil at higher prices (oil is up from $66 to $83 in two weeks), and the US will have fewer weapons to sell to Europe to sell or give to Ukraine. So it partially disarms Ukraine.
I wonder if this is the real reason for Trump's Folly, Putin asked him to, or told him to, to take both economic and military pressure off Putin.
America has nothing to gain and much to lose from creating 100% foreseeable chaos all over the Middle East. Putin has much to gain and nothing to lose.
Trump is no frend of America.