So in effect Trump is promising to finance Putin’s war by purchasing diesel fuel whose shortage is caused by his war of choice? Do I have that right?
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Q: What do you get when you combine an infatuated stalker with a presidential aide? A: A national security risk.
![@colder_sarcasm - New sign going up. [Screenshot of an X post showing a pete hegseth in a light blue shirt and red striped tie mounting a blue rectangular sign to a stone building wall that reads "DEPARTMENT OF SURRENDER" in all caps.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lxm3v43kiuo4gdun45a4zivh/bafkreie3mwfdh6jluipb2t6afghcv5x2envgkv3krt553wdacakk6uzjqa)
It’s not a ballroom, it’s a throne room transitioning to become a mausoleum.
“Public records appear to show the most prominent member of Vance’s closest circle with connections to Orban’s Hungary is Chris Buskirk,” who co-founded the Rockbridge Network with Vance. Rockbridge is “the secretive fundraising group backed by billionaire Peter Thiel…” 4/5/26 … 1/
In Hungarian election, Trump and Putin are backing Viktor Orban
He is trailing in the polls ahead of a national election on April 12.
detroitnews.com
The US and Israel are preparing for a significant expansion of the war with Iran as Trump intends to take control of the Strait of Hormuz in a weeks-long operation, according to Israeli sources. -Kan News
If we’re buying oil from Iran while we’re at war with Iran, doesn’t that make us the dumbest sponsor of terrorism in the world?
The below quote is from Hegseth's pastor, Brooks Potteiger, speaking at one of Hegseth's prayer gatherings at the Pentagon. This is what they think about Tomahawk missiles that fall:
Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 8mo agoNew video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.
There's something deeply obscene and broken about the fact that Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are bombing elementary schools in an illegal war of aggression, and there's still a sense among the opposition that it has to be explained in terms of gas prices in order to get American voters to care.
A trove of nearly 3,200 disclosure records, which ProPublica made public this week, reveals a web of financial ties between Trump officials and the industries they help regulate.
Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate
ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...
propublica.org
He’d never do it, but appointing David Holt to Mullen’s unexpired term would be okayish.
Donald Trump just became the first US Commander in Chief since 1991 to have three American fighter jets shot down by another country… and somehow, it wasn’t even an enemy.
Discworld QOTD, from Jingo “History was full of the bones of good men who'd followed bad orders in the hope that they could soften the blow. Oh, yes, there were worse things they could do, but most of them began right where they started following bad orders.”
Micah@rincewind.run · 8mo agoDiscworld QOTD, from Witches Abroad "It’s a strange thing about determined seekers-after-wisdom that, no matter where they happen to be, they’ll always seek that wisdom which is a long way off. Wisdom is one of the few things that look bigger the further away it is."
Trump won't recognize the Epstein victims in the crowd tonight. He hasn't seen them since they were 14
To commemorate the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States will be invading Iran.
People broke this story? The magazine that regularly features Miss Piggy on the cover? GET READY TO ACCEPT YOUR PULITZER, PEOPLE MAGAZINE!!! people.com/jeffrey-epst...
Jeffrey Epstein Was Vladimir Putin's Wealth Manager, FBI Source Claimed in Newly Released Epstein Files
Jeffrey Epstein managed money for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, among other powerful world leaders, one confidential source claimed in FBI testimony
people.com
Les Wexner met Jeffrey Epstein in 1986. Epstein became a key financial advisor for Wexner in 1987. In 1991, Wexner, then a billionaire, handed over his power of attorney to Epstein. Dwell on this.
Wait what? Michael Flynn’s brother, Charles Flynn, is a Senior Advisor at Peter Thiel’s Palantir?? h/t @nadja72638243.bsky.social on X… 1/
Guest Opinion | We at the Gallup Poll are ending our 80+ year tradition of polling presidential approval so we can focus on our core mission, such as ranking the top 10 Trump golf courses and the best meme coins from World Liberty Financial.
Jeff Bezos has not been allowed on our property since the time he tore up the golf course trying to find kryptonite
we watched republicans freak out over middle of the road liberals like clinton, obama, and biden. so the dems should just give them the left wing shit theyre going to accuse them of anyway. upside: america is better off.
Am I positive that video shows the president shitting himself on camera? No. Do I think we should spend an entire week debating it? Oh yes.