Cholesterol plaque has more redeeming qualities than our current Congress.

They had cassette tapes from the John Birch Society. True story.

An old woodsman told me many years ago, "The forest is God's cathedral, and no manmade cathedral has ever bested it."

They were dealt a Trump card.

One organization can obviously run more efficiently and cost less than 50 separate organizations. Disasters aren't contained by state boundaries, either. There's a reason we are called the 'United' States.

Pakistan's Minister of Defense echoed similar sentiments.

Go Fash, Lose Cash.

It's amazing how many people simply don't use role reversal when thinking about any situation. If we were attacked, any idea of changing our government would fade completely as we all rallied as Americans against a common threat. The same is true for Iranians.

The unanimous vote on the Treaty of Tripoli in the 1797 Congress, by men who had created and built the USA, said in no uncertain terms, "...the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion...".

WTF?

Back in the day, no US official would make reckless statements like this, because they had real power and worked behind the scenes to accomplish geopolitical goals. (carefully coordinated with allies) This sounds more like the final bleats of a flailing empire.

Are they going to sneak the more onerous elements of the voting restriction bill into the Farm Bill?

In the meantime, we have the Treasury Secretary (why?) announcing an invasion that could take oil to $200.

Until it's brought home, possibly by devious means.

Russia Says It “Supports Iran,” Rejecting Neutrality in Middle East War Russia’s envoy in the UK says Moscow backs Iran as U.S. and Israel tensions rise, urging ceasefire and talks; Ukraine notes Russia is a terrorist state.

The CIA must be just reading the news, because Russia's support isn't a secret.
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Regrettably for US interests, and the world's economy, Iran has a say in this, and the US just killed thousands of their citizens, including the family of its new leader. I don't think they're just going to say, "oh, okay, it's all good now".

"The Navy has had no dedicated minesweepers in the Persian Gulf since last September, when the last of four specialized mine-countermeasures ship that had served in the Persian Gulf for decades was decommissioned at the US Navy facility in Bahrain."

Iran can deploy mines with their small fast boat fleet, if they need to, and they have hundreds of them. And after the mines are deployed, the horse is out of the barn. There is also no chance the US Navy would escort tankers through that death trap, they're too smart to do something that dumb.

The NYT is indeed a disgrace.
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Why doesn't anyone ever reply, "could you name the wars he stopped"?

He may be worse. He's known to be a heavy drinker, a mean drunk, and he wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer before he pickled his brain.

They're using the novel "1984" as their playbook. "We've always been at war with Eastasia."

Losers also include future American generations saddled with unsustainable debt from reckless foreign adventures.

He opened by saying "we didn't start this war." That seems to be in conflict with the facts.

and PS, I just cancelled my subscription.

As of tonight, per Sam Altman, OpenAI agreed to be used by The Department of War for autonomous weapon systems and mass surveillance of the American people.

It's a sensible idea that will almost certainly be ignored.