Trump’s State Department closed its Global Engagement Center, which flagged foreign propaganda and provided advance U.S. messaging across the world. And now, we are scrambling to catch up.
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This is what happens when we allow a gerontocracy to fester
Not sure if anyone has seen it but the IG page for the Nixon Foundation is absolutely cooking with their edits
They hired some Gen Z marketing & communications student for an internship and have been running with it since; they’re killing it and I have to commend them for it
And not cause it’d get her votes either (personally I don’t think it would nor was it a district where the populace was influenced by that) she just genuinely believed that they deserved the full rights, authorities, and value of being a state and that it was the right thing to do
I loved that earlier this year I got to work with a candidate who not only truly believed that PR, DC, Samoa, Guam and the other territories should be U.S. states but also openly stated that on her website and frequently brought it up whenever possible
Maybe unpopular, maybe not but The Wire is not only as good as everyone says it is but actually is as good as Sopranos fans think their show is
True, but I think it’s also the almighty dollar from corporate donors to maintain the status quo is more important
But that crowd definitely is annoying and not contributing to anything
I do love how instead of actually trying to whip votes, coerce or entice the GOP into voting to impeach, they just wholesale said “nah we’re not going to impeach” while also criticizing Dem legislators who continually voted to impeach Trump
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It’s an odd feeling knowing that there’s likely more than a few Marines who played on the B4 map Kharg Island and now are part of the unit deployed to the Mid East to potentially IRL take and hold Kharg Island
Insanity
Come read my latest on Substack about Israel, American foreign policy, and the ongoing war in the Middle East. We should not be involved and there’s a valid argument on whether we should continue to support Israel as they violate human rights & int. law
Link: open.substack.com/pub/alanthec...
A few years back, a friend of mine and I discussed how Robert Mueller’s report essentially said he couldn’t indict a sitting president so it asked Congress to act, which it didn’t do, while the January 6 committee asked the DOJ to take action on a former president, which it didn’t.
That last line about the Israel lobby is kinda interesting though
Not that he’s wrong, there is a lot of influence upon federal policy by Israeli, but the fact it’s him saying it is just a tad concerning knowing how far-right he is
Was not expecting that
Surprised that Joe Kent is the official with the most moral backbone in the administration… if that is really the case
I do kind of love how defense oriented conservatives so often rail against Bob McNamara and his policies in Vietnam yet continually worship consultants at McKinsey, give high priced contracts to Deloitte and Boeing, and want service academies to emulate HBS or Wharton
One of the problems in a concentration camp regime is that institutions tend to respond to authority the way they always have, and are often incapable of shifting gears to acknowledge in any panoramic way exactly how bad the situation as a whole has become.
Ring any bells?
Commenting to correct the post above; these were approved in late 2024 bsky.app/profile/effi...
Interesting, I now really want an answer for who thought removing the Olive branch was a good idea. Thank you for correcting me
It’s even more shitty up close
These designs were approved by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Not sure where you saw 2024 as I couldn’t find that www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
This is the new U.S. limited edition dime design for the nation’s 250th commissioned by Trump
The olive branch is now gone from the eagle’s left talon
Helps that most people (outside of political junkies and the informed) don’t really care about OMB let alone could tell you what it stands for or its function
Being a Secretary is like being a C-suite executive; it does not require degrees nor any type of special skills. Literally the most low ranking, least paid employee of a company could be the CEO since they have the same credentials
My point is we need standards
It would be good if (1) the Dem national leadership actually used that messaging in elections and (2) if we had a left version of John Yoo or Bill Barr who utilized a super niche, out there reading of the law to help eradicate conservative jurisprudence policy
feels like a minute since i have pointed out that donald trump has pardoned more child sex offenders than every other president of the united states combined
Sure, definitely. Not disagreeing there. But in the meantime, it means way worse shit for any type of immigration enforcement policy
But I mean this *should* help the Democrats in the midterms, provided the leadership actually does its job
Can anybody tell me the last time we had a Senate confirmed cabinet secretary that had zero credible experience nor even a Bachelor’s degree?
And if you thought Noem was a bad choice, wait until you see Mullin
Listen to the historians.
Read their books.
Please.
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