Ben Martell

Pa. Sens. Fetterman, McCormick vote against effort to rein in Trump’s war powers U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., was the only Democrat in the Senate to vote against scaling back the war in Iran.

John Fetterman was the *only* "Democrat" to vote against reining in Donald Trump's unconstitutional attempts to start wars without Congressional approval. What a dick.
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US air defenses may not be able to intercept many of Iran’s one-way drones | CNN Politics Trump administration officials told lawmakers during a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill Tuesday that Iran’s Shahed attack drones represent a major challenge and US air defenses will not be able to...

A sign of the absolute incompetence of the Trump administration: Hegseth and Caine admitting Iranian drones were proving a bigger threat than they anticipated.

Not as if they hadn’t been in active use in Ukraine for years. Too stupid and arrogant to pay attention.

Every single one of us would have understood it if @crockett.house.gov had remained in Texas for a while after putting everything she had into her Senate campaign. Taken some time to recover, rest, and heal. She's earned it.

And instead she's right back at work in DC today. For all of us. Wow.

Karoline Leavitt told us the US State Department was helping Americans stranded in the Middle East.

She lied.

One Texas woman in Dubai called the State Department hotline, was scolded for being scared and then hung up on.

This administration is *full* of incompetent, rude people.

We knew
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This is a good response.

When the President of the United States views "We the People" as a threat to his power, he has abdictated his sworn duty to serve us and must be immediately removed from office.

Well that and this before that

Basically, what the Department of Justice argued in court today was that RFK Jr. has the absolute authority to kill millions of people with impunity.

I do not exaggerate.

AOC: If people like Kristi Noem, Kash Patel, and Pam Bondi violate the law, there are supposed to be consequences. These are people who call themselves law enforcement officers. The message they’re sending is that they can cover up for pedophiles and street executions. That cannot be acceptable.

Trump's racist ass talking about the UK having Sharia courts... we don't have those. America, your president is falsely slating your most important ally, intelligence and militarily, do you feel good about that?

This is not the kind of insider knowledge most people have access to, but my grandfather, Fred Trump, Sr., was not born in Germany; he was born in the Bronx, NY, and grew up in Woodhaven, Queens--something you'd think his favorite son would know.

Cracks appear in Trump's MAGA base as leading figures criticize the Iran war Some of the sharpest criticism President Donald Trump has faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures more accustomed to singing his praises.

Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly criticizing Trump.
It begs the old expression: 'In a strong wind, even turkeys can fly.'
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed Wednesday the United States is "winning decisively, devastatingly and without mercy" against Iran, saying the regime is "toast." "This was never meant to be a fair fight, and it is not a fair fight," he said Wednesday. "We are punching them while they're down, which is exactly how it should be.!" "More and larger waves are coming," he added. "We are just getting started. We are accelerating, not decelerating." Hegseth, alongside Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke about Operation Epic Fury at a Pentagon news briefing as the U.S. and Israel escalate their attacks on Iran. Hegseth said the U.S. and Israel will have "complete control of Iranian skies" in less than a week. Iran has continued its retaliatory attacks, targeting its Arab neighbors and hitting American diplomatic targets in the Gulf. During the briefing, Hegseth announced that the U.S. sank an Iranian warship late Tuesday in the Indian Ocean. So far, more than 1,000 people have been killed in Iran since the war began, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency. On Tuesday, the Defense Department released the names of four of the six service members killed in a drone strike in Kuwait. Photo by Elizabeth Frantz via Reuters

When Pete Hegseth steps to a Pentagon podium and declares a nation of 85 million people “toast,” that we are “punching them while they’re down,” and that this was “never meant to be a fair fight,” he isn’t projecting strength.

KAROLINE LEAVITT: "President Trump invaded Iran because he had a feeling."

MOST AMERICANS & THE REST OF THE WORLD: "Fuck your feelings."

Sickening

Exciting times???? For who exactly! You sick fuck

How could Iran have a nuke in 2 weeks? Trump specifically said he destroyed their nuclear program.

At today's press conference, Karoline Leavitt assured us that Spain is now cooperating with the US military.

She lied.

Trump’s war is now threatening alliance territory, the line between defense and full involvement is dangerously thin, how long before it goes from regional to global? We have fools at the helm.

Screenshot of an X post by journalist Jonathan Karl quoting a message heard when calling the State Department emergency number, advising Americans not to rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation. Below is a video still of Karl speaking in a newsroom.

Rubio’s State Department had all this time to prepare but failed to consider what the impact would be. Just like what happened with USAID when they gutted it overnight. Criminal incompetence.

To everyone voting this year: If Trump betrayed your trust and did the opposite of what you wanted (e.g., forever wars, rising prices, terrorized cities), then vote for the only party that will stop him.

It’s that simple.

“Lindsey Graham hasn’t seen a fistfight he hasn’t wanted to turn into a bombing raid… that’s a good quote.”

@RepTimBurchett pats himself on the back for his line about unhinged bloodthirsty warmonger Lindsey Graham, who pushes for more bombs and death and destruction

That's a lot of cancer research

Trump had a feeling “based on fact” that Iran was going to strike. This according to Karoline Leavitt this afternoon. Well, that is reassuring. Not.

World class schadenfreude for the world.
“Crimes against humanity isn’t hyperbole anymore, it’s a job description.”

Are we great yet

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Trump's White House claimed Spain has agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military in its War on Iran.

Spain fired back immediately that Trump's White House is lying and reiterated non-cooperation.

All is going well.

‘Not One Damn Penny’: Pentagon Expected to Ask Congress for Billions to Fund Iran War "While they kick 17 million Americans off their healthcare, Republicans want to spend billions on Trump’s reckless war of choice," said the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. "Hell no."

"While they kick 17 million Americans off their healthcare, Republicans want to spend billions on Trump’s reckless war of choice. Hell no.​"