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I've been trying to give the administration some benefit of the doubt, and I suppose it's possible things will still turn out well or least not too badly -- but Pete Hegseth this morning seems to have destroyed any coherent or even defensible rationale for the war. Terrible.

Six Months After "Epic Fury" A New York Times Story From The Near Future

I jump in the time machine six months from now and imagine the story and headlines about Operation Epic Fury:

www.againstallenemies.net/p/six-months...

A Directionless War Meets a Constitutional Crisis Welcome to the new era of Trumpism.

"Trump didn’t go to Congress. So now we are in a major war and constitutional crisis. Congress may have limited ability to affect the course of the war. But it can respond to the constitutional crisis. It can refuse to acquiesce in shredding our Constitution."

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

A Directionless War Meets a Constitutional Crisis Welcome to the new era of Trumpism.

Hegseth: “We didn’t start this war, but under President Trump, we are finishing it.”

The truth: We did start this war two days ago. And now, apparently, we're not going to finish it in a way that will make it worth fighting. And we have a constitutional crisis.

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider two cased brought by the rightwing group PILF — one concerning the group’s ability to access voter roll records, and another addressing what constitutes “reasonable efforts” by states to maintain accurate voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com

Thanks Ian! 🦋🌸🦋

Bone spurs in the family

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That is so much better than my message! 😂🤣 🙏🏻

You too! 💙😊

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Thanks Beth! 🦋🌸🦋

Tell Me How This Ends More Iran thoughts

“I view this war with deep skepticism, but I always want what’s best for my country. Truly: no political setback for Donald Trump and MAGA justifies even one sailor’s or airman’s life. Yet I cannot see how this ends well.”

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Thanks Beth! 🦋🌸🦋

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Thank you, Merlin, my friend! 💙

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Trump’s attack on Iran and the plot against your vote Donald Trump is planning to use his attack on Iran to justify a power grab over voting in the 2026 midterms.

Trump is setting the stage to claim extraordinary powers to take over the 2026 elections — from banning mail-in voting to imposing new obstacles to voter registration. All of this will be justified on the grounds of national security. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

You’re very welcome, Debra! 💙😊

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