It’s crystal clear now that Trump has lost control of this war. He badly misjudged Iran’s ability to retaliate. The region is on fire.
1/ I’m going to explain to you in this🧵what I’ve learned - in part from closed door briefings - about the four biggest current crises.
An important thread. But something is missing.
The refusal of Republicans to hold Trump accountable AND ALSO to exercise the least little responsibility on confirmations would have mitigated this risk.
Joni Ernst, Thom Tillis, Murkowski and Collins all KNEW Whiskey Pete would push war crimes.
Before US went to war, Gen Dan Caine, chairman of Joint Chiefs, told Trump an American attack could prompt Iran to close Strait of Hormuz.
Caine said in several briefings that U.S. officials had long believed Iran would deploy mines, drones and missiles to close the world’s most vital shipping lane
this is beyond parody, folks. a complete mockery of the DOJ.
oh no the guy who ruined people's lives is being made fun of online
Ossoff: "The WH put out a video depicting this war as a video game. When service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, & even more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this WH treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to a moral rot."
This might be the greatest split-screen ever broadcast.
They’ll play this in museums in future.
(🎥 LCI 🇫🇷)
In the last two days, Iran struck:
- Oil tankers in Iraq, killing an Indian crew member
- A French base in Iraq, killing French soldiers
- An oil depot in Oman
- Fuel tanks in Bahrain
- Buildings in Dubai hit by missile debris
- A Thai cargo ship
- Various Israeli targets
This is video of the Iranian foreign minister at a march in Tehran today. youtube.com/shorts/jmVen...
In my personal newsletter: I do not have time to fight with strangers on the internet!! amandalitman.substack.com/p/i-do-not-h...
"President Trump will hit the home run, score the touchdown and win the marathon. He will bring home the bacon AND fry it up in a pan. He will bring in the funk, he will kick out the jams. And I assure you -- he will, he will rock you."
she’s so terrible that even CANADIANS bullied her lol
Shame on them.
Maasdam: What we’re doing overseas — spending billions of dollars a day. In two weeks, we probably spent $25 billion. We had an Ayatollah Khomeini to start, and now we have a new Ayatollah Khomeini. And how is this making things in my district more affordable for people? It’s not
I can't even find the words to express how repugnant and despicable this post is.
People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)
I feel like there’s an important word being ignored here.
The irony of an insurrectionist who's still seated in the Senate posting about the enemy inside the gates...
Jessica: Take the L
Gutfeld: What L?
Watters: Kamala took the L
Jessica: Mike Johnson admitted it saying they have to do a course correction.
Watters: The course correction was electing Donald Trump
Jessica: Then where is Kristi Noem?
It is both pathetic & dangerous to see Republicans actively stoking a religious war in a country that was founded on the value of religious freedom.
Fortunately, the good people of NYC did not fall for this grotesque, bigoted fear mongering against @mayor.nyc.gov.
The Trump administration could really restore confidence by getting the entire Cabinet to ride a tanker through the Straits of Hormuz to show everyone how safe and easy it is now.
They could bring along a lot of MAGA influencers and Fox News hosts to broadcast it all live!
Gen. Grynkewich: "What I've observed over the course of studying air power in history is that any time you attack a civilian population, you usually end up finding that it just hardens their resolve."
"What happened to Lindsay Graham?" people used to ask.
Turns out he was just a sociopath.
it took just over a year to get from "I'll lower costs on day one" to "I'm raising prices and it's good, actually"
This is an actual post from the official White House account. We’re being trolled by fifteen-year-old boys playing computer games.
The better plan to lower gas prices is to
END
THE
WAR.
Uh, who negotiated the US withdrawal from Afghanistan?
“dyslexia is a mental disorder” says the guy who regularly brags about acing cognitive tests a first grader could pass
Trump is a titanic fuck up.
Ossoff: "The president appears increasingly to have lost touch with reality. That is deeply concerning when you have a a cabinet much more concerned with winning his favor than giving good advice & the nation now plunged into war. It speaks to the necessity of winning these midterms in a landslide."
For the first (and likely only) time in my life, I'm thinking it would be great to get a gig at TSA 🙃
