Is it normal for the president of the United States to pathetically plead for the nations of the world to come bail him out of the disaster he created entirely on his own?
Trump two weeks ago: woooooo!!! America!!! yeah!!!
Trump today: hopefully China, France, Japan, others will be sending ships..
Pretend that circumstances were completely different. Just imagine it and ignore reality.
Americans can all rest easy knowing that while this fresh Mideast war may lead to asymmetrical terror attacks throughout the world and on U.S. soil, and household budgets will be strained to a breaking point by doubling the cost of filling a gas tank, the suits at Exxon and Texaco will be just fine.
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."
Also, YOU CAN'T COUNT ENDING A WAR YOU STARTED, YOU COLOSSAL ASSHOLE!
This administration is committing Watergate level crimes multiple times per week—and those are the ones we know about. It’s crazy to think about what else will come out after.
It’s absolutely essential these criminals are held responsible for their crimes. We must end elite impunity.
A silly little comic based on the opening section of AI Snake Oil by @randomwalker.bsky.social and @sayash.bsky.social.
real alpha male stuff here
The buck stops... literally anywhere else
You really need to watch this whole clip. It's amazing.
Yep. "Unchecked exposure to large language models in their current state, the researchers warn, risks “flattening the cognitive landscapes that drive collective intelligence and adaptability” and would likely reduce humanity’s collective wisdom and ability to adapt."
A masterclass by @davidjbier.bsky.social on how to maintain your composure and principles in the face of people unable to do either.
We don't need to yell or mock because the facts, the law, and common decency are on our side, as David made apparent before someone unfit to hold the seat he's in.
tomorrow Leavitt will be asked about this and sneeringly reply “he was very clear, only woke commies like you wouldn’t understand”
Remarkable how shook Fox is by the footage of Trump wearing a tacky campaign hat to a dignified transfer
We have always been at war with Eastasia.
Dear Russia,
Iran's fire is making oil prices spike.
Spiking oil prices makes economic problems for us, so we're making it easier for you to sell more oil.
In sum, Iranian military success against us reduces economic pressure on you.
Just, you know, FYI.
Sincerely,
The geniuses leading America
We bombed the fuck out of Iran, knowing that there are sleeper cells.
What is even happening?
The Iran War ends when Trump gets bored
Ansari: "The DOJ was caught red handed withholding explosive and credible FBI witness interviews of a woman who accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor. Shouldn't we hold hearings on that? Shouldn't Pam Bondi be here, forced to testify about why she's violating the law?"
This is what weak and insecure people think confidence looks like: buffoonish bluster and swagger, like a 12-year-old bully. It doesn‘t inspire trust or security. It inspires grave concern for the lives of the people serving our nation whose fate is in the hands of these overcompensating oafs.
We are so screwed
Mark Kelly to Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby: "I'm trying to understand whether you believe Iran can be primarily contained by our regional partners, which is what you wrote a few weeks ago, or is it imminent threat to the US as President Trump just told the American people? Can't be both"
US leaders have warned about an irrational strongman with atomic weapons for decades. Then he ran for president and we gave him the nuclear codes. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-iran...
Hell of a chart, this, from @financialtimes.com. Spot the JCPOA.
on.ft.com/4kSuQYO
The question that very easily blows up all this double-talk is: “Would it be an act of war if another country did this to us?” Because OF COURSE it would.
this is fucking shocking, and while i know politics journalists think it's cliché to point this out, a democratic president would be impeached for delivering this speech in this way, and rightly so.
Boy, does this make me think of Justice Jackson’s Youngstown concurrence, in which he warns of the danger of a president unilaterally initiating a war, and then using that war as a bootstrap to claim extraordinary powers at home.
What do you mean, "not his job"!?
not a misfire, American officials are apparently known to stay here
