Ellis Hankins

Afghan who fought for US forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for grim record Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal served with U.S. forces in Afghanistan and legally evacuated the country, then died within a day of being taken into ICE custody, according to his family

No good deed goes unpunished, ever. Especially if Donald Trump is involved.

“It took U.S. years to lose a war in Vietnam. Trump lost one in days.”
Will Bunch, Philadelphia Inquier

“Instead of learning from the obvious mistakes of America's recent past, we have tossed our history down an Orwellian memory hole.”

That also could be said about putting Trump back in power.

Sociopathic & breathtakingly stupid man child.

Sincerely hope that the Hungarian people will finally kick Orban out of office in the election next month, despite the obstacles.

Hungary returns Ukrainian bank vehicles but keeps $82 million in gold, cash Hungary returned two seized armored vehicles to Ukraine's Oschadbank on March 12 but is withholding cash and gold worth about $82 million amid an ongoing dispute between Budapest and Kyiv.

Fascinating & reported story:
Hungarian government headed by Putin puppet Viktor Orban seized $80m of gold being transported from Vienna by a Ukrainian state bank, in retaliation for claimed Ukrainian foot dragging in reopening a damaged pipeline supplying Russian oil to Hungary & Slovakia.

Weekend Update #176: Ukraine Is Showing Its Value, Particularly For Europe Also: Trump Throws Putin A Lifeline While Putin Helps Kill Americans; Hungary Steals Ukrainian Gold.

Phillips O’Brien

“People need to stop talking about Ukraine just needing help. What Ukraine has done in the Gulf shows that whole intellectual framework being turned on its head. Ukraine can provide vital help to keep Europe free and safe (and maybe even technologically advanced and rich).”

Family criminal enterprise with a military, led by a sociopathic moron.

Probably all of these people have made secret payments to the Trump crypto funds.

But tomorrow is another day.

Yes, but that was when we had an actual, responsible U.S. government. Now we have a family criminal enterprise led by a sociopathic moron.

Authoritarian kleptocracy.

Not the least bit surprised. Sociopathic moron.

Only the best people.
How much of that $ for pardons ends up in the pockets of apparatchiks in the regime, & the boss?

Criminals.

Hideous.

Sociopathic moron.

Moron.

What a surprise. Should not be a surprise to anyone who has a functioning brain, with or without an economics degree.

Don’t let the door hit you in your pompous ass.

If their lips or fingers are moving, they’re lying. If you start with that assumption, you will never be wrong.

Monetizing everything. We live in an authoritarian kleptocracy.

Judge quashes subpoenas in Justice Department's investigation of Federal Reserve's Powell A federal judge on Friday quashed Justice Department subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve in January, a severe blow to an investigation that has already attracted strong criticism on Capitol Hill.

Excellent.

Trump Making Russia and China Great Again.

I’m sure he gets along just fine with Three Sheets Pete.

The Russian economy was on the ropes…until their most valuable asset helped them. Again.

Morons.

Their most valuable asset.

I am no military genius. But it doesn’t take a military genius to figure out that the Iranians would try to shut down a geographical choke point off their coast, that 20% of the world’s oil supply passes
Through.

Or Operation Russian Relief.

Trump Reveals How 'Operation Epic Fury' Got Its Name — And It's More Ridiculous Than You Think The president noted that he was “falling asleep” during the process.

Epic Moron.