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Ya gptta wonder if DonOLD is getting that PUTIN feeling...remember when Pootie thought he could just sashay into Kiev and have his way with Ukraine in a few short weeks?

Hmm. How many years ago was that?

Slava Ukraine, btw!

How did Bibi con that orange nitwit?

No, I'm retired military and very familiar with the region, to include billeting arrangements in Bahrain.

But you have a nice day. That cat is the best bit of your snarky little commentary.

Look, you seem very invested but plead your case to someone besides me.

I'm just passing on what he said and providing links that back it up.

The people of Maine are going to decide this race, not me.

Now calm down, hectoring me changes no minds.

It's bullying a bit, because he's somewhat dorky.

I agree with you that some get overly picky when it comes to him.

Can I just say this constant hatred of Starmer is beyond ridiculous now.

If a British PM is unwilling to send Jets out to act defensively to protect not only our citizens but others as well then what’s the point? He’s following international law.

Stop hating him for every single thing it’s tedious

He KNEW there were deaths already and didn't tell.

Fucking liar!!

Me neither.

I stifled my objections after I pointed them out and he won the damn primary, and let the chips fall where they may.

I didn't go on a Quest to take Lurch down, or anything. But I had a sick feeling in my bones.

Oh well!

Could be, but that's a poor use of their time or money. They aren't stupid. They're hardline douchebags, but not dumb.

Attacking civilians in the US would only mobilize support for this Ahole POTUS's bumbling war, and they don't want to do that.

They'll keep attacks REGIONAL. Plenty of targets.

"My stepdaughter said one of the nicest things that anyone has ever said ..."

What part of a bomb coming into your apartment while you shelter in place at your off-base home don't YOU understand?

There was no "combat in the streets of Tehran" happening here. This evolution has been all missiles, all the time. JFC.

Maine Senate candidate Platner says tattoo recognized as Nazi symbol has been covered Platner says he was unaware until recently that the image has been associated with Nazi police.

That said, he's got other Social Media baggage.

He did get the tattoo covered, though.

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner apologises for tattoo that resembles Nazi symbol Democratic candidate Graham Platner says he was unaware that his skull-and-crossbones tattoo looked like Nazi imagery.

It's one of those DEATH HEAD skeleton tattoos you see on motorcycle gang guys. He said he got it with his unit and they didn't know that it was popular with a subset of Nazis. it wasn't a Swastika, it was a skull.

It speaks to a bit of stupidity, certainly--but the Nazi charge is iffy.

I thought Fetterman SUCKED. Not just the Lurch appearance, nor the stupid clothing, nor the racist stink about him, but he seemed a bit discombobulated even BEFORE his stroke.

Poor Conor Lamb committed the sin of appearing reasonable, intelligent and hard working, so he didn't have a chance. #Drama

They don't call it the Deep South of the Far North for nothing!

That poll is a piece of shit, though, really. It's easy to come out smelling like a rose when they poll but a few hundred people who are not likely to vote in the primary.

That is absolutely a garbage poll. It bears no relationship to reality--the methodology is a disgrace! But it makes for good clickbait and gets people lathered up.

You have to weight towards old folks in primary polls--they are the likely voters!

It’s up to #2 now.

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That exploitative Dubai holiday has a downside!

Bet it goes higher. I say this without joy, in fact, I am enraged that he put shipmates in harm's way.

Separating the dead from "seriously wounded" and pretending concussions are not "serious wounds" is well, horse shit. And shrapnel is often serious too.

He's trying to segregate and MINIMIZE.😡

Hell of a legacy you’re building there, dummy. It doesn’t matter how many times you plaster your name on buildings and ballrooms in tacky gold letters. Your grave will be one big beautiful public urinal.

Mossadegh never had a chance. All that lovely light sweet oil, they weren't about to let him make any deals with old USSR for that liquid gold. They flew in there with dollar bills (literally, singles--people were bought cheap back then) and manufactured enormous crowds to effect the coup.

The next one--per the rumor mill which has been accurate in the past--is that "the next one" will be an apple that hasn't fallen far from the tree--his 2nd son, who is a hard ass and at that dangerous age (56) where men get really shitty, nasty and vindictive due to "Low T."

Richard Tisei, an openly gay Republican, ran against Democrat Seth Moulton for Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District seat in 2014. Mother Jones Key details regarding this 2014 race include: Background: Tisei was a former Massachusetts state senator and was one of two openly gay GOP candidates running for the House that year. Outcome: Moulton defeated Tisei in the 2014 general election, winning 55.0% of the vote to Tisei's 41.1%. Context: Despite being a Republican, Tisei was pro-choice and supported same-sex marriage, which had caused him to break with his state party's platform at the time. Wikipedia

Seth is a Dem because he couldn't run and win as a Republican.

Oddly enough, his first opponent was a gay Republican who had a more liberal lean than he did on some issues. That guy didn't have a chance but it was an interesting race.

There are 12 dudes on the Guardian Council, plus a boatload of personal representatives in every region of the country. It's a deep infrastructure.

I think the deal is done to make the Ayatullah's 2nd son the new MF in Charge, and he's young (56), hard line, and likely quite pissed.

Khamenei has been the "devil they know" since 1989. That's a long time. If they'd chased him to Moscow or he died in his bed, that would be one thing.

It hits different when a foreign country takes out your horrible bastard, when that was really YOUR perogative and YOUR decision, not theirs.

And this was never about nukes. It was ALWAYS about regime change, and Bibi and his useful plants around DonOLD softened up the old fool so he would do a lot of heavy lifting and dirty work. DonOLD's prize is paws on Persian oil.

Reza is exhorting the disaffected, but does he have the stuff?

I have to agree. The way to do it was to get those Guardians fighting amongst themselves, weakening government structures so Iranians got MORE internet and more competing information.

Change factions are very strong on the ground, but if little kids are getting killed, nationalism will overtake.

NPR: “What would happen in Oklahoma if everyone without legal status working a job disappeared tomorrow?”

Gov. Stitt (R): “It would be devastating.”

Force Gonzalez out first, keep a flipping Massie on the DL.