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>half of the federal government has been laid off >we’ve abandoned Ukraine >we’ve deleted USAID and half of State >the economy runs entirely off tariffs >people are getting disappeared into foreign prisons >Trump is defying the Supreme Court >JD Vance killed the pope >it’s only been three months

In a prior, better, more just and virtuous age, Bukele would be an international pariah replete with sanctions and an ICC warrant. Those days are long dead.

No one should be above the law, most especially the President. Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional. They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.

Gonna do every newspaper in America a favor and write their headline. It reads: TRUMP DISCUSSES FOREIGN CONCENTRATION CAMPS FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS WITH BUKELE There you go. Don't even need to credit me.

FOURTEEN PERCENT?

Have the penguins said thank you? Ever? That's what I thought.

Trump's new completely irrational tariffs mirror the populist demagoguery that swept the Athenian population before the disastrous Sicilian Expedition. In this essay, I will..

Xi Jinping hearing the news that Trump is considering 20% universal tariffs:

Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."

It was satisfying to see Gabbard, who was so smug and confident in her proclamations about everything on Joe Rogan and every other podcast, realize in real time she is in way over her head

The secret chat doesn't exist, but if it did, then there was nothing classified on it, but you can't see the unclassified texts, but it was fine because this was a highly secure method of communication that also a random journalist managed to hack into and also this is a hoax just like RUSSIA

The Atlantic editors room hearing everyone claim under oath that there was nothing classified in that chat:

The entire administration is basically daring Goldberg to release the entire chat (which he very much should)

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Better not hear any shit talk about my dude Clausewitz now that the U.S. is dismantling its military power for entirely domestic political reasons (expensive eggs).

The Trump administration is testing the theory that nothing matters. Strategy doesn’t matter, planning doesn’t matter, rule of law doesn’t matter, brain cells don’t matter… www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...

>the DoD has a rapid response Twitter account that’s accusing the office of net assessment of orchestrating hoaxes

ONA gutted, Wilson Center gutted, high school lab partner is laughing while running a partisan DOD account…everything is bad

I'm this close to muting the words "Gripen" and "F-35." No, there's no universe in which Gripen even comes close to the F-35 it's a reheated fourth gen aircraft. Every fourth gen operator is trying to buy next gen aircraft.

The destruction of DOD’s Office Net Assessment will be celebrated in Beijing & Moscow. This little-known but enormously consequential 50 year-old institution actually thought long-term. It helped us win the Cold War, grasped the China challenge early, and figured out revolutions in warfare.

Yeah imagine if certain parts of govt people relied on just stopped working, gotta avoid that!

OH YEAH WHO THE FUCK NEEDED AN OFFICE FOR LONG TERM STRATEGIC ANALYSIS ANYWAYS THAT’S SOME LIB BULLSHIT WE HAVE THE WARRIOR ETHOS WOOOOOOOOO FUCK THOSE NERDS AND THEIR BOOK SHIT WE GOT FOX NEWS WOOOOOOOOOOOO Fucking kill me

>disbanding one of the most successful offices in the DoD for producing long term strategic planning

Nancy Pelosi when it's a greatest whip/cutthroat politician in modern North American politics competition:

Russia rejected the ceasefire? No this can’t be. I was assured that Zelensky was the one who caused all of this and was the aggressor getting in the way of peace. Cutting off military aid and screaming at him in the White House was all pointless? No. I can’t believe it.

@americanpurpose.bsky.social From a sharp Ukrainian observer: www.persuasion.community/p/the-united...

>tariff all of our allies >cut military assistance to Ukraine >lift sanctions on Russia

What coherent and intelligent commentary can you even have on national security or military affairs anymore? Everything is just fucking stupid now. What are you even supposed to say besides just repeating over and over how fucking dumb every single decision is?

The Trump administration when they’re asked if they want to blow apart the economy or blow apart our international relations

Trump take egg Trump take lumber Trump take oil Trump take nickel Trump take tomato Trump take avocado Trump take car Trump take steel Trump take laptop Trump take 401k Trump take natural gas Trump take cell phones Trump take t shirt Trump take tequila Trump take washing machines Trump take steel Tr

Reacher has gotta be the funniest show in existence. Entire show about a big guy that extrajudicially murders dozens of people in between scenes where he turns to the camera and says “I am a liberal and in this house we believe in WOMEN’S RIGHTS”

The real disservice to Ukraine, the United States, and much of the West was done by Trump and Vance. Constantly berating, harassing, and holding a sword over millions of Ukrainians for the crime of fighting for their existence. The WOTR is stained, and Ryan, you are on the wrong side of history.

Just had the opportunity to watch the catastrophic press event in full. The only thing I feel is anger. Europe must follow through with more than just kind words of support. It's time to put our money where our mouths are or else remain silent.

Awful: Delivery of life saving treatment to nearly 400,000 severely malnourished kids abroad is in doubt amid USAID firings, the product's manufacturers tell me. The treatment is a paste made of peanuts, milk and sugar for kids on edge of starvation. Details here: newrepublic.com/article/1919...

The US voted *with* Russia against the UN resolution condemning the invasion of Ukraine and demanding a withdrawal. Utter betrayal of country, allies, and principles.

I’m just gonna call it right now—agencies advising their employees to not respond to the OPM email is gonna cause Elon to absolutely crash the fuck out and do something even more batshit insane.

Here, I wrote about Civic Republicanism and the point of building a political community. othermeans.io/p/building-s...

MORE: The Trump/Hegseth Friday-night military purge continues—and includes top JAGs.

In the interest of being petty, I'm going to point out everything wrong with Dan Bessner's salvo against liberal internationalism. 1. He claims that the US has decided to turn its back on the idea of an RBO because of the rise of China. That's dubious. Trump's shift/ jacobin.com/2025/02/trum...

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.