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The Dept of Energy does not drill for oil They are in charge of our Nukes Dumbest fucking person on the entire planet

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

I wish the "Trump is a Kremlin agent" narrative would die forever. He's not a fucking agent. He's a narcissistic, wannabe authoritarian rube. He wants to be a Putin-like ruler. He already believed the same sort of shit they do. They know how to play to his vanity. He's way too dumb and impulsive.

Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far: A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.

an easy disguise: all you’d need are some black masks

Shouldn’t the NY Times headline note that this new policy breaks the law?

I cannot express this enough: If and when the tide turns away from fascism, you cannot mistake a ceasefire for peace. They never, ever want peace. You must persecute those responsible to the ends of the earth. You must make future generations fear a repeat of their fate.

It’s so frustrating to see the media’s breathless will-he-or-won’t-he coverage when what they ought to be doing is explaining all the reasons why he shouldn’t. presswatchers.org/2025/06/the-...

30 years

Solution for US police, require university level: 4 year law course, human rights theory, humanities, communications, first 2 years as community / social services with no weapon, and mandatory physical fitness that must be maintained during career. 21 year to 42 year age caps.

A criminal gang has taken over the White House. It's not a group of "conservative politicians." It's a criminal gang run by a convicted felon. It's breaking laws every day. It's kidnapping people. It's soliciting bribes and extorting businesses. This is not a political story – it's a crime story.