This is why we need to pour into the streets as a full time job - Sadly, push has to come to shove and pure numbers of people to confront all of the above is the tool we have - that and a national strike, but I’ve fading hopes for that one.
I think a national strike would hit them between the eyes, but too many people are living on the edge as it is. I fear not enough people would do it. Maybe if/when there’s no hope left?
I feel this article so much. The first time this all happened with Iraq and the patriot act and being labeled non patriotic and on and on was my wake up call that all was not well in this country. The damage done is the reason we are here. Now it’s the exact same playbook being executed by the same players only amped up to the maximum level due to incompetence and hubris. What could go wrong?
Thanks for making these connections which should be self-evident in a reality based world.
Bibi and Trump have a common goal. Keep your countries at war and avoid accountability and prison. Great incentive! We've been contending with the real ID bullshit left over from Bush (it discriminates against women, but we don't count anyway). Now I'm sure this will be used as an excuse to triple-up on Republican's voter ID scam. Funny how taking away our rights is always for the good of our country.
No. No they are not - But since when has Empire cared about how young it's most vulnerable, most precious persons are?
The oligarchy will protect it's own, and the rest of us shall again be told to sacrifice ourselves on an altar of lies, and too many - Like me - will go.
It's population control, and why the Redhats are so hot to get teen pregnancies up to historically high levels.
I wonder, what do they gain from this? So many things I can think of and all of them wrong: A wrong place in history, inflate their ego for a time,so they feel powerful and mighty, the submission of the herd that kiss their feet, not to mention influence and money...imaginary control until they don't, access to wealth and sins only the mighty can indulge in without accountability. Do they enjoy the suffering of others, the mere thought of thinking they have killed friends (our citizens) and foes (the others) makes then happy? It really doesnt add up to the idea of a civilized society .
They never actually think those things. Killing “the enemy” is fine, a friend dying will either outrage them or make them sad, but rarely change their mindset.
And you are also right. But that may be the essence of the energy that moves them to act without thinking. I ask myself: Is the "essence" of what they are made of, deceased? Yes, I think it is; it is deprivation of love and care when growing up , so they have constructed a twisted view of other humans in relation to them that affects their view of the word and limit how they can think-Good day my friend. so difficult to start the day with these news every day.
Ghouliani says it's treason? That guy eats, drinks, and sucks off treason, he definitely knows it when he sees it!
We elected a black man and the Christian Nationalists started frothing, and still haven't stopped. The Trumpstapo is only the beginning. The Republican Taliban is on the warpath, just itching to sacrifice military for their own gain. They live for it. They tattoo it on their bodies while they're sharing national secrets on Signal and doing shots.
Gee, I think you sound angry. In fact, you sound downright enraged! I love it!! We all are going to have to be filled with righteous anger to get through this unholy regime, however long it lasts. And I just can’t believe Trump will last a full 4 years with all the shit he’s pulling. Impeachment, assassination, 25th Amendment, civil war, secession....there are many possibilities.
GWAR 👺BUSH 👿 <= 💯 THE VERY WORST, EVIL! GREEDY! CHEATING, MURDEROUS, LIAR! IN my lifetime! Who Did NOT! Win! < Cheated at that, and every other ROTTEN, HATEFUL VICIOUS ! Unforgivable SINS - he dumped on The PEOPLE! WILL BURN 🔥 in HELL! ⬇️🔜🔚him! He mass murdered innocents, on both sides, solely to STEAL IRAQ’S OIL🔥🔥☠️! His family OWNS EXXON MOBIL! Did NOT NEED MORE! What OBSCENE GREED! PS -> the price of oil, did NOT go down!
What really scares me is that I believe every word you said. If we have free and fair elections in 2026, I will be the most surprised person on this planet!
All he had to do was flatter trump. "my what big beautiful bombs you have! You could be the hero of the world if you just send them against out enemies!"
Bibi has everything to do with this. Last week he was bombing Iran at the exact same spots but he didn't have the fire power to destroy the ones deep under ground. And none of them is operating on any intelligence only suspicion just like when W said Saddam had weapons of mass destruction. It would be profoundly problematic for Iran to build a nuke and share them with all the terrorists around the Middle East to annihilate Israel which is one of Iran's chief goals. We could've avoided this whole thing if Trump signed the treaty Obama secured with Iran so we could monitor their operations in development but alas he is incompetent and evil.
Trump could have strengthened that agreement instead he refused to sign it altogether causing further tension in a region that has plenty of it. I cannot attest to Obama's antisemitism but we have all witnessed first hand Trump's hateful rhetoric and policies against Muslim people in particular and immigrants of color in general.
Oy ... AIPAC. The black ops conspirators to everything unholy. AIPAC is small potatoes next to Leo, Musk and Thiel, the real enemies of our systems and your freedom.
Derek is correct. Israel is needed for the End Times (or rapture). Mike Huckabee, who believes this nonsense, is ambassador to Israel and other Christian Nationalists have Trump’s ear. I’m sure NetanYahoo knows this and will/has used it to his advantage.
W looks benevolent compared to what we have now but the playbook is the similar. The feelings of xenophobic hate from the 2000s have only metastasized. Trump is hoping the American people hate Iran more than him, and some of them love Trump and hate Muslims. This bombing didnt get the authorization from Congress and it goes against international law and geopolitical sovereignty undermining the safety and rights of all nations to self determination in the process. It's a disaster. And last I checked American intelligence knows and or cares very little about the nuance of Middle Eastern relations making this would be war catastrophic and wasteful just like every other modern war America has instigated. Does the regime in Iran need to go? Absolutely but not by our hands by the hands of the Iranian people.
There is nothing like a good war to take the public's mind off the declining popularity of the Mad King. This is taken directly from the dictator's handbook. The war will be blamed for the increase in food prices, not the war on immigrants who pick our produce and cut our meat. If there is an interruption in the flow of oil and gasoline prices start to rise, it will be Biden's fault because he didn't stop Iran when he had the chance. The Mad King's attacks on NATO are just what Putin wants and needs. A weakened NATO will make his subsequent invasion much safer, assuming he can retain power after the disaster in Ukraine. No thanks to the Mad King, who won't support Ukraine and blames the war on Ukraine, not on an invasion of their country. The continued assault on facts and science is only allowing our primary opponent, China, to advance and make a fool of us. Do away with the EV credits, and place high tariffs on Chinese-made EVs as they become the world's leading car producers. The next pandemic will be a disaster, not because the Mad King allowed the destruction of the CDC, but because immigrants brought disease to our country. The Supreme Court is in the Mad King's pocket, Congress is asleep, and the Cult of Trump owns the legacy press. Our country is in a precarious position, and the future looks dim.
Patriotism is the primary gateway drug to fascism.
Brand loyalty doesn't require a mind.
Bombing Iran provides justification for ICE raids aimed at “sleeper cells” and every Muslim American.
This is why we need to pour into the streets as a full time job - Sadly, push has to come to shove and pure numbers of people to confront all of the above is the tool we have - that and a national strike, but I’ve fading hopes for that one.
I think a national strike would hit them between the eyes, but too many people are living on the edge as it is. I fear not enough people would do it. Maybe if/when there’s no hope left?
I feel this article so much. The first time this all happened with Iraq and the patriot act and being labeled non patriotic and on and on was my wake up call that all was not well in this country. The damage done is the reason we are here. Now it’s the exact same playbook being executed by the same players only amped up to the maximum level due to incompetence and hubris. What could go wrong?
Thanks for making these connections which should be self-evident in a reality based world.
Bibi and Trump have a common goal. Keep your countries at war and avoid accountability and prison. Great incentive! We've been contending with the real ID bullshit left over from Bush (it discriminates against women, but we don't count anyway). Now I'm sure this will be used as an excuse to triple-up on Republican's voter ID scam. Funny how taking away our rights is always for the good of our country.
👆🎯
That we are here, again, is horrifying.
That I walked into work this morning to cheers over "how we really showed them not to fuck with us" is... I'm not sure I have a word.
Especially since none of them are going to enlist, and only one has military-aged children for Daddy Donny's Demolition Derby.
And in... A little over a week, I'll be visiting family I haven't seen in a decade, up 'round Cornell.
Half, like me, can tell a hawk from a handsaw when the wind is southerly.
The other half have been rabidly supportive of this regime from T1.
And the half that is so supportive are too old to get drafted, and have no kids to send.
It's almost like this is the entire goal of war...
Are they old enough to be shuffling off this mortal coil soon?
No. No they are not - But since when has Empire cared about how young it's most vulnerable, most precious persons are?
The oligarchy will protect it's own, and the rest of us shall again be told to sacrifice ourselves on an altar of lies, and too many - Like me - will go.
It's population control, and why the Redhats are so hot to get teen pregnancies up to historically high levels.
Can't wage a war without bodies, after all.
I wonder, what do they gain from this? So many things I can think of and all of them wrong: A wrong place in history, inflate their ego for a time,so they feel powerful and mighty, the submission of the herd that kiss their feet, not to mention influence and money...imaginary control until they don't, access to wealth and sins only the mighty can indulge in without accountability. Do they enjoy the suffering of others, the mere thought of thinking they have killed friends (our citizens) and foes (the others) makes then happy? It really doesnt add up to the idea of a civilized society .
and I am talking about all that feel that this is OK and that wars solve anything.We have learned nothing.
They never actually think those things. Killing “the enemy” is fine, a friend dying will either outrage them or make them sad, but rarely change their mindset.
And you are also right. But that may be the essence of the energy that moves them to act without thinking. I ask myself: Is the "essence" of what they are made of, deceased? Yes, I think it is; it is deprivation of love and care when growing up , so they have constructed a twisted view of other humans in relation to them that affects their view of the word and limit how they can think-Good day my friend. so difficult to start the day with these news every day.
Ghouliani says it's treason? That guy eats, drinks, and sucks off treason, he definitely knows it when he sees it!
We elected a black man and the Christian Nationalists started frothing, and still haven't stopped. The Trumpstapo is only the beginning. The Republican Taliban is on the warpath, just itching to sacrifice military for their own gain. They live for it. They tattoo it on their bodies while they're sharing national secrets on Signal and doing shots.
Gee, I think you sound angry. In fact, you sound downright enraged! I love it!! We all are going to have to be filled with righteous anger to get through this unholy regime, however long it lasts. And I just can’t believe Trump will last a full 4 years with all the shit he’s pulling. Impeachment, assassination, 25th Amendment, civil war, secession....there are many possibilities.
GWAR 👺BUSH 👿 <= 💯 THE VERY WORST, EVIL! GREEDY! CHEATING, MURDEROUS, LIAR! IN my lifetime! Who Did NOT! Win! < Cheated at that, and every other ROTTEN, HATEFUL VICIOUS ! Unforgivable SINS - he dumped on The PEOPLE! WILL BURN 🔥 in HELL! ⬇️🔜🔚him! He mass murdered innocents, on both sides, solely to STEAL IRAQ’S OIL🔥🔥☠️! His family OWNS EXXON MOBIL! Did NOT NEED MORE! What OBSCENE GREED! PS -> the price of oil, did NOT go down!
What really scares me is that I believe every word you said. If we have free and fair elections in 2026, I will be the most surprised person on this planet!
For you O.O. because you also know your history.
thebradentontimes.com/stories/i-hear-frighteningly-familiar-syllables,148925?newsletter=149037
Great article. Sadly ignored by this administration.
Yes, well they don't want any facts, when they have an authoritarian play book to follow. I love our local paper. They cover the actual news.
Simply fucking ridiculous.
Can we make it through 3 more years of this clown car government?
Leave Bibi out of this. How does the PM of a country with 10 million citizens "pressure" the most powerful person (ass wipe) on the planet???
Two words: End Times
All he had to do was flatter trump. "my what big beautiful bombs you have! You could be the hero of the world if you just send them against out enemies!"
Bibi has everything to do with this. Last week he was bombing Iran at the exact same spots but he didn't have the fire power to destroy the ones deep under ground. And none of them is operating on any intelligence only suspicion just like when W said Saddam had weapons of mass destruction. It would be profoundly problematic for Iran to build a nuke and share them with all the terrorists around the Middle East to annihilate Israel which is one of Iran's chief goals. We could've avoided this whole thing if Trump signed the treaty Obama secured with Iran so we could monitor their operations in development but alas he is incompetent and evil.
Obama was an antisemite who entered into a flacid agreement with Iran.
Trump could have strengthened that agreement instead he refused to sign it altogether causing further tension in a region that has plenty of it. I cannot attest to Obama's antisemitism but we have all witnessed first hand Trump's hateful rhetoric and policies against Muslim people in particular and immigrants of color in general.
Money. AIPAC funding of our elections. AIPAC money countering any dissenting opinion. Connections with the American military industrial complex…
Oy ... AIPAC. The black ops conspirators to everything unholy. AIPAC is small potatoes next to Leo, Musk and Thiel, the real enemies of our systems and your freedom.
Derek is correct. Israel is needed for the End Times (or rapture). Mike Huckabee, who believes this nonsense, is ambassador to Israel and other Christian Nationalists have Trump’s ear. I’m sure NetanYahoo knows this and will/has used it to his advantage.
W looks benevolent compared to what we have now but the playbook is the similar. The feelings of xenophobic hate from the 2000s have only metastasized. Trump is hoping the American people hate Iran more than him, and some of them love Trump and hate Muslims. This bombing didnt get the authorization from Congress and it goes against international law and geopolitical sovereignty undermining the safety and rights of all nations to self determination in the process. It's a disaster. And last I checked American intelligence knows and or cares very little about the nuance of Middle Eastern relations making this would be war catastrophic and wasteful just like every other modern war America has instigated. Does the regime in Iran need to go? Absolutely but not by our hands by the hands of the Iranian people.
There is nothing like a good war to take the public's mind off the declining popularity of the Mad King. This is taken directly from the dictator's handbook. The war will be blamed for the increase in food prices, not the war on immigrants who pick our produce and cut our meat. If there is an interruption in the flow of oil and gasoline prices start to rise, it will be Biden's fault because he didn't stop Iran when he had the chance. The Mad King's attacks on NATO are just what Putin wants and needs. A weakened NATO will make his subsequent invasion much safer, assuming he can retain power after the disaster in Ukraine. No thanks to the Mad King, who won't support Ukraine and blames the war on Ukraine, not on an invasion of their country. The continued assault on facts and science is only allowing our primary opponent, China, to advance and make a fool of us. Do away with the EV credits, and place high tariffs on Chinese-made EVs as they become the world's leading car producers. The next pandemic will be a disaster, not because the Mad King allowed the destruction of the CDC, but because immigrants brought disease to our country. The Supreme Court is in the Mad King's pocket, Congress is asleep, and the Cult of Trump owns the legacy press. Our country is in a precarious position, and the future looks dim.