I can’t be the only one who noticed that back in the 80s and 90s, when it was the communities of black Americans that were being destroyed by drugs, the answer was to invade those communities. Now that it’s white communities affected, we invade other countries instead.

Fred’s right on this. This is some “I’m the boss” type shit. Embarrassing from SecDef.

Sweet. Oh yeah, the cost of cancer surgery and complications to my insurance was over 50k, so without insurance, this would fuck me over.

Hafta say, as far as plausible deniability goes, claiming that you were taking a shit when the murder went down is pretty thin. Cc: Office of the Secretary of Defense

Until someone says, “fuck it, I’m out” as they leave, none of the visuals matter.

Well… If true, should be the end of Hegseth. Won’t be, but should be.

You have got to be kidding me.

This is good stuff. STG’s lawsuit, BTW.

Trump really should have rehired Mnuchin at Treasury if he wanted Hollywood juice.

You see, to Rich, immigrants have to embrace the right (white?) wing version of America that people like him embrace. Otherwise, they’re ungrateful and not worthy of entering the country. But not in a racist way.

This is nuts. Good or bad, cartels are responding to customer demand. It’s why the first war on drugs failed. The resources spent invading and destroying should be spent on treatment and prevention.

Would be great if one of the gathered press would as Trump whether he thought his father, who had dementia, was smart since one of the diagnostic tools is that test. But oh well, the emperor is wearing a mighty fine new suit today…

Anyhoo… Unlike Peter Tosh, I’m not a big “legalize it” guy, but I am struck by the fact that we’re waging a war of terror in the Caribbean because some Americans willingly purchase and ingest the substances these narcos are transporting. Seems more like capitalism than invasion.

It’s fascinating to me that Schmitt forgets that the color revolutions were a good thing. Then again, Missouri isn’t sending its best.

Oh Charlie… You fucking moron.

Ehh… 2020 wasn’t explicitly about the economy. Its was also about the incompetence and malice of Trump I.

Again, maybe it’s because I’m trying to cope with my mom’s dementia, but it infuriates me what he’s so goddamned flippant about the cognitive test.

Strange to say this, because he’s such an odd duck, but Tom Cruise. Genuinely loves movies and rarely misses.

This is a great thread on that college essay.

The Secretary of Defense is apparently a child. The lack of seriousness with this crew will get Americans killed.

“Silent Night”, but in German was always a favorite. Secular? “Father Christmas” by The Kinks nudges The Pogues “Fairytale of New York. Mainly because the Christmas version doesn’t include the argument with Shane and Kristy. Without it, the final verse is less powerful as a hopeful resolution.

Have to be honest, the lack of discipline in high profile investigations is pretty shocking. Secretary of DHS announcing this, not FBI or DOJ, while the investigation is ongoing is pure partisan hackery.

For all of its flaws, the GOP used to recognize that America was more than just a hunk of land with resources. They claimed to believe that our ideals was what mattered and they made America unique. Guess they really didn’t mean it.

Wait. So the admin understands the concept of lawful and unlawful orders? (incorrect on Noem’s part, of course)

Eric’s a goddam hero.

MAGA legal world, man… Gorsuch and Grassley should be so proud.

No. He has no right to be anywhere near where my dad is.

And over at the other site, a professional Christian shows that he’s actually anti Christ.

Don’t misinterpret what I’m saying though. The author is an idiot trying to go the grifter route. She deserved zero points and should probably be deducted on future assignments for this horseshit.

This chick was just trolling her profs. And I get why the anti-intellectual TP org would embrace this. But listen man, you want to use the Bible as a primary source for your paper, at least cite where you came up with the information.

Daryl Hall or Steve Winwood for soul singers. And I’d go with Brittney Spencer for country.

Actually, we didn’t hear enough of it. Much like his inexperience in managing large organizations, his love of war crimes was overshadowed by the salacious character issues. It’s not that him allegedly being a drunk isn’t bad, it’s just that those issues were more important.

Post your favorite “Lord of the Rings” character. Wrong answers only.

You know, probably would have led with the fact that this is an act of war, but what do I know?

Not the point, but…

We are not the same…

Correct. Americans are going to have to do the heavy work on this. Starts with an overwhelming victory in 2026.

This is a really good question. But it really became obvious that something had changed when I started seeing comedy reviewers (?) in rags like Paste critique comedians on whether they were taking the right social position, not on whether they were funny.

What the fuck is going on here? Do we not forget what happened the last time we decided to overthrow a regime?

Please note, Hegseth’s entire “warrior ethos” jawn is about committing war crimes. It’s very simple, to Hegseth, it’s detrimental to good order and discipline to tell troops NOT to commit war crimes, but committing them is hunky dory.

@pptsapper.bsky.social Warriors vs soldiers. Again

Ok @profanity.accountant how much do I swear on this site?

Hegseth’s support of war crimes and his inexperience in running large organizations were really the most important reasons to deny him confirmation. The salacious stuff just made it easy for the GOP to defend his “honor”.

What do you mean “prosecutors said”? He was found guilty and sentenced to 45 years.

Im assuming that Trump is getting some sort of assistance on migration, or possibly Venezuela, from the candidate he endorsed in return for freeing this cat.

WaPo notification just popped stating that NG shooter was vetted by counterterror folks prior to entry. Earlier WaPo editorial links to a CBS report stating that vetting was inadequate. ed board (Thiessen) should shut the fuck up before yapping and giving Trump credit for, well, anything.

Serious, but not serious choice for national anthem- Running’ With the Devil

Uh… WHAT???

Stole this from W. Earl Brown.

Well… Guess we now have an illegal order to discuss.