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Joseph Stalin famously asked, "How many divisions has the Pope?" during a 1944 or 1945 discussion with Winston Churchill, likely at the Tehran or Potsdam Conference. @christopherjhale.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...

Trump: There is only one group of meaningful "points" that are acceptable to US, and we will be discussing them behind closed doors - Truth Social

every word is true (and the link is here: bit.ly/4tyRauc)

Before war, Straits open, Iran had missiles/drones and 400kg of HEU, and was under sanctions. Since war and under cease fire, Iran military controls the Straits, will charge $2 million/ship, has missile and drones, has 400KG of HEU and more $ from higher oil prices and sanction to be lifted. Win?

Wow, it was even worse than I thought. Trump dropped his pants.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Vladimir Putin during a phone call in October that he was willing to go to great lengths to assist the Russian president “In any matter where I can be of assistance, I am at your service.”

How Trump diplomacy works. Trump Jr is expected to be in Bosnia tpmorrow, to meet with the Russian-backed secessionist regime in Banja Luka after their registered lobbyist Michael Flynn purchased US sanctions relief for the entire govt. Dodik will then meet Vance in Budapest to campaign for Orbán.

To get the two week delay, one side made all the concessions, and that was Trump. In negotiating terms, this is humiliating.

“Two weeks” def written by Trump

Trump calls into an Orbán campaign rally to endorse him, as Bloomberg reveals secret tapes of Orbán's private conversations with Putin in which he promises him absolute loyalty.

WHITE HOUSE PRESS SEC. LEAVITT: ONLY TRUMP KNOWS WHERE THINGS STAND ON IRAN – FOX NEWS

The podcast really should be called "Two Angels from Texas." It was a fun conversation!

Did ya all know that every authoritarian dictator has to purge his military leadership to remove those who refuse his unlawful orders? It’s kind of a thing.

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Personally i think congress and the press should stop enabling him BEFORE he uses a nuclear weapon

Good morning. He is Rison.

Fintan O’Toole in the NYRB.

And to claim Congress only got interested in public ownership of presidential records because of Nixon is to display one's ignorance. While FDR through LBJ voluntarily deeded those records to the US, many people long wanted this formalized into law; Nixon's planned destruction spurred the *action.*

"WHERE'S MY CAKE?"

Someone can also quote re-post you.

Brave, needed post. I do not like AIPAC, but then I do not like ANY PAC. I want a candidate to say, "If I get elected, I will work toward ending Citizens United, which will rid me of having to depend on PACS to survive. THAT is what is truly good for America."

Thanks to all the people who rescue animals..😍

“It’s our state. There’s nothing we can do about *that*. It’s ours, and it’s incredibly dangerous. We absolutely have an affirmative duty to minimize the harm it can do, where we can, and to not let our wish it did even less harm and more good to get in the way of that.”

wtf

The president should have ZERO authority to destroy the Forest Service like this. Agencies are created by legislation. If the president wants to replace fifty research facilities with political employees, he should have to go to Congress for legislation he can sign to do it.

An example of the perils of presidential control over science agencies. This Budget Request is dictated by the White House, Vought, and the P2025 OMB, not NSF. We have an imperial presidency, the dream of John Roberts and Charles Koch since the 80s. And it is incompatible with successful science.

“White abolitionists..& Black people who resisted...faced the largest amounts of violence. But they still were hopeful...still believed...resisted...& they [brought] on the end of chattel slavery. So if they can remain hopeful..then why can’t we?” --Ibram X. Kendi open.substack.com/pub/america/...

Amongst many things I notice about maga is that they're angered when things aren't the way they *want* them to be. It doesn't matter if there are rules in place that go counter to their desires. It's the mentality of a toddler.

Age of consent laws desperately need reform as well as parameters, which some states do have, related to the age range that the age of consent protects vs doesn't, i.e. makes it legal for someone around the same age as the victim within some years, but makes larger age gaps illegal.

On this date in 1869, Clifford Berryman was born. He worked as a political cartoonist for nearly 60 years at the Washington Post & Star. His work inspired the teddy bear & he was a critical voice for DC voting rights. Visit our Berryman exhibit: 5th Floor of the Wilson Building

Bondi is out and Trump named Todd Blanche, his former PERSONAL ATTORNEY as acting AG. Let's play, "Imagine if Biden or Obama did this..."

PRA expert here. Congress had these 👇 four goals with the PRA. None of them, nor the manner in which Congress achieved them, violate any part of the Constitution, including separation of powers. POTUS separates and manages presidential records, then transfers them to NARA at the end of the term.

white people who use "woke" unironically were always a red flag but in 2026, they are a massive red wall.

Trump should have addressed the nation on February 28th when he started this war of choice for Israel. Instead, he waited until April Fools day to string together a series of Truth Social posts and call it a speech. How appropriate.

I am just 130 followers shy of 5,000. I would like to have 5,000. This is not an April Fool’s Day joke. Please share and encourage/threaten/shame your friends and family members into following.

Todd is the man who was fired for refusing to hand over Eisenhower’s sword to Trump. He’s GREAT at making history fun and relevant on social media. Worth making his dream come true. 🙂

So vote for the fucking Republicans.🙄 It's pathetic how during the worst presidency in history, you're whining about the Dems. Schumer got more done with a 50-50 Senate than any Congress in years & in case you didn't know, bills pass the House along party lines, so IDK WTF you want from Jeffries.

After hours trading took a nosedive while he talked

Torturing language to make everyone's citizenship conditional and contingent, and for what? To satisfy our decomposing racist would-be God-king and his clown car of malevolent underlings?

Everyone pointing out that US law doesn't allow leaving NATO without Congressional approval is correct. It's also beside the point. Congress can't make a president deploy the military and order troops into battle, which means the US won't defend an ally, even if the US technically remains in NATO.

That is because most Americans associate inflation primarily with gas prices

🇺🇸🇮🇷 JD Vance has been communicating with Pakistani intermediaries about the Iran conflict, signaling that Trump is open to a ceasefire if U.S. demands (like reopening Strait of Hormuz) are met, - Reuters He warned Iran that failure to agree could lead to increased pressure on its infrastructure.

how do you prepare for this case not expecting Gorsuch to ask an Indian law question

"Children of temporary visitors.." What if you are here on a visa, student or work, are raped & live in a state where you can't abort. Will the baby be stateless? If she gives baby up, then how is a stateless baby adopted?

Recently, President Trump publicly said that the United States doesn't "have to be there for NATO." US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to directly confirm the US commitment to Article 5, saying that it is up to President Trump to decide.

Is Trump going to argue the case? I mean, he's the president and it's his policy. He passed so many cognitive tests. He's so smart

I'll keep repeating this: if the GOP state legislatures want to, they can effectively enforce Trump's election EUOs by passing laws in their states that mirror them. That is a real threat, and just tapping the "Presidents can't do that" sign ignores the real danger of even one GOP state doing it.