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Humiliating and dangerous: Trump has now finally just made America an ally of the Kremlin and is aiding Putin in his war against an American friend and partner. Shameful betrayal of a US friend, and pathetic submission to a US enemy.
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…
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This is called a shaping operation. We will see more of these in the lead up to the Afghan review from accts like his
Do you guys remember the “insurgent math” the generals taught us in GWOT? “If you kill an enemy, you’ll make 10 more.” Remember that? Another in a long list of points to make us practice “courageous restraint” and be reluctant to pull the trigger.
What fascinates me is how full of shit they were. Because many of those retired leaders and the politicians they back today advocate for doing the EXACT opposite within the borders of their own country.
They don’t all wish death. Some do. But the same principles apply to lawfare and harassment against people they disagree with.
So why was “insurgent math” created to give compassion to 80IQ Taliban retards but the exact opposite is given to 100IQ+ innocent Americans who are far more dangerous when they get mad enough to band together?
What even is this? Another stunning failure and hypocritical point of the War on Terror and the national lesson over the last 2 decades as a whole.
There is a large number of influential “Americans” who’d rather bow to their enemies and put the boot to their own countrymen.
They fear the wrong people. If they casually mention ruining the lives of innocent people simply because they disagree with them, then they have no fear.
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.
America is the greatest result of successfully insurgency in human history. This country literally has insurgency in its blood. That’s how we started. Stunning to believe some think it’s wise to poke that bear.
The stupidity is off the charts. Truly.
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Imagine telling somebody in 2014 that in the next decade Donald Trump would be in his second term as president and closing out the midterms talking about hunks every day
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Something is off with Trump tonight. The gaffes, the glitches, the confusion are well beyond his usual.
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“Calling Putin a humanitarian is like calling Hannibal Lecter a humanitarian, although there is more of a case to be made for Hannibal because he does, at least, subsist on people.” @petridishes on Steve Witkoff’s recent remarks to the Russian president: theatlantic.com/newsletters/…
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Trump blame Kyiv for the rise in energy prices while ignoring the real culprit, Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz
He’s convinced himself that Ukraine’s refineries attacks are, in part, meant to undermine GOP’s midterm chances—and, by extension, Trump theatlantic.com/national-sec…
Well, good to know who’s in charge, I guess
Incredible scoop by my @WSJ colleagues: Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink relied on by Ukraine, a decision that sparked panic in Kyiv and confusion inside the Trump administration. wsj.com/world/ukraine-starli…
I never understood the appeal. I love hotels because they’re *not* someone’s house
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WHYYYYYY would Republicans double-down on this? They’re usually a lot better at this, so what are their internals showing them?
Gotta turn out the child molestor vote? It’s inexplicable…
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The guy who said he was going to slice through bureaucracy to enable efficiency and lethality for the warfighter sure sounds like a bureaucrat hindering the warfighters





























