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Emily Wininger's avatar

As always, thank you for being so reliable and informative 💙

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Jadis Darkstone's avatar

WTF?! 🤬 GET HIM OUT OF THAT OFFICE, NOW!

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Michelle Romano's avatar

Exactly!!! I don't understand why the heck he is still in office. After all of this damage... Essentially going to war with other countries... Just horrible.

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Jackie's avatar

And without congressional approval! Makes you wonder what else he is doing that we will hear about in 10 years

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Scott Farmer's avatar

The rules of engagement were not followed in the destruction and murder of the crew. We are just now finding out about armed forces being landed on a foreign country in 2017 resulting in the killing of civilians. The administration has threatened a foreign country with extreme violence if that country flies surveillance missions over our bases and aircraft, such as our aircraft daily.

This person is doing everything to start a war. Is this what our politicians want to happen before they remove him from office? He has alienated our Allies from us, so in the event of hostilities, we would be on our own. Or is the GOP going to drop on their knees and kiss whatever appendage is offered?

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Kathey Hunt's avatar

They all stand to benefit from tRump remaining in office due to an armed conflict. If elections are suspended, ALL elections would be suspended. We couldn't get rid of them! That's the goal 😡 makes me so mad 😡

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SNF's avatar

Sure as hell won't be much benefit when they find themselves dead beneath the rubble with the rest of us! 🤬

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Judy Steiner's avatar

It is a subtitle. Department of Defence / Department of War. Oxymoron. He claims it better fits what the military is about. No. We defend our country and have no interest in a war.

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Jean Dean's avatar

...and how much we will never know🫩

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peggy stokes's avatar

He can't do that the man is crazy voting is our privilege

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S. A. Linden's avatar

He thinks he has Congress on a leash. But Zev Shalev's Substack today broke the news that billionaire (and prob. millionaire) Trump backers have unleashed the Kraken on Thomas Massie. Ever since Massie spoke out for release of the Epstein material, their campaign donations have mysteriously appeared in Massie's opponent's fund.

Boy they don't want those files released...

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Michelle Romano's avatar

Horrible! All about money - just horrible.

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David Maceira's avatar

Neither t nor the GQP care about the legalities. Because they are in power they'll keep pushing the limits of the Constitution. Their hope is for a war to break out. Because they know they're under water in the polls. A war would allow t to suspend the mid-term election.

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Jackie's avatar

We are at war he just doesn’t know it yet

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David Moscatello's avatar

No, a war would NOT allow Trump to suspend the mid-terms. The president has zero powers over elections, and we had elections through every war, even the civil war. Just without the confederates, and that could happen again.

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David Maceira's avatar

That might be the case with a POTUS that remains within the confines of the Constitution. But as we've seen t has been using the Constitution for toilet paper. Not to mention even if it were challenged in court he would appeal to the Supreme Court. Where the 6 of 9 scoundrels are voting in lock step with the regime.

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Richard Waddell's avatar

It is telling, beyond belief, that the need for JUST two Republican members of Congress to support the move to fully release the Epstein Victim Files is holding up that critical forward motion...you'd think Susan Collins of Maine would finally be concerned enough to be one of those two...!!...out of HOW MANY who are eaten up with fear?

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Michelle Romano's avatar

I agree. I just can't believe the direction we're all heading in. I wish two of those people you're talking about would care for the people more than themselves.

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Margie Nobbman's avatar

They need two House members to sign the discharge petition. Susan Collins is a Senator.

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Kathey Hunt's avatar

Collins isn't involved in the vote; she's a Senator. The petition is in the House of Representatives.

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Natalie Ocasio's avatar

Some of them are enjoying

This madness

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Undonebyone's avatar

Going to war for no reason other than to create distractions. He has 0 empathy. Psychopath.

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Natalie Ocasio's avatar

Because they rabbits hold all

The cards, and feel like we haven’t suffered enough

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Peggy Nocchiero's avatar

All women in MO ought to call Ann Wagner's office. She also has professed for years that she stands for women, but votes against releasing the Epstein files; all of them and unredacted! She consistently lies and has done nothing for her constituents or for women. Vote her out. She's worthless!

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

And how do you propose we do that? Right now there are over 200 members of Congress and Senate who are on Trump's clutches. Democrats can throw everything they can at Trump but without a majority vote, nothing can be done. Until we overturn the Republican majority in the House and the Senate, Trump is protected and unfortunately I see elections being mishandled by Trump.

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Peggy Nocchiero's avatar

We can start with getting rid of Ann Wagner. She's a follower. Whatever chump says, she goes with. Not a single thought of her own. But to lie and say she supports women then votes against is typical of her bs. Vote her out!

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Ellen McKenzie's avatar

I couldn’t have said it better.

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Claire Woody's avatar

Trump is doing the Venezuela thing on purpose so he can use wartime powers and declare martial law

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Richard Waddell's avatar

He's mad at his oligarch pals who had a party without him.

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Patt's avatar

Very good point.

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Cherae Stone's avatar

It certainly appears that way.

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Suzanne Tennant's avatar

Go Aaron!!! Damn you are superhuman. Keep it up and thank you.

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Carmen Andrews's avatar

He is literally trying to get us all killed.

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Ty's avatar

Him saying president zelenski is "playing around with world war three" is insane

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Sandy W's avatar

Listen to Mary Trump - Donald always projects onto others what he is doing himself.

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Beth Jorgensen's avatar

This has been obvious since day one of his first campaign.

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Anita's avatar

Impeach!

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Laura's avatar

Impeach and remove.

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Angela's avatar

What the Hell is going on here? He is leading us straight into WAR! He needs to be overthrown and deposed NOW!

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Kathey Hunt's avatar

It's intentional. Armed conflict = suspend elections (in his mind)

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S. A. Linden's avatar

Abuse of presidential power clear back to Trump 1.0. Violating the strictures of notifying Congress as well. So why release this info today?

How did the Times find out about it? So many questions . . .

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Marnie's avatar

Everything he does is a total effing shitshow. Everything.

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Jumajaju11's avatar

He made such a big deal about how HE never got anyone killed but Biden did. BUT....

He did with this, he did with Covid, he's done it with other decisions he's made and he's doing it to our country by cutting benefits and health care!!

WORST PRESIDENT EVER!!! 🤬

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Beach Love's avatar

He never knows anything about anything these days!

Time for 25th Amendment! Long overdue!

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Michelle Romano's avatar

I don't understand why the Democrats and the Republicans are not standing up against all of this chaos and damage.

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Taya's avatar

Well dems don't have the numbers

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Michelle Romano's avatar

Sadly I know. Ugg. Then Republicans need to do the right thing.

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Michela A. C.'s avatar

Im not holding my breath. They are the reason we are in this mess. They could have stopped this a long long time ago.

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Michelle Romano's avatar

Agree. Horrible. Sad.

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Pat Johnson's avatar

In your dreams!

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Ann's avatar

What evidence do we have that the boat was a “gang boat”?

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Kathey Hunt's avatar

None; and they're still trying to find a legal justification after-the-fact for destroying that damn boat. Trigger happy fools bent on getting us into an armed conflict to suspend the 2026 elections. That's my guess. And Republicans already in congress stand to benefit from that bc they wouldn't face elections either. Ugh!

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SNF's avatar

Right! And...

That explains why THEY would categorize it this way (just like the countless people they round up and take it upon themselves to categorize that way without evidence)

So the question then is, why would Aaron or anyone else categorize it that way (without at least saying "allegedly" or (fill in preferred idiot) "___ claims" it was? 🤔

Can't speak for the original commenter, but that's how I understood the question, as I had the same one in mind after reading the summary Aaron posted above (in part, "...after a deadly US strike on a Venezuelan gang boat." 🫤

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Pepper MaShay's avatar

And Now Folks We Have The Republicans Back In Office, Wt.The “I Know Nothing” President Back In Office As Pres.

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Marie's avatar

So what I'm hearing is to ask even louder for transparency for Epstein files and that Tesla hasn't gotten the point yet that E.M is persona non grata

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Jessica E's avatar

Thank you for the truth Aaron. Please stay safe.

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Ron's avatar

Make america great again send Trump to North Korea or better yet Iran. 😁

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Ellen M Kennell's avatar

Or better yet to Jail

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Ron's avatar

Why not let Iran be the judge jury and executioner?

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Nancy Richmond's avatar

Alcatraz for tru-mp before any work is done to fix it up ! A cage over the swamp!!!

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Catherine Witherell's avatar

I’m holding out for El Salvador.

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Marsha Sipple's avatar

On better yet send him to a gulag in El Salvador.

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