As we wait for the President’s public remarks regarding whether the US is going to pull out of the JCPOA, there are already leaks that the President has telegraphed what he is going to do. Specifically that the President has already notified President Macron of France and congressional leaders that the President has made the …
Breaking News: NY State Attorney General Eric Schniederman Has Been Accused of Physical Abuse
From Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow at The New Yorker. Eric Schneiderman, New York’s attorney general, has long been a liberal Democratic champion of women’s rights, and recently he has become an outspoken figure in the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. As New York State’s highest-ranking law-enforcement officer, Schneiderman, who is sixty-three, has used his authority to …
War With Iran: A Campaign Of Catastrophe
Cheryl has been covering the bad faith and disingenuousness of the JCPOA critics and their bad faith arguments against the agreement. I want to focus on the actual strategic issue of what war with Iran would actually entail given the people that are advocating against the JCPOA seem to think that a military solution would …
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The President’s Address To the NRA Leadership Forum Live Stream
Here’s the live stream of the President’s speech at the NRA Leadership Forum. If someone put’s a transcript up later, I’ll update the post. Stay alert, stay alive! Open thread!
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Russian Active Measures: Jade Helm 2015 Edition
Of course it was a Russian active measures campaign! The former director also said that @GovAbbott’s decision to send the Texas State Guard to monitor the operation gave Russians proof of the power of such misinformation campaigns. https://t.co/lXwVpgwmkL — Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 3, 2018 From the Texas Tribune (emphasis mine): A former director of the CIA …
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An Awkward Appearance At The National Day Of Prayer: Visa Lottery Edition
If you look behind the President in this video embedded in his tweet, you’ll see Chaplain (LTC) Agbere. Today, it was my great honor to celebrate the #NationalDayOfPrayer at the @WhiteHouse, in the Rose Garden! Proclamation: https://t.co/4jAxJnBJoq pic.twitter.com/AsWTfpu290 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2018 Or if you’d prefer not to watch, here’s a …
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I Will Be Treated Fairly Or Else: The Trump Doctrine In Action In Ukraine
In April 2016 I delineated the Trump Doctrine, which was the central through line message of the President’s campaign, as (emphasis mine): America’s allies are taking advantage of our treaty and other obligations in the national security space; America’s allies and peer competitors are ripping the US off through our trade agreements; the US should …
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