As Mark Meadows travails continue, I want to focus on a couple of related things. They both deal directly with the memo he was pushing, and which has become a focus of his contempt of Congress hearing, but in different ways. The memo raises a number of overlapping issues that we need greater clarity on: …
We Are Already Right of Boom! Russian Irredentism Towards Ukraine, the US’s & NATO’s Response, & Ukraine’s Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity
Probe with bayonets. If you encounter mush, proceed; if you encounter steel, withdraw. — attributed to VI Lenin As I type this, the Russian military is continuing a mobilization, movement of forces, and military build up along its border with Ukraine. Analysts are all over the map on whether this means an invasion is imminent …
GOP Grifters After Dark Open Thread: The Lyin’ in Winter
I rather enjoyed learning the answer to “what if tiger beat but with a rumpled godking at his florida version of michael jackson’s petting zoo” https://t.co/oq83mlRrQQ — kilgore trout, never attended a decision-point mtg (@KT_So_It_Goes) October 8, 2021 It was whispered, IIRC, that the Federalist hired Molly Hemingway for her last name, and yet was …
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Everyone Needs To Stop the Hysterics Regarding General Milley and Read What Is Actually Being Reported
For the better part of the past two days I’ve been watching people – some smart, some earnest, and a lot who are disingenuous – freak out that GEN Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has somehow single handedly destroyed over 240 years of civilian control of the US military. He hasn’t. …
Today’s Bombing In Kabul: Islamic State Khorasan’s Objectives In Today’s Attack In Regard To the US Are the Same as Those of ISIS Overall
Today’s suicide bombing in Kabul has been claimed by Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K). ISIS in Khorasan, known as ISIS-K, claimed that an ISIS militant carried out the suicide attack, but provided no evidence to support the claim President Biden confirmed this in his remarks earlier this afternoon. At the remarks at the White House later …
Today In Revolutionary Warfare: Kevin McCarthy “Jokes” About Hitting Nancy Pelosi
In May I wrote about the ongoing revolutionary warfare being conducted in the US by elected and appointed Republican officials at all levels of government in America in general, and how Senator McConnell’s blocking a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the insurrectionist attack on the Capitol on 6 January as a specific example of it. …
Late Night Open Thread: History for the Haterz
I know it SEEMS like it’s going to be hard to teach real American history in Florida, but you just have to be a little creative and lean into Trumpist doctrine. Example: “The Tuskegee Experiment: Typical Government-Run Healthcare”#FloridaHistory pic.twitter.com/42cGyH68LB — PledgeAllegienceToRussiaHat (@Popehat) June 13, 2021 Parson Weems’ career as a literary camp follower proved that …
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