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pseudosavior posted:Honestly he's going through what I have thought for years should be a standard practice in this country: you start a war, your kids (or other family member) get immediately drafted. Not a commissioned position, enlisted. It was wild reading about WWII and how while I’m sure some rich kids evaded service, tons didn’t including the Kennedys and JFK’s older brother died attacking a V2 site.
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facialimpediment posted:https://twitter.com/mimms/status/1780988612449804425?t=5aAXgp48prlnydffyv_Dbg&s=19 Dare I refute a Twitter posting, but Axios says that Van Orden called Gaetz "tubby," and then went Walter Sobchak. quote:Van Orden told Axios he called Gaetz “tubby” after the Florida congressman referred to Van Orden as a “squish,” a term popularized by right-wing Republicans in the 1990s to refer to moderates who sometimes vote with Democrats.
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# ? Apr 19, 2024 01:20 |
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Wait… I want to root for the guy slapping around Gaetz but he’s a prior SEAL? Ooohhh this problematic.
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# ? Apr 19, 2024 01:37 |
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Hyrax Attack! posted:It was wild reading about WWII and how while I’m sure some rich kids evaded service, tons didn’t including the Kennedys and JFK’s older brother died attacking a V2 site. WW2 was the last "righteous" war And Joe Kennedy Jr got reduced to component molecules when the B24 drone he was flying decided to blow a little early
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facialimpediment posted:Better, he actually hurt his own case. It's apparently common for the prosecution to give the defense the first three witnesses they're going to call. Prosecution said "uh, we're not doing that because *gesticulates wildly at Trump*". Leading to this exchange: quote:Trump attorney Todd Blanche asked who the DA's Office plans to call as their first three witnesses. Joshua Steinglass from office refused on the basis that Trump has been tweeting about them.
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# ? Apr 19, 2024 02:15 |
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welp, Israel is chucking jet fighters and/or missiles at a bunch of Iranian military sites, so that's fun https://twitter.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/1781123916825567461?t=_Ht46g85je0A7PM1-VNOfA&s=19 US officials are confirming the hit on Iran at a minimum
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# ? Apr 19, 2024 02:54 |
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it seems it cannot be overstated just how insanely loving stupid israel is
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# ? Apr 19, 2024 03:01 |
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https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1781140823284801699 interesting to target the tomcats. rumor has it a couple of israeli pilots were shot down and this is video of their escape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n__rJ1vvPQ
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All they had to do was exercise a modicum of restraint. Geeze.
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Kith posted:it seems it cannot be overstated just how insanely loving stupid israel is Looks like we get to test how much POTUS stands by Israel going it alone if they want to throw hands at Iran.
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LtCol J. Krusinski posted:All they had to do was exercise a modicum of restraint. A bunch of stuff I saw today: There was a floated deal that the Americans were proposing Israel recognizes a Palestinian state in exchange for cemented Saudi Arabian ties. US vetoed recognition of a Palestinian state at the UN. Jordan sent a message to Israel (through the US) asking that Israel wouldn't use their airspace in any counterattack. Fallout was renewed by Amazon Prime for a second season. Busy day!
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# ? Apr 19, 2024 03:42 |
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Sure would be nice if the US had swatted down the Israeli strike to minimize risk of escalation the same way it did Iran's, but we can't have nice things.
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Israel needs a boot on it's neck, teach these people to stop behaving like savages. They need to be humbled.
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MA-Horus posted:WW2 was the last "righteous" war Whats funny is even though they didn't hit their target a Nazi got blown up.
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JudgeJoeBrown posted:Whats funny is even though they didn't hit their target a Nazi got blown up. It didn't blow up Joe Sr though
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orange juche posted:Looks like we get to test how much POTUS stands by Israel going it alone if they want to throw hands at Iran. Probably going to depend on what Israel hit in Iran proper. Current reports can't decide if it was a nuclear facility or a drone production facility. Also some reports that the place in Iraq they hit was some militia meeting. Probably will find out when I wake up! Edit: good initial sign that Iran is saying their nuke facilities are fine facialimpediment fucked around with this message at 04:09 on Apr 19, 2024 |
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Anyone got estimates on what percentage of the Shahed's used in Ukraine are made in Iran vs. Russia?
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Hyrax Attack! posted:It was wild reading about WWII and how while I’m sure some rich kids evaded service, tons didn’t including the Kennedys and JFK’s older brother died attacking a V2 site. MA-Horus posted:WW2 was the last "righteous" war Didn't he sign up for that mission because he was trying to one-up JFK for PT-109?
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# ? Apr 19, 2024 04:16 |
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Man how far does Bibi have to push this before we get tired and he gets Diem'd.
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pmchem posted:https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1781140823284801699 I also like this form of the joke https://x.com/andrewcfollett/status/1781143165094764633?s=46
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Mustang posted:Israel needs a boot on it's neck, teach these people to stop behaving like savages. They need to be humbled.
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# ? Apr 19, 2024 04:46 |
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P sure that's from a quote some far-right Israeli politician made about palestinians
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Duzzy Funlop posted:P sure that's from a quote some far-right Israeli politician made about palestinians Well, they really should've included that context in the OP.
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It is something said by an Israeli leader about Palestinians, though I can't remember the guys name. All the while Israel turns a city of 2 million people into rubble, kills tens of thousands of people, mostly women and children, and seems highly interested in starting an even larger war in the area. Not to mention they're now intent on starving the people that they haven't already killed. When is enough, enough?
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# ? Apr 19, 2024 05:02 |
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I wonder if Israel intentionally targeted Iranian drone production facilities that would put a squeeze on the arms trade between Iran and Russia? It seems like the kind of targeting that they could attempt to sell to the US as being mutually beneficial, even if its an escalation. Biden really needs to shut this poo poo down immediately. Any further escalation results in a policy shift with respect to defending Israel would be great to hear.
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CBJSprague24 posted:Didn't he sign up for that mission because he was trying to one-up JFK for PT-109? I dunno but I’d believe it with that family, I only recently learned one of RFK’s kids perished at the age of 39 by skiing into a tree during snow football at Aspen after having been warned by the ski patrol to knock it off.
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Hyrax Attack! posted:I dunno but I’d believe it with that family, I only recently learned one of RFK’s kids perished at the age of 39 by skiing into a tree during snow football at Aspen after having been warned by the ski patrol to knock it off. Wrong Kid Died
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Does anyone have a better explanation of how RFK Jr. became a hosed up guy than “childhood trauma” and “he was an environmental lawyer and walked away with all the wrong lessons”?
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Platystemon posted:Does anyone have a better explanation of how RFK Jr. became a hosed up guy than “childhood trauma” and “he was an environmental lawyer and walked away with all the wrong lessons”? I don't have any specifics, but being born into a rich and powerful political family probably didn't do him any favors in developing empathy or basic humanity.
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Platystemon posted:Does anyone have a better explanation of how RFK Jr. became a hosed up guy than “childhood trauma” and “he was an environmental lawyer and walked away with all the wrong lessons”? I don't know, but his family just endorsed Biden.
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Grip it and rip it posted:Imagine missing the chance to vote to convict Trump because you didn't want to bother with jury duty The opposite of jury nullification except you and your family will probably be murdered by a person who can’t see out Nah I’m good. Mad respect to anyone stupid/brave enough to sit on this jury but I would peace the gently caress out because I enjoy continuing to live.
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facialimpediment posted:The funny thing is that Van Orden later clarified that he was calling Matt Gaetz tubby. Matt Gaetz looks like a scarecrow who was animated solely to creep on teenage girls. Van Orden is either dumb or playing 4d chess with the neuroses buried deep within that alleged child molester’s peanut of a brain. Good either way.
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goatsestretchgoals posted:The opposite of jury nullification except you and your family will probably be murdered by a person who can’t see out It's kind of an interesting situation, since anyone with a strong motivation to be on the Jury would be rejected, so you have to find 12 people who have no political convictions whatsoever, but is willing to be harassed and put in danger.
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bulletsponge13 posted:Wrong Kid Died
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# ? Apr 19, 2024 11:25 |
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What a source link this is, but -- some noises from both sides that the Isfahan attack was not considered escalatory. Also some interesting internal strife among Israeli leaders on it: https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-says-no-retaliation-planned-as-both-sides-seek-distance-from-isfahan-attack/
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Wrennic_26 posted:What a source link this is, but -- some noises from both sides that the Isfahan attack was not considered escalatory. Also some interesting internal strife among Israeli leaders on it: Yeah I ain't got poo poo on my feed this morning. Lots and lots of "what attack? We shot it all down, go away" from Iranian official news agencies. There was more excitement about how the new TSwift album was actually a double album.
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CBJSprague24 posted:Didn't he sign up for that mission because he was trying to one-up JFK for PT-109? Basically. He was the heir apparent but the status of being his dad's favorite shifted to his brother. Couldn't let that happen so he decided to strap his butt to a make-shift bunkerbuster. The amusing part is I think the facility they were aiming for had been taken out by the RAF earlier.
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Insert Chaos Reigns wolf here. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/19/house-democrats-mike-johnson-foreign-aid quote:House Democrats came to the rescue of Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker, in a rare move for a committee that normally votes along party lines, in order to save the Ukraine aid legislation from rightwing rebels. He has now committed the unforgiveable sin of working with the enemy. Blood will be spilled by the MAGA lunatics.
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daddy trumpy got his uppies today https://twitter.com/eorden/status/1781323992483213646?t=36R1RnotZ33ljGgCE-AYnw&s=19 quote:Donald Trump has closed his eyes a number of times for short periods while seated at the defense table as prospective jurors respond to the judge's questionnaire. At one point, his attorney Todd Blanche passed him a container of something edible and Trump put something in his mouth and began chewing it. The former president now appears awake and alert. bird food bathtub posted:Insert Chaos Reigns wolf here. https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/1781305989255352564?t=N0qrne4pCj2t8NLyZdFIvg&s=19 sucks that it took so loving long, but Ukraine aid is on a glide path now
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Be awesome if the Dems used this leverage to like get Freedom Caucus loons off of committees.
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