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Geoffrey Fox's avatar

Isn’t this summary and incredibly sad state of affairs. American has gone from one of the Super Powers to one of the most despised countries due to the current dictators regime.

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Nancy Richardson's avatar

The military needs to explain why they are following orders that have absolutely no justification for them to do so. They need to remember the oath they took to the Constitution. Ultimately, the military will be held accountable for anything that goes wrong, not thus evil regime.

Thanks for another great update.

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Lily's avatar

U.S. troops are legally and morally obligated to refuse illegal orders.

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Sue Sanders's avatar

It’s their oil, not ours. American companies used to help them drill it in the 1950’s and 60’s, making an unfair profit, but that’s over!

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Janet Edelstein's avatar

HOW DOES HE GET AWAY WITH EVERYTHING?????

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Sherry's avatar

Greed of everyone involved…

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Kathy H's avatar

That has to be it, but whatever deals Felon47 is cutting, flying by the seat of his pants, can't be making any real business sense, it's like hostile takeovers & military invasions on acid. Are those ransacking our nation going to get bailed out like a casino bankruptcy? It doesn't make any sense, Elon's Mars rockets are still blowing up.

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Save the Bluebirds's avatar

It's called "presidential immunity" granted by the RV-accepting, upside-down flag flying, luxury yacht sailing, bought and paid for, crooked majority in the Supreme Court.

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Kelvin Hobbs's avatar

The greedy and fear-influenced failures of all but a few (maybe an understatement) of the GOP members in Congress. Refusing to confirm legitimate to SCOTUS Justices. Appointment of the last 3 Justices (who, with reactionary others, authorized unchecked Presidential immunity ). Confirmations of an Executive Cabinet devoid of qualified personnel. Delegations of Legislative authority such as allowing Executive Direction of laws such as Tariffs and the BBB. Refusals to support and maintain the health structure by delegating oversight of Administrative Agencies (CDS, NIH, etc.) and attacks on others such as the Federal Reserve Board. Failures to enforce constitutionally mandated checks and balances (e.g., regulation of currency, declarations of war, non-enforcement of Congressional subpoenas (Epstein). More? There are many reasons.

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Albin Trein's avatar

Not sure the word “pirate” is appropriate here. Rather, mobster?

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Albin Trein's avatar

Piracy just makes it sound romantic. This is way more base.

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Sandra Greer's avatar

Taking over ships at sea is piracy. It is like car hijacking, sort of, but much older.

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Kelvin Hobbs's avatar

Must one exclude the other?

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Edward mead's avatar

Can't Congress stop this Criminal from breaking the law each and every day? Trump should be impeached and locked up in Prison, if nothing else, for having the East Wing of the White House torn down

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Lily's avatar

all I can say is: U.S. troops are legally and morally obligated to refuse illegal orders.

The President’s command authority is powerful—but not absolute. It is limited by:

the Constitution,

federal law,

the UCMJ,

the law of war,

treaties,

and the ethical duty to safeguard the rights of the American people.

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Sherry's avatar

Thank you for shining a light on the dark. Thank you for the ton of work you do to keep us informed with the truth. I will subscribe when I have enough to live on. Rump has rocked my world in such a negative way. I’m your foot soldier. I’ve been carrying on about rump before he announced his presidency run. I know evil, deranged and corrupt. Really do appreciate you. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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MPT's avatar

The pirate in thief will do anything to distract from epstein. And now he threatens a multifaceted war to include Greenland and possibly the North Pole if Santa doesn't deliver the goods. The man and his admin are sickos, freaks, corrupt and incompetent. A rcipe for disaster on America and the high seas...

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menehune's avatar

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Al S's avatar

Accountability. Some Admirals and ship captains are going to face serious consequences…eventually.

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Kelvin Hobbs's avatar

As are those that did not uphold their separate oaths by refusing to participate. Just obeying orders didn't work in Nuremburg and it will not work here and now. The military is not ICE, nor vice versa. One is a state police force. The other, by oaths given, protects and defends the Constitution. The question may be which will dictate the events of 2026-->

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Liza Skiffington's avatar

Illegal orders

Trump ordered the death of 6 Democrats because they had the audacity to speak the TRUTH

He must be jailed or hung I honestly don't care I am so tired of being sick & tired Everyday total chaos & confusion

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Gabriel Gottlieb's avatar

I don't think that Trump would do this without Vladimir Putin's approval. I strongly suspect that this is an attempt to get more control over Venezuela's oil revenue and facilities for Putin, Trump's financial and political benefactor, now that Ukraine is destroying much of Russia's oil facilities. Trump is favoring the drug cartels and dictators who give him the bigger crypto bribes. #avotefortrumpisavoteforputin

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Karenza's avatar

It all ended badly for Blackbeard!

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Kath Saberhagen's avatar

trump's actions in the Caribbean while disgusting, deplorable, and illegal by US ans international standards are really more obfuscation, distraction, and delay while he lines his and his co-conspiritors pockets by the millions/billions, delays the consequences of his immoral urges, plans his exit to somewhere that might have him, and implicates as many others as possible to spend their lives running his grift and then paying for his crimes.

If I had enough compassion left over, i'd try to feel sorry for the fools he's weaseled into running his scam, but there are 25 or 35 million people that need our attention as they struggle with the shit he's piled around them....me among that number.

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Thomas Moore's avatar

Trump is drooling for the war to start.

No, wait the drooling is from something else...

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