… After an explosive story that Kash Patel has a serious drinking problem that is affecting his work published by The Atlantic, Patel took to social media and Fox to denounce the story and vowed that his lawyer will file a lawsuit for defamation on Monday.
I miss the days of not knowing what the FBI director was doing but assuming it was something to do with actual law enforcement. Imagine if anyone in the Biden administration went on a bender— we’d still be hearing about it from the GOP.
I would have paid money to see him freak out when he couldn't get access. Just the imagined vision of him running around panicking had me rolling around laughing. 🤣
Like the Palmer Raids in 1919-1920, when Commies were Commies and out they went. No need for warrants, trials or any Due Process. Our FBI; https://tinyurl.com/yxzp6b6p
Heaven forbid those days ever come back!!!. People have a right to be different from what you believe. That’s democracy! That’s why tump is here because he believes only his thoughts are correct!
Of course. Still, his Escalation Trap theory is an important one to explain what we are seeing and how it does not stand alone. Malcolm Nance is not a U of Chicago Prof, and he has explained this too along with Jacob Kaarsbo and Wajeeh Lion, who meet daily to talk about the war. This theory explains the big picture, and they fill in a lot of details.
Let's see - oil is going to stay at 50% above where it was for a good while, which will cause anything that needs to be transported by other than carrier pigeon to spend more on fuel costs. Fertilizer didn't make it to the crops timely. The Strait of Hormuz now has a toll gate where it was free passage at the beginning of the year. SMH
I miss the days of not seeing or hearing the president 24/7. Sometimes we didn't hear a peep for a week or more from previous ones. With all the lies, the news changes on the fly. I'd hate to be a reporter these days. Yesterday's news is so old.
Obama had to give up his cell phone for security reasons. Why is the Cheeto not only allowed to have one, but to be on social media? That is the biggest problem!
It is very sad to read about 'insider trading' and people making millions of dollars from betting on bombs and oil. While politicians and their families get richer, the regular people face high prices for food and fuel. As someone from a country destroyed by war, I know that when war becomes a business, the peace never comes
3. Grift the Suckers and Losers with his version of merchandise…iow the cheapest and tackiest crap as possible manufactured in China .
4. Put his hideous image and his obnoxious name everywhere in DC.
5. Destroy the understated beauty and dignity of the People’s White House as if he owns it by gilding every square foot of it and illegally tearing down the East Wing for an unnecessary ugly ballroom.
6. Bribe and blackmail other countries to join in his deviousness by pay to play cons…
They know exactly who had positions in crude oil futures and the stock index futures. Every single trade is cleared through a central exchange (in this case, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange) and so there are real-time records of all parties involved on both sides of the trades, and who they actually are can be determined in minutes, if not seconds.
Now that doesn't mean the investigators at the CFTC weren't told by a little bird higher up to forget about that oil and S&P 500 stuff and instead devote all there energy and resources to making sure nothing funny was going on in the back month spreads of Live Cattle or Oats futures or something else equally obscure.
I'd say it's way more than sad it's disgusting and it's illegal I worked for several large corporations in my career Texas Instruments ,T-Mobile US, & Hitachi Data Systems, to mention a few and several times including with some startups I've had stock options and grants and I can't tell you how many times a year they would have a all hands meeting and talk to you about how you can't use inside information about you know software releases or product releases or upgrades or enhancements or changes to company functions structures anything to make money on Securities they would say the company can get in very large amounts of trouble and you could go to prison and then these pieces of garbage just do it don't even give a damn nobody prosecutes anybody they're all criminals or as Ron has said numerous times it's an organized crime syndicate.
Exactly. This lawless, corrupt Trump gang of hoodlums and thieves - aka the organized crime syndicate that’s currently occupying our WH - have somehow quickly “normalized” insider trading (along with an international sex trafficking and money laundering racket) - in plain sight as this Republican Congress yawns, thumbs their noses and picks lint from their navels!
That’s what happens when the DOJ is in cahoots with syndicate. It’s OUTRAGEOUS!! And UNACCEPTABLE!
Elect a corrupt POTUS and ya get a corrupt administration with the deviant convicted felon and sexual predator lunatic thug leading the way.
It’s so infuriating and insulting! And trump is manipulating the markets again today!
“US seizes Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows to respond”
“ WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States said it attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first interception since its blockade of Iranian ports began last week.”
“Iran will respond soon, its state broadcaster said later, calling the armed boarding an act of piracy.
“The events threw into question both the fragile ceasefire and President Donald Trump 's earlier announcement that U.S. negotiators would head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran. The ceasefire is set to expire by Wednesday, and Washington and Tehran's standoff over the strait has now sharpened.
Trump” on social media said a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer in the Gulf of Oman warned the ship, the Touska, to stop and then “stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom." U.S. Marines had custody of the U.S.-sanctioned vessel and were “seeing what’s on board!”
“It was not clear whether anyone was hurt. The U.S. Central Command, which didn't answer questions, said the destroyer had issued “repeated warnings over a six-hour period.”
Meanwhile University of Chicago Prof. Bob Pape talking with Wajahat Ali explains why Trump's war on Iran is a global catastrophe using his Escalation Trap Theory.
I have to believe no one will let him do that. There are alot of steps to drop a nuke. You never should say never where that idiot is involved. But Im hoping.
At the end of this nightmare, I won't be surprised if it comes to light that the entire "assassination" attempt was carefully scripted. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but too many things just dont seem add up with regard to Butler PA incident, especially since this very scenario was suggested to give Orban a boost in the recent Hungarian election.
I am definitely not a conspiracy theorist either, and I am sure Trump and his buddies count on that fact, but I have long been extremely doubtful regarding the entire way the Butler Pennsylvania “incident “went down! And anyone that doubts that Trump and his buddies would even flinch at killing an innocent civilian to “prove” that it was real has not been paying attention. It is reprehensible and despicable like everything he does.
Yes, I'm the one who shoots down conspiracy theories (do not EVEN start to tell me that Kamala actually won in 2024, ok?) But too many things don't add up in this "assassination" attempt. The whole bloody ear thing makes no sense. Assault weapons don't nick your ear and leave it a little bloody.
“Under pressure | Each day brings a new indication that Orban is in trouble, from alleged voter-intimidation schemes to a dramatic Russian proposal to stage a fake assassination attempt on Orban.” BBC; 3 Apr-26; https://tinyurl.com/3rxca7ur
I agree and thought the same from the beginning but I always like to hear all the facts when they investigate. However in this case it seemed investigations were shut down pretty quickly. That was also what made me doubt it was real. Especially given how much all the members of this regime love the spotlight.
Meanwhile University of Chicago Prof. Bob Pape talking with Wajahat Ali explains why Trump's war on Iran is a global catastrophe using his Escalation Trap Theory.
The end of the Republican Party and Fox will include a performance of spontaneous combustion that will include Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel and Jeannine Pirro.
“After an explosive story that Kash Patel has a serious drinking problem that is affecting his work published by The Atlantic, Patel took to social media and Fox to denounce the story and vowed that his lawyer will file a lawsuit for defamation on Monday. Patel’s lawyer has filed numerous unsuccessful defamation lawsuits for Trump-world figures in the past.”
Both Patel and Hegseth have well-documented histories of being drunk while working. Why haven’t they both been removed from office? It’s so disgusting and infuriating!
Maybe Marco could add both positions to his expansive portfolio. One or the other could be offered to Vance (no, you are not going to Pakistan!) as a soft landing departing gift.
The entire administration, including the lunatic DJT, are POS, unqualified and unfit for office. The bulldozers destroying our WH should be used on all of them!
Patel like trump will sue, then when The Atlantic says, ok, let’s do the deposition, it will be dropped faster than a hot potato. These assholes need to be barred from suing, since all they file are frivolous lawsuits.
Michael Wolff filed a SLAPP lawsuit against Melania for exactly this kind of threat. The Atlantic should do the same. Is the editor still the guy from Hegseth's Signal chat?
The word "corporatist" is another meaningless slur tossed around too lightly, here at the #10 most progressive member of the Senate who ranks two slots higher than Bernie Fucking Sanders. Look: I got tired of people telling me in 2016 that "But the Supreme Court" wasn't a strong enough argument to "make" them vote for a "warmongering Neoliberal Wall Street shill" like Hillary. Yeah, how did the work out?
I am so tired of you Clintonites relitigating the predictable loss of your machine-crowned--but unpopular--queen, who oh by the way did not stand up to Trump in the debate despite *wanting* to tell him to back off. What? HRC was/is an accomplished woman who never won an election that wasn't handed to her. To get elected you generally need something more than a $12,000 jacket and a sparkling resume.
Then in 2020 the corporate Democrats wheeled Joe Biden out. He did great, until he didn't, and ushered in the world-calamity we have now.
The corporate Democrats serve--I'm being generous here--the richest 10% of Americans. A trend that started with... Bill Clinton, who screwed blue collar workers and infamously said, "Where can they go (except the Democratic Party)" Thanks, Bill--we found out!
Go snarl about Hillary and 2016 if you must. Everyone else knows that's in the dustbin.
Hillary was one of the more progressive members of the Senator. I am so tired of you divisive name callers insulting well-qualified candidates with bogus slurs, especially women candidates who always get hit the hardest. This viewpoint is basically false and the condescending name calling doesn't make it any more plausible. It sounds like you personally have a big problem with women.
Be tired as much as you want. She got her position, as Senator and then nominee, because of her husband. A Seven Sisters undergraduate and an Ivy League law school qualifies a person to hold a number of intellectually oriented positions. But getting elected usually involves a significant degree of people skills. Hillary is unquestionably smart. It's no disparagement of her to say she didn't quite have that rare quality of appeal. 99.999+ % of people don't.
The ruling class loves to crown the successor, and then the problem is getting enough people to vote for The Chosen One. She started out her campaign saying "No, you people can't have the nice things you want." Her crowds were not overwhelming. People wanted to like her, but she never said in 5 words what she could say in 25. The crowds for Bernie were massive. By the end of her campaign Hillary had adopted many of Bernie's positions. Funny. Unfortunately, she was not up to the challenge Trump presented.
Those are the sad facts. If you want to refuse to learn from past missteps and continue relitigating why Hillary was entitled to win, well, that's not actually going to do any good.
The moment she became the nominee, I knew Trump would win.
And before you complain about Kamala Harris's defeat, please let me know if the Vice President of an unpopular President has ever won the Presidency?
We have to worry about the future. All of that matters about as much as the shit dumpy spouts about the past. No where. We need to seriously get our shit together. We have to win. Not write history right now. Could have Would have Shoud have . Won't do it.✌️
You DO know that Hillary won in a virtual landslide, right? She won VOTERS by millions of votes, and voters are the only ones who can think and respond to a candidate— the electoral college is a system (a weird one, used by no other country) but it doesn't have a brain to asses candidates. She was completely "up to the challenge" of having more appeal to VOTERS. (What she didn't have was Russian interference directing Trump resources to particular states to win the electoral votes.)
Oh, and she had her positions long before Bernie and had actually done things to advance them other than bloviate and name post offices.
The tell, in my opinion, that the Butler Pa shooting was staged, is not no professional Secret Service officer would allow the target to stand back up in full target mode again. They would dive on him and stay low to the ground getting him out of there. And look how fast the fight fight fight bullshit was out to sell to his suckers.
Agreed but she’s from Butler County, which is very red and her and hubby were maga, so they’ll just chalk it up to Jesus had to sacrifice Corey to save trump.
It is a constant ask of why no one stands up to this effin guy! He is so full of himself and does so much damage. I just am at a loss for reasons he just gets to do bat shit craY stuff all the time !!!
He's had decades-long mob associations, along with his fenestration pal Putin, so the pressure is dire for all, like the ones leaving who know too much (Bongino, Bondi, Noem, et al), Colo, which will probably keep Ka$h and Chavez-DeRemer and others in check when hopefully cut loose.
He reportedly had a CT scan and the report was not released. It was extremely likely that it showed cerebral atrophy, which is expected at his age. That had to be hidden from the public.
The biggest tell is that Dumbo never brings it up. He is such a lousy actor in his own reality shitshow. If it were real he would talk about it endlessly. It is all too real for the kid and the man who was in that crowd .And he doesn't even care.
Or a handy cheap packet of theater arts blood I've seen available online, CSmith! Or on second thought, maybe one of those little McDonald's freebie ketchup packs.
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It’s tragic to have members of our Executive Branch that really require breathalyzer and random drug testing; as well as polygraphs to make public announcements to be credible.
Depressing day. Before reading Ron's bulletin, I read a report the US Navy attacked an Iranian tanker in the Strait and boarded it. Trump then released another batshit crazy statement. He's threatening war crimes and is just insane. He can't stand it Iran pushes back and won't capitulate. Republicans won't stop him and right wing media enables him.
Timothy Snyder is warning the next move could be an act of domestic terrorism, which Bone Spurs will falsely blame on the Left and/or Democrats. He urges us to spread the word in advance to prevent the public from readily believing it as Magyar did when Orban was getting ready to do the same to him during his campaign. Bone Spurs could also try to blame it on Iran. We appear to be heading for bigger and bigger trouble, with incompetent drunks in charge of our national security and a demented, ignorant, impulsive batshit crazy tyrant at the helm.
MAGA congress, it will be on YOU for allowing this to go on for over a year while you stare at your navels.
Well said. I'm in the last chapters of my life, and I can't believe this is where we are at. It's exhausting, depressing, sad. I worry nuclear weapons will be used. You get it. Nothing, absolutely nothing, Trump, his cabinet or the Republicans say can be trusted.
Yes, Oak, Snyder's "self-terrorism" essay is not only insightful but most chilling. Again, think extremes to bury the Epstein files, living in his Ballroom bunker with hospital accommodations for his and his family's foreseeable lives, or just maybe the initial bloody distraction of the Iran War. Snyder is warning us best he can!
“[On] February 27, 1933 … a sizeable portion of the parliamentary building in Berlin, the Reichstag, went up in flames from an arson attack. Did the Nazis really assist in setting the fire? … It’s almost impossible to know [but] one thing is clear: It played a critical role in the Nazi’s rise to power. The fire proved the sway of Germany’s dangerous new dictator—whose vision to remake the nation had only just begun. … On March 23, the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act [which] assigned all legislative power to Hitler and his ministers, thus securing their ability to control the political apparatus.”
The True Story of the Reichstag Fire and the Nazi Rise to Power; Smithsonian Magazine; 21-Feb-2017; https://tinyurl.com/54b2sw3e
Thank you, Kelvin, for the historical insights and the online link! Surely Snyder is anticipating some catastrophic event as Project 2025's breaking point for collapse and capture. I fear something worse though intended with the same ultimate outcome for capitulation and submission. Let us hope we're either somewhat prepared or such an event is diverted or minimized. No way of knowing what lays ahead.
I'd say Iran knows where they're all parked, Oak, but since they so seldom work to earn the salaries we pay them, it's a bit more problematic an issue.
Yes. Something completely different. If you did not see Senator Tammy Duckworth, on the 14th speak on the floor of congress. Please do . So emotionally spot on. A real warrior. Brave soul. American hero. A must see.
You know what I’ve been stuck on all day? It was the moment when Russell Vought used the word “largesse” when he was answering a question about the federal government blocking distribution of funds to help American families and children. Largesse. Dude… It’s our fucking money. It’s our tax money. It’s our money! Go the fuck home and shut the fuck up.
Thank you for recognizing how shitty this was. I don’t know if I’m gonna get over it for a while, and that’s in context of all the other obscene insanity that’s going on. I will never forget hearing him say that word in that context. my stomach turned over, and I literally wanted to leap through the computer screen and strangle a bitch.
The whole mob is nothing but a condescending pack of greedy assholes, Melissa! I'll be honest in my hating them all, but Bessent is the one who really sets me off like you describe!
but the two I dislike the most are both bessent and hassett those smirky little smirky Smiles on their faces, man I just want to fukin slap the living hell out of those smirks.
While Cheeto has not been clinically been diagnosed as a malignant narcissist he has displayed behavioral patterns consistent with narcissistic traits and has been evaluated by numerous mental health professionals At times these psychopaths like Cheeto can get overly stressed and when that happens they can experience what has clinically been called a narcissistic collapse
Narcissistic collapse(https://bit.ly/3QuLJhG) occurs when a narcissist’s carefully constructed self-image is threatened or shattered, often by criticism, public humiliation, perceived abandonment or a loss of control Collapse occurs when a narcissist’s carefully constructed self-image is threatened or shattered, often by criticism, public humiliation, perceived abandonment or a loss of control
As a result, a narcissistic person may act impulsively, with a dramatic escalation in behavior or an emotional explosion Narcissistic collapse can include rage and personal attacks ― lashing out at perceived enemies and targeting multiple people or groups at once The narcissist may also project by blaming others for their own failures or by accusing others of possessing the very traits they struggle with. Experts say these moments often involve frantic attempts at image management ― including smear campaigns, threats, gaslighting or manipulation
McTaco....the pedo-poster child for NPD is a diaper encased Orange freak going into old age. Narcs are now at their worst......backed into a corner facing death........(bring it on!!!!!) All the bad make up covering up his STD rashes makes the Orang Fuck an even worse threat to humanity. Lock that dipshit up ASAP!!!
I miss the days of not knowing what the FBI director was doing but assuming it was something to do with actual law enforcement. Imagine if anyone in the Biden administration went on a bender— we’d still be hearing about it from the GOP.
I would have paid money to see him freak out when he couldn't get access. Just the imagined vision of him running around panicking had me rolling around laughing. 🤣
Punked: the Trump regime version.
Like the Palmer Raids in 1919-1920, when Commies were Commies and out they went. No need for warrants, trials or any Due Process. Our FBI; https://tinyurl.com/yxzp6b6p
Yup. My grandfather was caught up in all that. Here's his Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Louis_Engdahl
There was a family legend that Eugene Debs has my mother's baby picture in his jail cell.
He must have been well acquainted with Dorothy Day. She was a force for good.
Heaven forbid those days ever come back!!!. People have a right to be different from what you believe. That’s democracy! That’s why tump is here because he believes only his thoughts are correct!
Meanwhile University of Chicago Prof. Bob Pape talking with Wajahat Ali explains why Trump's war on Iran is a global catastrophe.
https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/trump-escalates-the-iran-war-crisis?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
It doesn't take a University of Chicago professor to know that Trump mindlessly caused a global catastrophe. He IS a global catastrophe.
Of course. Still, his Escalation Trap theory is an important one to explain what we are seeing and how it does not stand alone. Malcolm Nance is not a U of Chicago Prof, and he has explained this too along with Jacob Kaarsbo and Wajeeh Lion, who meet daily to talk about the war. This theory explains the big picture, and they fill in a lot of details.
Let's see - oil is going to stay at 50% above where it was for a good while, which will cause anything that needs to be transported by other than carrier pigeon to spend more on fuel costs. Fertilizer didn't make it to the crops timely. The Strait of Hormuz now has a toll gate where it was free passage at the beginning of the year. SMH
I miss the days of not seeing or hearing the president 24/7. Sometimes we didn't hear a peep for a week or more from previous ones. With all the lies, the news changes on the fly. I'd hate to be a reporter these days. Yesterday's news is so old.
Obama had to give up his cell phone for security reasons. Why is the Cheeto not only allowed to have one, but to be on social media? That is the biggest problem!
Meanwhile University of Chicago Prof. Bob Pape explains why Trump's war on Iran is a global catastrophe.
https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/trump-escalates-the-iran-war-crisis?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
They wanted Biden's head when Sec of Defense disappeared for a weekend while experiencing a medical emergency. The hypocrisy is revolting.
He'd be long gone from the Biden administration if he acted like that.
SAME!!😫😣😢
I so agree Allison
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It is very sad to read about 'insider trading' and people making millions of dollars from betting on bombs and oil. While politicians and their families get richer, the regular people face high prices for food and fuel. As someone from a country destroyed by war, I know that when war becomes a business, the peace never comes
How can they not know who is placing these bets and shorts? Or are they seriously just not looking?
Trump cleaned out the SEC and CFTC in his first few days in 2025.
I bet. He will spend it all before he checks out.
His main goals
1. Revenge
2. Plunder and bankrupt our Treasury Department.
3. Grift the Suckers and Losers with his version of merchandise…iow the cheapest and tackiest crap as possible manufactured in China .
4. Put his hideous image and his obnoxious name everywhere in DC.
5. Destroy the understated beauty and dignity of the People’s White House as if he owns it by gilding every square foot of it and illegally tearing down the East Wing for an unnecessary ugly ballroom.
6. Bribe and blackmail other countries to join in his deviousness by pay to play cons…
The list goes on and on and on……..
You get my drift
They know exactly who had positions in crude oil futures and the stock index futures. Every single trade is cleared through a central exchange (in this case, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange) and so there are real-time records of all parties involved on both sides of the trades, and who they actually are can be determined in minutes, if not seconds.
Now that doesn't mean the investigators at the CFTC weren't told by a little bird higher up to forget about that oil and S&P 500 stuff and instead devote all there energy and resources to making sure nothing funny was going on in the back month spreads of Live Cattle or Oats futures or something else equally obscure.
I'd say it's way more than sad it's disgusting and it's illegal I worked for several large corporations in my career Texas Instruments ,T-Mobile US, & Hitachi Data Systems, to mention a few and several times including with some startups I've had stock options and grants and I can't tell you how many times a year they would have a all hands meeting and talk to you about how you can't use inside information about you know software releases or product releases or upgrades or enhancements or changes to company functions structures anything to make money on Securities they would say the company can get in very large amounts of trouble and you could go to prison and then these pieces of garbage just do it don't even give a damn nobody prosecutes anybody they're all criminals or as Ron has said numerous times it's an organized crime syndicate.
Exactly. This lawless, corrupt Trump gang of hoodlums and thieves - aka the organized crime syndicate that’s currently occupying our WH - have somehow quickly “normalized” insider trading (along with an international sex trafficking and money laundering racket) - in plain sight as this Republican Congress yawns, thumbs their noses and picks lint from their navels!
That’s what happens when the DOJ is in cahoots with syndicate. It’s OUTRAGEOUS!! And UNACCEPTABLE!
Elect a corrupt POTUS and ya get a corrupt administration with the deviant convicted felon and sexual predator lunatic thug leading the way.
It’s so infuriating and insulting! And trump is manipulating the markets again today!
“US seizes Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows to respond”
“ WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States said it attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first interception since its blockade of Iranian ports began last week.”
“Iran will respond soon, its state broadcaster said later, calling the armed boarding an act of piracy.
“The events threw into question both the fragile ceasefire and President Donald Trump 's earlier announcement that U.S. negotiators would head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran. The ceasefire is set to expire by Wednesday, and Washington and Tehran's standoff over the strait has now sharpened.
Trump” on social media said a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer in the Gulf of Oman warned the ship, the Touska, to stop and then “stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom." U.S. Marines had custody of the U.S.-sanctioned vessel and were “seeing what’s on board!”
“It was not clear whether anyone was hurt. The U.S. Central Command, which didn't answer questions, said the destroyer had issued “repeated warnings over a six-hour period.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-doubles-down-closing-strait-073208508.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_CORE&ncid=crm_19907-1202927-20260419-0--A&bt_user_id=nFXSofAaJKFWccDzmcqtdPedKNBymn9Sw4mZaPEkFOOzPSjSi0RAPg%2BDkir2ZmQB&bt_ts=1776637233680
Meanwhile University of Chicago Prof. Bob Pape talking with Wajahat Ali explains why Trump's war on Iran is a global catastrophe using his Escalation Trap Theory.
https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/trump-escalates-the-iran-war-crisis?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Thanks for sharing.
Now he is the first one to shoot.
Hey, how about them nukes waiting in the wings, ramonaj? I'm sure DT and his cowboy sidekick won't disappoint. Anything for the Epstein files!
I have to believe no one will let him do that. There are alot of steps to drop a nuke. You never should say never where that idiot is involved. But Im hoping.
Eisenhower was right.
It's enraging! They should all be in jail, if not executed for treason or espionage. How far we have fallen in 15 months. It's almost unfathomable.
At the end of this nightmare, I won't be surprised if it comes to light that the entire "assassination" attempt was carefully scripted. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but too many things just dont seem add up with regard to Butler PA incident, especially since this very scenario was suggested to give Orban a boost in the recent Hungarian election.
I am definitely not a conspiracy theorist either, and I am sure Trump and his buddies count on that fact, but I have long been extremely doubtful regarding the entire way the Butler Pennsylvania “incident “went down! And anyone that doubts that Trump and his buddies would even flinch at killing an innocent civilian to “prove” that it was real has not been paying attention. It is reprehensible and despicable like everything he does.
No way on Earth was trump shot in the ear. Cartilage doesn't grow back. Ask Evander Holyfield.
Donnie's miracle ear that only suffered a slight graze from a high powered weapon.
Dr. Ronnie said it blew a hole larger than a dime in his ear.
Dr. Ronnie is a quack. That would have needed more than a maxi pad for three days.
2 inches. Just 2 inches.
That's what Melania said when Donnie had his pants down.
Gotcha, ramonaj!
Melanoma gets that ! 🤣🤣🤣 I was talking how close we came to mot having to deal with this anymore. Very funny tho MINGO
good one.
I agree uncle Dave- and no medical documentation. Putin helping his puppet get elected again.
Right before the Republican convention when the felon’s poll numbers were down and US was Ukraine and Zelensky’s strongest ally.
Yes, I'm the one who shoots down conspiracy theories (do not EVEN start to tell me that Kamala actually won in 2024, ok?) But too many things don't add up in this "assassination" attempt. The whole bloody ear thing makes no sense. Assault weapons don't nick your ear and leave it a little bloody.
Me too. I can't agree that it was legitimate at all. All faked for his benefit. I have eyes. I can see
So can everyone else
Absolutely there's no question about it I think it was completely staged so that he could say if he needed to "I took a bullet for you"
This guy's entire life is fabricated BS
“Under pressure | Each day brings a new indication that Orban is in trouble, from alleged voter-intimidation schemes to a dramatic Russian proposal to stage a fake assassination attempt on Orban.” BBC; 3 Apr-26; https://tinyurl.com/3rxca7ur
I agree and thought the same from the beginning but I always like to hear all the facts when they investigate. However in this case it seemed investigations were shut down pretty quickly. That was also what made me doubt it was real. Especially given how much all the members of this regime love the spotlight.
Meanwhile University of Chicago Prof. Bob Pape talking with Wajahat Ali explains why Trump's war on Iran is a global catastrophe using his Escalation Trap Theory.
https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/trump-escalates-the-iran-war-crisis?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
The end of the Republican Party and Fox will include a performance of spontaneous combustion that will include Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel and Jeannine Pirro.
“After an explosive story that Kash Patel has a serious drinking problem that is affecting his work published by The Atlantic, Patel took to social media and Fox to denounce the story and vowed that his lawyer will file a lawsuit for defamation on Monday. Patel’s lawyer has filed numerous unsuccessful defamation lawsuits for Trump-world figures in the past.”
Both Patel and Hegseth have well-documented histories of being drunk while working. Why haven’t they both been removed from office? It’s so disgusting and infuriating!
Maybe Marco could add both positions to his expansive portfolio. One or the other could be offered to Vance (no, you are not going to Pakistan!) as a soft landing departing gift.
It would be a step up from the big shoes he was gifted.
There are at least two meanings for that witticism that I can think of! Nice
Can't come soon enough!
Spontaneous? Or can we give it a little help?
Kash Patel is a POS who is so out of his depth. If the lawsuit goes to trial I can’t wait to see the discovery.
The regime avoids actually going through with lawsuits precisely for the reason of discovery. They can't NOT LIE.
The entire administration, including the lunatic DJT, are POS, unqualified and unfit for office. The bulldozers destroying our WH should be used on all of them!
Hey, maybe we should set up a bet on his filing 😆😆😆
It won’t go to trial. It won’t go anywhere.
Patel like trump will sue, then when The Atlantic says, ok, let’s do the deposition, it will be dropped faster than a hot potato. These assholes need to be barred from suing, since all they file are frivolous lawsuits.
Michael Wolff filed a SLAPP lawsuit against Melania for exactly this kind of threat. The Atlantic should do the same. Is the editor still the guy from Hegseth's Signal chat?
Yup. No way will he agree to do discovery for that lawsuit.
Damn! Then witnesses would need to testify, LHS!
Pete is spot on! We need a new government with new ideas - no turning back to the old ways period!
Except for one thing. He says "the Democratic Party (can't just go back to 2023)."
What he *means* is Democratic politicians! Like Schumer and all the corporatists.
Guys: I have news for you. We are the Democratic Party. And we're fed up with your selling us out.
The word "corporatist" is another meaningless slur tossed around too lightly, here at the #10 most progressive member of the Senate who ranks two slots higher than Bernie Fucking Sanders. Look: I got tired of people telling me in 2016 that "But the Supreme Court" wasn't a strong enough argument to "make" them vote for a "warmongering Neoliberal Wall Street shill" like Hillary. Yeah, how did the work out?
I'm so sorry for your trauma.
I am so tired of you Clintonites relitigating the predictable loss of your machine-crowned--but unpopular--queen, who oh by the way did not stand up to Trump in the debate despite *wanting* to tell him to back off. What? HRC was/is an accomplished woman who never won an election that wasn't handed to her. To get elected you generally need something more than a $12,000 jacket and a sparkling resume.
Then in 2020 the corporate Democrats wheeled Joe Biden out. He did great, until he didn't, and ushered in the world-calamity we have now.
The corporate Democrats serve--I'm being generous here--the richest 10% of Americans. A trend that started with... Bill Clinton, who screwed blue collar workers and infamously said, "Where can they go (except the Democratic Party)" Thanks, Bill--we found out!
Go snarl about Hillary and 2016 if you must. Everyone else knows that's in the dustbin.
Hillary was one of the more progressive members of the Senator. I am so tired of you divisive name callers insulting well-qualified candidates with bogus slurs, especially women candidates who always get hit the hardest. This viewpoint is basically false and the condescending name calling doesn't make it any more plausible. It sounds like you personally have a big problem with women.
Be tired as much as you want. She got her position, as Senator and then nominee, because of her husband. A Seven Sisters undergraduate and an Ivy League law school qualifies a person to hold a number of intellectually oriented positions. But getting elected usually involves a significant degree of people skills. Hillary is unquestionably smart. It's no disparagement of her to say she didn't quite have that rare quality of appeal. 99.999+ % of people don't.
The ruling class loves to crown the successor, and then the problem is getting enough people to vote for The Chosen One. She started out her campaign saying "No, you people can't have the nice things you want." Her crowds were not overwhelming. People wanted to like her, but she never said in 5 words what she could say in 25. The crowds for Bernie were massive. By the end of her campaign Hillary had adopted many of Bernie's positions. Funny. Unfortunately, she was not up to the challenge Trump presented.
Those are the sad facts. If you want to refuse to learn from past missteps and continue relitigating why Hillary was entitled to win, well, that's not actually going to do any good.
The moment she became the nominee, I knew Trump would win.
And before you complain about Kamala Harris's defeat, please let me know if the Vice President of an unpopular President has ever won the Presidency?
We have to worry about the future. All of that matters about as much as the shit dumpy spouts about the past. No where. We need to seriously get our shit together. We have to win. Not write history right now. Could have Would have Shoud have . Won't do it.✌️
You DO know that Hillary won in a virtual landslide, right? She won VOTERS by millions of votes, and voters are the only ones who can think and respond to a candidate— the electoral college is a system (a weird one, used by no other country) but it doesn't have a brain to asses candidates. She was completely "up to the challenge" of having more appeal to VOTERS. (What she didn't have was Russian interference directing Trump resources to particular states to win the electoral votes.)
Oh, and she had her positions long before Bernie and had actually done things to advance them other than bloviate and name post offices.
The tell, in my opinion, that the Butler Pa shooting was staged, is not no professional Secret Service officer would allow the target to stand back up in full target mode again. They would dive on him and stay low to the ground getting him out of there. And look how fast the fight fight fight bullshit was out to sell to his suckers.
And his refusal to release his medical records when taken to the hospital. The widow of the man who lost his life should be raising hell about this.
Agreed but she’s from Butler County, which is very red and her and hubby were maga, so they’ll just chalk it up to Jesus had to sacrifice Corey to save trump.
As Voltaire said, "Those who can make you believe in absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
Thank you, Oak, for exposing MAGA's sacred motto!
It is a constant ask of why no one stands up to this effin guy! He is so full of himself and does so much damage. I just am at a loss for reasons he just gets to do bat shit craY stuff all the time !!!
If I was to throw a dart in the dark with sunglasses at the wall as a guess, i woukd say he's threatening people with death
He's had decades-long mob associations, along with his fenestration pal Putin, so the pressure is dire for all, like the ones leaving who know too much (Bongino, Bondi, Noem, et al), Colo, which will probably keep Ka$h and Chavez-DeRemer and others in check when hopefully cut loose.
Let's see we got box of wine Jeanine Pirro weve got kegsbreath got we got Patel who else is a heavy drinker
Agree, but DeRemer should be fired
Haaa, wunning and it happened today.
"The widow of the man who lost his life should be raising hell about this."
She might have been paid to keep quiet. Or threatened..
He reportedly had a CT scan and the report was not released. It was extremely likely that it showed cerebral atrophy, which is expected at his age. That had to be hidden from the public.
But according to him he had "a perfect score" on it. He has no idea what it was for.
I still think the whole thing is fishy as hell for myraid reasons.
The biggest tell is that Dumbo never brings it up. He is such a lousy actor in his own reality shitshow. If it were real he would talk about it endlessly. It is all too real for the kid and the man who was in that crowd .And he doesn't even care.
And Dumbo's ear is completely healed up like nothing ever happened. Loss of cartilage does not heal. Pigs blood was used is what I read.
Or a handy cheap packet of theater arts blood I've seen available online, CSmith! Or on second thought, maybe one of those little McDonald's freebie ketchup packs.
That would have been appropriate.
And the flag was lowered so it would be in frame in the raised fist photo.
The pedophile is sending the Three Stooges to negotiate. That should do it.
I can't wait to read The Atlantic subscription. I think Patel is ready for AAA or should be and take Hegseth with him.
It's AA, but I agree!
Maybe he'll total his car DUI and need AAA too.
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Good one!
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WaPo: "Longtime supporters at the event said they were shocked Trump couldn’t fill the church."
Me: The only thing trump can fill is his bank account, his shitty diaper and his gluttonous appetite along with a diet Coke.
Who the Fuck are these 37% who approve of him? Are they republican's on life support or in mental institutions or other convicted felons?
All of the above. 🙃
My husband, sadly.
I'm sorry. If he hasn't figured it out by now, he may need electroconvulsive therapy. Well you cancel out his vote.
It’s tragic to have members of our Executive Branch that really require breathalyzer and random drug testing; as well as polygraphs to make public announcements to be credible.
They were unqualified for their positions even before the drinking.
Even then they would not be!
Depressing day. Before reading Ron's bulletin, I read a report the US Navy attacked an Iranian tanker in the Strait and boarded it. Trump then released another batshit crazy statement. He's threatening war crimes and is just insane. He can't stand it Iran pushes back and won't capitulate. Republicans won't stop him and right wing media enables him.
Timothy Snyder is warning the next move could be an act of domestic terrorism, which Bone Spurs will falsely blame on the Left and/or Democrats. He urges us to spread the word in advance to prevent the public from readily believing it as Magyar did when Orban was getting ready to do the same to him during his campaign. Bone Spurs could also try to blame it on Iran. We appear to be heading for bigger and bigger trouble, with incompetent drunks in charge of our national security and a demented, ignorant, impulsive batshit crazy tyrant at the helm.
MAGA congress, it will be on YOU for allowing this to go on for over a year while you stare at your navels.
Well said. I'm in the last chapters of my life, and I can't believe this is where we are at. It's exhausting, depressing, sad. I worry nuclear weapons will be used. You get it. Nothing, absolutely nothing, Trump, his cabinet or the Republicans say can be trusted.
Yes, Oak, Snyder's "self-terrorism" essay is not only insightful but most chilling. Again, think extremes to bury the Epstein files, living in his Ballroom bunker with hospital accommodations for his and his family's foreseeable lives, or just maybe the initial bloody distraction of the Iran War. Snyder is warning us best he can!
A Reichstag Fire Redux?
“[On] February 27, 1933 … a sizeable portion of the parliamentary building in Berlin, the Reichstag, went up in flames from an arson attack. Did the Nazis really assist in setting the fire? … It’s almost impossible to know [but] one thing is clear: It played a critical role in the Nazi’s rise to power. The fire proved the sway of Germany’s dangerous new dictator—whose vision to remake the nation had only just begun. … On March 23, the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act [which] assigned all legislative power to Hitler and his ministers, thus securing their ability to control the political apparatus.”
The True Story of the Reichstag Fire and the Nazi Rise to Power; Smithsonian Magazine; 21-Feb-2017; https://tinyurl.com/54b2sw3e
Thank you, Kelvin, for the historical insights and the online link! Surely Snyder is anticipating some catastrophic event as Project 2025's breaking point for collapse and capture. I fear something worse though intended with the same ultimate outcome for capitulation and submission. Let us hope we're either somewhat prepared or such an event is diverted or minimized. No way of knowing what lays ahead.
Well said oak. These despicable incompetent cartoon characters are spiraling & Circle in the drain hopefully.
Blaming "the left" always unravels immediately. It's too hard these days to cover your footprints, and these guys are historically inept.
If only it would unravel for the MAGA congress.
I'd say Iran knows where they're all parked, Oak, but since they so seldom work to earn the salaries we pay them, it's a bit more problematic an issue.
Once again . The aggressor. He will never stop war mongering .
Anything but the Epstein files at all costs, ramonaj, even more human sacrifice!
Yes. Something completely different. If you did not see Senator Tammy Duckworth, on the 14th speak on the floor of congress. Please do . So emotionally spot on. A real warrior. Brave soul. American hero. A must see.
This was a lot to put together for a sunday. thank you. I particularly like John ossoff and Pete buttigieg talking truth especially Pete going to OK.
Yes. So much information. The reports, bulletins , and Uncovered are irreplaceable in my life. Thanks for your work Ron. The whole of MTN TOO.
GO MEIDASMIGHTY ✌️
You know what I’ve been stuck on all day? It was the moment when Russell Vought used the word “largesse” when he was answering a question about the federal government blocking distribution of funds to help American families and children. Largesse. Dude… It’s our fucking money. It’s our tax money. It’s our money! Go the fuck home and shut the fuck up.
You go, Melissa! Straight from the heart!
Thank you for recognizing how shitty this was. I don’t know if I’m gonna get over it for a while, and that’s in context of all the other obscene insanity that’s going on. I will never forget hearing him say that word in that context. my stomach turned over, and I literally wanted to leap through the computer screen and strangle a bitch.
Me too. The snarky bastards are gross with how they say stuff like that. Bessett, Hasert , Johnson VD. Ass hats. Snarky fuckin bitch ass punks.
The whole mob is nothing but a condescending pack of greedy assholes, Melissa! I'll be honest in my hating them all, but Bessent is the one who really sets me off like you describe!
I'm with you on all of them,
but the two I dislike the most are both bessent and hassett those smirky little smirky Smiles on their faces, man I just want to fukin slap the living hell out of those smirks.
Absolutely fair. They enrage me. But that word in that context from that particular person coalesced all my rage.
Fefffing A!
Cheeto And Narcissistic Collapse
While Cheeto has not been clinically been diagnosed as a malignant narcissist he has displayed behavioral patterns consistent with narcissistic traits and has been evaluated by numerous mental health professionals At times these psychopaths like Cheeto can get overly stressed and when that happens they can experience what has clinically been called a narcissistic collapse
Narcissistic collapse(https://bit.ly/3QuLJhG) occurs when a narcissist’s carefully constructed self-image is threatened or shattered, often by criticism, public humiliation, perceived abandonment or a loss of control Collapse occurs when a narcissist’s carefully constructed self-image is threatened or shattered, often by criticism, public humiliation, perceived abandonment or a loss of control
As a result, a narcissistic person may act impulsively, with a dramatic escalation in behavior or an emotional explosion Narcissistic collapse can include rage and personal attacks ― lashing out at perceived enemies and targeting multiple people or groups at once The narcissist may also project by blaming others for their own failures or by accusing others of possessing the very traits they struggle with. Experts say these moments often involve frantic attempts at image management ― including smear campaigns, threats, gaslighting or manipulation
"While Cheeto has not been clinically diagnosed as a malignant narcissist..."
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
Yes indeed
McTaco....the pedo-poster child for NPD is a diaper encased Orange freak going into old age. Narcs are now at their worst......backed into a corner facing death........(bring it on!!!!!) All the bad make up covering up his STD rashes makes the Orang Fuck an even worse threat to humanity. Lock that dipshit up ASAP!!!
“Experts say these moments often involve frantic attempts at image management ― including smear campaigns, threats, gaslighting or manipulation.”
Or, god and the keeper of the nuclear codes forbid, nuclear annihilation.
Tracking.