cjcarpenter

A real window to understanding the war (and perhaps the future) from an Israeli perspective. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/o...

The most important conversation you'll hear this month, Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/o...

The American people should know that if Donald Trump uses our military to carry out his threats against Iran tomorrow, every one of us is going to own a piece of the war crime.

Supreme Court Agrees with Trump: “OK to ignore Congress”

They are people too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQPD...

Do people really not understand how dramatically the Trump-Netanyahu war dynamic has changed today?

The Trump Republican war is now in truly deep shit.

So interesting that a second U.S. aircraft has been shot down using passive infrared while Israeli planes seem to be immune...

The best, most comprehensive and insightful discussion of the current crisis in Iran that I have encountered -- a truly important conversation.

The best, most comprehensive and insightful discussion of the current crisis in Iran that I have encountered -- a truly important conversation.

A good recap of Trump's recent speech.

Better late than never I guess.

Why do I have the feeling that this is a head fake? In any event, Iran is rich in uranium ore so at best stealing its stockpile of the processed stuff buys some time.

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Donald Trump makes George Bush look like a 5/8 wit.

The Trump Administration attempted to make an example of Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. Instead, Minnesotans set an example for the rest of the country that decency and compassion will always triumph over fear and division. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

Somehow, I see the role of the Vice President of the United States as being something more than the president's most senior ass kisser.

📢☝🏽 Plan Accordingly

Nor can we solve our problems with the same people that created them. Just say no to the GOP.

Spare a few moments of thought for the young marines that are about to be launched into these idiot's pointless war.

Pathetic

And the Chinese, who buy over 80% of Iran's oil, remain inscrutable and uninvolved.

I watched several celebrations of Ashura in central Iran in the late 50s. I don't think our devout evangelical Christian are even close to being as devout as Iran's Shia Muslims it comes to expressions of their religious faith. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA6Q...

TV Talk Show Chatterbox Pete Hegseth's Pentagon:

I lived in Iran for several years, and witnessed Muslim holy days play out in the streets of some of the country's smaller towns. For what it's worth: a devout evangelical Christian here in the U.S. is a half-committed piker and a far left woke liberal compared to a devout shia Muslim in Iran.

Mr. Stephens here opines that the U.S. has "rid the world of an odious tyrant, and of several layers of his equally odious deputies." But I have a newsflash for him: we have our own tyrant and equally odious deputies right here at home.

I guess Trump and Vance got tired of just murdering Venezuelan fishermen.

And what was on that third tablet Moses dropped on his way down from the mountain.

It will be interesting to see the platform for regime change MOSAD and the CIA have managed to cobble together in advance of this war (if any...) Is the prince on the way to Tehran by special train? (History repeats). Have marines stormed ashore at Abadan and taken control of the refineries yet?

Noooo -- really? WHAT A SHOCK!

I know I should listen to Trump's speech, but I just can't stand listening to him or to the applause that his sycophantic Republicans offer up continuously. Just can't do it.

If the Supreme Court would get off its ass in opposition to the Trump administration's disregard for the Constitution with as much dispatch as they have done to support it, there would be a lot less chaos to contend with.

Don't you know that the Supreme Court gave Trump and his people plenty of advanced notice of their tariff ruling so the administration would have time to prepare their response? Trump himself has probably knows this was coming for weeks. Everything now is theater.

www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ice-co...

I voted in Texas today. There were two lines: D and R. 10 people in the D line, 1 in the R line. Lady at head of the D line got in an argument with R. She said "I voted Republican my whole life, but I just can't do it anymore. You should be ashamed." R got angry. Poll worker intervened. Hope!

There would be a tiny little bit of accountability if Donald Trump became the first president in the history of the country to be impeached and removed from office.

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On the upside, Mrs. Trump is going to be on the target list of every crime gang in Europe for the rest of her life, and for every political gang that's looking for some ez financing too. She might want to watch a few Aldo Moro films -- and plan on spending a lot of time close to home.

Stay calm, have a plan to vote & have your vote counted in November despite whatever barriers the Trump administration erects by then -- and encourage your non-MAGA neighbors to do the same. Also -- give some thought to what happens after the election.

I wonder if Minnesota is what the Bush administration had in mind when they invented "homeland security?"

If you are trying to understand what's happening to us all, an hour spent with this discussion will be one of the best investments you could make. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/o...

Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.