Lamont Cranston

Lamont Cranston

@tlpcpa.bsky.social

✡️ 🇺🇸🇮🇱Husband. Dad. Investor. Martial Arts, Cinephile, & Rock music aficionado. Libraries rock. Spy novels and some sci-fi. 8647 I know what evil lurks in the hearts of men. And the stupidity. And the lies. Various writings at https://substack.com/@tlpcpa001

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Moscow Rules: Assume nothing. Don’t go against your gut. Assume all are under opposition control. Don’t look back; you are never alone. Go with the flow, blend in. Vary your pattern. Lull them into a sense of complacency. Don’t harass the opposition. Pick the time and place. Keep options open.

Bibi dragged Trump into the war because the one thing Israel can't do on its own is regime change. For that boots on the ground is needed, and Israel can't be the one to do that. So they put in place a gambit, hoping that once in, Trump would go for the who enchilada. Instead he got TACO.

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🔥 SPRINGSTEEN: "I’m here to support Stephen Colbert, the first guy who lost his show because a president can't take a joke - and the Ellisons feel they need to kiss his ass… small-minded people with no idea what freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about." 🇺🇸

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This is only the beginning. He has no plans to leave office or allow free elections. Nor are his plans hidden—they're all unfolding in plain sight. The Insurrection never ended and the Christofascists won't stop until our democracy is gone. Choose who you'll be in this moment.

Trump fires entire National Science Board. Trump has dismissed all members of the National Science Board, the independent panel overseeing the National Science Foundation's $9 billion research budget. The action ... raises concerns over the future of U.S. science policy and innovation.

I love watching baseball (Yankees). I love the slower pace, compared to other sports. I find it relaxing. And I think a well turned double play is one of the most beautiful things in sports. Ballet like. As is a lot of the defensive play.

🧵I spent the last 3 weeks in Israel. Always good to be there, war and all. Had to deal with some sirens, but was never in any danger. Was there for Passover. Wish I could say it felt special being there for that, but I’d be lying. Probably a me thing. It was nice to go, and nice to come back.

As to the war, I always knew Trump had no endgame plan, but I figured Israel did. I’ve come to believe their plan was a gambit, hoping the US would put boots on the ground for regime change. Now that we haven’t,…???

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Rep. Ted Lieu on the House floor: “Trump raped minors. And it’s all on tape.” That statement is now part of the official congressional record. Surely the most litigious president in history will soon start suing people for calling him a pedophile? If not, why not? #releasethefiles #epsteintrump

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Just a reminder that in January of this year, Trump and Hegseth decommissioned EVERY US mine sweeper. Yep. Every. Last. One. Evidently they could never imagine a scenario in which the US needed minesweepers. In Trump's America, we are governed by idiots.

Just watched Blade Runner 2049. I saw it when it came out, but it hit different this time. I think it may lead me to the belief that whether or not one has a soul is a choice we each make through our own beliefs and actions, how we choose to live our lives.

1/2 - Full on authoritarianism is probable (martial law/insurrection act declared). Then what? National Guard are not ICE. My guess is these are older guys who want to serve their country, not terrorize citizens. But it's still a really bad situation. Is the other side prepared to inflict violence?

2/2 Inflicting violence is a hell of a thing. Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who killed Ms. Good, is typical of their side - many just want to kill liberals. What are we prepared to do? They have the advantage of organization and gov't authority. I guess we need to study the French resistance?

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