It’s got a Government verified checkmark as well. Things are getting very interesting.
Update: Account originally was Identifying as JFK. It posted a link to a shitcoin. Then immediately changed handle and title then went dark. Still got Government badge though
He’s going after 2 Agencies whose primary responsibilities were handled by other agencies to a far more competent degree at a fraction of the cost.
Until politicians got it in their head that they needed to strip those responsibilities from the agencies already doing them effectively and create entirely new ones just to focus on those narrow areas.
And the last 5 of them just shouldn’t really exist and don’t particularly have much value beyond being make work reward jobs for donors.
This is quite a Rubicon to cross. It’s not often a President so directly challenges the Judiciary. Very interesting development, especially if the court rules in his favor, that’ll have long term effects echoing far beyond our lifetimes
Basically applying the Costco or Sam’s Club model. But to Global Trade. While Simultaneously eliminating Taxes on the bottom 90% of the country.
Which creates more disposable income that’ll enter the market via one method or another. Though one should take care the State Taxes don’t rise to take what the Federal Taxes aren’t. As I can imagine there’s quite a few state governments chomping at the bit to do so.
He was. He grew disillusioned and became a staunch Anti-Mason.
As has happened several times
9 of 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were known Free Masons. With quite a few others suspected as members or at least affiliated with Masonic adjacent groups.
13 of 39 signers of the Constitution were Free Masons. Ironically 33%. Given their favoritism for that number.
Quite a few Presidents including George Washington. James Monroe, and Andrew Jackson were also masons.
Ben Franklin, Samuel Adams (Though records are spotty regarding which lodge he belonged), Paul Revere. John Quincy Adams.
So, So many. Military Leaders, Congressmen, Members of State Governments, Governors, Captains of Industry. Members of Federal Government. Lawyers, Judges, Professors, Teachers etc.
The Masons are inextricably tied to the history of the United States.
I already didn’t have a good opinion of anyone in Congress. Nothing explicitly personal against Massie. Just find everyone in Congress suspect. And find myself questioning it’s worth as an institution more often than not. So this is more just a filler episode in the drama that is the useless entity we call Congress in my book
I mean hell. According to polling reports. Congress is the 2nd most disliked part of our Government. Only the IRS is disliked more. And it’s held that rating almost perpetually since they started collecting data.
That’s actually not entirely far off from an event that almost legitimately occurred. Though it reportedly occurred post war. Not as part of Lend-Lease.
American intelligence drew up a plan to have large and extra-large Condoms airdropped over Soviet occupied Europe in the 50s. But the Condoms would be in packages labeled Small and Medium
One of the hair-brained Cold-War schemes that never actually got off the ground. Though considering what else actually got the green-light and or just went farther along in development you actually have to wonder why the plug got pulled. Considering it seemed to be one of the stupider but more sane ideas.
There was the plan to Nuke the Moon to flex on the Soviets, the Chicken powered Nuclear Landmine. The Nuclear Recoilless Rifle that they actually got around to issuing at the company level for a few years. Till someone had the bright idea to ask if giving the enlisted a spicy football launcher and then leaving them unsupervised was a great idea.
So on and so forth.
60 days? Jeez. It seems like it’s been far longer than that with all the stuff going on
There’s something inherently ironic in calling out a Billionaire he claims is looking out for Billionaires interests. Given the U.S Navy’s, his branch of service, track record of well. Looking out for Billionaires interests. Or least the era’s equivalent of Billionaires. In the name of the Constitution.
That’s how the phrases “Banana Republic” and “Gunboat Diplomacy” were coined. Though to be fair the U.S wasn’t entirely responsible for the coining of “Gunboat Diplomacy.”
But Banana Republic? yeah that was almost entirely all us. U.S Companies, often fruit companies, would overthrow a Central American or Caribbean government. The U.S Military, including Marines, would march in as ‘Peacekeepers’. While the Corporation installed a puppet Government that served their interests. Ala “Banana Republic”. Though we obtained Hawaii much the same way. Except we went full territorial annexation in that case.
I’m leaning towards Idiocracy. But it’ll have a veneer of 1984 or something hiding the fact that the people in power are as aggressively stupid as the general public
I’ve met some real fatties in my day. But I can’t recall one who had a pantry that was completely junk food.
Ah yes the spread of “Liberty, Democracy, and Freedom”.
It seems like its arrival in every land since the French Revolution has been heralded by the mass slaughter of innocents.
I imagine some are legitimately baffled. Some have suspicions about what’s causing it but don’t dare admit it. Some know exactly what’s causing it deep down but can’t handle admitting it to themselves because that would involve admitting their role however unwitting, and unknowing it may have been. And others still know exactly what it is but are trying to avoid consequences. Because money.
Depending on how tightly or loosely you want to define war. The U.S has been in almost constant state of war since its inception. Even during the founders day. Normally low-intensity conflicts only affecting small parts of the country. But armed conflicts nonetheless. Whether Congress was willing to acknowledge it or not.
Whether it was Military campaigns on the frontiers against native Americans. Anyone of numerous domestic instances and pseudo-revolts that necessitated call ups of State Militia or Federal Troops. Cross border police actions to. Not to mention the Civil War. The Labor and Land Conflicts of the Gilded Age. Blair Mountain etc. Then there’s the Regime change operations in support of the Corporate sector throughout Central America and the Caribbean in the early 20th century etc.
Cartels reportedly brought down a few Mexican Army Choppers. And allegedly maybe packing SAMs they’ve aquired over the years.
And given where they like to hide. You’ll have people shrieking about collateral damage and killing Civilians if you start striking targets with Drones and Jets.
With someone inevitably tossing out the ‘Genocide’ label. Which seems to be done for literally any conflict now. To the point the term is loosing any meaning.
Reasonable assumption to make given the uncertainty of the loyalty of the ranks. Not to mention the Security situation in D.C.
Depends on the area and school. Many places don’t really do DARE anymore as it’s fallen by the wayside and was of questionable effectiveness even while it was ongoing.
They’ve run into that issue in Europe repeatedly. No clear separation of powers. Means the Legislative bodies steadily chipped away before functionally usurping what we think of now as the Executive Powers in the U.S.
Lol. The amount of Cope and Seethe from Canadians is entertaining.
Even the Mexicans aren’t this butthurt.
So basically an average Tuesday from like 1945-2000 for the French and most of Europe for the matter.
Desk Duty. Or one of the Sweetheart low effort positions some Departments have.
For example my Local County Department provides Nighttime Security to a few Businesses and municipal buildings locally in my area on a contract basis.
Not much goes on out here crime or otherwise. So the positions are usually given to the older people closing in on retirement. Or people on reduced duty due to pregnancy or some other medical situation. Who didn’t want desk duty.
As the extent of their job is to occasionally make rounds and check locks. And file a report at the end of the night.
There’s a certain level of Bravery that can only be achieved by being too stupid to realize the danger you were in till after the fact.
Partly the construction of the post WW2 era and American geopolitical strategy. And partly the United States and it’s political arms couldn’t abide any potential ideological challenges to Western Liberalism both classical and otherwise.
So we’ve been bribing who can be bribed and overthrowing who could be overthrown. While isolating the rest. The application of money and bribery schemes. IE U.S handouts. Is as much to further geopolitical goals and Western, or rather, American hegemony. As it is to line the pockets of our politicians.
Government accounts regularly get a specialty check mark from X. To verify that the account is actually from a Government Entity/Government Official.
And isn’t some retard shilling crypto or pretending to be someone they aren’t to push a narrative. Though that doesn’t necessarily stop bad actors from obtaining access to said verified accounts via one or more methods.