U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

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    Set your timer folks. In order to bury this they just need to come up with something stupid to redirect everyone’s attention. Suddenly, Trump challenges Biden to a boxing match in three days! Oohs and ahhs as this gets swept under the rug. Nothing to see or report here.

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    I’m not even surprised. And anyone calling for anything to be done still doesn’t get the fact that they literally don’t give a fick what you think.

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    And this is just the incompetence that you’re hearing about! Imagine all the insanity that isn’t getting texted to random numbers. DOGE tech boys probably got a WH discord server going for them

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      Oh for sure lol

      Now we just need to figure out how to get a reporter an invite

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    It’s sickening how they genuinely think they’re bailing Europe out and deserve compensation for it, when they themselves are a big part of why there’s so much instability in the region to begin with.

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    Once again. If this is what we know… what on earth is happening that we dont know about?

    The thing about incompetence is that, if one fuck up was this bad because the right person found out. How many times has it been brushed aside by someone without the means?

    Its always going to be worse than you could ever dream of. We are still so early into 4 years its terrifying.

    As a side point. This is also proof that the moon landing is real and the earth is round. But functioning brains already knew that…

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    Remember Hillary’s emails?

    I wonder if the people who go on about it actually understood the implications of the email server, or just reacted when Fox told them to.

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      That email thing would have been a good argument against her presidency in almost any other election. Now it’s hardly a footnote, even the magats forgot about it.

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    Just when you think the clown car is full, that there is no way they will get another clown in there, clown world manages to cram another in.

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    This is why, when Trump casually drops WW3 threats, I’m over here wondering who here is actually going to try and run this war of his.

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      Honestly this has kind of been reassuring as it seems that things that are behind the scenes are as dumb as what’s on the surface.

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        We are extremely lucky that they are incompetent. A smart fascist government would of been the end of times.

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        It’s been a recurring theme of the Trump presidency, past and present, that his tendency to trip over his own shoelaces sets his own agenda back.

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          remember he passed info on informants and spys of putin, and they were all eliminated shortly after.

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        I was reassured because it seemed like Vance was a man down to Hegsith, which means that if Trump kicks the bucket, all of the jackals are going to start eating each other’s faces.

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      Just think how many countries have live intel on the guy for the simple fact he’s an absolute child with a cellphone.

      Dude probably installs apps that popup after clicking on an ad.

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        I’m sure it’s considerable. He’s never been particularly discreet, and I think Vlad or Ben have the pee tape.

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          I really don’t get the piss tape conspiracy theory. He’s a well known philanderer, it would not make a dent in his reputation among his cultists. The MAGAts would probaby start dousing themselves in piss as a show of support.

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    The same loser asswipes that cried about General Milley when he prevented a war against fucking China.