On the comparison between Bush's war against Iraq in 2003 and Trump's war against Iran this week, there are some important differences. THREAD 1/
"Energy costs...including gasoline, will drop by more than 50% within the first 12 months" — Trump, 8/19/24
"12 months from January 20th… your gasoline for your car is going to be 50% cheaper" — Trump, 10/10/24
"Mark it down, and you can get very angry at me if we don’t do it” — Trump, 9/21/24
My longtime knock on American Christianity is “The Bible: Literal when you need it, metaphor when you don’t”
Likewise, it’s America is an extension of European legal tradition when it’s convenient, America is a break from the old world when it isn’t
Why is his name still up?
Michael McFaul
Judd Legum
Trump is trying to crush our First Amendment rights.
I refuse to live in a country where a crooked President can illegally use the force of the federal government to push a talk show host off the air.
Time to speak up and protect free speech in America.
Daniel Sohn
Why do I feel we are at the "Wile E. Coyote just beyond the edge of the cliff before he falls" stage of the US economy?
Senator Patty Murray
The threat of a war crime should be an impeachable offense
That's my congressman. Speaking truth.
The legacy of Mike Wallace, Dan Rather and Morley Safer has been ripped to shreds. Once a bastion of holding the powerful to account through meticulous investigation, 60 Minutes will now be used as a mere mouthpiece for those interests.
