Brad Larkin
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@NBCNews
I call for the immediate resignation of
@GenCQBrownJr
for giving political guidance to foreign allies that is in conflict with one of the major party candidates running for office. The ELECTED OFFICIALS determine the policy to join NATO or leave NATO. It is ABSOLUTELY NOT THE
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This article should have been titled, "Biden declares economic sanctions on Texas, boosts price support for Iranian LNG, and encourages Germany to reopen supply lines to Russia."
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@mtaibbi
@ShellenbergerMD
I had been thinking this for some time, but now I think it is clear to all that Matt Taibbi is the most consequential journalist of his generation. On the level of Woodward & Bernstein in the 1970s.
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@SarahAshtonLV
Belgorod is definitely not Ukraine. But Ukraine does need some successes and some territory chips for negotiating so good luck to you.
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@UltraDane
Someone who had recently survived a stroke told me that the onset was the sensation and perception that suddenly the ground tilted at a 45 degree angle and he tried to walk at an angle so as to be 'upright' then he collapsed. Guy in video looks like room is spinning around him.
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@Rose26891183
@maxseddon
@tass_agency
The most likely (favorable) outcome of this conflict will be that someone from within Putin's circle will turn on him and depose him. Shoigu seems to me to be a top candidate for the job. Fingers crossed. He at least has physical access to Putin.
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@wartranslated
That was just bad on so many levels. Most of all he keeps talking about 'operational space' West of Bakhmut in one breath and in the next talks about buildup of Ukrainian forces and new lines from Kramatorsk. This is just drivel. Only point it could serve is to try to get more
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@netanyahu
You need to separate the terrorists in Gaza from the 'innocent civilians' in Gaza and address the world's humanitarian & refugee concerns. The plan: offer amnesty for any and all Palestinians who are willing to walk out of Gaza and sign a pledge to: (1) condemn Hamas'
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@TomFitton
And I love that these guys did not put their seatbelts on until at least 2 bumps by the predator truck. I guess they were hockey players who didn't wear helmets or mouthpieces too.
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@wartranslated
Clearly having some anxiety about potential Ukrainian offensive and exhorting Russian soldiers to 'anchor' and 'claw' in their trenches. So his anxiety is that the opposite will happen: that Russian forces will crumble and give up a lot of ground, very fast (as they did in
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@sethharpesq
Smells a little fishy. There are no apostrophes used (which could be a function of composer's keyboard). But phrase "I dint make this shit up" Is wrong tense and would be an unusual contraction of "didn't" or "ain't". So I suspect it was written by the Russian FSB.
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@wartranslated
A bit of the 'labor strike' I mentioned the other day. An American general could easily be charged with insubordination for proposing that his unit is the only thing keeping the Army from collapsing. So in Putin's Russia, that would have to be a death sentence. Probably
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@hahussain
Newspapers on contemporaneous stories can be good. e.g. Here is one from 2/29/1940 (leap day, first year of WWII) that is indeed about Britain blocking Palestinian land sales to Jews. It does not give an attribution but clearly there is disagreement in Parliament as to whether
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@73RDARM
@IAPonomarenko
Yes. One technique would be to write a 1-2 page conceptual treatment outline and copyright that document with a registration agency. Then if you ever do get in a rights conflict, you have a clear stake in the sand as far as the chronology of a project. Plus, telling (and showing)
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@Osinttechnical
This guy knows what he's doing. Muzzle well back from firing port. Overhead cover at muzzle to minimize visibility of smoke.
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@KurtSchlichter
Like inflation. This all happened in the 1970s too. Renee Richards admitted, "I know if I'd had surgery at the age of 22, and then at 24 went on the tour, no genetic woman in the world would have been able to come close to me."
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@MrEmmet88
@DenesTorteli
Disagree. One has to do the best he can with what he's got. Ukraine (and every other Army) is in no position to offer easy-outs to those who get scared in combat. At least the ammo / weapon assistance helped the fighter.
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@Osinttechnical
I would worry about being under landmark like power lines making it easier for enemy artillery spotter to get the range. But maybe he has no choice or likes the inhibition of overhead drones the power lines may provide. But this guy is a pro.
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@KeithKopinski
@CNBC
@CNBCOvertime
Quite the contrary, there shouldn't be an Executive Branch thinking they are entitled to spend more money than what we have on hand and have already borrowed.
Article I, Section 8 The Congress has the power to borrow Money on the credit of the United States. Not the Executive
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@rawsalerts
This is the heart of U.S. submarine effort. I looked on a map, Electric Boat manufacturing is down river from this bridge, but the Groton submarine base is upriver. So if this bridge collapse, it is pinning a significant part of our Atlantic submarine fleet in port.
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@hahussain
Has there ever been an Arab-Israeli war in which Arabs did not lose more territory than they started with?
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@wartranslated
So will Wagner retreat a bit to withdraw from direct combat as a kind of 'labor strike' until they get more ammo? Whether they consciously do it or not, withdrawal (or surrender) are really the only two choices when out of ammo.
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@RadioGenoa
Shamanism.
Ouch that hit on the head hurts and is dangerous. You can break someone's neck like that, especially when they are not expecting it.
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@kamilkazani
Seems to me that what has happened is that the proliferation of man-packing guided missiles has altered the nature of high intensity warfare. If Russians want to continue the war, they will need to get off roads and reorganize around infantry advances and screens.
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Uber Founder Travis Kalanick (
@travisk
) Absence Looms Large In Hack Case
"The U.S. Department of Justice's silence on Uber founder Travis Kalanick's role in covering up a 2016 cyberattack that led to a security chief's felony conviction has puzzled observers seeking guidance on
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@MarkKeenan5
@binnahar85
@BENJSCOX
Ummm, they pay for the cars, tv, etc. You do not give it out of the benevolence of your heart. We have plenty of hypocrites and cultural hypocracies too. You're probably just blind to them.
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@clashreport
Not saying he is wrong. But to a communist, every problem looks like a lack of communism.
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@TraumaExposed
@noclador
For those that don't know, "Sand Table" is the term used in American military to describe a terrain model of an operation. Ideally they are done to scale in 3 dimensions. They may be made with sand, dirt, rocks, ammo boxes, whatever the unit has at hand. Communicates visually.
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@LisaDowd4
@LoriMills4CA42
@mtaibbi
Or, a former Vice President bragging about using a $ 1 Billion U.S. loan guarantee to Ukraine as extreme leverage to get a Ukrainian prosecutor fired. Why work so hard at it? Because Biden had more kickbacks from Ukraine going back to the Nunn-Lugar bill.
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@Bubblebathgirl
@CollinRugg
@gatewaypundit
Yes but when you see the incredible, disproportionate and inappropriate law enforcement action, why would anyone rationally think that the Constitution is going to prevail and this corruption is not going to continue to grow?
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@morphiaz
It could also be rival Palestinian factions taking them out. No rational actor could believe that the Palestinian people or Hamas itself have benefitted from the atrocities of October 7th 2023.
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@LisaDowd4
@LoriMills4CA42
@mtaibbi
This is what ACTUAL INTELLIGENCE looks like - a U.S. President caught on tape telling a foreign leader that he wants to mislead the American public about his policy intentions prior to his re-election. Obama to Medvedev
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@noclador
If I recall correctly, my battalion was on standby to conduct this same evacuation back in 1991. It is a long way for ship-based helicopters to go (at least 400 miles) and was going to require multiple mid-air refuelings. Missions like this (long distance, no friendly
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@JayinKyiv
Great. Sounds like Ukraine should be able to whip Russia with no U.S. financial aid. Good point.
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@Scaramucci
Yep. Chris Christie is probably the smartest of this whole bunch. Plus, he is far and away the best qualified to overhaul the DOJ and FBI as a former U.S. Attorney himself.
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@yanisvaroufakis
All that 'Good Friday' stuff is very complicated and addressed religious differences and policing in Northern Ireland that really don't exist in Ukraine.
The more applicable precedent is the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty where 6 counties were ceded for the sake of a peace and a
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@JPegula
Congrats on your win. Super.
As you've probably heard, Korean (Hangul) is the best language in Asia because they standardized on a consistent, phonetic written alphabet. Good luck and best wishes.
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@JebraFaushay
He did it on his own driveway? Or …. He preyed upon other human beings trying to do some activity and interrupted it for the sake of his narcissism and selfishness. Not to mention some workers had to cut out the pavement and then fix it (generating much more carbon by the way
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@RealSpikeCohen
@ClimateAudit
Yeah I read about him at the time. And Rick had held actual, real evacuation drills for his company previously - despite the blow back of them being unpopular at the time. A real hero. Thanks to you for remembering him.
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@hahussain
Very informative. But in any large organization, there is never a shortage of ambitious underlings looking to advance. So such strikes make only a temporary impact.
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@sporkboot
@nypost
Yep. And he should be prosecuted as an unregistered foreign agent who was paid for access to the President & Vice President -- Corruption. And that is the most favorable view. If he turned over nonpublic information to foreigners, he was a foreign spy as well.
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@dave_billingham
@RpsAgainstTrump
Has the best set of policies. Has the guts to say "No" to some wars and conflicts. Is not wed to the Deep State Washington establishment or to eco-religion fantasists. Focus on building prosperity, not regulations.
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@Osinttechnical
That is a beautiful piece of artillery.
I was staying in Denmark a few years ago in a little hotel on the North Sea when I start hearing booms about 8am. I thought, "No way would I be hearing artillery in peaceful Denmark, maybe it's ...?". But asked the hotel desk and yes, it
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@ProfMarkMaslin
@MichaelEMann
@GaryLineker
@KHayhoe
@palaeokatie
@ClimateHuman
@richardabetts
@_richardblack
@UCLgeography
@UCLGlobalHealth
The solution to planet heating is to reduce solar energy absorbed into the atmosphere. aka SHADE
Miniature stratospheric reflectors are the best course of action. It is just the moralistic beliefs of eco-priests (calling themselves the glogal scientific consensus) who obsess on
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@jamiequint
@SandorReport
@imjakesamuelson
But when they are doing doing fractional banking and it becomes a run on the bank, then it is a solvency issue. Goodbye equity. Or .... we could have the FBI reach out to all the social media outlets and tell them we suspect this story is Russian disinformation and THERE IS
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@BowesChay
Yeah, Israel-sympathy honeymoon with the world press is not going to last long. I guess they think they can ignore the media and carry on with the carnage as long as they choose. I tend to doubt it, but we'll see.
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@djmurphy0412
@InnaSovsun
@MaximEristavi
If Ukraine had 'earned' the right, then we wouldn't be having this discussion. The issue is being decided right now in trial by combat. After a good start, Ukraine needs to compromise and negotiate a settlement before they are crushed under the weight of a much larger country.
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@JHaestier
@ProCyclingStats
@lancearmstrong
All retroactive sports results are b.s. and immoral. It is up to the officials to only let qualified persons compete. But once on the field, the results are the results. You can change the rules prospectively but not retroactively.
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@KateMcKenna28
@TheTorontoSun
If you are not aware of Zelensky's political oppression and political murders, you are getting a very myopic news feed. When Zelensky's popularity ratings plummeted, he started arresting political opponents, and shutting down television stations not owned by his patron,
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@JunkScience
And secondary effects as I sadly learned in the Texas Freeze of 2021 - the cost of doing all the repairs for unreliable energy are huge financially as well as environmentally. Incredible amounts of building materials, & appliances, etc have to be produced, trucked, installed and
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@noclador
To address your question, clearly the primary mission is the embassy. If one seizes an airfield, then you have to evacuate the airfield AND the embassy. Plus we have the Khabul aircraft debacle fresh in this administration's minds.
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@hugh_jolley
@AlinejadMasih
Good illustration. One could probably do same illustration with Iraq before and after 2003 too.
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@WikiLeaksUS
I mean that got over 7500 employees to run a site that has changed very little in years and cannot even yield an edit button. THERE IS SO MUCH LARD THERE. Even without the censorship issue, Elon could unlock so much value there by getting rid of the no-loads.
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@CNBC
@CNBCOvertime
Or ... we could just shut down a lot of transfer payments and government contracts and keep existing the debt holders current. Adding new debt is not how a 'deadbeat' recovers. Rather it is by reducing spending and industriously increasing revenue.
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@SullyCNBC
You were using the product words too loosely tonight. It is not the active ingredient in Benadryl. It is those that include the ingredient PHENYLEPHRINE alone or in combination. That's kind of like saying "Sullivan" committed a murder today. Yeah, but which Sullivan.
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@wartranslated
I am sympathetic to the work involved. Maybe cherry-pick new, key points he makes. But it is good to get insights into the Ukrainian thinking and since they've pretty much outlawed so many opposition parties, anything is better than all-Zelenskyy-thought, all the time.
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@IuliiaMendel
Having a straighter front line is best for the side with less manpower. Increases the density of men, artillery, drones, along the front line. Makes it easier to get wounded evacuated and ammunition to the front lines as well.
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@secretsqrl123
Yeah I saw the video without the context - the tanks seemed awfully close together. But the explanation that it was a repair depot explains the lack of dispersion.
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@IuliiaMendel
The posing means nothing. What counts is trials and convictions for corruption. That not only punishes some but also discourages 10 times more people. In this regard, Zelensky is doing a good job and should continue to do so.
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@Charles_Lister
There can be no peace with war mongers like you. All peace processes involve forgiveness and moving forward in a constructive manner. Endless vengeance, reprisals for past wrongs, and blood oaths are the ways of mafias and failed societies.
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@WriterRomana
@11spygod11
@ProudPatriot247
@StephenKing
Yes and fair minded reports noted when Biden came into office, Zelenskyy's mouth and plans got a lot bigger. Shutting down television stations and arresting leaders of other political parties. How much of Zelenskyy's confidence was from Biden family corruption?
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@NeilAxelrod
@Mwontplaythat
@maxberger
Yes which is what the ACLU 'used to' defend. Now they just shill for Woke candidates.
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@noclador
If they wanted a FARP (forward air refueling point) they'd probably put it somewhere remote and far from trouble, not the existing air base.
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@SullyCNBC
I haven't dived into the figures, but it just seems basic that these price reductions by Tesla, Ford, et al; here and in China; represent a melting core of demand as buyers realize that pure EVs do not represent a feature-set that meets their needs.
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@michaeldweiss
Thanks for sharing. This assessment leaves out Russia's best historical weapon: artillery. Russian artillery seems unimpaired and capable of driving Ukrainian casualties exponentially higher if Putin chooses.
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@JoeTruzman
I was watching a story on Al Jeezera today talking about an Irish soccer club that adopted jerseys using the colors of Palestinian flag. As part of the video, they showed an advertisement sign encouraging tourism reading: "Visit Palestine". Maybe not so much.
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@IuliiaMendel
I salute you and and your writing effort and your open mind on best ways to help Ukraine & Ukrainians. Best wishes.
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@MimiMim74836424
@NeilPHauer
Was a lot easier for Churchill to be defiant, he had the English Channel to shelter behind. Ukraine ... not so much.
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@ron_eisele
Back when they actually did step-by-step tests instead of just calling this an "F-104max"; dummying up the certifications; lying about the need for airframe training; and not telling the pilots about the single-point-of-failure-death-plunge-autopilot mode.
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@JunkScience
An excellent point on the amount of thermodynamic transfer (nil) from air temperature to ocean depths.
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@InfoAgeStrategy
Sounds very much like Hitler yearning for the Czech arms industry. Congrats on making Nazi warmonger 2nd class.
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@capitolhunters
Tell you a secret sweet heart. The University can grant any degree to anyone they want. They apparently did grant one to Elon so if it doesn't say what you think it should say, pound sand. Neither Bill Gates nor Steve Jobs finished college anyway.
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@Thinkin12461442
@wartranslated
That is just bigotry. Former cooks can be good generals and some generals can cook well and run successful businesses; and some fail at all civilian occupations. Case in point - the man on the U.S. $ 50 bill - Ulysses Grant. A general who liked to cook: George Washington, our
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@wartranslated
@DefMon3
Hence the phrase, “The floggings will continue until morale improves.”
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@SzewczykM
@wartranslated
Yes. He thinks he is safe at the front. I am pretty sure there are a few wounded Wagner guys in hospital in Moscow whose identities are now being assumed by Putin's assassins. These 'soldiers' will be recovering complete health and be reporting back to Wagner forward HQ in the
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@NRO
But it is also true that elderly persons do often hit a dementia cliff in which cognitive function starts declining very rapidly. Joe seems to be falling fast and I'm not saying that to be mean or partisan, that's just what I've observed with increasingly small pieces of thought
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@AnselLindner
@bradmillscan
Exactly. Can you imagine if you were interviewing a guy to run the most economically important bank in the country during a period of new forms of electronic money, communications, and products AND THIS was his answer. You'd never have him back for the 2nd interview, much less
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@73RDARM
@IAPonomarenko
I agree with his money-first idea for you because you are an established journalist.
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@60Minutes
How old are they? You never said.
Your story also did not address whether these same children were being used to draw welfare & other transfer payments to their parents and why that is not being investigated and clawed back.
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@RALee85
Looks like a show for the camera but showing some smarts. Note the gun barrel is far away from the building aperture they are firing through, so gun is concealed except for the azimuth of fire. Would be more impressed if they wore goggles and reduced dust signature.
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@pati_marins64
Aside from how ridiculously high a price in blood Russia is paying for some modestly valuable territory, you also miss the. point that NATO can still escalate to bring all of its Air Power to bear in a short period of time to shred corridors through the Russian lines. And now
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@nickiclyne
@julie_kelly2
YES! We need some agents with a conscience to spill the beans on the corruption and oppression of this mafia called FBI.
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@CBS_Herridge
Reminds me that they prosecuted Oliver North (also a NSA) for diverting some funds to buy himself a home security system as he believed he was specifically named as a target by terrorists. But now they have secret service agents assigned? Seems like they owe Ollie an apology on
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@wartranslated
Gun barrel on window ledge looks too far forward to my eye. Muzzle flash and smoke will be visible from wider angle than he is firing into.
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@FiatFood
Pretty combative responses you gave them, answering other questions / making assertions instead of answering the question they asked, or choosing not to. They were being a lot more respectful to you than you were to them. I'm not sure what happened before this recording started,
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@CollinRugg
@RUKidddinMe
@SteveSix11
In favoring abortion rights, Newsom has more appeal for women than just his hair. But how many women are going to need an abortion this year, next year, ever? Versus how many women need better law enforcement policies and results EVERY DAY - for protecting their person, their
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