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Indeed - the job of the SecDef is not to be the best officer for the same reason the job of a general officer is not to be the best rifleman.
You want a SecDef who is thinking about the political dimensions of conflict and managing the massive DoD bureaucracy.
You want a SecDef who is thinking about the political dimensions of conflict and managing the massive DoD bureaucracy.
historically, secdefs have *not* been generals, and indeed generals need a congressional waiver to become secdef! but we have deluded ourselves into thinking that war should be "left to the professionals."
if dead carl convinces you of one thing, it should be that this is ass-backwards
if dead carl convinces you of one thing, it should be that this is ass-backwards
Are You Tired of Winning Yet?
The Trump administration has chosen to forget that airpower provides no way to force a favorable peace.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Indeed - the job of the SecDef is not to be the best officer for the same reason the job of a general officer is not to be the best rifleman.
You want a SecDef who is thinking about the political dimensions of conflict and managing the massive DoD bureaucracy.
You want a SecDef who is thinking about the political dimensions of conflict and managing the massive DoD bureaucracy.
Y'all have had too many chances already.
JD Vance's final message before the midterm elections:
"Give us another chance"
"Give us another chance"
November 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Y'all have had too many chances already.
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He’s complaining that we didn’t go after “Ho Chi Minh City.”
… Which is what we used to call Saigon. Which was in South Vietnam. Which was our ally.
… Which is what we used to call Saigon. Which was in South Vietnam. Which was our ally.
November 2, 2026 at 2:40 AM
He’s complaining that we didn’t go after “Ho Chi Minh City.”
… Which is what we used to call Saigon. Which was in South Vietnam. Which was our ally.
… Which is what we used to call Saigon. Which was in South Vietnam. Which was our ally.
This has been a great decision for me.
November 2, 2026 at 2:20 AM
This has been a great decision for me.
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i almost admire baseball crank for being the perfect apparatchik. the inside of that baseball head of his is a jello salad of propaganda so bold and shameless that you actually couldn't replace him with an LLM
Indescribably funny to be doing “oh you guys can’t just blame him forever, let it go!” about the current president of the United States who is still in the first half of his term
November 2, 2026 at 2:15 AM
i almost admire baseball crank for being the perfect apparatchik. the inside of that baseball head of his is a jello salad of propaganda so bold and shameless that you actually couldn't replace him with an LLM
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Blexis. Blorida. Blaska. Blansas. Biowa. Baine. Blorth Carolina. Bebraska.
November 2, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Blexis. Blorida. Blaska. Blansas. Biowa. Baine. Blorth Carolina. Bebraska.
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Americans once again two years into his term
November 2, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Americans once again two years into his term
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What did you think Vote Blue No Matter Who meant? Vibes? Papers? Essays? Losers.
November 1, 2026 at 10:55 PM
What did you think Vote Blue No Matter Who meant? Vibes? Papers? Essays? Losers.
Yes. Please. Pretend he's on the ballot and vote accordingly.
Trump: Pretend I'm on the ballot because essentially I am on the ballot
November 1, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Yes. Please. Pretend he's on the ballot and vote accordingly.
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*thunderous applause, hooting and hollering*
November 1, 2026 at 9:29 PM
*thunderous applause, hooting and hollering*
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This is the REAL story, don't get it twisted. Everyone is on the same page here.
Democrats in vengeful array
November 1, 2026 at 6:51 PM
This is the REAL story, don't get it twisted. Everyone is on the same page here.
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“The Democratic Party use to welcome a diverse array of voices, now they exile you for voting for a MAGA Republican”
Haley Stevens at the The Free Press
Haley Stevens at the The Free Press
November 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
“The Democratic Party use to welcome a diverse array of voices, now they exile you for voting for a MAGA Republican”
Haley Stevens at the The Free Press
Haley Stevens at the The Free Press
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MICHIGAN VOTERS, VOTE FOR ABDUL EL-SAYED.
MIKE ROGERS WILL ACCELERATE THE DERANGED MAGA AGENDA DESTROYING OUR NATION. ABDUL EL-SAYED WILL FIGHT IT.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE, VOTE FOR ABDUL EL-SAYED.
MIKE ROGERS WILL ACCELERATE THE DERANGED MAGA AGENDA DESTROYING OUR NATION. ABDUL EL-SAYED WILL FIGHT IT.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE, VOTE FOR ABDUL EL-SAYED.
November 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
MICHIGAN VOTERS, VOTE FOR ABDUL EL-SAYED.
MIKE ROGERS WILL ACCELERATE THE DERANGED MAGA AGENDA DESTROYING OUR NATION. ABDUL EL-SAYED WILL FIGHT IT.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE, VOTE FOR ABDUL EL-SAYED.
MIKE ROGERS WILL ACCELERATE THE DERANGED MAGA AGENDA DESTROYING OUR NATION. ABDUL EL-SAYED WILL FIGHT IT.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE, VOTE FOR ABDUL EL-SAYED.
Vote Blue No Matter Who. AES for Michigan!
November 1, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Vote Blue No Matter Who. AES for Michigan!
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Oh fuck off
🚨 MASK OFF: Just 48 hours before the midterm elections, Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens is now appearing alongside REPUBLICAN Senate nominee Mike Rogers at a church in Detroit.
November 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Oh fuck off
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Schumer has led the most obstructionist minority in Senate history and did the longest goverment shutdown in history
November 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Schumer has led the most obstructionist minority in Senate history and did the longest goverment shutdown in history
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I expect this place to just be one continuous loop of this and posts encouraging republicans to remember the 3Fs by about 8 eastern on Tuesday
November 1, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I expect this place to just be one continuous loop of this and posts encouraging republicans to remember the 3Fs by about 8 eastern on Tuesday
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If I accepted a senior advisor job in DC I assume I would be fired, possibly arrested, when someone in the room inevitably said this and I went into History/Theory Rampage mode
BOMBING A SUCCESSFUL POPULAR REVOLT INTO EXISTENCE DOES NOT WORK IT NEVER WORKS THERE IS NO REASON TO THINK IT WOULD WORK
BOMBING A SUCCESSFUL POPULAR REVOLT INTO EXISTENCE DOES NOT WORK IT NEVER WORKS THERE IS NO REASON TO THINK IT WOULD WORK
how are we still doing this shit
how do these people still - still! - get taken seriously
how do these people still - still! - get taken seriously
October 31, 2026 at 11:26 PM
If I accepted a senior advisor job in DC I assume I would be fired, possibly arrested, when someone in the room inevitably said this and I went into History/Theory Rampage mode
BOMBING A SUCCESSFUL POPULAR REVOLT INTO EXISTENCE DOES NOT WORK IT NEVER WORKS THERE IS NO REASON TO THINK IT WOULD WORK
BOMBING A SUCCESSFUL POPULAR REVOLT INTO EXISTENCE DOES NOT WORK IT NEVER WORKS THERE IS NO REASON TO THINK IT WOULD WORK
This is weakness and the Russians will perceive it as such.
Pentagon officials have in recent weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia, arguing that some statements by European leaders and officials have undermined continental security.
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources say
Pentagon officials have in recent weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia, arguing that some statements by European leaders and officials h...
www.reuters.com
October 30, 2026 at 12:18 PM
This is weakness and the Russians will perceive it as such.
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A beautiful item on the Walking Tour of the Spanish Civil War. Liberty Bell pin, symbol of Abraham Lincoln Battalion, sold on the streets of New York to raise money for the families of those Americans brigaders who died fighting in Spain.
October 30, 2026 at 12:12 PM
A beautiful item on the Walking Tour of the Spanish Civil War. Liberty Bell pin, symbol of Abraham Lincoln Battalion, sold on the streets of New York to raise money for the families of those Americans brigaders who died fighting in Spain.
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check this shit out motherfucker (i spend billions of dollars on ai and sabotage my own search engine, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do)
Breaking news: Alphabet shares tumbled 13% on Thursday after the Google owner revealed that 'AI mode' searches were threatening profits at its core advertising business. ft.trib.al/g8Q9IPx
October 29, 2026 at 2:36 PM
check this shit out motherfucker (i spend billions of dollars on ai and sabotage my own search engine, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do)