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Cold War veteran. Survivor of clandestine stupidity. Interests: Photography, NATSEC, Motorcycles, and Snark.

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Joined February 2009
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It’s gonna get far worse before the new Congress can be seated.
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I’d like to imagine they all huddle into some Pentagon office space, typing out their “STAND. FIGHT. DEFEND THE REPUBLIC” messages. Synchronizing their watches. And then someone……holding for dramatic effect and……NOW!
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👇Fuck Russia, Fuck Putin, Fuck Kushner.
So, let me flag a few things, traitor. 1. "European security architecture" is a phrase the Kremlin uses. We already have one: it's called NATO. 2. You conflate (as you always do) the victim of this war with the aggressor. The aggressor is Russia. 3. "Root causes" is Russian for "do it our way" and you know it. 4. Nothing a word about Russian withdrawal, the occupied territories, POWs or deported children. Weird. 5. Lavrov wrote this for you. 6. Fuck Putin, fuck Russia, and fuck you.
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Treasonweasel Jared advocates transparency and sharing of national defense information between the West and its existential adversary. The long-feared Russian bear having its furry ass handed to it by a small nation without a combined arms force calls for drastic measures.
President Trump today advanced an important discussion with several European leaders about the need for a broader European security architecture that can help establish the conditions for lasting peace. Building on his leadership and the substantive work undertaken this week in Brussels with Ukraine, NATO, and our European partners, @SEPeaceMissions and I wanted to share some of the objectives guiding our ongoing discussions. For more than 30 years, Europe and Russia have struggled to establish a sustainable security framework. Decades of mistrust, competing security concerns, and the devastating consequences of this war make this an extraordinarily difficult challenge, but one that is essential to lasting peace. Our objective is to develop practical arrangements that address the security concerns of all sides, reduce the risk of future conflict, and create a more stable and predictable security environment. We are exploring five principal goals: permanent security consultations, reliable crisis communications, greater military transparency, reciprocal measures to reduce escalation risks, and an enduring framework for long-term European security and stability. Any arrangements must fully respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independent decision-making of every nation. Each country will retain authority over its own security and alliances, and no country would have a veto over another’s sovereign choices. NATO will remain central to European collective defense, and this initiative would build upon existing institutions and commitments. We will continue consultations through the Shell Bay format with Ukraine, NATO, the EU, and our European partners, expanding engagement to ensure that all relevant perspectives and ideas are considered. We will also engage Russia as part of the peace negotiations. Next week in Abu Dhabi, the United States will convene the first trilateral peace discussions with Ukraine and Russia since February. All parties remain intensely engaged in preparing for substantive and productive negotiations. We will consult closely with our European partners on the sidelines and, if progress is made, aim to move toward a broader multilateral format with their direct participation. These ideas continue to evolve, and we welcome thoughtful input. Creating the right structure will be critical to ending this war and transitioning from conflict toward conditions that make possible a durable peace. This is difficult, detailed work. There are no easy solutions. But the opportunity to help end this devastating war and build a foundation for a more peaceful, secure, and prosperous Europe for generations to come makes it a challenge well worth undertaking. We will see how these discussions develop and continue working intensively with all parties toward President Trump’s objective of a comprehensive and lasting peace.
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Oh look, the White House has already started the insurrection war drums for January 2027 refusal to seat the incoming Congress.
Stand. Fight. Defend the Republic.
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The cowards of the last decade are nearly as guilty as the greedy and ambitious.
The midterms are over & GOP got wiped, so now we'll see folks come out of the woodwork with a newfound set of balls. After Trump's 2024 victory, a lot of NatSec folks began self-censoring; others sought to curry favor with the Administration. I kept receipts & I see you, cowards.
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I am a scholar in the failed post civil war reconstruction, and I did my masters thesis on the damage that failure and unaccountable conservatives have done to this country for the last 150yrs to this day, and we are on a precipice here again. America must stop allowing capitalism to preclude democracy, and hold the robber barons, racists, murderers, and corrupt politicians accountable, or this “revolutionary” election doesn’t mean shit.
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“How dare you think of regulating techbros!”
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I haven’t seen MAGA this quiet since Zelenskyy hit a Russian data center.
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May I ask a simple question? Why in hell would we store military ammunition in an area not secured with an exclusion area and guards? Why build an imperial arch that’s nothing but a loot drop? Thank you for your attention to this matter. 🙄
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President Trump's diesel fuel deal with Russia has faltered as multiple tankers have turned away from the US - FT One loaded tanker sailing from St. Petersburg changed its destination to Brazil, while two others are indicating they are open for orders.
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Just want to get everyone ready for the Entropic Stage of the Malignant Narcissist
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MAGA cannibalizing their one-time heroes. I’m here for it.
STFU you washed up political loser. You’re angry because you’ll actually have to now work for a living.  You’re one of the most mentally unhinged POS to ever be in Congress. We lost last night for many reasons, including because of useless, self-promoting, do-nothings like you.  Good riddance, crackpot.
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Time to rein these fuckers in
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The sheer panic in these posts is delicious.
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Dems need to strike while the iron is hot. Don't Merrick Garland this.
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I pray Democrats understand the responsibility that comes with tonight.
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Buckle up Beavis and Butthead. It’s going to be a rough couple of years.
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Dear everyone on planet earth. Please don’t engage with Twitter trolls and engagement bots. Block and move on. Let them starve
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