I appreciate the feedback. My younger co-workers will occasionally tell me something similar... essentially, that I am optimistic and trusting "to a fault."
From my perspective, I should probably be a bit more cautious in those situations. As cliché as it might sound, I have been fortunate enough to be surrounded by a lot of intelligent, accomplished people throughout the vast majority of my adult life: runners, military officers, politicians, etc. As a result, you tend to develop a habit of giving everyone around you the benefit of the doubt, even though that can still potentially come back around to bite you.
For better or worse, Trump is a consummate example. By my estimate, I repeatedly gave him the benefit of the doubt for approximately two years during his first term. Eventually, I had an epiphany: this man might be doing some good things for our economy, but he is also an egotistical, sanctimonious, condescending, antagonistic jerk! I have no problem with the vast majority of the Republican platform (prior to 20 Jan 2025), but they put forth a deplorable human being to represent their party.
Let me ask you a question f you have military experience.
Is it normal for Hegseth to have that text conversation with people that are not in the military? It seems to me that conversation would be with the generals and planners and seems strange that Hegseth would have it with those 19 people outside of the military.
Its almost as if he is an outsider with the military and feels more comfortable around fellow Trump crazies.
Hegseth was showing off - he was like a kid with a new car telling his friends about how many horsepower he got with a new exhaust.
Let me ask you a question f you have military experience.
Is it normal for Hegseth to have that text conversation with people that are not in the military? It seems to me that conversation would be with the generals and planners and seems strange that Hegseth would have it with those 19 people outside of the military.
It really depends upon who the people "outside of the military" happen to be.
Things can potentially be coordinated with the senior leaders of other government agencies, and it isn't uncommon to consult with a GS-15 or various lower-level SES personnel.
All that to say, typically everyone is a government official of some type. But obviously, things of this nature should not be done on Signal! That's why we have classified computer networks and phones. Anybody who tries to tell us that the entire SignalGate scenario is actually a "Great move for MAGA" doesn't understand standard military procedures or is simply delusional.
Time will tell. But I can't help feeling all these Trumpian weirdos with zero brains or experience must feel completely out of place running enormous agencies with highly skilled professionals.
Tulsi, Hegseth, RFK Jr, Bondi.
Can you imagine being thrust into the leadership of these huge skilled agencies and being inept and clueless? It must be embarrassing for them having conversations with people that know thousands times more than you do.
President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of a man who aided Republican efforts to impeach former President Joe Biden while serving a prison sentence of over 14 years for defrauding Native Americans and other investors.
It really depends upon who the people "outside of the military" happen to be.
Things can potentially be coordinated with the senior leaders of other government agencies, and it isn't uncommon to consult with a GS-15 or various lower-level SES personnel.
All that to say, typically everyone is a government official of some type. But obviously, things of this nature should not be done on Signal! That's why we have classified computer networks and phones. Anybody who tries to tell us that the entire SignalGate scenario is actually a "Great move for MAGA" doesn't understand standard military procedures or is simply delusional.
Time will tell. But I can't help feeling all these Trumpian weirdos with zero brains or experience must feel completely out of place running enormous agencies with highly skilled professionals.
Tulsi, Hegseth, RFK Jr, Bondi.
Can you imagine being thrust into the leadership of these huge skilled agencies and being inept and clueless? It must be embarrassing for them having conversations with people that know thousands times more than you do.
Trump will create an American spiritual and fiscal prosperity zone from Greenland to Panama. Only Trump has the poise and moxie to pull this off for Americans who so richly deserve the fruit of their destiny and toil. Trump dares to be great whilst liberals seek to squelch every decent human impulse that makes America the Christian nation it is.
President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of a man who aided Republican efforts to impeach former President Joe Biden while serving a prison sentence of over 14 years for defrauding Native Americans and other investors.
Don’t forget. All these fraudsters were ordered to pay restitution to their victims as their sentences. Now they don’t have to.
But I’m sure Trump has way too much integrity to have asked for any monetary payback for his pardons. I’m sure they were simply ideological pardons because Trump was concerned about injustice.
It really depends upon who the people "outside of the military" happen to be.
Things can potentially be coordinated with the senior leaders of other government agencies, and it isn't uncommon to consult with a GS-15 or various lower-level SES personnel.
All that to say, typically everyone is a government official of some type. But obviously, things of this nature should not be done on Signal! That's why we have classified computer networks and phones. Anybody who tries to tell us that the entire SignalGate scenario is actually a "Great move for MAGA" doesn't understand standard military procedures or is simply delusional.
Time will tell. But I can't help feeling all these Trumpian weirdos with zero brains or experience must feel completely out of place running enormous agencies with highly skilled professionals.
Tulsi, Hegseth, RFK Jr, Bondi.
Can you imagine being thrust into the leadership of these huge skilled agencies and being inept and clueless? It must be embarrassing for them having conversations with people that know thousands times more than you do.
It's almost like you're completely unaware that 2021-2024 happened....
I can't imagine being responsible for the last 4 years and thinking I had a leg to stand on in any argument about competence.
Elon Musk “I don't know if the child is mine or not, but am not against finding out. No court order is needed. Despite not knowing for sure, I have given Ashley $2.5M and am sending her $500k/year”.
Ashley St. Clair “Elon, we asked you to confirm paternity through a test before our child (who you named) was even born. You refused. And you weren't sending *me* money, you were sending support for your child that you thought was necessary... until you withdrew most of it to maintain control and punish me for "disobedience.” But you're really only punishing your son. It's ironic that your last effort in court was to try to gag me while you use a social media channel you literally own to distribute derogatory messages about me and our child to the entire world. It's all about control with you, and everyone can see it. America needs you to grow up, you petulant man-child.”
Time will tell. But I can't help feeling all these Trumpian weirdos with zero brains or experience must feel completely out of place running enormous agencies with highly skilled professionals.
Tulsi, Hegseth, RFK Jr, Bondi.
Can you imagine being thrust into the leadership of these huge skilled agencies and being inept and clueless? It must be embarrassing for them having conversations with people that know thousands times more than you do.
It's almost like you're completely unaware that 2021-2024 happened....
I can't imagine being responsible for the last 4 years and thinking I had a leg to stand on in any argument about competence.
Biden trashed the egg. Just ruined the egg market. Now we have eggs everywhere under Trump.
Biden never even heard of a tariff. Trump deploys them like 5D chess.
Biden tried to destroy Israel, the only true ally we Americans have on earth. Biden tried to destroy our Biblical alliance with the people of Israel. Trump will avenge Israel from America’s enemies in Europe, Canada, Islam, Hindu and abroad.
Biden tried to expand American influence over the alleged “globe” while Trump will contract it to America Only.
Biden trashed America’s secret information in an orgy of unfettered dissemination. Trump will maintain the standards of yesteryear.
Elon Musk “I don't know if the child is mine or not, but am not against finding out. No court order is needed. Despite not knowing for sure, I have given Ashley $2.5M and am sending her $500k/year”.
Ashley St. Clair “Elon, we asked you to confirm paternity through a test before our child (who you named) was even born. You refused. And you weren't sending *me* money, you were sending support for your child that you thought was necessary... until you withdrew most of it to maintain control and punish me for "disobedience.” But you're really only punishing your son. It's ironic that your last effort in court was to try to gag me while you use a social media channel you literally own to distribute derogatory messages about me and our child to the entire world. It's all about control with you, and everyone can see it. America needs you to grow up, you petulant man-child.”
Trump will create an American spiritual and fiscal prosperity zone from Greenland to Panama. Only Trump has the poise and moxie to pull this off for Americans who so richly deserve the fruit of their destiny and toil. Trump dares to be great whilst liberals seek to squelch every decent human impulse that makes America the Christian nation it is.
That's unhinged. You know if there wasn't a video or picture and you asked me to describe the unhinged I wouldn't be too far off. Glasses of course. Ugly, like 99% of the women I see at these protests going cray cray. I may have said nose ring but I never would've foreseen that thing that monster has in her nose. She's a 2 on her best day, only the desperate would talk to her although she probably plays for the other team. Loser!
“They've gone from "Trump will fix this economy on day one" to "trust us, it's going to suck for a while, but we'll get there eventually" when all Trump had to do was literally nothing, let all the investment Biden sent into the economy do its work and just steal the credit.”
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