California is the richest state with the highest taxes and yet it cut funding for firefighting, which led directly to L.A.'s catastrophic fires. Why? Because Newsom & Bass diverted billions from preventing and fighting catastrophic fires to migrants, homeless, and climate. pic.twitter.com/FVckx9qaDU
Statement from President Biden on the ceasefire-hostage release deal: “Today, after many months of intensive diplomacy by the United States, along with Egypt and Qatar, Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage deal. This deal will halt the fighting in Gaza, surge much needed-humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians, and reunite the hostages with their families after more than 15 months in captivity. I laid out the precise contours of this plan on May 31, 2024, after which it was endorsed unanimously by the UN Security Council. It is the result not only of the extreme pressure that Hamas has been under and the changed regional equation after a ceasefire in Lebanon and weakening of Iran — but also of dogged and painstaking American diplomacy. My diplomacy never ceased in their efforts to get this done. Even as we welcome this news, we remember all the families whose loved ones were killed in Hamas’s October 7th attack, and the many innocent people killed in the war that followed. It is long past time for the fighting to end and the work of building peace and security to begin. I am also if thinking of the American families, three of whom have living hostages in Gaza and four awaiting return of remains after what has been the most horrible ordeal imaginable. Under this deal, we are determined to bring all of them home. I will speak more about this soon. For now, I am thrilled that those who have been held hostage are being reunited with their families.”
Trump: Fake news! It’s my deal! I did it.
Trump made a statement to Hamas that if the hostages are not released before his first day of his presidency that there will be hell to pay.
He sent an envoy of his own to negotiate the deal, and due to his strength and leadership, he got it done.
Sleepy Joe did nothing. He’s a walking corpse. He didn’t negotiate anything, except for his favorite ice cream.
He'd *better* have been uninvolved. Violating the Logan Act is (another) felony.
Also, if anyone says that President Trump was actually elected in 2020, then you're saying that he can't serve as POTUS, starting next week. The Constitution specifically says that someone can only be elected president twice.
Nope - Trump maybe "won" the election but the formal vote was for Biden. Trump got shafted but Biden was officially declared the winner.
Yes, if some of you were on the fence about whether Agip's pessimistic view was more or less accurate than other more optimistic views, a few quotes from the hearings from Bondi, Rubio, and Hegseth very well might push you in the Agip direction.....unfortunately.
And the utter absurdity: I'll be sufficiently independent of the president as AG for up to 4 years. But I'm afraid at this moment to say that Biden won. VERY convincing.
"Patriots" should have courage and backbone, right? "Spineless patriots" just doesn't sound right, does it?
In Trumplandia saying Biden won the election in 2020 is the most extreme form of blasphemy and heresy that can be uttered.
Right wingers will be permitted to offer some verbal pushback here and there but that is a line that no spineless right wingers will ever cross.
Pete Hegseth nomination is unbelievable. Pam Bondi equally so. But if Tulsi skates through as owning and directing our top intelligence of the United Stares with GOP approval there will be no doubt that we are done.
Pam Biondi started her path of Trumpian corruption as AG in Florida. Her office was going to join the Trump University fraud case because she was representing the good people of Florida that were defrauded by this scam college.
Trump gave her a nice contribution and poof! She suddenly decided to turn by her back on Floridians and she has been a loyal and playable Trump sycophant ever since!
She may not be the best legal mind, but she can sure regurgitate Fox News talking points to the pleasure of the dear leader.
making hegseth sec def is like making an assistant store manager CEO of a SP500 company.
Hegseth is simply not going to know what to do on an everyday basis or in a crisis. He won't know what to do. Learning on the job is absurd at a cabinet level position.
making hegseth sec def is like making an assistant store manager CEO of a SP500 company.
He is simply not going to know what to do on an every day basis or in a crisis. He won't know what to do. Learning on the job is absurd at a cabinet level position.
making hegseth sec def is like making an assistant store manager CEO of a SP500 company.
He is simply not going to know what to do on an every day basis or in a crisis. He won't know what to do. Learning on the job is absurd at a cabinet level position.