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By then he’ll have ended 6 more wars, so they’ll give it to him again.
Better than 50% chance there is no FIFA Peace Prize next year and this was a one-off to make the orange toddler happy.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
By then he’ll have ended 6 more wars, so they’ll give it to him again.
How long before Putin gives Trump the International Lenin
Peace Prize?
Or maybe he has already.
Peace Prize?
Or maybe he has already.
Remember when he claimed he won the “Michelin Man of the Year” Award when no such thing existed?
Somehow this FIFA medal is even more embarrassing.
Somehow this FIFA medal is even more embarrassing.
December 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
How long before Putin gives Trump the International Lenin
Peace Prize?
Or maybe he has already.
Peace Prize?
Or maybe he has already.
This sounds like good news.
I wish I was American, so I could phone up & hound a few holdout Reps.
I wish I was American, so I could phone up & hound a few holdout Reps.
Since we can’t ever expect Mike Johnson to do the right thing, we’re forcing a vote on extending ACA tax credits. And we only need four more members to sign the petition to make it happen.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This sounds like good news.
I wish I was American, so I could phone up & hound a few holdout Reps.
I wish I was American, so I could phone up & hound a few holdout Reps.
www.foxnews.com/politics/coa...
Hang on, I thought the US was forced to bomb “drug boats” because they were so fast neither the navy nor the coast guard could catch them.
Now you’re telling me that the Coast Guard has a very successful system where snipers disable the engines?
Then why kill people?
Hang on, I thought the US was forced to bomb “drug boats” because they were so fast neither the navy nor the coast guard could catch them.
Now you’re telling me that the Coast Guard has a very successful system where snipers disable the engines?
Then why kill people?
Coast Guard helicopter sniper takes out narco-boat engines in stunning exclusive video
EXCLUSIVE: The Coast Guard seized over 20,000 pounds of cocaine from a go-fast vessel during Operation Pacific Viper, a joint U.S. initiative to counter drug trafficking.
www.foxnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
www.foxnews.com/politics/coa...
Hang on, I thought the US was forced to bomb “drug boats” because they were so fast neither the navy nor the coast guard could catch them.
Now you’re telling me that the Coast Guard has a very successful system where snipers disable the engines?
Then why kill people?
Hang on, I thought the US was forced to bomb “drug boats” because they were so fast neither the navy nor the coast guard could catch them.
Now you’re telling me that the Coast Guard has a very successful system where snipers disable the engines?
Then why kill people?
Seems like the cardinals made a great choose with this pope.
I might even say they felt the leading if the Holy Spirit & responded to it.
I might even say they felt the leading if the Holy Spirit & responded to it.
In remarks already sparking MAGA backlash, Pope Leo XIV called anti-Muslim panic a political weapon against immigration — and a betrayal of the Gospel.
His message directly challenges Elon Musk and MAGA leaders who frame Christian empathy as weakness.
His message directly challenges Elon Musk and MAGA leaders who frame Christian empathy as weakness.
Pope Leo to MAGA: Christians Must Stop Fearing Islam
On his first trip abroad, Pope Leo XIV extols Muslim-Christian friendship — delivering a pointed rejoinder to MAGA pundits who deride compassion as “suicidal empathy.”
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Seems like the cardinals made a great choose with this pope.
I might even say they felt the leading if the Holy Spirit & responded to it.
I might even say they felt the leading if the Holy Spirit & responded to it.
Question for Sen. Cassidy:
Does your Hippocratic oath apply to your actions as a Senator?
Seems like voting to confirm Kennedy isn’t consistent with “First, do no harm.”
Does your Hippocratic oath apply to your actions as a Senator?
Seems like voting to confirm Kennedy isn’t consistent with “First, do no harm.”
December 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Question for Sen. Cassidy:
Does your Hippocratic oath apply to your actions as a Senator?
Seems like voting to confirm Kennedy isn’t consistent with “First, do no harm.”
Does your Hippocratic oath apply to your actions as a Senator?
Seems like voting to confirm Kennedy isn’t consistent with “First, do no harm.”
Nice the way this podcast host puts “Christian” first in his profile.
Jesus recruited fishermen to be his apostles. Now one of his followers is wanting them to be victims in more snuff films.
Jesus recruited fishermen to be his apostles. Now one of his followers is wanting them to be victims in more snuff films.
The Secretary of Defense taking extrajudicial killing requests from podcast hosts
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Nice the way this podcast host puts “Christian” first in his profile.
Jesus recruited fishermen to be his apostles. Now one of his followers is wanting them to be victims in more snuff films.
Jesus recruited fishermen to be his apostles. Now one of his followers is wanting them to be victims in more snuff films.
Let’s add “Peace” to every prize available.
And this year’s Grade 3 Spelling Bee Peace Prize goes to…
And the Peace Grammy for Best Country Album goes to…
And the Hoboken Jiffy Lube Peace Employee of the Month is…
These sound so much better!
And this year’s Grade 3 Spelling Bee Peace Prize goes to…
And the Peace Grammy for Best Country Album goes to…
And the Hoboken Jiffy Lube Peace Employee of the Month is…
These sound so much better!
December 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Let’s add “Peace” to every prize available.
And this year’s Grade 3 Spelling Bee Peace Prize goes to…
And the Peace Grammy for Best Country Album goes to…
And the Hoboken Jiffy Lube Peace Employee of the Month is…
These sound so much better!
And this year’s Grade 3 Spelling Bee Peace Prize goes to…
And the Peace Grammy for Best Country Album goes to…
And the Hoboken Jiffy Lube Peace Employee of the Month is…
These sound so much better!
Every time the US blows up 1 of these boats they move further into the “Rogue State” column.
North Korea is a pariah state, in part, because they occasionally blow up South Korean assets.
m.koreaherald.com/article/3274...
North Korea is a pariah state, in part, because they occasionally blow up South Korean assets.
m.koreaherald.com/article/3274...
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Every time the US blows up 1 of these boats they move further into the “Rogue State” column.
North Korea is a pariah state, in part, because they occasionally blow up South Korean assets.
m.koreaherald.com/article/3274...
North Korea is a pariah state, in part, because they occasionally blow up South Korean assets.
m.koreaherald.com/article/3274...
An NFL laureate in physics sounds pretty good. Where do I buy one?
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
An NFL laureate in physics sounds pretty good. Where do I buy one?
“I was paid in the past for my opinions.”
If you now admit your opinions were worthless, shouldn’t you give the money back?
If you now admit your opinions were worthless, shouldn’t you give the money back?
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino now admits that when he peddled bogus conspiracy theories about the pipe-bombs case, he didn’t know what he was talking about.
“I was paid in the past for my opinions,” he said.
I’m not sure if he’s fully thought this through. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
“I was paid in the past for my opinions,” he said.
I’m not sure if he’s fully thought this through. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
FBI’s Bongino tries to explain his discredited conspiracy theory in pipe-bombs case
Why did the FBI deputy director get the pipe-bombs case wrong? He has an answer, but it isn’t a good one.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“I was paid in the past for my opinions.”
If you now admit your opinions were worthless, shouldn’t you give the money back?
If you now admit your opinions were worthless, shouldn’t you give the money back?
Ok, you’re right. It’s transatlantic as far as Canada is concerned.
I’m Canadian &, if it was up to me, we’d declare ourselves a Nordic country & do whatever is necessary to join the EU.
We are European in spirit & outlook; we should be European de jure.
I’m Canadian &, if it was up to me, we’d declare ourselves a Nordic country & do whatever is necessary to join the EU.
We are European in spirit & outlook; we should be European de jure.
As far as this USG is concerned, absolutely dead. And NATO's deterrence credibility was already in bad shape even before Trump.
But as long as 🇨🇦 and free and democratic 🇺🇸 remain on Euros' mind and vice versa, and as long as the willing remain so, there's Article 5 and it remains transatlantic.
But as long as 🇨🇦 and free and democratic 🇺🇸 remain on Euros' mind and vice versa, and as long as the willing remain so, there's Article 5 and it remains transatlantic.
December 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Ok, you’re right. It’s transatlantic as far as Canada is concerned.
I’m Canadian &, if it was up to me, we’d declare ourselves a Nordic country & do whatever is necessary to join the EU.
We are European in spirit & outlook; we should be European de jure.
I’m Canadian &, if it was up to me, we’d declare ourselves a Nordic country & do whatever is necessary to join the EU.
We are European in spirit & outlook; we should be European de jure.
Sadly, putting “Christian” in your profile doesn’t make you a Christian. Jesus was pretty clear:
“A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.”
“A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.”
Nearly every single supporter of humans being blown up into a thousand pieces on boats have “Christian” in their profile.
These people will harp on about a line in Leviticus.
But will ignore one of GOD’S Commandments.
Thou Shalt NOT commit murder.
These people will harp on about a line in Leviticus.
But will ignore one of GOD’S Commandments.
Thou Shalt NOT commit murder.
December 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Sadly, putting “Christian” in your profile doesn’t make you a Christian. Jesus was pretty clear:
“A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.”
“A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.”
He thinks he can negotiate/bamboozle.
That’s why he’s racking up peace prizes from places like FIFA & got them to rename the peace institute in his names.
You may think I’m kidding; I don’t think I am.
That’s why he’s racking up peace prizes from places like FIFA & got them to rename the peace institute in his names.
You may think I’m kidding; I don’t think I am.
I don’t understand one thing: clearly Trump is not long for this earth, he’s an older man. Still could live another 10 years but still that’s not long.
Does he really have no concern about facing his creator?
Angry elderly people…. I don’t understand
Does he really have no concern about facing his creator?
Angry elderly people…. I don’t understand
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
He thinks he can negotiate/bamboozle.
That’s why he’s racking up peace prizes from places like FIFA & got them to rename the peace institute in his names.
You may think I’m kidding; I don’t think I am.
That’s why he’s racking up peace prizes from places like FIFA & got them to rename the peace institute in his names.
You may think I’m kidding; I don’t think I am.
I think it’s fair to say there is no such thing as a transatlantic alliance any more. Article 5 of NATO is a dead letter as far as the US is concerned.
🍊👑🇪🇺
So Trump 2.0 is now officially determined to officially meddle in Euro countries' domestic politics.
Not a new revelation, but the pompousness and self-righteousness of putting it in black and white in this official document is pathetic.
Nat Sec Strategy
WH Nov 2025
So Trump 2.0 is now officially determined to officially meddle in Euro countries' domestic politics.
Not a new revelation, but the pompousness and self-righteousness of putting it in black and white in this official document is pathetic.
Nat Sec Strategy
WH Nov 2025
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I think it’s fair to say there is no such thing as a transatlantic alliance any more. Article 5 of NATO is a dead letter as far as the US is concerned.
The message of the NSS is:
Europe, You’re on your own.
Europa, ihr seid auf euch allein gestellt.
Europe, tu es seule.
Europo, jesteś zdana na siebie.
Eurooppa, olet omillasi
Європо, ти сама за себе.
Grim—but realistic—in any language.
Europe, You’re on your own.
Europa, ihr seid auf euch allein gestellt.
Europe, tu es seule.
Europo, jesteś zdana na siebie.
Eurooppa, olet omillasi
Європо, ти сама за себе.
Grim—but realistic—in any language.
The new U.S. National Security Strategy calls for a quick end to the war in Ukraine, restoring balance with Russia, and halting NATO’s image as ever-expanding. Europe must defend itself. Washington now demands allies spend 5% of GDP on defense.
December 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The message of the NSS is:
Europe, You’re on your own.
Europa, ihr seid auf euch allein gestellt.
Europe, tu es seule.
Europo, jesteś zdana na siebie.
Eurooppa, olet omillasi
Європо, ти сама за себе.
Grim—but realistic—in any language.
Europe, You’re on your own.
Europa, ihr seid auf euch allein gestellt.
Europe, tu es seule.
Europo, jesteś zdana na siebie.
Eurooppa, olet omillasi
Європо, ти сама за себе.
Grim—but realistic—in any language.
Because the rest of the video
is horrifying & shameful.
But we knew that already.
is horrifying & shameful.
But we knew that already.
Why did the Pentagon only release video on the first strike?
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Because the rest of the video
is horrifying & shameful.
But we knew that already.
is horrifying & shameful.
But we knew that already.
Once again @adamkinzinger.substack.com focuses on the crucial question: What is America?
Holding ourselves to account over the boat strike isn’t about the traffickers or the boat… it’s about us
youtu.be/yMH3NcZEeNA?...
youtu.be/yMH3NcZEeNA?...
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Once again @adamkinzinger.substack.com focuses on the crucial question: What is America?
www.marketwatch.com/story/manufa...
Turns out, tariffs don’t increase domestic economic activity.
They actually inhibit it.
Anybody with even a passing understanding of the effect of tariffs in deepening & extending the Great Depression knew that already.
Turns out, tariffs don’t increase domestic economic activity.
They actually inhibit it.
Anybody with even a passing understanding of the effect of tariffs in deepening & extending the Great Depression knew that already.
www.marketwatch.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
www.marketwatch.com/story/manufa...
Turns out, tariffs don’t increase domestic economic activity.
They actually inhibit it.
Anybody with even a passing understanding of the effect of tariffs in deepening & extending the Great Depression knew that already.
Turns out, tariffs don’t increase domestic economic activity.
They actually inhibit it.
Anybody with even a passing understanding of the effect of tariffs in deepening & extending the Great Depression knew that already.
Hegseth & Trump use up & discard honourable military personnel the way others use toilet paper. I
It would take a huge amount of achievement to get where he was -- and that's part of the tragedy: the worthy lives ruined and the great potential destroyed by stupid, reckless people like Hegseth and Trump.
December 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Hegseth & Trump use up & discard honourable military personnel the way others use toilet paper. I
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It would take a huge amount of achievement to get where he was -- and that's part of the tragedy: the worthy lives ruined and the great potential destroyed by stupid, reckless people like Hegseth and Trump.
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It would take a huge amount of achievement to get where he was -- and that's part of the tragedy: the worthy lives ruined and the great potential destroyed by stupid, reckless people like Hegseth and Trump.
From what you know, do you think Adm. Bradley remembered his LAC briefings?
I have a feeling in the pit of my stomach that he ignored them in the belief that Trump would pardon him.
I hope not.
Trump pardoning him will keep him out of prison, but won’t prevent the erosion of military’s credibilty.
I have a feeling in the pit of my stomach that he ignored them in the belief that Trump would pardon him.
I hope not.
Trump pardoning him will keep him out of prison, but won’t prevent the erosion of military’s credibilty.
Completely contradicts everything I was taught in the Air Force. We sat in a theater every year for the Laws of Armed Conflict briefing so that people like Hegseth wouldn't get us imprisoned for murder.
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
From what you know, do you think Adm. Bradley remembered his LAC briefings?
I have a feeling in the pit of my stomach that he ignored them in the belief that Trump would pardon him.
I hope not.
Trump pardoning him will keep him out of prison, but won’t prevent the erosion of military’s credibilty.
I have a feeling in the pit of my stomach that he ignored them in the belief that Trump would pardon him.
I hope not.
Trump pardoning him will keep him out of prison, but won’t prevent the erosion of military’s credibilty.
It’s true. The best US minds of this generation have been absorbed into the military & squandered by their leaders.
It would take a huge amount of achievement to get where he was -- and that's part of the tragedy: the worthy lives ruined and the great potential destroyed by stupid, reckless people like Hegseth and Trump.
December 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
It’s true. The best US minds of this generation have been absorbed into the military & squandered by their leaders.
Excellent points.
I wish we knew more about him.
I wish we knew more about him.
Agree. At the same time, I'll be watching to see how careful the use of language becomes while he's being truthful.
When he speaks of what his "orders" were and weren't, does that mean just the detailed written set of instructions?
What "expectations" or "exclamations" did Hegseth voice?
When he speaks of what his "orders" were and weren't, does that mean just the detailed written set of instructions?
What "expectations" or "exclamations" did Hegseth voice?
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Excellent points.
I wish we knew more about him.
I wish we knew more about him.
Sen. Rand Paul, optimist.
I hope is optimism is justified.
These lawless extra-judicial killings are open invitations to every country in the world to kill whoever it wants, whenever it wants.
China & Japan & the Senkaku Islands to name only one flashpoint. The world is full of them.
I hope is optimism is justified.
These lawless extra-judicial killings are open invitations to every country in the world to kill whoever it wants, whenever it wants.
China & Japan & the Senkaku Islands to name only one flashpoint. The world is full of them.
Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
December 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Sen. Rand Paul, optimist.
I hope is optimism is justified.
These lawless extra-judicial killings are open invitations to every country in the world to kill whoever it wants, whenever it wants.
China & Japan & the Senkaku Islands to name only one flashpoint. The world is full of them.
I hope is optimism is justified.
These lawless extra-judicial killings are open invitations to every country in the world to kill whoever it wants, whenever it wants.
China & Japan & the Senkaku Islands to name only one flashpoint. The world is full of them.