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from today's Memorial Day post, on the shameless hypocrisy of Republicans who claim to love our troops and then vote to let them die.
link to the whole enchilada is here: bit.ly/44PgvqP
please and thank you for reading it!
(and as always, there's a longer excerpt in the alt text)
soldiers, sailors and marines are useful props whenever some asshole conservative needs to burnish their “patriot” cred, but when it comes time to actually support them — say, by helping them when they’re in need — it’s a completely different story. need proof? let’s go to the video tape, from July 29, 2022: here we have a bunch of Republican Senators fist-bumping. why? because they just blocked a bill that would have expanded healthcare coverage for military veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during their service. who the fuck celebrates that? awesome job, you evil soulless hypocrites — because nothing says ‘we support our heroes’ so much as ‘just fucking die.’ fast forward to this year. in April, the Space Nazi’s merry band of pimply DOGE incels showed up at the Department of Veterans Affairs and said good news, everyone — you’re all fired. they then took a wrecking ball to the place. right now, the VA is so understaffed that veterans calling in with need for assistance can’t get anyone to answer the phone. that’s “just fucking die” on steroids. listen up, shitheads: you send a person into a war zone and tell them to fight for their country, and when they come back injured and permanently disabled, you fucking well take care of them — forever. it’s basic human decency.
May 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Powell isn’t just resisting President Trump he’s become a real obstacle in Trump’s second-term economy,with power to derail his plans,almost like he’s doing it out of spite. He’s Republican! picked by Trump! Tariffs,rate cuts, pressure? Nothing works.Trump might try to make a deal but if that fails…
April 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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April 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Transcript: Trump’s Angry Rant over Hegseth Fiasco Makes Scandal Worse newrepublic.com/article/1931... via @newrepublic.com
Transcript: Trump’s Angry Rant over Hegseth Fiasco Makes Scandal Worse
An interview with national security lawyer Bradley Moss, who explains why the stunning exposure of highly sensitive war-planning texts might have been unlawful—and reveals Trump as a disastrously fail...
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March 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM