As each day passes the pressure grows and Trump's social media posts become ever more irrational. If US ground troops are deployed, will Republicans face a political extinction event?
This post shows the painful truth. When leaders care more about 'empire' and fantasy than the lives of real people, everyone suffers. As an Afghan veteran who saw how quickly promises are broken, I know that gas prices and inflation are not just blips they are the cost of a war with no plan. We were told America stands for honor, but using religion to justify violence and leang allies behind is not honor. The economic earthquake is coming, and it will hurt the most vulnerable people first. We must stop choosing destruction over our people's future.
Below is a list of the Top Donors for the 2024 election cycle. These are people who supported t-Rump and the republicans. It denotes who they are, what company they own, how much they donated and which party(s) received their money.
I would ask you to also consider - that it is not the entire population of the US that have caused this - but only one political Party - the US Republican Party - is the cause of this -- including what happened to you.
“Americans CAN stop this anytime without being arrested or punished in any way for their actions. STOP SPENDING on all but essential items and shift as much of that essential spending to local businesses. No need to stop eating out, just eat in locally run family eateries (NOT corporate chains). It’s about strategic spending decisions. It’s all about common sense, but if you need more detail, click here for my broader thinking. Given the SCOTUS ruling on tariffs, you now have even more power.
There is no case to be made for saying ‘there’s nothing we can do’ It really is very simple, and I would urge you to encourage everyone you know to become part of a sustained act of strategic economic disengagement, because I guarantee just by this most simple of actions, you can unlock the gate on the road back to real American values. A sustained 3-4% drop in consumer spending will occur if Americans have the collective and sustained patriotic determination to say ‘enough is enough’.
Leadership of our country is being usurped by a handful of filthy corrupt billionaires. Keep in mind that they are heavily invested in the military industrial complex. And petrochemicals. As long as their portfolio's grow larger they don't care who lives or dies.
"In the most bizarre twist, Ukraine, who’s enerfy infrastructure has been the target of daily Russian strikes, is not being asked by its European partners to NOT attack Russian energy infrastructure, because of the impact from the Iran war." I'm assuming this should read "now being asked" instead of "not being asked"?
It’s not an optimist outlook for sure . This “ preemptive strike “ has been a total waste of US resources, military hardware , lives of our soldiers, and Iranian civilian lives. All because Trump and Rubio were played by Netanyahu. Given an ultimatum, they both failed to push back for OUR interests . There was no imminent threat of nuclear attack- but we entered this conflict because of the Israeli influence over Trump and all of our leaders . The war crimes committed by our leaders is reprehensible. Israel has been committing war crimes for 20 plus years … but somehow we have gotten dragged into the mud .
Spain , Italy , France have all rejected involvement in this war- blocking air space , refusing aircraft from refueling or landing. Smartly our allies are not going to get sucked into a WW3 . Our country will never be able to recover from this blunder . War crimes committed are not going to be erased . Our reputation has been shattered.
He likely was told Iran would attack energy infrastructure and close the Strait of Hormuz. But he is a Russian asset determined to ruin this country and make as much money as possible in the process for him and his evil spawn. A jury of his peers convicted him and branded him as a felon for life. And he has never, ever been held accountable before. Even having skirted the monetary damages, he is still a felon. And he is seeking his revenge while simultaneously doing his benefactor’s bidding. He can hug and wrap himself in the American flag all he wants. The truth is he hates America, especially American soldiers, who he will not hesitate to sacrifice for his own financial gains. As he said, Treason is punishable by death. Let’s wait and see.
Martin -- I respectfully disagree with your putting the blame on the possible up coming loss of US Military personnel lives on Pete Hegseth alone.
Hegseth is only an appointee of the Lizard Eyed Orangutan's Rectum who has caused all of this.
So I'm putting down the "the rest of the facts" here - for you.
The US Military Leadership - is totally aware of what they have done.
They know that their "...I have to obey all orders and commands from the White House and thus Hegseth - because whoever is in the White House is my boss..." - is pure male bovine pasture pastry.
They know that there is no Civil Law or UCMJ Regulation that states anything of the kind.
They know that they had the legal and honor bound means to shut Trump down on Jan. 6th. 2020; - because by legal definition, Trump caused great harm to the Constitution - for his actions before and during the attack on Congress.:
--- completely covered in the the Oath of Allegiance to the Constitution they all swore to honor and defend - from all enemies, foreign or domestic.
Their Oath of Allegiance - does not include the word "President" in it.
Their Oath of Allegiance - does not include the word "Government" in it.
Their Oath of Allegiance - does not include the words "Secretary of Defence / War" in it.
I don't know why it seems to be so difficult for some to come to the conclusion - that "our" US Military has taken it upon itself - "to forget about the domestic part of their Oath - while they send Enlisted men and women , possibly to their deaths:
--- because of their cowardice and dishonor.
Also -- asking people to not spend money except on local businesses; is a real logistics problem for those of us that live "in the city" -- because the ones that we there - are not the ones your aiming at.
You might just want to think about that one again.
I understand you are versed in military matters, so I am not in a position to contradict anything you say Scott.
My piece is not designed to be a forensic examination of the chain of command. I seem to write something and you read something else, which is I have to admit puzzling.
Commander in Chief and Secretary of War to my understanding are at the top of the tree when it comes to where the responsibility lies. Nobody is going anywhere unless Trump orders it.
How Trump’s orders are interpreted is a whole different post which I’m sure you would be more than qualified to create and I’d be happy to restack it.
As for the matter of economic disengagement, I fear we will have to agree to disagree. Once again, I’m more than happy to read your reasoned argument against my suggestion with your plan, because God only knows, America needs a solution. - Martin
Again - thank you for your honesty and just as important - your civility.
Look - this is your sub-stack, and I have never found anything that you've written that I am "against" -- because like you say - God only knows, America needs a solution.
What I am saying is this: in order for your readers to attempt what you're asking: the way I'm seeing this go off the cliff: - it won't matter.
If they don't honor their Oath of Allegiance to the Constitution - we will know that they are pat of the problem brought on by the Republican Party Voter through it's lunatic Leader.
Look - you are a product of your raising by your parents- and to me - they did an admirable job.
I am a product of my Military upbringing; just in an earlier time; i.e., during and just coming out of WW II.
And after personally witnessing what happens when an entire Military Leadership, rather than honor their individually sworn Oath and duty to protect their Country -- decides en masse to goose-step to the tune of their lunatic Dictator - Adolph Hitler:
--- I know what is in store for us -- because that same mindset - is here - now; and
the Nuremburg Trials demonstrated the legal fallacy connected with them taking their position - of "...just following orders...".
Because of experiencing the human destruction brought down on the non-Nazi populations in Europe; what I am saying - doesn't need a restack, because; to put it clearly:
--- it's dumb-shit simple.
If this US Military Leadership doesn't do the one thing each one of them swore to do:
--- "...to fight all enemies, foreign or domestic..." to protect the Constitution:
--- your call for people to shop locally; will fall on deaf ears:
--- because people will be instead be shopping for their very existence - if they still have the financial means to do so.
What we are presently experiencing in this Country, and in this World - is the direct consequence of the Leadership of the best and strongest American Military Forces in the World today:
--- not only not honoring their sworn duty to protect us from domestically located harm; but also breaking their own UCMJ Articles concerning issuing and following illegal orders - thus bringing great harm to the one thing that has held this Country together for 250 years:
--- our Constitution.
That's all they have to do - is:
--- restore their personal honor by keeping their Oath of Allegiance:
--- instead of hiding behind their self-made "tradition" they made up, i.e; "having to obey all orders from any President..." as there is nothing in Civil Law or UCMJ regulations that demand that.
"...It's on them alone..."
There are nothing; period; in the Commissioned Officer's Oath - about obeying any order; from Any President; from Any Appointee; , or from any Government Official; as is stated in the Enlisted Personnel's Oath of Allegiance.
Issuing and following illegal orders is totally delineated is UCMJ Articles 90 and 92.
I, as a Vet -- "...who did my damned job..." - am demanding that "...they find their honor as an American first - and then "...do their damned job..." - now.
Their "...do as I say - not as I do..." stuff -- doesn't fly - especially now that the enemy - is "domestically located".
That's it, and like I said above:-- "it's dumb-shit simple".
This is a pretty fair assessment yet it retains at its core a fundamental lack of honesty. Consider this statement:
"He can talk all day about Iran begging him for a deal while he’s threatening to commit war crimes by deliberately bombing civilian infrastructure, just as Putin has done in Ukraine. "
This is missing the simple, factual acknowledgement of the US-led coup of 2014, the installation of a neo-fascist government that turned on 50% of its ethnic Russian citizens in Donbass and attacked them causing the army to split.
In the offending paragraph all the writer had to do was add ".. just as Zelenski and Putin have done in the Ukraine." While a history lesson is not required, at least include a reference to the fact that it takes two to tango.
"An evil enemy will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes"
Sun Tzu
So true. In this case we can actually visualize this.
🔻 TELL CONGRESS — NO TROOPS on the GROUND in IRAN. 💥
https://civicshout.com/p/tell-congress-no-troops-on-the-ground-in-iran?ref=i5Zzbc0
I contacted my Republican senator (PA) today and gave him an earful.
This post shows the painful truth. When leaders care more about 'empire' and fantasy than the lives of real people, everyone suffers. As an Afghan veteran who saw how quickly promises are broken, I know that gas prices and inflation are not just blips they are the cost of a war with no plan. We were told America stands for honor, but using religion to justify violence and leang allies behind is not honor. The economic earthquake is coming, and it will hurt the most vulnerable people first. We must stop choosing destruction over our people's future.
This current admin is bad. Awful. Republicans decided to support Trump. Evil pervades
Below is a list of the Top Donors for the 2024 election cycle. These are people who supported t-Rump and the republicans. It denotes who they are, what company they own, how much they donated and which party(s) received their money.
https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/biggest-donors
I would ask you to also consider - that it is not the entire population of the US that have caused this - but only one political Party - the US Republican Party - is the cause of this -- including what happened to you.
they should absolutely experience an extinction level event
From Truth Matters
“Americans CAN stop this anytime without being arrested or punished in any way for their actions. STOP SPENDING on all but essential items and shift as much of that essential spending to local businesses. No need to stop eating out, just eat in locally run family eateries (NOT corporate chains). It’s about strategic spending decisions. It’s all about common sense, but if you need more detail, click here for my broader thinking. Given the SCOTUS ruling on tariffs, you now have even more power.
There is no case to be made for saying ‘there’s nothing we can do’ It really is very simple, and I would urge you to encourage everyone you know to become part of a sustained act of strategic economic disengagement, because I guarantee just by this most simple of actions, you can unlock the gate on the road back to real American values. A sustained 3-4% drop in consumer spending will occur if Americans have the collective and sustained patriotic determination to say ‘enough is enough’.
Leadership of our country is being usurped by a handful of filthy corrupt billionaires. Keep in mind that they are heavily invested in the military industrial complex. And petrochemicals. As long as their portfolio's grow larger they don't care who lives or dies.
Because it won't be them or their children.
"In the most bizarre twist, Ukraine, who’s enerfy infrastructure has been the target of daily Russian strikes, is not being asked by its European partners to NOT attack Russian energy infrastructure, because of the impact from the Iran war." I'm assuming this should read "now being asked" instead of "not being asked"?
Yes, as it goes on to discuss how Ukraine is getting it from all sides now,
— not necessarily gunfire, but other types of ‘bombardments’.
Super smart of Zelensky to check in with the Gulf countries with drone expertise on offer.
It’s not an optimist outlook for sure . This “ preemptive strike “ has been a total waste of US resources, military hardware , lives of our soldiers, and Iranian civilian lives. All because Trump and Rubio were played by Netanyahu. Given an ultimatum, they both failed to push back for OUR interests . There was no imminent threat of nuclear attack- but we entered this conflict because of the Israeli influence over Trump and all of our leaders . The war crimes committed by our leaders is reprehensible. Israel has been committing war crimes for 20 plus years … but somehow we have gotten dragged into the mud .
Spain , Italy , France have all rejected involvement in this war- blocking air space , refusing aircraft from refueling or landing. Smartly our allies are not going to get sucked into a WW3 . Our country will never be able to recover from this blunder . War crimes committed are not going to be erased . Our reputation has been shattered.
He likely was told Iran would attack energy infrastructure and close the Strait of Hormuz. But he is a Russian asset determined to ruin this country and make as much money as possible in the process for him and his evil spawn. A jury of his peers convicted him and branded him as a felon for life. And he has never, ever been held accountable before. Even having skirted the monetary damages, he is still a felon. And he is seeking his revenge while simultaneously doing his benefactor’s bidding. He can hug and wrap himself in the American flag all he wants. The truth is he hates America, especially American soldiers, who he will not hesitate to sacrifice for his own financial gains. As he said, Treason is punishable by death. Let’s wait and see.
Military Revolution or a French one.
Save America my left butt cheek
Die maga die!
Can’t wait till all this fucked-up insane bullshit reaches its breaking point…
Martin -- I respectfully disagree with your putting the blame on the possible up coming loss of US Military personnel lives on Pete Hegseth alone.
Hegseth is only an appointee of the Lizard Eyed Orangutan's Rectum who has caused all of this.
So I'm putting down the "the rest of the facts" here - for you.
The US Military Leadership - is totally aware of what they have done.
They know that their "...I have to obey all orders and commands from the White House and thus Hegseth - because whoever is in the White House is my boss..." - is pure male bovine pasture pastry.
They know that there is no Civil Law or UCMJ Regulation that states anything of the kind.
They know that they had the legal and honor bound means to shut Trump down on Jan. 6th. 2020; - because by legal definition, Trump caused great harm to the Constitution - for his actions before and during the attack on Congress.:
--- completely covered in the the Oath of Allegiance to the Constitution they all swore to honor and defend - from all enemies, foreign or domestic.
Their Oath of Allegiance - does not include the word "President" in it.
Their Oath of Allegiance - does not include the word "Government" in it.
Their Oath of Allegiance - does not include the words "Secretary of Defence / War" in it.
I don't know why it seems to be so difficult for some to come to the conclusion - that "our" US Military has taken it upon itself - "to forget about the domestic part of their Oath - while they send Enlisted men and women , possibly to their deaths:
--- because of their cowardice and dishonor.
Also -- asking people to not spend money except on local businesses; is a real logistics problem for those of us that live "in the city" -- because the ones that we there - are not the ones your aiming at.
You might just want to think about that one again.
I understand you are versed in military matters, so I am not in a position to contradict anything you say Scott.
My piece is not designed to be a forensic examination of the chain of command. I seem to write something and you read something else, which is I have to admit puzzling.
Commander in Chief and Secretary of War to my understanding are at the top of the tree when it comes to where the responsibility lies. Nobody is going anywhere unless Trump orders it.
How Trump’s orders are interpreted is a whole different post which I’m sure you would be more than qualified to create and I’d be happy to restack it.
As for the matter of economic disengagement, I fear we will have to agree to disagree. Once again, I’m more than happy to read your reasoned argument against my suggestion with your plan, because God only knows, America needs a solution. - Martin
Martin,
Again - thank you for your honesty and just as important - your civility.
Look - this is your sub-stack, and I have never found anything that you've written that I am "against" -- because like you say - God only knows, America needs a solution.
What I am saying is this: in order for your readers to attempt what you're asking: the way I'm seeing this go off the cliff: - it won't matter.
If they don't honor their Oath of Allegiance to the Constitution - we will know that they are pat of the problem brought on by the Republican Party Voter through it's lunatic Leader.
Look - you are a product of your raising by your parents- and to me - they did an admirable job.
I am a product of my Military upbringing; just in an earlier time; i.e., during and just coming out of WW II.
And after personally witnessing what happens when an entire Military Leadership, rather than honor their individually sworn Oath and duty to protect their Country -- decides en masse to goose-step to the tune of their lunatic Dictator - Adolph Hitler:
--- I know what is in store for us -- because that same mindset - is here - now; and
the Nuremburg Trials demonstrated the legal fallacy connected with them taking their position - of "...just following orders...".
Because of experiencing the human destruction brought down on the non-Nazi populations in Europe; what I am saying - doesn't need a restack, because; to put it clearly:
--- it's dumb-shit simple.
If this US Military Leadership doesn't do the one thing each one of them swore to do:
--- "...to fight all enemies, foreign or domestic..." to protect the Constitution:
--- your call for people to shop locally; will fall on deaf ears:
--- because people will be instead be shopping for their very existence - if they still have the financial means to do so.
What we are presently experiencing in this Country, and in this World - is the direct consequence of the Leadership of the best and strongest American Military Forces in the World today:
--- not only not honoring their sworn duty to protect us from domestically located harm; but also breaking their own UCMJ Articles concerning issuing and following illegal orders - thus bringing great harm to the one thing that has held this Country together for 250 years:
--- our Constitution.
That's all they have to do - is:
--- restore their personal honor by keeping their Oath of Allegiance:
--- instead of hiding behind their self-made "tradition" they made up, i.e; "having to obey all orders from any President..." as there is nothing in Civil Law or UCMJ regulations that demand that.
"...It's on them alone..."
There are nothing; period; in the Commissioned Officer's Oath - about obeying any order; from Any President; from Any Appointee; , or from any Government Official; as is stated in the Enlisted Personnel's Oath of Allegiance.
Issuing and following illegal orders is totally delineated is UCMJ Articles 90 and 92.
I, as a Vet -- "...who did my damned job..." - am demanding that "...they find their honor as an American first - and then "...do their damned job..." - now.
Their "...do as I say - not as I do..." stuff -- doesn't fly - especially now that the enemy - is "domestically located".
That's it, and like I said above:-- "it's dumb-shit simple".
This is a pretty fair assessment yet it retains at its core a fundamental lack of honesty. Consider this statement:
"He can talk all day about Iran begging him for a deal while he’s threatening to commit war crimes by deliberately bombing civilian infrastructure, just as Putin has done in Ukraine. "
This is missing the simple, factual acknowledgement of the US-led coup of 2014, the installation of a neo-fascist government that turned on 50% of its ethnic Russian citizens in Donbass and attacked them causing the army to split.
In the offending paragraph all the writer had to do was add ".. just as Zelenski and Putin have done in the Ukraine." While a history lesson is not required, at least include a reference to the fact that it takes two to tango.
Why try to cover up this fact?