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Tim Hogan wrote:

The US Senate approved by the required 2/3 majority the NATO accessions of both Sweden and Finland. It is clear that two nations, Hungary & Turkey, cannot be trusted to agree to the accession due in large part to their leader's relations with Russia the aggressor nation that has created a need for these two nations to seek NATO protection. We have several mutual defense obligations including NATO.
https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/l/treaty/collectivedefense/index.htm

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#politics #NATO #russia #sweden #finland

When they show you who they are, believe them. #politics #cosopolitics
https://apple.news/AzIJINzmtQ4ewQueZ3NkVBg

#politics #gift article

Here's a gift article, friends.

Distinguished persons of the week: The 11th Circuit renders justice against Trump - Jennifer Rubin

https://wapo.st/3VzK6NA

Trump wants to end the U.S. Constitution, another page out of the Hitler playbook. In 1933, Hitler's Nazis forced through the Enabling Act that gave him the power to impose laws without the consent of the German Parliament. #Politics

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-enabling-act

@OldCountryDoctor @TessaForDemocracy

Now? It's hard to say. I've been disconnected from military life since 1992, but I can say that an awful lot of people I run into at VA Medical Centers are not so liberal as one might think. Still, there's hope. The doctors I see do seem more open-minded than usual, at least the younger ones do, so an infusion of fresh blood (no pun intended) is somewhat different from the staunch conservatism and unwillingness to listen I became used to over the years.

@MikeHall I never vote #GOP for local office. That's how they get their start. Better to just nip that crap in the bud. #politics

#Politics

Just to be 100% clear;

The story behind what Trump said should be shared as follows:

The *entire* GOP would absolutely, 100%, "terminate the Constitution" in order to allow them to seize permanent, and total, power.

Trump is not an outlier.

A single GOPer will not *condemn* those words.

Because their desire for power and control is unyielding.

We must *make* them yield.

So Imperial Grand Wizard Trump seems to be saying, ""I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and burn the US Constitution, and I wouldn't lose any voters."

Do you think he's gone too far for the MAGA crowd? I know they're a bunch of morons -- but will he lose any of his base?

Whadaya think?

#justasking #politics

@TessaForDemocracy I have to confess, with events of the last several years being what they now are, I often wonder why I served and what I was unknowingly enabling. The military is, for better or worse, pretty much conservative, which is scary enough as it is, though I didn't really know that at the time I was active.

#Politics

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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/dems-condemn-trumps-call-terminate-constitution-1234641170/

‘He’s a Repeat Offender:’ Dems Condemn [DFG]'s Call to Terminate Constitution
Republicans need to "decide whether they're going to break from him and return to some semblance of reasonableness, or continue to lean into the extremism" Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday

#politics #DFG #constitution #sedition #fascism

Any or all politicians that are okay with TFG saying to get rid of the rule of law and the constitution don't seem to remember swearing an oath of office to uphold both.
They should be immediately removed from office never to return.
Section 3 of the 14th amendment to that which they won't uphold.
Maybe they need to be sworn in again strapped to a lie detector.

#politics #DFG #constitution #sedition #fascism

I'm still in disbelief how GA Senate race forced a runoff. Who ARE these ppl voting for Herschel Walker?

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You do not have to be the best academic mind or have the best intellect. You may not be the prettiest or the most handsome person in the world. However , if you lead with your heart you will always outshine any of the previous mentioned.

And here we are, all of us, going on about our lives as if the planet isn't dying because of us

Cat Law mandates a person stays in place if a cat chooses them as their laying place. There is no time limit. So sayeth Caturday Saturday Cat Law. Have your affairs in order... good luck.

#cat #cats #Caturday #Saturday #CatLaw #law #rules #rulesisrules #bed #bedtime #skeleton #dead #catsofCoSo

@MsJudyJetson

So, I am Jewish. It was only about 20 yrs ago I was told that because my mom was Jewish, it means I’m full Jewish, even tho I’ve never practiced the faith, I have my dad’s features & have his Scandinavian last name. No one ever knows.

Yet, I can’t help but watch what’s going on with the very real acknowledgement & realization that if these ppl were to see a document w/my mother’s maiden name on it, they would want me dead. It’s just too much to process when thinking about 1939.

Self-regulated Ethics Code?
Even the Boys Scouts have Troop Leaders, ffs:
#InvestigateTheSCOTUS
#ExpandTheCourt

"The Supreme Court’s weak Alito defense shows oversight is desperately needed
The justices can't police themselves. It's past time for an independent investigation into 'Operation Higher Court' and the alleged right-wing leak"

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/alito-leak-hobby-lobby-supreme-court-rcna59620

I’m frustrated tonight. I’m seeing the normalization of bigotry, antisemitism, and hate spreading around the US on multiple sites and social media platforms in the wake of the stories about Ye and Nick Fuentes. The haters are getting more comfortable. They feel at home. I stand with all people who are anxious tonight and sending prayers that words do not turn into worse.

@Stonekettle #trump #politics #hunterbiden #laptop

Satire is dead.

Satire died on June 16, 2015...

The real estate mogul and TV reality star launched his presidential campaign.

“So, ladies and gentlemen, I am officially running for president of the United States, and we are going to make our country great again,” said Donald
Trump.

https://www.stonekettle.com/2022/12/a-republic-if-you-can-tweet-it.html