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Thomas E. Ricks

11 months

Too many Americans define their "freedom" as the ability to control the lives of other Americans--what books those others read, what they do about a pregnancy, whether they can vote, etc. If you want to be free, free yourself, and let others be.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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2 years

I just wanna give a shoutout to Elon Musk for vividly reminding us all of the dangers of America becoming an oligarchy.

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If you object to football players engaging in peaceful, silent protest, but have no problem with Roy Moore's pedophilia, you may want to seek professional help.

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3 years

After 40 years of Reaganism, it is time for people to realize that sometimes government IS the solution, especially for things like education, air quality, water quality, public safety, and . . . public health.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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4 months

You pretty much have to ignore every single deliberation of the Constitutional Convention to arrive at the conclusion the Supreme Court did today.

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3 years

After 40 years of Reaganism, it is time for people to realize that sometimes government IS the solution, especially for things like education, air quality, water quality, public safety, and . . . public health.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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3 years

You have a right not to get vaccinated. But you do not have a right to endanger others. So if you refuse vaccination, perhaps you should avoid all public places, and basically stay at home.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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6 years

I want to thank all the middle-aged straight white male vets who have written to tell me they never have any problems with the police, ever, and think everyone else is whining. They have given me a clearer understanding of the concept of white privilege.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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7 years

"I think he's a kook. I think he's crazy. I think he's unfit for office." -- Sen. Lindsey Graham on Trump, Feb 2016 "What concerns me about the American press is this endless, endless attempt to label the guy some kind of kook not fit to be president." -- Sen. Graham, last week

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Thomas E. Ricks

@tomricks1

6 years

Please stop calling reporters enemies of the people, while you are at it.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

6 years

Prior to departing Wisconsin, I was briefed on the shooting at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Thank you to all of the First Responders who are currently on the scene.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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3 years

I'm not a big Biden booster, but I have to say that in handling Putin's aggression against Ukraine he has done well, and better than I expected.

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4 years

BREAKING: Health care professionals to drive at high speeds around military bases to thank Navy and Air Force for flyovers

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Thomas E. Ricks

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4 years

Not created by me.

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3 years

After 40 years of Reaganism, it is time for people to realize that sometimes government IS the solution, especially for things like education, air quality, water quality, public safety, and . . . public health.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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4 years

This photo just about sums it up

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3 years

When I was writing about Churchill and Orwell I would wonder why everyone sat back and just let the 1930s happen. Having experienced the last 6 or so years in the US, I no longer wonder.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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3 years

It’s like people who are afraid of critical race theory fear what they will learn about American history

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3 years

If you'd take a bullet for your country, why not take a needle for your neighbors

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Thomas E. Ricks

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7 years

Funny thing is, NO ONE had a desire to die in a SE Asian rice paddy.

Task & Purpose

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7 years

“I confess I had no desire to die in a Southeast Asian rice paddy… I considered the war in Vietnam already lost.” — John Bolton, 1995

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Thomas E. Ricks

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7 years

Never in my lifetime have I seen one of our two major political parties so embrace its most extreme elements, which usually are an embarrassment.

The Hill

@thehill

7 years

Alt-right activist who has denied Holocaust attends State of the Union as GOP lawmaker's guest

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Thomas E. Ricks

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2 months

I think that Rupert Murdoch has done more to damage this country than any other person has in the last 40 years.

Hey, Dave!

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2 months

These are the only immigrants I can see that are clearly trying to destroy our country.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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6 years

Interesting to see him confirm that when he calls something "fake" it just means that he doesn't like it--nothing more.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

6 years

The Fake News is working overtime. Just reported that, despite the tremendous success we are having with the economy & all things else, 91% of the Network News about me is negative (Fake). Why do we work so hard in working with the media when it is corrupt? Take away credentials?

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Thomas E. Ricks

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7 years

I think it is not that white Americans hold to their history too much, but that they don't know enough of their real history.

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Thomas E. Ricks

@tomricks1

6 years

There have been more military suicides since 2003 than the number of troops killed in Iraq.

Grim toll of military suicides reaches a new milestone

The grim roll call of soldiers’ suicides has defied years of Pentagon efforts to slow...

www.expressnews.com

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3 years

After 40 years of Reaganism, it is time for people to realize that sometimes government IS the solution, especially for things like education, air quality, water quality, public safety, and . . . public health.

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Thomas E. Ricks

@tomricks1

6 years

More indictments coming, I guess.

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@realDonaldTrump

6 years

The Russian Witch Hunt is Rigged!

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Thomas E. Ricks

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6 years

6 Steps of Trump 1 Totally false, didn't happen. 2 OK but we weren’t aware of it. 3 So we did know. Thought it was a joke. 4 OK, we did do it, but it isn't illegal. 5 Sure, it's a crime. But I’m busy with China, Korea, Iran. Time to move on. 6 Can you get me a plea bargain?

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Thomas E. Ricks

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6 years

"Identity politics" is a good phrase to use to deny that other peoples' experiences differ from yours. It may feel like a weapon but it is really a blindfold. Take it off and begin to learn.

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6 years

I’m disappointed, Mr. Ricks. Never thought you’d wade into the intellectually bankrupt world of identity politics.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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3 years

Too many older white people think that if they can't define America like they want, then they don't want America

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Thomas E. Ricks

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3 years

The American right today is basically repeating a lot of the playbook of white supremacists in the 1950s. Back then the enemy was the NAACP and "socialism"; now it's CRT and "socialism." And "law and order" still means controlling other people.

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Thomas E. Ricks

@tomricks1

7 years

He can't appear in a public event he doesn't control.

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@ddiamond

7 years

Trump has now skipped White House Correspondents dinner, Kennedy Center honors + a bunch of semi-regular events for past presidents (NAACP).

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Thomas E. Ricks

@tomricks1

6 years

French army making fun of Trump. Making America laughable again.

Armée de Terre

@armeedeterre

6 years

#MondayMotivation Il y a de la pluie, mais c'est pas grave 😅 On reste motivé 👊

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Thomas E. Ricks

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7 years

"Trump isn't much of a man. He feels sorry for himself, whines, gropes women, bullies the weak. He brags and lies."

Why I Find Trump's Appointment of John Kelly Depressing

It's not a signal that the president is preparing to moderate his White House—it's a signal he's going to the mattresses.

www.theatlantic.com

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Thomas E. Ricks

@tomricks1

6 years

Meantime, how about congratulating the Waffle House hero, who took down a shooter with his bare hands?

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

6 years

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is DEAD as we know it. This was a total disaster and an embarrassment to our great Country and all that it stands for. FAKE NEWS is alive and well and beautifully represented on Saturday night!

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Thomas E. Ricks

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2 years

It's like someone told Tommy Tuberville that the racist crap he and his buds used to say quietly on the golf course is now acceptable to say in public.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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3 years

Boy am I sick of freshly minted experts on non-combatant evacuation operations.

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Thomas E. Ricks

@tomricks1

7 years

My wife's reaction: "Well, I'm never voting for Susan Collins again."

Sen. Susan Collins

@SenatorCollins

7 years

Very pleased @SenateMajLdr committed to support passage of two impt bills before year's end to mitigate premium increases: Alexander-Murray proposal to help low-income families afford insurance & my bipartisan bill to protect people w/ pre-existing conditions via high-risk pools.

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7 years

Buried news story of the day: Female vets are killing themselves at 250% the rate of non-veteran civilian females

Veterans Administration throws suicide stats out the back door on Friday at 5 p.m.

Suicide rates for veterans climb to "staggering" proportions.

foreignpolicy.com

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After 40 years of Reaganism, it is time for people to realize that sometimes government IS the solution, especially for things like education, air quality, water quality, public safety, and . . . public health.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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3 years

You know what I'd really like to read? A transcript of Trump's 2018 summit meeting with Putin in Helsinki. Anyone got a copy they can share?

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3 years

Back in the 1950s and '60s, it was amazing how often white supremacists accused their opponents of being Marxists. Just like today.

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3 years

Since when is fighting back an 'esclation'? As if Ukraine somehow agreed to limit the fighting to its own territory

Russia accuses Ukraine of helicopter strike on Belgorod fuel depot

Ukraine’s foreign minister said he could not confirm or deny the claim. If confirmed, it would be Ukraine's first attack on Russian territory during the war.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Thomas E. Ricks

@tomricks1

4 years

There's a frightened little man in downtown DC. Someone please help him.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

4 years

Much smaller crowd in D.C. than anticipated. National Guard, Secret Service, and D.C. Police have been doing a fantastic job. Thank you!

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Thomas E. Ricks

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3 years

After 40 years of Reaganism, it is time for people to realize that sometimes government IS the solution, especially for things like education, roads, air quality, water quality, public safety, and . . . public health.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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7 years

He does seem to spend a lot of his time criticizing black men, and black women, doesn't he?

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7 years

If you don't recognize this as racial, as a play to the base for calling out an ungrateful black man, you're not paying attention.

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6 years

I finally got around to reading this article. One of the best pieces of journalism I have seen in a long time. No question in my mind that over the last 5 years this campaign against the US damaged our country more than Islamic extremists have.

The Plot to Subvert an Election: Unraveling the Russia Story So Far (Published 2018)

For two years, Americans have tried to absorb the details of the 2016 attack: spies, leaked emails, social media fraud — and President Trump’s claims that it’s all a hoax. The Times explores what we...

www.nytimes.com

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4 years

History note: This is not "the longest election day ever." 1800 and 1876 both took months to settle.

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5 years

A friend comments: "Now we have a Navy that fires leaders and re-hires war criminals. "

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Thomas E. Ricks

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2 years

I would like to see a documentary of all the racist language Republican candidates--governor, senate, congress, etc.--are using in the last weeks of this year's campaign. Taken together, it would be stunning. No narration, just clip after clip after clip.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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7 years

People who "respect the Flag" but not the Constitution are actually disrespecting the country.

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Thomas E. Ricks

@tomricks1

7 years

Washington fought for his country, not for slavery. Robert E. Lee fought against his country and for the system of slavery.

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President Trump just now clearly speaking the language of every Southern racist, white supremacist, #TSSRA flag waver ever.

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3 years

Relating the true history of America "would reveal more about America to Americans than Americans want to know."--James Baldwin. (But, he added, Black Americans already know that hidden history.)

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3 years

How a few good men brought down a murderous psychopath in the Navy SEALs

SEAL of Disapproval | Washington Monthly

How the Navy failed to stop—and Donald Trump championed—a murderous special operations leader.

washingtonmonthly.com

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7 years

Trump has the mind, and emotional state, of a troubled 9-year-old.

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@realDonaldTrump Donald Trump's amazing golf swing #CrookedHillary

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6 years

Another Democrat wins a Congressional race

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8 years

@lheron @jayrosen_nyu @HuffingtonPost Lack of black people?

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Thomas E. Ricks

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3 years

I miss the America of 9/10/01, before the Bush Administration led a national panic. We should have gotten out of Afghanistan after a year, and never should have gone into Iraq. Lots of lives and trillions of dollars wasted.

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7 years

I don’t care about Trump’s sex life any more than Melania does. I do care about hush money, payoffs, thuggery, obstruction of justice, perjury and tax fraud.

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3 years

The people are Afghans. The currency is Afghanis. And those who don't know enough about the country to understand the difference should probably refrain from criticizing Afghan refugees.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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6 years

Embarrassed for my country to have this horse's ass in the White House.

CSPAN

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President Trump during California #SanctuaryCities Roundtable: "These aren't people. These are animals." Full video here:

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4 years

What a beautiful morning--and another day closer to getting rid of Trump.

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4 months

WSJ vets not impressed by news article on Biden and aging: "Today's WSJ article on Biden never wd have made it thru the Washington buro & page 1 in present form before arrival of Murdoch editor last year. Only on the record quotes are from the current and past GOP speakers."

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Thomas E. Ricks

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4 years

I know this sounds naive, but I don't care: I think about American policing differently than I did a month ago. What changed me was seeing the police riots in cities across the country over the last weeks. Lack of discipline, demanding deference, failing to serve & protect.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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7 years

You know, I never woke up in the morning worrying about what President Obama might have tweeted overnight.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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2 months

I'm a former reporter and am sympathetic to people who have to cover Trump. Still, I wonder why they don't ask questions like: Do you pay your wife to appear for you? And you said years ago that you would release your tax returns, why haven't you?

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7 years

In 190 AD Romans grew greatly concerned as Emperor Commodus focused his attention on killing lions, ostriches and a giraffe in the arena.

Donald J. Trump

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Crazy Joe Scarborough and dumb as a rock Mika are not bad people, but their low rated show is dominated by their NBC bosses. Too bad!

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After 40 years of Reaganism, it is time for people to realize that sometimes government IS the solution, especially for things like education, air quality, water quality, public safety, and . . . public health.

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7 years

I get Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham mixed up. But I don't worry about it.

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7 years

Reminds me of when our son came home from kindergarten one December afternoon, flung report card on the coffee table, and furiously exclaimed, "No one told me about this!"

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This is Remi. He experienced snow for the first time. Wondering why you’d subject him to such frigid h*ckery. 13/10 would stoke fire for

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6 years

Wow. Stomach turning. He is talking about a man who has invaded Crimea, killed journalists, poisoned people in the UK--and meddled in our elections.

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@dcexaminer

6 years

Trump: "You know President Putin is KGB... Putin is fine. He's fine. We are all fine, we're all people"

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7 years

An American officer deployed to Afghanistan looks at the Florida school shooting and wonders: What is WRONG with you people?

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1 year

Shoutout to Lloyd Austin. He has a difficult job and has done it well.

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4 years

You know what I'm tiring of? Avoidable disasters, like the handling of the virus and of the Texas Big Freeze

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7 years

Can't figure out what kind of dog this is

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4 years

I keep thinking that if the Kenosha police were doing their jobs that instead of thanking that 17-year-old for showing up with a rifle, they would have told him strongly to go home. Then two people who are dead now wouldn't be, and he wouldn't be facing murder charges.

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7 years

I suspect Robert Mueller will set them straight.

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It is finally sinking through. 46% OF PEOPLE BELIEVE MAJOR NATIONAL NEWS ORGS FABRICATE STORIES ABOUT ME. FAKE NEWS, even worse! Lost cred.

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4 years

This is an interesting editorial from a Kansas newspaper that endorsed Trump in 2016. I think Trump is gonna lose in a landslide. But only if you vote.

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@RightWingWatch A friend once told me that a lesson he learned from a Holocaust survivor was, "When people say they want to kill you--stop and listen."

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7 years

In other words, "these weren't mistakes."

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Background Investigations Bureau director on Kushner's clearance form: "I have never seen that level of mistakes"

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This is the point at which a good parent explains what funds roads, schools, public safety, public health and education.

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3 years

I drove about 110 miles on the backroads of Maine today, and was happy to count far fewer TRUMP signs and flags than a few months ago. Also was surprised to see that the existing flags are fading out to a hazy light blue. They must be made of cheap materials, just as Trump was.

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Ppl "who met with Trump Thurs night at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, are 'freaking out'...Trump met with about 19 people for 45 minutes. Trump knew his adviser Hope Hicks had tested positive when he left for the club, but he went anyway. He did not wear a mask."

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4 years

She's right. The Army should be embarrassed by this.

Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦

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There are 10 @USArmy bases named after Confederate generals. As an Army vet, it’s embarrassing. Let’s change these, too: Ft. Benning, GA Ft. Bragg, NC Ft. Hood, TX Ft. Lee, VA Ft. Polk, Louisiana Ft. Gordon, GA Ft. Pickett, VA Ft. A.P. Hill, VA Ft. Rucker, AL Camp Beauregard, LA

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"Liddle' Bob Corker"? Just what kind of psycho is sitting in the White House?

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@realDonaldTrump

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The Failing @nytimes set Liddle' Bob Corker up by recording his conversation. Was made to sound a fool, and that's what I am dealing with!

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3 years

I love that the army kicking Putin's butt includes people like these

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Lev Uliesov is a 21 y/o model from Brovary, Ukraine. After Putin’s invasion, he swapped the international fashion runways for camouflage, joining the Ukrainian army as a medic, saving the lives of other soldiers on the frontlines. “My plan is to win this war,” he says.

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6 years

One thing I've seen in life is that cognitive diversity makes organizations think better. Fox News should try it sometime.

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Tucker Carlson really really really really does not like living in a diverse country

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After 36 years, Kentucky can do better than Mitch McConnell. We endorse Amy McGrath.

The eyes of America are on Kentucky’s race for the U.S. Senate because many rightly feel that next to the presidential election, it’s the most important contest in the country, with the future health...

www.kentucky.com

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3 years

I am struck by the number of people who ID themselves on Twitter as "Christian" and "patriot" who write the foulest notes to me on e-mail.

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Straight talk from a former DC police chief: 'We keep using “just a few bad apples.” But, I mean, at some point in time, you have to take a look at the tree.'

Former D.C. police chief: ‘There should be a higher standard for police’

“If we could see policing through the eyes of those being policed, I think it would go a long way toward building trust.”

www.washingtonpost.com

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@DogsAreeFamily My daughter adopted a dog with almost paralyzing psychotic fear. It has been wonderful to see the dog relax, slowly, over the last 2 years, to the point where she will sit by someone (female) and accept a gentle back massage. Keep it up.

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I think the deal is, The rich can have tax cuts if the base can have white nationalism.

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Hey, all you angry-at-elites Trump voters, Trump hands 80 percent of proposed tax cut to top 1 percent. Do you feel suckered?

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Should the penalty for using a fake vaccination card be compulsory vaccination? Seems only fair.

Bar owner charged with selling fake coronavirus vaccine cards in one of the first cases of its kind

The 59-year-old California man is accused of selling the forgeries for $20 each. He now faces three felonies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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3 years

Who you gonna believe, an official report or your own eyes?

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5 months

So his alibi doesn’t check out

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@Fritschner

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Justice Alito says his wife Martha-Ann Alito had an altercation with neighbors about a "'Fuck Trump' sign that was within 50 feet of where children await the school bus in Jan 21." Except... FCPS and ACPS were all remote in January of 2021. No children were waiting for buses:

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Three stupidest leadership moves of 21st century?: 3. British exit from EU 2. US invasion of Iraq 1. Putin's attack on Ukraine

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Thomas E. Ricks

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4 years

The basic reason Trump talked to Woodward, I think, is that Woodward is a celebrity. Robert Redford played him in a movie. Only celebrities and people routinely on TV are real to Trump. The rest of us are insects on his windshield.

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Thomas E. Ricks

@tomricks1

2 years

I wish Biden would make waves. Recognize Cuba. Legalize marijuana. March in the streets. In short, not do everything through the lens of a lifetime spent in the Senate with a bunch of jerks.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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3 years

I’ve been critical of American generalship in my past writings, so I want to say now that the US military was well prepared to help Ukraine, both with training personnel and good weaponry. A special shoutout to the people getting the stuff there, making the difficult look easy.

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Thomas E. Ricks

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LCPL Rylee McCollum, 20, Jackson, Wy LCPL Jared Schmitz, 20, Wentzville, Mo LCPL David Espinoza, 20, Rio Bravo, Tx Crpmn Max Soviak, Berlin Heights, Oh Cpl Hunter Lopez, 22, Riverside, Cal Cpl Kareem Nikoui, 20, Norco, Cal SSgt Taylor Hoover, 31, Utah Cpl Tyeler Page, 23, Om Neb

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Thomas E. Ricks

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3 years

In fact, my presumption is that anyone tweeting that American cities burned last summer is either working for the Russians or a dumbass dupe of them.

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