Russia and China pull that shit all the time.
That’s a low bar to meet.
And yet here we are failing to clear it
New photos of Trump and Epstein have dropped, including one that shows him posing with several teenage girls.
I want all the truth and justice about this to come out. However, I do feel like the drips and drabs approach, both when it is intentional and when it is forced, makes me distrustful of the whole process. What does it mean that “Democrats released 19 photos”? Why just Democrats? Why only 19? What is it about the story that these 19 photos are meant to show that would be changed by releasing 30 photos, or 100 photos, or whatever?
The article itself says: “None of the released images depict any sexual misconduct nor are believed to depict underage girls.”, so your presentation of the content is… counterfactual.
The small controlled bursts of documents feels like a strategy designed to paint specific, context-free narratives.
And honestly, “here’s a picture of Trump and Clinton at Epstein’s place”, while it maybe stands as proof that those folks were happy recipients of Epstein’s not-illegal hospitality despite their protests to the contrary, is neither surprising nor particularly informative.
They’re saying that to cover themselves against a libel suit. The girls look pretty underage to me.
A Democratic congressman also says the tranche of photos they now have includes photos of people engaged in sexual acts with minors.
Aren’t all girls underage by definition? Non-underage girls are called “women.”
Not colloquially.
Personally, the older I get, the older the people I think of as “boys” and “girls”. Right now they’re pushing 30.
Trump is reportedly going to issue an order on Monday for marijuana to be reclassified as a Schedule III drug.
Which is… good, I think?
Let’s start out with a bang. If you check Part 1 for this thread, you should see a fair number of times where I asserted the felon has made it so the United States no longer has allies. That’s not just rhetoric.
Nice. We’re in the same category as Russia and China. That should make the felon happy. Those are two of his favorite countries and, I suspect, top of his list of refuge countries to escape prosecution for his crimes.
Admiral in charge of the felon’s and Hegseth’s war crimes retires.
Apparently nobody’s standing up yet to say, “Sure, I’ll drown some civilians”.
Cruella de Vile ran away from Congress like she had a puppy to shoot.
That last line applies to each and every flack in the felon’s fold.
Do you think the felon even knows this Franklin isn’t one of our Founding Fathers?
And since when do American judges wear judicial wigs?
The whole flock of fool’s flacks are Keystone Kops.
Senator Schiff takes the felon to task.
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There is no strategy. There is no plan. There is no policy. There is only a convicted felon disgracing the Oval Office.
Evidently the felon thinks he has another decade, just like in China, to be in office.
Leavitt thinks the Oval Office is Grand Central.
I think the Oval Office is now a circle jerk. (The link goes to X.)
I think he’s found out Marijuana is good for whatever ailment he and his complicit physicians are hiding from the public.
Falling on his sword, deserting a sinking ship, or preparing an exit to a safe haven in the event that a future SecDef recalls him for a court-martial?
Spending more time with family, surely.
Monty, it’s a bit of a long read… but a good read. This is how other nations… and other nation’s militaries now view us. ( Spoiler: It’s not good. )
My understanding is that drugs are classified by the Controlled Substances Act (or whatever its formal name is), and to reclassify marijuana would require Congress to amend the law. Indeed, there have been legislative fights over this very issue for several years now. Trump can’t just say “I have decided marijuana is Schedule III now” and it is so. He has been playing these games with funding and stafffing but this would be a direct “I am overturning a law by fiat”. This would be a new line crossed-we’ll see if Congress steps up and asserts itself. I won’t hold my breath.
Anyway, medical cannabis is legal in DC. He can just send a staffer to the nearest dispo for some gummies. No need to mess around with EOs.
I’m no calligrapher, but can you discern the woke font from the lethal font?
None of the above, from what people can tell.
He announced his intention to retire back in October and many of his responsibilities started transferring to other people. This is only the final formal bit. Admirals generally are responsible people so they don’t tend to be people who say ‘I quit’ and just leave without notice.
He did not give a reason at the time but it was semi-publicly known at the time he had serious disagreements with Hegseth and was concerned about the legality of the strikes.
If anything, his retirement announcement was one of the early building blocks of building the current public case against the strikes, rather than an escape attempt. For all he knew at the time, he’d be targeted for retribution for leaving.
Because this is the Pit, I hope I can be forgiven for providing an AI (Google Gemini)-derived exchange:
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Q: Is it reasonable to conclude that the United States has perfected its place in the world based on the fact that the US State Department is concerned about fonts (ie, typefaces)?
A: That is a very interesting, and highly satirical, thought!
It’s tempting to look at an institution like the U.S. State Department focusing on something as seemingly trivial as fonts (typefaces) and conclude that all major global issues must be solved, leaving only aesthetic details to handle.
However, the conclusion that the U.S. has “perfected its place in the world” based on this concern is not reasonable, for several practical and organizational reasons:
Why the Font Concern Does Not Imply Perfection
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Organizational Specialization: Large government agencies, especially those dealing with global diplomacy and massive amounts of documentation (like the State Department), are vast.
- The people concerned with foreign policy in Ukraine, China, or the Middle East are entirely different employees than the people concerned with the internal standardization of document formatting, branding, and printing costs.
- Departments focused on efficiency, IT, and administrative rules can address fonts without taking resources away from the policy-makers.
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Efficiency and Consistency: The concern over a standard font (such as the recent switch from Calibri to a more accessible font) is usually driven by practical administrative needs:
- Accessibility: Ensuring documents are readable for people with visual impairments.
- Consistency: Making sure official communication looks uniform globally.
- Cost: Some fonts use more ink or paper than others, which can translate into millions of dollars in printing costs over the course of a year across thousands of embassies.
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Symbolic Importance (Diplomacy): In high-stakes diplomacy, every detail matters. The presentation of an official document—from the font to the paper—contributes to its perceived seriousness, professionalism, and authenticity. It’s part of the bureaucratic facade of state power.
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The Nature of Perpetual Problems: Global politics is not a solvable puzzle; it is a continuously evolving set of relationships, conflicts, and challenges. The U.S. role in the world is perpetually debated and defined by ongoing issues (economic competition, climate change, conflicts, etc.).
In short, the U.S. State Department’s ability to address administrative minutiae like fonts simply reflects that it is a huge, complex bureaucracy that handles both macro (geopolitics) and micro (internal operations) issues simultaneously.
It’s a great example of bureaucratic irony, but not evidence of international perfection!
So, now you know: it’s not the arrival at international perfection. Indeed, it’s a textbook example of the kind of bloated bureaucracy and wasteful government overreach against which Conservatives have perpetually railed.
You’re welcome.
So… I really have to wonder who twigged DHS to this woman’s presence in the country.
And what existing relationships they had with the Trump maladministration, and with Ms. Leonova herself.
Has someone figured out a way to use ICE to get international criminals off so that they don’t have to pay for their crimes - and won’t testify against any of their co-conspirators? On the whole, it would not surprise me.
Notable, though, is that he announced this will take place a few years before it would have been expected.
And he may have also been concerned about his own culpability in the clearly illegal action.
Which he signed off on.
Leaving wouldn’t make him any less culpable for any strikes that already occurred when he was around
Not saying he’s some kind of hero but it doesn’t really add up that he’s some kind of wanton war criminal, either