80andnotgoingback
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Iraq/Afghanistan veteran here—My best friends are still on active duty, and we’ve been having conversations about this for months now. They know the right thing to do, but there are always those willing to say “yes sir” no matter what. I pray the number that say “no” is greater.
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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So I guess those farm bailouts aren't gonna happen now? 😉🤣
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Here's a transcript of the key exchange:

ME: You filled out a form which essentially says, ‘who delivered this threat,’ and your office wrote in ‘Donald J. Trump.’

HOULAHAN: 'The President.'

newrepublic.com/article/2034...
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Rep Chrissy Houlahan also forcefully points out that virtually no Republicans have condemned Trump's call for Democrats' execution. How is that not a bigger story?

I also asked her if Dems should file impeachment articles. Here's the key exchange on all this:

newrepublic.com/article/2034...
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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2/3 What Judge Cobb wrote dovetails with Daniel Dale's fact check.

Fact check: Trump’s false claims about the Insurrection Act
Fact check: Trump’s false claims about the Insurrection Act | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has made a series of inaccurate claims in recent days about the Insurrection Act, the old law he has mused about invoking to deploy troops to some US cities.
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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#UPDATE Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday he will not "betray" his country as he pushed back on a US plan to end the war on terms favourable to Moscow, acknowledging he risked losing Washington as an ally ➡️ u.afp.com/ShoL
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM