V_Stanhope
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Veteran
Books are my passion
Music is my religion
Nature is my guide
Dogs are some of my favorite people.
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www.cnn.com/2025/04/08/c...
"A $500M grant fm the Biden admin was slated for steel giant Cleveland-Cliffs...to help...upgrade aging blast furnaces"
"[It would've] created >100 permanent jobs & 1,200 construction jobs [and] are slated for termination under the Trump admin..."
IN THE VP'S HOMETOWN.
"A $500M grant fm the Biden admin was slated for steel giant Cleveland-Cliffs...to help...upgrade aging blast furnaces"
"[It would've] created >100 permanent jobs & 1,200 construction jobs [and] are slated for termination under the Trump admin..."
IN THE VP'S HOMETOWN.
Major steel mill project in JD Vance’s hometown on a list of Trump administration cuts to manufacturing industry | CNN
The centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s America-first economic agenda is reinvigorating the manufacturing industry. But his administration is planning to slash a key program that invests in some o...
www.cnn.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/04/08/c...
"A $500M grant fm the Biden admin was slated for steel giant Cleveland-Cliffs...to help...upgrade aging blast furnaces"
"[It would've] created >100 permanent jobs & 1,200 construction jobs [and] are slated for termination under the Trump admin..."
IN THE VP'S HOMETOWN.
"A $500M grant fm the Biden admin was slated for steel giant Cleveland-Cliffs...to help...upgrade aging blast furnaces"
"[It would've] created >100 permanent jobs & 1,200 construction jobs [and] are slated for termination under the Trump admin..."
IN THE VP'S HOMETOWN.
"Some Democratic leaders don’t see cause for panic. Trump’s success in November was unique, they argue, not a warning sign of a fracturing of their multiracial coalition."
Hey, I have an idea... Why don't we SEE cause for panic and GO FROM THERE.
Sheesh.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Hey, I have an idea... Why don't we SEE cause for panic and GO FROM THERE.
Sheesh.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
The hidden trend behind Latinos’ shift toward Trump
A surge in ticket-splitting among Latinos could shape politics for elections to come.
www.politico.com
March 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
"Some Democratic leaders don’t see cause for panic. Trump’s success in November was unique, they argue, not a warning sign of a fracturing of their multiracial coalition."
Hey, I have an idea... Why don't we SEE cause for panic and GO FROM THERE.
Sheesh.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Hey, I have an idea... Why don't we SEE cause for panic and GO FROM THERE.
Sheesh.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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The size of space — a visualization of the scale of the universe to help put things in perspective.
Credit: Neal Agarwal
Credit: Neal Agarwal
March 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The size of space — a visualization of the scale of the universe to help put things in perspective.
Credit: Neal Agarwal
Credit: Neal Agarwal
Ahh... Comer, for the gazillionth time, exposes the fact that he's a total moron. Then deploys the oft-used "My time has expired" mantra as a cover for making a total fool out of himself.
Too late, Jim. We all know you're an fucking idiot.
Too late, Jim. We all know you're an fucking idiot.
oh my god -- Comer thinks "editorial standards" literally refers to standards for editorials and is corrected by the NPR head
March 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Ahh... Comer, for the gazillionth time, exposes the fact that he's a total moron. Then deploys the oft-used "My time has expired" mantra as a cover for making a total fool out of himself.
Too late, Jim. We all know you're an fucking idiot.
Too late, Jim. We all know you're an fucking idiot.
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Imagine foreign spy agencies right now
two women are working in a kitchen with a sign above them that says kitchen
ALT: two women are working in a kitchen with a sign above them that says kitchen
media.tenor.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Imagine foreign spy agencies right now
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
This was about the whole China/Musk leak issue last year... wonder if it still applies.
I'm sorry, what? It was last week??
Huh.
This was about the whole China/Musk leak issue last year... wonder if it still applies.
I'm sorry, what? It was last week??
Huh.
March 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
This was about the whole China/Musk leak issue last year... wonder if it still applies.
I'm sorry, what? It was last week??
Huh.
This was about the whole China/Musk leak issue last year... wonder if it still applies.
I'm sorry, what? It was last week??
Huh.
"Usha Vance, the wife of Vice President JD Vance, will land in the Danish territory on Thursday, alongside ❗️National Security Adviser Mike Waltz❗️ ..."
Yeah, Waltz might want to make sure he brings a personal credit card in case he needs to buy his ticket home.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Yeah, Waltz might want to make sure he brings a personal credit card in case he needs to buy his ticket home.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Greenland to Trump: No, we didn't invite you
A delegation that includes second lady Usha Vance is slated to arrive on the island on Thursday.
www.politico.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"Usha Vance, the wife of Vice President JD Vance, will land in the Danish territory on Thursday, alongside ❗️National Security Adviser Mike Waltz❗️ ..."
Yeah, Waltz might want to make sure he brings a personal credit card in case he needs to buy his ticket home.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Yeah, Waltz might want to make sure he brings a personal credit card in case he needs to buy his ticket home.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
💯 accurate.
Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid
March 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
💯 accurate.
Collins and Wicker are going to set a date for a "Concern Off."
Should be an interesting competition.
Should be an interesting competition.
March 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Collins and Wicker are going to set a date for a "Concern Off."
Should be an interesting competition.
Should be an interesting competition.
Re: "The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans"
Thus far, in meme land.....
1/3
Thus far, in meme land.....
1/3
March 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Re: "The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans"
Thus far, in meme land.....
1/3
Thus far, in meme land.....
1/3
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Circling back on this…
March 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Circling back on this…
I love this.
March 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I love this.
"I had very strong doubts that this text group was real, because I could not believe that the national-security leadership of the US would communicate on Signal abt imminent war plans."
Hegseth: "And if we do, I will do all we can to enforce 100% OPSEC”
So much for 100% operational security! omg.
Hegseth: "And if we do, I will do all we can to enforce 100% OPSEC”
So much for 100% operational security! omg.
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"I had very strong doubts that this text group was real, because I could not believe that the national-security leadership of the US would communicate on Signal abt imminent war plans."
Hegseth: "And if we do, I will do all we can to enforce 100% OPSEC”
So much for 100% operational security! omg.
Hegseth: "And if we do, I will do all we can to enforce 100% OPSEC”
So much for 100% operational security! omg.
Well, maybe not.
My first thought was, "Who the fuck thought this was a good idea?"
My first thought was, "Who the fuck thought this was a good idea?"
March 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Well, maybe not.
My first thought was, "Who the fuck thought this was a good idea?"
My first thought was, "Who the fuck thought this was a good idea?"
I'm at a loss for words.
March 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I'm at a loss for words.
To the Dems: "DUH!!!"
March 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
To the Dems: "DUH!!!"
Rep McCormick, a GOP Rep in Georgia was confronted by voters vocally opposed to "Tyranny in the WH."
How did he respond?
He said he FELT THE SAME WAY with BIDEN in the WH. He said the passion in the room WAS THE SAME AS THE PEOPLE WHO WERE AT THE CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6th.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...
How did he respond?
He said he FELT THE SAME WAY with BIDEN in the WH. He said the passion in the room WAS THE SAME AS THE PEOPLE WHO WERE AT THE CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6th.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...
Angry voters confront GOP representative over Trump’s push to expand his power | CNN Politics
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) faced angry voters in Roswell, Georgia, who were upset about President Trump attempting to expand his own power using executive orders.
www.cnn.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Rep McCormick, a GOP Rep in Georgia was confronted by voters vocally opposed to "Tyranny in the WH."
How did he respond?
He said he FELT THE SAME WAY with BIDEN in the WH. He said the passion in the room WAS THE SAME AS THE PEOPLE WHO WERE AT THE CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6th.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...
How did he respond?
He said he FELT THE SAME WAY with BIDEN in the WH. He said the passion in the room WAS THE SAME AS THE PEOPLE WHO WERE AT THE CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6th.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
"It is also one thing to advance an aggressive theory of executive power on paper and in court, where you can rely on constitutional abstractions, but an entirely different matter when dealing in the real world."
A TL:DR
1/6
"It is also one thing to advance an aggressive theory of executive power on paper and in court, where you can rely on constitutional abstractions, but an entirely different matter when dealing in the real world."
A TL:DR
1/6
How Trump Is Undermining His Own Constitutional Crusade
A haphazard approach makes it more likely the Supreme Court rules against him.
www.politico.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
"It is also one thing to advance an aggressive theory of executive power on paper and in court, where you can rely on constitutional abstractions, but an entirely different matter when dealing in the real world."
A TL:DR
1/6
"It is also one thing to advance an aggressive theory of executive power on paper and in court, where you can rely on constitutional abstractions, but an entirely different matter when dealing in the real world."
A TL:DR
1/6
Hear, hear.
All those pundits who said Trump was too lazy to be a dictator really underestimated the possibility of a lazy man delegating all the dictator shit to a megalomaniac who does a lot of cocaine
February 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Hear, hear.
File this under "No shit, Sherlock."
February 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
File this under "No shit, Sherlock."
"This is precisely how the GOP messaging got so good. By focusing on their enemy relentlessly."
As I drank my coffee and read this, I shouted, "THIS!"
And the Susan Collins part especially. I mean, she's low-hanging fruit. And SO many others. Bill Cassidy comes to mind, too.
As I drank my coffee and read this, I shouted, "THIS!"
And the Susan Collins part especially. I mean, she's low-hanging fruit. And SO many others. Bill Cassidy comes to mind, too.
Sure, maybe you won't persuade Susan Collins to step up. But if you focus ON HER relentlessly, then when things start to fall apart, people will blame her.
This is precisely how the GOP messaging got so good. By focusing on their enemy, relentlessly.
This is precisely how the GOP messaging got so good. By focusing on their enemy, relentlessly.
February 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"This is precisely how the GOP messaging got so good. By focusing on their enemy relentlessly."
As I drank my coffee and read this, I shouted, "THIS!"
And the Susan Collins part especially. I mean, she's low-hanging fruit. And SO many others. Bill Cassidy comes to mind, too.
As I drank my coffee and read this, I shouted, "THIS!"
And the Susan Collins part especially. I mean, she's low-hanging fruit. And SO many others. Bill Cassidy comes to mind, too.
Yes, some will realize, but only if they are personally affected. Even then, Fox, Newsmax, X, etc will tell them it's somebody else's fault...& they'll believe it.
Those not affected are consuming news that tells them Musk/Trump are doing the Lord's work & fixing the country...& they'll believe it.
Those not affected are consuming news that tells them Musk/Trump are doing the Lord's work & fixing the country...& they'll believe it.
In the coming weeks, a lot of slow-on-the uptake folks are going to begin belatedly realizing Trump is both an inept moron and a dangerous autocrat. Our great civic challenge in these trying times will be calmly welcoming them aboard instead of primal-screaming in their faces.
February 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Yes, some will realize, but only if they are personally affected. Even then, Fox, Newsmax, X, etc will tell them it's somebody else's fault...& they'll believe it.
Those not affected are consuming news that tells them Musk/Trump are doing the Lord's work & fixing the country...& they'll believe it.
Those not affected are consuming news that tells them Musk/Trump are doing the Lord's work & fixing the country...& they'll believe it.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
This is what a GOP SENATOR said about Elon Musk and his efforts to plunder/destroy the federal government.
Who is it? WE DON'T KNOW because none of them will grow a pair and speak publicly.
These cowards will fiddle while Rome burns.
This is what a GOP SENATOR said about Elon Musk and his efforts to plunder/destroy the federal government.
Who is it? WE DON'T KNOW because none of them will grow a pair and speak publicly.
These cowards will fiddle while Rome burns.
February 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
This is what a GOP SENATOR said about Elon Musk and his efforts to plunder/destroy the federal government.
Who is it? WE DON'T KNOW because none of them will grow a pair and speak publicly.
These cowards will fiddle while Rome burns.
This is what a GOP SENATOR said about Elon Musk and his efforts to plunder/destroy the federal government.
Who is it? WE DON'T KNOW because none of them will grow a pair and speak publicly.
These cowards will fiddle while Rome burns.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
"Susan Collins...who said she’s heard from universities & labs in her state that the cuts would be 'devastating', pressed HHS Secretary RFK Jr. on her concerns"
Collins is so concerned abt the devastation she voted to confirm RFK Jr.
How very Susan Collins of her.
"Susan Collins...who said she’s heard from universities & labs in her state that the cuts would be 'devastating', pressed HHS Secretary RFK Jr. on her concerns"
Collins is so concerned abt the devastation she voted to confirm RFK Jr.
How very Susan Collins of her.
Trump’s cuts hit red states, triggering GOP pushback
GOP lawmakers try to intervene with the Trump administration as local fallout grows.
www.politico.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
"Susan Collins...who said she’s heard from universities & labs in her state that the cuts would be 'devastating', pressed HHS Secretary RFK Jr. on her concerns"
Collins is so concerned abt the devastation she voted to confirm RFK Jr.
How very Susan Collins of her.
"Susan Collins...who said she’s heard from universities & labs in her state that the cuts would be 'devastating', pressed HHS Secretary RFK Jr. on her concerns"
Collins is so concerned abt the devastation she voted to confirm RFK Jr.
How very Susan Collins of her.