The military takes an OATH to the Constitution, NOT to a President, tyrant, dictator, or WANNABE dictator. The military now has the decision to make to defend democracy or collude with a tyrant.
Thank you, best reply I have ever heard. My exact thinking. Whatever happened to DUTY, HONOR and COUNTRY. NOW it is President, Party and Trumpcoin.
Can you imagine America's best having to sit and be lectured by two guys who cannot hold a candle to them. One who dodged the draft and the other a tatooed drunk. Telling them how to run the military and the country.
The great events are the NO KINGS protests that happen all over this country! Also people that want democracy.. Any party.. should look for your local NO KINGS protests in October! We can change the direction of this country if we are vocal enough and loud enough! Please participate!
FUCKUP TRUMP IS SPENDING MILLIONS/ BILLIONS ON FRIVOLOUS PHOTO OPS. THESE MILITARY LEADERS ARE THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF THE WASTE OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THE MILITARY LEADERS HAVE SWORN AN OATH TO DEFEND THIS COUNTRY "FROM ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC".
IF FUCKUP TRUMP AND HIS UNQUALIFIED APPOINTEES ARE NOT DOMESTIC TERRORISTS I DON'T KNOW WHO IS.
I HOPE THESE MILITARY LEADERS HAVE THE GUTS TO STAND UP TO THIS "WANT TO BE DICTATOR" AND JUST SAY NO WHEN HE ORDERS THEM TO ATTACK AN AMERICAN CITY. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT AMERICAN CITIZENS FROM TERRORISM ESPECIALLY IF IT IS COMING FROM "OLD BONE SPURS "!
MILITARY LEADERS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY SHOULD NOT SUPPORT A MENTALLY DEFICIT MORON WHO GETS HIS IDEAS AND SCRIPTS FROM A DOMESTIC TERRORISTS GROUP LIKE 2025.
Well said. Republican Party is lazy and hopeless. The No Kings protest would be better if it were at the Pentagon. To remind the brass that their first and only duty is to the country.
For best effect, you must get as many military people as possible to join the protest. Everybody knows someone in the military and you can bet that they don’t like the orders handed down to them.
John, hearts in the right place but military is forbidden from being political. Yes they have to sit there and take shit from Trump and say "yes sir".
They cannot protest in the streets, nor on social media condemn their leaders. Yes you can email mom and tell her leader is a dick. Can report criminal behavior, but that comes with risks. Leaders can make your life hell and they will. Sec Hegseth just announced he is unleashing the dogs of hell for drill instructors to abuse the troops. DI abuse has led to deaths and injuries of troops.
Military life is hard. I describe it as being in prison, but you get to go home after work. Discipline is needed, no time to have a union meeting when under fire. However it should be balanced to limit abuse which I see forthcoming as military tries to "whip" the troops into shape.
Civilain "leadership" has always been a problem for the military. Country is lead by civilians who were voted in, not by merit. In many cases like Obama and Trump neither had any military experience. Added to that Trumps has a distain for the military. Remember he still wants to execute Gen Milley. He feels these are HIS personal soldiers to do as he wishes. His ability to fire senior genrals purely by edict is not right.
They know that, it makes them all realize what a dangerous crossroads they are all at. They understand what he is saying. Which is why the somber faces. They are right to be worried. We are worried 😟 my question is when /who in the Republican party will use the Constitutional framework to Impeach this disturbed and delusional Dictator 😳
This is what America gets when "Anyone Can Become President". Need to amend the constitution (if we still have one) so felons, those with foreign business interests and those who will not accept defeat can no longer take office.
Yes, he did and and is a CRIMINAL FELON and rapist--E. Jean Carrol case--what's wrong with voters--don't they see these things or is it............THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND?
Anyone who is thinking "It is not yet time enough to be in open opposition" It is not yet time to openly disobey his illegal orders" "It is not yet time to hold Trump's DoJ in contempt of court"... needs to carefully craft and document their 'bright red line' that once crossed will trigger their reactions, because Trump has crossed hundreds of lines already during his time in office that would have triggered major responses in past administrations.
Not just talking about the obvious double standard where Democrats are judged on a completely different scale, I am talking about how Trump keeps moving forward an inch at a time, with sometimes a sidestep and lots of distractions and lots of noise... and every line gets blurred as he keeps moving toward his goal of absolute control and disregard of the constitution.
Trump just declared actual war on American Cities, to the top brass of the Military.
Trump is declaring he will use the shutdown to further destroy functions in our government that are mandated by law (after having destroyed so very many already).
What is the trigger people? Where is that line? If not now, WHEN?
Trump is not above using some of his 'bully boys' to arrest Generals who he feels are insufficiently loyal to his 'agenda'. Trump is not above employing some of his 'bully boys' to lock up, box up and eliminate offices so government employees have no jobs to come back to. Trump is not above outright LIES, and accusing Democrats of every crime he commits.
The fact that he is mentally collapsing in front of us just makes him easier to manipulate by the terrible people he has placed close to himself, and he becomes more desperate, unpredictable, unrestrained, out of control...
So exactly where is that line that when he crosses it, you will react? How will you react?
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I think hope and pray that the military has had enough of trump’s illegal BS. The military must revolt now against a president who is obviously trying to destroy democracy and America. There are only a dozen or so top treasonous people, who must be jailed immediately. And then legal elections can happen. The people are on the Constitution’s side, not herr trump. Fight now or lose 200 years of democracy.
The military takes an OATH to the Constitution, NOT to a President, tyrant, dictator, or WANNABE dictator. The military now has the decision to make to defend democracy or collude with a tyrant.
NO KINGS PROTEST - OCTOBER 18th
Thank you for that! I forgot the exact date!
My pleasure!
You must get the military to join the protest. Make it a priority task.
Thank you, best reply I have ever heard. My exact thinking. Whatever happened to DUTY, HONOR and COUNTRY. NOW it is President, Party and Trumpcoin.
Can you imagine America's best having to sit and be lectured by two guys who cannot hold a candle to them. One who dodged the draft and the other a tatooed drunk. Telling them how to run the military and the country.
Inmates now running the asylum.
Wages of sin is death to America.
I was thinking the EXACT same thing. They must have been festering and boiling having to sit through all that anti American diatribe BS!
Thanks!
Expect complete collusion or capitulation whatever you want to call it. By nature the military is right wing so....?
Heck yea shut it down. Just further demonstrates how incompetent,
Ineffective, and sycophantic the Republican Party truly is.
Stupid is as stupid does: Forrest, Forrest Gump:......... perfect for trump!
Bur of course it's "Bidens gault
And frightening
Love Newsom's response about trump. I thought the same thing
Raised my appraisal of Newsom a lot.
Biden Obama and Newsom
… all slender - big mac daddy tRUMP is jealous 😂
Love this
It essentially has a vagina at this point - no offense to women!!! - and has ZERO testosterone left if it ever had any ever.
I'm a Viet Nam Air Force Veteran and I agree. trump is NO military leader: trump never served in the military because of BONE SPURS-come on, man.
The great events are the NO KINGS protests that happen all over this country! Also people that want democracy.. Any party.. should look for your local NO KINGS protests in October! We can change the direction of this country if we are vocal enough and loud enough! Please participate!
FUCKUP TRUMP IS SPENDING MILLIONS/ BILLIONS ON FRIVOLOUS PHOTO OPS. THESE MILITARY LEADERS ARE THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF THE WASTE OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THE MILITARY LEADERS HAVE SWORN AN OATH TO DEFEND THIS COUNTRY "FROM ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC".
IF FUCKUP TRUMP AND HIS UNQUALIFIED APPOINTEES ARE NOT DOMESTIC TERRORISTS I DON'T KNOW WHO IS.
I HOPE THESE MILITARY LEADERS HAVE THE GUTS TO STAND UP TO THIS "WANT TO BE DICTATOR" AND JUST SAY NO WHEN HE ORDERS THEM TO ATTACK AN AMERICAN CITY. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT AMERICAN CITIZENS FROM TERRORISM ESPECIALLY IF IT IS COMING FROM "OLD BONE SPURS "!
MILITARY LEADERS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY SHOULD NOT SUPPORT A MENTALLY DEFICIT MORON WHO GETS HIS IDEAS AND SCRIPTS FROM A DOMESTIC TERRORISTS GROUP LIKE 2025.
Well said. Republican Party is lazy and hopeless. The No Kings protest would be better if it were at the Pentagon. To remind the brass that their first and only duty is to the country.
For best effect, you must get as many military people as possible to join the protest. Everybody knows someone in the military and you can bet that they don’t like the orders handed down to them.
John, hearts in the right place but military is forbidden from being political. Yes they have to sit there and take shit from Trump and say "yes sir".
They cannot protest in the streets, nor on social media condemn their leaders. Yes you can email mom and tell her leader is a dick. Can report criminal behavior, but that comes with risks. Leaders can make your life hell and they will. Sec Hegseth just announced he is unleashing the dogs of hell for drill instructors to abuse the troops. DI abuse has led to deaths and injuries of troops.
Military life is hard. I describe it as being in prison, but you get to go home after work. Discipline is needed, no time to have a union meeting when under fire. However it should be balanced to limit abuse which I see forthcoming as military tries to "whip" the troops into shape.
Civilain "leadership" has always been a problem for the military. Country is lead by civilians who were voted in, not by merit. In many cases like Obama and Trump neither had any military experience. Added to that Trumps has a distain for the military. Remember he still wants to execute Gen Milley. He feels these are HIS personal soldiers to do as he wishes. His ability to fire senior genrals purely by edict is not right.
These are people who took a oath to the Constitution NOT a Orange Clown!
They know that, it makes them all realize what a dangerous crossroads they are all at. They understand what he is saying. Which is why the somber faces. They are right to be worried. We are worried 😟 my question is when /who in the Republican party will use the Constitutional framework to Impeach this disturbed and delusional Dictator 😳
With all that gold in the Oval Office, has anybody checked the cupboard at Fort Knox?
Trump was ineligible to become POTUS again because he instigated the Jan. 6th rioting!
This is what America gets when "Anyone Can Become President". Need to amend the constitution (if we still have one) so felons, those with foreign business interests and those who will not accept defeat can no longer take office.
You're right here, Russ!
Yes, he did and and is a CRIMINAL FELON and rapist--E. Jean Carrol case--what's wrong with voters--don't they see these things or is it............THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND?
A country that does not care and only wants cheap entertainment gets its wish.
But, I care Russ.
AND he is a 34-count FELON!! If felons lose their right to vote, then felons SHOULD NOT be eligible to run for and be voted POTUS!!
Anyone who is thinking "It is not yet time enough to be in open opposition" It is not yet time to openly disobey his illegal orders" "It is not yet time to hold Trump's DoJ in contempt of court"... needs to carefully craft and document their 'bright red line' that once crossed will trigger their reactions, because Trump has crossed hundreds of lines already during his time in office that would have triggered major responses in past administrations.
Not just talking about the obvious double standard where Democrats are judged on a completely different scale, I am talking about how Trump keeps moving forward an inch at a time, with sometimes a sidestep and lots of distractions and lots of noise... and every line gets blurred as he keeps moving toward his goal of absolute control and disregard of the constitution.
Trump just declared actual war on American Cities, to the top brass of the Military.
Trump is declaring he will use the shutdown to further destroy functions in our government that are mandated by law (after having destroyed so very many already).
What is the trigger people? Where is that line? If not now, WHEN?
Trump is not above using some of his 'bully boys' to arrest Generals who he feels are insufficiently loyal to his 'agenda'. Trump is not above employing some of his 'bully boys' to lock up, box up and eliminate offices so government employees have no jobs to come back to. Trump is not above outright LIES, and accusing Democrats of every crime he commits.
The fact that he is mentally collapsing in front of us just makes him easier to manipulate by the terrible people he has placed close to himself, and he becomes more desperate, unpredictable, unrestrained, out of control...
So exactly where is that line that when he crosses it, you will react? How will you react?
Two words.... Tuck Frump!
Mountebanks
*
They yelped and they squeaked to the ranks
Of Generals who yawned at their pranks
A Trumpian hoax
On much brighter folks
Who know how to deal with Mountebanks.
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As always, I appreciate your tenacity and truth reporting. Thanks, David!
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With police, national guard given permission to shoot protesters,can anyone blame people for not wanting to protest?
The Generals and Admirals sat,
Stonefaced as the tin soldier spat.
Ignoring his act,
Their honor intact,
Repulsed by the ignorant prat.
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I think hope and pray that the military has had enough of trump’s illegal BS. The military must revolt now against a president who is obviously trying to destroy democracy and America. There are only a dozen or so top treasonous people, who must be jailed immediately. And then legal elections can happen. The people are on the Constitution’s side, not herr trump. Fight now or lose 200 years of democracy.