MAQA Civil War

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Uh oh, he pissed off Beetlejuice.

Hopefully he remembers to follow this part if and when he decides whether to approve paying the $230 million in alleged damages from the Jack Smith prosecutions:

"Enough is enough. ... Ending the massive cost of taxpayer handouts and restoring fiscal sanity is vital to economic growth and the fiscal health of the nation."

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I’ve served on the Homeland Security Committee for the past three years. I’m 100% for strong safe secure borders and stopping narco terrorists and cartels from trafficking deadly drugs and human trafficking into America.

Fentanyl is responsible for over 70% of U.S. drug overdose deaths and fentanyl comes from Mexican cartels made with chemical precursors from China and trafficked across the U.S. Mexico border.

Mexican cartels are primarily and overwhelmingly responsible for killing Americans with deadly drugs.

If U.S. military action and regime change in Venezuela was really about saving American lives from deadly drugs then why hasn’t the Trump admin taken action against Mexican cartels?

And if prosecuting narco terrorists is a high priority then why did President Trump pardon the former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez who was convicted and sentenced for 45 years for trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into America? Ironically cocaine is the same drug that Venezuela primarily traffics into the U.S.

The next obvious observation is that by removing Maduro this is a clear move for control over Venezuelan oil supplies that will ensure stability for the next obvious regime change war in Iran.

And of course why is it ok for America to militarily invade, bomb, and arrest a foreign leader but Russia is evil for invading Ukraine and China is bad for aggression against Taiwan? Is it only ok if we do it? (I’m not endorsing Russia or China)

Regime change, funding foreign wars, and American’s tax dollars being consistently funneled to foreign causes, foreigners both home and abroad, and foreign governments while Americans are consistently facing increasing cost of living, housing, healthcare, and learn about scams and fraud of their tax dollars is what has most Americans enraged. Especially the younger generations. Boomers and half of Gen X will cheer on neocon wars and talking points, but the other half of Gen X and majority on down see through it and hate it.

Americans disgust with our own government’s never ending military aggression and support of foreign wars is justified because we are forced to pay for it and both parties, Republicans and Democrats, always keep the Washington military machine funded and going.

This is what many in MAGA thought they voted to end.

Boy were we wrong.

As the baby boomers slip away both in votes and power, the electoral future will be decided for candidates that focus on American economic populism and promising prosperity for Americans only.

As of right now, neither party is offering the solution.

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Senate rejects Trump's military threats against Venezuela with war powers vote

Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the war powers resolution on a 52-47 vote and ensure a vote next week on final passage. It has virtually no chance of becoming law because Trump would have to sign it if it were to pass the Republican-controlled House. Still, it was a significant gesture that showed unease among some Republicans after the U.S. military seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid.

Regardless, trump must notify Congress within 48 hours of the introduction of US Forces into combat and within 60 days terminate any use of US Forces unless Congress has declared war/authorized the use of US Forces or extended the 60 day period. The 60 day period can be extended for not more than an additional 30 days if the President certifies to the Congress that the safety of the US Forces requires the continued use of such forces in the course of bringing about a prompt removal of such forces.

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Tucker Carlson Blasts MAGAResponse To Renee Good Death

The conservative commentator wrote the 37-year-old mother likely has different immigration views from him, “But that shouldn’t matter. Her death is a tragedy, regardless of her partisan affiliations, ideological beliefs, or who pulled the trigger. A woman got shot in the face.”

He compared the conservatives’ response to the left-wing reaction to Charlie Kirk’s killing, arguing Americans have become desensitized to home-turf violence because American leaders are “normalizing bloodshed.”

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Trump, 79, Explodes at GOP Senator in Profanity-Filled Call

The source told The Hill that the president “basically read her the riot act,” in a phone call that came “out of the blue.” Collins’ office confirmed to The Hill that the call took place, but did not include any additional details about what the president said. The Daily Beast has reached out to the senator’s representatives and the White House for comment.
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“Republicans should be ashamed of the Senators that just voted with Democrats in attempting to take away our Powers to fight and defend the United States of America,” Trump wrote. “Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, Josh Hawley, and Todd Young should never be elected to office again.”

Collins is up for reelection this year and faces a tight race as Democratic challengers gain in popularity. Her seat will be important for Republicans to maintain control of the Senate after the midterms. However, Trump has been a thorn in his party’s side, openly expressing his wish to see Collins out. This latest call appears to reaffirm his animosity toward the senator.

trump is cutting off his nose to spite his face.

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Trump, 79, Explodes at GOP Senator in Profanity-Filled Call

The source told The Hill that the president “basically read her the riot act,” in a phone call that came “out of the blue.” Collins’ office confirmed to The Hill that the call took place, but did not include any additional details about what the president said. The Daily Beast has reached out to the senator’s representatives and the White House for comment.
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“Republicans should be ashamed of the Senators that just voted with Democrats in attempting to take away our Powers to fight and defend the United States of America,” Trump wrote. “Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, Josh Hawley, and Todd Young should never be elected to office again.”

Collins is up for reelection this year and faces a tight race as Democratic challengers gain in popularity. Her seat will be important for Republicans to maintain control of the Senate after the midterms. However, Trump has been a thorn in his party’s side, openly expressing his wish to see Collins out. This latest call appears to reaffirm his animosity toward the senator.

trump is cutting off his nose to spite his face.

Stop the presses. The POTUS had an angry phone call with a Senator. OMG!
https://www.businessinsider.com/manchin ... 022-6?op=1
You don’t think Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden didn’t have angry phone calls with their own Senators and Congressmen? It’s called politics.

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Trump, 79, Explodes at GOP Senator in Profanity-Filled Call



trump is cutting off his nose to spite his face.

Stop the presses. The POTUS had an angry phone call with a Senator. OMG!
https://www.businessinsider.com/manchin ... 022-6?op=1
You don’t think Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden didn’t have angry phone calls with their own Senators and Congressmen? It’s called politics.

He needs R senators. This could turn MAGA away from her in the Maine election. Maine is a rather independent state.

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Stop the presses. The POTUS had an angry phone call with a Senator. OMG!
https://www.businessinsider.com/manchin ... 022-6?op=1
You don’t think Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden didn’t have angry phone calls with their own Senators and Congressmen? It’s called politics.

He needs R senators. This could turn MAGA away from her in the Maine election. Maine is a rather independent state.

Collins is the Republicans best chance to hold onto that seat. trump's attacks both help and hurt her. They help her because they show her independence (and he isn't popular in Maine). They hurt her because they make her look ineffective and risk depressing Republican turnout in Maine.

I'm pretty sure I was also critical of how the Democrats treated Manchin and Sinema.

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Some would argue that this is just sour grapes by Tillis. I would counter that since he's not seeking reelection and is thus less susceptible to trump's bullying he is speaking his true mind and likely saying things that those still seeking reelection and needing trump's support wish they could say.

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Trump Attacks GOP Congressman And His New Wife Ahead of Key House Vote: ‘Blessed be Their Marriage’

“People are saying that Thomas Massie became a Liberal because his new wife, blessed be their marriage, is supposedly a Radical Left ‘flamethrower.’ This new union all went so fast that maybe he didn’t know what he was getting into but, nevertheless, he is an absolutely terrible and unreliable ‘Republican’ — Perhaps a RINO, or maybe even worse!” began Trump in a bombastic Truth Social post. He added:

Ed Gallrein, a Farmer and War Hero, is running against Massie. He is a HIGH QUALITY individual, and there is no Candidate for Congress that could be better. He is running because he realizes Thomas Massie has been totally disloyal to the President of the United States, and the Republican Party. He never votes for us, he always goes with the Democrats. Thomas Massie is a Complete and Total Disaster, we must make sure he loses, BIG!

Just hours earlier, Trump urged the House Republicans to pass the Senate’s funding bill to keep the government open. The House GOP’s majority will soon only be by one vote, after the newly elected Democrat in Texas is sworn in. “We need to get the Government open, and I hope all Republicans and Democrats will join me in supporting this Bill, and send it to my desk WITHOUT DELAY. There can be NO CHANGES at this time,” Trump insisted on Truth Social ahead of his attack on Massie.

This is beyond stupid - trump and micro johnson need Massie with the thin House majority.

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laura looney strikes again ...

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Senator microwayne mullin on Senator Rand Paul ,,,

I respect Bernie Sanders because he’s an open socialist, and you know that he’s a communist so you know what you’re getting. Rand Paul’s a freaking snake. And I understand completely why his neighbor did what he did. And I told him that to his face. It stirred people up like Cheryl (Mullin’s wife), who don’t know the backstory. And then that night Rand sends out a fundraising letter on it. It’s a gimmick.

It's okay for microwayne to call Sanders a communist but calling trump and other MAQA yahoos fascists is wrong?

Rand Paul is not a MAQA Republican, he's more libertarian than other Republicans except for Massie. They're more fiscally conservative then MAQA Republicans and aren't always going to vote the way spineless twats like microwayne want them to.

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https://www.championshipsubdivision.com ... 9#p1490839

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Pete "Puma" Hegseth furiously tries to extinguish anti-war sentiments on the right as MTG leads meltdown over Iran

Hegseth insisted that the administration’s goals in Iran did not amount to “utopian” nation-building aspirations, and remained grounded in clear objectives.

"We set the terms of this war from start to finish. Our ambitions are not utopian. They are realistic, scoped to our interests and the defense of our people and our allies," he said.

“No stupid rules of engagement, no nation-building quagmire, no democracy-building exercise, no politically correct wars. We fight to win, and we don’t waste time or lives,” Hegseth continued. “This is not a so-called regime change war, but the regime sure did change, and the world is better off for it.”

Hopefully he's right. If he isn't and Iran continues with a religious fundamentalist government and/or we're still fighting this war in 2027, will he be man enough to admit it?

And the regime changed? Not if the new leader is the same as the old leader. It's far too early to say the regime changed.

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Tillis threatens to hijack Senate business amid frustrations with Noem

“If I don't get an answer that you've had a month to respond to, and the remaining ones … as of today, I'll be informing leadership that I'm putting a hold on any en bloc nominations until I get a response, and in two weeks, if I don't get a response, I'm going to deny quorum and markup in as many committees as I can until I get a response,” Tillis said.

The announcement from Tillis, who has called repeatedly for Noem to leave her post, would represent a rare escalation from any senator — in particular one from the president’s party — in the face of frustrations with a member of the Cabinet. Such a move, if he follows through with his threat, would hijack much of the Senate’s standard operating procedure.
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Tillis’ anger reflects bubbling frustrations with Trump’s embattled DHS chief among Republicans, who have called for some changes to the tone and tenor of the administration’s immigration crackdown after immigration officers shot and killed two American citizens in Minneapolis in January.

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Might as well put it here. Looks like Eyepatch McCain (Dan Crenshaw) is going down in flames in Texas.

On a separate note, you see a judge ordered Dem polling to stay open two extra hours because voters are confused. I guess there is something to the soft racism of low expectations. Hell, if they can't read a ballot to figure out where to drop it off, then they will struggle to find the local DMV or government office and get an ID.

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Trump Denounces Two of MAGA’s Biggest Stars in New Civil War

Megyn Kelly, 55, said she had “serious doubts” about the strategy, while Tucker Carlson, 56, has long opposed military involvement in the Middle East. The former Fox News hosts each have millions of social media followers.

Kelly “oughta study her history book a little bit,” Trump, 79, told independent reporter Rachael Bade in response to the conservative podcaster’s comments on Monday.

Kelly “was opposed to me for years when I ran the first time and nothing stopped me,” he added. “And so, you know, some people are against—and they always come back."

As for Carlson, Trump said his opposition “has no impact on me.”

“I think that MAGA is Trump—MAGA’s not the other two,” Trump said. “MAGA wants to see our country thrive and be safe. And MAGA loves what I’m doing—every aspect of it."

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Might as well put it here. Looks like Eyepatch McCain (Dan Crenshaw) is going down in flames in Texas.

On a separate note, you see a judge ordered Dem polling to stay open two extra hours because voters are confused. I guess there is something to the soft racism of low expectations. Hell, if they can't read a ballot to figure out where to drop it off, then they will struggle to find the local DMV or government office and get an ID.

You’re kind of projecting here. 1). Was the order oriented on race? 2). There are ongoing rules changes regarding voting places and many red states are passing laws to limit the fines and number of locations that people can vote at. This is one of the cornerstones of Republican voter suppression efforts. They need all of this to avoid a blue wave. It’s not about which candidates have superior ideas. Re-districting is another form of this.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-al ... ct-voters/