As to some course for Trump, the problem is we have no idea what the US (with or without others, e.g. Mossad) has/have been/are up to in Iran. If they are pushing Pahlavi, well, that's just ridiculous. But what kind of groundwork has the US prepared? In cahoots with what parties? Assuming it has done so. And, sorry, Trump's words carry no weight insofar as truth is concerned.

What would you suggest Trump do if there is truth to the reports they are gunning people down?
#25 | POSTED BY BILLJOHNSON

I guarantee you the regime's guardians are gunning people down. Possibly in droves. I do not condone it, but, unfortunately, would not have expected a response in any way less brutal or horrifying.

As for what Trump should "do." Well, working that puzzle seems pretty much a fool's errand. He is so erratic and off the rails that it's a coin toss. But you can be sure if any nation's wellbeing is positively affected, that will be accidental. It's all about how it makes Trump feel.

Possibly the military action itself?

Pretty much anything by Yoko Ono.

"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face"forever".
George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four

We haven't seen widespread, serious civil disobedience yet, although its glimmerings can be seen in the large gatherings, those whistles, etc. One of the things that impressed me about the movement against the Vietnam War when it really started rolling: there are some people out there who are remarkably talented at organizing others and helping inculcate a sense of purpose while maintaining the incredible discipline civil disobedience requires.. I'm confident the succeeding generations are coming to this sh*tshow similarly endowed.

I think Trump should order the Justice Department to release every single file, unredacted, even with victim's faces.
Let everyone eat a part of this ---- sandwich.
#2 | POSTED BY BOAZ

You being fine with the victims being identified publicly so they, too, can "get a part of this ---- sandwich" is both predictable and predictably outside the usual practices of American law. But to hell with them, right? Such a MAGAt.

As for Trump, the object of your childish devotion, ordering the DOJ, etc. Just how high are you? He's running the coverup, you effin moron.

#7
Part of a fascinating aspect of the Battle of the Bulge, a failed op that nevertheless set off serious jitters. (Pulling up in a jeep and asking for "petrol" at a US Army fuel dump proved fatal for at least one disguised German.)

Quite a book for bedtime tales. Lol.

Trump is the president for whom SCOTUS established its brand new doctrine of sweeping presidential immunity. If they're nice to him, Trump can pardon his goons of federal crimes. Let me put it this way: these pigs don't give a rat's patoot about war crimes. It's just part of their daily grind.

#8
Thanks for that, AU!

Thune didn't get his leadership in the GOP's Senate caucus by being straight up about or with Trump.

My, oh, my, a literal handful of the GOP caucus are getting "concerned"? Old Yeller will be dead and buried before that miserable crew summons up the courage to ask someone else to go check up on him.

Perhaps a bit of Psalm 58, e.g. "Let them dissolve like a snail that oozes away, like an untimely birth that never sees the sun."

Hertling notes:

ICE agents now regularly operate masked, heavily militarized, and"most troubling"without any visible identification. ICE officials argue that masks are necessary to prevent doxxing or harassment. But that rationale collapses under scrutiny, especially in a democracy.

In democratic societies, the use of lawful force depends on legitimacy. Legitimacy depends on accountability. And accountability begins with identification.
...
Public scrutiny is not a threat to legitimate law enforcement; it is one of its safeguards. If agents are acting lawfully, ethically, and in accordance with policy guidelines and published standards, identification protects them as much as it protects the public. If they are not identifiable, anonymity enables abuse.

Masks may have a place in specific, tactical circumstances, like special operations. But as a routine posture for domestic law enforcement, especially when combined with military-style gear and no identifying markers, it erodes trust. Once trust is lost, it is not easily rebuilt.

In Iraq, scarves came off as confidence grew. Yet we seem to be moving in the opposite direction. That should concern anyone who believes that power in a democracy must always have a face"and a name.

I know some Monroe County firefighters who won ribbons at the "Fire in the Kitchen" pickleball tornament down in Key Largo about a month back. Can they transfer their fluttery prizes to Trump? Would it make that simpering wreck feel better?

#21
I posted this obit and the one for Bob Weir. In both cases, the decedent's name was in the headline as I submitted it. By the time each article appeared here, however, the names were removed. Which is just plain dumb on an obit.

Whuzzup, Rogers?

Coriolanus ...
Trump's personal motto appears to be, "I don't need no steenkin' feedback loops."

To the headline creator:
The man's name is Bob Weir.
#3 | POSTED BY ANGRYDAD

I wrote the original headline, which most assuredly included Bob Weir's name.
As written now, it sounds like "One of the Muppets Ddied."
Weir deserved better.

Von Daniken, a cultural phenomenon, wrote hilarious, hugely profitable rubbish.
Oh, right, almost forgot: He did his "own research."
Lol.

Rex Tillerson was right.

A bloated wannabe Liberace compere, time tripping from the 1970s, and a faded Slovenian "model" puttin' on the Ritz?
Ensh*ttification continues apace.

Esposito: From this day on, the official language of San Marcos will be Swedish. Silence! In addition to that, all citizens will be required to change their underwear every half-hour. Underwear will be worn on the outside so we can check. Furthermore, all children under 16 years old are now... 16 years old!
Fielding Mellish: What's the Spanish word for straitjacket?

There is a road, no simple highway
Between the dawn and the dark of night
And if you go, no one may follow
That path is for your steps alone

Ripple in still water
When there is no pebble tossed
Nor wind to blow

You who choose to lead must follow
But if you fall you fall alone
If you should stand then who's to guide you?
If I knew the way I would take you home

Robert Hunter, "Ripple"