Legum's article also pointed out that just "days before Bessent's announcement Citrone purchased more Argentine bonds." ...

Unless you're "in", you ain't shht.

This is next level stupid.
It is stunning.

And now the other clowns are doing this to Trump over free health care for illegals.

Such a stupid talking point made entirely of lies - and you swallow it and repeat it. You are brainless, which is why America is fcdked.

Well, that was sad. On so many fronts.

Gotta wonder what they all were thinking when their CInC lied about the election being stolen.

Just listened to Trump ramble on about paper.

That was... yeah.

"Biden autopen" except for "his son's pardon. That one he signed."

rambling, muttering, mumbling, whining, and totally insufferable,

Thoughts I would expect a few in attendance are thinking?
I flew half way around the world for THIS?

And now...
Trump.

A day like any other day in Trumplandia, filled with batsheet boolsheet and batsheet braggadocio.

It was - odd.

Damn! Generative AI summarizes it already!

During his speech, Hegseth railed against military leaders he claimed were focused on "wokeness" and a "Department of Woke," rather than lethality. He used derogatory terms like "dudes in dresses" and suggested that officers who disagree with his direction should leave the service, a statement that drew immediate outrage.

He criticized military personnel for being overweight, stating it was "tiring to look out at combat formations... and see fat troops" and "completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals".

The Secretary also announced new, stricter physical standards, stating that "If women can make it, excellent. If not, it is what it is". Critics noted this contradicts his confirmation hearing testimony where he walked back his previous opposition to women in combat.

Hegseth's dismissal of military regulations was also a target for criticism. He announced new, stricter grooming standards, saying "no more beardos".

I won't bother with what Trump says.
He is way too insufferable to deal with.

Silences as Hegseth walks off stage.
The Washington Post March plays.
Milling around while standing in place.
Waiting for something else to happen.
Music continues to play. Over and over.
Waiting for Trump to show up.
Government shutdown clock continues to count down on screen.

Camera cuts to Trump answering questions from the Press on his way to the helicopter (moments ago).
Trump spouts lie after lie. Silliness. Trump keeps yammering on and on.
Split screen - our military leaders waiting for Trump to show up.

10 directives meant to take the monkey off your backs.
"no more walking on eggs shells policy"
"we are liberating you."
"all standards will be the "gender neutral" male standard" (?)
"adverse information on records will no longer be permanent"
" promotions will be based on one thing: merit"
"PT done by everyone"
"Appearance" will be enforced, no "beardos,"
Apparently he's changed the DOD from "The Woke Department" to "The War Department"
Anyone that benefited from the "Woke" department have been rooted out and fired, and this will continue.
More leadership changes will be made because we must do.

"If what I'm saying today is making your hearts sink, do the honorable thing and resign."
We need you locked into the "M" not the "D" "E" or "I." No more debris. (Hey, I'm only reporting what he's saying...)

Behavior of our Troops online will be monitored and complaining will not be tolerated.

It's going on and on. Lots of "WOKE Department" belittlement of everything from after 1990 to Hegseth. Instilling "healthy fear" through Drill Sergeants will be used to "motivate" is back in. "Every Marine a Rifleman" is now for all branches.

Oddly, lots of "Christianity" referenced, used.

We have to prepare every day for war, not defense. War you do sparingly, clear goals, unleashing everything. We don't fight with stupid ROE. No "politically correct" ROEs. You kill people and break things for a living. You are different.

I'm sure a full transcript will be available as well as analysis. I tried to capture a little bit of the flavor.

Andrew Mccabe said he lied, not me.

Gym time - I'll check back later to be elucidated on this subject...

BTW - Trump is completely insufferable in this press conference with Bibi. His mumbling, drifting, pronunciations, wondering off - and blabbering is too much to bear. I'll look for a summary of anything of value that he eventually may end up saying.

#27 Like Comey did to Congress?

I'd say you have a rude awakening coming, but you're comatose. There's no waking you. You can't point to where Comey lied to Congress. Not if you are honest. Not if you are truthful.

You say Trump going after Comey is pure retribution.

Another example of you not being honest. Where and when did I say that? I live in the real world, not Earth II with you and Trump. Trump was the one that screamed "(t)hey impeached me twice and indicted me (5 times!), OVER NOTHING. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!"

You figure it out. If you can.

I'll be looking forward to you telling the truth some day.

#20 - when you have to blatantly and laughably lie in a sad attempt at an equivalence, just so you can pretend both parties are the same - maybe, just maybe, your point is utter garbage?

So this month the U.S. Department of Justice deleted a report that concluded far-right extremists were responsible for the majority of domestic terrorist attacks in recent years. Yep that's right. Let's bury the true culprit in domestic terrorism in the United States - coming from Trump's base.

Anyone think that's a coincidence that the Trump administration has been busy reframing (lying) that it's violence from the "radical left" that's the problem (Antifa! Portland! Chipocalypse! Arrrh! Drool!)

---- that war criminal Netanyahu and the Israeli right-wing extremists that have teemed up with him.
They're committing genocide and aren't any better than what they professed they hated.

Coincidently, Trump's pissed at Microsoft and is demanding they fire its president of global affairs, calling her a "menace to the U.S. national security."

That's right, all you MAGA morons that cried out about "government interference" and "cancel culture" and "censorship." YOUR Orange Fuhrer is telling Microsoft who it can hire and who it has to fire, or else. Yep, he's still taking his order from the right-wing lunatic Loomer, who has called for all government contracts with Microsoft to be cancelled. See that word there? "Cancelled"?

Sounds like that's a big "no" on that question.

I assure you, this is MUCH worse than the Sixties.

Wow.
You are correct.