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"Hegseth is openly trying to transform the military—once a shining example of American diversity, seriously!—into an all-white, all-Christian, all-xenophobic fighting force that will follow Trump anywhere."
~ Lisa Needham
#Trump #Hegseth #military #WhiteChristianNationalism #FranklinGraham #WhiteEvangelicals #war
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For Pete's sake! Hegseth wants to make spirituality manly again?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is taking time away from murdering boaters in the Caribbean to take aim at the Army chaplain corps’ “Spiritual Fitness Guide.” Now that’s multitasking. ...Daily Kos
"Speaking at a 'Christmas Worship Service' at the Pentagon on Wednesday (Dec. 17), evangelist Franklin Graham celebrated that God is not just a God of love but also of hate and war."
~ Brian Kaylor
#Trump #Hegseth #military #WhiteChristianNationalism #FranklinGraham #WhiteEvangelicals #war
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At Pentagon Christmas Service, Franklin Graham Praises ‘God of War’
Speaking at a “Christmas Worship Service” at the Pentagon, evangelist Franklin Graham celebrated that God is not just a God of love but also of hate and war.Brian Kaylor (A Public Witness)
"It is international law 101 that a military blockade is not just a violation of the UN Charter, but a crime of aggression.
Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.'
None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack."
~ Ryan Goodman
#Trump #Hegseth #WarCrimes #war #murder #Venezuela #CoverUp
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"In 2026, there’s every reason to think the Trump show will get even crazier. With all that extra handshaking [that Karoline Leavitt claims causes the bruises on his right hand], there’s no telling what could happen."
~ Justin Glawe
#Trump #Venezuela #war #narcissism #cruelty #sociopathy #amorality
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"When a man with Trump’s personality feels caged in, when he feels besieged and abandoned and begins to lose control of events, he becomes more desperate and more dangerous."
#Trump #Venezuela #war #narcissism #cruelty #sociopathy #amorality
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"His narcissism; his lack of conscience, remorse, or empathy; his pathological lying and grandiosity; his sense of entitlement, impulsivity, and aggression; his cruelty, predatory behavior, and sadism—these are the forces that drive him. If we don’t understand that, we understand almost nothing of importance about him. And beware:"
#Trump #Venezuela #war #narcissism #cruelty #sociopathy #amorality
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In a statement entitled "Trump’s Inferno of Hate Is Intensifying," Peter Wehner warns,
"When a man with the president’s personality feels besieged and abandoned, he becomes more desperate and more dangerous. ...
Heraclitus taught that character is destiny. In Trump’s case, his sociopathy is destiny."
#Trump #Venezuela #war #narcissism #cruelty #sociopathy #amorality
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"Trump has rebooted the 'War on Terror' by essentially declaring war on Venezuela as a means to distract from his scandals, obtain oil, and enact Stephen Miller's white nationalist agenda at home."
~ Wajahat Ali
#Trump #Hegseth #WarCrimes #war #murder #Venezuela #CoverUp
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BREAKING: Trump Declares a Dumber "War on Terror" as MAGA Rats Jump Ship
Trump has rebooted the "War on Terror" by essentially declaring war on Venezuela as a means to distract from his scandals, obtain oil, and enact Stephen Miller's white nationalist agenda at home.THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)
"I just came out of the briefing with Sec. Rubio and Sec. Hegseth on the military strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Here's what I learned.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close."
~ Sen. Chris Murphy
#Trump #Hegseth #WarCrimes #war #murder #Venezuela #CoverUp
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"Trump ties the blockade to the 'return . . . oil and land'—objectives that make clear the US aggression against Venezuela is an act of war.
~ Robert B. Hubbell
"This afternoon, Trump announced he would address the nation tomorrow night.
Then, at 6:46 this evening, he posted on social media: 'Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America. It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before—Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.'"
"Today, Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed the House and the Senate on the strikes but continued to refuse to show the lawmakers an unedited version of the video of a strike of September 2 that killed two survivors of a previous strike, an event that legal analysts suggest is a war crime or murder."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Trump #Hegseth #WarCrimes #war #murder #Venezuela #CoverUp
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…Although the exact make-up of the meetings on Sunday & Monday have not been made public, a #US official said #Trump envoy #SteveWitkoff & son-in-law #JaredKushner were travelling to Germany for talks involving Ukrainians & Europeans.
The choice to send Witkoff, who has led negotiations with #Ukraine & #Russia on a US “peace” proposal, appeared to be a signal that Washington sees a chance of “progress”….
#WarProfiteering #kleptocracy #geopolitics #Europe #war #StandWithUkraine
Russian President Vladimir #Putin has repeatedly demanded that #Ukraine officially renounce its #NATO ambitions & withdraw #troops from the about 10% of #Donbas which Kyiv still controls. Moscow has also said that Ukraine must be a neutral country & that no NATO troops can be stationed in Ukraine.
#geopolitics #Europe #US #Russia #war #StandWithUkraine
"Thus, today, bilateral #security guarantees between #Ukraine & the #US, Article 5-like guarantees for us from the US, & security guarantees from European colleagues, as well as other countries — #Canada, #Japan — are an opportunity to prevent another Russian invasion," #Zelensky said.
"And it is already a compromise from our part," he said, adding that the security guarantees should be legally binding.
#Zelensky said on Sunday that the #US, #Europe & other partners' #security guarantees instead of #NATO membership were a compromise on #Ukraine's side.
"From the very beginning, Ukraine's desire was to join NATO, these are real security guarantees. Some partners from the US & Europe did not support this direction," he said in answer to questions from reporters in a WhatsApp chat.
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Ukraine's #Zelensky ditches #NATO ambition ahead of peace talks
The move marks a major shift for #Ukraine, which has fought to join NATO as a safeguard against #Russia attacks & has such an aspiration included in its #constitution. It also meets one of Russia's #war aims, although Kyiv has so far held firm against ceding #territory to Moscow.
#geopolitics #StandWithUkraine
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