I probably should have tagged that with an /s.
We’ve been shortchanging the Kurds for their assistance in the region for decades, at the minimum.
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From what I’ve read, it’s more like we’ve been helping the Kurds fight ISIS, rather than the other way around.
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No critique of your statement on my part. My response was simply meant to add on to the comments re Trump and Kurds.
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Me too, although I think he did the thing with the turkey last thanksgiving, too. Although, my favorite presidential moment with the kids at a public event was probably when this happened… I’m sure the President was making some corny joke, cause he was kind of about corny jokes…
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That too. I’m just remembering an old NatGeo article on the Kurdish situation I’d read way back in '84 or so.
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I want to be in the universe where the dog can voice their own decisions about whether or not to attend 
's stupid ego-stroking event.
Of course, if someone was going to give me the opportunity to universe-hop, I have a few other places I’d rather go first. If only because that universe just sounds like Bojack Horseman’s universe and I’m not 100% sure I’d want to live there either. (Or maybe it’s the Ozy & Millieverse, which I guess wouldn’t be so bad, plus Trump would be a thematically appropriate garbage animal so that would make me feel better.)
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Have you been hurt in a car wreck? Haven’t gotten your check yet? My team and I will fight the insurance companies for every dollar you deserve.
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The “brain power” in that room is staggering no?
What a bunch of wankers.
Clearly they spent more time in wardrobe than actual strategy.
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Further twisting the ‘I am the hero of the al-Baghdadi raid’ knife, Trump gives away information that would benefit ISIS. True genius at work.
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How exactly would a haptophobe interact with a canine for a photo op?
“Hi there, killer soldier dog! Please don’t come near me! Keep that bird away too!”
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plug those damn cables in. do y’all even internet?
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After the photo shoot, Trump whipped off his false-front suit-and-tie, popped his MAGA hat back on and headed for Marine One for another round of golf.
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That rat’s nest of ethernet cables is terrifying.
Especially that little one in the foreground that isn’t connected to anything, just thrown on top for gratuitous effect.
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To be fair, I believe they use those patch cables for peer-to-peer sharing between laptops. More secure than sending things wirelessly or over a network.
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He knows whatever legal protections he currently enjoys end the moment he leaves office. He will never voluntarily give that up. (IMHO, of course)
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Which is funny that they’ve found a way to make that bit of dictator chic de jure in the US. In other 3rd world dictatorships, it’s more of a de facto “I need to hold onto this office, or all the corrupt assholes I’ve surrounded myself with won’t need me anymore and will throw me to the wolves…” but the resulting effect is pretty much the same. I’m almost curious what justification Republicans would use to excuse a 3rd term (and which Rs…)
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I am as certain as I can be that this is a thinking point in the depths of conservative brains. I mean, they are already prepping the ground:
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Okay, lemme see if I have this straight:
Trump elected 2016 with fewer votes than opponent = Will of the People
Democrats take House in 2018 = ??
Impeachment hearings (by elected officials) = Coup
Trump defeated 2020 = Coup
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During a different era, I would have said it’s a safe bet that the incoming administration would issue pardons for everything Trump is involved with. Pence might if the details that shake out over the next year aren’t that bad. If it’s Pelosi, you can count on the animus of the current moment, which was cultivated in no small way by Trump himself, will assure absolutely no pardon whatsoever.
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