#mike waltz

[justinspoliticalcorner]

"If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of endless wars,” declaimed Donald Trump at a rally in Michigan, on the Friday before the election. “I am the candidate of peace.” In a typically ridiculous rhetorical flourish, Trump added: “I am peace.” Nevertheless, despite the ridiculousness, the president-elect in recent weeks succeeded in connecting with plenty of of anti-war voters tired of the United States’ “forever wars”. He went to Dearborn, the “capital” of Arab America, attacked Kamala Harris for campaigning with the pro-war Cheneys, and came away with an endorsement from a local imam who called him the “peace” candidate. In fact, I have lost count of the number of leftists who have told me in recent months: “Trump didn’t start any new wars.” Sorry, what? Trump spent his four years in the White House escalating every single conflict that he inherited from Barack Obama. Many have forgotten that Trump bombed the Assad government in Syria twice; dropped the “mother of all bombs” on Afghanistan; illegally assassinated Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on Iraqi soil; armed Saudi Arabia’s genocide in Yemen; and made John Bolton his national security adviser. Few are even aware that Trump launched more drone strikes in his first two years in office than Obama, dubbed “the drone president”, did across eight years in office. But this time, we were told, it would be different. This time Trump meant it. No more war! No more neocons! Some took heart from Trump’s very public rejection of arch-hawks Mike Pompeo and Nikki Haley. Others signal-boosted efforts by RFK Jr, Don Jr and Tucker Carlson to block neoconservative figures from joining the new Trump-Vance administration. “I’m on it,” bragged Trump’s eldest failson. [...] But this is the Trump playbook: run as a dove, govern as a hawk. It’s what he did in 2016 and again this year. Attack neocons; get elected; hire neocons. So “Donald the dove”, as Maureen Dowd of the New York Times once put it? If only. Whether it is on domestic policy or foreign policy, Trump remains a conman. Don’t take my word for it. Take his new secretary of state’s.

Mehdi Hasan for The Guardian on Donald Trump's deceitful lie that he is "anti-war" (11.13.2024).

Mehdi Hasan wrote an opinion piece in The Guardian debunking the nonsensical “Donald The Dove” crap that falsely pitches Donald Trump as “anti-war”, when in reality, he is as pro-war as it gets.

[gamer2002]

Based.

[shuksrp]

Key Players in Donald Trump's Administration

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Politics: Trump reportedly Appoints Marco Rubio as Secretary of State

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly set to appoint Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as Secretary of State, marking the first time a Latino would hold this position. The New York Times reported on that Trump appeared to have settled on Rubio for the role, though the decision is not yet final. Rubio, who has served as a U.S. Senator since 2011, brings extensive experience in foreign policy,…

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Mit den bisher bekannt gewordenen Personalien in der Außenpolitik zeichnet sich ab, dass eine harte Position gegenüber China - und auch dem Iran - zu einem Schwerpunkt von Trumps zweiter Amtszeit werden wird.

Darauf deutet auch die Vergabe eines weiteren Postens hin. Nationaler Sicherheitsberater soll laut Medienberichten der republikanische Abgeordnete Mike Waltz werden. Waltz ist als Verfechter eines harten Kurses gegenüber China bekannt und forderte ein Umdenken bei der US-Unterstützung der Ukraine im russischen Angriffskrieg.

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Waltz, ein Mitglied des US-Repräsentantenhauses aus Florida, ist seit Jahren ein Unterstützer des designierten Präsidenten. Im vergangenen Jahr schrieb er in einem Meinungsbeitrag bei Fox News mit Blick auf die republikanische Mehrheit im Abgeordnetenhaus: "Die Ära der Blankoschecks für die Ukraine vom Kongress ist vorbei." Europäischen Länder müssten einen noch größeren Beitrag leisten, argumentierte er.

Für den Posten des Außenministers hat Trump Medienberichten zufolge ebenfalls einen Kandidaten auserkoren: Floridas Senator Marco Rubio soll demnach das Amt übernehmen.

Auch Rubio ist für seine harte Haltung gegenüber dem Iran und China bekannt. In jüngsten Interviews pochte er außerdem auf eine Verhandlungslösung mit Russland für den Ukraine-Krieg. [...] 2016 wetteiferte er noch mit Trump um die republikanische Präsidentschaftskandidatur - und nannte Trump damals "die vulgärste Person, die jemals die Präsidentschaft anstrebte".

Offiziell bekannt ist bereits der Name der Stabschefin von Donald Trump: Susie Wiles, bisherige Wahlkampfmanagerin Trumps, kontrolliert künftig in diesem Job den Zugang zum Präsidenten. [...]

Neue US-Botschafterin bei den Vereinten Nationen in New York soll die republikanische Abgeordnete Elise Stefanik werden. [...]

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Trump's Foreign Policy Team: Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz Set to Shape U.S. Strategy

Trump’s Foreign Policy Team: Rubio and Waltz President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly set to appoint Marco Rubio as Secretary of State and Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser. These selections, although not yet finalized, reflect Trump’s overarching foreign policy priorities. Both Rubio and Waltz have emphasized a retrenchment of U.S. involvement abroad, advocating for a more isolationist…

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Donald Trump picks Mike Waltz as US NSA

पूर्व ग्रीन बेरेट और चीन आलोचक Mike Waltz को अमेरिका के नवनिर्वाचित राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप ने राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा सलाहकार (NSA) नियुक्त किया है।

[deltoidlover]

just found a bunch of other songs sang by Mike Shapiro (barney + gman VA) it really is a shame these aren't readily available on YT, apart from 1 song. not only are they good but as a barney enthusiast myself i do enjoy more barney content (technically). found these tracks HERE. tracks with mike's leading vocals: 1. rocksalt and nails 4. loneliness waltz (on youtube) 6. the bad in each other 8. anyhow i love you 9. basel hayden's lament

[eugenedebs1920]

Dear MAGA

I regret to formally announce that your movement was all a lie. It’s unfortunate but you were conned by Americas most notorious conman. This man is a prolific fraudster, so much so his business was convicted of fraud and now has a court appointed recorder ensuring that there’s no more criminal activity taking place. As for him personally. He also was adjudicated to have committed 34 counts of business fraud in the intent of hiding an affair he engaged in with a porn star from the electorate with intent to interfere with the 2016 election results.

Thus it is with a heavy heart that all your cosplay patriotism was also a lie. Q. The, where we go one we go all, theory. Well, it turns out to have been a few tech bros having a live action role playing game. It’s sad to say but. It was just a prank. No child sex ring in a pizza shop, no storm coming. Just a ruse.

You remember that time, when Trump summoned you to the capital? He had said for months that the election was stolen, rigged. That there was irregularities. Yet, for all the lawsuits and all the recounts, not a shred of evidence. Then! Your suspicions came to fruition! An email had been sent to Fox News with stunning revelations. For in this email it was proposed that the count was skewed by Dominion Voting Machines. Those damn liberals, you thought, we have them now. Fox News took the story and ran like Barry Sanders with it. It is my humble duty to tell you that also held no merit. As one would have it, a nice, but eccentric lady had sent the email to Fox. What the propaganda network didn’t tell you is that, in the contents of said letter this cooky lady revealed her sources for the story. She heard it in the wind. Because, her words, she’s a ghost, who talks to other ghost. Not necessarily the bombshell report you all thought. Fox News never even reached out to the ghost lady, didn’t fact check anything, there was nothing backing these allegations. Yet they have damaged American democracy in a way that if it ever really heals, it going to take a long while.

All that anger. All that malcontent. All for not. Trump and the right wing media apparatus played you for fools. You engaged in the worst act of sedition since the Civil War. Over a lie.

It breaks my heart to have to relay this message to you. As stated above, it will take time for things to heal. We do miss you and wish you well on your road to recovery.

Sincerely

Your Fellow American Citizens

[yoko-goto]

Summarizing my WIPs Badly

I was not tagged in this Tumblr game but I am going to play anyway

Gotham

Modern college AU where Jeremiah thinks he can get away with stalking an alcoholic Bruce but is sorely mistaken

1920's partners in crime AU where Bruce and Jeremiah are scaredy cats when it comes to being bank robbers and yeet themselves the fuck out of that profession at the earliest opportunity

Star Wars AU where Sith!Jeremiah is scary as shit to everyone but Mandalorian!Bruce

BlackBerry

Medieval times AU where Jim and Doug fight over Mike like there's no tomorrow

Silicon Valley

Season 6/canon divergence AU where Pied Piper still blows up but Richard finds an excuse to get the gang back together again, and everyone loops Monica in to make dinfoyle and jarrich happen

No pressure at all to do this, tagging @rinnothy @dark-nekofear @writeouswriter @nobutseriouslywhat and anybody else who wants to do this, feel free to say I tagged you if you choose to play!

[madwheelerz]

Okay, but El goes into the void looking for Hopper

He just runs into El’s void vision? Like El can spy on more then one person if she decides to, but we never see her add or subtract people in her void visions aside from this one. Even then El wasn’t looking for Mike at this point he was just suddenly in her vision.

[theeboyracer]

Jennika