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Midnight Writer

(24,197 posts)
4. Exactly. The first thing that came to my mind.
Wed May 21, 2025, 10:04 PM
May 21

Cheney ran an "alternative" intelligence operation, using his select agents to cherry-pick the information and to write reports that contradicted the conventional intelligence analysis.

Cheney would be sure to personally present these baseless reports to the Rube in the White House, who did not bother to read most intelligence reports and so was easy to manipulate.

Which brings us to the danger today. Another Republican in the White House who is easily manipulated, who will believe apparently anything that is pushed in front of him, who has very poor judgement, who is so intellectually lazy that he gives more weight to Hate Radio and FOX personalities than he does to credible people.

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What a cluster fuck. I hope we don't get attacked for real by an actual army. Walleye May 21 #1
We're one catastrophe (natural/intentional) away from martial law... rubbersole May 21 #2
It is not that no 'thing' will stop him. OldBaldy1701E May 21 #7
We the people barbtries May 22 #14
This is exactly half of what is required to get through to the right people. OldBaldy1701E May 23 #22
i feel very strongly that direct action is all that stands a chance barbtries May 23 #23
we don't have to imagine it. it's happening. barbtries May 21 #5
Even those that were elected by the people. And we all know they had to work harder to get there. Walleye May 22 #11
i couldn't help but notice that barbtries May 22 #13
I expect there will be actual lynchings before too long Walleye May 22 #18
I hope you're wrong. barbtries May 22 #20
Well, it's obvious we can't count on any of the Republicans to be patriots Walleye May 22 #21
This would be the time for someone to do it, huh? SKKY May 22 #15
That's what I keep thinking. And we keep building ill will with the rest of the world. Walleye May 22 #17
Bush/Cheney 2.0 Krazy_Kat May 21 #3
Exactly. The first thing that came to my mind. Midnight Writer May 21 #4
Cheney quote 90-percent May 21 #6
I don't know if the US ever recovers from this -- the lack of trust from our Allies crimycarny May 21 #8
Again bdamomma May 22 #12
The American people Will not surrender to idiocracy and fascism Mysterian May 22 #16
I know few people like her Warpy May 21 #9
Apparently these people did not get the memo: Bayard May 21 #10
we are now so vulnerable to asymmetric warfare now. nt Javaman May 22 #19
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