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Originally posted by Fly-Sig:

The talking point all over social media I'm seeing today is TACO Tuesday. That's from their earlier framing of Trump's negotiating tactics over tariffs. "Trump Always Chickens Out". He makes a strong demand but then "chickens out" and gives in to something less...

Just proves the TDS is real. They were all wailing and complaining about his taking military action, he finds a means to bring that to a stop and now they complain about that as well.

Maybe he should say, "Hey, I listened to all the people, I am everyone's president. A lot of people are saying I shouldn't, so I didn't didn't". Let them think they changed his mind and won.

Instead they continue to bitch about everything he does even if it was what they wanted (albeit for different reasons)

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This part of the war may be winding down, but the Iranian fundamentalists will never be ready nor want to rejoin a civil society. (at least not what we consider civil)

Right. The Iranian fundamentalists may be a minority of the Iranian people. The Iranian fundamentalists may not even be in control. The IRGC may now actually control the Iranian religious fundamentalists rather than the other way around. The IRGC is like a mafia, or a criminal gang.

BUT, it's not our problem. We cannot build a functioning and civilized democracy in that country. President Trump has made it clear from the beginning that the people will have to rise up and accomplish that on their own. And we all know that won't be easy because the IRGC has the guns and the people don't.

It's starting to sound like none of the published "lists" are accurate.

https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2041910579732881846

Are you surprised? The global propaganda machine wants us to fail.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:

The point isn’t whether on not they understand or believe. Rather, they simply refuse to acknowledge Present Trump’s success.

I think it's worse than that. I see 2 groups. One is the TDS crowd, the other is die-hard leftists who seek leftism. The leftists will do or say anything as long as it harms the right.

But the TDS crowd? I think they are deeply damaged people. They fear masculine strength and success. Trump's style to get things done is to be brash. He knows what he wants, and he plays hardball.

This triggers the TDS, akin to (and maybe actual) PTSD. They must create some evil aspect to Trump to justify their fear. Even when they are confronted with incontrovertible evidence against one of their claims, they cannot accept it. They revert to "Well it is believable that he could have said or done that because he is stupid/mean/racist/sexist/rapist/pedo".

Their psychological damage will never allow them to accept anything positive about Trump, no matter what.

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Originally posted by chellim1:

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This part of the war may be winding down, but the Iranian fundamentalists will never be ready nor want to rejoin a civil society. (at least not what we consider civil)

Right. The Iranian fundamentalists may be a minority of the Iranian people. The Iranian fundamentalists may not even be in control. The IRGC may now actually control the Iranian religious fundamentalists rather than the other way around. The IRGC is like a mafia, or a criminal gang.

BUT, it's not our problem. We cannot build a functioning and civilized democracy in that country. President Trump has made it clear from the beginning that the people will have to rise up and accomplish that on their own. And we all know that won't be easy because the IRGC has the guns and the people don't.

The Fundamentalists have always been a minority, but they had a stranglehold in the IRGC, who had a monopoly on violence. Hopefully the IRGC is more interested in moving forward, than suppressing the population.

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Some of the Mullahs have dual Canadian citizenship. They will probably just come back and start over

Yeah, early reports are all over the map, may not even be in the real agreements. The V.P. Vance & others will be at the table this weekend. I’d think they will try to get a workable agreement, if possible.

It still seems a difficult task, fairly likely to fall apart.

I’ve been watching a ship tracker site at times, most tankers seem to be at anchor either side of the straight. A relative told me he heard they turn the transponders off when passing the straight, which doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me.

Ok, looked it up, yes, many turn their transponders off.

Did I miss the point where Iran will pay us back and pay out $ to all the service men and their family's that were killed or injured?
And, this will be the first check they write?

So who gets her? DOJ or UCMJ?

I forgot most of my college courses on this subject so take this with a grain of salt. I think you get 2 bites at the apple here because double jeopardy does not apply. Not a lawyer just took a few jag classes at the boat school. They can try you under UCMJ and then separately in a federal court.

"You hear that honey." That is your life being flushed down the shitter.

Just dumb.

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Just dumb.

My first thought. How stupid!

“persecute”?

Always playing the ‘victim card’, these anti-American demokkkRAT shit-stains and POS’s.

Veteran? Now DOD Civilian? What was her status.

Never mind, found this: Traitor Bitch

^^ I like his idea

I had Gemini AI look it up and for Canada to hit the NATO 2% of GDP target they had to do some creative book keeping such as counting Coast Guard and RCMP expenditures. Even with the shady book keeping, they only spent $43.89 Billion.

These 2025 numbers are actually an improvement over 2024.

I suggest that we just start paying what everyone else is paying (amount not %GDP). No reason why we should be footing 90% of the bill for their defense.

Info from DOJ regarding Courtney Williams:

Former Army Employee and Top Secret Clearance Holder Arrested and Charged with Leaking Classified National Defense Information

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

For Immediate Release
Office of Public Affairs

The FBI arrested Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina yesterday and a federal grand jury indicted her today in connection with her alleged transmission of classified national defense information to individuals not authorized to receive it, including a journalist (the Journalist). Williams allegedly violated 18 U.S.C. § 793(d).

“Clearance holders accept a solemn obligation to protect the classified information entrusted to them,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “That they do so is critical to the security of our Nation. When clearance holders violate that trust, the National Security Division will act swiftly to hold them accountable.”

“We trust our war fighting individuals to cooperate as a team to protect our military and country,” said U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina Ellis Boyle. “We will pursue criminal charges to keep these warriors safe whenever we find leakers exalting their own feelings over the safety of the United States.”

“Courtney Williams swore an oath to safeguard our nation’s secrets as an employee supporting a Special Military Unit of the Army, but she allegedly betrayed that oath by sharing classified information with a media outlet and putting our nation, our warfighters, and our allies at risk,” said Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky of the FBI’s Counterintelligence and Espionage Division. “This indictment should serve as a stark warning to all current and former clearance holders thinking of violating their positions of trust. If you jeopardize our national security by disclosing classified information without authorization, the FBI will hold you accountable for your crimes.”

“The tradecraft, tactics, and techniques used by the U.S. military unit in this case are classified and should be shared only with those with proper clearances and a need to know in order to protect American lives and safeguard classified National Defense information,” said Reid Davis, the FBI Special Agent in Charge in North Carolina. “These are serious accusations. Anyone divulging information they vowed to protect to a reporter for publication is reckless, self-serving and damages our nation’s security.”

According to court documents, from 2010 to 2016, Williams worked for a Special Military Unit (SMU) and held a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance. As a clearance holder, Williams received training as to the proper handling, safeguarding, and storage of classified information. Williams also signed a Classified Nondisclosure Agreement which, in relevant part, confirmed her understanding that the unauthorized disclosure of classified information could constitute a criminal offense. In her role at the SMU, Williams had daily access to a broad range of classified information.

As alleged, between 2022 and 2025, Williams repeatedly communicated with the Journalist via telephone and text messages. During this period, Williams and the Journalist had over 10 hours of telephone calls and exchanged more than 180 messages. In one such message, the Journalist identified themselves as a journalist and stated that they sought information about the SMU in support of an upcoming article and book. After these communications with Williams, the Journalist published a book and article that named Williams as a source and attributed specific statements to her. Some of these statements contained classified national defense information. In addition to her disclosures to the Journalist, Williams also made unauthorized disclosures of national defense information via her social media accounts.

On the day the article and book were published, Williams exchanged several messages with the Journalist. In one such message, Williams stated that she was “concerned about the amount of classified information being disclosed.” In a separate message to a third party, Williams added that, “I might actually get arrested . . . for disclosing classified information.” In a subsequent message, Williams citied a statutory provision of the Espionage Act. And when asked how she knew that she may face legal consequences for her disclosures to the Journalist, Williams responded, “I have known my entire career,” adding that “they tell you everyday . . . 100 times a day.” Finally, in a message to a different third party, Williams stated that she was “probably going to jail for life.”

The FBI Charlotte Field Office is investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Logan Liles for the Eastern District of North Carolina and Trial Attorneys Menno Goedman and Matt Hracho of the National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section are prosecuting the case. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Updated April 8, 2026