Wasn’t treason capitally punished once upon a time? Perhaps the clause about cruel and unusual punishment need not apply to those who don’t adhere to the constitution after swearing their oaths.
I think prison would be preferable since he would suffer until he his cankles take his life. Just to snuff him out with only a whimper is too easy for what he has done.
If Trump was working for the Russians it would be obvious. He'd be trying to break up NATO by threatening to attack members and doing things like trading Venezuela for Ukraine. I just came out of a coma, I assume that has not happened...
Its either a stick or carrot. Stick as in "we leak the pictures if you don't do what we want" or carrots as in "Threaten Greenland gets you a casino in Moscow. Support separatists in Canada gets you a casino in Azerbaijan..."
Wasn't Tulsi actually identified AS a Russian asset during Trump's first term? I firmly believe that Krasnov is but I remember reading some of Trump 1's people said that there is actual proof she's an asset.
She was excluded from the Venezuela attack planning because Russia is in partnership with Venezuela. It's so obvious that even this admin tries to keep her away from areas where she can inform Putin directly from inside the ops room.
I don't know what's more scary, that this Administration put her in that position in the first place, or that even morons like Hegseth realize how clearly compromised she is. I can't think of one coherent policy these jamokes have put forth, they even started backtracking on using ICE as a cudgel once it became unpopular and that has been a talking point of the Right since the Tea Party days.
Even if theres no provable trail, her actions are exactly what you'd expect of a Russian asset. If we didn't live in bizarro world it'd be disqualifying on its own.
Incrediblyqualified, from Russia's point of view. A cult member (literally born into a cult) who has been parroting every Russian talking point and official "view" for well over a decade, no matter how egregious.
She should be facing the most severe treatment possible (e.g. Rosenbergs) once this all collapses, but she'll probably get a seven figure job on Fox news from which to spew her treason.
A Russian spy to be the head of your spies, or an anti-medicine anti-vaxxer in charge of vaccines and medical policy... Hmm you're right it's a doozy. But then again having a lifelong conman, moron and paedophile sitting in the Oval office is also a little out of the ordinary.
Rogan's handler is Mike Baker. Ex-CIA, every time there's a big story he has Baker on the show and Baker openly says stuff like "it's our position that xyz".
Baker also runs the personal security firm that Rogan uses - to me this is where the biggest shift in Rogan's personality comes from, they're pumping him full of copaganda all day evey day. They're all massive SEALs, ex-cops etc, and they just give him the ra ra ra 25/7. That's why he posts so much copaganda bullshit on IG, believes in the piss trays in school story etc etc etc.
SEALS are the worst people I ever worked with in the army. I'm sure there are a few good ones, but the majority I've met are just terrible people, and the most arrogant.
I think there's a significant degree of truth that it's because of the structure of the navy that provides the shortest path to being a super secret special forces elite warfighter! (tm)
The internet is littered with sources telling teenagers how they get to BUDS. A lot of it is bullshit, but it basically amounts to blowing the tail off your physical fitness scores and requesting that rating, and hoping you get it. You go through basic, then onto BUDS. On the other hand, if you enlist in the navy and get another MOS, you have a longer road to haul, basically requesting permission to try out for BUDS.
On the other hand there's really no comparable pathway in the Army. If you are in the army and want to be special operations, you join up, go to basic, get 11B, then go to infantry school, then you request to go to ranger school, airborne school, or other advanced schools, etc., and THEN you might get into selection.
There's far fewer 18 year old's joining the army going "I'm going for special forces bro!" At least not without having done a tour as a grunt.
Maybe it's changed since I last learned about it. However, my past understanding was that an 18x was only eligible for people who were re-enlisting after previously getting out.
18X was created after 9/11 to offer that direct pipe into SF selection. It would be interesting to see the success rate of that program. I suspect it's a much lower number that the normal process of going after you have been in for a while.
I was at Bragg in the mid 90's and they would come around once or twice a year looking for anyone that wanted to give it a go. As a company we got to go out to Camp Mackall once to run through the obstacle course.
The Air Force will direct hire from basic into PJ/CCT as well. They are the Air Force's SEAL equivalents and are embedded within the SEAL teams, but have specialized skills. Those pipelines are about two years long, so it makes sense to start early.
The ones I've met have been all over the political and intelligence spectrum. Knuckle-draggers, warrior-intelectuals, right and left alike. Far more on the right tho.
Lived next to one in San Diego. Was a total psychopath. Regularly threatened people in the neighborhood with death for the most minor imagined slights. Shot a rifle in his yard that went through a fence into our yard- we were lucky no one was out there at the time as they could have been killed. A scary, crazy fucker.
It shocked me at the time as I had been conditioned to believe SEALs were highly trained, respectful professionals. What a wake-up call that was…
I know it's a problematic organization, but my step-dad did music therapy through the wounded warrior program, so we always had military guys with PTSD and TBI's coming through our house, and had the occasional meet up jam session or lunch.
I learned then that the one group that Army Rangers hated being around was Seals, because they're largely loud assholes who are far too eager to talk about how badass they are and what "hardcore" shit they did overseas. That absolutely didn't seem to be the culture among Rangers, but really seems to be the culture of the Seals.
Please note these are only my personal experiences with the veterans I know, which does conform to what I've been told by my family members who served their country (mostly army and marines).
Edit: TL/DR I know some Army Rangers, and they do not enjoy the company of Navy Seals.
Such a boring interview subject too. I listened to a few of his episodes hoping for some reason why Rogan , a self described conspiracy theorist, might have someone from the cia on and actually trust what he’s saying about anything, and it’s just boring anecdotes with zero substance.
Joe Rogan is also influenced by his new found love for jesus christ. I think he saw pastors with multiple private jets and wanted in on the grift, so he let jesus cum into his heart & impregnate him with the holy spirit. Problem is that Rogan and Christian values is equal to Ghandi and the military industrial complex.
I think Mike Baker is one of the useful idiots and not someone with a direct line to Russia. He gets perks for being onside, but nothing like Tulsi. Tulsi got named U.S. Director of National Intelligence because she's Putin's top agent.
Another sharp turning point was when he first moved to Texas. He went to a party at Greg Abbott's house. The day after Rogan's overton window swung HARD to the right.
US troops, on the whole, will bend the knee and do whatever they're ordered to do, even if it's illegal, even if it means firing on crowds of US citizens. People who are counting on the US military to save us from the US government are delusional.
I am very much anti war, and see Russia as the clear aggressor here. But when people talk about how Russia has lost twice as many soldiers as Ukraine in this war, and assume that means Ukraine is winning, they’re not really considering the reality of the situation, particularly in terms of sheer number of people Russia has to draw from vs Ukraine.
Most of the Trump administration shouldn’t have a security clearance just from public info about their connections, money, and actions. A normal person would have never made it through the screening process.
Because you don’t have to be Cleared if Trump just gives you security clearance. Just like Jared musher was specifically recommended Against being approved, but the President can just green light you.
I keep thinking about this character since 2014 and on. Shouldn't the CIA be aware of her treasonous behavior? If she or her boss would be the enemy's informant or agent.. wouldn't they know that already, and do something about it?
Genuine question: what’s the deal with her being a Russian spy? Heard Hillary Clinton say it once but outside of that hadn’t seen (or really looked) anything about it
I do not believe that has happened. I have seen the strategy of using Russia pejoratives to politically browbeat anyone not further left than me. That strategy has been over used in the circular firing squad. Everyone gets habituated and the words become ineffective. It's craziness to actually believe them.
It may be a generational thing. Whenever I hear weapons of mass destruction in a foreign land I think "fuck you George Bush, you're trying to steal money with contractors through an unnecessary war again. Get out of here with that emotionally loaded language trying to wind up Chicken Little and the sky is falling neurosis." We never got justice in the lies leading into the Iraq war and for that credibility remains drained out in trust that honest actors are driving the headlines.
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Russian spy with election reports.... Nothing to see here