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#LauraLoomer, gadfly & #Trump favorite, told…Michael Scherer in an interview…that “we need to make McCarthy great again.” And she told The New Yorker that McCarthy is “one of the most underrated & underappreciated political figures in history.” #JackPosobiec, a prominent #FarRight influencer & […]

(The tide of public opinion turned against McCarthy when he was challenged by the U.S. Army’s chief counsel Joseph Welch with the famous question “Have you no sense of decency, sir?”—a rocket at the time that by today’s standards of political discourse could be considered something of a softball […]

But now comes a small, influential group of hard-line right-wingers who believe that, in the words of one popular meme in such circles, “McCarthy was right”.

…The case for McCarthy’s rehabilitation centers on the contention that the senator has been unfairly maligned & was correct in his […]

Gor decades, Sen Joseph R. McCarthy’s name has been used as shorthand for the opposite of the aspirational ideal of civilized #US #politics. In the way that “Kleenex” has become interchangeable with “tissue”, #McCarthyism, for many, is an eponym for the unjust, reprehensible use of political […]

These people are freaking #Nazis

#GiftArticle

‘We Need to Do #McCarthyism to the Tenth Power’

#Conservative influencers are pushing for a return to the dark days of 1950s #inquisitions.

By Ali Breland
#Republicans #GOP #FarRight #WhiteChristianNationalism #extremism #radicalization #USpol […]

Trump’s claim that #Iran “surrendered” to its neighbors & that it “lost” to surrounding #MiddleEast countries is ridiculous.

Iran's president did apologize for firing on regional countries, but Tehran has continued to attacks them.

+ At the same time as that “apology”, Iran's president said […]

Trump post: Iran, which is being beat to HELL, has apologized and surrendered to its Middle East neighbors, and promised that it will not shoot at them anymore. This promise was only made because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack. They were looking to take over and rule the Middle East. It is the first time that Iran has ever lost, in thousands of years, to surrounding Middle Eastern Countries. They have said, “Thank you President Trump.” I have said, “You’re welcome!” Iran is no longer the “Bully of the Middle East,” they are, instead, “THE LOSER OF THE MIDDLE EAST,” and will be for many decades until they surrender or, more likely, completely collapse! Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Of course that quote was proceeded by a bunch of self aggrandizing nonsense.

#ForeverWars #US #Iran #war #Trump #warmonger #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast

Psycho

#Trump says #Iran "will be hit very hard" today, with areas of the country under consideration for "complete destruction & certain death"

“Under serious consideration for complete destruction & certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas & groups of people that were not […]

#Trump could try to] play kingmaker if the regime were to crumble, but the [#NIC report does not view the establishment’s hold on power as brittle.
“There’s no other force within #Iran that can confront the remaining power that the regime has,” said Maloney. “Even if they’re not able to project […]

With #Iran’s clerical & military establishment still in control, experts say Trump’s ability to dictate political outcomes is limited. “Bending the knee to #Trump would go against everything they stand for,” said Holly Dagres, a snr fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. “The […]

Current & fmr #US officials say they see little sign, at least so far, of a mass popular uprising in #Iran or of significant fissures within the government or security forces that will result in a new regime. Iran’s security forces killed thousands of protesters during demonstrations in January […]

Iran’s Parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, rejected the notion that #Trump will play any role in appointing Iran’s next leader.

“The fate of dear #Iran, which is more precious than life, will be determined solely by the proud Iranian nation, not by Jeffrey] #Epstein’s gang,” Ghalibaf […]

#Trump told journalists that the younger #Khamenei is “incompetent” & a “lightweight,” & that he doesn’t want Iranian leaders who will simply “rebuild” the country’s nuclear & ballistic missile infrastructure.
“We want them to have a good leader. We have some people who I think would do a good […]

The #IRGC has been pushing #Khamenei’s candidacy but has encountered resistance from other power brokers, including Ali Larijani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of #Iran, a Western security official said.

As the war enters its second week, #Trump continues to demand […]

The replacement of the supreme leader rests with Iran’s powerful clerical body, the Assembly of Experts. But members of the #IRGC & others within the country’s security establishment also play an influential role.

There has been intense speculation that the assembly will anoint the late supreme […]

“It sounds like a deeply informed assessment of the Iranian system & the institutions & processes that have been established for many years,” she said.
…The Iranian succession process that the report anticipated is now playing out but under duress from the extensive #US - #Israel bombing […]

…#US spy agencies’ doubts about Iran’s opposition seizing power have been referenced in the NYT & the WSJ. The #NIC’s involvement, & its analyses of the potential outcomes of small- & large-scale offensives, have not been previously reported.

Suzanne Maloney, an #Iran scholar & vp at the […]

The #NIC is composed of veteran analysts who produce classified assessments meant to represent the collective wisdom of Washington’s 18 #intelligence agencies.
The #CIA referred questions to the #ODNI #TulsiGabbard], which declined to comment. The White House did not say if #Trump was briefed on […]

In both cases, the #intelligence concluded that Iran’s clerical & military establishment would respond to the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali #Khamenei by following protocols designed to preserve continuity of power, these people said.

The prospect of Iran’s fragmented opposition taking […]

The findings, confirmed to WaPo by 3 people familiar with the report’s contents, raise doubts about #Trump’s declared plan to “clean out” #Iran’s leadership structure & install a ruler of his choosing.
The report, completed ~1 week before the #US & #Israel initiated the #war on Feb 28, outlined […]

And yet…

#Intelligence report warns large-scale #war ‘unlikely’ to oust Iran’s regime

A classified report by the #NIC found that even a large-scale assault on #Iran launched by the #US would be unlikely to oust the Islamic republic’s entrenched military & clerical establishment, a sobering […]

AYFKM??

#Florida #Bar reverses itself, says it is not investigating #LindseyHalligan
A spokesperson said the bar’s counsel “erroneously” stated there was a “pending investigation”; instead, a complaint against Halligan remains at a preliminary stage.

#law #LegalEthics #Trump #DOJ […]

#Trump has made empty promises to provide government-backed insurance policies & naval escorts to keep ships moving through the #StraightOfHormuz, threats from #Iran to attack any ships in the region outweigh any unfulfilled promises of support.

#economy #trade #SupplyChain #oil #energy […]

…The #USAttorney’s Office in the Southern District of #Florida — which includes Miami, the center of the Cuban exile community — will be overseeing the prosecution group, according to the official….
The #Cuba prosecution effort could follow parts of the model the #Trump admin used to remove […]

The effort to bring charges against Cuban officials coincides with #Trump saying that his admin is eyeing #Cuba as the next country whose government might be overthrown, following the capture of #Venezuela’s Nicolás #Maduro in early January & the killing of #Iran’s supreme leader Ali #Khamenei […]

Officials from government agencies including the #Treasury Dept will be part of this group. Treasury’s involvement could mean the #Trump admin is considering further #sanctions against #Cuba, already the subject of intense #US economic sanctions.
The working group is exploring potential #crimes […]

#DOJ targets #Cuba officials, aims for indictments
The effort to explore charges against Cuban officials comes as #Trump says the island’s government is his next target.

The DOJ has formed a working group to examine possible federal charges against officials or entities within Cuba’s govt […]

“He’s doing some job, & your next one is going to be, we want to do that special Cuba,” #Trump said Thurs referring to his Secy of State. “He’s waiting. But he says, ‘Let’s get this one finished first.’ We could do them all at the same time, but bad things happen. If you watch countries over the […]

He added of #Cuba: “I’ve been watching it for 50 years, & it’s fallen right into my lap because of me, it’s fallen, but it’s nevertheless fallen right into the lap. And we’re doing very well.”

A day earlier, #Trump said at the White House that it’s only a “question of time” before American […]

“They want to make a deal, & so I’m going to put Marco (Rubio) over there & we’ll see how that works out. We’re really focused on this one right now. We’ve got plenty of time, but #Cuba’s ready—after 50 years,” he added, explaining that #Iran is the current priority.

#ForeverWars #war #Trump […]