Here we are, three weeks into an undeclared, pointless war, and the story just keeps getting stranger. I've been avoiding the topic for the sake of my sanity, but I did want to comment on a couple developments.
First, there's the odd juxtaposition of Joe Kent and Tulsi Gabbard. The latter made a name for herself campaigning on being against unnecessary wars, but her actions show her real principles lie elsewhere. The former actually resigned over the pointless war he was told to justify. Brave The New World has a superb breakdown of this contrast.
Joe Kent will never work in this administration again. Trump called him "weak on security" within hours. The White House called him a "crazed egomaniac." AIPAC and the ADL tagged him as an antisemite. [...] A former Green Beret and CIA paramilitary officer. His wife Shannon was killed by a suicide bomber in Syria in 2019. Trump personally nominated him to lead the National Counterterrorism Center. [...] He was, by every measure, a MAGA loyalist.
I disagreed with Gabbard on many things, but I used to somewhat respect her anyway.
Used to.
No more.
Another person I once categorized as someone with whom I often disagreed, but somewhat respected, is Tucker Carlson. Unlike Gabbard, he has earned somewhat more respect over the same timeframe. I don't totally trust him by any means, but he seems to retain a sense of journalistic integrity which is largely dead in modern news media. Now, he is apparently under investigation for treason.
Why?
Long before the US was definitely not at war with Iran despite doing war things, Carlson was doing his job as a journalist by trying to talk with foreign officials. Remember the controversy over his interview with Vladimir Putin? He was allegedly in contact with Iranian leadership for similar purposes last year. As a result, some MAGA sycophants want him charged with rendering aid and comfort to this undeclared enemy.
If Tucker really worked with Iran against America’s interests he is a traitor and should be prosecuted.
Here's Carlson's view on the matter.
https://x.com/i/status/2032954928977818069
Talking to people isn't treason. The First Amendment in the Bill of Rights is supposed to protect journalists from federal interference. We still have no declaration of war now, much less last year. The Trump regime is dedicated to power, not truth or law.
It also seems it was definitely a US tomahawk missile that killed almost 200 people in that Iranian school, so that's something MAGA must reckon with at some point. Collateral damage on that scale would be seen as a war crime under any other circumstances. Hell, if Iranian missiles killed scores of Israeli schoolchildren when they shot back after being attacked, there would be no end to the outcry. But dead girls are just par for the course now under US policy?
Oh, one last thought: how do I get idiots with Trump bumper stickers to pay for my gas now that prices have nearly doubled locally? They're so proud of their guy, so they can bear the burden.
I don't really know how to close this little rant, so here's a meme I found in the wild.
I have a post or two in the works with more jewelry I made, now that photos have been cropped and resized, so keep an eye out for that soon.
UPDATE: Two Ways to Make Necklaces has been published.
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