US Troop withdrawal: A turning point for Europe?

The U.S. is planning to withdraw around 5,000 troops from Germany, while also putting key weapons plans — including long-range Tomahawk missiles — on hold.  For decades, those troops and systems were central to NATO’s deterrence strategy.  

What changed? The move comes after tensions escalated between Washington and Berlin — including sharp criticism from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who accused the U.S. of lacking a clear strategy in the Iran conflict. 

Donald Trump wholly incapable of dealing with any criticism no matter how constructive is the reason for the threat to withdrawal these soldiers. He's an adult who behaves like a the spoiled child that he is.

Todd Blanche Roasted Online For Dumb Voter ID Argument

 Last time we looked, one didn't need ID to eat. And eating at restaurants isn't a right, so it's just a stupid argument anyway.

Todd Blanche moron Attorney General believes you have to show ID to eat Burger King.

Don't forget Todd helped Trump get convicted of 34 felonies. 

Life in Tehran since the ceasefire: How Iranian society is evolving •

As the stalemate continues in the Strait of Hormuz and peace talks between Washington and Tehran appear to be stalled, life in Iran seems to have returned to normal since the ceasefire. Society is even undergoing a major transformation, a process that began several months ago and has intensified against the backdrop of the war in recent weeks.

 

After Melania joke: Trump wants Jimmy Kimmel fired

On the day before the shooting in Washington, D.C., Jimmy Kimmel mocked the Trump family in a parody segment—calling Melania Trump an “expected widow.” Now, after the attack, the President and First Lady want him off the air. Donald Trump says Kimmel made a “despicable call to violence.”

From The Atlantic

Below is a partial list of his violent comments, from the 2016 presidential campaign until today.

“Maybe he should have been roughed up, because it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing.”

November 22, 2015, in response to a Fox News host asking about a heckler at Trump’s rally in Alabama the day before

“I would bring back waterboarding. And I’d bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding.”

February 6, 2016, at a Republican-primary debate

“When the looting starts, the shooting starts.”

May 29, 2020, posted on Twitter during the protests and riots in Minneapolis after George Floyd was murdered

Senator Claims Bombing Iran Makes Trump 'President Of Peace'

 

Why do Republicans like Joni Ernst say such stupid things?

The senator joined MAGA Queen Maria Bartiromo Wednesday morning to discuss the next steps in US-Iranian peace talks since Trump has extended the ceasefire.

MARIA: Well the president wrote on Truth Social, Iran is losing $500 million a day as the strait remains closed, calling the regime, quote, starving for cash. The treasury is going to impose new sanctions on 14 companies and individuals who have helped Iran obtain weapons, including entities based in Iran, Turkey and the UAE.

What are your thoughts on next steps here, what the U.S. can do to get Iran to agree to these terms?

ERNST: Maria, we continue to put the pressure on Iran, and they do feel it economically.

We have our military might at the beck and call of the president right now, and we will maintain this ceasefire as long as we possibly can.

Now the Iranians, you know, we know, you can't trust them any further than you can throw them.

But the president is intent on peace. He is the president of peace.

What Trump’s ceasefire extension means for oil prices, security and peace

Donald Trump has announced an extension of the ceasefire with Iran, apparently at the request of Pakistan’s Prime Minister and Field Marshal. But there are few details, such as for how long and under what conditions.

SHOCK MOMENT: OMB Director Russ Vought Claims That Congress Only Sets Limits On Appropriations

Article I, Section 9, Clause 7:

No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.

Strictly speaking, the Appropriations Clause does not confer a distinct legislative power upon Congress, on the order of those powers enumerated in Article I, Section 8. Instead, the Clause is phrased as a limitation on government action.4 Thus, the Supreme Court’s cases explain that any exercise of a power granted by the Constitution to the Judiciary or to the Executive is limited by a valid reservation of congressional control over funds in the Treasury.