TYB
Been thinking about this mess. And yeah, like Trump said, there really should be some mechanism in place to ensure that this sort of deception about rally attendance numbers disqualifies a candidate from the race on the grounds of campaign interference. Or removes them from the race on some other grounds. Something similar to campaign tampering. Unfortunately that's not the United States that we are living in today. The United States we are living in today is embroiled in a global conflict, both overt and covert, with other nations and groups. So all they have to say to themselves, in order to justify the deception, is that it was needed in order to give the appearance of a balanced and healthy national election system. Thereby presenting a strong and stable front on the world stage in the interest of national security. And under the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act all perfectly legal. Mental health of the citizens they claim to be charged with protecting in the first place be damned.
Pentagon chief orders submarine to the Middle East, tells aircraft carrier to hasten its transit
BY LOLITA C. BALDOR
Updated 7:55 PM CDT, August 11, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area, the Defense Department said Sunday.
The moves come as the U.S. and other allies push for Israel and Hamas to achieve a cease-fire agreement that could help calm soaring tensions in the region following the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut.
Officials have been on the lookout for retaliatory strikes by both Iran and Hezbollah for the killings, and the U.S. has been beefing up its presence in the region.
Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, said in a statement that Austin spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant earlier in the day, and reiterated America’s commitment “to take every possible step to defend Israel and noted the strengthening of U.S. military force posture and capabilities throughout the Middle East in light of escalating regional tensions.”
The Lincoln, which has been in the Asia Pacific, had already been ordered to the region to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier strike group, which is scheduled to begin heading home from the Middle East. Last week, Austin said the Lincoln would arrive in the Central Command area by the end of the month.
It wasn’t clear Sunday what his latest order means, or how much more quickly the Lincoln will steam to the Middle East. The carrier has F-35 fighter jets aboard, along with the F/A-18 fighter aircraft that are also on carriers.
Ryder also did not say how quickly the USS Georgia guided missile submarine would get to the region.
He said Austin and Gallant also discussed Israel’s military operations in Gaza and the importance of mitigating civilian harm.
The call comes a day after an Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks of the 10-month Israel-Hamas war.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-gaza-war-us-submarine-carrier-43e2574e746af59993f54e4ef250a640
BY LOLITA C. BALDOR
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>KILL IT WITH FIRE
Just remember that (you) are a special kind of stupid for not tolerating namefag/famefag Mr. Pig and his dumbing down the board with his shit stain passive/aggressive drivel. And his turning board norms on their head over the last four years. If you speak up and push back against his subversive idiocy you be will be attacked by Pig and droves of his supporters. They will say that you are stupid, a shill, anti-Trump, anti-America, a fed, a newfag, etc. ad nauseum. What they will not do is succeed in making a reasoned argument as to the benefit of Mr. Pig's postings. They can't because that benefit does not exist. He's got them brainwashed. This is what four years of very subtle subversion gets you. A big fucking mess. The board does not need namefags or cheerleaders. Cheerleaders are a slide. Namefags are harmful to the state of being anon. And being anon is what allowed this board to have the success that it has enjoyed in the past. For you faggots who are trying to turn this place into another version of facebook all I can offer is a big hearty fuck you. Today this board is basically coasting and sliding while it's engine idles on the fumes of it's former glory. There is zero doubt in this anon's mind that Mr. Pig is a very big part of that downward trend.
Remember that time it was Trump's birthday? So Pig celebrated by setting him on fire? Didn't think so. Because your attention span and memory retention are probably diminished from sniffing cat shit.
35 at 299 gets the auto filter
Saudis are flying north. Wonder just how far north they are going?
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Tik Tok spots one stupid teenage girl's idea and says yes yes let's make that one go viral! Insidious harm in the interest of advancing an enemy nation's interest in winning a silent war.
They make pledges to fraternities do some crazy shit. That's actually pretty tame compared to some of the other things that have been reported in the past.
then you are part of the problem that is the overall slide of this board
cast your ego aside and understand why quality control procedures are what they are
you don't get to re-write rules just because you think you know better
(you) do not
>Because those who committed past surveillance abuses were not punished there is diminished public trust of these sorts of activities, even if a justified measure against a foreign threat.
Second order damage from criminal activities.
We should also be mindful that there is the very real possibility. Perhaps even probability. Based on proven connections between the DNC and the Iranians. That the Iranians were acting on behalf of, and in concert with, the DNC.
Pretty weak reply anon.
Don't presume to know what the fuck anon is doing over here. You will conflate anything to make your point. And that is another huge failure of this board.
>Alice
Get professional help.