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Hi all. Hope you’re Saturday is off to a good start. I hope you’re getting a much-needed break from all the chaos, but let me fill you in quick on what’s going on today.
Thank you again to all the comments from those who preordered the book I wrote with my brothers, WTF America?! If you haven’t preordered yet, today’s the perfect day to grab your copy! It’s available in hardcover, audiobook, and e-book.
OK, now to the top stories of the day…
Iran issues an ultimatum to the U.S. over the Strait of Hormuz
The UAE confirms our reporting that Iran struck an ADNOC tanker in the strait
Vance and Bessent tell contradicting stories on TV about what happens next in regard to the strait
Conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln remain dire
Join Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine is quietly looking for an “off-ramp” to the war, per CNN
More senior military leaders have been purged by Hegseth
Former Air Force Sec. Frank Kendall had his security clearance revoked
The U.S. Senate confirms Blanche in at around 4:30am
Trump is increasingly annoyed at his new DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin, per WSJ
Vance attacks Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, El-Sayed claps back
On that note…Pete Buttigieg, El-Sayed, Jocelyn Benson, and other Michigan Dems held a unity rally last night
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Ok, let’s dive deeper…
Iran’s Ultimatum to the U.S.
Iran believes it has won the war against the United States, and consequently, they are making their demands to the U.S. Iran’s foreign minister Aragchi says the negotiations with Oman (not the U.S.) remain ongoing are closer to being finalized, but he also made clear this does not mean there will be a full reopening of the strait. Instead, Aragchi says reopening the strait depends on the U.S. meeting very specific conditions.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council put out a statement outlining exactly what their demands are.
Cease all threats and insults toward Iran.
Permanently end what Iran describes as its "war of aggression" against Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, and Yemen.
Lift the naval blockade of Iran and withdraw all U.S. naval and air forces operating around the country.
Pay reparations for damage caused during the conflict.
Lift all sanctions imposed on Iran.
"Unconditionally" release all frozen Iranian assets.
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You’ll notice at the end of the statement, they add that “these are the demands of the Iranian people who have been relentlessly showing up in the streets for 160 days,” adding the “Council will never back down, whether in war or in negotiation.”
The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed our reporting from last night that Iran struck an ADNOC tanker transition the strait with a missile. No injuries have been reporting, but the UAE called it a flagrant violation of a UN Security Council resolution on freedom of navigation and accused the IRGC of piracy. Per the date, 15 ADNOC tankers have been struck by Iran’s missiles or drones since the war began.
Amid all the chaos, the Trump regime can’t seem to keep its storie(s) straight. Vance went on Fox with one story, and Bessent was on TV with another. Vance claimed on Fox that the U.S. has drastically reduced Iran’s asymmetric military capabilities and that shipping via the Strait would soon be restored and that it’s only delayed due to the need to clear mines. He also claimed Iran privately tells the U.S. they won’t toll the strait, despite saying they will in public. Well, Bessent, on the other hand, says that the strait will never return to its pre-war state. Instead, he claimed that the strait would soon be “irrelevant.”
By the way, I’m going to do a longer video hit on this soon, but there are still more than 5,000 sailors and Marines stuck aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. They’re now in the 9th month of their deployment, which was originally supposed to last 7. Families are trying to sound the alarm, describing conditions like moldy showers, broken toilets, weeks without hot water, meals cut to just a half cup of rice and 2 tortillas, a ship’s store that is all out of soap, deodorant, and toothpaste. If you recall, families tried raising alarms about this month ago, and instead of dealing with it, Hegseth called it all fake news. It’s absolutely despicable to see our government treating those who serve so poorly.
Looking for an Off-Ramp
Per CNN, General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, has privately told top Trump advisers that the U.S. desperately needs an off-ramp from this war, because military options to escalate will likely backfire (as we’ve seen) and airpower alone is not likely to get any of Trump’s objectives achieved, whatever those even are at this point. Trump apparently wants to avoid boots on the ground, but thinks he can bomb Iran into submission, though Caine and others in his cabinet don’t think is a realistic plan for success.
Hegseth’s Purge Continues
While we’re on the topic of generals, Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza was abruptly removed from command of the Army’s V Corps in Europe, just two months before his term was going to be over anyway. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George was pushed to retire immediately, reportedly because Hegseth wants someone in the role who will fully implement his and Trump’s vision for the Army. Gen. David Hodne, who led Army transformation and Training Command, and Maj. Gen. William Green Jr., the Army’s chief of chaplains, were also forced out. They reportedly got caught up in Hegseth’s ongoing feud with Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll, who could very well be on his way out soon himself. Gen. Christopher Donahue the last American to leave Afghanistan in 2021, stepped down as commander of US Army Europe and Africa after 18 months. His old four-start command was downgraded to a three-star post under new Pentagon orders.
Blanche Confirmed at 4:30am
The U.S. Senate confirmed Trump’s former (and essentially current) personal attorney to be attorney general at around 4:30am ET. The vote was 50-49, with only Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins voting NO on the Republican side. Cassidy voted yes. What a shameful day in American history.
Here’s an actual photo of Cassidy immediately following his announcement that he’d be voting for Blanche.
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Mullin on Thin Ice
It appears Trump is not too pleased with his new DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Apparently, per the WSJ, Mullin keeps annoying Trump with many of his public remarks. Plus, Trump doesn’t think he’s doing a good job. There are no plans to fire Mullin, at least for now, but this growing rift is worth watching.
Dems Hold a Unity Rally in Michigan
Last night, Pete Buttigieg held a unity rally with the Democratic candidates in Michigan, including Abdul El-Sayed, Jocelyn Benson, and others. We streamed it live on the MeidasTouch YouTube channel. That unity is going to be crucial for Democrats to take the House and Senate later this year. This line that we caught from El-Sayed was particularly impactful:
El-Sayed: Now Mike [Rogers], I’m just going to remind you: if you don’t know how to say the name, keep the name out your damn mouth. Or just call me Abdul. But I got some opinions about his name. See, it’s very fitting for him: Rogers.
Cause that’s his answer every time a corporation or Donald Trump tells him to do something.
“Mike, we need you to put a data center in the backyard.” — “Roger!”
“Mike, we need you to hike their prescription drug prices.” — “Roger!”
“Mike, we need you to rubber-stamp this war we shouldn’t be fighting.” — “Roger!”
“Mike” — and this one’s Donald Trump — “I need you to lick these boots.” — “Roger!”
And I think—I think I speak for all of us here in Michigan when I say that we are done with Rogers. Go back to Florida where you belong!
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That’s what’s going on so far this Saturday. Thanks for reading, liking, restacking—and thanks again to all who preordered WTF America.
COMMENTS:
I honestly believe Trump is setting us up for some serious harm. Our munitions stockpile depletion isn't an accident and they continue to purge the military. Bad bad things are coming.
You are absolutely correct Angie. What the vermin Reptilians/republicans have done so far to destroy the Constitution and the rule of law is just a drop in the bucket. What is down the road for this country will put humanity back to the dark ages. I see WWIII coming.
I've posted this a couple times, but I think it's worth repeating. trump is nothing if not a projectionist, with every accusation being a confession. Here's what he said about President Biden and VP Harris starting World War lll. We can't say we weren't warned:
"We're heading into World War III territory, and because of the power of weapons, nuclear weapons in particular, but other weapons also, and I know the weapons better than anybody because I'm the one that bought them," Trump said from the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
"We rebuilt our entire military. We upgraded our entire program. And, you know, the one program I hated to upgrade, hated it, was the nuclear program. And I understand it maybe better than anybody. My uncle was at MIT, a professor, the longest serving professor in the history of MIT. Very smart guy. We have a smart family. It's nice to have a smart family, but I knew, I understood, nuclear for a long time. The power of nuclear weapons. You need a president that's not going to be taking you into war."
"We won't have World War III when I'm elected. But with these clowns you have in there now (referring to President Biden), you're going to end up having World War III, and it's going to be a war … like no other."
- DJT, September 2024
The readings of Edgar Cayce, better known as the Sleeping Prophet, who lived in Kentucky in the 40's, made several readings about what is happening now in our world. Also, Nostradamus, the 16th-century mystic, physician, and astrologer who died over 500 hundred years ago spoke about the year 2026. Both of these unique men made chilling predictions which seem to point to one man, "a golden haired" man who would bring about world-wide change. Both men claimed to be able to connect with 'the universal consciousness' and made readings or predictions about a varied range of events. It's interesting reading .....
The ultimate projection. He is so dangerous and everyone is fuckin sleepwalking us into hell . WTF?
I have been saying that for ages too! Gutted the most experienced top levels of all branches of the military. Gutted all the agencies that protect us from cyber attacks and hacking, biological attacks, and protecting elections! All this bs about supposedly blowing up “narcoterrorists” (ie, innocent fishermen and people trying to enjoy a day boating)-all of the boats incapable of reaching America to begin with! (And they had our soldiers murdering innocent people - that’s gotta leave psychological scars!!) Supposedly blowing up and “eliminating” all of Iran’s nuclear capabilities yet then attacked Iran again because Netanyahu and MBS wanted/paid him to - errrr… donated very generously to his vanity projects, businesses and family. Then he proceeded to race through our stockpiles of weapons AND gasoline! Oh, yeah… And he crushed all solar and wind projects, making us more dependent on fossil fuels. (Those industries donated millions and millions of course!) Apparently he paid well over $3 BILLION of our tax dollars to stop 12 or 15 huge wind energy projects from offshore west coast to east coast! (After courts blocked him from withholding money congress had already approved AND from his bs claim about “national security!) Those wind projects would have saved thousands of families so much money on their electric bills for decades!!
He put THE most incompetent yes-men & women in charge of our military (Kegsbreath) and health (Kennedy) and a pedo-enabler in charge of our children’s education… Of course the Epstein class fills many seats in the WH, starting at the top because 💩 oozes downhill.
When full blown narcissts go into old age........they are most deadly.......never having one drop of empathy and seeing the end........destruction and laying waste to everyting out of anger is now the only way forward.
The picture of the wastland that was once the White House.....now the White Trash House is but forshadowing to further catastrophic carnage, destruction and massive death this Orange pile of stinking bottomfeeding putrid pig shit is capable of doing.....with that ugly Satanic smirk.
Oh man do I want this POS to disappear from existence. And have the memory of his putrid life erased from all of time.
I think you nailed it. If he can no longer be here, he's going to take as many people as he can with him.
Trump's niece Mary days that if he thinks he's going down, he'll try to take everyone else with him. I believe her.
I think it's probably Putin who's coming for us - he's told t-Dump they will rule hand in hand - awww. He's running out of money because Volodymyr Zelensky and his forces actually know how to fight a war. Trump shouldn't have been so dismissive of Zelensky
I think its snug hair transplants.
Nope - it's a bunch of rats (nasty vermin) come home to roost on his corrupt head.
Too much pressure on the wee little orange demented brain?
It truly appears to be. So un-fucking-unbelievable that our president is really psyched & into killing the Americans who hate him! He doesn’t realize as each day that goes by, MORE PPL are hating him, is he just trying to rid “planet earth” human ppl? If so, dude, just go to the fucking mars or the moon there you’ll get a clean fresh canvas to start a new, this way you can just leave “US” alone - win fucking win!
After reading another older post by Zev Shalev - it actually appears that 47has been in cahoots with the Iranians all along.
I hope the first of many bad things to come are trump n his kkkabinet, faux administration, family, any allies are mysteriously rushed to a deserted island w/o living supplies! HOW the F, can anyone supporting this Russian attempt to destroy our country, democracy from an 🍊💩🫏. N the greedy, grifting, corrupt, embezzleing po💩’s think that they are looking out for we the people???
And now the fing 🐓💩 congress is on a break till after labor day!! So, how do you like paying 5.00 for a gallon of gas??? And the expense of groceries, food borne illnesses. Remember, bear eating, I can’t talk, rfk , fired anyone with a brain!
And the 💩y wig wearing man in orange is on the golf course, flying around with our money in the gas tank, our Security staff paying double what any other would pay!
202 225 3121 will reach the White House Switchboard . I don’t know if they will have staff on hand.
Thank you for reading! I’m worked up! But I want my grandsons to have as normal a growing up life as I did!
Call , protest!!
202 225 3121 Congress on paid $174, 000 leave till after Labor Day! How bout you??? If you can afford 5.00 gal gas!!!
Fight like hell!!!💪
Yep, Putin's orange useful idiot did all Putin's work for him.
SUSAN COLLINS only votes in appropriate ways when her VOTE is not needed to pass MAGA MANURE!
Totally predictable Blanche would be confirmed when we're all asleep in our beds. Oh no, that's not shady at all 🙄 Gotta love our chickenshit Congress. 😡
If the Gutless Olympics were held today, it would be a photo finish for Tillis, Cornyn and Cassidy.
It was probably her idea. I’m waiting for Trump to throw Melanoma under the bus for Natalie.
Natalie Harp is now his "office wife" and Melonoma is just a show horse that he keeps off-campus in a stable. As sick as it sounds, "The Human Printer" is so adept with how Trump thinks, she is responsible for assisting him with Truth Social posts and curating what is printed for him from the Internet. (Secret Service would be wise to be concerned about her influence on Trump).
Also, she is always in the near background with his diaper bag.
As Trump himself says , Natalie loves him more than any of his own family.
The Slovian Sphinx is hiding out with some dude that has more to offer that a shrivelled mushroom that stinks like an overdue depends changes.......
Natalie is totally brainwashed and must now be the Orange Pedos latest sex toy. MAGA= ANTI FAMILY...PRO PEDOPHILC...DEATH CULT
He looks absolutely pathetic! The vermin have all come to roost on his ugly head.
Confirmed like a thief in the night - which he is - everyone in t-dump's orbit eventually gets banished. I'm anxious to see what does in Carte Blanche.
So typical of them. Predictable Pussies .
Send Eric and Barron to Iran for military service. That’ll end the war in a hurry. Donnie is fine with war as long as it’s someone else’s child in the fighting.
Also, send his illegal wife, along with her illegal alien son back to the country she came from. Miss 'squinty eyes' doesn't seem to like this country, and Americans do not like her. She is here illegally on an 'Einstein Visa', of all things! As if she has ever done anything that would remotely qualify her for that. An Einstein Visa is reserved for individuals with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics. It takes practically no brains at all for one to take their clothes off and spread their legs for a camera. Send her and her entire family back to where she came from. And she can take her ugly corrupt husband with her-Americans don't want him either.
Thanks, Ben. Do Vance and the rest of the Trump regime failures think that anyone believes anything coming out of their mouths? Honestly...
“Do Vance and the rest of the Trump regime failures think that anyone believes anything coming out of their mouths?” Yes they do and they are correct. Cult members and Fox idiots believe everything they say and always will.
Get On The Phone
It’s all about accountability in elections, folks. WE the People hold the cards. No matter how many fascist executive orders, no matter how many $$$ are spent, no matter how much fascist gerrymandering, no matter how much fascist data manipulation, no matter how much voter intimidation by the fascists in power is brought, WE still have the power to vote Representatives in or out of office.
So the squeaker of the House Mike Johnson tried to keep an Arizona member elect Grijalva from being seated at the start of the Congress. But this was just a trial run for the fascist House Republicans. They will try this same gambit in November after the House turns to a Democratic majority which will then have to be litigated through the federal courts and eventually to SCOTUS which can stall their hearing of the case. Democrats can ill afford to be stalled in their agenda.
There needs to be an insurrection against the House fascist Republicans and Mike Johnson. WE the People need to demand from our Democratic and fascist Republican representatives that trying to prevent Democratic members elect will be met with election animus. WE need to let red and blue Representatives know that if WE don’t hear them refuse to endorse such an unseating fiasco on the campaign trail, they will see electoral defeat.
So get on the phone tell your Congressional red or blue representatives that this will be an issue in the upcoming midterm elections 202.224.3121.
I've been studying a bit about the 3 French Revolutions. 1789 ended in beheading the sovereign; and the various trials & tribulations of the Romanovs of Russia. They've all had their "let them eat cake" moments when the People had enough. I don't really want them to bring back the guillotine, but the outrage here is growing. I hope We the People remember our first step is massive voter turnout, then move onto the next battle with "them".
Of the 50 Republican Senators who voted to make Blanche the permanent AG, those who are on the midterm ballots in November need to be voted out of office. They are all nothing short of being spineless cowards who lack any decency and were motivated by the fortune they can amass by becoming lobbyists with an unending access to the Senate floor. This is yet another reason to get money out of politics.