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Must be nice to live in a world where republicans don’t exist and never win elections and don’t have any power. How’s the weather on your planet?
Ben Jammin retweeted
Hey wow Jake, the president being a Russian asset seems like a pretty big issue.
But thank God you guys in the media had us laser-focused on the real, existential issue in the last election; the other guy (also) being old.
Did you find the 'big coverup' yet? Congrats on selling out the country!
Ben Jammin retweeted
Wow, that's crazy Peter.
Remember when your outlet @nytimes, during the 2016 election published the "Donald Trump has no clear ties to Russia" and helped kill the VERY correct line of attack, and get Donald Trump elected?
Never explained that story. Never apologized. Nothing.
Election-altering story line. Completely wrong. Thanks for the journalism!
It's been a good week for Putin. In recent days, Trump has:
* Struck a diesel deal lifting some sanctions
* Restricted Starshield for Ukraine
* Cut intel warnings of Russian missile launches against Ukraine for several days
* Canceled Lindsey Graham sanctions
* Demanded Ukraine dump Zelensky
* Absolved Russia for helping Iran fight the US
* Pushed Europe to resume buying Russian gas
Ben Jammin retweeted
This morning on Meet the Press, Treasury Secretary Bessent was asked three times whether Ukraine is an ally of the United States. Three times he dodged the question.
He should be ashamed of himself.
Ukrainians are defending their homes, children, and democracy against Putin's brutal invasion.
My grandfather went off to fight in World War II because Americans understood that when a dictator invades a free country, we stand with the people defending it. That same conviction has made America strong for many decades and should continue to guide us now.
So I'll answer the question Secretary Bessent wouldn't. Yes, Ukraine is our ally.
And we must not turn our back on them.
Ben Jammin retweeted
עכשיו באוניברסיטת תל אביב! לא ניתן לתומך טרור מורשע להכנס לקמפוס! עשרות סטודנטים יהודים וערבים מתנועת עומדים ביחד שיבשו את נאומו של איתמר בן גביר.
בתוך מלחמת הנצח בה נהרגו עשרות אלפים מהדור שלנו, כשכל מה שהבטיחו לנו מאז שנולדנו זה רק מלחמות ומוות, הקורבן הבא אולי לומד איתנו בכיתה ובן גביר שאחראי למותם של מאות לפשיעה ולהפקרה - לא יכול להופיע כאן ולצפות שזה יעבור בשתיקה.
מי שישב בממשלה בשבעה באוקטובר, מי שבמשמרת שלו נהרגו אלפי ישראלים ומאה אלף פלסטינים לפחות, מי שמעודד כיבוש גירוש והתיישבות, מי שהפקיר 185 אזרחים ערבים לפשיעה רק השנה - לא ידבר כאן ולא יהיה לגיטימי בשום מקום.
בשלישי הקרוב כולנו, סטודנטים וסטודנטיות, ניקח אחריות על העתיד שלנו, נצא להצביע, ונבנה עתיד של שלום ישראלי פלסטיני. בשביל כולנו. הצטרפו אלינו!
Ben Jammin retweeted
This Parisian restaurant owner was slammed in the face with a crowbar before looters smashed out all of her windows and destroyed the inside of the establishment, which she calls her life's work.
Ben Jammin retweeted
Then why doesn’t Musk call on Putin to end the war and withdraw his invading force?
Elon Musk becomes deeply moved, and deadly serious, when Bret Baier asks him why he called Sen. Mark Kelly a "Traitor" for pushing to send more US aid and weapons to Ukraine.
Watch every second of his response.
"We should have empathy for the thousands of people dying everyday in the trenches. For no movement in the lines. For the past two years thousands of people have died every week for nothing."
"I take great offense at those who put the appearance of goodness over the reality of it. Those who virtue signal and say we can't give into Russia, but have no solution to stopping thousands of kids dying every day."
"I have contempt for such people and I want to make that clear. Because they're virtue signaling and their lack of a solution means that kids don't have a father. It means parents lost a son. For what? Nothing."
Ben Jammin retweeted
Just a despicable smearing of our allies in Afghanistan. This man has no business representing this nation and our armed forces.
Hegseth on Afghanistan:
I was a captain in Afghanistan, and we would go to the headquarters in Kabul, and there would be 50 flags at the headquarters.
It was a beautiful thing to see 50 different countries contributing to the NATO alliance and the ISAF mission there.
Except there were like maybe five that contributed. It was actually closer to one or two that, by the end, were actually involved in kinetic operations.
In fact, the ISAF patch, we would joke that it meant "I Saw Americans Fighting."
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Over 1100 non-American soldiers from 31 US-allied countries were killed fighting in Afghanistan, approximately 1/3 of the total combat deaths.
t.co/x4tGhxJiFG
Ben Jammin retweeted
This genocidal antisemitic rant, just one of a number of similar posts, was written by a pro-Hezbollah Drop Site “journalist”.
This is who this website employs. If you think I’m exaggerating it’s because you haven’t bothered researching this for even 5 seconds.
Ben Jammin retweeted
A woman being torched in the face, a female police officer assaulted while being called a ‘whore’, a new mother threatened with rape.
Violent misogyny has been a distinct feature of these riots while so-called ‘feminists’ predictably look the other way.
Ben Jammin retweeted
Because it’s state-backed terror.
Netanyahu didn’t even condemn the attack. Once again, he cast doubt on the diplomats’ account and defended the terrorists.
Almost two days later, no arrests have been made—and most likely, none will be.
Ben Jammin retweeted
Yeah dude...."Russiagate" sure looking like a big ol hoax right now, as the president, literally today, defends Russia's role helping to kill our soldiers (in the Iran War he started) and sabotages our ally, Ukraine.
Fuck off, you unserious muppet.
Ben Jammin retweeted
PS I’ve met Putin many times and listened in on calls with him as well. I also speak Russian. Yes he is soft spoken, deliberate, and measured. So what? He’s still a killer. He still launched a barbaric invasion of Ukraine, that has produced tragic loss of life not seen on this scale in Europe since WWII.
Vance: "I've never met Putin in person. I've spoken to him on the phone. He was calmer than you might expect. The American media has a stereotype of him. He's very deliberate and measured in his words.
I think, at his core, he's someone who cares about Russia's interests as he sees them. One reason he respects the President is that he recognizes the President cares about the interests of the American people."
Ben Jammin retweeted
'They (Russia) are just helping the country we're in a war with, kill a little bit of soldiers. It's not really that big a deal, to be honest' is a real thing, said by the president of the United States. The president from the ostensibly "patriotic" party.
Just no words...
Trump: "My decision on Russia is a very simple one. I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and don’t want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining table. Great progress is being made, and that includes current hostage negotiations! Signing that document at this time will do that, and I can sign it later, or any time that I want! Perhaps more importantly, Russia is doing very little, if anything, to help the Islamic Republic of Iran, compared to what they could be doing, and I want to keep it that way, and will, unless stupid people get in the way. Lastly, Zelenskyy is using Diesel Refineries in Russia as a target, knowing that these attacks are seriously hurting the world diesel markets, including those in the United States. Farmers, ranchers, and businesses of all kinds are suffering greatly from this, but Russia is, nevertheless, sending, at a low price, millions of barrels of diesel to the World. Zelenskyy doesn’t care, and frankly, with all of the money that Europe is famously giving him, and that Crooked Joe Biden gave him in the past, he doesn’t want to end this war, and probably never did. He could have made a better deal two years ago than he can now. His country is in shambles, a large portion of his land is lost, his oceans and seas are gone, and his male population is low, wounded, and/or dead. I WANT THIS WAR END! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"
Ben Jammin retweeted
Far left riots in France - backed by Russia
Far right fascism in France - backed by Russia
The far left in France, with its practical endorsement of dead-end riots, has spectacularly failed to read the room. It will only weaken its chances of making it to the second round of the upcoming presidential election, where it would suffer certain defeat anyway, and that's good because, in the words of Napoleon: "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake".
Ben Jammin retweeted
Russia is cooperating with Iran. So why is Trump cooperating with Russia?
Like the diesel deal, this decision is a gift to the very forces attacking our service members.
BREAKING: President Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying a waiver is in the U.S. national interest. apnews.com/article/russia-sa…
Ben Jammin retweeted
Meta took down the No Kings organizing page today - the biggest day of protest this fall. They provided zero explanation. It stayed down for the entire afternoon until most of the protests were done.
Outrageous. Put this on the January investigation list.
Ben Jammin retweeted
"Why are we not allowed to violently coup our democratically-elected government?" maybe sit and think about it for 0.2 seconds
the fact that the government is threatening to shoot us (the protesters) with live ammunition if we enter the élysée palace (there are snipers on the roof) is madness
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Group of protesters approached to within 200m of the Élysée Palace on 17 Oct but was repelled with tear gas. No reports from police or news outlets confirm a threat to use live ammunition or snipers on the roof targeting protesters.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… afp.com/en/macron-deno… theguardian.com/world/2026/oct…
