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The debt/deficit panics in the 2010s were dumb but I now sympathize with where people were coming from, they were just applying a framework to the wrong environment.
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Who was President in 2020?
Not the same? Biden kept the Nimitz at sea for 341 days.
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The Nimitz's 341-day period began April 1, 2020, with roughly 294 of those days (about 86%) occurring under President Trump. Biden had been in office only ~46 days when the ship returned on March 7, 2021. The deployment extensions were also ordered under Trump. news.usni.org/2021/03/05/pho… globalsecurity.org/military/libra…
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Xi Jinping has already internalized the logic Trump lays out in this post: convince Trump that you’re “unthreatening and respectful,” and he’ll offer unilateral concessions and blame America’s partners for being “hostile.”
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BREAKING: In a stunning move, Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce planned joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with Kim Jong Un and saying the exercises are “costly” and send a “totally inappropriate and hostile” signal to North Korea
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Scott Galloway? The stock guru?
Scott Galloway: “I think the biggest opportunity for men right now is the trades … go into curtain hanging, soapstone marble installation, carpet cleaning”
“Is that what you did ?”
“Not at all. I got really depressed I was a cabinet installer at 19 and begged UCLA to let me in. Then after graduating I worked for Morgan Stanley, for my Masters, and worked in consulting”
“Oh so then are your kids doing that?”
“No, my oldest is a freshman at UVA”
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Trump screwing the USN for a generation
This would be a self-inflicted wound. As it is US Navy carrier force is already in a bad place readiness-wise, as I wrote about here markurban.substack.com/p/air…
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cybersecurity industry is so funny because they employ people who have no idea how computers work
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Again, this is unprecedentedly dangerous. The FBI Director is supposed to be nonpartisan and apolitical. This is not the America we once knew.
Kash Patel: I've spent 10 years working for President Trump. He reads about each and every case that we work on. He feels the pain of those that have lost loved ones. He does not let it lay aside. He takes it home with him… President Trump, you have succeeded in restoring law and order to the precipice it should be on
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American families' #1 concern: Affordability.
Trump: Look at my big tax increase on low-income households!
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The U.S. is reportedly asking NATO allies to document not just their defense spending, but their political alignment with the Trump administration as part of its review of the U.S. military presence in Europe, according to reporting from Bloomberg.
A questionnaire sent to NATO members asks whether governments have been publicly supportive of U.S. foreign policy, restricted U.S. military access to their bases, purchased from U.S. defense contractors, or opposed Euro-preference procurement rules.
It specifically references restrictions imposed by allies on U.S. operations in the Middle East and asks whether those restrictions could be reduced or eliminated.
The questionnaire comes as Washington considers major reductions to U.S. forces and wartime capabilities in Europe, with the review expected to conclude by December.
Allies reportedly view the questions as an attempt to link U.S. security guarantees to political loyalty, potentially marking a significant shift from the traditional NATO model, where collective defense has been maintained despite political disagreements among members.
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Serving as the White House Press Secretary over the past year and a half has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime. I am incredibly grateful to President Trump for granting me so many extraordinary opportunities, such as working in the West Wing and spending countless hours in the Oval Office, flying around the world and meeting foreign leaders, and traveling across our beautiful country and meeting Americans from all walks of life.
Most of all, I am thankful to the President for entrusting me with the distinct privilege of speaking on his behalf at the White House podium. I have spoken with great pride about the many historic accomplishments of this Administration, and I have relished holding the liberal media accountable and ensuring the American people hear the truth about President Trump’s successes.
Being a mother and welcoming a new baby while working in one of the most demanding jobs in the world has been the most rewarding yet challenging season of my life, to say the least. The truth is since returning to the White House after the birth of my daughter, I have felt in my heart that I cannot be the best mom my two young children deserve while devoting the constant time, energy, and attention required of the White House Press Secretary — and that is why I have ultimately made the bittersweet decision to depart the White House and embark on a new chapter in my life.
President Trump has asked me to continue serving as a top advisor to him on the outside, and I will always remain a vocal advocate for MAGA and the Republican Party.
Our country is facing an existential threat from an increasingly extremist Democrat Party that seeks to destroy everything great about America, and I believe it is incumbent upon all of us who care about this country to fight back against that threat. My fight is entering a new phase, but it is far from over.
Thank you again to the President, the First Lady, and the entire Trump family for your kindness and generosity over the years. Thank you to our amazing Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for empowering me since the day she hired me on the campaign, and to the President’s cabinet, my staff, colleagues, and friends at the White House who work so hard on behalf of our nation. It has been a privilege to serve alongside so many accomplished and impressive people, and I look forward to cheering them on over the next two and a half years.
And of course, thank you most especially to my loving and supportive husband and family for the sacrifices they made for me to serve in this role. ♥️🇺🇸
