Brian, I think you're giving Rump too much credit. He cannot think anything through. He was just handed Project 2025, 920 pages carefully constructed over YEARS by a rabid team to systematically destroy the country. (The only truth he's ever told is that he didn't read it.) But he flashes his Sharpie signature on the executive orders constructed by others, as if he accomplished something.
They simply hand it to him, and he signs it.
This is a man who doesn't read (including those executive orders, I bet), lied about his school performances, faked his "IQ" test, is blatantly ignorant of most things, and can't even speak properly without rambling, nonsense and lies. SOMEONE ELSE DOES HIS THINKING FOR HIM!!!
So: why does anyone spend any time at all analyzing why he does what he does? It doesn't matter! He does what he's told, unless somebody out there contradicts him -- then another toddler tantrum emerges, to do even more chaos and damage.
Instead of turning the crystal over and over and examining its facets, coming up with yet another brilliant angle, throw the damn thing against the wall and focus on how we can get rid of what he's doing to us, at home and in the world!!
This is exactly right. This is why the Felon attacks and attempts to destroy NOAA. The Felon was embarrassed by the scientists of NOAA when he pulled out his magic marker and voiced his thought of a nuclear bomb being dropped on a hurricane. The Felon is attempting to destroy the NIH and hired RFK Jr. because of his embarrassment when he voiced his thoughts of bleach and COVID will simply disappear in April. The Felon is intimidated by anyone with intelligence because he is such a complete idiot.
With that venal yes-woman idiot at the helm of national intelligence I’m not sure any of this will get through. We will be literally flying blind. Nothing gabbard approves should ever be trusted. She is a liar and a charlatan. Just as no one in NY trusts trump, no one in HI trusts her. Take it from the locals who know them.
This is exactly who Trump is. Brian exemplifies the value and breadth of intelligence.
I also read this comment for a NYT article - clearly an example of us focusing on the wrong thing:
"As a federal worker I am confused by calls to cut staffing as Kristoff says here.
Hiring freezes, refusals to backfill positions etc have been the norm in the government throughout the 25 years I have worked for the government. The division in which I work has been cut in half in terms of staffing over the last ten years. Yet I hear calls for more culling of staff even from those who presumably support us.
The IRS is an example of what happens when you cut staffing. Biden to his credit worked to revamp staffing. It was long overdue.
The percentage of federal workers per the population in America is lower than in comparable industrial democracies."
The CIA is one of the goverment entities with "intelligence" in its name. No wonder he is threatened by their agents and analysts. Wait unitl he goes after the various military intelligence agencies like the Defense Intelligence Agency, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, etc. Gotta watch out for all those damn intelligent people....
An IRON CURTAIN has descended on the intelligence agencies, the research agencies and the statistical analyzers. Any data the leaks out is sure to be Sharpied by rump and his lackeys. Musk (def.: odor) has become the Lizzie Borden of the 21st C. And whatever comes out of the White House is pure trumpery (def.: poppycock, tomfoolery, bs, etc.) We all have to become Supermen and stand for "Truth, Justice and the American Way!"
He is an asset. He will do whatever he is advised to do and how he is advised to do it in order to bring America to its knees. He is trying to be the Don ( mob criminal authoritarian leader) of the Americas. That’s his job. Well. That’s my opinion.
I think the basic appraisal of Trump's fatal flaw is dead on. But why are his cronies going along with his lies. How exactly is he bribing them to keep their mouths shut? And why can't we close down the right-wing faux news shows?
"The CIA has fired an unspecified number of probationary officers as part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to shrink the federal government..."
So you have no idea how many people are being laid off and what exact positions they held. But despite this lack of specificity the firings somehow are a grave threat to the CIA's intelligence gathering capability?
"The intelligence community will always tell it like it is, no matter what the president wants to hear."
"It is for all these reasons that we write to say that the arrival on the US political scene of emails
purportedly belonging to Vice President Biden’s son Hunter, much of it related to his time
serving on the Board of the Ukrainian gas company Burisma, has all the classic earmarks of a
Russian information operation."
From fifty signatories plus nine others who could not be named. Mind you, with all that "experience", they still got it wrong. Or perhaps they just wanted to give cover for Joe Biden before the upcoming debate with Trump. Do you believe it's the job of the IC to use their influence to pick presidential candidates?
"Even if Trump dismisses a report, it still circulates."
How many people told Biden that withdrawing from Afghanistan in the manner he did was not a good idea?
"That’s why the CIA was always going to be his enemy."
Perhaps with people he knows and trusts in leadership positions, Trump might be more tolerant of ideas outside his own.
Intelligence agencies do not give out specifics, because foreign adversaries can reverse engine capabilities and areas that an agency is focused on. The less that is out in public, the more effectively they can do their job. Is it ideal? No, but that is the reality of the world we live in.
The timeline for the AFG withdrawal was set and agreed to by TFG. Biden chose to do it sooner, hoping to there would be a cleaner exit. If your enemy knows you are leaving on say 9/1 of a given year and you wait until then, they know exactly what is going on. By departing on say 5/17, you have at least a little surprise. Obviously, it didn't go as planned.
Multiple POTUS prior to Biden said they would get the US out of AFG. None did. Biden did that.
Brian, I think you're giving Rump too much credit. He cannot think anything through. He was just handed Project 2025, 920 pages carefully constructed over YEARS by a rabid team to systematically destroy the country. (The only truth he's ever told is that he didn't read it.) But he flashes his Sharpie signature on the executive orders constructed by others, as if he accomplished something.
They simply hand it to him, and he signs it.
This is a man who doesn't read (including those executive orders, I bet), lied about his school performances, faked his "IQ" test, is blatantly ignorant of most things, and can't even speak properly without rambling, nonsense and lies. SOMEONE ELSE DOES HIS THINKING FOR HIM!!!
So: why does anyone spend any time at all analyzing why he does what he does? It doesn't matter! He does what he's told, unless somebody out there contradicts him -- then another toddler tantrum emerges, to do even more chaos and damage.
Instead of turning the crystal over and over and examining its facets, coming up with yet another brilliant angle, throw the damn thing against the wall and focus on how we can get rid of what he's doing to us, at home and in the world!!
This is exactly right. This is why the Felon attacks and attempts to destroy NOAA. The Felon was embarrassed by the scientists of NOAA when he pulled out his magic marker and voiced his thought of a nuclear bomb being dropped on a hurricane. The Felon is attempting to destroy the NIH and hired RFK Jr. because of his embarrassment when he voiced his thoughts of bleach and COVID will simply disappear in April. The Felon is intimidated by anyone with intelligence because he is such a complete idiot.
No, he's not a complete idiot. He seems to have this built-in sense for whatever he thinks is good or bad for him. Nothing else matters to him.
With that venal yes-woman idiot at the helm of national intelligence I’m not sure any of this will get through. We will be literally flying blind. Nothing gabbard approves should ever be trusted. She is a liar and a charlatan. Just as no one in NY trusts trump, no one in HI trusts her. Take it from the locals who know them.
Agreed. I fear the Intelligence Agency will be eviscerated with Tulsi Gabbard at its helm.
Our enemies are watching this madness from an unhinged regime !
This is exactly who Trump is. Brian exemplifies the value and breadth of intelligence.
I also read this comment for a NYT article - clearly an example of us focusing on the wrong thing:
"As a federal worker I am confused by calls to cut staffing as Kristoff says here.
Hiring freezes, refusals to backfill positions etc have been the norm in the government throughout the 25 years I have worked for the government. The division in which I work has been cut in half in terms of staffing over the last ten years. Yet I hear calls for more culling of staff even from those who presumably support us.
The IRS is an example of what happens when you cut staffing. Biden to his credit worked to revamp staffing. It was long overdue.
The percentage of federal workers per the population in America is lower than in comparable industrial democracies."
Understatement of the last decade: Trump “you’re not the smartest guy in the room.”
Correct! And leaving the country extremely vulnerable in its wake!
The CIA is one of the goverment entities with "intelligence" in its name. No wonder he is threatened by their agents and analysts. Wait unitl he goes after the various military intelligence agencies like the Defense Intelligence Agency, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, etc. Gotta watch out for all those damn intelligent people....
An IRON CURTAIN has descended on the intelligence agencies, the research agencies and the statistical analyzers. Any data the leaks out is sure to be Sharpied by rump and his lackeys. Musk (def.: odor) has become the Lizzie Borden of the 21st C. And whatever comes out of the White House is pure trumpery (def.: poppycock, tomfoolery, bs, etc.) We all have to become Supermen and stand for "Truth, Justice and the American Way!"
He is an asset. He will do whatever he is advised to do and how he is advised to do it in order to bring America to its knees. He is trying to be the Don ( mob criminal authoritarian leader) of the Americas. That’s his job. Well. That’s my opinion.
I think the basic appraisal of Trump's fatal flaw is dead on. But why are his cronies going along with his lies. How exactly is he bribing them to keep their mouths shut? And why can't we close down the right-wing faux news shows?
Appreciate this clear analysis.
Yes, it gets worse and more so due to the sorry excuse of a president, puppet for those behind Project 2025.
"The CIA has fired an unspecified number of probationary officers as part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to shrink the federal government..."
So you have no idea how many people are being laid off and what exact positions they held. But despite this lack of specificity the firings somehow are a grave threat to the CIA's intelligence gathering capability?
"The intelligence community will always tell it like it is, no matter what the president wants to hear."
Sure thing...just like Hunter Biden's laptop:
"Public Statement on the Hunter Biden Emails"
https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000175-4393-d7aa-af77-579f9b330000
From the statement:
"It is for all these reasons that we write to say that the arrival on the US political scene of emails
purportedly belonging to Vice President Biden’s son Hunter, much of it related to his time
serving on the Board of the Ukrainian gas company Burisma, has all the classic earmarks of a
Russian information operation."
From fifty signatories plus nine others who could not be named. Mind you, with all that "experience", they still got it wrong. Or perhaps they just wanted to give cover for Joe Biden before the upcoming debate with Trump. Do you believe it's the job of the IC to use their influence to pick presidential candidates?
"Even if Trump dismisses a report, it still circulates."
How many people told Biden that withdrawing from Afghanistan in the manner he did was not a good idea?
"That’s why the CIA was always going to be his enemy."
Perhaps with people he knows and trusts in leadership positions, Trump might be more tolerant of ideas outside his own.
Intelligence agencies do not give out specifics, because foreign adversaries can reverse engine capabilities and areas that an agency is focused on. The less that is out in public, the more effectively they can do their job. Is it ideal? No, but that is the reality of the world we live in.
The timeline for the AFG withdrawal was set and agreed to by TFG. Biden chose to do it sooner, hoping to there would be a cleaner exit. If your enemy knows you are leaving on say 9/1 of a given year and you wait until then, they know exactly what is going on. By departing on say 5/17, you have at least a little surprise. Obviously, it didn't go as planned.
Multiple POTUS prior to Biden said they would get the US out of AFG. None did. Biden did that.
Can you point me to proof that they were wrong? Serious request.
If in regards to Hunter Biden's laptop:
"Copy of what's believed to be Hunter Biden's laptop data turned over by repair shop to FBI showed no tampering, analysis says"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hunter-biden-laptop-data-analysis/
"FBI knew the Hunter Biden laptop was real in 2019, IRS whistleblowers say"
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/1528606/fbi-knew-the-hunter-biden-laptop-was-real-in-2019-irs-whistleblowers-say/
"FBI knew all about Joe and Hunter’s business dealings, laptop authenticity — and did nothing: files"
https://nypost.com/2023/10/06/fbi-knew-all-about-joe-and-hunters-business-dealings-laptop-authenticity-and-did-nothing-files/
Thanks.