Climber

Filmmaker (Ret.), Mountaineer (Ret.), Deadhead (Active Duty), and another grinning Bozo on the bus… Make America Grateful Again

[Captain Mark Kelly @CaptMarkKelly]

The White House decided there was a threat so great that Donald Trump was secretly moved to another plane but they never told the passengers on Air Force One. Cowards look out for themselves. Leaders look out for their people.
https://t.co/BcIYJEkrXb

[Climber @ClimberKC]

@rickcomp52 @CalltoActivism The graphic at 0:04 reads August 2025

[Climber @ClimberKC]

@rickcomp52 @CalltoActivism It’s MSNOW now, correct?

[Climber @ClimberKC]

@rickcomp52 @CalltoActivism The graphic reads August 2025

[Tony @TileTony]

The guy posts all sorts of AI generated pictures of himself as some sort of brave and great American hero, when in reality...

[(((DeanObeidallah))) @DeanObeidallah]

-George Washington led the American military in our War for Independence.
-Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Armies in the Civil War.
-George H.W. Bush flew combat missions as a Navy pilot in World War II.
-Donald Trump hid in an airplane catering cart in the Iran war.

[Tommy Vietor @TVietor08]

The mental image of Trump hiding from Iran in a catering cart is devastating. A weak, stupid old man hiding from the consequences of his own decision while endangering others.

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

Trump cheated on his third wife with a porn star while she was at home nursing their newborn.

El-Sayed married his college sweetheart at 22.

I choose El-Sayed’s America.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

This is the tweet of the month from @PhilGordonDC

[Phil Gordon @PhilGordonDC]

U.S. acceptance of Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz is an extraordinary outcome only made conceivable by an administration that squandered legitimacy, alienated allies, attempted regime change in a war it had not adequately prepared for and that is being forced to accept a catastrophic outcome without viable alternatives.

Counterfactuals are impossible to prove but in other circumstances Iran's closure of Strait by brazenly attacking maritime traffic and neighbors' civilian infrastructure would likely have justified and led to a united, global response--like the U.S.-led naval escort mission during the Iran-Iraq war, the global coalition that reversed Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1991, the multinational naval force enforcing UN sanctions in the Gulf in the 1990s, or the UN Security Council sanctions on the Iranian nuclear program in the 2010s--that led to the JCPOA.

Instead US and other countries are now being forced to accept an outcome that would have been unthinkable before the war but seems to have become unavoidable because of it.

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

“I spoke to a number of CEOs” is a fascinating way to measure how working families are doing.

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

Incredible

https://t.co/wY3gahl0HW

[Acyn @Acyn]

Wolf: What hasn’t been discussed publicly, to my knowledge, is the fact that, in my opinion, President Trump committed a crime in negotiating the settlement agreement in this case and it’s possible that Mr. Blanche would be found to be a co-conspirator in that crime. Let me try to explain…

Congress enacted a statute that makes it illegal for the president or the vice president to directly or indirectly request the initiation or termination of a tax investigation. There’s a potential five-year prison term for violating that statute.

Donald Trump would not have immunity from criminal prosecution for violating that statute in this case because he filed this lawsuit in his personal capacity. Therefore, negotiating the settlement was not an official act for which he has immunity as president.

So, in this case, he was negotiating essentially with himself. As Judge Williams said in Trump v. IRS—a case in which I’m one of the 35 plaintiffs who, through excellent lawyers, persuaded the court to reopen the case and find that this was not a genuine case—it wasn’t a real case or controversy that was legitimately in federal court. It was a collusive case brought for an improper purpose: to get a personal benefit for President Trump, his family, and his allies.

[Shawn Harris for Congress @ShawnForGeorgia]

The rank of general is not a costume. It is earned through service, sacrifice and the responsibility of leading troops.

Donald Trump avoided the draft five times. Now he posts AI images of himself beside Patton and MacArthur.

He can play general. I retired as one.

Leadership Matters!!

[Climber @ClimberKC]

@RicochetRowdy This Bobby guy is the biggest whiner on Twitter. He should get some kind of award.

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

If you served in the military and don’t feel insulted by this, you’re hopelessly brainwashed.

[Richard Angwin @RichardAngwin]

Portraying draft dodger Trump in military uniform is insulting to those of us who actually served.

Do you agree ?

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.

[Emoluments Clause @Emolclause]

#BREAKING: Talarico: “The president of the United States just said that I insulted Jesus. You wanna know what insults Jesus? Kicking the sick off their healthcare while cutting taxes for billionaires. You know what insults Jesus? Deporting the stranger and separating babies from their mothers. You know what insults Jesus? Bombing innocent school children in #Iran and sending our brave men and women off to die in another forever war. You know what insults Jesus? Covering up the #Epstein files and then refusing to prosecute a single person in them.”😳

[Ray Suarez @RaySuarezNews]

How unpopular would Donald Trump have to be before the members of his Administration who quietly harbor presidential ambitions start wondering if their most recent resume credit is kind of a problem?