Peace groups say Cuba’s infant mortality rate is up 148%, call on Jeffries/House Dem leaders to bring Cuba War Powers resolution floor to end US blockade
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Steve Martin was always great on talk shows because he would slowly sneak in a big comedy bit and then you'd have absolutely no idea how far it would go 😂 wait til the end
Tens of thousands of bees have suddenly swarmed across parts of Israel, prompting authorities to warn residents and shop owners to keep doors and windows closed.
Just purely on style, watching Hegseth at these is one more sign of decline. Compare his overcooked pap—"our warfighters will rain hellfire upon the enemy etc etc"—with Rumsfeld, off the cuff, evilly quipping "We're not running out of targets, Afghanistan is." You'll never be him
Hegseth: "Some in the press just can't stop. Allow me to make a few suggestions. People look at the TV and they see banners, headlines -- I used to be in that business, I know everything is written intentionally. For example, a banner -- 'Mideast War Intensifies.' What should the banner read instead? How about, 'Iran increasingly desperate,' because they are. Or more fake news from CNN. The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better."
In 2003, next to footage of the US bombing Iraq, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said on TV that the footage was a kind of postmodern, subjective non-truth that was "not taking place." I don't think the Trump people have someone who can operate on this level