Edward F Gee

Pragmatic, diplomatic idealist possessing a penchant for Disney and the Dodgers.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Georgia! Tune in as I talk about the importance of voting for @KeishaBottoms for Governor and re-electing Jon @Ossoff to the U.S. Senate. https://t.co/JBBDDJuiMw

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: MIC DROP! Senator Mark Kelly delivers the best takedown of Trump's failed Iran War that we've ever heard — just in time for the midterm elections!

This is an absolute slam dunk...

"We had a President take this country to war without a strategic goal, without a plan, without a timeline, and without an exit strategy. And now he's stuck. He doesn't know what to do," Kelly said, while campaigning for Senate candidate Troy Jackson in Maine.

"I sit on the Armed Services and the Intelligence Committees, both of them. And I will say, from what I know about this, the Iranians weren't any closer to developing a nuclear weapon this year than they were when I first got to the United States Senate in 2020," said Kelly. "And it's this President who, by the way, tore up the deal in 2018 that started them to enrich the uranium at a higher level."

"So if you think there was a problem, this President created the problem!" he continued. "But he didn't need to go to war and put Americans in harm's way. We have now 20 deceased service members. Over 800 injured."

By now, most discerning people have come to realize that this war was never about nuclear weapons. Trump launched this war because Israel convinced him that he could win a quick, splashy victory and Israel wanted this war because they want to destroy a regional adversary. American interests were never at stake.

"And what did the American people get out of this?" asked Kelly. "They got nothing. They got higher gas prices. They got higher food prices."

"We've got service members deployed for record numbers of days on the USS Abraham Lincoln. And I understand going on cruise can be hard. It's challenging," he went on. "But really, they had eight service members who tried to commit suicide because of the conditions aboard the ship. And I've got to tell you, the worst thing about that, by far, for me, was to see the Secretary of Defense go straight to camera and say, there's no problem, and we give commanders everything they need. That is not leadership."

"Leadership has taken some responsibility for whatever the situation is," added Kelly. "And by the way, how hard would it have been for him to say, hey, I recognize there's a problem. We're going to look into the problem, and we're going to make things better for these service members because they deserve that. It's not hard to do. This Secretary of Defense was incapable of doing that."

Kelly is right to lay the blame for this disastrous war as much at Hegseth's feet as Trump's. Our booze-breathed, Fox News-fried "Secretary of War" is more interested in posturing as a tough alpha male than he is in actually leading our troops.

These midterm elections are, among other things, a referendum on this war. If you're sick of wasting blood and treasure on endless wars, vote blue!

Please ❤️ and share if you think that Mark Kelly nailed it!

[💙Brittney💙 @AZ_Brittney]

Jon Ossoff wins Best Quote of 2026 💯

[Democracy Docket @DemocracyDocket]

U.S. District Judge David Carter:

"Eroded trust in our democracy is irreparable. Once a vote is segregated, lasting harm has occurred. If the Executive can discount votes and threaten an ongoing election due to unproven allegations, then our democracy is in danger."

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

Someone is shaking in his boots!!!

The recruitment story has been debunked — and Alaska’s Republicans are even demanding the lawsuit be tossed — which the judge moved to do today.

Trump’s post demands BOTH Democratic opponents be removed so his Republican can run without them.

Apparently “election integrity” means clearing the ballot until your guy can’t lose.

[Harry Sisson @harryjsisson]

Republicans simply cannot compete with this.

[Wajahat Ali @WajahatAli]

All the worst people are in pain after seeing this.

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

Wait, they’re actually agreeing to follow the law?

[Wajahat Ali @WajahatAli]

This is the candidate the Democratic Establishment wanted. They were fine with 60 million in outside money, including from Republican donors, to help Haley "I see Israel in my Dreams" Stevens.

Bravo. Brilliant.

[Molly Jong-Fast @MollyJongFast]

Wow, @VivekGRamaswamy made this a whole lot worse for himself and everyone else

[Tom Bonier @tbonier]

This is all a foundation for denying the election results. This will happen across the country, and we need to be ready. Republicans will clearly stop at nothing to hold onto power, the will of the people be damned.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

I'm just gonna say it again: Haley Stevens went on CNN tonight, in primetime, for several minutes, and said not a word about the vicious and dangerous bigotry that he - and the Muslims of Michigan - have been targeted with by the party that her fiancee is voting for.

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

Read this article and the investigative report from House Judiciary Committee Democrats.

@AGToddBlanche is a monster.

November is coming.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Haley Stevens is on CNN demanding Abdul El-Sayed denounce ‘hateful rhetoric’ - meanwhile her fiancée says he is voting for a hateful bigot who called El-Sayed a terrorist.

Maybe she should get her future life partner to denounce and disavow bigotry before she lectures others on bigotry.

(And she keeps saying the ad blamed ‘Jews’ for higher grocery prices when it blamed Israel and didn’t mention Jews. You don’t have to like the ad, but you don’t have to lie about it either.)

[Maria Cardona @MariaTCardona]

One of the biggest stories out of this election will be Latino voters! If this is going to be a Blue wave, it will be a Brown tsunami, as Latinos are voting in incredibly overwhelming numbers thus far! My take @CNN @NewsCentralCNN @Boris_Sanchez @brikeilarcnn

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Over a century ago, thousands of Italian families arrived on the shores of New York City searching for a better life. Sicilians moved onto Elizabeth Street and Neapolitans laid down roots on Mulberry. Calabrians made homes on East 109th and their Baresi neighbors did the same on 112th. Even as they were told they were too foreign, too different, too working class, Italian New Yorkers made their mark on this great city --  from Mother Cabrini, to Fiorello LaGuardia, to Martin Scorsese, and countless more.

That history of greatness is felt in every neighborhood across every borough, and it was an honor to celebrate it at Gracie Mansion last night.

[Wajahat Ali @WajahatAli]

Correct.

[Amy McGrath @AmyMcGrathKY]

That's fine. I bet a new Democratic House and Democratic Senate will take on that investigation for you DoD.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Thank you, @BarackObama, for mentioning this Trump betrayal of Ukraine.

[Harry Sisson @harryjsisson]

Holy crap. This is the Obama/Ossoff/Bottoms rally in Georgia tonight. It’s PACKED. Trump could only dream of this.