Eric Addington

Educator, Humorist, Satirist, Professional political Operative (Go Dems!), wannabe author, band geek, Trekker, All-around good guy

[Lucas Sanders 👊🏽🔥🇺🇸 @LucasSa56947288]

RETWEET if you support Scott Pelley after CBS News has just fired him.

[Eric Addington @eric_addington]

@culturejpg Pretty sure this is the fight that gave him Parkinson’s. 😉

[WFAN Sports Radio @WFAN660]

We are devastated to hear about the passing of John Sterling, a WFAN and Yankees radio icon whose voice was synonymous with an entire generation of Yankee fandom.

Rest in peace, John ❤️

[Men4Choice @Men_4_Choice]

We need more men like this to call out the anti-choice BS from the right.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: “TOUGH SPOT” — Trump’s former Defense Secretary reveals what’s really happening in the Iran War.

In a jaw-dropping reality check, Donald Trump’s own former Defense Secretary just blew the whistle on the chaos unfolding behind this reckless war—and it’s worse than anyone thought.

Retired General Jim Mattis didn’t sugarcoat it: America is “in a tough spot” with “not a lot of options.” Translation? This war has spiraled into a strategic nightmare with no clear path forward.

Even more alarming, Mattis warned that if Trump abruptly ends the conflict now, it could hand control of the Strait of Hormuz—one of the most critical oil chokepoints on Earth—straight to Iran. That’s the narrow passage where roughly 20% of the world’s oil flows.

The result? A potential global economic chokehold, where Iran could effectively “tax” international shipping and send prices skyrocketing.

So let’s get this straight.

Trump launched a massive military escalation with no clear objective. Now he’s pausing strikes after weeks of destruction. And his own former Pentagon chief is admitting there’s no good outcome.

That’s not strength. That’s reckless improvisation with global consequences.

Meanwhile, oil prices have been swinging wildly—spiking near $120 a barrel before dropping again—leaving American families and businesses stuck in the crossfire of Trump’s erratic decision-making.

And here’s the kicker: even after all the bombs dropped, Mattis says it hasn’t achieved any meaningful strategic gains. None.

Because, as he bluntly put it, air power alone has never changed a regime.

In other words, all this destruction—and for what?

No victory.
No stability.
No plan.

Just more uncertainty, higher costs, and a world pushed closer to the brink.

This isn’t leadership—it’s a dangerous gamble that’s backfiring in real time. And now even Trump’s own former senior military advisor is sounding the alarm.
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[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

Absolute chaos. The NYT reports total confusion in the White House. Trump is desperately begging for a way out of the war to save the markets. Now Türkiye, Egypt, and Pakistan are stepping in to mediate because Trump's disastrous war is threatening the entire global economy.

[Damaan, AKA 'Philly's Finest!' @Damaan4u33]

It's been 20 months since this facade was perpetrated upon the most gullible people in America, convincing them to vote for Trump. People died for this stunt, and yet Trump doesn't talk about it, which is out of character for him. Do you believe that this was staged? Yes or No?

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

Joe Kent on camera tonight:

“All 18 of America’s intelligence agencies agreed — Iran had no capacity to develop a nuclear bomb.”

“But Israel was telling us they would be able to assemble ten bombs in two weeks.”

18 American intelligence agencies: no nuclear capacity.

Israel: ten bombs in two weeks.

Trump chose to believe Israel over his own entire intelligence community.

This is not the first time this has happened.

Iraq 2003: Ahmed Chalabi told the Bush administration Saddam had WMDs. The intelligence community had doubts. They chose Chalabi. 4,500 Americans died. No WMDs were found.

Iran 2026: Israel said ten bombs in two weeks. 18 agencies said no nuclear capacity. They chose Israel. 14 Americans dead. No nuclear program found.

Joe Kent ran the National Counterterrorism Center.

He just told you on camera what the intelligence actually said.

And what was ignored to start this war.

Never stop connecting the dots.

[Gary Koepnick @garykoepnick]

Just going to keep posting this to counter the ridiculous bullshit until someone makes me stop.

The Special Counsel investigation uncovered extensive criminal activity
•The investigation produced 37 indictments; seven guilty pleas or convictions; and compelling evidence that the president obstructed justice on multiple occasions. Mueller also uncovered and referred 14 criminal matters to other components of the Department of Justice.
•Trump associates repeatedly lied to investigators about their contacts with Russians, and President Trump refused to answer questions about his efforts to impede federal proceedings and influence the testimony of witnesses.
•A statement signed by over 1,000 former federal prosecutors concluded that if any other American engaged in the same efforts to impede federal proceedings the way Trump did, they would likely be indicted for multiple charges of obstruction of justice.

Russia engaged in extensive attacks on the U.S. election system in 2016
•Russian interference in the 2016 election was “sweeping and systemic.”[1]
•Major attack avenues included a social media “information warfare” campaign that “favored” candidate Trump[2] and the hacking of Clinton campaign-related databases and release of stolen materials through Russian-created entities and Wikileaks.[3]
•Russia also targeted databases in many states related to administering elections gaining access to information for millions of registered voters.[4]

The investigation “identified numerous links between the Russian government and the Trump Campaign” and established that the Trump Campaign “showed interest in WikiLeaks's releases of documents and welcomed their potential to damage candidate Clinton” 
•In 2015 and 2016, Michael Cohen pursued a hotel/residence project in Moscow on behalf of Trump while he was campaigning for President.[5]Then-candidate Trump personally signed a letter of intent.
•Senior members of the Trump campaign, including Paul Manafort, Donald Trump, Jr., and Jared Kushner took a June 9, 2016, meeting with Russian nationals at Trump Tower, New York, after outreach from an intermediary informed Trump, Jr., that the Russians had derogatory information on Clinton that was “part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump.”[6]
•Beginning in June 2016, a Trump associate “forecast to senior [Trump] Campaign officials that WikiLeaks would release information damaging to candidate Clinton.”[7] A section of the Report that remains heavily redacted suggests that Roger Stone was this associate and that he had significant contacts with the campaign about Wikileaks.[8]
•The Report described multiple occasions where Trump associates lied to investigators about Trump associate contacts with Russia. Trump associates George Papadopoulos, Rick Gates, Michael Flynn, and Michael Cohen all admitted that they made false statements to federal investigators or to Congress about their contacts. In addition, Roger Stone faces trial this fall for obstruction of justice, five counts of making false statements, and one count of witness tampering.
•The Report contains no evidence that any Trump campaign official reported their contacts with Russia or WikiLeaks to U.S. law enforcement authorities during the campaign or presidential transition, despite public reports on Russian hacking starting in June 2016 and candidate Trump’s August 2016 intelligence briefing warning him that Russia was seeking to interfere in the election.
•The Report raised questions about why Trump associates and then-candidate Trump repeatedly asserted Trump had no connections to Russia.[9]

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

All of the Republicans who attacked Obama for giving Iran $400 million of their own money are silent now that Trump just lifted Sanctions essentially giving Iran up to 30 times as much ($15 billion) in oil revenue.

Republicans Stand for nothing!

[Donna Brazile @donnabrazile]

Please share widely.

[Eric Addington @eric_addington]

@Sassafrass_84 Can you stop playing the victim for one freaking second? Nobody is celebrating his death. Wtf is wrong with you?

[Tommy Vietor @TVietor08]

These fucking morons are allowing Iran to get $14 billion in the middle of a war against them. This is the biggest, dumbest concession ever given to Iran by the US and all you need to know about what a disaster Trump’s policy is.

[Eric Addington @eric_addington]

@mikkiboobass You’re 28

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

🚨BREAKING: DHS agents are now illegally arresting U.S. citizens at airports… and trafficking them across state lines.

A 28-year-old U.S. citizen, Sunny Naqvi, was detained by DHS, for 43 hours, after landing at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.

She wasn’t charged with a crime, and she wasn’t accused of doing anything illegal…

Agents reportedly detained her over what they called a “curious travel history.”

Even though Sunny was born in Illinois…they still disappeared her.

After being held for about 30 hours inside the airport, agents secretly moved Sunny to an ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois.

While this was happening, federal agents repeatedly told her family she was NOT in custody, even though her phone location showed she was inside the facility.

Then it gets worse.

According to witnesses, agents asked for Sunny’s phone number so they could “look for her phone.”

Minutes later, the phone was opened, her messages were read, and the device was shut off, cutting off the family’s ability to track her.

After that, agents transported the U.S. citizen across state lines, to another detention facility in Dodge County, Wisconsin.

And then she was eventually released early Saturday morning… in a random state, alone.

Her phone was dead, and she had no transportation.

So, a U.S. citizen detained by the federal government had to hitchhike to a hotel, just to be able to reunite with her family.

And this is what people need to understand…

When federal agents can detain U.S. citizens without charges… lie to families about their custody, search personal phones, and secretly transport people across state lines…

That puts every single American in danger.

Because they can do it to anyone.

[Eric Addington @eric_addington]

@Sassafrass_84 MAGA are all Republicans but not all Republicans are MAGA. You just put them together cause you’re in the cult. Plus, today’s democrats were civil War Republicans. So everything you said is wrong.

[Eric Addington @eric_addington]

@Lancegooden Kind of like when Biden said there is no place for political violence in America and republicans say there like stones?

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[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

Accepted forms of ID to vote under the SAVE Act:

1. Enhanced REAL ID: Only available in 5 states. Costs up to $50 and requires a birth certificate which 40M Americans lack access to.

2. Valid passport: 146M Americans do not have and costs at least $130. Trump gutted the agencies issuing them.

3. U.S. military ID card presented with military record of service.

4. Government-issued photo ID showing place of birth: 300M Americans do not have one, and costs up to $50.

5. Non-Enhanced REAL ID driver’s license, state ID, or tribal ID shown in conjunction with a birth certificate (40M lack access to) that matches your last name (which 69M women do not have due to marriage) and other forms of documentation.

Ironically, the states the SAVE Act hurts the most: West Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.

If the SAVE Act was actually a Voter ID bill, then it would propose making the validate forms of ID free and easily accessible, bringing it in line with the 24th Amendment.

Until then, it’s just another Republican voter suppression bill, that makes registering to vote, voting, and ensuring your voting status harder.

[Eric Addington @eric_addington]

@elonmusk We are. When you register. Moron.