Ryan Rholes

AP at the University of Mississippi studying monetary policy, CB communication, & expectations. I spend too much time learning chess and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

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And if you don't know, now you know.

[Rogue POTUS Staff @RoguePOTUSStaff]

It turns out the biggest set of testicles in DC is on the 74 year old math geek.

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@colinrtalbot Is your argument that the U.S. became involved in those wars after the main adversarial power(s) were, from the perspective of conventional warfare, defeated?

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@rshereme This is a strange take given that the U.S. is, by a wide margin, the largest **single-country** supplier of aid to Ukraine. Regardless of one’s view of the Trump administration, American taxpayers have underwritten Ukraine’s defense more than any other nation.

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Finally, a balanced and reasonable perspective.

[David French @DavidAFrench]

A few thoughts:

1) This attack should not have happened without Congressional authorization. This is no mere technicality -- it's the framer's foundational design for how the republic should wage war.

2) Khamenei's death is a great victory, but we've all been on this rollercoaster before. The U.S. and Israelis have taken out lots of leaders and rulers in these long wars.

3) I very very very much want the regime to fall, and I desperately want democracy to take root, but remember, we're ultimately relying in large part on civilian protesters (hopefully with the support of dissenting regime elements) to actually topple the regime.

4) If we rely on protesters (who possess magnificent courage), I'm worried we might see something like what happened to Iraqis who rose up against a defeated Saddam in 1991. It was a bloody massacre. That's a nightmare scenario.

5) Our forces have performed magnificently, and I'm hoping and praying that the Iranian response remains inept and ineffective. But it's dangerous to simply presume that it will.

6) If we take losses (or if we suffer economic disruption) that's when we'll see one of the consequences of failing to go to Congress. We're a divided country. Trump is a mercurial man.

7) Trump's temperament and character are one reason why it's silly to say, "If I'd support this under any other president, I should support this under Trump." He's not like any other president. Bad and dishonest leaders make me less confident in their plans.

8) If, however, the Iranian people can rally, if our attacks can prevent the regime from massacring civilians, then it will be a massive accomplishment and a great day for the U.S., Israel, and the world.

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@RebelEconProf @davereaboi "hearts and minds"

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@carlbildt The idea that nations face tradeoffs when allocating scarce defense resources is not insightful. Further, the US can allocate its weaponry how it so chooses. And as a point of fact, the U.S. is by far the largest single-country supplier of support to Ukraine.

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October 23, 1983. 220 Marines, 18 Sailors, 3 Soldiers. The United States Marine Corps has not forgotten.

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@doctorow Wut

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@BrianCAlbrecht @ATabarrok Replace cheaper with "more profitable" etc.

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@BrianCAlbrecht @ATabarrok Interesting! Quick question: does the chaos result rely on distribution costs being nearly symmetric? Or could starkly asymmetric costs (producing states finding it strictly cheaper to sell locally under a price cap) generate similar (but more predictable) corner allocations?

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@chesscom 67, for the meme

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What’s the word for making derogatory generalizations about a group based on nationality/identity? I guess it’s okay if you’re just rage baiting, though. Right?!

[Madelaine Hanson @MadelaineLucyH]

It's shocking to me as a Brit that Americans aren't taught that they only entered the war against the Nazis AFTER Nazi Germany sided with Japan after pearl harbour and declared war against the USA. At no point did the USA decide to 'save democracy from Nazism'.

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@NE_SPARC Thank you for the response! My address is 413 Meadowlawn Drive.

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@SenSanders What about any of that makes Denmark relevant from a geopolitical perspective? Unsurprisingly disingenuous take.

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LOL. UT Austin out here catching strays. Austin isn't safe for anyone these days.

[Jonathan A. Parker @ProfJAParker]

Shocked to learn that @UTAustin is ideologically rigid, just shocked.

Funny description by ex-MIT faculty member who signed up then resigned “UnWoke U led by a Faculty of the Canceled”

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@NoLieWithBTC It can't get much worse than it already is 🤷‍♂️

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@mikeysmith It is also a really popular meme format.

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@FoxNews Is that the flag of Somalia in the background?

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@alexolegimas @huseynovecon My wife is from Moldova and also lived through the collapse. Small world!