Linda Aaron

Retired from work chaos now I do what I want, when I favorite activities; gardening, reading, old films, photography, spending time in nature.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: LEADERSHIP! Sen. Chris Van Hollen demands that Congress REMOVE the borderline treasonous provisions in the defense bill that would entwine the U.S. military with Israel.

This man is one hell of a fighter...

"Today, I led 11 of my Senate colleagues in calling on House & Senate leadership to strip the upcoming defense bill of provisions that MANDATE defense & intelligence cooperation with Israel — including one advanced by Netanyahu himself," Van Hollen wrote on X.

He reshared a video from July in which he outlined the problems in detail—

"A little while ago, I got off the Senate floor, where I urged my colleagues to vote no tomorrow to advance the National Defense Authorization Bill," said the senator. "And I gave three reasons..."

"One, it's a bloated budget to a Pentagon that continues to fail to pass an audit. Number two, no restraints on Trump's illegal war against Iran, essentially giving a green light to that illegal war that's been disastrous for the American people."

"But there are two provisions that have gotten very little attention, that are kind of crawling through quietly. Both have to do with greater support to the government of Israel," Van Hollen explained. "One of them is a provision Netanyahu has taken credit for pushing, which would require more joint defense cooperation between the United States and Israel."

Netanyahu has indeed been pushing for this measure and it's easy to see why. The American people have soured on Israel as an ally thanks to the atrocities in Gaza. We don't want to see our tax dollars flowing overseas to kill innocent Palestinians. Recognizing that shifting opinions mean their blank check days are over, Israel wants to mutate America's support into a more opaque, yet no less lethal, form. They want to mandate a deep entanglement of our countries, using our national-security apparatus to secure their own interests.

"We know from our own experience that Israel has previously vetoed our ability to act in our own national security interests when we wanted to send some weapon systems to Ukraine that had been co-produced with Israel," said Van Hollen. "And Israel blocked us from doing it."

"Another provision requires, mandates, that the U.S. government share more intelligence with the government of Israel," he went on. "Look, we can share intelligence with the government of Israel or any other government when we want. Why would the United States Congress order the executive branch to share more intelligence, regardless of what the government of Israel is doing? Why would we be doing that? We shouldn't."

"It's not in our national security interests to do it. We can always choose, on a case-by-case basis, to do whatever we want. Let's not mandate it," he concluded.

We commend Senator Van Hollen for taking a stand on this issue. This country has suffered enough from Israel First politicians choosing that foreign country's priorities over what's best for Americans.

Van Hollen's name has been bubbling up amongst the Democratic base since the blue tsunami, with many calling for him to challenge Chuck Schumer for the Senate Majority Leadership. He says he “hasn’t shut the door" on the possibility.

What do you think?

Please ❤️ and share if you support Senator Van Hollen!

[Linda Aaron @skynnard]

His career is toast.

[Right Wing Watch @RightWingWatch]

Former Sen. Rick Santorum blames the midterm results on selfish voters who were unwilling to "suffer financially for a higher good": "Nobody likes to do it, but we all suffer." https://t.co/Ud8BGiHvaZ

[News to Remember @allchronology]

If you are not a fan of Trump’s, watch this clip from tonight’s 60 Minutes… and know that MAGA is absolutely seething. It’s a remarkable answer, and just maybe a watershed American moment…

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

I agree with Pete about eliminating the Electoral College so how do you feel about it should it be eliminated?

[Johnfrom412 @johnis44]

I think these two would make great Leaders of the House and Senate.
Not Jeffries and Schumer.

[ADAM @adamemedia]

WARNING: 🇮🇱 AIPAC is now working under the name “UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT” now that the AIPAC brand is toxic.

They are trying to hide their influence from the world. Remember their new name.

[Robert Gaustad @RMGaustad]

Raskin, not Jeffries
Ossoff, not Schumer

We voted for change, not the same old shit.

[Linda Aaron @skynnard]

🤣

[News to Remember @allchronology]

🤣🤣🤣 Trump just signed an Executive Order saying no one in the future can make modifications to the Oval Office or Cabinet Room without Congressional Approval.
Ummmm…. Trump literally just tore apart an entire wing of the White House without an iota of Congressional Approval 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️
Time for some Affordabilty and Accountability

[Linda Aaron @skynnard]

Amen!

[Linda Aaron @skynnard]

So the old cut off your nose to spite your face.

[Reilly Belle Air 💙🚺🌈💪 🌊 💙 @ReillyBelle57]

Texas Paul on his warnings of what outgoing Texas Republicans have planned to limit Governors powers..

[Linda Aaron @skynnard]

We don’t want this.

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

A Monument to the American Spirit.

The Military Triumphal Arch will honor the heroes who gave everything for our nation - a monumental tribute to America’s first 250 years & a symbol of the next 250.

A legacy of freedom. A future without limits.

📲 https://t.co/vkquwA5qGp

[Linda Aaron @skynnard]

Nope!

[Scott Dworkin @funder]

Repost if you think a Supreme Court justice who took more than $2.4 million in gifts shouldn’t get to keep his job for life. 👇

[Dianne Callahan @DianneCallaha16]

Think about this, we have now moved from Jim Jordan, who never passed the bar, to Jamie Raskin, a former Constitutional Law Professor, Harvard Law graduate, that will now be the Chair of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary.

[Common Sense 🇺🇸💙 @commons96055467]

Ossoff won his senate seat with one of the largest margin of victory of any democrats. Time to make him the face of the Democratic Party, the young and energetic, not the old and tired. Ossoff for Senate majority leader! I’m calling it.

[Linda Aaron @skynnard]

Pretty sue Canada would not welcome them.

[Lakota Man @LakotaMan1]

So, sore loser Trump supporters are threatening to, “move to Canada.” Go. Be gone. We Natives never wanted YOUR kind of white people here in the first place.

My absolutely amazing white allies, followers and friends are more than welcome to stay here with me on MY land.

[Linda Aaron @skynnard]

Now that is a mandate!

[REPUBLICANS AGAINST MAGA @michaelt5656]

⬇️⬇️⬇️

[Linda Aaron @skynnard]

As it should be.

[Team Talarico @TeamTalaricoHQ]

.@JamesTalarico: I got about two hours of sleep last night, but you had me on the show back in February of last year, and I wanted to be here with all of you after yesterday's result.

I wanted to speak to my constituents, including my constituents who didn't vote for me yesterday, because I wanna be a senator for all 31 million Texans. I am not going to Washington to represent the Democratic Party. I'm going to Washington to represent Texas.

That work starts today, and I'll get sleep later.

[Linda Aaron @skynnard]

Well done to one and all!

[Brown Eyed Susan @smc429]

Badass women!

[Deb Haaland @DebHaalandNM]

I carry the lessons, strength, and resilience of the fierce Pueblo women who raised me.

It is the honor of my lifetime to serve New Mexico as your 33rd Governor — and to make history as the first Native American woman elected Governor in our nation’s history.

I will always fight for the people and communities that made me who I am.

Let’s get to work.

[Linda Aaron @skynnard]

I thought he already left?

[Essenviews @essenviews]

Fetterman: Dems must support Israel or I leave...