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Steve R's avatar

They obviously care more about killing witnesses (anyone extorted to participate) than actually stopping drugs. If they wanted to stop more drugs, they would let the survivors call in more narco boats (assuming they had a functioning communication system after getting blown up) then go have the Coast Guard intercept and confiscate.

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Mike Hammer's avatar

Exactly, and while letting his cocaine dealers off with pardons this has nothing to do with drugs.

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Steve R's avatar

Yeah… I don’t understand how ignorant people have to be to buy the hypocrisy.

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Steve R's avatar

We are obviously paying Senators too much… half of them are selling their souls when they try and defend the psychopath

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Mike Hammer's avatar

The news of the Hegsgate coverup is about to collide with the release of the Epstein files. Hope that works out for you, Tom Cotton.

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Janni Littlepage's avatar

Thank you once again, Miles, for connecting all the dots with such clarity, accuracy and insight.

The very idea that Hegseth would leave the room for any reason without giving an order before the second strike on September 2nd, or that Trump could somehow be 'completely unaware' of these events in real time, is as unlikely as it is preposterous.

It calls up once again, the spectre of an earlier Trump, safely barricaded in the situation room at the White House after personally inciting a riot of his followers on January 6th, then watching on television as its deadly chaos unfolded, and most damningly, by deliberately delaying ~ for three hours~ the arrival of the National Guard.

For all of which we owe the Capitol Police a debt that cannot be repaid.

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Dolly E's avatar

Appreciate your switching gears this morning to lay out the timeline and your much valued insight.

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Ann Lees's avatar

Thank you, Miles, for all the work you put into your very clear and detailed explanation of the strikes on the alleged drug boats. (yes, alleged :-) The lawlessness of the trump regime is overwhelming and sickening. It helps a lot to know that we have compatriots in Defiance.

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Doug Holbrook's avatar

It is clear the Administration is off the rails legally on using the US Navy and naming a "fake: war.

We NEEED a three day, sustained masses protest in the streets of America, protesting this, the US Supreme Court and the Death Star Republican agenda.

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Susan Weimer's avatar

Unfortunately, Donald Trump will pardon all concerned on his way out the door, and once again, culpability will go up in smoke. That's what bothers me the most: that no one will ever be held legally responsible.

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Ana Maria's avatar

Thank you for laying out all the high drama that these men create. One wonders what drugs they're on? The "fog of war" is in their minds. They are not going to change things for us. They are empty. No solutions will come from them.

This government's actions and explanations minimize the intelligence of us, the American people, and the cartels too. Why would the cartels, or Tren de Aragua, keep putting out their "drug boats" after they saw the first 2 blown up by the "Secretary of War"? Why does this government expect the American people to believe them when their anti-democratic and anti-American incompetence, actions and lies have been clear to us for several months now? The damage this adminstration has done and continues to do to our country is unconsciounable!

I find that I have to stay connected to myself, my thinking, my feelings or I could become a hostage to their secrets, sickness, and bs. I have to find the light within myself and my community.

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Clarissa Sr, American Grandma's avatar

🌟 “The Long-Game Oil Parade” 🌟

Oh, the tales that get buried

and the truths never told,

When the powerful shuffle

for money and gold…

In the whispers of emails

from Epstein’s old stack,

Came a note about oil—

“Venezuela’s on track!”

A long-game a-brewing,

not a short little fling—

But a plot where the wealthy

pull strings on a string.

A congresswoman muttered,

with a grin side-to-side,

“You’d see a field day for oil

if their gov’t took a slide!”

(Rep. Maria Salazar—

her words out in the air—

made oil barons sparkle

with billionaire flair.)

And while corporate news

Barely blinked at the scheme,

Indy reporters dug deeper—

exposing the dream.

They showed how regime change

was painted as “grand,”

But behind the big curtain

stood oil in command.

Then came Trump’s loud sabers

on the shimmering sea—

Bombing fishermen’s boats

for the whole world to see.

Not for “danger,” or “freedom,”

or “saving the day,”

But to flex U.S. muscle

in an oil-rich bay.

Indy journalists shouted,

“Look close! Connect dots!

Watch the patterns and players

and who’s calling the shots!”

For when rich men go hunting

where black gold is found,

They’ll use whispers,

and warfare,

and Congress around.

But the people are watching—

Grandparents especially!

Who reshared every story

Indy media aired freshly.

They boosted the truth

through the fog and charade,

They brought light to the shadows

that the oil barons made.

So cheer for the press

that won’t bow to the throne,

That reveals hidden motives

big money won’t own.

With each share and each tap,

truth marches unafraid—

Thanks to you

and the mighty

Resharing Brigade. 💛🇺🇸✨

🦅 #ResharingBrigade | #GrandparentsForTruth | #IndependentMedia | #LightInTheDarkness 💙❤️

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Randy S. Eisenberg's avatar

My Lai. *their* lie.

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Cynthia Archer's avatar

Thanks for laying out the timeline of responses. The problem with lies is that they must be solid and not change with the circumstances or persons telling them.

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Jen Baron's avatar

Proof read

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noreenk's avatar

That's how these people think. They change the story to fit their warped idea of civilization & democracy. Thanks Miles for your reporting.

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