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atomheartbevo

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  1. I’ve heard he was blind-sided on this, and publicly he seems to be acting like he was. It’s pretty humiliating for him, but I’m curious if Abbott did it for the people who need it medically, or because next year is an election year. I don’t partake of the devil’s lettuce or anything relating to it, but have friends and family that I believe have benefitted from it, and so I’m hoping we actually follow Oklahoma’s lead on it, and not let the Dan Patricks of the world shut it down completely.
  2. They’ve been weeks away from having nukes for decades now. They don’t want nukes to wipe us out, they want nukes for the same reason Pakistan, North Korea, and even Israel have nukes.
  3. Graham was one of the ones priming the pump for an American attack on Iran, and now he wants to close it down, as if war is some kind of sporting event with timed quarters or periods or innings, Let’s just hop our leadership doesn’t hear that they claimed we backed down.
  4. Now it embeds. Two people arguing over the siren, LOL
  5. It’s the off-season? Meanwhile, Iran has been hitting Israel a bit, if you want to see a pants-shitting dash cam video.
  6. It’s 2025, not 1987. They have drones that can cover the entire Strait. Oil tankers are massive, slow, and unwieldy and make fantastic targets, Iran doesn’t have to occupy islands if they can hit every tanker going through. Ukraine out front should have told you that.
  7. Department of Homeland Security put this out after the bombings National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin - June 22, 2025 | Homeland Security Both hacktivists and Iranian government-affiliated actors routinely target poorly secured US networks and Internet-connected devices for disruptive cyber attacks. US law enforcement has disrupted multiple potentially lethal Iranian-backed plots in the United States since 2020. During this timeframe, the Iranian government has also unsuccessfully targeted critics of its regime who are based in the Homeland for lethal attack. If Iranian leadership were to issue a religious ruling calling for retaliatory violence against specific targets in the Homeland, it could increase the likelihood that a supporter of the Iranian regime is inspired to commit an act of violence in the Homeland. Since the start of the conflict, we have seen media releases by foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs)— including HAMAS, Lebanese Hizballah, the Houthis, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, among others—some of which have called for violence against US assets and personnel in the Middle East because of Israel’s attack. The conflict could also motivate violent extremists and hate crime perpetrators seeking to attack targets perceived to be Jewish, pro-Israel, or linked to the US government or military in the Homeland. ----- Man, if we get some Iranian-backed terrorism here in the US, pop some popcorn and watch the finger-pointing begin.
  8. The non-Southern Baptists don't necessarily care because they weren't lobbying hard for this and they aren't happy either way. The Southern Baptists, the types that kicked Beth Moore to the curb, may not openly say it, but they don't care for the Catholics, and I'm not just mentioning the Catholic angle by the way, - I'm throwing in that the Muslims, Mormons, etc., are liable to get stuff put in the classrooms.
  9. So does Patrick go after Abbott now in next year's election, or run somebody against him in the primary? This is massively humiliating for him. I'm shocked, but happy - I have friends who benefit from this stuff.
  10. The fact that Trump started talking about regime change makes me think we didn't hit much in the way of their nuclear program. He's absolutely priming the pump for something potentially beyond the bombings, and I've actually been seeing various arguments break out among the right about whether or not they want us in an extended war with Iran. Hell, a bunch of the right-wing radio/podcaster types are arguing against war with Iran and bitching that Trump campaigned against that, and they are being called "woke" and RINOs by the MAGA faithful. I have to think Trump isn't dumb enough to actually try and do anything more and get regime change going, because it's clear a fuckload of people on the right don't want it (and the racist ones are bitching that a war with Iran will lead to more Middle Easterners flooding the US). But on the other hand, he threw it out there, unprompted, and seems irritated that people around him disagree with the concept of regime change. And Trump is coming out publicly and saying he's going to primary Republicans in Congress who don't support him on fighting Iran. I don't know if he does that if he planned on limiting the bombings to those three sites. And with it coming out that we might not have hit everything, he's going to be embarrassed and looking to do something. Edit: I know he sent Cruz and Rubio and Graham out there to champion a fight with Iran, but even they weren't going so far as to talk about regime change in a positive "let's go kick the leadership out of Tehran" light. Edit #2: Next year, there are mid-terms. Congressional Republicans don't want a protracted war with Iran, and they will be thinking about it. They don't want American sailors dying to protect Saudi oil or the price of gas going up a few bucks. On the other hand, Trump threatened to primary Republicans who oppose him, so shit's going to get real.
  11. Tesla is charging a $4.20 flat fee for rides.
  12. Trump is going to primary Republicans who opposed him on Iran. https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114728311939211877 This is wild and makes me think he’s going to try regime change if he’s bringing up the embassy takeover and bitching about Iran killing Americans in the past. And his earlier comment about regime change - if you’re the Iranian leadership and think he’s serious, you have nothing to lose by shutting down the Strait and doing some thing on a large scale against us.
  13. It still surprises people, particularly the Southern Baptists in the family. They all assume out governor is one of them. They’d be surprised if they looked up his wife. They think it’ll work out fine for them. Texas is soft-banning porn and forcing religion down on our throats, but personal freedoms and all that..
  14. Up on HBOMax streaming.
  15. I was hoping this was fake.
  16. Surly Remindme! [18 years] “to ask captainant for photos of his daughter” I will be messaging you in 6 years on Monday, June 22, 2043 at 10:49:47 UTC to remind you to ask captainant for photos of his daughter and I will send you a PM to also be reminded and to reduce spam.
  17. If Iran is a “hot air balloon” I would think Israeli intelligence would have known that, and therefore there would be no need for the US and Israel to go to war with Iran.
  18. He and Israel (“damaged not destroyed”) are messing with Trump, who will take the bait.
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