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@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.socialReposted by @jonlemire.bsky.socialOn Thursday, the Pentagon said it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army officer convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people and injured 32 others. @jonlemire.bsky.social reacts to the news, asking: "Is this what we really want to be?"
@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.socialReposted by @jonlemire.bsky.socialOnce Republican strongholds including Kansas, Alaska and North Carolina are now in play for Democratic Senate candidates ahead of next month's midterm elections. Morning Joe's @jonlemire.bsky.social breaks down the surprising key races to watch.
@theatlantic.comReposted by @jonlemire.bsky.socialDonald Trump is considering striking Iran before the midterms, hoping to show progress in the war and lower gas prices, @nancyayoussef.bsky.social and @jonlemire.bsky.social report. theatln.tc/wXudi2nc
@jonlemire.bsky.socialNEW - EXCLU - Trump has considered reigniting the war against Iran after the midterms
But now the White House told the Pentagon to draw up plans for a strike *before* Election Day
Trump allies hope it could provide GOP with a boost. No final call yet www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
@jonlemire.bsky.socialNEW: Inside a flailing presidency
A real theme this year: Many of Trump’s actions—quite a few impetuous and ill-considered—have only hurt him and his fellow Republicans ahead of the midterms
Now the bottom may be falling out - with fears of a blue wave www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
@jonlemire.bsky.socialNEW: President Trump is now far smaller on the world stage
He was riding high after the Venezuela raid but is stuck in Iran. He’s alienated allies. His UN appearance seemed to accomplish little
And he is showing surprising deference to China’s Xi www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
@jonlemire.bsky.socialNEW: The public had already soured on AI even before industry leaders warned about, gulp, human extinction
Alarm bells went off and Washington seemed ready to act. Except for President Trump
Inside Trump’s rabid, seemingly out-of-touch defense of AI: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
@jonlemire.bsky.socialNEW: The Trump administration is publicly saying the Iran war is nearly over and all but won
But behind the scenes, including in the positioning of the Navy, it is quietly preparing for a long conflict -- one that could escalate again after the midterms www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
@jonlemire.bsky.socialNEW: I wrote about September 11, 2001
So much has changed in New York since the day I experienced there 25 years ago
And so much for our nation has been lost www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
@jonlemire.bsky.socialNEW: You are reading this story only because the White House didn’t want you to
Ossoff’s line about Trump’s close aide enraged the West Wing. But its efforts to silence the story inadvertently took it from the shadows to the mainstream
Meet Natalie Harp: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
@jonlemire.bsky.socialNEW: The United States is running out of missiles
The Pentagon is worried about protecting assets in the Middle East and around the world. Trump lashed out at officials about the depletion
And the shortage may force the U.S. to settle for a bad Iran deal www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
@jonlemire.bsky.socialNEW - EXCLUSIVE: Zelensky’s plan for Ukraine to survive winter involves Starlink access in Russia so drones can hit key targets there
Elon Musk hasn’t agreed. This week, Zelensky asked Trump to intervene
Trump was noncommittal. And the plan is in doubt www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
@jonlemire.bsky.social“Trump continued to waffle as to what could be next—even suggesting a new bombing campaign if Iran does not comply, a threat that few take seriously. His attempts at unpredictably were quite predictable, and Iran has proved itself to be anything but cowed” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
@jonlemire.bsky.social“Trump’s evolution into a lame duck is accelerating, and the world will soon focus on the 2028 contenders hoping to replace him
“World leaders, once cowed, have begun to defy him. Trump’s defeat in Iran, and the way he lost, may hasten his irrelevance” www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
@jonlemire.bsky.socialNEW: President Trump lost. The war he waged against Iran promises to conclude this week in a humbling whimper
And the United States is now left weaker—diminished militarily, strategically, economically, and perhaps morally www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
@jonlemire.bsky.social“But as Trump turns 80 next month, his recent behavior should prompt even more questions than usual about his stability, judgment, and mental sharpness” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
@jonlemire.bsky.socialNEW: President Trump is desperate for the Iran war to end
Energy prices are up, his polls are down. Few U.S. military goals have been achieved
Trump doesn’t want to resume hostilities so he keeps punting his deadlines - and Tehran is calling his bluff www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
@jonlemire.bsky.social“But there’s a problem with the idea that Trump can simply rerun his 2024 campaign and expect the same result: Over the past two years, many of his most popular issues have turned into political liabilities” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
@jonlemire.bsky.socialTrump has been emboldened
Despite his low poll numbers, the president and his advisers believe that the Venezuela strike reignited his political momentum - and underscored the lack of concrete limits on his ability to wield power at home and abroad www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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