Randahl Fink

"A whole civilization will die tonight", writes Trump, and I screenshotted it for posterity — I am certain, The International Criminal Court did too.

This day, April 7, is January 6 all over again. Trump will be sitting in front of a tv screen hoping to be entertained by what he has set in motion, and betting that violence will somehow save his dying political career.

Apr 7 at 2:01pmIvory for Mac
Show threadJ$1d ago

@randahl Nukes. Because what can be done will, at some point.

He’s copying Truman’s playbook here. Or trying to.

Show threadscheichsbeutel1d ago
@randahl Sadly, it seems he will never be held accountable for all his crimes. I still can’t quite believe the situation escalating tonight; that would be a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions for the entire Middle East.
Show threadEpistomai1d ago
@scheichsbeutel @randahl for the whole world and generations to come, not just the middle East
Show threadscheichsbeutel1d ago
@epistomai @randahl Yes, for sure. But we in the West will still be less severely affected than people in poorer countries.
Show threadCabbidges1d ago
@randahl His deadline. His worry.
Show threadFrançois @Jura1d ago
@randahl in Europe we need to distanciate from the USA. 35% still supports him no matter what. The GOP would rather see the World die than risk its political career. Rubio and Vance support Orban. Enough is enough, we should apply sanctions against the USA: cancel military contracts, ban big tech...
Show threadSal David1d ago
@FrancoisPrague @randahl and your Europe is suffering from the cost increase of energy because of the threat of Iran towards oil ships in the straits Hormuz.
Face realities Man, threat to the straits is already a threat to lives across the world
Show threadFrançois @Jura1d ago
@Dave_br @randahl we are more prepared to shocks than obese USians. You can't do sh*t without your cars. You have a crumbling infrastructure and no sidewalks. Instead of lecturing EU take care of your Mangolini at home.
Show threadSal David1d ago
@FrancoisPrague @randahl certainly they should brace their fear and fight Man to Man and not drag others into their conflicts.
Show threadRolf1d ago
@randahl It is suspected he count on an iranian terror attack that would allow him to put off the midterms or even that he stages such an attack.
Show threadJason Bellew,💻🤠🏳️‍🌈🐻‍❄️🖖🏻1d ago

@rolf_b_lh @randahl I've heard that before but we've gone through a couple of World Wars and didn't cancel elections.

He may try but that eventually would run contrary to what even MAGA people want. I will say it'll be interesting what the US response will be when he does.

Show threadArthur van der Harg1d ago
@rolf_b_lh @randahl The “fun” part is that Iranians know this. But they are patient, in contrast to Trump. I think that they will wait until the US relaxes, and then take revenge. After the midterms, when Trump is weak.
Show threadKoubik1d ago
@randahl i don’t know … but bombing and destroying whole civilization and civilian infrastructure does not seem to be the way how to get ordinary people to your side 🤷‍♂️
Show threadSamson - tief In Berlin1d ago
@randahl
The threat of wiping out “an entire civilization” has intensified calls in Congress for immediate impeachment or the invocation of the 25th Amendment for incapacity.
Within the US military, there is a protocol to refuse orders that violate international humanitarian law. The dismissal of high-ranking generals in recent weeks suggests that there is already internal resistance to extending the threat to civilian targets.https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/generalstabschef-army-george-entlassen-100.html
Hegseth drängt wichtigen US-General George zum Rücktritt

Inmitten des Iran-Kriegs muss einer der wichtigsten US-Militärs den Posten räumen: Der Generalstabschef des US-Heeres George soll zuvor von Verteidigungsminister Hegseth zum Rücktritt aufgefordert worden sein.

tagesschau.de
Show threadSozan1d ago
@SamsenBdRi @randahl is there anybody left to resist?
Show threadSamson - tief In Berlin1d ago
@GRA3432 @randahl
Yes, he is systematically removing the "internal brakes."
Resistance is thus inevitably shifting away from bureaucracy and toward the hard power politics of money and Congress.
Trump can issue orders, but for major wars or massive troop deployments, he needs money. If Congress (even with Republican participation) blocks the funding, the president's hands are tied, at least financially.