Mastodawn

"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.

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Samson - tief In Berlin

@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.

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Sozan 1d ago

@SamsenBdRi @randahl is there anybody left to resist?

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Samson - tief In Berlin 1d 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.