@melonbusey

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Presby Lutheran, Alaskan, reader, runner, loves naps, flowers, and learning new things. I follow to learn.

Armed conflict is not a sports game.

You don’t need to pick a side.

You can also oppose one government without supporting the government that declares war on said government.

You can also, and I know this is a big stretch, oppose a third government in the conflict!

You can declare solidarity with all the people in the region who aren’t murdering thieving assholes.

You can call for mitigating a bad situation without that being a declaration of support for the whole mess.

@indivisibleteam Happy to see my hometown of Sitka representing here!!
This land is our land — not Trump’s.

Everyone in America should feel free to worship without fear. Religious freedom does not only apply to a select group of faiths. Every Member of Congress took an oath to support the Constitution. Smearing an entire religion as dangerous is in direct violation of that oath.

This is unfortunately a tired move: Attempting to whip up hate towards Muslim and Arab communities as a pretext for disastrous wars abroad and violence and civil rights violations at home. It’s pathetic and we must defeat it.

@lonelyboy1977 The cover influences whether or not I read the synopsis on the back, which is where the conscious decision is made in the choice to read or not read. I don’t think of judgement of the cover as a choice, it’s probably more an instinct that I’m drawn to it or not.
In lighter news, my now 15year old went on her annual birthday shopping trip with her aunt & came home with real, actual, clothes and a distinctive style that has her smiling and (even more) confident. Nothing wrong with her normal uniform of baggy sweats but she mentioned recently that she wants to explore her style and I felt very unqualified for that quest. Thank goodness for my sister in law!
WE STILL DON'T HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER ON THE MOST BASIC QUESTION ABOUT THE IRAN WAR

WHY did the U.S. go to war?

A Popular Information review of public statements over the last 9 days found 17 DIFFERENT EXPLAINATIONS. Many of which contradict each other.

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So the US knew the location of the Iranian ship off Sri Lanka bc both the US and Iran were part of a military exercise hosted by India which the US pulled out of at the last minute, presumably so as to bomb the unarmed Iranian ship.
The former Indian FM:

"America is being led by a madman. But that’s not the concerning part. Because if he were just a madman, just someone ranting about curtains, he’d never be able to unilaterally start a war.

He’s a madman who is supported by an entire system — an entire administration; an entire media ecosystem, too — that believes in what he is doing."

~ Lyz Lenz

#Trump #Iran #war #Congress #Republicans
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https://www.patreon.com/posts/madmans-war-152171974

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: "I just left a classified briefing on Iran, and here's what I can say: it is so much worse than you thought. You are right to be worried. The Trump administration has no plan in Iran. This illegal war is based on lies and it was launched without any imminent threat to our nation. Donald Trump still hasn't given a single clear reason for this war and he seems to have no plan for how to end it either":
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/elizabeth-warren-warns-so-much-36812361 copy: @renewedresistance #IranWar
Elizabeth Warren warns 'so much worse than you thought' after classified Iran war briefing

"You are right to be worried, the Trump administration has no plan in Iran," Warren said

Irish Star