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B-Man

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  1. By Susie Moore FTA: There are times when I want to shout across the political divide, "Open your eyes! Look past the 'Republicans BAD' and 'Ewww, gross, MAGAts' crap you're being spoonfed and actually see what's going on. And then, if you do, if you genuinely set aside the partisan blinders and absorb the information and still land in the same spot, then fine. At least you'll know — and I'll know — you're there because you sorted through the information and reached your conclusion via critical thinking." That's all anyone can ask. And believe it or not, I recognize that there are times when I'm not operating with all the pertinent information either. But the key to overcoming that is knowing you've got blind spots and making sure you're accounting for them. I think that's why Kennedy's announcement on Friday spoke to me — genuinely affected me. Because what I saw and heard was a man who tried to work within the system he's always known and the party that for decades was virtually synonymous with his family and came face to face with the ugly truth about the way power works in America (maybe everywhere). I saw a man mourning something he'd long held dear and making peace with the fact that maybe that something no longer existed — if it ever really did. I saw a man wrestling with the realization that the principles he values most are no longer being championed by the party (and maybe even people) he loved and that continuing to fight for those principles might require joining forces with the most unlikeliest of allies. He's been cut off at the knees by the Democrat Party, censored, maligned, and (until recently) denied Secret Service protection. And the party that has elevated justifying the means with the ends to an art form is pitching a fit because Kennedy's doing just that himself: In Donald Trump's candidacy, he sees a means to an end — the best shot at advocating and moving the ball forward on the issues he cares about most. In short, I saw a man going through a process not unlike the one I went through 20 years ago, only his was out loud and live and on the world stage — and with so much more subtext and import, given the history. I saw a man stick his neck all the way out in an effort to make the case for the principles he holds dear, boiled down to ending "the war on free speech, the war in Ukraine, and the war on our children." And then I saw a man whose family thought it their duty to publicly denounce him in a formal statement — not because they disagree with those principles (they didn't actually address them) — but because he had the nerve — the audacity — to endorse Donald Trump in the process. That they chose to do so struck a raw, white-hot nerve in me. I don't believe my family would ever stoop to such — and especially not invoke my father's memory in the process. I can guarandamntee you I wouldn't. I don't think for one second that Bobby Kennedy had any illusions about what he was doing when he made his announcement on Friday. I have little doubt that he spent countless hours ruminating on it before he did so. I don't know that it will swing the election, but I do know, sure as I'm sitting here today, that his words hit home with quite a few people — and hopefully pricked the consciences of some. https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/08/25/he-gets-it-n2178508
  2. Secret Service ends protection for RFK Jr. as he suspends presidential campaign https://nypost.com/2024/08/25/us-news/secret-service-ending-protection-for-rfk-jr/
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  4. San Francisco officials weigh in on departure of Elon Musk’s X headquarters: ‘Good riddance.’ https://nypost.com/2024/08/25/us-news/san-francisco-officials-weigh-in-on-departure-of-musks-x-good-riddance/? How many more businesses whose departures will be met by San Fran officials responding with some variation of “good riddance” before voters decide enough is enough?
  5. IT’S EVEN WORSE THAN IT SOUNDS: It’s because they can’t man the ships because recruiting is going so badly. Some of this is just high workload, poor schedules and the aftereffects of dumb Covid policy. But I think there’s also the overlying effect of a bad leadership attitude in the military in general. If our leadership class wanted us too weak to resist China, what would they do differently? Plus: “A Navy official, when contacted by USNI News, acknowledged the service was working on a plan to retask civilian mariners but did not provide details. The new effort, known informally as ‘the great reset’ has yet to be adopted by the Navy and is awaiting approval from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, USNI News understands.” https://instapundit.com/668803/
  6. IDF Strikes Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon, Taking Out Threats to Israel By Susie Moore On Sunday morning, Israel Defense Forces launched a series of attacks against Hezbollah targets to preempt missile and rocket attacks aimed at Israel. https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/08/25/idf-strikes-hezbollah-targets-in-lebanon-to-take-out-threats-to-israel-n2178506
  7. No it’s not. but the fact that the media is completely on her side, and she still doesn’t trust herself to go on , certainly is illustrative to the American people. .
  8. Did we ever see them together ?? 🤔
  9. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Suspends Campaign, Endorses Trump, and Pretty Much Upends the Election By Jennifer Oliver O'Connell Wow. Just, Wow. If you haven't watched the full speech of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announcing the suspension of his campaign and his endorsement of former President and GOP nominee Donald Trump, you need to do it posthaste. Not just for the reasons mentioned, but to hear RFKJ speak truth to power RFKJ called out the legacy media, the censorship, the Democrat coup, the Deep State collusion to keep him off the ballot, the lawfare against Trump, the Ukraine war hoax, and pours out receipts on what the government is trying to do to censor, destroy, and overrun our individual liberties. Very few people have laid all of this out as cogently or as detailed as RFKJ did; the full speech is well worth your time and consideration. But you won't find it on CNN or MSNBC. The outlets started out airing the speech, and as soon as RFKJ began calling out the legacy media on their mess, their fauxnalists decided they needed to combat the "disinformation" by talking over his speech or simply cutting away: https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2024/08/23/hot-takes-robert-f-kennedy-jr-suspends-campaign-endorses-trump-and-upended-this-election-n2178467
  10. Like I said earlier. RFK says that there are going to be areas of "fierce" disagreement with Trump, but at least he's willing to talk. Harris refused to even engage, which is a driving factor in his decision to pull out of the battleground states and push his voters toward Trump. Fun fact: almost all of the US media outlets cut their live coverage after he accused them of participating in government censorship. https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/08/23/rfk-speaks-n3793559
  11. Reliable. Democrats Are Convinced the Media Is Being Too Tough on Kamala Harris JOHN SEXTON https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/08/23/democrats-are-convinced-the-media-is-being-too-tough-on-kamala-harris-n3793567
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