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A few things seem clear‚ and much else murky‚ after the seismic shift that occurred on Thursday. Donald Trump‚ more because of Thursday than by encouraging public polling of recent weeks‚ runs as the favorite in the 2024 presidential election. A victory by him in November would mark the greatest political comeback in U.S. history. There seems a good chance — perhaps not pick-’em odds but something approaching that — that the Democratic Party will nominate someone other than Joe Biden. The rumblings given articulation by Paul Begala‚ David Axelrod‚ and other party heavies represent what many Democrats think — age strips Biden of energy and clouds his mind and the prospect of him in the presidency at 86 terrifies — but do not say. Whether more have the courage to say the emperor has no brains signals whether he stays or goes. It still seems more likely than not that he refuses to bow out and Democrats stick with him. One senses this situation calls for something akin to Barry Goldwater meeting with Richard Nixon to break the news in the summer of 1974 that many Republicans would no longer defend him. Party bigwigs — to include people like Nancy Pelosi‚ Dick Durbin‚ Chris Coons‚ Jim Clyburn — need to meet with him and tell him to take one for the team and announce that he does not seek a second term. Biden‚ a stubborn man angered by allegations of senility‚ would need to assent to all this. That seems the iffiest proposition of all. Subscribe to The American Spectator to receive the entirety of Dan Flynn’s Spectator A.M. newsletter. READ MORE from Daniel J. Flynn: Putin Speaks: The Tucker Interview Is Joe Biden’s Campaign Dead? Leftists Protest the Stores They Put Out of Business The post Will the Democratic Party Nominate Someone Else? appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

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An Air Force airman who was recently stationed at Tower 22 tells The Intercept there's much more to the base than managing supplies The United States government would have you believe the military base in Jordan where three soldiers were killed in a drone strike is a mere “logistics support base.” In truth‚ the facility also serves as a base for US drones used to conduct reconnaissance and target identification in Syria and Iraq‚ according to a report from The Intercept‘s Ken Klippenstein.  The base in Jordan‚ which is called Tower 22‚ is positioned just six miles from the Syrian border‚ and close to the Al-Tanf base where US servicemembers are based inside Syria. After a Jan. 28 drone attack on Tower 22 killed three soldiers and wounded dozens more‚ US Central Command described the facility as a “logistics support base” housing some 350 Army and Air Force personnel.  However‚ an Air Force airman who was recently stationed at Tower 22 tells The Intercept there’s much more to the base than managing supplies: “To call Tower 22 a logistics support base is complete bullshit. The main purpose of Tower 22 is to operate drones to spy on insurgents in Iraq and Syria‚ for targeting purposes. The main objective I witnessed was taking out targets.” According to the airman‚ intelligence collected in Tower 22’s drone operations is used by USAF units at other bases‚ including Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base‚ to carry out airstrikes in the region. Winter Sun Plus is NOW 40% off! Boost your natural defenses with this powerful vitamin D3 and K formula! CENTCOM says the base is used to give “support to the coalition for the lasting defeat of ISIS.” The claimed ISIS mission is central to the legal justification for the continued US military presence in Syria‚ which relies on an expansive interpretation of Congress’s 2001 authorization to use military force (AUMF) against terrorists and others who facilitated the 9/11 attacks.   However‚ that’s all a pretense: The principal purpose of US operations in Iraq and Syria is to limit Iranian influence in the region‚ to include countering Iranian-allied militant groups‚ while also weakening the Syrian government by depriving it of access to its own oil fields.  “Whatever they’re doing there‚ there’s very little evidence that it’s counter-ISIS‚” State Department veteran and International Crisis Group senior adviser Brian Finucane tells The Intercept. “The counter-ISIS mission is the only legal basis there is for the U.S. to be there. There’s no legal basis to have U.S. troops in Syria to be countering Iran.” In December‚ the Senate overwhelmingly rejected a bill proposed by Sen. Rand Paul that would have asserted that the 2001 AUMF does not apply to Syria. Said Paul at the time:  “It seems to me‚ though our 900 troops have no viable mission in Syria‚ that they’re sitting ducks. They’re a tripwire to a larger war‚ and without a clear-cut mission‚ I don’t think they can adequately defend themselves‚ yet they remain in Syria.” While Tower 22 is just across the border from Syria‚ Paul’s words proved all too prescient for those killed and wounded at the base on Jan. 28. In an earlier Intercept report‚ an airman previously stationed at the base — perhaps the same one quoted in the latest story — said‚ “The air defenses were minimal‚ if any…We had a radar system called TPS-75 that was broken 80 percent of the time I was there.” The sitting ducks at Tower 22 paid a steep price for their decision to enlist‚ and for their government’s unrelenting support of Israel‚ to include the ongoing‚ massively destructive campaign in Gaza. When claiming responsibility for the attack on Tower 22‚ a senior official in a coalition of Iraqi militias said‚ “As we said before‚ if the U.S. keeps supporting Israel‚ there will [be] escalations. All the U.S. interests in the region are legitimate targets‚ and we don’t care about U.S. threats to respond.”

Family refuses to bow to woke mob A young football fan who was slandered online by a leftist sports writer in November donned his “controversial” Native American headdress and face paint to attend Sunday’s NFL Super Bowl. The nine-year-old Kansas City Chiefs fan was labeled a racist by Deadspin author Carron J. Phillips‚ who claimed the child “found a way to hate Black people and the Native Americans at the same time.” The disingenuous writer showed only a picture of half the boy’s face‚ which was painted black‚ but didn’t show the other side of his face was painted red. Shame on you trying to ruin a young child’s life. Hope he sues you for defamation. https://t.co/XAyenORfQ6— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 28‚ 2023 After recently filing a lawsuit against Deadspin and Carron Phillips‚ the young man (who is of Native American descent) showed he won’t back down the censorship mob by sporting his look at the biggest game of the year.URGENT! Keep Alex Jones in the fight against the NWO! Please pray &; contribute at DefendJones.com today! The 9-year-old Chiefs fan Deadpsin falsely smeared as a racist is headed to the Super Bowl.Holden Armenta‚ who is Native American‚ is wearing his face paint and a native headdress.He predicts a Chiefs win 31-28. Footage by: @SkinInTheGame_X @AnthonyWChavez @GuardiansNative pic.twitter.com/KUKzh5dlYr— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 11‚ 2024 “The woke mob loses and we win‚” the man filming said of leftists trying to attack the boy’s attire. “Leave the kids alone.” Skin in the game live holden going to the Super Bowl https://t.co/XMINB40cTE— 🪶Native Patriot 🇺🇸 (@LaNativePatriot) February 11‚ 2024 Wouldn't have been possible without this fundraiser. https://t.co/tDmWjqghpx— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 11‚ 2024

BREAKING: An autonomous Waymo vehicle is intentionally set on fire in Chinatown‚ according to SF Fire. Firefighters said they got reports around 10 people were involved. Waymo said “a crowd surrounded and vandalized the vehicle‚ breaking the window and throwing a firework … pic.twitter.com/6QN2jTppRu — Gia Vang (@Gia_Vang) February 11‚ 2024

from Moonbattery: It isn’t only in the USA that transsexuals are rewarded for their politically favored perversion with kid glove treatment from the legal system after committing crimes against children. From Germany: The Hersbruck district court has granted an owner of numerous child pornography files a penalty bonus because he identifies as a trans person. The judge believed […]