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muriel_volestrangler

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55. Obviously we agree we don't elect politicians who support Trump

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 11:12 AM

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and I don't think we should listen to ones who tell us to work with Trump, even if they're no longer running for election (and Democrats like Fetterman should be primaried, if they dare to run again after collaborating with him). That goes for US domestic policy and foreign policy too.

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Hillary Clinton Endorses Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza [View all] Celerity 11 hrs ago OP

The plan is another "Perpetual Money and Real Estate Machine" for those "Epstein Class" scoundrels. usonian 11 hrs ago #1

i don't get it. why the hell is she inserting herself into this? did she HAVE to write something for the orleans 10 hrs ago #2

The Prospect article suggests she's doing it as a favour to Tony Blair muriel_volestrangler 5 hrs ago #15

Good grief Tony Blair favor? Nanjeanne 4 hrs ago #22

It's a measure of the awfulness of the "Board of Peace" that Blair may be the least corrupt and RW person on it muriel_volestrangler 3 hrs ago #28

If only the U.S. didn't put all those people in power... yardwork 48 min ago #64

They're Trump's chosen board. Yes, the US is responsible for its makeup muriel_volestrangler 41 min ago #67

Correct. We made our choice in November 2024. yardwork 38 min ago #68

To use the famous Anglo-Saxon litotes... ananda 47 min ago #65

Hillary has been speaking up quite a lot on issues lately Grim Chieftain 31 min ago #70

This is edhopper 10 hrs ago #3

depressing indeed, but not so shocking, at least for me Celerity 10 hrs ago #4

Please wake me, I gotta be dreaming. oasis 10 hrs ago #5

No friend, I think it's called a nightmare Grim Chieftain 25 min ago #72

Hillary Clinton has been right about Trump for over a decade. yardwork 18 min ago #74

Well, we'll have to agree to disagree Grim Chieftain 5 min ago #76

The Financial Times op ed makes sense, calls for different control structure delisen 15 min ago #75

So he bumbled into a Inkey 10 hrs ago #6

It doesn't look like an endorsement as much as it does another hard-to-accept lesson in reality for some. W_HAMILTON 10 hrs ago #7

Yes, of course Cirsium 9 hrs ago #8

Your words all appear in grammatical order, but they make no sense. muriel_volestrangler 6 hrs ago #13

But they are a tiny minority of Americans that swung the election to Trump. W_HAMILTON 3 hrs ago #29

It seems a bit of an obsession to take a Hillary Clinton op-ed in the Financial Times muriel_volestrangler 3 hrs ago #32

The words make sense. The same refusal to accept reality that gave us Trump is about to leave Gaza to his whims. SunSeeker 3 hrs ago #30

Don't capitulate to Trump. muriel_volestrangler 3 hrs ago #36

Ok, how do we achieve that? yardwork 2 hrs ago #46

I disagree that cooperating with the Board of Peace, led for life by Trump, is the only alternative. muriel_volestrangler 2 hrs ago #47

Who is in power now who can boycott Israel? yardwork 2 hrs ago #48

You do the boycott yourself. You look for decent Israeli politicians yourself muriel_volestrangler 2 hrs ago #49

My tiny little boycott of a few Israeli products is nothing. yardwork 1 hr ago #52

Obviously we agree we don't elect politicians who support Trump muriel_volestrangler 1 hr ago #55

U.S. politics is structured differently than Britain's. yardwork 1 hr ago #59

Boom. yardwork 49 min ago #63

Disgusting. David__77 7 hrs ago #9

Your 4th paragraph. I agree. harumph 2 hrs ago #42

My response would get me banned malaise 7 hrs ago #10

+1 There are things I would like to say too. Emile 5 hrs ago #16

That's where I am too Bettie 3 hrs ago #27

Mine too!! InAbLuEsTaTe 3 hrs ago #31

Same here PatSeg 2 hrs ago #51

Meh! malaise 1 hr ago #53

Right white supremacists Whip-poor-will 6 hrs ago #11

I think of the 22 Democratic Senators who voted to confirm John Roberts and just cry Ponietz 6 hrs ago #12

What a revealing list. Emile 5 hrs ago #17

Here are the 22 Dems who voted to confirm Roberts: Celerity 5 hrs ago #19

Bingaman greatly disappointed on this vote -- he focused his career on energy and natural resources and, get this: Ponietz 2 hrs ago #44

Clarence Thomas was nominated by GHW Bush malaise 5 hrs ago #20

Obama was a no mountain grammy 4 hrs ago #23

When did HRC turn into Neville Chamberlin? no_hypocrisy 6 hrs ago #14

Seriously. InAbLuEsTaTe 3 hrs ago #33

Are we allowed to criticize DEMOCRAT HRC? Just wondering..... ColoringFool 5 hrs ago #18

Will never forget it... or forgive it. InAbLuEsTaTe 3 hrs ago #34

This message was self-deleted by its author tman 5 hrs ago #21

Extremely disappointing. La Coliniere 4 hrs ago #24

It's a big club, and you ain't in it. n/t flvegan 4 hrs ago #25

As Groucho said... GJGCA 3 hrs ago #26

"What does Goldman think?" Kid Berwyn 3 hrs ago #35

The Epstein Class malaise 3 hrs ago #37

Same class that looted the banks in 2008. Kid Berwyn 3 hrs ago #38

You nailed it malaise 3 hrs ago #39

She discussed this with David Remnick recently but all people focused on was her brief Joe Biden comments Quiet Em 2 hrs ago #40

Thanks for this information. It saved my respect oasis 2 hrs ago #41

You are very welcome Quiet Em 2 hrs ago #43

Thank you. betsuni 19 min ago #73

I just read the entire statement and it isn't an endorsement. yardwork 2 hrs ago #45

As usual. She's right. At this point, our choices are limited and something needs to be done. QueerDuck 2 hrs ago #50

Thanks for summing it up succinctly. yardwork 1 hr ago #54

She knows the "Peace Board" can be replaced leftstreet 1 hr ago #56

Those who have been most critical of her for saying this, seem to be the same ones... QueerDuck 1 hr ago #60

Well said. yardwork 1 hr ago #62

The Board of Peace cannot be replaced; Trump is its head for life muriel_volestrangler 42 min ago #66

Wow 😳 MustLoveBeagles 1 hr ago #57

I wonder if Hillary Clinton might be blinded by an assumption karynnj 1 hr ago #58

If you read her op-ed I think you'll see that she is not promoting hegemony. yardwork 1 hr ago #61

I admit I read the sections you posted after posting karynnj 34 min ago #69

I don't think Clinton believes it's possible to reason with Trump. yardwork 30 min ago #71