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Huge, thundering piece from Admiral McRaven. Our republic is under attack from the president. nytimes.com/2019/10/17/opi…
"It is easy to destroy an organization if you have no appreciation for what makes that organization great."
"We are the most powerful nation in the world b/c we try to be the good guys. We are the most powerful nation in the world b/c our ideals of universal freedom & equality have been backed up by our belief that we were champions of justice, the protectors of the less fortunate."
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Last week I opened my piece on Ukraine with a story about a young Ukrainian soldier killed at her post by a Russian sniper in the war in eastern Ukraine. Yesterday, this:

36-year-old Yaroslava Nykonenko was killed by a sniper bullet in the war zone on October 15, 2019... /1
...Born in Myrhorod, she started as a volunteer, then served in the 101st Brigade for the Protection of the General Staff. Her father was an Afghan veteran and fighter in the Aidar Battalion; he was killed by enemy shelling near Trokhizbenka, Luhansk on January 18, 2015. /2
Yaroslava leaves behind her 13-year-old daughter.

Just understand what this war is, and why these brave Ukrainians have earned our partnership and support.

(H/t @EuromaidanPress) /3
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Molly McKew
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My kingdom for a frickin' debate moderator that will ask -- on day we've turned American assets used to stabilize Syria over to f***ing destabilizing Russian mercs -- about the death of the free world and America's role in it.

I mean for real.
Or maybe they want to ask if the "gender fluid illegals crossing border twice" from Succession propaganda are real. I mean come on. Come on.
Let's ask about the things THAT PRESIDENTS CAN ACTUALLY DO
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Molly McKew
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VPOTUS and APNSA off to Turkey for ??????!??

Maybe we'll get lucky and there will be an "administrative action function".
(Tweeps please watch Succession, already ;) )
The plot lines are converging

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“Our Republic Is Under Attack From the President”
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“We were reminded that the Greatest Generation went to war because it believed that we were the good guys — that wherever there was oppression, tyranny or despotism, America would be there....”
“... We would be there because freedom mattered. We would be there because the world needed us and if not us, then who?”
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Scathing oped from former Special Ops Commander Admiral Bill McRaven: “Our Republic Is Under Attack From the President“ nytimes.com/2019/10/17/opi…
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1. This is an interesting reveal. I reported in my video about Prince that he had interned with Rorhabacher when he was younger. Rohrabacher met with Assange a few months ago. I will summarize below
2. Rohrabacher met with Julian Assange in August of 2017, right about the time he spoke with Prince. thehill.com/policy/cyberse…
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