Bolton interview on ABC now...

[CrimsonJazz]

Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton indicted on charges of mishandling classified information

Bolton, 76, served as President Trump’s national security adviser from April 2018 until his firing in September 2019.

nypost.com

A federal grand jury indicted former Trump national security adviser John Bolton Thursday on 18 counts of illegally hoarding or sending sensitive information — leaving the longtime pillar of the Republican foreign policy establishment facing decades in prison.

The indictment in Greenbelt, Md., federal court alleges that Bolton transmitted classified national security documents through a personal AOL email account and knowingly sent secret materials to outside contacts while serving in the first Trump administration.

Prosecutors allege that Bolton, 76, used email and various messaging apps to send documents classified as high as “top secret” that revealed intelligence about future US attacks, foreign adversaries and international relations.

 

[mdb-tpet]

I would not have been able to avoid laughing.

I guess the none of the other 359,999,999 people in the country simply don't have what it takes to keep our country functioning without the chaos machine in office. How is it even possible we made it to 2025 without him?

 

[CrimsonJazz]

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/17/politics/why-the-bolton-indictment-is-different-from-comey-james

Why the Bolton indictment is different from the Comey and James cases

But there are also some key differences in Bolton’s case and suggestions that it could be more substantial than those brought against James and Comey.

Let’s dig in.

 

[Its On A Slab]

Well, it was a text exchange.

I think I might have alluded before, but I have a younger brother who works as a top engineer in the defense industry (missiles, rockets, he worked on the Space Shuttle). But he's a dyed-in-the-wool Breitbart/MAGA fan.

We have a group text between us brothers (four of us). I sometimes wish I could filter out all the bullcrap that he spams us with. The daily lies from Trump. He seems to be just an unhappy person in general. I call him regularly a "24/7 AngerBear". Which is what I see in much of MAGA. They get fed all this ridiculous propaganda about evil Democrats, cities destroyed by urban warfare. It's always a zero-sum game with those people.

I just don't know how people can remain angry all the time. The cortisol alone will kill them off early.

 

[92tide]

I think I might have alluded before, but I have a younger brother who works as a top engineer in the defense industry (missiles, rockets, he worked on the Space Shuttle). But he's a dyed-in-the-wool Breitbart/MAGA fan.

We have a group text between us brothers (four of us). I sometimes wish I could filter out all the bullcrap that he spams us with. The daily lies from Trump. He seems to be just an unhappy person in general. I call him regularly a "24/7 AngerBear". Which is what I see in much of MAGA. They get fed all this ridiculous propaganda about evil Democrats, cities destroyed by urban warfare. It's always a zero-sum game with those people.

I just don't know how people can remain angry all the time. The cortisol alone will kill them off early.

do they complain about women being too emotional?

 

[75thru79]

do they complain about women being too emotional?

They aren't?

 

[CrimsonJazz]

They aren't?

This reminds me of a discussion I was having with my son (who is 22) about 4 or 5 months ago. He and his girlfriend have been together for a few years and out of the blue, he asked me, "Dad, at what point do women become more rational and less emotional?" I nearly laughed myself into a hernia. When I could finally stop, I told him this is never going to happen. The rest of the conversation went like this:

HIM: I guess I just don't understand women.

ME: Buddy, don't try to understand women. Only women understand women; that's why they all hate each other.

HIM: Well why does she get mad when she comes to me with a problem and I try to solve it?

ME: Because she doesn't want you to solve it; she wants you to listen. Show some empathy. Try to make her feel better. Maybe even spoil her a little. The problem with men is we automatically assume that all problems have a solution and we just need to find them. That may work at the union hall, but not in your relationship. If she wants your help, she'll ask for it (usually.)

HIM: Sounds like YOU understand women.

ME: Nope, I just have some lady friends I can go to for advice. Remember what I said, you will never understand women; don't even try. You go putting your ear to that particular door and all you'll hear are the winds of madness blowing outside. Now run out to the garage and grab us a couple more beers.

HIM: aight.