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applegrove

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Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:36 PM Wednesday

Tyrants get more dangerous when they get weaker: [View all]

Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.

Ned Resnikoff (@resnikoff.bsky.social) 2026-01-14T19:51:31.454Z
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