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senseandsensibility

(25,378 posts) Thu Apr 30, 2026, 02:34 PM Thursday

Hegseth claims that the ceasefire means that the sixty day deadline

in which trump has to seek approval for an undeclared war does NOT expire tomorrow! It's on hold! Indefinitely!

There is nothing in the statute that supports that. The Dems at the hearing are not buying it.

Doesn't mean all the R's won't go for it, of course. Any excuse will do for them to continue to cut the American people out of this process, and I hope the Dems raise holy you know what.

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Hegseth claims that the ceasefire means that the sixty day deadline (Original Post) senseandsensibility Thursday OP

Lie with abandon. Passages Thursday #1

And their cult members eat it up and ask for more senseandsensibility Thursday #2

It appears we're going in the right direction. Dems are getting their messaging out there. Passages Thursday #3

Passages

(4,397 posts)

1. Lie with abandon.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 02:36 PM

Thursday

It should be a law that his administration must state that on their gravestones.

senseandsensibility

(25,378 posts)

2. And their cult members eat it up and ask for more

Reply to Passages (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 02:44 PM

Thursday

Luckily, it sounds like there are fewer of them than before.

Passages

(4,397 posts)

3. It appears we're going in the right direction. Dems are getting their messaging out there.