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littlemissmartypants

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23. The Iranian Foreign Minister just told Margaret on FTN...
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 11:06 AM
Yesterday

President DJ Epstein is doing it for "fun" and claims DJ said that himself. He insisted upon that when she pressed him on his word usage.

This is on brand for a psychopath like DJ, seeing the inflicting of pain and chaos on anyone, anywhere as "fun" is their M.O.

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior
i submit that the location of the Straits is not the key issue Tetrachloride Yesterday #1
I agree with both of you, but I would summarize it thusly: ms liberty Yesterday #2
At the moment we don't have any friends ... only enemies FakeNoose Yesterday #29
Fairly sure Putin considers us more "friend" than foe atm Arazi Yesterday #32
He considers us more fools than not Lithos 22 hrs ago #56
Putin has hated us ever since his funds were frozen and his oil was sanctioned FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #57
And, it seems DiverDave 22 hrs ago #60
He's got Republicans azureblue Yesterday #44
I fundamentally agree with your three points JPK Yesterday #3
Good morning. Please explain what DDG's are, JPK. Thank you. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #21
DDG is a guided missle destroyer Beausoleil Yesterday #27
TY ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #43
DDG JPK Yesterday #38
TY ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #42
Another way to see why this is a fuck-up ---- read about WW1, Churchill and the Dardanelles. 3Hotdogs 22 hrs ago #55
You forgot 2.. 3825-87867 Yesterday #6
If the Commander in Chief wanted to set the example COL Mustard Yesterday #49
The Persian, Arabian, gulf is totally within g the range of drones Old Crank Yesterday #40
The admirals aren't stupid but they aren't in charge. JohnnyRingo Yesterday #4
i had guessed "grok" but it seems "claude" is in command. rampartd Yesterday #12
The question is Seinan Sensei Yesterday #17
The Iranian Foreign Minister just told Margaret on FTN... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #23
Asymetrical Destruction modrepub Yesterday #5
I am positive JPK Yesterday #7
Mercurial Personality modrepub Yesterday #22
I'm partially with you vanessa_ca 23 hrs ago #50
It's not hard to understand: Epstein scandals he's hiding (thru Bondi & Patel) Justice matters. 20 hrs ago #63
Bibi didn't give a shit about Iran JPK Yesterday #9
Au contraire, Netanyahu deeply cares about Iran Arazi Yesterday #33
The era of large surface combat ships is over. Shipwack Yesterday #10
All the navies in the world cannot open or close the Strait of Hormuz AverageOldGuy Yesterday #8
The world is ruled by a fucking moron dalton99a Yesterday #11
He may believe that in his miniscule mind but it's far from the truth. ... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #24
"The war is very complete"? calimary 17 hrs ago #64
Independent of the discussion of the Strait of Hormuz, your history on the USS Cole is not accurately . . . xocetaceans Yesterday #13
Never the less, the point was... JPK Yesterday #20
I do believe that is your salient point. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #25
Indeed, I definitely get the main point. xocetaceans 21 hrs ago #62
Seems to me the only person Farmer-Rick Yesterday #14
Saudi Arabia is also benefiting greatly, more than Russia, since RU relies on Iranian drones for their war on Ukraine LymphocyteLover Yesterday #16
Yeah, they are making a buck off this illegal war too Farmer-Rick Yesterday #18
Iran is the #1 enemy and threat to Saudi Arabia's dominance in the gulf region LymphocyteLover Yesterday #31
If I was forced to make a list of people, it would be much longer. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #26
Anyone with oil to sell without the threat of it going up in flames is benefiting. paleotn Yesterday #28
Hello ... Venezuela! FakeNoose Yesterday #30
Yep, it's pretty simple LymphocyteLover Yesterday #15
October 2000. I remember the coverage because... Pacifist Patriot Yesterday #19
You left a lot out Kaleva Yesterday #34
In summary: The Iranians own the Straits. flashman13 Yesterday #35
Reading the post here - do you think that Trump is looking for an excuse to Nuke? Dan Yesterday #36
Nuke what? Red Mountain Yesterday #37
The radioactive cloud JPK Yesterday #39
It would be stupid to try and use them in a tactical manner Red Mountain 22 hrs ago #58
Yes! RB77 23 hrs ago #51
Re-familiarize yourselves with the Millennium Challenge of 2002... druidity33 Yesterday #41
More details on that exercise RainCaster 23 hrs ago #53
OOOOooo... i'd love to see this! druidity33 22 hrs ago #54
What this told me RainCaster 22 hrs ago #61
Our president is willing to make that sacrifice IronLionZion Yesterday #45
Trump cares nothing at all stage left Yesterday #46
Here's an image to aid in visualizing just how tight this aituation is. ShazzieB Yesterday #47
Not... czarjak Yesterday #48
They don't need to OC375 23 hrs ago #52
Because this is a shooting war, and we'll definitely lose some boats? Iggo 22 hrs ago #59
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