#joe kent

[liberalsarecool]

Iran warns of a false flag attack.

US Director of Counterterrorism steps down. Cannot support US war in good conscience.

What is going on?

[unsolicited-opinions]

Is Jeffrey Epstein a Mossad agent? Why am I hearing stupid shit that Israel blackmailed the US to start the Iran War because of the Epstein Files?

Also partly related but is there any truth about US being pressured by Israel to launch the war against Iran? Who is Joe Kent really

Is Jeffrey Epstein a Mossad agent?

No, Jeffrey Epstein is dead.

He wasn't a Mossad agent while alive, either - nor particularly supportive of Israel.

In one email appearing in the Epstein files, Epstein wrote: "I do not like Israel. AT ALL."

Why am I hearing stupid shit that Israel blackmailed the US to start the Iran War because of the Epstein Files?

People are stupid and lazy. A simple explanation which suits their existing opinions and biases is much more satisfying to embrace than complexity or nuance.

Regime officials are using Epstein as a wedge and promoting this sort of lie both publicly and on social media. Ali Larijani, the recently-deceased former head of the Basij paramilitary responsible for violently oppressing Iranians, wrote, in English, on Twitter, just a few days ago: "I’ve heard that the remaining members of Epstein’s network have devised a conspiracy to create an incident similar to 9/11 and blame Iran for it. Iran fundamentally opposes such terrorist schemes and has no war with the American people."

The Epstein files are genuinely murky and unresolved, which makes them a versatile conspiracy substrate. Because real details remain unclear (who his clients were, who protected him, what leverage he had, etc) people can project almost anything onto the mystery. A conspiracy theory is much more adhesive when it attaches to something that actually is partially obscure and actually did involve powerful people behaving badly. It's not pure fabrication from nothing, but an extrapolation from a real scandal with real unanswered questions, which gives it more psychological traction and makes it harder to dismiss wholesale.

...is there any truth about US being pressured by Israel to launch the war against Iran?

Based on publicly-available information, no.

There's no question that Israeli leaders have seen this regime ruling 90 million Iranians building its national identity partially on genociding Israelis...and regarded that regime as a threat. They're the reason the Houthis, Hamas, and Hezbollah were able to attack Israel. When Israel so quickly owned Iranian skies in the 12-day war last year, this likely helped embolden Israel to use it's abilities to further degrade the regime's ability to threaten Israel. I've said before: Israel is a regional power seeking to degrade a regional threat and destabilizer, but that's not what's driving the Trump administration.

The Trump administration is driven by a larger national security strategy which Trump has been clear on for a very long time: China is the threat, China is an aspiring world hegemon, and Trump thinks the US should flex its still vastly-superior military muscle to obstruct China from that goal.

How many times have we seen, across decades and administrations, US administrations stop Israel in its tracks? When the US tells the Israelis to stop a military action, they stop. The tail is not wagging the dog. One of the two parties is the world's reigning superpower, the other is a regional power smaller than New Jersey. To suggest Israel is capable of pressuring the US is absurd.

Who is Joe Kent really?

Since you submitted this ask, we've learned that at the time of his resignation, had been under investigation by the FBI for months.

Among other things, he's a former Breitbart columnist, a recipient of financial campaign support from Steve Wynn amd Peter Thiel, and a pal of Tucker Carlson's.

Unsurprisingly, he lies a lot.

He claims Israel drew the US into the invasion of Iraq, which is ridiculous. The architects of that war were Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Paul Wolfowitz. They'd been advocating for regime change in Iraq since 1998.

In his resignation letter, he blames Israel for the death of his wife, Shannon Smith: "...lost my beloved wife Shannon in a war manufactured by Israel."

In reality, Shannon Smith died in January of 2019, in Syria. ISIS claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing which took her life. The mission against ISIS in Syria was not manufactured by Israel, but the product of the Syrian Civil War and the rise of Islamist extremism. Israel had nothing to do with it.

In his letter, he wrote "There is zero evidence that Iran was trying to build a nuclear weapon, Netanyahu is warmongering."

Ali Motahari, former Deputy Speaker of the Iranian 'Parliament said explicitly: "...when we started our nuclear activities, our goal was to make the bomb, but we failed to keep it a secret."

Iranian MP: We've Always Wanted to Build a Bomb

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He resigns...and is booked on Tucker Carlson within an hour. As soon as the Carlson interview drops, there's a boom of posts showing the exact same clip and the same commentary:

That's not organic. That's coordinated.

So either this former head of intelligence has no intelligence, or he lies more often than you void your bladder.

[thedaddycomplex]

I’ve been grappling with a question and I’m not sure how to answer it:

Should we feel pity for stupid people?

Clearly, most of the MAGA accounts here and elsewhere are bots. But, not all of them, which means there are people who believe the weakest con ever perpetrated on the population: The lie of Trump.

It’s the weakest con because Trump’s not even a decent conman.

[He launders money more than he launders his diapers.]

During his first campaign, most of the population knew he was a rapist, a pedophile, a terrible businessman (how the fuck does anyone bankrupt multiple casinos?), a malignant narcissistic, a slumlord, and a thief.

But, despite all of the proof of Trump’s failures and crimes, the MAGA cult blindly believed him.

He said he was smart, so they believed he was smart.

He said he could fix what he thought was wrong with the country, so they believed he could fix it.

He said he was 6’3”, so they believed he was 6’3”.

[Prince William is 6'3" exactly, while Trump is the size and shape of a truck stop turd.]

Of course, lo these many years later, the people that platformed him are finally seeing through the bullshit. People like Joe Rogan, Candice Owens, and Tucker Carlson, to name just a few.

[Among the jellied brain-trust in this photo are Tucker Carlson, former Trump counterterrorism official Joe Kent, and former Republican reps Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie., reportedly meeting to discuss a new political party... or possibly what child to eat for dinner.]

Yet, many remain loyal followers of Trump. I have a few thoughts about why. And I’m guessing these points all kinda blend together, anyway.

These people...

…want to be led.

Some people want to be told what to do, what to believe. It relieves a lot of pressure and a lot of responsibility. Thinking for yourself takes energy, after all. Also, it’s worth noting that many of the MAGA cultists who get mad at Trump criticism often throw out that "Clinton’s in the Epstein files, too," or "Biden did whatever crime." They think it’s upsets us because they think we have these politicians on the same pedestal they put Trump, that we also wan to be told what to think and believe. But, we don’t because we’re not in a cult. Clinton’s in the Epstein files? Fine, let him rot in prison next to Trump.

…like that Trump makes it OK to be a bigot.

Must be a relief for these people to finally be able to use the N-word in public again. And it gives them justification to ask what’s going on between an athlete’s legs.

…like that Trump makes it OK to not work on themselves.

If thinking for yourself takes a lot of energy, the work to improve yourself is exhausting, right? I mean, you actually have to give a shit. Ugh.

…are genuinely stupid.

Maybe they’re not ignoring the facts, maybe they don’t understand the facts.

That last one is what I’ve really been fighting with. If the MAGA cult is just a bunch of genuinely stupid (and therefore gullible) people, is that something that deserves pity? Especially, if they’re too stupid to know they’re stupid?

After Trump was re-elected, I wrote that I don’t believe all of those in the MAGA cult are dumb because that would mean there are vastly more idiots in this country than I thought possible and I was already pretty cynical about it. That much imbecility would mean half of the population is out there drinking paint and making toast in the bathtub.

But, after seeing many MAGA cultists leaving the cult, I believe those that remain really are mindless idiots following a cruel, blatantly false profit.

So, again, does that warrant pity?... I guess my answer is no.

Whether or not they understand their actions are anti-American doesn’t matter. A drunk driver doesn't decide to kill someone, they make a choice to drive drunk and that leads to a death. They are punished for the crimes they commit, not the choice they made.

So, yeah, MAGA cultists get no pity from me. But, I do feel bad that they’re so fucking dumb.

[Back when Lindsey Graham had balls and I don't mean the ones that used to bounce on his chin.]

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[hale-my-nathan]

Trump Weied News - "Iran Posed No Imminent Threat"

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When Your Political Rebrand Involves "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" and Exploiting Your Own Wife’s Death.

Hopefully I'm not late to the party with this one ya'll. Let's talk about the absolute joke of a man that is Joe Kent?

Kent is essentially speed-running the "Nazi Conspiracy Blitz" like it’s a competitive sport. This man has officially moved past "questionable takes" and into "full-blown Elders of Zion fanboy" territory.

Some Highlight for those unaware:

The Ghoulish Exploitation: Imagine losing your wife to an ISIS suicide bomber and then going on a neo-Nazi podcast to claim that Israel sent the bomber specifically to get her. He is literally using his own family's tragedy to push "Jews control ISIS" blood libels. He's not just a liar, he's a full blown sociopath

The "Jewish COVID" Myth: Yes you read correctly. Kent's out here claiming "they" (you know who he means) invented COVID.

2020 Kent vs 2026 Kent: In 2020 he twitted "Don't sit and wait! Wipe out Iran's ballistic capability now! They are a threat!", now he's resigning because "Iran is no threat and those 'Evil Zionists' tricked us into this!". Yeah nah, he just found a way to blame Jews for a policy he was literally begging for six years ago.

He’s out here shouting that Netanyahu "lied us into Iraq." My guy, Ariel Sharon was PM in 2003, not Bibi, and he actually told Bush not to do it. But why let facts get in the way of a good "Jews start all wars" lie?

He’s married to a writer for The Grayzone (the place for people who think every atrocity is a "false flag") and spends his free time on Nazi podcasts.

Joe Kent isn't a "brave whistleblower" like some claim. He’s a manipulative POS who changes his "moral convictions" as often as he changes his socks. He’s married to a Greyzone propagandist, hangs out with Holocaust deniers like Nick Fuentes, and thinks he can gaslight the entire country into forgetting he was the original cheerleader for the very war he’s now protesting.

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HOLY SHIT: Joe Kent just revealed the last thing Charlie Kirk said to him

“The last time I saw Charlie Kirk on this Earth was in June, in the West Wing. He looked me in the eye and he said: 'Joe, stop us from getting into a war with Iran.'

And then he’s suddenly publicly assassinated and we’re not allowed to ask any questions about that? The investigation that I was a part of [with] the National Counterterrorism Center, we were stopped from continuing to investigate. But there was still a lot for us to look into that I can’t really get into.

We know, because of the text messages that have been made public, that Charlie was under a lot of pressure from a lot of pro-Israel donors.”