On this Memorial Day, I want to take a moment and honor the American servicemembers who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend democracy and protect the freedoms we so often take for granted.
I agree! If Trump meant it, he would SANCTION Russia and aide Ukraine as the United States AND Russia agreed to do in the Budapest memorandum all parties signed when Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear warheads to Russia in 1994. Both Trump & Putin are LIARS.
I am Romanian and have been a neighbor to the Russians for centuries. According to history, the Russians do not stop until they are either stopped by someone or get what they want. The whole 'peace' thing will only happen after they either lose or win. They have never had, do not have, and never will have mercy or compassion—not even for their own people. Trump's game is just another poorly directed theatrical performance. I hope the American administration stops playing the good Samaritan with Putin, because it already looks naïve to the point of stupidity. Unless Mr. Trump is still dreaming of some business deals with Russia—which is not possible and won't be anytime soon. Especially since China is also backing Russia from behind.
“[A wannabe DICTATOR] systematically REPLACES judges and agency heads with people whose first loyalty (and, often, financial interest) is to HIM personally, rather than the nation or the rule of law.
This last point is key…
This is where we are NOW in America.
Our:
— Secretary of Homeland Security doesn’t know what habeas corpus is,
— Secretary of State refuses to call Putin a war criminal (after demanding, years ago, that Rex Tillerson in that same position do so),
— Secretary of Education is a billionaire wrestling promoter,
— Lead negotiator with Putin about Ukraine is a real estate billionaire friend of Trump with no diplomatic experience,
— Secretary of Transportation is a reality TV star with no experience in that field,
— Secretary of Defense is a drunk and accused rapist who ran two tiny veterans’ organizations into the ground,
— Secretary of Health is a conspiracy-nut lawyer with no training in medicine,
— Social Security Commissioner is a former Wall Street executive who had to google his own new job description,
— EPA Administrator is a former congressman with deep connections to the fossil fuel industry,
— Secretary of the Interior was heavily invested in fossil fuels,
— US Attorney for New Jersey is a former parking garage lawyer, etc.
This time, following what could be called the “Putin Rule,” Trump has put 13 of his billionaire buddies in his cabinet and stocked his senior most roles in CRITICAL federal agencies with INCOMPETENT but reliably loyal bootlickers.
This illustrates how a wannabe dictator becomes a real dictator.”
This is spot on! trump has always done things that helps HIM.
You can probably just do and say the opposite of what he does or doesn't do, and what the rambles about is probably the perfect opposite of the truth. If he says something is good for you, it's good for himself or outright bad for you. If he says putin is a good guy (which he has said) putin is bad (we have thousands of facts to support putin=bad, but even if we didn't, just knowing that trump said "putin is a good guy" gives us reasons to expect the opposite. Which we all know.
Even trump is now starting to wake up to that, so I wonder what he has heard about putin to say that what putin does is bad. Is it that putin doesn't follow trump's lead? Is it that putin doesn't want to have a cease fire? I mean, it can't be that putin is sending hundreds of drones into Ukrainian homes, right? That has been happening for over three years, with sooo many videos and pictures plus the witness reports by the survivors, so I'm guessing it's something else that makes trump saying that putin is crazy all of a sudden. Any ideas or knowledge about this new development in the trump administration and its ever-changing choice of words?
Sorry for the lengthy text, and probably a lot of mistakes and grammatical errors, but English isn't my first language.
Me writing trump, russia and putin without T, R and P is deliberate because they have all lost any claim they might have once had to respect.
If russia pays a hefty fine and pays for the rebuilding of Ukraine, give a ton of money to all the widows and orphans, return all the stolen children and POWs, and survive a decade without the west doing any business with russia, THEN I will once more write russia/ruzzia with a capital R. After putin/putler is dead or in jail for the rest of his days, I might write his name with a capital P again. Probably not, though. Don't get me started on trump.
In short; why has trump and his cohorts changed their opinion about putin now, after three years of murdering Ukrainians?
Well said and truly insightful. At least the truth lives here! Most media has certainly lowered the bar to rock bottom and seems to be in a stupor and entirely fixated on trivial, gastric meaningless utterances of the liar in chief. I just viewed footage of the devastation in the village of Marhalivka. Horrendous. Complete disregard for civilians.
Kudos to you, ever since Helsinki drumpf has behaved like a Russian asset. A nightmare for ALL AMERICANS, having stupid blustering Putin wannabe in OUR Oval office.
Tragically, you are right. I’m ashamed that this evil, sorry excuse for a human being should be supported by so many in America in his assault on Ukraine.
The POTUS is a figurehead. And a puppet. It's the people in the $hadow$ who control him and his cabinet. That's why t treats his position like a part time job.
Well written & I couldn't agree more. Over a 1000 drones & missiles over the wkend was a slap in the face to not just Trump but NATO too & it's extremely troubling the UK & mainland Europe are all transfixed on his nonsensical "ill stop it in a day" to "ill stop it in a 100".
News should be pushing for action not on his rhetoric as you say. As a Brit we know ruSZia has been doing the divide & conquer for over a decade & a half. Why this wasn't taken as a serious threat to national security ill never know but sometimes I wonder wth are 5 eyes doing along with other national security apparatus. Terrible time where decisions made through Ads,cookies & trackers bought with ruSSian money persuade democratic countries to make stupid decisions.
All I can do is apologise for my countries leaders ,sorry 🙏
If trying to watch the news these last few months, you'd think almost everything that is happening in the world is about trump, Gaza and israel, or gossip about famous people.
Ukraine is mentioned sometimes, with reports about how many civilians has been murdered in their homes by drones.
Only by watching uncensored videos and pictures of russians blown up by the brave Ukrainian soldiers and their utterly skilled drone operators, and by reading reports by them using apps like Patreon, Reddit and this one, is the only way I can get facts and knowledge about what's happening in Ukraine. Also, the price paid by its people (and the "200's" & “300's“; the military code for wounded or dead russian soldiers). The war crimes committed by the russians must be answered. I don't really have much to look forward to in life, but I hope to see justice before I die.
Use this spreadsheet as a resource to call/email/write members of Congress, the Cabinet and news organizations. Reach out to your own, as well as those in other states on a specific committee important to a topic you’re sharing. Use your voice and make some “good trouble.”
The legacy media are so far gone, I'm not sure there is any hope for their resurrection. Meanwhile, the independent voices - you, Olga, and Julie included- are the new dependable voices.
Well said. In all the reporting about the "ceasefire negotiations" charade, the media have failed repeatedly to remind readers that Trump is a well-known Russian asset.
Good points....D is simply putting on a show. "He's gonna crazy.....I don't know WHAT has happened to him!'. That could easily be a statement of something one approves of. D owes Putin a debt going back decades...the bond is not broken. Why do analysts/pundits think D will support Ukraine??. I think they're just buying time until Ps summer offensive starts....their goal will be for Russia to win the war before next summer.
"There is a profound failure in our media." That is giving the MSM credit which they heartily do NOT deserve. To report the orange sadist's "speech" at West Point the way the NYT did should be a criminal offense, IMHO.
You're spot on, Olga. I stopped watching cable news when, after Trump's first term, the media could not stop talking about him. I thought since his term had finished, we would move on from hearing about him every day but that didn't happen. He is interjecting himself into the news any way he can, whether it is outrageously announcing tariffs one day, then reversing them the next, or trying to buddy up with one of the dictators he so admires. Trump was never on the side of Ukraine.....
I agree! If Trump meant it, he would SANCTION Russia and aide Ukraine as the United States AND Russia agreed to do in the Budapest memorandum all parties signed when Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear warheads to Russia in 1994. Both Trump & Putin are LIARS.
I am Romanian and have been a neighbor to the Russians for centuries. According to history, the Russians do not stop until they are either stopped by someone or get what they want. The whole 'peace' thing will only happen after they either lose or win. They have never had, do not have, and never will have mercy or compassion—not even for their own people. Trump's game is just another poorly directed theatrical performance. I hope the American administration stops playing the good Samaritan with Putin, because it already looks naïve to the point of stupidity. Unless Mr. Trump is still dreaming of some business deals with Russia—which is not possible and won't be anytime soon. Especially since China is also backing Russia from behind.
“[A wannabe DICTATOR] systematically REPLACES judges and agency heads with people whose first loyalty (and, often, financial interest) is to HIM personally, rather than the nation or the rule of law.
This last point is key…
This is where we are NOW in America.
Our:
— Secretary of Homeland Security doesn’t know what habeas corpus is,
— Secretary of State refuses to call Putin a war criminal (after demanding, years ago, that Rex Tillerson in that same position do so),
— Secretary of Education is a billionaire wrestling promoter,
— Lead negotiator with Putin about Ukraine is a real estate billionaire friend of Trump with no diplomatic experience,
— Secretary of Transportation is a reality TV star with no experience in that field,
— Secretary of Defense is a drunk and accused rapist who ran two tiny veterans’ organizations into the ground,
— Secretary of Health is a conspiracy-nut lawyer with no training in medicine,
— Social Security Commissioner is a former Wall Street executive who had to google his own new job description,
— EPA Administrator is a former congressman with deep connections to the fossil fuel industry,
— Secretary of the Interior was heavily invested in fossil fuels,
— US Attorney for New Jersey is a former parking garage lawyer, etc.
This time, following what could be called the “Putin Rule,” Trump has put 13 of his billionaire buddies in his cabinet and stocked his senior most roles in CRITICAL federal agencies with INCOMPETENT but reliably loyal bootlickers.
This illustrates how a wannabe dictator becomes a real dictator.”
Read Thom Hartman’s entire excellent article here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/thomhartmann/p/why-corruption-always-breeds-tyranny-551
This is spot on! trump has always done things that helps HIM.
You can probably just do and say the opposite of what he does or doesn't do, and what the rambles about is probably the perfect opposite of the truth. If he says something is good for you, it's good for himself or outright bad for you. If he says putin is a good guy (which he has said) putin is bad (we have thousands of facts to support putin=bad, but even if we didn't, just knowing that trump said "putin is a good guy" gives us reasons to expect the opposite. Which we all know.
Even trump is now starting to wake up to that, so I wonder what he has heard about putin to say that what putin does is bad. Is it that putin doesn't follow trump's lead? Is it that putin doesn't want to have a cease fire? I mean, it can't be that putin is sending hundreds of drones into Ukrainian homes, right? That has been happening for over three years, with sooo many videos and pictures plus the witness reports by the survivors, so I'm guessing it's something else that makes trump saying that putin is crazy all of a sudden. Any ideas or knowledge about this new development in the trump administration and its ever-changing choice of words?
Sorry for the lengthy text, and probably a lot of mistakes and grammatical errors, but English isn't my first language.
Me writing trump, russia and putin without T, R and P is deliberate because they have all lost any claim they might have once had to respect.
If russia pays a hefty fine and pays for the rebuilding of Ukraine, give a ton of money to all the widows and orphans, return all the stolen children and POWs, and survive a decade without the west doing any business with russia, THEN I will once more write russia/ruzzia with a capital R. After putin/putler is dead or in jail for the rest of his days, I might write his name with a capital P again. Probably not, though. Don't get me started on trump.
In short; why has trump and his cohorts changed their opinion about putin now, after three years of murdering Ukrainians?
Excellent summary of where we find ourselves, Mario.
Well said and truly insightful. At least the truth lives here! Most media has certainly lowered the bar to rock bottom and seems to be in a stupor and entirely fixated on trivial, gastric meaningless utterances of the liar in chief. I just viewed footage of the devastation in the village of Marhalivka. Horrendous. Complete disregard for civilians.
Kudos to you, ever since Helsinki drumpf has behaved like a Russian asset. A nightmare for ALL AMERICANS, having stupid blustering Putin wannabe in OUR Oval office.
Tragically, you are right. I’m ashamed that this evil, sorry excuse for a human being should be supported by so many in America in his assault on Ukraine.
Are they “falling “ for it, or simple supporting a narrative that their wealthy owners want
The POTUS is a figurehead. And a puppet. It's the people in the $hadow$ who control him and his cabinet. That's why t treats his position like a part time job.
Well written & I couldn't agree more. Over a 1000 drones & missiles over the wkend was a slap in the face to not just Trump but NATO too & it's extremely troubling the UK & mainland Europe are all transfixed on his nonsensical "ill stop it in a day" to "ill stop it in a 100".
News should be pushing for action not on his rhetoric as you say. As a Brit we know ruSZia has been doing the divide & conquer for over a decade & a half. Why this wasn't taken as a serious threat to national security ill never know but sometimes I wonder wth are 5 eyes doing along with other national security apparatus. Terrible time where decisions made through Ads,cookies & trackers bought with ruSSian money persuade democratic countries to make stupid decisions.
All I can do is apologise for my countries leaders ,sorry 🙏
If trying to watch the news these last few months, you'd think almost everything that is happening in the world is about trump, Gaza and israel, or gossip about famous people.
Ukraine is mentioned sometimes, with reports about how many civilians has been murdered in their homes by drones.
Only by watching uncensored videos and pictures of russians blown up by the brave Ukrainian soldiers and their utterly skilled drone operators, and by reading reports by them using apps like Patreon, Reddit and this one, is the only way I can get facts and knowledge about what's happening in Ukraine. Also, the price paid by its people (and the "200's" & “300's“; the military code for wounded or dead russian soldiers). The war crimes committed by the russians must be answered. I don't really have much to look forward to in life, but I hope to see justice before I die.
Use this spreadsheet as a resource to call/email/write members of Congress, the Cabinet and news organizations. Reach out to your own, as well as those in other states on a specific committee important to a topic you’re sharing. Use your voice and make some “good trouble.”
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13lYafj0P-6owAJcH-5_xcpcRvMUZI7rkBPW-Ma9e7hw/edit?usp=drivesdk
The legacy media are so far gone, I'm not sure there is any hope for their resurrection. Meanwhile, the independent voices - you, Olga, and Julie included- are the new dependable voices.
Well said. In all the reporting about the "ceasefire negotiations" charade, the media have failed repeatedly to remind readers that Trump is a well-known Russian asset.
Good points....D is simply putting on a show. "He's gonna crazy.....I don't know WHAT has happened to him!'. That could easily be a statement of something one approves of. D owes Putin a debt going back decades...the bond is not broken. Why do analysts/pundits think D will support Ukraine??. I think they're just buying time until Ps summer offensive starts....their goal will be for Russia to win the war before next summer.
"There is a profound failure in our media." That is giving the MSM credit which they heartily do NOT deserve. To report the orange sadist's "speech" at West Point the way the NYT did should be a criminal offense, IMHO.
You're spot on, Olga. I stopped watching cable news when, after Trump's first term, the media could not stop talking about him. I thought since his term had finished, we would move on from hearing about him every day but that didn't happen. He is interjecting himself into the news any way he can, whether it is outrageously announcing tariffs one day, then reversing them the next, or trying to buddy up with one of the dictators he so admires. Trump was never on the side of Ukraine.....
Thank you, Olga ❤️.