Where Do Things End With Vlad? (h/t romad1)

[ewsieg]

Trump is actually doing what he said he would... at least on this issue and in this instance.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/us-expand-intelligence-assistance-ukraine-strikes-russian-energy-facil-rcna235313

 

[romad1]

Cutting back on US Troops in Eastern Europe will surely convince Vladdie that Donnie is serious about Ukraine.  

[romad1]

Vladdie and Elon meddling didn't work

https://bsky.app/profile/christianthiels.bsky.social/post/3m4fmvlh7gs2i

 

[CMRivdogs]

 

 

[gehringer_2]

4 hours ago, CMRivdogs said:

 

 

he best stay on the ground floor of any tall building he enters.

[TJ Rollercoaster]

3 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

he best stay on the ground floor of any tall building he enters.

In Soviet Russia, politicians fall UP stairs

[romad1]

Putin's 28 point peace plan can suck it.  Ukraine is not going to be bullied. 

[smr-nj]

15 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Putin's 28 point peace plan can suck it.  Ukraine is not going to be bullied. 

The following is an Excerpt from a daily synopsis by Heather Cox Richardson for 11/21/25.

[romad1]

12 minutes ago, smr-nj said:

The following is an Excerpt from a daily synopsis by Heather Cox Richardson for 11/21/25.

I hope the Noble committee is paying attention to all this wonderful peacemaking. (SARCASM)

[romad1]

 

[Tigermojo]

1 hour ago, romad1 said:

 

Not the first time Trump has said "just the tip" to Putin.

[romad1]

there is a reason the Russians hate Bellingcat and other Eastern European OSINT warriors.   I gather Cristo Grozev is no longer with Bellingcat. 

[romad1]

not surprising of course

 

[chasfh]

I don’t know why Elon would engage in an act of such self-sabotage, but his decision to show country of origin might become the really big deal needed to spur real action against malign foreign influence on American politics and governance. 

[The Ronz]

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

 

[chasfh]

3 hours ago, romad1 said:

not surprising of course

 

A couple things jumping out at me about this one in particular:

• Three username changes in a year and a half??
• Remember when the blue checkmark meant something?

[romad1]

9 minutes ago, chasfh said:

A couple things jumping out at me about this one in particular:

• Three username changes in a year and a half??
• Remember when the blue checkmark meant something?

INRA is a huge payoff in terms of impact for money spent. 

[CMRivdogs]

 

 

[gehringer_2]

5 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

 

 

about as surprising as the Sun coming up in the East.

[chasfh]

15 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

about as surprising as the Sun coming up in the East.

Yeah, I don’t think it’s particularly surprising, and it’s not even particularly offensive, either, at least at a theoretical level. One of the jobs of an envoy is to advise the country they’re dispatched to on how to deal with American politics, albeit in a manner that’s consistent with the interests of the United States. The $64 question here is whether advising Russia on how to sell to the US a plan that’s tilted way in their favor against the Ukrainians is actually in America’s interests. I would imagine the majority of this administration would flatly agree that it is.

[gehringer_2]

2 hours ago, chasfh said:

Yeah, I don’t think it’s particularly surprising, and it’s not even particularly offensive, either, at least at a theoretical level. One of the jobs of an envoy is to advise the country they’re dispatched to on how to deal with American politics, albeit in a manner that’s consistent with the interests of the United States. The $64 question here is whether advising Russia on how to sell to the US a plan that’s tilted way in their favor against the Ukrainians is actually in America’s interests. I would imagine the majority of this administration would flatly agree that it is.

The thing to keep in mind is that Trump doesn't care about American Interests - he cares about self-aggrandizement. All he wants in any plan is that it appears to work  - at least externally, and hold together long enough for him to claim the credit. If he thought it was more likely he could bludgeon Putin into accepting a Zelenskyy blueprint, he'd be all over that instead - but of course since Putin impresses him, the thinks the main chance lies on that side.

Sort of like Gaza - Israel is still doing pretty much what it wants, they had already defanged Hamas, all Trump really accomplished was to put a gloss on the status quo and take credit for it. 

Edited yesterday at 03:49 PM by gehringer_2