Hypothetical: What if Trump and Putin were both early retirement this year? What to expect?
Have experienced life in both US & Canada as we are a cross-border marriage lol. Both are children of immigrants who grew up in WWII and have family/ancestors who fought (on opposite sides 🙈). I'm a student of history, he loves politics. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
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Hypothetical: What if Trump and Putin were both early retirement this year? What to expect?
Until 25th amendment or early retirement.
And being attacked Russian economy is hurting Mile long queue to get gas
Tyvm
And to rebuild Ukraine.
Against what?
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says frozen Russian assets shouldn’t be immediately confiscated, calling them a negotiation tool with Putin. The question remains: who gave Bessent the authority to bargain with assets meant for Ukraine’s recovery?
It's the grab for guaranteed totalitarianism / tyranny / kleptocracy / kakistocracy / dictatorship / everything the founding fathers ran from
Another example of DJT cuddling up with Putin.
Shuler: This is the choice working Americans have been given: chaos, or the same broken status quo. We wanted cheaper groceries—and we got tanks in our streets. We wanted affordable health care—and instead, 16 million Americans are about to be kicked off their coverage
it's going to be quite a list Gerrymandering. Voter intimidation. Reduced # polling stations. Reduced hours. No mail in votes. Need specific new ID proof of identity & status (citizen, billionaire or peon) & proof of State residency Attempts to use AI to get the desired reporting of voting results
Look how fast they can cut down the Amazon rain forest They call this progress obliterating one of the lungs of the Earth
I read a report a couple years ago that elephants brains light up (in MRI scans) when they see people in the same way human brains light up when they see puppies. And, I think that’s the most wonderful bit of research. Elephants think we’re adorable!
Mystic beach 🌊
Hahaha The case against the sandwich tosser was tossed.
Schools Theaters Concerts Malls Churches Synagogues Mosques Parks Nightclubs Offices Festivals Stores Military Bases Bars Post Offices Yoga Studios Super Bowl parades Nowhere is safe from the scourge of gun violence in America. You can't tell me we must simply accept it.
Thank you for the lovely relaxing moments of watching that 🫶
His successor (and operational clone) is then selected like the pope - all power brokers have a conclave and deals are made. So that doesn't change much except the name at the top. And possibly the cancellation of the SMO. Putin's war bankrupting the nation.
It doesn't change what Russia will do with people, I agree. And I agree that what they have done, and so many times, is truly barbaric and genocidal. This is just them saying they are ok with all of it. People are working on helping Ukraine to put an end to it.
Ivan the Terrible And continuous since then, apparently
‼️🇺🇦 In fact, a confession of a crime, the Ukrainian MFA responded to Russian's decision to withdraw from the European Convention against Torture. Such actions by Russia "finally place Russia among the countries for which the value of human life and dignity is zero."
Russia is moving at a pace that would be 80 years to cover all Ukraine. Russia cannot win. Ukraine has the advantage in morale & ingenuity. Ukraine has regular successful drone strikes on oil refineries, rail equipment & infrastructure, & more. To stop the killing, Russia must stop the invasion.
Add the emotional maturity of a 4 year old
Lol you win
The biggest threat to the country is him trying to fire her. It's an intimidation tactic for anyone who might get in his way + it's one step on the ladder of controlling the Federal Reserve. (Whatever she did, it's a lot less, that's for sure)
It will happen within 2 weeks of you seeing pigs fly.
Dismantling the rule of law
PN today: ".. the most important thing to understand about Trump’s mobster state capitalism is that it isn’t about economic efficiency or stimulating growth, let alone a vision of how the economy works & what it should create. It’s about power, pure and simple" www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-inte...
CHAOS ERUPTS AT CDC CDC Director Susan Monarez has been ousted after RFK Jr. demanded she change her policy on the COVID vaccine. Top officials from the Vaccine Unit, Zoonotic Division, and the Chief Medical Officer are resigning, per reports. Horrifying news for public health.
Frey: I think the impetus has to be on all of us to recognize that we've got more guns in this country than we have people, and it's on all of us to recognize the truth and the reality that we can't just say that this shouldn't happen again, and then allow it to happen again and again
Former mistress posted a TikTok video alleging that GOP Rep. Giovanni Capriglione fantasized about adding his “baby gravy” to cookies for his daughter’s bake sale hoping neighborhood children would eat them.
They say phones only make us miserable but I just got this news alert and laughed for a solid minute so who is to say
Garcia: This is being right now streamed live by MeidasTouch to their 5 million subscribers… If you guys don't know MeidasTouch—thanks for all that they do. And I'm really grateful to them for continuing to particularly cover things that sometimes the mainstream media may not cover
Plus more destruction of Russian economic and war materials, like oil refineries, ships, trains, rails, weapons manufacturing, etc Ukrainians are resolute, resilient, inventive, creative, knowledge, determined, cohesive and more. They're world leaders in drone innovation & missiles Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
Zelensky sets a red line: no “territorial exchange.” He ruled out withdrawing from unoccupied Donetsk as part of a ceasefire and said Russia would need another 4 years to fully take the region.
There are 2 YouTubers who focus on getting help to Ukraine's defence through crowd funding. 100% goes to Ukrainian supplies of trucks, drones etc. Jason Jay Smart Jake Broe Both have regular YouTube posts on Ukraine. They are very informative and determined. Contributions can be any amount 🫶
This is where I live. Lviv. Yesterday, Russian terror hit my city — 1 person was ki/led and 2 were injured. Russia is a terrorist state!
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🦩🇺🇦🚀 Ukrainian Flamingo missile is now being produced one per day. 👀 By October, they plan to increase production capacity to 7 units per day.
It can work well if the companies are profitable without more government grants. It needs to be a good profitable business decision, not just a philosophical one. It is, as noted, a step towards state control of major industries, which Russia does, but a partial ownership is better and less risk.
Davidson is nothing but a Russian apologist. SMH He's blaming Ukraine, when he clearly has no relevant knowledge of the history. The US signed, in 1994, the Budapest Memorandum, with Ukraine & UK & Russia, acknowledging Ukraine's sovereignty & borders, & promising support if Ukraine were invaded.
5/5 Russia's economy is bad and getting much worse. Ukraine is destroying infrastructure elements of Russia's economy. Russian troops are expensive to hire. This is a huge economic drain. Russian troops are deserting to become prisoners of Ukraine. Ukraine is world leader in drone technology 🇺🇦
4/ Ukraine is strategically destroying key infrastructure inside Russia: . Oil refineries (oil is 40% of Russia's economy) . Key rail lines & trains that supply Russian troops in Ukraine . Sinking submarine and warship, even with no navy . Destroying irreplaceable warplanes . Destroying factories
3/ Putin is competing with Stalin's legacy. . Years as leader. . Territory held. . Manipulate the US and UK. . Genocide Ukrainians. Stop believing the lies put out by Putin and his bot factory. Russia will not win. It holds less land now than in 2022. Ukrainian troops are holding the line well.
2/ Canada is NOT a comparator. Canada was built by both French and English people. Stop holding up false equivalencies. Russia invaded in 2014 because Ukraine kicked out its puppet leader. Russia wants Ukraine to cease existence and to genocide Ukrainians as Stalin tried. Davidson, you know 0 🇺🇦
Davidson clearly knows nothing about Russia's mentality or history with Ukraine. And he's believing the lies that Russia and its inserted people. Russia agreed in 1994 about Ukraine's sovereignty including Crimea. Since then, Russia has broken multiple cease fire agreements. 1/
Garcia: What I can say is that I want the American public to hear what Bill Barr said in his deposition — about how he views the current DOJ’s actions, and Todd Blanche’s actions as they relate to this deal with Ms. Maxwell. The American public should know what was said
Thank you Representative Nicole Collier for showing up for Texas!! America take note: black women are making the moves in this country. Where are you? #txlege #lethergo #nicolecollier
A man who has seen nothing but bombs, fire, dead bodies,hospitals and schools destroyed for all these years by trumps boyfriend....having to hold his tongue and listen to the drivel and nonsense...the ENDLESS ME ME ME ...i'ld like to put a sock in trumps mouth
Poor Zelenskyy having to listen to that 🙄
Belgorod, Russia is smoking hot 👀
Ukrainian airstrikes targeted a Russian command post in Verkhna Krynytsia, Zaporizhzhia region—another direct hit on Russian coordination.
Riiiiiiight. Lavrov never manipulates. He's the only honest Russian politician. Really.😉
STEWART: "And to all the people worried about Mamdani's socialist tendencies, guess what? He's the best case scenario — because this system is not sustainable… and if this doesn’t change, there’s gonna be more drastic action.”
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Well said, and 100% accurate. Russia lies about its motivation to break the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. Putin is competing with Stalin's legacy: . Years in power . Territory held . Genocide of Ukrainians (ref: Holomodor) . Ignoring prior agreements
The borders Ukraine has been defending since 2014 are borders Russia agreed to recognize in the Budapest Memorandum as the price for Ukraine turning over its nuclear stockpile. Putin has already shown himself a liar who will violate boundaries anytime he feels like it.
Macron knows. In fact, pretty much all of Europe knows (Hungary is already a proxy Russian state, along with Belarus).
“Putin is a predator, an ogre at our gates,” French President Macron warned. Calling Russia a long-term destabilizing force, he stressed Putin rarely honors commitments and seeks to redraw borders. “This is a threat to Europeans—we must not be naive,” Macron said.
Such a tool
“My budget has become double for food shopping”
🇺🇦✈️💣 Ukrainian aviation struck Russian positions in Myrne, Zaporizhzhia region, - Soniashnyk
That is so cool (so to speak, lol). Thanks 🫶
Again: this is not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
With an inescapable, smashmouth, all-caps-laden and meme-filled X account, Newsom is holding a mirror up to MAGA — and MAGA doesn’t like what it sees.
That's a great tagline for Trump. He cares a lot about TV episode ratings for his antics. He cares not a jot for democracy.
"What does it mean to be a real American?" Those of us that care about democracy. We are the patriots.
National pediatrics group splits with RFK Jr. on Covid vaccinations: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended the shot for all children between 6 and 23 months | STAT www.statnews.com/2025/08/19/p... via @statnews.com
🇺🇸 National Guard soldier speaks out: “I swore an oath to defend our constitution… seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is.”
“In a far-flung province known for its extreme right-wing politics, the ruling party is holding an opposition party official hostage in the Capital building. The lawmaker, who is a member of the Black ethnic minority, has been told she’d be arrested if she leaves the building.”
Hahaha that's perfect. Watch steam come out Grumpy Trump's hair 🤣
And a natural, fully tanned body (some exceptions)?
When they call Trump the peace president, they have a typo. He's the Piece President. Piece of [insert your favourite epithet here].
A pedophile convict. Convicted for fraud, campaign manipulation, and adjudicated rape.
100% A level playing ground for all people. Regardless of how they are built. If we just look at it that way, then everyone is included. And the level playing ground also means no extraordinary advantages or corporate welfare. At this stage, we all need to work on this. Together 🫶
Is that Newsome's team's idea? Lol
You're just shouting. That's rude. Time to grow up, dude
A GOP senator's relative raped a 13-year-old — so he changed the law to give his relative a lighter sentence open.substack.com/pub/unpresid...
He thinks it makes him more "high class". Recall that he's intellectually about 14 ( with hormones on overdrive ) and emotionally about 5. Such a whiny baby
Donnie, Donnie, Donnie - you are in the Epstein files - you ARE the Epstein files. Distractions won't work. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
One part the people have been glossing over is the push of Christian Nationalism that includes repealing women’s votes. So even if there is an election, half of the country won’t get eligible to vote.
The crime in DC has gone down considerably in the last year. But yet they keep insisting that the crime is out of control. Classic authoritarian rhetoric. This then gives him an excuse to launch the military into DC. Indeed, this is a test to see how far they can go about militarizing America.
Trump needed an excuse to militarize DC so when he declares a national state of emergency and dissolves congress Americans showing up at the capitol to remove him will have a harder time. Watch for militarization of Mar-a-Lago. @chriscillizza.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social @meidastouch.com
Military force against Americans, in our nation’s capital, starts Monday. They’ll start with the homeless and mentally ill, but it won’t end there. This is a test…
Why are you shouting at me?
Imo using the names of specific Nazis camps results in people's brains turning off a bit. I just call them concentration camps, which forces the reader to concentrate more (and see what I did there?🙊). Maybe for the airlines it's Slave Trader airlines. Maybe?
Their banks should know
And for commercials also
Yeah, cheating at golf is cheating yourself from knowing the truth and being able to improve. Plus ofc ensuring that you win all of the golf tournaments you sponsor, if your name is DJT aka Whiner Trump.
I can't add a heart as these deaths break mine. I hate Russia with a white-hot hatred. I know it likely doesn't come close to how Ukrainians justifiably feel. I hope you get the help you need to (1) destroy more (even all) of the incoming missiles, & (2) regain ground and kick the baßtards out.
While we're all waiting for the Epstein files to be released, here's the five volume bipartisan set of the Russian interference and collusion reports. We should probably call them the Marco Rubio files. www.intelligence.senate.gov/2020/08/18/p...
We are living in an age of bullies. Those with power are less constrained today than they have ever been in my lifetime. The question is: how do we lead moral lives in this era? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/28/bullies-moral-lives-robert-reich
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
Tom Lehrer died today. He was one of the great comedians our culture ever produced. Without Tom, there's no Weird Al, probably no that entire branch of comedy. He went alone and beat the odds. youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs?...
Tom Lehrer was part of my childhood. "That was the year that was". The songs are in my head to this day. Recently I've been singing "First we got the bomb" as I reflect on the state of things. And "Werner Von Braun" I don't care where they come down That's not my department Said Werner Von Braun
🚨Dear Ukrainians, another sleepless night lies ahead. Please, do not ignore the air raid alerts. The number of aircraft in the air has increased to 6 ▪️2 TU-95MS aircraft from Olenya ▪️2 TU-95MS aircraft from Engels ▪️2 TU-160 aircraft from Engels
We said release the files not the accomplices, idiot.
I think it might be Trumpism
"People should know that creating fear to suppress dissent in the name of patriotism or national security is McCarthyism." Georgetown professor Dr. Badar Khan Suri recounts his harrowing experience after he was unjustly detained by ICE for exercising his First Amendment rights.