Hi All, just sent out my weekend update (free as always). The only way to understand the USA and its interactions with Russia, Ukraine and Europe is to accept that the US is now a mafia state. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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feb 23, 2025, 2:33 pm • 12 2 • view
You hit the nail right on the head.
feb 23, 2025, 2:41 pm • 0 0 • view
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feb 23, 2025, 3:50 pm • 5 3 • view
excellent article Phillips. Although I knew this family was bad, the turn of events this week was beyond belief. These two clans want to carve up Ukraine and wreck the EU. When the results start coming in this evening, I’m praying that Germans have seen the danger before casting a vote for the AfD.
feb 23, 2025, 2:11 pm • 8 1 • view
Russia has long been an organized criminal enterprise that controls the apparatus of a nation state. If America isn’t there yet, we’re certainly moving in that direction.
feb 23, 2025, 1:00 pm • 0 0 • view
I hope President Zelenskyy signs NOTHING with Trump. You know Trump will not honor anything and let Putin take over more and more.
feb 23, 2025, 6:40 pm • 3 0 • view
The US is trying to work out a productive relationship with another mafia state (Putin’s Russia) while threatening democratic Ukraine with an offer “the Ukrainians can’t refuse”. Oh, and we have the most important election in Europe since 1945 today.
feb 23, 2025, 9:50 am • 239 33 • view
I have a hunch Trump will claim the German elections "were stolen" and AFD are the true winners.
feb 23, 2025, 12:29 pm • 0 0 • view
Worth noting that Ukraine is still refusing to bend the knee against Trump's mafia threats. Ukraine has shown more courage in standing up to Trump than any European NATO state. newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukraine...
feb 23, 2025, 3:28 pm • 188 32 • view
Extortion from the US is almost as sickening of the invasion itself. Europe and other western nations need to step in and make FOTUS IRRELEVANT
feb 23, 2025, 9:25 pm • 0 0 • view
Ukraine is braver than all the Republicans in Congress
feb 23, 2025, 3:32 pm • 15 3 • view
Gerojam Slava 🇺🇦 #RussiaIsATerroristState committing a full-scale genocide in plain sight. It is our duty towards Humanity to help 🇺🇦 win the war. Whatever victory takes, right now 🔥 #SlavaUkraïni 🇩🇰🇱🇹🇳🇱🇸🇪🇫🇮🇵🇱🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇪🇺🇬🇧🇳🇴✊🇺🇦
feb 28, 2025, 7:00 pm • 0 0 • view
or republicans in gov't...
feb 23, 2025, 4:23 pm • 0 0 • view
feb 23, 2025, 5:17 pm • 0 0 • view
„if the CDU/CSU wins and can put together a coalition with the Greens as a major partner—it will be the best possible outcome for Europe and Ukraine“. Only if the Greens as the only partner. If the SPD is part of a three-party-coalition, it will be a huge problem
feb 23, 2025, 9:55 am • 8 0 • view
We Germans never disappoint. 🥸
feb 23, 2025, 10:59 am • 1 0 • view
Well said, and BigTech is also a Mafia. They provide worse replacements of government: AirBnB, Uber, Coinbase. YCombinator and Andreesen playing the roles of Mafiosos
feb 23, 2025, 2:54 pm • 0 0 • view
You have enough great Americans to turn the tide. Do it now.
feb 23, 2025, 12:50 pm • 0 0 • view
Thank you so much for this update. It rings true. I can only hope that Germany holds, and that Europe can find a way to stand tall against the mafia families.
feb 23, 2025, 11:48 am • 1 0 • view
The four steps Rubio/Trump/Putin plan has NO chance if Zelensky stays in power. Then they will want to remove him by force. Then it will be the end of NATO, which is Putler's goal since forever. Europeans have to move effing faster.
feb 23, 2025, 11:59 am • 1 0 • view
NATO is already dead. Trust has gone under this erratic administration.
feb 23, 2025, 12:14 pm • 1 0 • view
Yes - just like Russia……and China…….
feb 23, 2025, 10:47 am • 0 0 • view
A very depressing read
feb 23, 2025, 1:18 pm • 1 0 • view
A mafia state still in the making. They still don t have the 200+ years experience of ruzzia, with their codes etc, treason means a window throw etc. It would be wise to hit them back hard right at the start. A tough stance is needed now.
feb 23, 2025, 10:09 am • 0 0 • view
☝️☝️☝️ 🎯
feb 23, 2025, 9:59 am • 2 0 • view
Hang that SOB.
feb 23, 2025, 5:45 pm • 0 0 • view
Well, actually we in Europe are just spending words and money while Ukrainians are spending blood. That's the deal so far. But more and more people in our countries not neighboring Russia just don't care and think that appeasing Russia will spare us both money and blood. How myopic.
feb 23, 2025, 10:29 am • 2 0 • view
Your piece is great. Needs a little copy-editing and it would be stronger.
feb 23, 2025, 3:00 pm • 0 0 • view
No contract signed under duress has standing in a court of law. But fascists don't do law.
feb 23, 2025, 10:05 am • 7 0 • view
Great article, I plan on calling the Trump regime a Mafia State from here on out.
feb 23, 2025, 3:18 pm • 0 0 • view
Mafia State is a good term. I’ve been looking for a word for it since his last term. There’s Kakistocracy, which also applies, but isn’t as specific about the Criminal Enterprise part.
feb 23, 2025, 9:57 pm • 0 0 • view
When is the prediction that they'll say Democrats are deemed, "Enemy of the State" and he'll declare a State Of Emergency to suspend the Constitution so they'll be no more elections
feb 23, 2025, 3:00 pm • 0 0 • view
The NSDAP gained access to power through elections and appointments, but then quickly eliminated the democratic system. Europe defends itself against that. USA calls this freedom
feb 24, 2025, 8:29 am • 2 0 • view
We definitely do not need to accept that outcome.
feb 23, 2025, 2:34 pm • 0 0 • view
Yes #US 🇺🇸 is a mafia state and @ec.europa.eu should start acknowledging it and take necessary actions #BoycottUSProductsAndServices
feb 23, 2025, 11:07 am • 1 0 • view
TRUMP'S MISCALCULATION : The Majority of the Population of the USA does NOT derive its Ethnic Heritage from Russia. In Nov 2026, Trump will find that HIS PERSONAL PUTIN SYCOPHANCY and KUSHNER'S RIVIERA GENOCIDE are NOT where the Decent Upstanding Majority of the USA want to go. IMPEACHMENT NOV 2026
feb 24, 2025, 4:52 am • 0 0 • view
Make America Gangstas Again!
feb 23, 2025, 2:33 pm • 1 0 • view
Trump is a fascist, a traitor and a felon 🤯 ... and now elected dictator 🤦♂️
feb 28, 2025, 7:01 pm • 0 0 • view
Yes I agree. Trumpclan is a mafialike organisation. 100%. The whole family and friends ( Musk Bezos and suggermountain) should be in jail. Capo di capi boss.
feb 23, 2025, 10:37 am • 2 0 • view
I hope the Ukrainian people and their leader, Zelensky, stay their course against the US treason. So do I expect from the next German gov't to make it its top priority to help/lead establish a European security architecture with the Ukraine being Part of that. And let the US fuck itself!
feb 23, 2025, 1:30 pm • 3 0 • view
Excellent posting except imho Putin clearly is Godfather and Trump heads the most powerful family below him.
feb 23, 2025, 4:15 pm • 3 0 • view
Please don't disparage the Mafia so 🙄
feb 23, 2025, 2:38 pm • 0 0 • view