Aimee M. Butler

I like indie film and music, NPR, Ashtanga, and Baha'is. I thought I was unique and interesting until I read Stuff White People Like.

[Aimee M. Butler @AimeeDoubleE]

@Rep_Walkinshaw @RepGregoryMeeks Thank you for standing on the side of democracy instead of dictatorship! Stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

Humiliating and dangerous: Trump has now finally just made America an ally of the Kremlin and is aiding Putin in his war against an American friend and partner. Shameful betrayal of a US friend, and pathetic submission to a US enemy.

https://t.co/d4mm90FjQK

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

It's been a good week for Putin. In recent days, Trump has:

* Struck a diesel deal lifting some sanctions
* Restricted Starshield for Ukraine
* Cut intel warnings of Russian missile launches against Ukraine for several days
* Canceled Lindsey Graham sanctions
* Demanded Ukraine dump Zelensky
* Absolved Russia for helping Iran fight the US
* Pushed Europe to resume buying Russian gas

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

The question is not "why has Donald betrayed Ukraine?"

The question is "how big a cut of unfrozen Russian assets will Donald get for betraying Ukraine?"

[Aimee M. Butler @AimeeDoubleE]

@FedorovMykhailo @elonmusk @elonmusk THANK YOU!!! Stand with Ukraine. Stand with democracy. Ukraine can win.

[Mykhailo Fedorov @FedorovMykhailo]

Starlink connectivity at speeds of up to 160 km/h is being restored.

Removing Starshield’s speed limit entirely is now critical for Ukraine’s defense.

Thank you, @elonmusk. We hope for your continued support.

[Aimee M. Butler @AimeeDoubleE]

@elonmusk Thank you! Please use your power to stand with democracy. Ukraine can win!
And… Fedorov is back! https://t.co/5O6tNPM7Vl via @YouTube

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

New: Trump administration has warned Ukraine and allies in Europe that the US could suspend intelligence sharing and European purchases of US weapons for Ukraine if Kyiv does not halt its deep strikes on Russian energy facilities, two European offcials tell CNN. (Confirming FT’s story with some additional details). https://t.co/rOlqVx2xxP

[Alex Raufoglu @ralexdc]

NEW!!! Seven bipartisan Senators say Trump’s decision to allow Russian diesel imports violates a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports.

They’re demanding the administration reverse course, accusing it of failing to consult Congress.

👇

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

It's all been bullshit. All of it. Diesel, energy deals, peace negotiations, everything between Trump Co. and Putin's mafia is a charade. All they're doing is laundering money and trying to lift sanctions. It's all they care about and all they know how to do.

[Jason Jay Smart @officejjsmart]

❗ Ukraine's latest strikes are shattering Putin’s image of strength and exposing a regime in crisis.

Youtube: https://t.co/An7FL5qAR5
Substack: https://t.co/8im3fDxaOz

[Marko Mihkelson 🇪🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @markomihkelson]

If scenes like these came to us from Berlin, Paris or Washington, would the world remain indifferent?

This image was taken in Kyiv around noon today, after terrorist Russia struck the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine with a drone.

[Mz. Cabibi @SoulofDemocracy]

Sounds like the US.

[Amy Siskind @Amy_Siskind]

Now Iran is saying they won’t negotiate until Trump leaves office. I don’t understand what went wrong, we sent two of our most mediocre real estate developers to negotiate after having such a well thought out plan of attack six months ago. 

[umichvoter @umichvoter]

UMich-Ann Arbor student precinct
🟣 Abdul El-Sayed 95%
🟠 Haley Stevens 5%

[NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @NOELreports]

❗️U.S. Senate advanced Senator Lindsey Graham’s Russia sanctions bill in an 86-12 vote. The legislation would impose 100% secondary tariffs on countries buying Russian oil and gas, target Russia’s shadow fleet and extend sanctions on Iran. President Zelensky watched the vote from the Senate gallery. #Ukraine

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

It seems the "secret documents" Trump released to show China engaged in election interference to help Biden mainly provide yet further evidence of Russia allocating enormous resources to install Trump.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Quick question, whatever happened to:

- The DOGE dividend checks
- Tariff rebate checks
- Slashing energy prices
- 10% APR on credit cards
- 1000–1500% cheaper meds
- $2 gas
- The Epstein files
- Reopening the Strait of Hormuz that was already open
- Cheaper groceries
- Ending wars in 24 hours
- The "privately funded" ballroom
- All the jobs
- Lower interest rates
- That great healthcare plan

Any updates?

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

To counter the inevitable Russian propaganda narrative that today's protests across Ukraine are Ukrainians demanding to end the war on Russia's terms, lets be clear – Kyiv residents are calling for Defense Minister Federov to retain his post, as he has headed the department in a period of the highest Russian losses ever.

These Ukrainians want only that Russia continues to be driven into oblivion and demonstrators see him as the man best suited to accomplish this.

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🚨 NEW: Iran has formally demanded a cut of the billions it says people close to President Trump made by manipulating financial markets tied to the Iran war, a senior Iranian official tells Drop Site.

Tehran calculated the profits from that alleged manipulation, across oil futures, energy stocks, and prediction markets, had reached $9 billion, and put its demand in writing to mediators.

“We have conveyed through intermediaries that $4.5 billion of this sum should also be allocated to the Iranian side,” the official told Drop Site.

“The exchanged texts will ultimately become part of the historical record,” the official added.

🔗 The claim is part of a broader Iranian warning, reported by Drop Site, that Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner were “abusing” their inside access to U.S.-Iran talks to profit rather than reach a deal. Read the report from Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Grim linked below👇