@WarintheFuture Very important point and amazingly overlooked by many US politicians (denial?).
How many realise US is world's biggest arms mfr, and NATO is by far its biggest customer. Since WW2 producing and selling arms was a big part of what made America 'great'. Square that GOP ๐
musk has turned twitter into a toXic wasteland. In SM terms it was never big. It's bigger than truthsocial but that's only because it used to be a LOT bigger.
A year later, Muskโs X is tilting right. And sinking. https://t.co/RAx4i9tW2a
@MalcolmNance V interesting. I'm UK (matters?) and have 3 points:
- US is being challenged at a time of weakness, and it's coordinated
- v few IMFORMED views on Israel/Gaza. Lots of mouth, little insight.
- US's allies wondering what having US as ally is worth. trump has done serious damage.
@UaWarRoom @CanadianKobzar & Iran is right in this too, has been backing Hamas for years. So putin just needs to stir it a bit, it's a win-win for him no matter what.
What truly amazes me is that there are Americans (House reps even) that really think putin is the good guy.
Totally fuckin' unbelieveable.
@Gerashchenko_en I'd like to put him in a large blender and flick the switch intermittently, just short bursts... like electric tickles, with ketchup.
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@TradersAbacus trump, musk and all show an amazing lack of vision. If putin's new world order prevailed, where does US turn for allies? I mean who's left with any clout? And who in Europe trusts US any more?
Does trump believe US is so powerful it can go solo?
Truly dumb fucks.
@TheWarMonitor Correct 'til line 4 (and I question if there's any 'high tech' to absorb).
But NATO? - Trump would walk away; Congress is locked and will remain so, a shutdown is v likely. Euro allies already questioning and quietly hedging?
US is suddenly looking like a truly SHIT ally.
@CarpeDi81040920 @I_am_Khalwale @McFaul Totally right. I'm sickened and bewildered by the denial or lack of vision as to what follows. putin set his stall years ago - return of USSR. This is just a beginning and already US Congress frozen, EU states wavering (Germany?). The most evil man on this planet is winning...
@Humanlty1o1 So nearly 40% of your followers actually believe it's about laundering money ๐FFS ๐
Tells me a lot about your followers, nothing else at all.
@bondeFella 1000%. Handful of GOP pols blocking everything... what do they actually WANT? I mean what does MAGA-world look like? If US fails now (Ukr support) US is useless as an ally bc it can't be relied on. That makes NATO pointless (?). If Europe wants allies where does it turn?
@IrynaVoichuk >(2) despise russia and murderer putin. Since 2014 the only way to stop putin was to physically STOP him. That handful of US pols blocking everything are acting way above their grade or vision. putin will reshape Europe for the MUCH worse unless he is stopped.
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@IrynaVoichuk Horrifying. I'm a few thousand k away (UK) and I actually feel sick. A handful of hard-right nationalists in US bring govt to its knees. That makes EU countries worried, cautious. It's the leaders we need to worry about, bc I'm absolutely certain a vast majority of the west > (2)
@RadioFreeTom Anyone else thinking the Constitution is no longer fit for purpose? I mean they did an amazing job 234 years ago, but they didn't anticipate automatic weapons, social media, infowars or attacks on the Senate, let alone attacks from within the House.
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@JackWDart The emergence of 'woke' in their conversation is the WORST sign. We've watched America get cut in two and 'woke' has been the knife used.
If shifting hard right is the team strategy, they're looking more fucussed than of late... boy this is ugly.
@polenz_r EM is a privileged South African - everything else follows. Was his reshaping of Twitter a strategic plan or just an inevitable pull to the hard right where he truly belongs?
Crazy thing is X is actually tiny (compared other SMs) and how does it differ from TruthS now?
@Gerashchenko_en It's all just wall-to-wall bollocks isn't it? Wagner was illegal, then fully funded by state, then illegal again. And how many more mercinary orgs does ru have right now? A few - watch them move into Africa a bit smartish.
And putin didn't bomb prigozhin's plane out of the sky ๐