@MalcolmNance I don't see how. It's just money that Trump doesn't GAF about spending. It doesn't change the dynamic in any way, other than to maybe make US warships stay further away. US would be insane to invade, so what are they gonna do, drop some bombs on things that won't change anything?
When the Americans and Russians talk about security, it’s not just about security guarantees for Ukraine. In fact, it’s more about some kind of new security framework between Europe and Russia.
We find this approach a bit strange. Because for 30 years after the Soviet Union collapsed, Europe treated Russia well. And Europe tried to have as much trade as possible, as much cooperation as possible, and as good relations as possible with Russia.
Putin’s wars are really about only his attitude toward others – not some kind of permanent confrontation with Europe that was impossible to avoid. But still, we hear what we hear today.
From an address at the 9th European Political Community Summit. (1/3)
No, we will not be worrying about the feelings of the right. You didn’t care about anyone but yourselves, so you have zero right during a mandate to ask that of us. He puts this so eloquently.
Rep. Dave Min: "I read the letter from the White House counsel. I's embarrassing. It's laughable. And I looked this guy up, Robert Scharf or William Scharf or whatever his name is, just to see who this jackass was. Apparently, he's a Harvard law school graduate. And as a fellow Harvard law alum, I'm embarrassed on behalf of our alma mater."
One of the main reasons Russia doesn't take Europe seriously, is because Europeans play by arbitrary, high-trust rules only they themselves respect & others ignore.
Russia seizes European assets, Europe is too scared to do the same. Russia conducts sabotage in EU countries, Europe doesn't respond in kind.
There are still Russian tourists running around in Italy and Paris, Russia goes to sports events that Europeans still attend & fund.
The same with China: China massively funds industries defacto owned by the state, free to polute & exploit - while European industry has to compete fairly with massive disadvantages. We know China is spying & using dependency as leverage, yet we do little to stop it.
Developing nations vote against Europe at the UN, are uncooperative with migration or other issues. No problem, Europe still sends development aid. Morocco literally pushes migrants into out territory- our answer? We give them money to stop.
Europe acts like the "nice guy" of the world, who then cries at home becaude bullies don't respect him. Well, like in the school yard, somtimes instead of helping everyone with their homework, try kicking those who push you in the nuts for a change.
@four2oderek@Tweet4AnnaNAFO@ZelenskyyUa Save your hatred for Israel. It's clearly misplaced with Ukraine. Surprised there's no watermelons next to your name.
Abdul El-Sayed absolutely destroys Donald Trump.
Q: You recently called President Trump the dumbest effing guy who ever was president.
AES: True.
Q: You've also said Democrats should drop the decorum and treat the president as the unserious fool that he is.
AES: True.
Q: Why are you taking that approach?
AES: Because he's a bully alongside being a narcissist. And the only way you deal with bullies is to stand up to them. Bullies don't bully you because they necessarily care for the thing you have. They bully you because they like to bully you because it makes them feel strong. And the way you take on a bully is to bully back. Because then they learn that this does not make them feel strong. It makes them feel weak and they don't like to feel weak. So they back off. And the more you let a bully get away with bullying, the more they signal to everybody else that this person cannot be stood up to. And so I think it's important for us to stand up to him.
@four2oderek@Tweet4AnnaNAFO@ZelenskyyUa Well, you sure talk like one. I'm from Huntington Beach, bitch, so if you don't care about any of those countries, then STFU about what Ukraine should do if you don't want to sound like a fucking Russian troll.
Received briefings from Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yevhenii Khmara and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapatyi. Unfortunately, our units have been recording significant disruptions to Starshield’s operations over the territory of Ukraine for several days now – along the entire front line and in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Specifically, systematic speed restrictions are being imposed on Starshield, limiting it to 161 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour). The Ukrainian military have already investigated the circumstances, and these are not random errors but systematic speed restrictions. For us, this primarily means a significant complication in intercepting Russian jet-powered drones. Unfortunately, there have already been strikes that got through because our interception systems cannot reach sufficient speeds and are unable to intercept in time. Unfortunately, this is helping the Russians kill more Ukrainians and carry out more accurate strikes against Ukraine. We are trying to establish all the circumstances with the American side.
🚨 ÚLTIMA HORA: Mohammed bin Salman ha amenazado con llevar los precios del petróleo a niveles cercanos a cero —aumentando la producción a su máxima capacidad— a menos que Rusia deje de enviar a Irán armas que terminan en manos de los hutíes.
Maine’s new senator showed up to Washington in an $89.99 suit off the rack from Target — and it tells you everything about who just got elected, and the populist story behind this election.
Troy Jackson posted a selfie on the Capitol steps this week holding his U.S. Senate folder. People zoomed in on his sleeve, spotted the Haggar label, and tracked it down to Target.
It fits. Jackson is a fifth-generation logger from Allagash, Maine. His mom was 16 when he was born. He spent years working 80-hour weeks in the woods, and he got into politics fighting for loggers’ pay.
He wasn’t even supposed to be on the ballot. He stepped in with about 100 days to go and beat Susan Collins, who had held that seat since 1997.
The Senate is a millionaires’ club.
People whose last job before politics was blue-collar have never held more than about 2% of the seats in Congress. Most of the people writing laws about your wages have never had to live on one.
Jackson is a longtime Bernie Sanders ally. He ran Bernie’s Maine operation in 2016, and Bernie campaigned with him across the state this fall. He’s going to Washington to fight for Medicare for All, protect and expand Social Security, back unions, and make billionaires pay their fair share.
A senator who knows what a paycheck actually buys. In a $90 suit.
⚡️ “Pete Hegseth is a piece of shit.”
— Paul Rieckhoff on Hegseth’s selfie and outrageous disrespect at Arlington Cemetery on Veterans Day.
Sorry for the language. Sorta. Sorta not.
🎙️I go deeper on Hegseth, Veterans Day, the election results, the NFL, and the 2028 presidential—all in my special episode today with my old friend and fellow vet Maryland Governor Wes Moore: https://t.co/0izUv2bMzx 🇺🇸🫡
Republicans win races by 0.01% and stack their administration with fascist lunatics.
Democrats win races by almost 30% and yet are obsessed with doing this insufferable bipartisan bullshit.
It’s absolutely exhausting.
@BrentInQueens It's like nobody lived through the Obama years. Endless attempts at ONE SINGLE R VOTE, watering down legislation per R suggestions, and then not a single vote for the D legislation. We're fucking insane if we try that path again.