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[Scottfm @ScottfmSm]

I love all bodies of water 💧 Whether a small creek or a raging river. A wooded pond or a magnificent Great Lake. An inland sea or a mighty ocean. Water soothes the soul 🙏

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

This is real footage from 120 years ago.

None of the people in it knew that the city around them had four days left...

What you are watching is a cable car gliding down Market Street in San Francisco, filmed on the 14th of April, 1906.

The camera was mounted on the front of the car, so you see the city exactly as it was: the crowds, the horse-drawn carriages, the early automobiles weaving through traffic, the men in hats, the great buildings rising on either side. An ordinary spring afternoon in a thriving American city.

Four days later, on the morning of the 18th of April, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck. The shaking lasted under a minute, but it ignited fires that burned through the city for days...

By the time it was over, more than 3,000 people were dead and roughly 80 percent of San Francisco had been destroyed. Almost every building you see in this footage was gone.

And the film itself nearly went with it.

The negative was placed on a train bound for New York on the 17th of April, the day before the earthquake. Had it left a single day later, it would have burned in the fire along with the studio that made it.

This entire moving record of a lost city survives because of one day...

[Audric Moses 🇨🇦 @audricmoses]

WOW, absolute 🔥 from @canmnt's coach, US citizen Jesse Marsch.

Americans who think like this: we still love you guys ♥️!

#uspoli

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

“Grandpa, what did America do when Ukraine beat Russia?”

He takes a while to answer.

“The boys at school say America didn’t do anything. That isn’t true, is it, Grandpa?”

And he doesn’t know how to say it. That there was a day, in a gold-trimmed room, when president Trump sat across from a leader who had not slept properly in three years, a man whose cities were being bombed while he spoke, and instead of standing beside him, he lectured him. About gratitude. On camera. With his deputy joining in, the two of them talking down to a wartime president as if he had come to beg for a favour rather than to keep his country alive.

“It’s complicated,” is all he manages.

But the boys at school are closer to the truth than he wants to admit.

Ukraine won the way a man wins a fight after his cornerman walks out halfway through. It won despite that room, not because of it. It won because Europe helped, Canada helped, Australia helped, Japan helped, South Korea helped, and most of all because of the fighting spirit in Ukraine, and because the Ukrainians refused to die quietly, and because history has a long memory for the people who showed up and an even longer one for the people who didn’t.

One day the textbooks will have a photo of that meeting. And the caption will not be kind.

“No,” he says finally. “They didn’t do nothing. They did something worse.”

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

A few weeks ago I had a conversation with an American who genuinely believed Europe and Canada would help the United States in its war with Iran. I asked him why he thought that, given that Trump had spent months threatening to annex Canada and seize Greenland. He went quiet. Then he said he had never heard of any of that.

Not that he disagreed. Not that he thought it was exaggerated. He had simply never encountered the information. It had never arrived.

This is worth pausing on. Because in every other functioning democracy on earth, that information would have been impossible to avoid. Not because Europeans are smarter or more curious. But because of how news works outside the United States. The BBC and The Daily Telegraph hate each other. Le Monde and Le Figaro disagree on everything. Aftenposten and Dagbladet have been arguing since before most of their readers were born. But they all cover the same events. A threat to annex Canada is not a left-wing story or a right-wing story. It is a story. It runs everywhere. You hear it on the radio driving to work. You see it on the newsstand. Your colleague mentions it at lunch. Facts are not a channel you choose. They are the weather. You step outside and they hit you.

The only media ecosystems on earth that work differently are not political opposites of each other. They are North Korea and Russia. Not because the content resembles MAGA content. But because the architecture is the same. In all three cases, outside information does not get filtered or reinterpreted. It gets blocked at the door. A completely parallel reality is built inside, maintained by repetition, and sealed from correction.

This is why the rest of the world does not just disagree with MAGA voters on foreign policy. It finds them genuinely disorienting to talk to. Not offensive. Disorienting. Like speaking to someone who is absolutely certain the building has two floors when you are standing on the third.

Which brings us to today’s masterclass. And this screenshot says everything.

A Trump supporter posted: “Absolute masterclass by Trump. He got the Strait open without any help from Europe and without any boots on the ground.”

That post was written on the same day a refinery on Lavan Island burned for hours after the ceasefire was announced. On the same day Iran’s own official statement read “this does not signify the termination of the war.” On the same day Iran kept its toll system, its uranium program, its protocol over the strait, and walked away with sanctions relief and reconstruction aid.

The post is not stupid. It is not written by a bad person. It is written by someone who received a completely different set of facts than the rest of the world did. And from inside that information environment, with only that data, the conclusion is perfectly logical.

That is what makes it so unsettling. It is not ignorance. It is a sealed universe, doing exactly what sealed universes do.

Gandalv / @Microinteracti1

[Scottfm @ScottfmSm]

@HeatherThomasAF Sorry for your loss, Heather. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 41 yrs and I can’t even begin to imagine…
❤️

[Scottfm @ScottfmSm]

@catturd2 @catturd2 @GuntherEagleman are two pathetic trump ass kissers and all around douche bags who would be completely irrelevant if not for the despicable traitor-in-chief. Please do us ALL a favour and delete your accounts.

[Pete @splendid_pete]

Fuck you, you fucking monster.

Trump compares Russia’s genocidal war in Ukraine, with mass rapes, torture chambers, and children abducted, to two kids fighting in a park. Like it’s some fucking schoolyard brawl.

No, you sociopathic freak. This isn’t about “bad blood.” It’s about a nuclear-armed dictatorship invading a sovereign country, executing civilians, flattening hospitals, and deporting children. This isn’t hockey, you orange dipshit. It’s Nuremberg-level evil.

And let me put this into terms you’d understand if it were your fucking family.

A well-built grown man walks up to one of your daughters, “grabs her by the pussy”.

Would you stand back, smirk, and say, “Well, sometimes you gotta let ‘em fight it out for a bit”?

No, you wouldn’t, you fucking coward piece of shit, but you would do that to others.

But when it’s Ukraine being gang-raped by Russia, you say “maybe they have to suffer more.” That’s not neutrality. That’s complicity.

And it gets even more disgusting. This is the same bloodthirsty coward who loosened every accountability measure on drone strikes, eliminated civilian casualty reporting, and turned targeted killings into a video game.

Under your watch, the United States carried out airstrikes with no oversight, no transparency, and in some cases, killed more civilians than ISIS in certain regions.

You want to play tough guy and call yourself a “peace president”? You hid the body count, scrapped reporting rules, and let the bombs fall blindly on children in Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen. Then you have the gall to call yourself a negotiator?

You’re not a negotiator.
You’re not a patriot.
You’re not a protector of anything except your own rotting ego.

You’re a bully, a war criminal enabler, and a fucking coward who thinks foreign war crimes are a bar fight.

When history judges you, and it will, this quote alone should be carved into your legacy: “Maybe they have to suffer more before we pull them apart.”

You didn’t stop the bleeding.
You watched it.
You excused it.
And you called it strategy.

You disgrace the very concept of peace. You don’t want peace. You want dominance, without accountability, without empathy, and with absolute power.

Rot in hell.

[Rick ☆ @RickChapterTwo]

Just watch this video and then quietly retweet. Don't use any @ names. Let's just get it out there before it's pulled again.

[American AF 🇺🇸 @iAnonPatriot]

Millionaire who didn’t have much growing up, just made these girls day…

Love videos like this! 🔥🔥

[Scottfm @ScottfmSm]

Shoutout to my brother, Joel. I just wanted to let you know how proud I am of all you have accomplished facing so much adversity. You are an inspiration to us all . Love you on this special day and every day! ❤️💙❤️

[Scottfm @ScottfmSm]

@HeatherThomasAF This woman is fearless and always on point. So refreshing.

[Chris Rilling @tokitaeII]

Trump facts

64 Times Mentioned In Epstein Report.
97 Times Pleaded The Fifth.
34 Felony Convictions.
91 Criminal Charges.
26 Sexual Assault Allegations.
6 Bankruptcies.
5 Draft Deferments.
4 Indictments.
2 Impeachments.
2 Convicted Companies.
1 Fake University Shut Down.
1 Fake Charity Shut Down.
$25 Million Fraud Settlement.
$5 Million Sexual Abuse Verdict.
$2 Million Fake Charity Abuse Judgment.
$93 Million Sexual Abuse Judgements.
$400+ Million Fraud Judgment.
First President in history to serve a full term increase the deficit every year he was in office.
First President in history to maintain a debt to GDP ratio over 100% for his entire term.
Highest annual budget deficit.
Most added to the national debt in a single term.
Most new unemployment claims.
Largest single day point drop in the history of the Dow.
First major party candidate in half a century to lose the popular vote twice.
Longest government shutdown in history (and he did that while his own party controlled both chambers of Congress).
First President in the history of approval ratings to maintain a net negative approval rating for his entire term.
First President to be impeached twice.
First President to have bipartisan support for his conviction after impeachment (which happened both times).
Most indictments, guilty pleas, and criminal convictions of members of an administration.
First president to have a mug shot.

Please go ahead and lookup every claim here - Joe Varco

[𝙰𝚟𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @AvalonResists]

From Canadian Jim Elliott on Facebook. 🧵

1/ "Dear 77,301,997 Trump-Loving, Conspiracy-Huffing, Rage-Addicted Americans (And the Canadian Dumbfucks Who Worship Them)

Oh, hey there. Sit down. Read this. Try not to cry.

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

Let me tell you EXACTLY what is going to happen and it is very clear from Trump today.

Trump is going to say either Zelenskyy stands down or the U.S. leave NATO. These are his instructions from Putin.
Putin knows if he can get Zelenskyy to resign and force elections, he can install a puppet.

My friends, this is it, this is the fork in the road moment and the decisions made in the next 48 hours in Europe will define European Security for generations to come.

Trump doesn’t want to win with Zelenskyy, he wants to crush him because that’s what he does. So now it’s not a question of if the U.S. abandons Zelensky. It’s whether Europe throws him under the bus to appease a now Russian asset.

This is it. THIS IS WHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD FOR EUROPE AND NATO ALLIES.

Let me tell you this. Trump is going to leave NATO anyway. What he wants to do is have NATO throw Zelenskyy under the bus first.

I feel because Zelenskyy is a man who thinks only of his country will offer to fall on his sword. If Europe allows him to do this, it’s Game over. If Europe and NATO resist, Trump WILL go nuclear. We need to do this on our own and I believe we CAN.

@Scaramucci who is a mutual of mine on here, is thinking what I’m thinking. My God I can’t even process this moment in history

[Made In Canada @MadelnCanada]

Mike Myers wore a "Canada is not for sale" shirt at the end of #SNL last night 🇨🇦

[Heather Thomas @HeatherThomasAF]

The next time you have to play traitorous mean girl-with-a-yeast-infection, here’s your model.

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

Trump and his team used the entire spectrum of abusive tactics: gaslighting, victim blaming, forced gratitude, manipulation.

And it wasn't just what we all felt through our screens, ChatGPT came to these conclusions.

Analysis through AI shows the following key points:

— Blaming the victim for their situation:
“You allowed yourself to be in a very bad position” — this is a classic phrase of an abuser, Trump says to Zelensky. Blaming the victim for suffering, and also blaming them for Russia occupying you and killing your people.

— Pressure and forced “gratitude”:
Toxic Vance demands that Zelensky say “thank you” — this is a terrible technique, forcing the victim to thank for the help that she desperately needs. Then such toxic people accuse her of ungratefulness if she tries to defend her rights.

— Manipulation of the concept of “peace”:
Trump declares that Zelensky “is not ready for peace.” But by this he means the capitulation of Ukraine. This is a typical manipulation - replacing the concept of “just peace” with the concept of “surrender.”

— Refusal to recognize the reality of war:
Trump constantly says that Zelensky has no cards, that without us you have no cards. This is another trick of the abuser - to devalue the efforts of the victim, claiming that she is powerless without the mercy of a “savior.”

— Devaluation of the victims of war:
“If you have a ceasefire, you have to accept it so that the bullets stop flying and your people stop dying.” But Trump ignores that a ceasefire without guarantees is just a respite for Russia to regroup and strike again.

— Dominance tactics:
Trump constantly interrupts, does not let Zelensky speak. He says: “No, no, you said it anyway.” This is a deliberate use of psychological pressure to establish a hierarchy where Zelensky is a subordinate.

— Coercion to surrender under the guise of “diplomacy”:
Vance claims that “the path to peace lies through diplomacy.” This is a classic tactic when the aggressor is given the opportunity to continue his aggression without resistance.

— Projection and substitution of concepts:
Trump declares: “You are playing with the lives of millions of people.” But this is exactly what he does, shifting the responsibility to Zelensky.

— Creating the illusion that Zelensky owes America something:
The US is indeed helping Ukraine, but providing this assistance in the form of “you are obliged to obey, otherwise you will receive nothing” is a form of financial and military coercion, not partnership.

— Devaluation of Ukrainian resistance:
Trump declares that “if it were not for our weapons, this war would have been over in two weeks.” This is an attempt to completely erase the merits of Ukrainians and present them as completely dependent on the USA.

You have now seen classic dirty tricks from people who are not naturally endowed with empathy. They do not know how to "get into position" and "stand in place". They only see their own benefit and "greatness". They are not interested in Ukrainian tears and even less so in Ukrainian freedom. This is global abuse. Those who have encountered this in their personal lives will understand - you cannot stay there, because you will lose yourself. Only move uphill!

[Cory Booker @CoryBooker]

We are Americans.

We are the most powerful nation on the planet.
What defines us is not our power to dominate the weak.
What demonstrates our character is not our capacity to traumatize the afflicted.
What speaks our truth is not how we taunt, deride or belittle the embattled, broken or battered.

We are:
The country of the Marshall Plan
The nation of The Berlin Airlift
The nation whose leader said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”

We are at our best when we are resolute against evil -- not when we kowtow to those who perpetrate it.
We tell our truth when we defend the weak -- not when we do it only if we get protection money.
We are America when our leaders call the dictators dictators and those who fight to defend democracy against tyranny what they are: heroes.

Donald Trump and JD Vance didn't show strength today -- they showed weakness.

They belittled a giant and showed just how small they are.

They have the most vaunted titles in the world: President and Vice President of The United States of America. But the title doesn't make the man. And today both men brought shame to their titles.

A weary warrior was before them. A beleaguered man who has lost thousands of his friends and comrades to the unjust and illegal aggression of an authoritarian leader.

They showed no grace; no magnanimity of spirit; no diplomatic acumen. They were small bullies with big titles and they disrespected the history and legacy of the nation they lead.

Today, Donald Trump acted more like Russia's Putin than America's President.

[MAGA Cult Slayer @MAGACult2]

How to know you’re in a cult in two minutes. This is absolutely phenomenal. Put into perfect context.

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

Today we have heard some outstanding speeches from NATO ally leaders. However, this one from the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, was the one that spoke to me for sure.

I think it’s time to stop pretending to ourselves that the U.S. is anything but an impediment to solving this existential threat, to the welfare and safety of all our citizens.

Let me quote Sun Tzu's The Art of War. ‘All warfare is based on deception’ and for sure, Putin has waged a war of deception. He projected the historical power of the mighty Red army in a bid to quickly overrun Ukraine. He attempted to do it with untrained poorly equipped troops, on out of date rations.

Putin rolled the dice thinking NATO would not commit troops to help defend Ukraine and he was right. What he didn’t plan for, was the lion spirit of the Ukrainian people and the ingenuity of their military engineers. Their work with drones and sea drones has redefined battlefield strategy. Once allies started providing javelin anti-tank missiles and supporting artillery, the game changed. They prevented the Russians from achieving air superiority? And the Russian Black Sea Fleet had to retreat from port.

It is testament to the Ukrainian army and air force, Russia has been held back against all the odds. Let’s be clear, the military has achieved what it has, not because of us, but in-spite of us. We have only given them enough weapons to hold the bear back, not to evict it. There were constant delays, waiting on artillery shells, HIMARS and ATACMS, as well as tanks and F16s.

WE HAVE LET THEM DOWN. Yet these brave men and women have innovated and made do, to defend not only their country, but our borders too. WE OWE THEM BIG TIME. Not with words and sympathy, but with the proper tools to get the job done.

America has disgracefully walked away and aligned with our enemy. The U.S. president’s pet, Elon Musk along with JD Vance, have meanwhile actively supported far right political parties in Europe. Then Vance had the audacity to turn up and lecture us on our own doorstep. What was our answer? ‘Please don’t hurt us’.

This week, we see a slow procession of European leaders making the pilgrimage to the court of Mad King Don for a humiliation session. Pardon my French but ‘f*ck that’, it’s time to stand tall and tell Trump to ‘f*ck right off’ and if it were me. I’d tell him to take his airbases with him too and cancel all military arms contracts.

If he wants access to Ukrainian minerals that’s fine. Ukraine HAS NO DEBT with the U.S. They simply have the thanks of a grateful nation. There was no loan agreement. If he wants mineral rights, then provide an arms package as a down payment for future revenues. Leave the deal on the table for a week and if it’s not signed, pull the deal. Then they get nothing and in addition, no bids will be accepted from US companies for the reconstruction of Ukraine after the war. Now that’s the art of the deal.

As for NATO allies, Trump is walking away regardless, so Europe needs to get its act together NOW. Seize Russian assets and use the funds to fire up the European military industrial base. This will create jobs and growth, while capacity is expanded in all countries with an arms manufacturing capability.

In the meantime, we already have the ability, especially if Poland steps up, to defend against any increased Russian aggression. The British military has already said, if it were needed, we would meet that threat head on today. If this collective approach is taken, the Russian army in Ukraine could be crushed just as crushed the Iraqi army in Desert Storm.

It’s time to show the Americans their services are no longer required. Then when the war is over, we can look to promote the Euro as the new global reserve currency. No harm in ambition I say.

We need to believe in ourselves. It’s time to get the job done and show the world FAFO. There’s only one village idiot in this town and it’s not Zelenskyy.

I rest my case.