Sewee Sam

Son of the Lowcountry

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The Turin shroud, brought to life by AI

[Anders Åslund @anders_aslund]

This is truly ridiculous. Russia, one of the three biggest oil producers in the world with about 20 big oil refineries, asks for assistance with fuel because of Ukraine's successful bombing of Russian oil facilities.
Why not withdraw from your outrageous war against Ukraine?

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

In yet another act of ritual humiliation in these dying days of the Moscovite Empire, the Kremlin's Press Secretary Zakharova appeals to "friendly nations" for help amid Russia's worsening fuel crisis.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Is today the war day or the peace day? I can’t keep up.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Trump started a war in Iran without knowing why.

He then put in place a ceasefire because we’d “met and exceeded” our military objectives.

If he resumes fighting, will Trump explain to the American people why?

[Anders Åslund @anders_aslund]

Trump has successfully raised US inflation to 4.2%.
Congratulations!
How did he do it:
1. The war against Iran (as dumb as it gets).
2. Tariffs (dumb all the way).
3. Excessive budget deficit for no macroeconomic reason with unemployment at 4.3%
Dumbest president ever.

[Ady @Kavanuchi_tm]

@Acyn It's the same old story...

[Joe G @EastEndJoe]

Here’s what really happened.

[LateNighter @latenightercom]

Jimmy Kimmel unearths unseen video from Trump's "Meet the Press" walk-off.

[InfoGram @_InfoGram_]

🇺🇸Trump has stated 55 times that he defeated Iran.

🇺🇸Trump has stated 35 times that Iran is destroyed.

🇺🇸Trump has stated 38 times that a deal is imminent.

🇺🇸Trump has stated 25 times that the Strait of Hormuz is open.

Elect a clown, expect a circus.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Look how fast they took Trump’s face off the screen after the crowd erupts in boos.

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Trump wants the Strait of Hormuz open. Europe can help make that happen. General Sir Richard Shirreff, NATO’s former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, says there is a price for that assistance, and it is not a small one.

The deal Shirreff is describing is straightforward. Europe provides diplomatic support and a maritime stabilisation mission to reopen Hormuz. In return, the United States fully backs Ukraine against Russia, stops undermining NATO and honours its Article 5 commitments without qualification or complaint.

That is the leverage Europe has been sitting on without using it. Trump is stuck. Iran has him cornered in the Gulf, gas prices are wrecking his domestic approval numbers and he has no credible exit. He needs allies to help him out of the hole he dug. Europe can be those allies. But not for free.

The terms are not unreasonable. They are, in fact, exactly what the United States promised when its presidents still read the alliance documents. Full support for Ukraine. No more briefings against NATO burden-sharing. No more suggesting that Article 5 is conditional on payment. Just the commitments Washington already made, honoured as if they meant something.

Shirreff’s argument is that Europe has spent three months treating its leverage as a liability rather than an asset. The bases, the logistics, the drone expertise from Ukraine, the diplomatic legitimacy Trump craves internationally. All of it has been offered at no charge while the US simultaneously withdraws troops from Germany and threatens the alliance that underpins European security.

The war in Iran has changed the arithmetic. Trump needs a win. Europe can provide the scaffolding for one. The question is whether European leaders have the nerve to name their price before Trump finds another way out.

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[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

ZELENSKY: I told Trump that I didn’t play with Putin. For us, it’s very serious. It’s not about cards.

I didn’t have cards, but I had the most important — smart and brave people. This is our card — the card of Ukraine. That’s why we’re now very strong with our drone technology.

[Kristen Welker @kwelkernbc]

My interview with President Trump on Friday afternoon was unfortunately complicated by weather issues. In spite of those challenges, we still had a substantial conversation on issues from the Iran war to the economy to the so-called “anti-weaponization” fund. Tune in for the full interview this morning on @MeetThePress.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

This is absolutely insane. Trumps love of Russia is stunting the US military’s ability to modernize.

https://t.co/LYOkJmnKg5

[David Axelrod @davidaxelrod]

Among the many offensive things about Hegseth's D-Day speech in France was that he lectured our allies on their commitment to freedom, while the @POTUS drags his feet and coddles Putin rather than standing with Ukraine.

[Sewee Sam @SeweeSam]

Good thing Grofas and the Secretary of War Crimes got rid of all those Iranian missiles!

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May I have a word, please...

English: A dog.

Swedish: What?

English: The dog.

English: Two dogs.

Swedish: Okay. We have: En hund, hunden, Två hundar, hundarna.

German: Wait, I wan’t to try it too!

English: No, go away.

Swedish: No one invited you.

German: Der Hund.

English: I said go away.

German: Ein Hund, zwei Hunde.

Swedish: Stop it!

German: Den Hund, einen Hund, dem Hund, einem Hund, des Hundes, eines Hundes, den Hunden, der Hunden.

Finnish: Sup.

English: NO.

Swedish: NO.

German: NO. Finn, you go away!!

Finnish: Koira, koiran, koiraa, koiran again, koirassa, koirasta, koiraan, koiralla, koiralta, koiralle, koirana, koiraksi, koiratta, koirineen, koirin.

German: WHAT?

Swedish: You must be kidding us!

English: This must be a joke…

Finnish: Aaaand… koirasi, koirani, koiransa, koiramme, koiranne, koiraani, koiraasi, koiraansa, koiraamme, koiraanne, koirassani, koirassasi, koirassansa, koirassamme, koirassanne, koirastani, koirastasi, koirastansa, koirastamme, koirastanne, koirallani, koirallasi, koirallansa, koirallamme, koirallanne, koiranani, koiranasi, koiranansa, koiranamme, koirananne, koirakseni, koiraksesi, koiraksensa, koiraksemme, koiraksenne, koirattani, koirattasi, koirattansa, koirattamme, koirattanne, koirineni, koirinesi, koirinensa, koirinemme, koirinenne.

English: Those are words for a dog???

Finnish: Wait! I didn’t stop yet.

There is still:

koirakaan, koirankaan, koiraakaan, koirassakaan, koirastakaan, koiraankaan, koirallakaan, koiraltakaan, koirallekaan, koiranakaan, koiraksikaan, koirattakaan, koirineenkaan, koirinkaan, koirako, koiranko, koiraako, koirassako, koirastako, koiraanko, koirallako, koiraltako, koiralleko, koiranako, koiraksiko, koirattako, koirineenko, koirinko, koirasikaan, koiranikaan, koiransakaan, koirammekaan, koirannekaan, koiraanikaan, koiraasikaan, koiraansakaan, koiraammekaan, koiraannekaan, koirassanikaan, koirassasikaan, koirassansakaan, koirassammekaan, koirassannekaan, koirastanikaan, koirastasikaan, koirastansakaan, koirastammekaan, koirastannekaan, koirallanikaan, koirallasikaan, koirallansakaan, koirallammekaan, koirallannekaan, koirananikaan, koiranasikaan, koiranansakaan, koiranammekaan, koiranannekaan, koiraksenikaan, koiraksesikaan, koiraksensakaan, koiraksemmekaan, koiraksennekaan, koirattanikaan, koirattasikaan, koirattansakaan, koirattammekaan, koirattannekaan, koirinenikaan, koirinesikaan, koirinensakaan, koirinemmekaan, koirinennekaan, koirasiko, koiraniko, koiransako, koirammeko, koiranneko, koiraaniko, koiraasiko, koiraansako, koiraammeko, koiraanneko, koirassaniko, koirassasiko, koirassansako, koirassammeko, koirassanneko, koirastaniko, koirastasiko, koirastansako, koirastammeko, koirastanneko, koirallaniko, koirallasiko, koirallansako, koirallammeko, koirallanneko, koirananiko, koiranasiko, koiranansako, koiranammeko, koirananneko, koirakseniko, koiraksesiko, koiraksensako, koiraksemmeko, koiraksenneko, koirattaniko, koirattasiko, koirattansako, koirattammeko, koirattanneko, koirineniko, koirinesiko, koirinensako, koirinemmeko, koirinenneko, koirasikaanko, koiranikaanko, koiransakaanko, koirammekaanko, koirannekaanko, koiraanikaanko, koiraasikaanko, koiraansakaanko, koiraammekaanko, koiraannekaanko, koirassanikaanko, koirassasikaanko, koirassansakaanko, koirassammekaanko, koirassannekaanko, koirastanikaanko, koirastasikaanko, koirastansakaanko, koirastammekaanko, koirastannekaanko, koirallanikaanko, koirallasikaanko, koirallansakaanko, koirallammekaanko, koirallannekaanko, koirananikaanko, koiranasikaanko, koiranansakaanko, koiranammekaanko, koiranannekaanko, koiraksenikaanko, koiraksesikaanko, koiraksensakaanko, koiraksemmekaanko, koiraksennekaanko, koirattanikaanko, koirattasikaanko, koirattansakaanko, koirattammekaanko, koirattannekaanko, koirinenikaanko, koirinesikaanko, koirinensakaanko, koirinemmekaanko, koirinennekaanko, koirasikokaan, koiranikokaan, koiransakokaan, koirammekokaan, koirannekokaan, koiraanikokaan, koiraasikokaan, koiraansakokaan, koiraammekokaan, koiraannekokaan, koirassanikokaan, koirassasikokaan, koirassansakokaan, koirassammekokaan, koirassannekokaan, koirastanikokaan, koirastasikokaan, koirastansakokaan, koirastammekokaan, koirastannekokaan, koirallanikokaan, koirallasikokaan, koirallansakokaan, koirallammekokaan, koirallannekokaan, koirananikokaan, koiranasikokaan, koiranansakokaan, koiranammekokaan, koiranannekokaan, koiraksenikokaan, koiraksesikokaan, koiraksensakokaan, koiraksemmekokaan, koiraksennekokaan, koirattanikokaan, koirattasikokaan, koirattansakokaan, koirattammekokaan, koirattannekokaan, koirinenikokaan, koirinesikokaan, koirinensakokaan, koirinemmekokaan, koirinennekokaan.

Swedish: Breath!!

German: Whattaaa?

English: Okay, now you’re just making things up!

Finnish: And now the plural forms…..

English: WHAT?!?!

[Gig - The Great Gig in the Sky @thegreatgig8]

Are we there yet?

[Ukraine News 🇺🇦 @Ukrainene]

Ukrainian long-range drones reportedly penetrated deep into Russian territory and struck facilities housing valuable MiG-31 interceptor aircraft.

Multiple hangars were destroyed, massive fires erupted across the base, and several aircraft were reportedly destroyed or severely damaged.

The MiG-31 serves as a critical launch platform for Russia's Kinzhal hypersonic missile system, making the losses particularly costly for Moscow.

The strike is expected to reduce Russia's ability to conduct long-range missile attacks and highlights Ukraine's growing capability to reach strategic military targets far behind the front lines.

Satellite imagery circulating online appears to show extensive destruction, burning infrastructure, and collapsed aircraft shelters. Russian authorities have yet to provide an official assessment of the damage.

A bold deep-strike operation that demonstrates Ukraine's expanding reach and delivers a costly setback to Russian military aviation.