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Donald Trump sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him a "dictator" and accusing him of corruption, aligning his rhetoric with Russia’s stance.

His remarks followed a phone call with Vladimir Putin and reflect his long-standing skepticism of US support for Ukraine.

Trump’s "America First" policy prioritizes reducing aid to Kyiv while shifting focus to China.

While some Republicans voiced concerns, Trump is wielding total authority over his party.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 21 hours ago

What an absolute piece of Shit. I can’t wait for somebody to cave in that pumpkin.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

It makes me so tired thinking of all the family that argued beyond reason that there was 'no proof' he was a Russian asset. I just learned to be quiet.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 21 hours ago

They, those around me found out that every time they brought up the orange tumor I would point out he was a russian agent. Let them learn to be quiet.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 day ago (6 children)

If there are any generals in the US that are still loyal to the people and their oaths they took to defend our country from enemy's both foreign and domestic, now is the time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago

now is the time.

They're not going to do anything until the public starts it. The Military isn't going to swoop in and save The civvies from the inconvenience. Civillians are going to have to start it, then, they back us, if they will. That's the time.

The military has to be called in to gun us down and refuse.

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[–] [email protected] 152 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Absolutely fucking disgusting. This idiot has basically destroyed western geopolitics in a matter of weeks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

This idiot or the 77 million idiots that voted for him for second term?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago

Yeah the 77 idiots that voted for this are just as responsible. I'm going to go further and blame anyone who posted or memed pro trump shit. I'm never letting my dad forget how much of an idiot he is for supporting this shit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

Agreed on all points, and I’m absolutely not surprised.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 day ago (7 children)

It's almost as if we should require IQ testing for candidates. And you know, maybe don't let felon rapists run for office.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

Agree in concept.

However making Felons/Rapist unable is an easy way for Trump to stop competition. All he needs is a conviction for his opponents in the courts he owns.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago

"They're eating the dogs" wasn't enough of an IQ test?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago

We need a cleaner media environment. The current one is fucked.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It’s almost as if we should require IQ testing for candidates.

Look, I get your sentiment, but we've been over this sort of thing. If we let that happen, this is the sort of shit that the fascists would implement (and put themselves in charge of scoring, which would certainly result in their allies passing and everyone else failing):

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

The most amazing(ly vile) one is using the tendency of our minds to skip over “the the” as if it’s an IQ test.

Well that and the whole idea of using this stupid collection of badly worded instructions to “determine” a human’s worthiness.

“Determine” with the assistance of that family guy “OKAY / NOT OKAY” card.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (4 children)

That is an outrageous test, there are like 5 questions that could be construed in multiple ways. Hopefully you don't lose points for explaining your reasoning..

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Hopefully you don’t lose points for explaining your reasoning…

Oh you sweet, summer child. Read the instructions:

"Do what you are told to do in each statement, nothing more, nothing less."

If you try to explain, you already failed.


Also, by the way, this is the grading rubric:

(This is not hyperbole. This is how it actually worked in Louisiana in 1964.)

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

you have 10 minutes and the people grading you don't want you to pass.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What kind of place takes pride in its absurdly high illiteracy rates, and seemingly does everything possible to maintain them?

(I'm guessing a racist one)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

White people either weren't given this test, or were given a passing grade regardless of what they did.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

IQ testing for voters.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Or maybe just give a shit about primary education and raise the iq of the voting populous above that of the common slug.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Hey let's maybe not try to fix ignorance with eugenics

[–] [email protected] 5 points 20 hours ago

How long until he will tweet about how the Ukrainian nation and its language is just a Leninist fabrication?

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 day ago

It is almost like Trump is Putin's puppet.

[–] [email protected] 101 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This deranged man will start WW3.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm increasingly convinced that that's his ultimate goal. Or maybe Putin's ultimate goal and Trump is just being used as a puppet.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 day ago

Well yeah, an emergency like a war gives him power to do all kinds of authoritarian things.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago

putin's ultimate goal is to rebuild old USSR borders and control the whole Europe and Asia, he is not hiding it.

trump doesn't seem to have a problem with that and whatever he is getting from putin in return he thinks it is worth it.

Meanwhile musk, Vance and others are trying convert US into technofeudalism[1] and eventually get rid of trump one they succeed (trump likely was convinced by them that it is for his own benefit).

[1] this is what Bannon is upset about

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yes, it's mostly Putins goal, he knows the US will be too busy internally/incompetent to mean anything on a world stage so Russia takes the lead.

Musk is a firm believer of being part of the destruction of the world and desires to be on the forefront of reshaping it... For him it's all good 'till the restructuring begins.

So the path to world war has been firmly set in motion:

Trump fully destroys the US' international influence by dismantling the NATO and UN memberships, closing bases on foreign soil and discarding its external intelligence machine.

Ukraine will not want to be conquered and can make its own nukes, will be a huge pain for Russia.

Russia will attempt to take back eastern Europe, first through (political)chaos then by force, like it has done times and times again in the past.

Iran will see the US kneeling before Russia and openly attacks Israel with all it has, the US will try to call on the Arab states to intervene, but it would be in the name of Israel which... yeah is a bit awkward...

India and Japan will declare neutrality, Japan closes itself off from the world as in the olden days, and India has a few worms to pick with Pakistan....

Afrika is a tribal bloodbath on it's own and no party in this.

China will feel legitimized in taking Taiwan and perhaps all of Korea, which destroys the Wests supply of silicon. Causing a tipping point into all out war over the whole globe...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

Nah we got TSMC in Arizona now, they thought of that

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Chump wants his name on something. Anything.

A geographical "monument" to him. Something that says forever "Chump was here and did that".

Started with buildings, moved to a border wall, then Rushmore, and now he's looking on a global scale... Panama, Greenland, Gulf, etc.

And he's willing to give/do anything to get it. Likely including WW3. That'd be something to point to.

Also why he's aligning with Putain's goal to recreate USSR, and Xi's goal of absorbing Taiwan. Makes the Little Toddler Idiot feel like he has influence on a global scale that will be viewed with awe by all who gaze upon it in perpetuity.

Much more likely those viewers will point to any such changes with absolute derision and laughter.

I know I will.

🤦‍♀️🫏🤡🖕🖕🖕

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (4 children)

A late night call from the Oval Office: Good morning mister Vlad. It's Donald. Yes, Ukraine is on sale, but what about eggs? I told them I'd fix the price on eggs... Say what now?.. I can't pass the phone to Elon, he isn't there. Hello. Hello? Hello? HELLO? I hate it when he does that.

GTA 4's supporting character, a cousin named Roman, talks on the phone that he has a bit of a problem in the office

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

far too coherent

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Uhhh.... he loves Putin. Duhh, he's going to peacock for his idol. What a moron.

[–] blarth 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I believe he is beholden to him by way of blackmail. Remember the Steele Dossier.

Steele was first to warn that Russia was mounting a covert operation to elect Donald Trump. Fusion GPS – his partners in Washington DC – have called this the dossier's 'foundational initial assertion' and it was correct. Much later, the Mueller inquiry would state that 'the Russian government perceived it would benefit from a Trump presidency and worked to secure that outcome.' Steele wrote about what was happening as early as June 2016...The US intelligence agencies...did not publish their findings until December 2016, too late to prevent the effort to influence the election.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 day ago

The U.S. is rapidly turning into Russia, so it makes sense that we should start sounding like them.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 day ago

Trump is a Russian asset and a traitor. How much more evidence do you need?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago

Russian puppet is going to do puppet things. mild shock

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He’s always been a Russian asset, FFS!

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