Playing with Fire
President Trump's patience with Vladimir Putin has apparently run out. After more than a month of Putin's obvious delay tactics and heavy bombing of Ukraine, Trump has had enough of the acting. Trump told reporters that: “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him, he has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I’m not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, responded with: “We are really grateful to the Americans and to President Trump personally for their assistance in organizing and launching this negotiation process.” The President came back with: “What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened in Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He’s playing with fire.”
That drew the dire warning from Dmitry Medvedev: “Regarding Trump’s words about Putin ‘playing with fire’ and ‘really bad things’ happening to Russia. I only know of one REALLY BAD thing – WWIII. I hope Trump understands this!”
That might scare many American leaders, but Trump doesn't scare easily. President Trump also has the cards to play. Sen Lindsey Graham is leading a bipartisan group of Senators ready to impose hard sanctions on Russia. Sanctions that could cripple the Russian economy:
"Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced legislation on Tuesday seeking to impose primary and secondary sanctions against Russia if it does not agree to long lasting peace with its neighboring country, Ukraine.
The two were joined by a group of 50 lawmakers who agreed to support sanctions on Russia in addition to a 500 percent tariff on imported goods from countries that buy Russian oil, gas, uranium and other products if efforts to end the war are not advanced. “The sanctions against Russia require tariffs on countries who purchase Russian oil, gas, uranium and other products. They are hard hitting for a reason,” the Senators wrote in a Tuesday release."
Bipartisan senators introduce primary, secondary Russia sanctions
Trump gave peace a chance. Now it's time for strong measures.
In other news:
Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, sent an order yesterday to all U.S. embassies and consulates: They should halt for student and exchange visas until further notice. The temporary pause is intended to allow the State Department to scrutinize of applicants’ social media posts.
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Volodymyr Zelensky will visit the new German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, in Berlin today to ask for more funding.
ICE agents arrested a 20-year-old Venezuelan man enrolled in high school in New York City, right under the noses of school administrators, after he arrived at court for what he thought was a routine hearing.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, announced that the C.D.C. would no longer recommend covid vaccines for healthy children and pregnant women.
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Moscow calling:
"Moscow currently occupies 20% of Ukraine, with Trump suggesting that Putin has larger aspirations as the Russian army continues to make slow but steady progress across the frontlines.
“I’ve always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it,” Trump wrote on his social media platform. “But if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!”
Russia suggests Trump has 'emotional overload' after calling Putin 'crazy' over Ukraine attacks
Turn around, walk away. Everybody knew Trump was a dolt before he was elected the first time. Just because Trump is President doesn't mean we have to follow him into the quagmire.
Ukraine has been trying to hide under the nuclear umbrella of the United States. The NATO countries understand that (all too well). Russia understands that. So, what's Trump going to do? Reverse course and rebuild the interconnected global trade network that has been taking advantage of the United States? Make big noises and piss into his boots?
If Trump is going to lose the war to win a battle then he's no different than Obama. Trump better start rescinding tariffs if he intends to fight Russia. As long as the United States is stuck in Ukraine, the United States is going to lose. The United States can't win anything in Ukraine. Europe knows it. China knows it. And Russia knows it.
"Harvard University revoked the tenure of a prominent behavioral scientist and business professor who was accused of manipulating data in her published work.
A spokesperson for the university confirmed on Tuesday that Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino’s tenure has been revoked, marking the end of a chapter in the long-running dispute between Gino and the university, which is ongoing in court. It is exceedingly rare for a professor’s tenure to be revoked. According to the school newspaper , The Harvard Crimson, no professor is known to have their tenure revoked since at least the 1940s, when the rules were formalized."
Harvard revokes a professor’s tenure for the first time in decades
To be updated.
Just saw this:
I'm so glad he admitted to the obvious. There are no Conservative voices there via arrangement.
"Progressive Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell is being investigated by the feds for allegedly “aiding and abetting” illegal immigrants and obstructing ICE agents.
The Department of Homeland Security and congressional judiciary committees are probing whether O’Connell used federal tax dollars “in criminal enterprise” related to illegal immigration, Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles announced.
The progressive mayor had condemned a huge Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation that nabbed immigrants — many criminals with gang affiliations — and then signed an executive order making city staff report all communications they have with agents."
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell being probed for allegedly 'aiding' illegal immigrants
The left needs to remember - NOBODY IS ABOVE THE LAW
Putin doesnt give a damn what Trump thinks because he knows Trump wont follow through.
Sanctions are coming.
Tell Hillary that she still sucks.
Sanctions only work if the interconnected global order is on board. The United States cannot sanction Russia by itself.
If Trump is going to pretend he is Hillary Clinton, then Trump had better start rescinding tariffs. Is it really worth losing the war to win a battle?
Sorry, I just don't see it as "losing the war". With those who have come to the table already, I am sure that any major players are going to swallow their pride (read arrogance) and do the same. It will take awhile, no doubt, but in my opinion, this is still a win until it isn't. Time will tell..............and only time.
So, there's absolutely no chance that all the 'partners' in a 'coalition of the willing' won't hold the tariffs hostage? Pant Suit Donnie just handed Putin and his little dog leverage over the United States. Putin is going to be playing the interconnected global order against each other. And China has an incentive to help.
What are we going to choose -- bankruptcy by military escalation or bankruptcy by trade deficits? Ooorah, wave the flag, spend money we don't have, sell out the people of the United States, and host a ticker tape parade. It's going to be victory because Pant Suit Donnie says so. Hillary Clinton couldn't have screwed things up any more than Trump has.
The whole shitshow has just been another Republican lie. 21st verse same as the first. If we're lucky Trump will start a real World War III because that's the only way to change Washington D.C.
Much of the world already has sanctions on Russia:
Trump is now considering crippling sanctions.
Am I correct, Nerm?
How do crippling sanctions work while trying to obtain trade concessions from those same countries needed to enforce sanctions? Won't those countries try to leverage crippling sanctions against Russia for a quid pro quo on tariffs?
Who is our friend and who is our enemy in this fight? To make this work, Trump has to throw somebody under the bus. And it's beginning to look like it's the American people who will wear the tread marks. Why doesn't Trump just drop the pretense and carry on with the same damned neoliberal Republican status quo?
As I recall Reagan used our economic power to cause the collapse of the Soviet Union. As far as Europe goes, I thought they were totally invested in helping the Ukraine against Russia?
Trump said yesterday that he does not want to put sanctions on Russia. He has you quite confused.
The idea that Trump knows best is disintegrating more and more every day.
He said he is giving them 2 more weeks!
So, what the hell is Trump doing? Does Trump want to rebalance trade? Or does Trump want to pretend he is Hillary Clinton pretending to be Ronald Reagan?
The United States wins nothing in Ukraine. I seeded an article that explains why. Vladimir Putin has been doing this crap since Bill Clinton was in the White House; he is not an amateur. Trump is not going to out smart, bluff, fool, or scare Putin. And Putin is not going to bribe Trump this time.
Karoline Leavitt: "Electricians, plumbers—we need more of those in our country, and less LGBTQ graduate majors from Harvard University."
Wait until she finds out that members of the LGBT community are also plumbers and electricians.
Putin owns trump. Simple as that.
The question of the day:
Perhaps because that post is so chock full of either bullshit or irrelevant nonsense that anyone with more than half a brain can see right through it. Sure, some witless wonders might be fooled by that jumble of bullshit and they'll no doubt believe all the lies and twisted facts fed to them by the Trump fluffer club, but should we really give a fuck what such brain-dead losers think?
No, you can take another beating in the next election as well. You are all so smart that if universities went back to basic test standards few would graduate college anymore.
All we are saying is give peace a chance!