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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 hours ago

Uhhhhh ya...Krasonov. Haven't you been paying attention?

[–] MedicPigBabySaver 6 points 6 hours ago

No fucking shit! And it's the entire globe that needs the KY Jelly.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 hours ago

Possibility? Not with that attitude.

[–] garretble 64 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

I mean, he basically was last time. So…yeah.

Nothing the GOP is doing right now helps the United States.

Just have to ask “who does it help?” And the answer over and over is: Russia.

Edit: Maddow did a piece saying this exact thing (which was the impetus for my post initially). And I know WE all know that, but I hope more on air personalities keep saying it.

https://youtu.be/Zn9BTALjtLY?si=qt5K-gVQ6zM6yxDE

[–] HairyHarry 41 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
  • Destroying the economy of the USA: check
  • Deviding the country: check
  • Supporting rather Russia than Ukraine: check
  • Weakening the EU: check

Have I forgotten something?

[–] [email protected] 44 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] HairyHarry 14 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Good point, I add:

  • flirting with Nord Stream 2
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

Thank you

In this way, according to the calculation, Americans would regulate the German gas tap and earn money at the same time,” Bild wrote, noting that the U.S. government itself would not be directly involved

Grenell was an asshole meddling to much with German Politics as an ambassador back then, and I hope my Government will not participate in such a stupid deal where Energy Security is dependent on both Putlers and Musk's Goodwill

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

There is a second angle to all of it, and that's the Elon Musk/Peter Thiel/JD Vance angle, which also appears to be aimed at imploding the US but the goal there is privatizing government rather than helping foreign nations.

[–] garretble 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

That's a good point.

They want to help Russia but also line their pockets along the way.

100%.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago

Afaiu, they don't give a hoot about Russia, they just see the US as "declining" and thus want the US to end as quickly as possible, so they can privatize the remains for their own benefit.

[–] TomMasz 65 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

As someone who grew up during the height of the Cold War, it's hard to describe how shocking a statement like this is. The US spent trillions of dollars to prevent something like this from happening to anyone in the government, to have the president compromised laughs in the face of all that.

[–] Dasus 17 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Don't say they didn't warn you.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 hours ago

History books are full of stuff like this - it just takes a long time of sustained effort, longer than a single generation.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 hours ago (4 children)

Reagan is spinning in his grave.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 hours ago

It was Reagan where things started going off the rails, ironically.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Hook him up tot a generator and solve the energy crisis.

[–] TomMasz 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

He'd just spin even faster knowing that.

[–] TheBat 5 points 6 hours ago

Infinite energy glitch

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago

I truly hope he is. Even pray for it.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Three separate former KGB agents all attest that he is indeed a Russian asset. They didn’t provide evidence, but I believe them.

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5162890-assessing-new-allegations-that-trump-was-recruited-by-the-kgb/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Interestingly, this page "has been denied". The rest of TheHill.com are accessible, but not that page. Can you actually access it? Which country are you in?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

denied, from belgium

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 hours ago

Also the Kushner and Flynn stuff. Literally wanted a back channel to communicate with russia but whatever. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Links_between_Trump_associates_and_Russian_officials

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 hours ago

Commenting on developments, Stuart posted to [Twitter]: “We have to consider the possibility that president Trump is a Russian asset.

“If so, Trump’s acquisition is the crowning achievement of [Vladimir] Putin’s FSB career — and Europe is on its own.”

I can't believe I'm agreeing with a Tory, a former Tory minister at that. We really are in the worst timeline

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Keir Starmer has attempted to act as a bridge between the United States and Europe, having hosting a summit of nineteen leaders, including EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Nato chief Mark Rutte, on Sunday.

Addressing MPs yesterday, the prime minister insisted the UK government will not “choose between” the US and Europe, as it attempts to secure a lasting, sustainable peace in Ukraine.

Starmer said: “I do want to be crystal clear. We must strengthen our relationship with America for our security, for our technology, for our trade and investment.”

That all sounds very unwise. I hope that behind the scenes the UK Government is less deluded.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

I suppose they try to buy some time, to get out of the mess that much of UK security info and equipment is closely dependent on US. But indeed at such a pivotal moment, when there even seems to be cross party consensus, it's daft to miss the chance to re-orient towards Europe.

[–] qaz 2 points 5 hours ago

The words don't match the whispers

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago

As a Brit I'd be surprised if they were that deluded, the more pertinent question to ask should be is the USA government that deluded?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago

You don't say...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Good morning princess Stuart!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Your sarcasm that appears to indicate Mr Stuart is one of the last to realize — it may be a little misplaced, given that Starmer and Labour have apparently not awoken yet.

Also: happy cake day!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

It's frustrating that maybe little by little someone is starting to consider this, after all Trump has done so far. But yes at least mr Stuart said it, I'm wrong. Everywhere there's a strong imvincible will to close eyes and hope that somehow the war will close itself doing minimum effort possible, and after that business as usual. No country take it seriously, unless it's too late. They're always one step behind. The smartest understood after a month or more of Trump's historical disasters.