Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?
You can't believe anything Donald says. You have to wait for independent confirmation. Remember back in July, his deal where Hamas would disarm? He said Israel was "very happy" about it. They were silent. No comment. A bit strange, given how happy they supposedly were 🤔. We know how that went.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 20h agoIt’s genuinely sad to watch. The President is so weak and incapable of negotiating a real deal that he just posts fake ones on social media and hopes people believe him, until every party involved puts out a statement calling him a liar. We’ve never seen weakness like this in the Oval Office.
These loony ladies control Trump's information bubble. Natalie Harp controls what goes in and Katie Zacharia controls what goes out.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 21h agoBetween Natalie Harp and now Zacharia, Trump is surrounding himself with women who believe some very strange things. If a friend told you Democrats are a bunch of “sick pedo cannibals,” you’ve back away slowly and seek professional help for her
He's so good at this. He's offered to stop bombing Russian refineries ... if Russia stops bombing Ukraine's infrastructure. He's offered to have an election ... if Russia agrees a ceasefire. Since those requests are so reasonable, it puts the spotlight back on Donald. Why the lack of pressure? 🤔
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 23h agoZelenskyy: "Prices are rising because of the war in the Middle East, the blocking of Hormuz. Everyone understands it. If we want to speak with people fairly, if we want to be clear, if we want to speak with our nations openly, people have to hear reality. Don't play games with people."
Was the mask ever on? 🤔 The 2018 summit was so appalling that even *Republicans* spoke out (it was a different time - that kind of thing used to happen). "one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory" - Sen McCain
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoWow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.
I really hope he does. His renaming spree is *extremely* stupid, but harmless. It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Lake Ontario etc, and those correct names will be put back once he's gone anyway. How far will the tech CEOs go to please him? 🤔
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2d agoPresident Trump mused that he could rebrand either the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, following his efforts to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. “We call it ‘Trump Ocean’ or, or, ‘Ocean of the Americas,’ something like that,” Trump said.
Fact check: true ✅ They love it. Look at their reaction as he says it.
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 2d agoTrump: I could say the stupidest things and you'd clap
As I understand it, it's *already* illegal. But who enforces the law? Ah ... I can see the problem. Still, good to see a little push-back. Even though it's purely symbolic.
David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 2d agoRepublican US Rep Brian Fitzgerald tweets that he will introduce a bill to block purchases of Russian oil. Don Bacon (R-Neb) tweets that he will co-sponsor. Obviously this won’t happen during campaigning recess (and Trump could veto anyway) but interesting push-back on Trump.
The first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October.
Breaking news: The Pentagon acknowledged that the number of troops who have died in the Middle East during its operations against Iran is higher than previously reported, and updated the official count to include two more noncombat deaths.
Pentagon raises official toll of troops killed during war with Iran to 21
The Post exclusively reported last month that the numbers of service members lost was greater than what the Pentagon was reporting in its public database.
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There's the meltdown. Perhaps Natalie was busy earlier. Basically, it's: 😢 Apparently he's about to settle/win a war with *Iran*. The war he started. He's not going to get credit for ending/losing that.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2d agoTrump just had a massive meltdown over losing the Nobel Peace Prize to South African anti-apartheid jurist Navi Pillay. Trump attacked Pillay, admitted he knows nothing about her, claimed he deserves EIGHT Nobel Peace Prizes, took credit for preventing wars around the world,… 1/
Pew Research poll: Trump approval 30% approve 68% disapprove That's the lowest approval of his second term.
Millions of Americans literally bet their life that RFK Jr, a complete crackpot, knew science better than the CDC and Jonas Salk and just about every living doctor
T. Greg Doucette@gregdoucette.bsky.social · 3d ago::low whistle:: apple.news/AbOgHERrCRnG...
“Prices would’ve DECLINED without the tariffs” 😕 The Trump Tax is real
President Zelenskyy is exactly right. That first sentence is exactly right. Donald will never put any pressure on Putin. Putin knows this and will take full advantage of his weakness.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d agoZelenskyy issues a statement responding to Trump’s deal with Putin to lift sanctions to purchase Russian oil and diesel.
NEWS: Eight major U.S. allies—including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—have issued a joint rebuke of the Trump regime’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They vow “unwavering support” for the ICC’s independence.
That's an excellent headline. Surely Donald didn't think he had a chance of winning? Even if it's not an official rule, recently starting a war has got to lower your chances. Over accountability, perhaps. But the US is not a signatory. Nothing to fear there either 🤷♂️
Jorge Liboreiro@jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 3d ago🚨 Just in: The US has sanctioned the ICC. "We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate," Marco Rubio said in a statement.
So a bunch of guys in plainclothes surrounded a man in a car and shot him, then the government disappeared him and refuses to release any information about his condition or whereabouts
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoMARKWAYNE MULLIN: We had to put him to a more secure facility outside of New York because we wanted to make sure he was highly secured REPORTER: Where is he? MULLIN: That I won't release
Breaking News: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navi Pillay for her efforts to ensure that war crimes and genocide are prosecuted.
Nobel Peace Prize Live Updates: Navi Pillay, Former U.N. Human Rights Commissioner, Wins
Ms. Pillay, a South African lawyer, led an investigation that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.
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Live streamed. The bad news is things will get much worse. The good news is the next two years will be *the* low, for decades.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4d agoWASHINGTON (AP) - Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in December.
Her testimony must have been humiliating for Donald. One sentence that explained it all 👇
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d agoDark. The people (Republicans) who did the right thing to protect our country on 1/6 are now being punished. A clear message to anyone who stands against what they have planned next. We are so far off the cliff. 🇺🇸
Vile. Reminds me of "We fight like hell. And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore". They listened. They fought. And they all got pardons.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoTrump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!"
See if you can guess when Donald posted that the US would not be attacking Iran before the election (did that come as a surprise?). Those Wall St firms might finally get a return. For months, their poor bots had only his AI slop to make sense of. A quick short, and then cover a minute later: 💰
There's plenty of time left in the day for Donald to say something even stupider, but JD has set a high bar. Yikes.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoQ: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports
Of course. They never learn. Kim Jong Un calls Donald a dotard. Donald cancels exercises with South Korea. Xi says America is a nation in decline to Donald's face while he was in China. Donald rolls out the red carpet for him. Full of praise. Putin, MBS, Netanyahu ... they do as they please. 🤔
Dave Keating@davekeating.substack.com · 4d agoYet again, the EU surrenders to Trump. After facing pressure from the US State Department, @kajakallas.bsky.social's EU foreign service pulled out of a conference this week at the last minute – because one of the panels dared to discuss American disinfo in Europe.
All these guys spent all this effort to get "fuck you" money and can't even bring themselves, even once, to use it to say "fuck you" to Trump. Pathetic.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoBAIER: The president says 'SI.' Are you into SI or AI? BEZOS: I do like SI, because 'artificial' is not a very flattering thing. Like, nobody wants an artificial sweetener, artificial flavoring.
If Democrats win, johnson will not be speaker at the point where they are swearing in the new Congress. They are sworn in by the speaker elect, who is chosen by the member elects
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoSen. Thom Tillis says he expects there will be pressure on Mike Johnson to not seat the new Congress if Democrats win