The GOP is pure evil.
If only success and merit actually had anything to do with each other...
💥 NEWS: McDonald's shareholders voted Tues. to reject an anti-DEI proposal, 99-1 percent. McDonald's Board said the proposal "unduly interferes" with the company's "flexibility and judgment." MCD: "Our success in the future builds on our history of embracing diversity as a competitive advantage."
— Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 (@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social) 24 May 2025 at 14:50
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Damn, Trump might actually starve to death now in boycott of McDonalds, what will the poor lad eat now?
| firebush03 said: It’s possible Trump could get Xi to the table and have Putin surrender some of the annexed territory (China does have vested interest in Russia not conquering Ukraine, and Russia is very reliant on China ever since the U.S. enforced their embargo on Russia). Tricky thing is that nationalist factions in Russia would likely want Putin’s head on a stake if that were to happen…whether they’d be able to do that? I mean, there is precedent for such factions successfully uprising against a leader in these situations. If there were to be an uprising, and the uprising were to be successful, then you bet the conflict would resume directly after the faction takes power. So, best case scenario: Xi talks Putin down, and there is no nationalist uprising in Russia. Another situation is that the U.S. offers Zelensky refuge upon recognizing the annexed territory as Russia’s, and ending the war there. Not the most ideal situation, especially given that most of the world refuses to recognize Russia’s annexation as legitimate. Though at this point, the minerals deal is set up, and we have nothing to worry about, thankfully. The war continues onward for the foreseeable future! Whether the U.S. will continue being the main supporter of Ukraine in this conflict, or whether responsibilities will be handed off to EU nations, I can’t say for certain. Sounds like the Trump administration is trying to hand off the EU so as to free up U.S. resources for the inevitable conflict with Taiwan. But IDK. |
>U.S. offers Zelensky refuge upon recognizing the annexed territory as Russia’s
Ukraine is fighting for it's freedom, it's land, it's people, etc, against an authoritarian state. A lot of those people are going to fight to win, or die trying.
I don't think either of your suggested solutions, particularly make sense. Putin isn't going to give up his head and Ukraine isn't going to willingly give up their country, regardless of it that makes sense to you.
Edit:
I want to add this isn't Zelenskyy's fight. If Zelenskyy gave up, Ukraine would continue fighting on without him.
| firebush03 said: You could reword it that way with U.S. forcing Putin to the table…IDK i don’t see much of a difference. IG the main reason I mention bringing Ukraine to the table is b/c the U.S. has leverage (via monetary support) and authority over Ukraine, whereas they do not have this same leverage against Russia…so the U.S. can’t force Russia to do anything (unless you’ve got ideas?). Putin has threatened nukes if the U.S. got too involved after all. If we want to see peace where Putin surrenders territory, the U.S. will likely need to get Russian allies, such as China, involved in peace talks. That’s the only way I see Russia ceding territory. Putin has threatened nuclear action if Ukraine re-annexes their lost land; so it’s unwise to fight for the land. Russia is who we’re trying to talk down, and they’re not gonna play softball. That’s the nature of war: the winning side often refuses to make concessions unless they have reason to do so. No country cares about morality of annexation, for annexation is itself inherently immoral (unless reclaiming land lost from the recent past). The U.S. needs to give Russia that reason. What do you believe the U.S. can/should do to make this happen? As far as U.S. monetary support moving forward is concerned, I do suspect Trump will begin to place pressure on EU nations to fund the conflict. This would free up U.S. resources in preparation for conflict with Taiwan (and possibly Iran). Indeed, it was listed in that Project 2025 manifesto thing that the plan was to hand off the financial responsibility of U.S. in this conflict to EU nations…so, that’s what I’m betting on happening. Though the minerals deal does incentivize the U.S. to prolong this conflict, and it definitely favors keeping Ukraine out of annexation from Russia, so this could force the U.S.’ hand to stay involved. They could attempt to bluff by saying “We won’t fund this conflict after Biden’s funding dries up” so as to place pressure on EU nations to ramp up their funding; though I suspect EU nations will see through the bluff, support won’t ramp up, and the U.S. will have their hand forced back into the conflict. |
>authority over Ukraine
The US doesn't have authority over Ukraine.
>Putin has threatened nuclear action if Ukraine re-annexes their lost land; so it’s unwise to fight for the land.
The general belief under nuclear action is that no country has any actual incentive to do it. If Russia uses nuclear weapons on other countries, those other countries would use it back on them. No one wins, everyone dies.
Plenty of incentive to threaten using it, because maybe it'll be effective against countries without nuclear weapons of their own.
And we can't just roll over to a nuclear power to let Putin have whatever he wants. Where would that end? Do we let him have Kazakhstan, UK, the US?
>I do suspect Trump will begin to place pressure on EU nations to fund the conflict.
Trump doesn't particularly care about Ukraine.
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lol Trump now says his new tariffs against the EU are delayed until July 9
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 25 May 2025 at 23:18
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Lmfao.
Trump's boring now, the market is barely reacting even to his empty threats, which makes his stock market manipulation a bit more difficult to take advantage of, onto July 9th where new tariffs will be announced for August 1st and then delayed until September 15th. Yes I plucked them dates right out of my ass, like Trump's entire tariff tactic.
What will come first, Trump actually following through with his tariff threats or Trump actually putting a shred of pressure on Russia?
Vs
I'm so bored now, shit or get off the pot! What a pathetic little man, Lmao.
The level of incompetence in immigration.
Ex-captive briefly held at New York airport: Report
Israel’s Channel 12 is reporting that Liri Albag was briefly detained at the JFK International Airport in New York City following her arrival in the US for a vacation with her family.
The broadcaster said Albag was taken for questioning because the US immigration system showed that she was being held captive by Hamas, igniting suspicion that someone else was impersonating her.
Albag’s questioning lasted for about an hour, and she was later released with the assistance of staff from the Israeli consulate in New York, the report added.
https://news.sky.com/story/israel-and-hamas-begin-second-hostage-prisoner-exchange-13295943
Hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, all aged 20, and 19-year-old Liri Albag, were all serving with the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) when they were captured on October 7 2023.
So they were POWs but whatever.
It was all over the news, but US immigration can't even bother to update their database. How much else is incorrect in there...
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liri-albag-briefly-detained-at-new-york-airport-due-to-outdated-system-warning/
According to Ynet, several Israeli officials worked quickly behind the scenes to resolve the problem, concerned that it would cause the freed hostage mental distress.
And how long do non white non Israeli 'glitches' get held. Oh they simply get 'ICEd'
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"HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL, INCLUDING THE SCUM"
He can't be normal for a single day.
Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 26 May 2025
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| Ryuu96 said:
"HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL, INCLUDING THE SCUM" |
So nice of him to include all his GOP and Big Tech enablers.
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