Tulsi's Dacha Shopping?

She's essentially been fired as DNI. Trump's busy purging women in his cabinet.

The allegation that either she or somebody in her shop was passing intel to the Russians sank like a stone. I don't know who'll take over the job, but odds are they will be even more incompetent and even more in thrall to Putin.

Trump the Surrender Monkey

Trump is at least consistent with his message: People who are free should never fight for their freedom. They should, instead, surrender to the superior power. Ukraine, the Baltics and Poland should surrender to Russia. Taiwan should invite the Chinese Communists in with open arms.

We know which side he would have been on in 1775; he would have been arguing for King George III. On the other hand, neither he nor his spawn would have done anything, for they are all abject cowards.

He is a traitor to the cause of freedom.

Feckless, Heedless, Incompetence: Hallmarks of the Trump Administration

He seems to have launched into his Big Beautiful War with no thought of the consequences for the global economy. This is from an opinion piece that is not paywalled:

Trump neither sought nor received congressional approval, much less international support, for his war. But perhaps the most shocking thing about his cavalier approach is that he seems to have had no idea that the Gulf would be a target. In an interview with CNN on Monday, he professed that Iran’s attacks on American allies in the Gulf were “probably the biggest surprise” — despite the fact that just about every country in the region had warned his administration that Iran would surely attack them in retaliation for an American assault.
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It is unsettling how often Trump affects astonishing indifference, as though the most powerful man in the world were merely a spectator to events he himself has set in motion — and who in any case has little investment in the outcome. But that curious passivity reveals a darker truth. Trump seems to believe that he, like his fantasy America, exists on a different plane, utterly untouchable by the swirl of global events. The devastating consequences of his actions are not just someone else’s fault. They are someone else’s problem, too.

Since Trump is big on "feelings" (he launched this war because he had a feeling, not hard intel or evidence), I'll give you one of mine: The natiional average for gasoline will be $4/gal by the end of the month, if not St. Patrick's Day. By Memorial Day, if not sooner, it will be over $5/gal. Those who have Priuses and other hybrids will look across the island at the gas station, as some guy cries about filling up his giant SUV or pickup truck and think "fuck your feelings".

Meanwhile, Trump and his minions are trying to shrug off the fact that his buddy Putin is helping the Iranians to target and kill Americans. One has to wonder why people still don't get that Trump, Gabbard, and Witkoff, among others, are owned by Putin. Republicans are basically cowards, just totally fearful of Trump and his stochastic MAGA terrorists.

And if Biden had said this, the Right would be screaming that he needs to be removed:

Trump: "Finally, we honor one more American soldier, a fallen warria of world. Of wars. And really, terra.” pic.twitter.com/7Ih78Rwdcp

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 2, 2026

Argument: Trump and Witkoff are Enemy Agents

Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating - even indirectly - in the war, according to three officials familiar with the intelligence.

The assistance, which has not been previously reported, signals that the rapidly expanding conflict now features one of America’s chief nuclear-armed competitors with exquisite intelligence capabilities.

Do you not get it, now? Russia is a hostile power, yet Trump, Witkoff and others in this administration keep kissing Putin's ring.

There is a word for those who support an enemy during a shooting war: Traitors.

And that's Trump.

Impeach the motherfucker.

Funny How It All Goes Back to Russia

Vladimir Putin is among the big names that surfaced in the release of the Epstein files. A source with the FBI explained how the financier and Russian President may be tied together.
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Jeffrey apparently helped many prominent politicians and celebrities manage their finances. In the documents, the source claims that Jeffrey “was President Vladimir Putin’s wealth manager and provided the same service for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.”

Makes sense that Putin would use such an unrepentant scumbag as Epstein.

If Epstein was tied to Putin, how much of a stretch is it to assume that Epstein let the Russians wire the shit out of his pedo island and his houses?

And if that's possible, maybe the kompromat that Putin has on Trump isn't the pee-pee tape? Maybe it's evidence that shows that the allegation of Trump sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl are true.

MAGA's god is a pedophile.

And if Putin is really hiding his money in the West, what efforts are being made to track it down?

Operation Tripwire

Troops from several European countries continued to arrive in Greenland on Thursday in a show of support for Denmark as talks among representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. highlighted “fundamental disagreement” over the future of the Arctic island.
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The troop movements were intended to portray unity among Europeans and send a signal to President Donald Trump that an American takeover of Greenland is not necessary as NATO together can safeguard the security of the Arctic region amid rising Russian and Chinese interest..

They aren't there to safeguard Greenland from China and Russia. They are there to be a tripwire, to protect Greenland from the United States. They are there to make it clear that an attack on Greenland is an attack on Denmark and other NATO countries.

And it is exactly what Putin has been grooming Trump for and praying that he would do: Drive a spike into the heart of NATO and make it possible for him to take back the lands of the Soviet Union without running the risk of a nuclear war.

Meanwhile, there are private companies making hay from the ICEstapo. This is who some of them are.

Trump Signals, Again, That He is on Russia's Team

This is the signal:

A foreign leader arrives on American soil and is mt by nobody from the State Department, let alone the Administration.

Of course Trump is reporting to his boss.

Trump Keeps Poodling for Putin

When you are siding with Russia, North Korea, China and Iran, you're on the side of evil. Trump is evil and since this vote was inour name. so are we.

More Signs Trump is Aligning With Putin

He and Whiskey Pete have cut off communications with the German military, one of our closest allies since the mid-1950s.

America under Trump is an unreliable partner to countries that were once our friends and allies. Which is crazy. GErmany is a rich country. Russia is bordering on being a 3rd world shithole, a country that is an autocratic kleptocracy.

The only possible reason for that is it's in Trump's interest to be buddies with that murderous Russian thief.

True, Dat

If there were a show called the Annual Geopolitical Awards they would give The Neville Chamberlain Award for Craven Surrender Monkey to Donald John Trump with a shout-out to Viktor Orban and Steve Witkoff.

Putin Wants Ukraine to Surrender, Krasnov Agrees

His self-styled "peace plan" is a massive sellout that would have been worthy of Neville Chamberlain. It would require Ukraine to cede land to Putin that is not under Russian control, cut its military, give up weapons and, essentially, lay down and prepare to be fully occupied by the Russians.

The Rubiot said that "[A]chieving a durable peace will require both sides to agree to difficult but necessary concessions." As far as I can tell, the only concession required of the Russians is for them to stop killing people.

This so-called deal is nothing more than capitulation to Russian demands. It appears to have been written by the Russians and then given to that low-wattage tool, Steve Witkoff, who for unkown reasons, thought it was a great idea.

Trump, of course, has always been Putin's poodle. Oh, he may talk a good game of holding the Russians' feet to the fire, but when the hammer strikes the anvil, he's always in Putin's corner. Whether it's the amount of money the Russians have given him or some kompromat, Putin owns Trump, lock, stock and barrel.

Bottom line: Trump is a Russian-themed surrender monkey.

Also, when you get down to it, Trump is nothing more than a garden-variety bully. Oh, he's great at ordering strikes against unarmed boats a thousand miles away from America's shores, but when confronted with real strength (like in the Epstein files bill), he folds like an origami chicken.

If MAGA follows Trump on this, then they are the heirs of the German American Bund and the Christian Front, pro-Nazi groups of the 1930s.

Krasnov Keeps Gaslighting For His Master

President Donald Trump said Saturday he is “ready to do major Sanctions on Russia” once all NATO countries have started “to do the same thing” and pause their purchases of oil from Moscow.

Since Hungary in particular is both a NATO member and a de facto Russian ally, Trump knows that his conditions will never be met.

It should be clear to even the most casual observer by now that Trump is as much in Russia's corner on this, saying that Russia's flying drones into Poland might have been a mistake. Everyone else who isn't a Russian tool knows that was no mistake. But Trump takes his cues from his master and acts accordingly.

The Ambiguity of Agent Krasnov

President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered an ambiguous initial response to Russia’s drone incursion into Poland’s airspace, a provocative act by Moscow that has put the United States’ NATO allies in Europe on edge. ... Trump’s comment stood in sharp contrast to the strong condemnation by several European leaders and was notably less robust than that of his ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker.

He's not going to upset his banker, now, is he.

"Vladimir, I Need Instructions!"

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke after Trump paused his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders on Monday, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

He must of had to check in with his boss.

Need further proof that Trump is a rapist? Rapists always blame their victims for being raped. Trump blames Ukraine for being invaded.

The Krasnov Files

Someone asked Grok what would have happened in Alaska if Trump was a Russian asset.

This is the scenario. Seems accurate.

The Russians Know

Trump has turned the United States into a Russian client states.

From Russia Today's Telegram channel, this morning

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— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum.bsky.social) August 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM

He has surrendered his administration to Russia. Everything he has done and is doing is guided by the idea of weakening America and making Russia and, by default, China, the powers of the 21st Century.

I don't know what hold Putin has over him, but it has to be something really, really bad.

And if you voted for him, you're complicit.

Maybe Putin Has the Epstein Files

...with video, to boot.

That would explain a lot about Trump donning his kneepads in Alaska.

European Leaders to Meet With Russia’s Representative in Washington

European leaders including Britain’s Keir Starmer will join Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at a White House meeting on Monday with Donald Trump, in a coordinated effort to push back on a US-endorsed “peace plan” that would allow Russia to take further Ukrainian territory.

The UK prime minister, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, the Finnish president, Alexander Stubb, and Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, will all accompany Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.

The European leaders have better memories of what happens when you cede land to an aggressive dictator who is bent on territorial expansion. Trump's so-called plan is nothing more than a surrender plan. Because Trump, of course, being both an acolyte of Hitler and a lacky of Putin, is on the side of the aggressive dictator.

Also, very much this:

What Does Putin Have on Trump?

One meeting and he's spouting Russian talking points.

Donald Trump will back a plan to cede unoccupied Ukrainian territory to Russia to secure an end to the war between the two countries, it was reported on Saturday, after details of his post-summit call with European leaders leaked out.

Trump told European leaders that he believed a peace deal could be negotiated if the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, agreed to give up the Donbas region, which Russian invaders have not been able to seize in over three years of fighting, the New York Times reported, citing to two senior European officials.

Nothing about a ceasefire, about sanctions. He is the best negotiator since Chamberlain gave Czechoslovakia to the Nazis. Probably worse, because Hitler didn't own Chamberlain as Putin owns Trump.

Or it took one face-to-face meeting for Putin to remind Trump that Putin has the mortgage on his fat ass.

Trump Got Played, Bigly

And even Fox News can't hide it.

Fox News Reporter Jacqui Heinrich: The way that it felt in the room was not good. It did not seem like things went well. And it seemed like Putin came in and steam rolled, got right into what he wanted to say and got his photo next to the president and then left

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) August 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM

Color me both "unsurprised" and "disappointed". Maybe it was unrealistic as fuck to hope that Trump migt, for once, actually pull off a good result.

But here we are. All he produced was hype, spin and bullshit.

Same Shit, Different Day.