“You’re either gonna make a deal or we’re out, and if we’re out, you’ll fight it out,” said Mr. Trump. “I don’t think it’s gonna be pretty, but you’ll fight it out. But you don’t have the cards, but once we sign that deal, you’re in a much better position, but you’re not acting at all thankful, and that’s not a nice thing. I’ll be honest, that’s not a nice thing.”
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Everyone knows what happened here. Trump can only exist around people he can causally humiliate. Guys lie JD and Rubio. He wanted to do a ritual humiliation of Zelensky and Ukraine but Zelensky wouldn’t accept that and so Trump reacted like a stung bitch.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 28, 2025
To sum up that meeting:
— Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 (@RachelBitecofer) February 28, 2025
Yesterday America was the undisputed leader of the free world.
Today on, we are not.
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It was obvious that the entire Trump administration is now supporting all of Putin's talking points - that Ukraine is to blame for the war, that Russia wants a cease fire, that Zelenskyy is a war-monger, etc etc. And it was also quite apparent that Trump is terrified of Russia's nuclear threat. But by signalling to Russia that the US would not backstop Ukraine, I think it is actually more likely now that Putin will try to use nuclear weapons to win the war. Europe knows this, too:View on Threads
Its not just European governments that are angry: Britain tried to mediate:BREAKING: Macron says he is ready to "open the discussion" on European nuclear deterrence. -Le Monde.
— GeoInsider (@InsiderGeo) February 28, 2025
Colossal stakes for Starmer's summit on UkraineIn the immediate hours after those astonishing exchanges between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House, European leaders, one after another, offered their public support for Ukraine.But the prime minister remained silent.Then, as I dashed into the studio for the BBC News at Ten, my phone went.I had been sent a statement from No 10: Sir Keir Starmer had spoken to them both and the prime minister "retains unwavering support for Ukraine and is doing all he can to find a path forward to a lasting peace"....Sources are tight-lipped about the precise nature of the two phone calls Sir Keir made on Friday night, very aware of the acute sensitivities of this delicate situation.But the UK's diplomatic efforts in recent weeks at least allowed those calls to be possible, allowing the UK to attempt to act as a bridge between both Kyiv and Washington, and Washington and Europe....At the heart of the UK and others' request of America is that the White House provides a security guarantee to Ukraine under any peace deal.The UK wants that to amount to air cover. This would be a big ask of any president at any time, with the danger of conflict escalating with Russia. But it is a colossal ask of a president who has made it abundantly clear he has no appetite whatsoever for American foreign military adventures.Which brings us to this weekend and President Zelensky joining his European allies in the UK.There is a colossal amount at stake.
And here's a possibility I hadn't thought of...Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 28, 2025
For three years now, Ukrainians have fought with courage and resilience. Their fight for democracy, freedom, and sovereignty is a fight that matters to us all.
Canada will continue to stand with Ukraine and…
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This morning I read that the newish (October 2024) NATO secretary general Mark Rutte took a contrary stand, telling Zelenskyy to crawl back to Trump.View on Threads
Rutte's strategy as NATO chief seems to be complete subservience to Trump, a strategy that rather reeks of desperation to keep America in the alliance.
— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) March 1, 2025
It's a strategy that will only increase divisions within the alliance, strengthen frustrations with European partners and Trump… https://t.co/icUtsSlc3S
Here's a link to that article:You want to know what an attempted critical minerals shakedown looks like? You witnessed it today. |
— Larry Hubich 🇨🇦 (@LHubich) March 1, 2025
“Canada’s critical minerals and why Trump wants them”https://t.co/sOgLirxYoG
Canada’s critical minerals and why Trump wants them...Trump has threatened to annex Canada with an eye on its rich supply of critical minerals crucial to diverting U.S. economic and defence supply chains away from foreign rivals like China.Here’s an overview of Canada’s critical minerals and why they are important to the United States and other partners.Critical minerals are found in everything from mobile phones and solar panels to EV batteries, medical devices and military equipment. They have few, if any, substitutes.Canada lists 34 minerals and metals critical for economic and national security, its energy transition and export markets. The list includes nickel and copper — although there’s a debate over whether they are critical — as well as lithium, cobalt and rare earths.Many of these are also on a list of minerals important to the United States.....
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Every time I hear Donald Trump call Justin Trudeau, 'governor of Canada'
— G McThink (@redsnoopy69) February 26, 2025
I hear Pierre Trudeau: 'I've been called worse things by better people.'
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Remember that time Trump got impeached for trying to get Zelensky to lie about Biden? By telling Zelensky to kiss and make up with Trump, NATO chief Rutte's shows he has no insight at all into what makes Trump tick. What a chump.
Another chump is the guy with the big ears shaking Zelensky's hand in the picture above. What the hell was King Chas thinking when he promised Trump an historic second state visit while Trump was threatening the sovereignty of Canada? There's a reason we've got Big Ears on our money, gimme a minute it'll come to me. If this pisses you off as much as it does me, here's a petition to sign https://stoptrump.org.uk/petition-cancel/
The chump is Keir Starmer. The monarch's name goes on the letterhead, but the decision to do something like that is all the Prime Minister. If Charles refused to send it there would be a constitutional crisis. I wish people would stop talking as if the British monarchs were the rulers of Britain--they reign. They're not in politics, and because they're not elected they aren't allowed to say anything political or do much of bloody anything, and if they did everyone would be all "How dare you!!!"
The Royals can't win. They follow the rules everyone's always "They should be breaking the rules! Down with them!" but if they broke the rules everyone would be "Those unelected illegitimate people are breaking the rules!!! Down with them!"
Whether there should be a monarchy, or whether Canada should continue to have one, is a separate issue (I'm somewhat in favour of keeping them for abstruse reasons about our political and legal institutions), but even if you think there should be no monarch it's unfair to blame the specific one we have for doing his job properly.
It's good to know we have friends across the pond!
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