The Trump Presidency 2.0

[Marauder06]

1) I'm not sure how much Slovakia has been contributing to support Ukraine, so I'm not sure how much this matters.
2) I fact-checked this before posting (of course) but the supporting links look sketchy and I didn't immediately see the story in my usual sources of news. I'm assuming it's true for now.
3) If true, I think this may be the start of gradual erosion of support. Now that the big dog has barked, the rest of the pack may start falling in line. Zelenskyy may need to make a deal sooner rather than later.

 

[ThunderHorse]

1) I'm not sure how much Slovakia has been contributing to support Ukraine, so I'm not sure how much this matters.
2) I fact-checked this before posting (of course) but the supporting links look sketchy and I didn't immediately see the story in my usual sources of news. I'm assuming it's true for now.
3) If true, I think this may be the start of gradual erosion of support. Now that the big dog has barked, the rest of the pack may start falling in line. Zelenskyy may need to make a deal sooner rather than later.


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Grand standing. But then we also have a Norwegian fuel company cancelling their US Navy contracts.

I'm not too upset about the way Zelenskyy was dressed. He most likely wanted to convey that his country is at war, and he is a wartime president. I get it.

I also remember that we have a senator who shows up to do the peoples' business in basketball shorts and a hoodie. Of course he's not there asking us for billions of (more) dollars, but it's still a thing.

...but coming to the US and calling the VP a bitch (if that's what happened, I don't speak Ukrainian) and getting into a big blowout with the leader of the only country that really matters to the future survival of your regime, your country, and possibly you personally? Yeah, that's bold.

I posted earlier in this thread pictures of Churchill in a British Army uniform without insignia while at the White House. Apparently it's called an Air Raid Suit: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205140997

Same situation, yet we funded Churchill no problem.

 

[Marauder06]

Grand standing. But then we also have a Norwegian fuel company cancelling their US Navy contracts.

That's some pretty spendy virtue signaling on their parts. Fat Leonard would want a word.

 

[Topkick]

Same situation, yet we funded Churchill no problem.

I know my my reasons for wanting the war and the money laundering to stop has nothing to do with Zelenskyys costume. Pretty sure that's not a real factor in Trump's decision making.

 

[ThunderHorse]

I know my my reasons for wanting the war and the money laundering to stop has nothing to do with Zelenskyys costume. Pretty sure that's not a real factor in Trump's decision making.

You mean the money laundering in our own country, remember the vast majority of aid authorized isn't delivered on a timeline that help achieve victory or retaking ground. It is sent slowly and is mostly spent within our own MIC at inflated prices. When Zelenskyy says he hasn't seen it he hasn't seen it. They're getting very little cash. They're also investigating the fraud.

 

[Marauder06]

You mean the money laundering in our own country, remember the vast majority of aid authorized isn't delivered on a timeline that help achieve victory or retaking ground. It is sent slowly and is mostly spent within our own MIC at inflated prices. When Zelenskyy says he hasn't seen it he hasn't seen it. They're getting very little cash. They're also investigating the fraud.

The last time someone in the Trump administration got involved in a Ukraine-related fraud investigation, someone ended up getting impeached over it. ;)

 

[Box]

Unfortunately, if this is something I'm going to have to sustain, the subsequent lists are going to be... not so sexy. ;)

The subject line from the first email in my in box every morning is what I did in any given week:
-five things
-bam
-done

 

[Muppet]

Over fucking politicians!?

What do you expect from some cunt wearing a mask.

 

[Cookie_]

I received notice that my shop will have to do the "5 Things" email after all. Whatever, it's a copy/paste of the weekly sync we all do with each other in the shop. It's going to be like a 10-second thing. Still waiting on an email to reply to.

The interesting thing to me is that the request is coming right as a bunch of really big projects (and things that sound really big) came to fruition. If I had to do this, this was a good week to start. Unfortunately, if this is something I'm going to have to sustain, the subsequent lists are going to be... not so sexy. ;)

My Bullets, before learning I'm exempt:

1. Sat on plane
2. Flew in circles on plane until someone pukes
3. Landed plane for mechanical errors
4. Repeat steps 1-3 twice more
5. Break ass on landing (figuratively)

 

[RackMaster]

This is plausible.

Maurene Comey previously worked as the lead prosecutor on both the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases. She also worked on the case involving former Epstein cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione.

Fox News anchor Jesse Watters suggested that Maurene Comey, an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, might have played a role in the FBI's failure to release the top-secret documents. According to Attorney General Pam Bondi, the FBI Field Office in Manhattan had never disclosed the existence of "thousands of documents” related to Epstein.

“Epstein was facing sex trafficking charges in lower Manhattan, where's all that paperwork?' Watters asked.

He also pointed to the FBI's seizure of banking records and files from several of Epstein's properties, the Department of Justice's controversial non-prosecution agreement in 2008, and the Bureau of Prisons' files regarding Epstein’s time at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York.

During his campaign, President Donald Trump repeatedly promised to release classified documents related to Epstein. Essentially, the FBI knew that the day would come when they would be forced to sever ties with those files.

Is James Comey's Daughter Behind the FBI’s Delay in Releasing Epstein Files?

 

[ThunderHorse]

Re: US/Russia cyber

Is there even one legit source on this other than some dude on Twitter, who does not appear to be very reputable if you read more about him.

Following up on "reputable". WaPo definitely mainstream and today is reporting the same: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/03/01/trump-putin-russia-cyber-offense-cisa/

 

[Topkick]

Whatever your views, have a laugh!

 

[ThunderHorse]

So who blew up the deal? If you even think there was a deal?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1896018897121526105

 

[RackMaster]

So who blew up the deal? If you even think there was a deal?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1896018897121526105

All Zelensky had to do was shut up, nod, not interrupt Trump and roll his eyes the whole time Trump spoke. Otherwise, listen to what his staff told him to do.

 

[ThunderHorse]

Cool. We don't have a middle ground on this subject. Probably best for all of us to move Ukraine war posts to that thread since it's not going to be a part of this presidency for long.

 

[Chopstick]

Regarding that Norwegian fuel company cancelling it's "US Navy contracts"....
https://www.reuters.com/world/norwa...-navy-after-company-calls-boycott-2025-03-02/

OSLO, March 2 (Reuters) - NATO member Norway will continue to supply fuel for U.S. Navy ships, the country's defense minister said on Sunday, after a call from a private marine fuel supplier to stop doing so in response to the apparent breakdown in U.S.-Ukrainian relations.
"We have seen reports raising concerns about support for U.S. Navy vessels in Norway. This is not in line with the Norwegian government's policy," Norway's Defense Minister Tore Sandvik said in a statement.
"American forces will continue to receive the supply and support they require from Norway," he added.
Sandvik issued his statement after privately held Norwegian fuel supplier Haltbakk Bunkers said that it would stop supplying U.S. Navy ships in response to how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was treated at the White House on Friday.
"Huge credit to the president of Ukraine restraining himself and for keeping calm even though USA put on a backstabbing TV show. It made us sick... No Fuel to Americans!," the company said in a now deleted Facebook post.
Haltbakk Bunkers CEO Gunnar Gran confirmed to Norwegian newspaper VG that the company made a decision not to supply the U.S. military, but said the move would have a "symbolic" impact as it didn't have a fixed contract.
The company did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.

 

[757]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1896330479089111535

 

[DA SWO]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1896330479089111535

Only way for Z-man to stay in office.

I've been killing brain cells trying to figure the Trump/Putin angle.
My initial reaction is play nice because you are entering negotiations.

Then I thought about Nixon going to China. Russia and China were BFF's back in the day, and Nixon went and visited the weaker of the two first.
Detente and all that other fake shit came from it.

China and Russia are BFF's once again, and Russia is the weaker of the two. Is Trump trying to get Putin and Xi to split on issues?
I know we can't fund the Ukraine and get ready for the war (every politician seems to want) with China, so does being nice to Vlad give us breathing space to deal with Xi?

 

[GOTWA]

China and Russia are BFF's once again, and Russia is the weaker of the two. Is Trump trying to get Putin and Xi to split on issues?
I know we can't fund the Ukraine and get ready for the war (every politician seems to want) with China, so does being nice to Vlad give us breathing space to deal with Xi?

Interesting thought. I can see it. If we go to war with China, it would behoove Russia to join our alliance. If for some reason China were to come out on top by the end of the war, they'll crush Russia in the long game of world domination. An unchecked China would run away with everything.

 

[AWP]

"What did you do this week?"
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