The Russians know that Trump is their ally. The author of the tweet below is the Russian special envoy who repeatedly met with Kushner and Witkoff in Miami in 2025 and 2026.

🔴 Trump backstabs Zelensky for five minutes of midterm relief telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/…

Russia is leveling Ukrainian cities, starving people in Oleshky, killing entire families in one attack, but for some reason you won’t find tweets that Putin has gone too far.

This isn’t a massive amount of oil. It’s 15 hours worth of monthly diesel supply. But this accomplishes three very ugly things: 1) Trump can threaten Ukraine if they bomb any more of Putin’s oil refineries. 2) This can be used as a pretext for why Trump insiders can do dirty business deals with Russia. 3) This can open the door for more sanctions relief for Putin.

Let’s be clear: Trump needs emergency diesel supply to save the midterms (won’t work), so Putin offers supply/bribe at 2x the cost of Canadian supply - Canadian supply he won’t seek because of pride - so, more Ukrainians shall now die. That’s #MAGA

Trump’s diesel deal with Putin makes no sense (it’s also immoral since it will fund the ailing Kremlin war machine). The US has no need of Russian diesel. It already refines more than enough for domestic demand — with 1.5m b/d for export. Russia has no diesel to export. Ukrainian drones have taken out a third of Russian refining capacity, turning Russia into a net importer of diesel (from India). The volumes involved are derisory. The initial Russian offer = 2.2m barrels. The US consumes 3.5m b/d. The price of diesel at the US pump is between $6/6.50. That won’t change before the midterms. The deal does nothing to help Trump in these elections. But it bolsters Putin and undermines Ukraine.

Anyone else remember Senator Rubio? Whatever happened to that guy?

Likening yourself to Athens while losing a war with the Persians is quite a move. Nice backdrop, though.

The share of children who died before they were 5 years old in 1950 and 75 years later. Africa: 33% ↘ 6% Asia: 25% ↘ 2.5% Oceania: 9.3% ↘ 2% Latin America: 21% ↘ 1.5% Northern America: 3.8% ↘ 0.6% Europe: 10.5% ↘ 0.4% Globally: 23% ↘ 3.5%

The lies told about Ireland - Israeli edition Since Ireland has voiced an opinion on Israeli actions in Gaza, certain commentators have sought to invent or inflate aspects of Irish history to diminish Ireland's voice. Here are the common myths, and the reality: 'Ireland has an inflated history of antisemitism' Ireland has more arguably had the lowest levels of antisemitism in Europe since its first Jewish arrivals in the 11th century, and following partial independence in 1922. Zero expulsions. No pogroms. No exclusion from government/societal roles. The Irish fought for Jewish rights in the 1800's, led by its inspirational leader Daniel O'Connell who said: “Ireland has claims on your ancient race, as it is the only Christian country that I know of unsullied by any one act of persecution of the Jews." Ireland enshrined Jewish right of practise in its 1937 Constitution, a unique action in an antisemitic age. Ireland's Chief Rabbi's repeatedly held Ireland up as an example to the world regards antisemitism - some examples below. (Note - of course some antisemitism existed - idiots are everywhere) (1)

There is no better example I can think of how Trump isn’t a steward of America or remotely patriotic or even nationalistic. He is simply a partisan of his own ego. This is just gross. He’s trying to suck up to a dictator and adversary by mocking another American president. And, btw, the anonymous functionary running this account will be remembered as a tiny little throne-sniffing weasel.

No one painted water like the Norwegian impressionist Frits Thaulow

You don't really see a lot of world leaders dressing like this anymore

Peak economics is thinking buying potash from your neighbour is more expensive than buying potash from a sanctioned country, adjacent to an active warzone, landlocked with no allies that have accessible ports, and 5000 miles away

We are in a trade war with Canada while needing authoritarian Russian cutouts to do us favors on fertilizer. Amazing

Ireland is a nation of drunken fascist assholes.

Trump is in no position to claim that he can stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. He tore up the JCPOA in 2018, dismantling an agreement under which Iran's enrichment was restricted and subject to extensive international monitoring. That did two things: 1. It damaged US credibility, as it demonstrated that the lifetime of an agreement with the United States could be as short as a single administration. 2. It paved the way for Iran to abandon the JCPOA's enrichment restrictions and eventually reach 60% enrichment. Under the agreement, Iran's uranium enrichment was capped at 3.67% U-235 for fifteen years, by which time a permanent agreement could have been negotiated. Trump's bombing campaign gives Iran an additional incentive to continue its nuclear program, because Tehran can see a nuclear weapon as a deterrent against future American attacks. Then there is the second problem: we simply cannot account for all of Iran's enriched uranium or verify where it is currently located. If the media were to accurately represent the strategic results of this war, they would say: 1. Iran still has a large ballistic-missile arsenal and has resumed producing new missiles. It has also developed more advanced systems, including electro-optically guided ballistic missiles. 2. The regime remains in power, with the IRGC still central to both internal control and Iran's military power. 3. Iran has become even more ruthless toward dissidents, with executions increasing substantially. 4. Iran's enriched nuclear material remains under Iranian control, while international inspectors cannot presently account for all of it. 5. Iran's regional leverage has grown in important respects, particularly through its ability to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz and through the Houthis' growing position around the Bab el-Mandeb. In other words, Trump's war was a disaster on every front.

I think we often forget how Putin operates in a completely different World to us. According to multiple aides, he's never used: the internet, a smartphone, computers (apart from stunts like this), or email. He even requested typewriters a few years ago. A 100% offline boomer.