Politics

[Brent in Az]

5.2 million pages and 400 lawyers? How much will that big nothing burger cost us?
They won't release anything of consequence. If anything, they might sprinkle around a little punishment for some of the low hanging fruit

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/doj-5-million-pages-epstein-files/2025/12/31/id/1240260/

 

[CJW]

Nick Shirley tries to get his son "Joey" enrolled in Minnesota daycare.

 

[bowjijohn]

Quelle suprise !

When will dear old Donny wake up from his dream of his imaginary place in history?

EU's top diplomat rejects Russian claims of Ukrainian attack on government sites

It comes as Russia releases video which it claims shows a downed Ukrainian drone launched at one of Putin's residences.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Red Leg]

Quelle suprise !

When will dear old Donny wake up from his dream of his imaginary place in history?

EU's top diplomat rejects Russian claims of Ukrainian attack on government sites

It comes as Russia releases video which it claims shows a downed Ukrainian drone launched at one of Putin's residences.

www.bbc.co.uk

The really sad thing is that I am confident the NRO has a 90+ % visibility of every long range drone or missile flown by either side. To listen to Trump complain about it and acknowledge that it was Putin who informed him is so sadly telling. Rather than play into the hands of Russia's victim theater, all he had to do was request an immediate assessment from the DNI - assuming she would provide it and not bury it to maintain the charade.

 

[Brent in Az]

Quelle suprise !

When will dear old Donny wake up from his dream of his imaginary place in history?

EU's top diplomat rejects Russian claims of Ukrainian attack on government sites

It comes as Russia releases video which it claims shows a downed Ukrainian drone launched at one of Putin's residences.

www.bbc.co.uk

Unlike the weak and worthless royalty, and parliament of great Britain, many of Trump's politically historical accomplishments will live forever.

 

[bowjijohn]

Sadly that comparison is a race between half wits in a world where our enemies are 3 moves ahead

Further

Neither the Royals, nor the w’anker in charge of the UK are of any real relevance in world affairs

Your leader is

I used to believe, or at least hope, that his asinine comments were those from a genius who was playing a strategic game the rest of us couldn’t comprehend

Now I fear that they are just that

Asinine comments from an egotist

 

[Brent in Az]

Sadly that comparison is a race between half wits in a world where our enemies are 3 moves ahead

Further

Neither the Royals, nor the w’anker in charge of the UK are of any real relevance in world affairs

Your leader is

I used to believe, or at least hope, that his asinine comments were those from a genius who was playing a strategic game the rest of us couldn’t comprehend

Now I fear that they are just that

Asinine comments from an egotist

The same egotist who is suing the U.K's sewer sludge BBC for defamation? ....

The BBC is nothing but CNN with a British accent.

 

[Rocked and Loaded]

‘Tonga is not a threat’: anger as small Pacific nation falls under Trump visa restrictions

Community leaders raise alarm over study links and Polynesian ties, with Tonga to face restrictions from January as US says too many overstay

www.theguardian.com

While I’d agree that Tonga is probably not a national security threat to the US, I also don’t see why they should be ignored when it comes to overstaying visas.

“Tonga – population 100,000 – is the only Pacific island country included in the list. The White House said the restrictions were justified by a high rate of Tongans overstaying their visas – more than 14% for some visa categories, the US government said.”

Being small and benign is not an automatic pass to ignore American immigration law.

 

[spike.t]

While I’d agree that Tonga is probably not a national security threat to the US, I also don’t see why they should be ignored when it comes to overstaying visas.

“Tonga – population 100,000 – is the only Pacific island country included in the list. The White House said the restrictions were justified by a high rate of Tongans overstaying their visas – more than 14% for some visa categories, the US government said.”

Being small and benign is not an automatic pass to ignore American immigration law.

Yup but one of the ones interviewed said because of this they should strengthen their ties with China.....if you read comments after some of the articles about this in papers this side of the water, in various African countries there are quite a few saying the same thing.....which I don't find that great...

 

[CJW]

Yup but one of the ones interviewed said because of this they should strengthen their ties with China.....if you read comments after some of the articles about this in papers this side of the water, in various African countries there are quite a few saying the same thing.....which I don't find that great...

That's fantastic problem solving ability.

 

[bowjijohn]

The same egotist who is suing the U.K's sewer sludge BBC for defamation? ....

The BBC is nothing but CNN with a British accent.

… and I wish him well in that law suit

This is not about us

This is about your guy

He is the only player we have on the board

He thinks he’s a rook

I just pray that he isn’t just a self delusional pawn

 

[Brent in Az]

… and I wish him well in that law suit

This is not about us

This is about your guy

He is the only player we have on the board

He thinks he’s a rook

I just pray that he isn’t just a self delusional pawn

Maybe the U.K should put someone in the foreign policy game.
They can show us, and Trump, how it's done properly.

I'll wait......

 

[Red Leg]

Maybe the U.K should put someone in the foreign policy game.
They can show us, and Trump, how it's done properly.

I'll wait......

Someone should.

 

[Tanks]

Maybe the U.K should put someone in the foreign policy game.
They can show us, and Trump, how it's done properly.

I'll wait......

I am perplexed, what does what U.K. or anyone else does for that matter has anything to do with Trump? The only person that seems to be very influential as far as Trump foreign policy goes seems to be Putin.

 

[Brent in Az]

Someone should.

I don't think there is anyone on the planet that can broker a positive deal with Putin.
Rubio seems like a reasonably smart guy, and I'm sure there are others in the state department that are.
I think the bottom line, is that Putin won't settle for anything less then the Ukrainian real estate that Russia currently occupies.? I don't know how much that is?
Putin won't walk away looking like the loser in all of this.
The rest of the world needs to step up and put the squeeze on Russia. Put a geopolitical fence around Russia. Nothing in, nothing out.
See how long they last.

 

[Red Leg]

I don't think there is anyone on the planet that can broker a positive deal with Putin.
Rubio seems like a reasonably smart guy, and I'm sure there are others in the state department that are.
I think the bottom line, is that Putin won't settle for anything less then the Ukrainian real estate that Russia currently occupies.? I don't know how much that is?
Putin won't walk away looking like the loser in all of this.
The rest of the world needs to step up and put the squeeze on Russia. Put a geopolitical fence around Russia. Nothing in, nothing out.
See how long they last.

I think all of that is largely true. What worries me is the apparent belief in this administration that a peace that rewards Russian aggression is somehow in the interests of our country and our allies.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Russia's nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles have entered active service, Moscow says

Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service, Russia’s Ministry of Defense says, as negotiators continue to search for a breakthrough in peace talks to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine

abcnews.go.com

NATO or EU better stand up. Sooner or later, Putin will need to be dealt with.

 

[Rocked and Loaded]

Yup but one of the ones interviewed said because of this they should strengthen their ties with China.....if you read comments after some of the articles about this in papers this side of the water, in various African countries there are quite a few saying the same thing.....which I don't find that great...

That would certainly be cutting off their nose to spite their face. Tonga has 100k people in it and the Chinese are not famous for their good treatment of ethnic minorities. Becoming China’s Hawaii would be the Acme of foolishness especially when we have them dead to rights on their visa abuses. Chinese ties come with Chinese strings attached.

My guess is they’ll make their stink but keep things the relatively unchanged. Having their visa situation tightened up is really a minor inconvenience in the scheme of things and is likely to change back as quickly as it came about, either in this administration or the next.

 

[Brent in Az]

Makes my skin crawl....

 

[CJW]

I think all of that is largely true. What worries me is the apparent belief in this administration that a peace that rewards Russian aggression is somehow in the interests of our country and our allies.

What has Russia actually taken as a reward up to this point? We give Ukraine weaponry and other resources but we haven't actually given Russia anything have we? Correct me if I'm wrong. There have been some things discussed and supposedly offered and hashed out but no actual deals and I don't think anyone is actually surprised when nothing comes of it. I don't buy the narrative that we've emboldened Putin either. That guy isn't going to give a damn regardless. He'll always take credit and avoid responsibility to suit his needs. The war just keeps getting prolonged and Russia bleeds human and technical assets by the day which is definitely in our favor. In that regard I'm not saying that this is definitely all in the grand plan, but if it were and our goal was to weaken Russia as much as possible or to create some kind of coup or citizen uprising but at the same time not backing Putin in into too much a nuclear corner by seeming somewhat friendly and sympathetic...


As far as Putin himself goes and the commentary of our enemies being three moves ahead, I think it's easy for these enemies to seem three steps ahead when their leaders have zero regard for anyone, up to and including their own citizens. There's no limit or boundaries to what you can do at that point. Need more men for the meat grinder? Sure, throw them in. The elites will happily sit down for a luxury four course meal that same night. I'm also not impressed by Russia starting a war with a country next door. It takes zero technical genius to do such a thing, especially when you're a nuclear power.