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Maybe's avatar

I don't think the US is any longer the world's Super Power. I have long though that China would someday take that position and I believe trumpy speeded that up by many years. We have a mean-spirited and incompetent federal government. For decades the Repubs have been fighting an uncivil war against US citizens; as a country, we waste a huge amount of energy and resources fighting each other. Now trumpy is destroying our economy. We could come back, but I don't think we should. Being the world's Super Power doesn't do ordinary citizens any good unless they want to send their kids to war. Only the super-rich do well. The US would make four nice countries if divided properly: East Coast, West Coast, Midwest, and South. The South would get to keep trumpy.

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Megan Macomber's avatar

"Pete Hegseth nonstop blabbing things he has no business talking about."

No business TALKING about? Hegseth has no business KNOWING about these things, because clearly he lacks the adult insight to 1.) comprehend them; and 2.) keep them a damn military secret.

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OrdinaryJoe's avatar

Some cards. Zelensky had to sit there in the Taco ‘s office at Mar Del Taco and listen to El Taco and his sidekick Hillbilly Taco making stupid statements that Mr. Z held no cards, all the while Z knowing his army was planning a massive airstrike to destroy one third Putin‘s already decrepit bomber force. Well played Mr. Zelensky.

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Littorally Speaking's avatar

F*ing Axios:

𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘈'𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘜𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦'𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 — 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘜𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 — 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵'𝘴 d̵e̵e̵p̵ ̵s̵k̵e̵p̵t̵i̵c̵i̵s̵m̵ ̵o̵f̵ ̵t̵h̵e̵ ̵W̵e̵s̵t̵e̵r̵n̵-̵b̵a̵c̵k̵e̵d̵ ̵g̵o̵v̵e̵r̵n̵m̵e̵n̵t̵ ̵i̵n̵ ̵K̵y̵i̵v̵ obvious function as a lickspittle proxy for Putin’s genocidal expansionist policy goals, just like Shitler himself.

https://www.axios.com/2025/06/02/trump-ukraine-drone-operation-maga

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

Zelenskyy's supposed to depend on the guy who bankrupted multiple casinos for cards?

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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Marcie. When I read Zelenskyy's speech to the Ukrainian people, I cried. A year and a half (plus nine days) of planning for a beautiful result. Slava Ukraini. 🌻🇺🇦💙💛

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Salty Badger's avatar

This is as bad an intelligence failure by Russia as was Israel's on Oct 6, 2022. And unlike the latter, I have not heard of any Russian or Ukie casualties.

Half those planes were probably broken anyway. The A-50 if it truly went splodey is a big blow because only two were ever built. Russia is such a basket case they can't even built replacements for their corroded Soviet-era junk.

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Maybe's avatar

There was a rumor at the time of the HAMAS attack that Israel's intelligence had actually known it was coming, but let it happen to give Netanyahu an excuse to destroy Gaza. I do not normally believe in conspiracy theories and dismissed this one at the time, but Netanyahu's terrorist actions have made it seem possible, if still not likely. Israel has become a terrorist state. This is in no way an anti-Semitic statement (note that Palestinians are also semitic, by the way). There is nothing in the Torah that support what Israel's government is doing. Netanyahu is to Jews what trumpy is to Christians: phonies who use the label for deception.

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Salty Badger's avatar

Oh I'm in total agreement, and as an American Jewish I'm pretty appalled that the lunatics in charge of Israel have completely destroyed any goodwill towards the country, not to mention inflaming anti-semitism worldwide. I despise Bibi and his enablers.

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Joe Schmoe, Troublemaker's avatar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZkYhhwmzFc

"Ukraine Made Biggest Operation That Change The War: 40 Russian Warplanes Destroyed"

Sinyor Media channel

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Littorally Speaking's avatar

That TikTok video does look like game footage.

Fortunately, there’s already satellite images ...

https://youtu.be/zw4svc_Yk6g?si=QPTGspIunjJN-QTt

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werecat's avatar

This was sweet sweet payback.. The funniest part of course is the entire thing, but extra giggly for me is that Mazi Central wasn't TOLD~~~!!!!! I mean, that just shows how far things have shifted since Trump took over as emperor of america. And thanks to @Marcie for reminding us how oafish Trump behaved when last he met face to face with Zelensky, I had forgotten about that (so easy to do I must say, forget things Trump has said, wash them out of my mind, purge my brain, it happens with great frequency..) Now who's holding the cards...

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Jamoche's avatar

Probably an obscure reference, but my first thought was one of the Stainless Steel Rat books where they end a war with something similar.

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goCatgo's avatar

Good one Marcie, big Thanks!

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Hank Napkin's avatar

As effective and devastating as Ukraine's strikes were against Putin they are equally effective and devastating against Sir. Ukraine has made it emphatically clear that, under Sir, Vance, Hegseth, Gabbard, Johnson, et al, the United States of America is not to be relied upon, is not to be trusted, is not to be included, is not to be consulted, is not to be considered an ally.

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Pexas Teat's avatar

The Trump administration lost Kursk for the Ukrainians by withholding satellite information and internet connections.

The US is a bad ally right now.

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Maybe's avatar

It isn't an ally at all. We have launched economic war against former allies, smeared their reputations, and left them with no trust in the US. trumpy is isolating the US and it will be difficult to reverse that, especially as long as so many American believe stupid things.

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

Doesn't Zelenskyy know that attitude isn't going to pay well in this Ohio diner?

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Hank Napkin's avatar

No worries, their Salo and Kholodets sucks, I'm reliably told. The Banosh is passable, however.

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Hank Napkin's avatar

So, Sir and the U.S. locked out of Ukraine War Plans. This means we're now officially a Pariah Nation! 🇺🇸 U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! 🇺🇸

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Vic's avatar

"American first = America alone"

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Hank Napkin's avatar

As often “America Fist” as demonstrated by Sir

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

Making America Grate Again!

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Hank Napkin's avatar

O! Say does that Star Spangled Banner yet Grate!

O’er the land of the Derp,

And the Heaps of the Creeps!

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Hank Napkin's avatar

Testify!!!

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Wookiee Monster's avatar

Ukraine seriously pants Russia and kept America out of the loop because they knew Taco would have told Putin. Zelenskyy is holding four aces while Taco is holding a pair of deuces.

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

A pair of deuces? How about a pair of dookies?

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Old Man Yells at Cloud's avatar

Taco is holding a pair of dunces: Uday and Qusay

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San's avatar

“Vladimir, STOP”. That’s so cute they’re on first name basis. I wonder if Vlad will truth socialize and say “TACO 🌮, You’re a dumbass”

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