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@wdlindsy bowing his balls, the next unexpected meme of the year
Not unrelated to the Putin-Trump show of dominance (P) and submission (T): as kos reminds us,
"There is a genre of MAGA conservative so right wing, so brain dead, that they go through the immense hassle of moving themselves and their family to Russia—where gay and transgender people supposedly don’t exist, and … well, that appears to be the bulk of the motivation for fleeing."
"A pro-Russian propaganda group is taking advantage of high-profile news events to spread disinformation, and it’s spoofing reputable organizations — including news outlets, nonprofits and government agencies — to do so."
~ Dana Nickel
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#Putin#Trump#Zelensky #Russia #Ukraine #disinformation
/16
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/17/russia-us-news-media-disinformation-campaign-00512173
"According to misinformation tracker NewsGuard, the campaign — which has been tracked by Microsoft’s Threat Analysis Center as Storm-1679 since at least 2022 — takes advantage of high-profile events to pump out fabricated content from various publications, including ABC News, BBC and most recently POLITICO."
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Marcy Wheeler zeroes in on "the question not asked at the Sunday shows yesterday: Why Trump’s team walked out of their meeting with Putin looking like they had seen death." She says,
"Trump has made the United States powerless against Russia, and I expect he will be instructed to make Europe powerless against Russia as well.
This is the point I’m trying to convey:"
#Putin#Trump#Zelensky #Russia #Ukraine
/19
https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/18/trump-confesses-that-the-united-states-is-a-client-of-russia/
"All of Trump’s power depends on his continued reinforcement of the disinformation that Russia used to get him elected the first time. Without Russia’s continued indulgence, the foundational myths to Trump’s power would crumble. Particularly amid the willful destruction of US power, it would provide cause — and maybe even the will, among right wingers — to expel and prosecute him.
The hold Putin has over Trump is existential for Trump."
"We all know the reason Russia would agree to this deal. They would be allowed to keep everything they’ve taken from Ukraine, and under Trump, that security guarantee would be as good as a Trump University diploma.
So far in Trump’s second administration, the only people whose lives have benefited materially are Putin and Ghislaine Maxwell."
~ Michael Mora
#Putin#Trump#Zelensky #Russia #Ukraine#Epstein#GhislaineMaxwell
/21
https://www.wonkette.com/p/marco-rubio-and-steve-witkoff-explain
"Trump was caught on a hot mic telling European leaders today after his meeting with Zelensky that Putin might agree to a peace deal with Ukraine just to help him out and do him a personal favor so he can look good: "I think he wants to make a deal for me. Do you understand? As crazy as it sounds."
~ Ron Filipkowski
#Putin#Trump#Zelensky #Russia #Ukraine
/22
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-189-81825
"Today, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is flipping the script. He’s not walking into the White House as a lone supplicant like he did back in February, when Trump publicly humiliated him for not showing enough gratitude for American aid. This time, Zelenskyy is coming armed—with Macron, Starmer, Meloni, Merz, von der Leyen, Stubb, and Rutte. It’s not just Ukraine in that room. It’s Europe. All of Europe."
~ Michael Cohen
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