We saw from the nominal President and Vice President of the United States, a display of bullying, gaslighting, and provocation with the intent to draw a reaction unlike anything I’ve seen since 8th grade gym class, or GamerGate 8chan chat boards."

~ Jim Stewartson

#Trump #JDVance #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Putin #Russia #democracy
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Psychological Head-On Collision: The Existential Stakes of Zelenskyy’s Gambit

Will the world see what he sacrificed to show us?

^{Jim Stewartson (MindWar: The Psychological War on Democracy)}

"America hurt itself badly today. …

I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. …

There was nothing that was said in that encounter which hadn't been said by Russians before."

~ Timothy Snyder

The posting contains a video in which Snyder makes these statements and other observations about the shameful display of adolescence by the two US men today.

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Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)

^{Timothy Snyder (Thinking about...)}

#SlavaUkraini is now trending across Mastodon

#Zelenskyy is now trending across Mastodon

#NEWS OF THE DAY:

#ZELENSKYY OFFERS #MINERALS TO #TRUMP: Ukraine's president said he is ready to cooperate with the #US on minerals in exchange for security guarantees. This was in response to Trump's previous demands to supply the U.S. with rare earth elements in exchange for aid.

reuters.com/world/zelenskiy-sa…