A tale of two vibes.
@georgetakei I was going to say “only punches down” but “always punches down” is more correct. Also guessing only one of these people is really beloved by his constituents.
Map Shows Alaska's Natural Resources That Trump Could Offer Putin

Alaska's energy resources could be up for discussion at Friday's meeting between Trump and Putin, according to a report.

Newsweek
@georgetakei Guess that was the Moment, when Putin asked „Didn‘t i know you from that Epstein‘s Party?“

@georgetakei dictators enjoy each other's company. They don't enjoy being with democratic representatives of countries, that's beneath them. 🙄

#DictatorJerkTrump

@georgetakei This looks like one vibe, that is smoothly passed on.
@georgetakei America has never been such a laughingstock as it is now.

@never2L8 @georgetakei Well, yes. You're in a banana republic territory now 🙄

From my Finnish perspective, with Trump it seems like at every crossroads the worst possible road is taken by the US. A sad clown leads some kind of deranged cult, and the sane people can't take things under control.

It's wild to think about what kind of persons are in control of Russia and US. How to defend the systems of government in a straight face that produce leaders like Trump and Putin.

@ekari @georgetakei Luckily, I live in Europe. Still, things are starting to go to hell here too — largely 'thanks' to the Kremlin's fish-eyed dwarf...

@never2L8 @georgetakei My take on things is that Trump is pissing away all the soft power US had and in doing so making #eu more of a thing in Europe. #russia on the other hand is diminishing itself fighting #ukraine and will be ever deeper in China's pocket.

The only thing left to do is to support #ukraine, buy local (EU) and good things will follow.

@ekari @georgetakei I don't believe Trump makes any real decisions on his own. Everything he does seems to play right into Russia’s hands. Just recently, he handed Putin a perfect gift — breaking years of isolation by meeting with him and shaking his hand.

I tend to believe those who say the KGB recruited him back in the 1980s.

@ekari @georgetakei As for Europe... Try to defeat a street thug in a fair fight, and you'll lose — because he doesn’t play by the rules. Russia is that thug, that gangster, who has no rules and no honor.

Until the world recognizes Russia as a terrorist state, nothing will change.

@never2L8 @georgetakei I agree on Russia and rules. I'm also pretty sure the world already knows what Russia is. It's just the US currently walking around as a clueless zombie 🙄

In almost every metric imaginable Russia will emerge from this three day excursion in worse shape than it went in. In that sense it has already lost.

But there could also be a seed for a better future for Russia. But that would mean dealing with their past as Germany did.

@georgetakei Indeed…

You can tell who is the useful asset here.

@georgetakei

#StefanieBabst meint, der Westen / Deutschland muss erwachsen werden.
- sag nie einem alten weißen Mann, er muss erwachsen werden.
- jagut, das Riesenbaby zu pämpern ist ja aber auch nicht zielführend, wie wir merken.

https://share.deutschlandradio.de/dlf-audiothek-audio-teilen.html?audio_id=dira_9F38D862782811F071E6B883034AF4D0

#alaska #Verhandlungen #Ukrainekrieg #dlf #Trump #merz #frag

Ukraine-Gipfel: Mehr Mut, weniger Appelle wagen

Ukraine-Gipfel Selenskyi reist nach Berlin um mit Trump zu reden. Europa müsse die Ukraine endlich massiv unterstützen, fordert Stefanie Babst von der DGAP.

@georgetakei Selenski shouldnt be left alone with two criminels. Aren't there European statesmen or women to accompany and protect him?
@georgetakei strong with the weak, weak with the strong

@georgetakei

Orange Top: What are your instructions, master?

Orange Bottom: Who are you?

@georgetakei Sure hope he didn't drink any tea.

Speaking of tea, what about those Epstein files?

@georgetakei A businessman knows how to treat his best cistomers.