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pat_k

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10. As the felon offers evermore lucrative gifts of aid and comfort to Putin...
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 03:44 PM
Apr 17

Last edited Fri Apr 17, 2026, 08:36 PM - Edit history (1)

...Putin's ambitions against nations committed to human rights, individual liberty, the rule of law, and pluralism grows.

In the face of Russia's criminal war and atrocities in occupied territories, Trump's halt of military support to Ukraine was a knife in the heart to every American with a conscience.

As if that horrific act were not enough, he enriches and aligns the U.S. with the perpetrators of intolerable crimes against humanity again and again.

The felon and his enablers in Congress must be held accountable for their betrayal of the values generations of Americans have fought for.

Sweep them into the dust bin of history.

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FAFO Putin beatch... wcmagumba Apr 17 #1
After Trump gave Russia a lifeline by removing sanctions on their oil, Putin has the money to keep the war going. Lonestarblue Apr 17 #2
Yeah, Trump's whole blue-wave Apr 17 #16
With Orban out of the way, the threat of Ukraine joining NATO and EU is more real for Russia so .... ChicagoTeamster Apr 17 #3
Obviously Putin does not understand hypocrisy.... OGBuzz Apr 17 #4
Exactly.. Any help that works for ruzzia is ok but god forbid Ukraine gets help from the west. mitch96 Apr 17 #6
Yup. Also, a number of Russian drones rely on components produced in the West Emrys Apr 17 #12
Russia is full of shit. They are having a hard enough time fighting little ol' Ukraine. If they attacked any member of Martin68 Apr 17 #5
Russia got nukes manicdem Apr 17 #11
The UK and France have nukes, so that's not a logical argument Emrys Apr 17 #13
Very doubtful. France has nukes, and they all have powerful offensive capabilities. the fact that they can't count on Martin68 Apr 17 #17
But remember blue-wave Apr 17 #15
Fuck around and try it, you evil homunculus. LudwigPastorius Apr 17 #7
It works both ways, Puto JoseBalow Apr 17 #8
Reasons Putin feels emboldened Buddyzbuddy Apr 17 #9
As the felon offers evermore lucrative gifts of aid and comfort to Putin... pat_k Apr 17 #10
Yes, we need to out hustle and blue-wave Apr 17 #14
Peskov had a few too many shots of that pickled vodka fujiyamasan Apr 18 #18
France and the UK have nukes, Bayard Apr 18 #19
That's exactly what blue-wave Apr 18 #20
Go ahead, rooty poot Mysterian Apr 18 #21
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