Short answer: Russia won't concede anything. This is yet another "peace plan" that just calls on Ukraine's unconditional surrender.

There are going to be fewer reasonable people in this administration. Doesn’t bode well for any substantive peace negotiations.

Reuters confirms Kellogg will step down in January, taking with him one of Kyiv’s few reliable voices in Washington. He pushed back on Moscow’s narratives and clashed with Witkoff over his tilted proposals, but grew frustrated with an administration unwilling to pressure Russia.

This administration is so stupid. They are keep on catering to the aggressor, disregarding any input or concerns from the victim. This is non stop cycle that has been going on for the last ten months of the Trump administration. They keep the same incompetent people doing the same things repeatedly.

We’re back in the same cycle of the US administration curing favor with Russia, not consulting with the country that has been under attack for almost four years relentlessly. Giving in yet again to the aggressor. This has been happening again and again for the last ten months.

Some real fucked up shit for millions of people's health care plans. But also an enormous political gift for Democrats to run and message on across the country going into next year's midterms.

It's hard to believe that a cohort of Senate Democrats are willing to take an empty promise & risk millions of people losing access to health care. We need Democrats who can stand their ground and fight for what we believe in. And we need a Congress that can get serious. www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...

Instead of two months fighting they should have fought for six-eight months.

Democrats are likely to get a vote on an extension later. But they've already gotten similar votes. Republicans already vowing to block an extension without major changes to the ACA, like adding Hyde language.

Schumer and the Dems are about to teach Trump the lesson that they’ll cave whenever he abuses power to sufficiently hurt people.

Unbelievable and yet I’m so not surprised.

“The Trump administration wasted no time stamping the MAGA brand on the U.S. armed forces.” Read @maxboot.bsky.social on how Trump and Hegseth are rolling back military professionalism and politicizing the armed forces:

Another Navy veteran elected.

There are too many scandals to count in the Trump administration, but one of the most significant isn’t getting the attention it deserves. I refer to efforts by Trump and Hegseth to politicize the armed forces and to turn them into instruments of their MAGA agenda. wapo.st/4nEItvh

Meanwhile so many folks are having difficulties making ends meet, whether it’s paying the rent, food, healthcare, energy, car payments. But Donald Trump said his first priority on day one was lowering the cost of living.

I was deployed four times myself when I was in. The issue of sexual assault in the military is not a joke. When I was in, it was a serious issue within the ranks. We were required to attend annual training about it.

The Budapest meeting may have been cancelled, but doesn't change the fact that this administration's incompetence and inconsistency has only caused this conflict to drag, more people being killed, and our allies questioning American credibility.

Our military is people. Enlisted members serve under contract. They can’t simply quit or choose which orders to follow. Outside of combat itself, refusing an unlawful order is one of the most dangerous acts other than surrendering to an enemy. It is truly a matter of guilty until proven innocent.

Just another wasteful summit in more friendly territory. Putin will once again manipulate Trump. Nothing will once again come out of this summit. Just more photo ops and flattery. The war will drag on and on. Same shit, different location.

The Senate is set to leave for the week tomorrow. After talking to folks for past 24 hours: They are nowhere on ending the shutdown Efforts to put together a negotiating group aren't catching on, lawmakers not really feeling much heat to get out of this and both parties think they have upper hand

FYI: when you are protesting against your government that doesn’t mean that you hate America. You don’t have to be a proud patriot and citizen if you dislike what your government is doing. You just have to believe in America and the ideals of America to be a patriot.

Time to sue the administration once again @coattnygeneral.bsky.social @philweiser.bsky.social

As a veteran, those concerns should be justified. The military has prided itself as being an apolitical institution that was respected by both Democrats and Republicans. What Trump and Hegseth are doing is destroying that trust. I served for over 20 years. What I'm seeing is so tragic and upsetting.

Good news, I guess. Would have been nice if that advise and consent had been applied to posts for DoD and DOJ.

As a veteran, those concerns should be justified. The military has prided itself as being an apolitical institution that was respected by both Democrats and Republicans. What Trump and Hegseth are doing is destroying that trust. I served for over 20 years. What I'm seeing is so tragic and upsetting.

Exclusive: Military leaders have raised serious concerns with the Trump administration’s forthcoming defense strategy, exposing a divide between the Pentagon’s leadership as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summons top brass to a highly unusual summit.

The Anchorage summit persuaded Putin that Trump won’t bolster Kyiv’s defenses or intervene in the conflict

NEW: Kremlin insider statements continue to indicate that 1) Putin remains committed to his strategy that Russian forces will be able to win a war of attrition against Ukraine & the West, and 2) that the West has thus far failed to convince Putin to reevaluate his strategy.🧵1/7 isw.pub/UkrWar092025

“Ukraine’s relentless drone bombardment of Russia’s oil and gas industry has cut deeply into production of retail fuels, triggering supply chain shortages and even empty fuel stations, and angering motorists across the country.” The impact of Ukraine’s strategic strikes. www.kyivpost.com/post/60481

ROVE: “.. Using Charlie’s murder to justify retaliation against political rivals is wrong and dangerous. It will further divide and embitter our country. No good thing will come of it.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/they...

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

#FirstAmendment of the #USConstitution.

Ukraine has steadily increased its indigenous production of both low-end and higher-end long range strike systems, offering an increasingly potent combination, writes Kareem Korayem.

Hell of a way to further alienate our country’s relationship with Brazil and also respecting their democratic rights and politics. That will only drive Brazil closer to China.

Poland, Europe get your shit together. My country unfortunately is not going to come to your defense.

No one on Fox News is talking about this story that took place in my state.

Adding fuel to an already big fire.

In this scary moment, it matters for each of us to affirm that political violence is wrong and will destroy our democracy.

Little to say = enabling the aggressor to do it again. Doing it again = escalation.

Very depressing to hear this as a military veteran. The military has been one of the most trusted institutions for decades, including during the Iraq War. So many people would say thank you for your service. Trust in our military is being undermined because of Trump’s actions.

3/ By abandoning treaties, retreating from institutions, failing to deliver and stepping back from its traditional leadership role, Washington has weakened the existing international system, leaving Beijing and its partner states as a credible alternative.

2/ China, on the other hand, is steadily advancing an alternative order through vehicles such as the SCO and BRICS. This has been made possible by US policies that penalize allies and partners while rewarding regimes that refuse to cooperate. Not to mention annexation threats

The effort to “decouple” Russia from China has failed. Putin’s rhetoric in Beijing after the Alaska meeting (which produced little of value) only conferred greater legitimacy on Putin. With the 50-day deadline to stop the war expired, the administration’s weakness is glaring

Also, no. The Dept of War was something entirely different — it was just the Army. There was a separate Dept of the Navy. (Also, it was never an agency.) The DoD brought together both and added the Air Force and the structure of the Joint Chiefs. This tweet is wrong in a bunch of ways that matter.

We didn’t change the name of the Department of War to Department of Defense. DOD was entirely new, combining Cabinet level Depts of War, Navy and the new Air Force into a brand new thing. Unless they’re also reviving Navy & AF and the rest as their own depts, this isn’t “restoring” a damn thing.

Tomorrow, September 4 will be what would have been my late beloved Eddie’s 11th birthday, a cherished member of our family for ten incredible years until his passing in April from heart failure. Not a day goes by where I don’t miss him or think about him. #petgrief #petloss