Imagine building a political strategy around what Trump might say from day to day

Girkin (February 4, 2026): "But there will be no compromise [in the Russo-Ukrainian war—ed.]—only one of the warring parties will win the war. However, the Kremlin did not believe this then and still does not want to believe it now..."

Starmer finding that place in a Venn Diagram where he manages to annoy allies without defeating enemies

Et tu, Brute?

Zelensky (February 5, 2026): “Today, I attended a briefing by Major General Khmara on the operations of the SBU. There have been good results, and I have approved new operations for the agency—new combat operations. We will continue to weaken the enemy.” Something's going to blow up in Russia.

The carrot-and-stick approach. What's changed is the Russian industrial and military capabilities. They just scale up missile and drone production fast.

The EU has finally used its most dangerous weapon against the Russian aggression—the ban on entering the EU.

And exactly since when have the socialists been supporters of primogeniture inheritance?

Ukraine was a legitimate and fully-fledged part of the USSR. Brezhnev was a Ukrainian. Khrushchev was head of the CPU. Chernenko and Gorbachev had ties to Ukraine. Well-developed agriculture and industry, and military and engineering capacity were a trademark of Ukraine within the Soviet Union.

Gerontocracy isn't a disease Ukraine suffers from.

Drone Industrial Complex: A fresh take from Ukraine's Ministry of Marketing.

Her: Why did you major in philosophy? Me: Ehh. Know reason.

This was circulated widely among my LA friends during the Nat. Guard deployment for a reason.

Imagine trying to capture a foreign president for 4 years.

BECOME UNGOVERNABLE

The key issue here is: will the West allow Zelensky to win the elections?

In addition, Zelensky will probably try to rig the elections every way possible. He controls the state, the security apparatus, the military administration, and the parliament (through his allies). Taking all of this into account, he has a chance to win the elections.

The most serious opponent of the current president, apart from Zaluzhny, is Kyrylo Budanov. Budanov recently became a key ally of Zelensky (his chief of staff), so it's not clear if he would take part in the elections. The rest of the candidates don't matter.

The issue here is not Zelensky but the quality of his opponents. According to the polls, Zaluzhny would win the elections. So, if Zaluzhny participates in the elections and if the elections are fair, Zelensky stands no chance against the ex-commander-in-chief of the ZSU. If the elections are fair.

Knees are the nipples of the legs

Quote of the day.

“For me, peace is the priority, and if there would definitely be no war after we give away the Donbas, I would be ready to leave.” Pacifism spreads across Ukrainian society as heavy shelling and the energy crisis continue.

Does Trump view public statements as an effective tool of political pressure?

Zelensky: “I hope that peace will be reached in less than a year.”

Seriously, I think the American elites don't need Russians or Israelis to be the degenerate perverts.

Darya Trepova.

Affaire Epstein : en 2019, Noam Chomsky était encore solidaire de l’homme d’affaires, «traité de manière horrible» Dans un échange de mails rendu public, le linguiste américain exprime sa compassion à l’égard de son «ami» alors incarcéré pour organisation de trafic sexuel sur des mineures.

Was talking to a random nice older woman from East Isles last night and ICE came up. She then detailed, totally free of irony, her plan for reforming US government, which included the simultaneous mass execution of every leading member of the Trump administration, many of whom were mentioned by name

Aliyah Rahman: "I continue to hear the word 'bodies' because that is how agents refer to us—'We're bringing in a body'…'We can't use that room, there's already a body in there.' You have no reason to believe you will make it out alive if you are already being called a body."

Trump prioritises spectacle over real action. I don't know what would encourage Putin to break his word. He has a lot more to gain from keeping his word to Trump.

Donald Trump: “The pause was from Sunday (January 25) to Sunday (February 1). It has ended, and Putin struck them hard last night.”

The UK has made a mistake, ceding the Chagos Archipelago. You never voluntarily cede your territory.

This war will never end.

Quote of the day.

Not sure if banning under-16s from social media is a particularly good idea. The European elites seem lost in the digital era. However, I think people will get used to the ban.

“We are going to defend our digital sovereignty against any foreign interference.” I didn't know that weapons, drugs, or child pornography are exclusively of foreign origin.

And Silicon Valley.

Today I learned “Norwegian Christian laws forbade citizens from conversing with and interacting with trolls, and in documents dating from 1274 to 1781, doing so would result in severe punishment” (source: Wikipedia), and I kinda think many people nowadays would be better off if this law was revived

Then real economics is like a clock. Even a broken one is right twice a day. Even if correct in the long term, there are too many imbalances to reduce the economy to just land + labour.

Because of the difference in military capabilities.

Simply put.

He didn't do a basic cost-benefit analysis on this.

Winter in Konstantinovka, Ukraine. This is what Russia leaves behind. And they call it peace. #RussiaisaTerroristState #WarinUkraine

Promises need guarantees. In addition, the 1994 Budapest Memorandum was never ratified by signatories, which weakened the obligations under the memorandum.

Western security guarantees in the form of either European tripwire forces (unlikely) or weapons deliveries and financial help in the case of future Russian aggression (more likely). Ukraine won't join NATO in the near future.

Western security guarantees are a main goal for Ukraine, not a ceasefire. The Ukrainians know that the ceasefire is impossible to achieve because the Russians won't agree to it.

The core trio of modern economic myths: – "Wealth will trickle down" – "Tariffs are paid by foreign countries" – "Manufacturing jobs are coming back"

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