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Leavitt hails “tremendous progress” on “peace plan” despite tiny details like ceasefire lines & security guarantees not being discussed yet.
I, too, am making “tremendous progress” on my new “get fit plan” despite not yet starting to exercise, or cutting down on fat & carbs.
I, too, am making “tremendous progress” on my new “get fit plan” despite not yet starting to exercise, or cutting down on fat & carbs.
Leavitt: Ukraine peace deal progress ‘tremendous’ but ‘delicate’ details remain #TheHill
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Leavitt: Ukraine peace deal progress ‘tremendous’ but ‘delicate’ details remain
twp.ai
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Leavitt hails “tremendous progress” on “peace plan” despite tiny details like ceasefire lines & security guarantees not being discussed yet.
I, too, am making “tremendous progress” on my new “get fit plan” despite not yet starting to exercise, or cutting down on fat & carbs.
I, too, am making “tremendous progress” on my new “get fit plan” despite not yet starting to exercise, or cutting down on fat & carbs.
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To: Donald J. Trump
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washiington, DC
Re: Peace Proposal
Dear President Trump:
We regret to inform you that Vladimir Putin has stolen your autopen and is sending out peace proposals in your name.
Love,
Ukraine
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washiington, DC
Re: Peace Proposal
Dear President Trump:
We regret to inform you that Vladimir Putin has stolen your autopen and is sending out peace proposals in your name.
Love,
Ukraine
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
To: Donald J. Trump
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washiington, DC
Re: Peace Proposal
Dear President Trump:
We regret to inform you that Vladimir Putin has stolen your autopen and is sending out peace proposals in your name.
Love,
Ukraine
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washiington, DC
Re: Peace Proposal
Dear President Trump:
We regret to inform you that Vladimir Putin has stolen your autopen and is sending out peace proposals in your name.
Love,
Ukraine
Can you ask Francis if he’s heard anyone suggesting to European negotiators that they should tell Rubio that they should offer Trump a Nobel Peace Prize if he publicly endorses a peace plan acceptable to Ukraine?
It strengthens Rubio’s hand against Vance & appeasers.
+ offers Trump what he covets.
It strengthens Rubio’s hand against Vance & appeasers.
+ offers Trump what he covets.
Podcast🎙️| Can Donald Trump end the war in Ukraine?
Mark Landler, Francis Dearnley and Orysia Lutsevych join the podcast this week to discuss whether a ceasefire in Ukraine is possible.
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Spotify: spoti.fi/4gCtfn3
Mark Landler, Francis Dearnley and Orysia Lutsevych join the podcast this week to discuss whether a ceasefire in Ukraine is possible.
Apple: apple.co/4gomeps
Spotify: spoti.fi/4gCtfn3
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Can you ask Francis if he’s heard anyone suggesting to European negotiators that they should tell Rubio that they should offer Trump a Nobel Peace Prize if he publicly endorses a peace plan acceptable to Ukraine?
It strengthens Rubio’s hand against Vance & appeasers.
+ offers Trump what he covets.
It strengthens Rubio’s hand against Vance & appeasers.
+ offers Trump what he covets.
It a straightforward trade—which Trump will understand: He gets the Nobel Peace Prize if Europe gets the peace agreement they need.
Russia will, of course, reject it.
Which is why the US Senate is needed to pass its Russia sanctions bill. Facing economic collapse, Russia will have to make a deal.
Russia will, of course, reject it.
Which is why the US Senate is needed to pass its Russia sanctions bill. Facing economic collapse, Russia will have to make a deal.
Can someone tell Marco Rubio to tell Pres. Trump: If you back a peace agreement acceptable to Ukraine, European leaders will nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It a straightforward trade—which Trump will understand: He gets the Nobel Peace Prize if Europe gets the peace agreement they need.
Russia will, of course, reject it.
Which is why the US Senate is needed to pass its Russia sanctions bill. Facing economic collapse, Russia will have to make a deal.
Russia will, of course, reject it.
Which is why the US Senate is needed to pass its Russia sanctions bill. Facing economic collapse, Russia will have to make a deal.
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Can someone tell Marco Rubio to tell Pres. Trump: If you back a peace agreement acceptable to Ukraine, European leaders will nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Can someone tell Marco Rubio to tell Pres. Trump: If you back a peace agreement acceptable to Ukraine, European leaders will nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
Can someone tell Marco Rubio to tell Pres. Trump: If you back a peace agreement acceptable to Ukraine, European leaders will nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Can someone tell Marco Rubio to tell Pres. Trump: If you back a peace agreement acceptable to Ukraine, European leaders will nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
Can someone tell Marco Rubio to tell Pres. Trump: If you back a peace agreement acceptable to Ukraine, European leaders will nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
"The highest priority is to agree on a ceasefire,” explains Wolfgang Ischinger in an interview with @steveinskeep.bsky.social for @npr.org, urging the US and European allies to form a joint contact group to coordinate on Ukraine.
Full conversation available here ⬇️
www.npr.org/2025/11/24/n...
Full conversation available here ⬇️
www.npr.org/2025/11/24/n...
Head of the Munich Security Conference on the U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Wolfgang Ischinger, a longtime German diplomat and head of the Munich Security Conference, about the U.S.-brokered plan to end the war in Ukraine.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Can someone tell Marco Rubio to tell Pres. Trump: If you back a peace agreement acceptable to Ukraine, European leaders will nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
Can someone tell Marco Rubio to tell Pres. Trump: If you back a peace agreement acceptable to Ukraine, European leaders will nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Can someone tell Marco Rubio to tell Pres. Trump: If you back a peace agreement acceptable to Ukraine, European leaders will nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
European leaders have a card Trump desperately wants. Time to play it.
Can someone tell Marco Rubio to tell Pres. Trump: If you back a peace agreement acceptable to Ukraine, European leaders will nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize.
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Can someone tell Marco Rubio to tell Pres. Trump: If you back a peace agreement acceptable to Ukraine, European leaders will nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
If Rubio can pull this off, all of his bending to Trump will have been worth it.
And he will deserve to be the front runner for GOP presidential candidate in 28.
If Rubio can pull this off, all of his bending to Trump will have been worth it.
And he will deserve to be the front runner for GOP presidential candidate in 28.
Rubio changes the tack of Trump’s Ukraine negotiations after week of chaos
The administration’s shifting messaging on Ukraine underscores Trump’s preference for non-traditional policy coordination
www.politico.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
If Rubio can pull this off, all of his bending to Trump will have been worth it.
And he will deserve to be the front runner for GOP presidential candidate in 28.
If Rubio can pull this off, all of his bending to Trump will have been worth it.
And he will deserve to be the front runner for GOP presidential candidate in 28.
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Maybe putting a dozen narcissistic poser Fox hosts in charge of sprawling federal agencies with millions of combined employees and vastly important responsibilities with enormous power wasn’t the greatest plan.
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Maybe putting a dozen narcissistic poser Fox hosts in charge of sprawling federal agencies with millions of combined employees and vastly important responsibilities with enormous power wasn’t the greatest plan.
What were they thinking?
(Well obviously, they weren’t thinking.)
(Well obviously, they weren’t thinking.)
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
What were they thinking?
(Well obviously, they weren’t thinking.)
(Well obviously, they weren’t thinking.)
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump Seizes Control of Republicans Midterm Election Strategy’
That seems like a very positive development (if you’re rooting for Democrats).
Trump Seizes Control of Republicans Midterm Election Strategy’
That seems like a very positive development (if you’re rooting for Democrats).
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump Seizes Control of Republicans Midterm Election Strategy’
That seems like a very positive development (if you’re rooting for Democrats).
Trump Seizes Control of Republicans Midterm Election Strategy’
That seems like a very positive development (if you’re rooting for Democrats).
www.vox.com/life/470073/...
The pope isn’t anti-Trump; he’s pro-Jesus.
(Oh & also pro-Jesus’-teachings.)
(& also pro Jesus’ commands to his followers that they care for the poor & those with the least power in our world)
(& by “care” he didn’t mean saying “gee I care about you” but taking action)
The pope isn’t anti-Trump; he’s pro-Jesus.
(Oh & also pro-Jesus’-teachings.)
(& also pro Jesus’ commands to his followers that they care for the poor & those with the least power in our world)
(& by “care” he didn’t mean saying “gee I care about you” but taking action)
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www.vox.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
www.vox.com/life/470073/...
The pope isn’t anti-Trump; he’s pro-Jesus.
(Oh & also pro-Jesus’-teachings.)
(& also pro Jesus’ commands to his followers that they care for the poor & those with the least power in our world)
(& by “care” he didn’t mean saying “gee I care about you” but taking action)
The pope isn’t anti-Trump; he’s pro-Jesus.
(Oh & also pro-Jesus’-teachings.)
(& also pro Jesus’ commands to his followers that they care for the poor & those with the least power in our world)
(& by “care” he didn’t mean saying “gee I care about you” but taking action)
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I suggest looking at using "ashamed" instead. Think of the power of a parent, spouse, coach, boss or friend saying "I'm ashamed of you" ― not "YOU should be ashamed" (i.e. feel shame for your actions), but "I am ashamed of YOU."
Everyone associated with Trump in any way should hear this hourly. /1
Everyone associated with Trump in any way should hear this hourly. /1
We need another word for morally serious people than shame. If you’re doing virtually everything in your power to get your government to change course (which @benjaminwittes.bluesky.social is doing) you are still subject to that state but not complicit in its actions.
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org discusses the shame he feels about current American foreign policy, specifically on the "peace deal" the Trump administration is currently trying to impose upon Ukraine, in The Situation.
lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--on-shame
lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--on-shame
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I suggest looking at using "ashamed" instead. Think of the power of a parent, spouse, coach, boss or friend saying "I'm ashamed of you" ― not "YOU should be ashamed" (i.e. feel shame for your actions), but "I am ashamed of YOU."
Everyone associated with Trump in any way should hear this hourly. /1
Everyone associated with Trump in any way should hear this hourly. /1
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Silicon Valley titans fear him. MAGA’s would-be strongmen loathe him. Wall Street mocks him. We stand with him. Viva il Papa.
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Silicon Valley titans fear him. MAGA’s would-be strongmen loathe him. Wall Street mocks him. We stand with him. Viva il Papa.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
“Police officer accused of shoplifting Bakewell tarts claims he was temporarily insane”
Is temporary insanity a common problem amongst Norfolk police officers?
I had no idea.
“Police officer accused of shoplifting Bakewell tarts claims he was temporarily insane”
Is temporary insanity a common problem amongst Norfolk police officers?
I had no idea.
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www.telegraph.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
“Police officer accused of shoplifting Bakewell tarts claims he was temporarily insane”
Is temporary insanity a common problem amongst Norfolk police officers?
I had no idea.
“Police officer accused of shoplifting Bakewell tarts claims he was temporarily insane”
Is temporary insanity a common problem amongst Norfolk police officers?
I had no idea.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Pres. Trump asserted that Ukraine has “EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE” for US efforts.
1: That’s untrue.
2: it’s hard to express much gratitude to someone who is busy cutting the legs out from under you.
Pres. Trump asserted that Ukraine has “EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE” for US efforts.
1: That’s untrue.
2: it’s hard to express much gratitude to someone who is busy cutting the legs out from under you.
Disarray over leaked US-Russia peace plan is ideal scenario for Putin
Ukraine has been cornered into weighing terms it cannot accept and faces threat of losing its most important ally
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Pres. Trump asserted that Ukraine has “EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE” for US efforts.
1: That’s untrue.
2: it’s hard to express much gratitude to someone who is busy cutting the legs out from under you.
Pres. Trump asserted that Ukraine has “EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE” for US efforts.
1: That’s untrue.
2: it’s hard to express much gratitude to someone who is busy cutting the legs out from under you.
We need another word for morally serious people than shame. If you’re doing virtually everything in your power to get your government to change course (which @benjaminwittes.bluesky.social is doing) you are still subject to that state but not complicit in its actions.
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org discusses the shame he feels about current American foreign policy, specifically on the "peace deal" the Trump administration is currently trying to impose upon Ukraine, in The Situation.
lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--on-shame
lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--on-shame
The Situation: On Shame
What is the morally serious person supposed to feel?
lawfaremedia.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We need another word for morally serious people than shame. If you’re doing virtually everything in your power to get your government to change course (which @benjaminwittes.bluesky.social is doing) you are still subject to that state but not complicit in its actions.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Not all questions have easy answers. This one does.
Not all questions have easy answers. This one does.
‘Is the price of doing this worth it?’: North Carolina Republicans worry about Trump immigration raids
The concerns surrounding Trump’s immigration clampdown in the Tar Heel state speak to a tension at the center of the president’s immigration agenda.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Not all questions have easy answers. This one does.
Not all questions have easy answers. This one does.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/23/e...
C’mon US Senate, pass that Russia sanctions bill now!
Russia will only agree when they are facing the imminent collapse of their economy.
C’mon US Senate, pass that Russia sanctions bill now!
Russia will only agree when they are facing the imminent collapse of their economy.
Analysis: US trumpets Ukraine progress, but will the Kremlin agree? | CNN
America’s top diplomat struck a relentlessly upbeat tone in Geneva, after a rollercoaster day of intensive negotiations aimed at convincing a skeptical Ukraine to accept the latest US proposals to end...
www.cnn.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/11/23/e...
C’mon US Senate, pass that Russia sanctions bill now!
Russia will only agree when they are facing the imminent collapse of their economy.
C’mon US Senate, pass that Russia sanctions bill now!
Russia will only agree when they are facing the imminent collapse of their economy.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Possible reasons:
- Seeing Musk again at the MBS gala reminded him how much he hates sharing the spotlight with that guy.
- Didn’t like having a process for firing hard-working civil servants. Just wants to do it himself like the good old days on The Apprentice.
- ?
Possible reasons:
- Seeing Musk again at the MBS gala reminded him how much he hates sharing the spotlight with that guy.
- Didn’t like having a process for firing hard-working civil servants. Just wants to do it himself like the good old days on The Apprentice.
- ?
Trump Disbands DOGE Despite Eight Months Left On Its Charter
A White House official told Reuters that the agency once led by billionaire Elon Musk to hollow out the federal government "doesn't exist."
www.huffpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Possible reasons:
- Seeing Musk again at the MBS gala reminded him how much he hates sharing the spotlight with that guy.
- Didn’t like having a process for firing hard-working civil servants. Just wants to do it himself like the good old days on The Apprentice.
- ?
Possible reasons:
- Seeing Musk again at the MBS gala reminded him how much he hates sharing the spotlight with that guy.
- Didn’t like having a process for firing hard-working civil servants. Just wants to do it himself like the good old days on The Apprentice.
- ?