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dweller

(27,034 posts)
1. Is this a good time to remind everyone
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 02:08 PM
Aug 15

That the dictator Putin was accused of placing bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan?





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BoRaGard

(7,295 posts)
8. ...and that former republicon Ronald Reagan deemed Russia an "Evil Empire"
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 02:31 PM
Aug 15

not a casual statement by him.

But repubes have no use for reagan now. They've tossed him under the bus with Jesus, etc.

 

TnDem

(1,390 posts)
18. Actually, that was the Soviet Union not Russia
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 04:43 PM
Aug 15

It was the Soviet Union at the time, not Russia:

Russia
Ukraine
Georgia
Belarus
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Moldova
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia



B.See

(6,340 posts)
15. I guess we will, because as I can recall
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 04:22 PM
Aug 15

in excess of 30,000 Alaskans once signed a petition to secede from the US (like even MORE MAGAS did in Texas) - and rejoin Russia, because they couldn't ABIDE by having a Black man in the white HOUSE.

So yeah... maybe SOME of them (including those who claim to have ancestral ties) would be happy to "go back."

What was the slogan? "Better Russian than Democrat"?

LetMyPeopleVote

(169,179 posts)
6. A red carpet for Putin, the aggressor and war criminal, but nothing for Zelenskyy says a lot about Trump's priorities.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 02:28 PM
Aug 15

OneGrassRoot

(23,813 posts)
7. Who is a good indie journalist...
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 02:30 PM
Aug 15

to follow for coverage of this BS meeting? I thought they were meeting on Putin’s plane?

B.See

(6,340 posts)
11. A Russian dictator's BOOTS... on American soil at a
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 03:31 PM
Aug 15

strategic defense military base. Incredulous. Or to coin Trump's term,

IT'S A DISGRACE!

True Dough

(24,191 posts)
14. Look at how pleased that sorry excuse for a human being looks...
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 04:10 PM
Aug 15



He should be in prison for the rest of his miserable life!

moondust

(21,009 posts)
17. Day of International Disgrace
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 04:42 PM
Aug 15

Bromance of two deadly thugs without a moral qualm between them.

11 Bravo

(24,190 posts)
19. And that's just the part they TELEVISED. The reach-around will take place behind closed doors.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 05:31 PM
Aug 15

Grim Chieftain

(543 posts)
20. I noticed Trump patting the back of Putin's hand when they shook hands
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 05:43 PM
Aug 15

What a disgusting show of affection. This idiot is a cancer on this country and our democracy.

Edit to add - Why is Putin riding around in "The Beast"? Really? I swear, I give up. Trump can do the most reprehensible, illegal things and get away with all of it.

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