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videohead5

(2,825 posts)
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 08:33 PM Nov 22

WTF is going on?

The peace deal that Trump is pushing is a wish list that Russia leaked according to Secretary Rubio. This has got to be the biggest bunch of idiots I have ever seen running the federal government. Why is Trump pushing Zelenskyy to sign a Russian wish list? Trump does not know his ass from a hole in the ground!

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WTF is going on? (Original Post) videohead5 Nov 22 OP
From what I am reading, looks like JD Vance and his faction is behind this fiasco. Big Blue Marble Nov 22 #1
Vance got 'too excited' after seeing Jack Valentino Nov 22 #27
Thnx 4 iran/Contra memory....here's Update Upjumpdadebil Nov 23 #50
At one of my stations, cadets woud play catch with loaded mousetraps. usonian Nov 22 #2
He's doing everything Putin tells him to do Walleye Nov 22 #3
He is financially dependent on Putin. Nt spooky3 Nov 22 #18
Also, I'm sure Putin has Kompromat on Trump. ananda Nov 23 #40
Also, I'm thinking Putn has Epstein Evidence... Cha Nov 22 #19
Epstein wrote to Putin about Trump. summer_in_TX Nov 22 #21
TY.. Exactly what I was basing it on. Cha Nov 22 #22
What was Epstein's motivation for collluding with Putin? MadameButterfly Nov 23 #36
Just a guess, money Walleye Nov 23 #38
Follow The Moola? czarjak Nov 23 #48
For one thing, a few Russian banks were laundering money for Epstein FakeNoose Nov 23 #58
Maybe Delaware needs to clean up its act MadameButterfly Wednesday #59
I think less admiration and more total fear of Kompromat. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 22 #26
I wonder if Trump knows how the Russain economy is going MadameButterfly Nov 23 #37
If he only had a brain. 😱 sheshe2 Nov 22 #4
Never has, never will KS Toronado Nov 22 #6
That's the truth, KS. sheshe2 Nov 22 #7
Maybe a good thing HighFired49 Nov 23 #42
They're just hoping for pay-offs from the Russian mafia struggle4progress Nov 22 #5
Respectfully disagree dcweed Nov 22 #8
Putin needs to go NEOBuckeye Nov 22 #11
Nuclear weapons have to go MadameButterfly Nov 23 #39
He wants a big shiny peace deal before hs first year is up Warpy Nov 22 #9
Russia may own Krasnov, but it can't make him smart. Sneederbunk Nov 22 #10
this is looknig like an absolute disaster............ russia literally planted a peace position as US policy........ Takket Nov 22 #12
Mr. Chadbourn's post is fucking scary. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 22 #28
And Republicans are either too stupid, too complicit or too weak to rein it in. n/t Beartracks Nov 23 #33
Because the entire Republican Party are bought and paid for Bread and Circuses Nov 22 #13
I don't think it's just a Russian wishlist ToxMarz Nov 22 #14
Simple- Trump only works for Putin. James48 Nov 22 #15
Fucked if I know, but Rubio tweeted this an hour ago: Emrys Nov 22 #16
I thought I heard today the document has telltale signs of being translated using Google SaydiTom Nov 22 #17
What I saw was analysis of phrases in certain points that seemed as if they were translations from Russian, Emrys Nov 22 #25
No way this is true: Amaryllis Nov 22 #20
"But it is also based on previous and ongoing input from Ukraine." Wiz Imp Nov 22 #23
"Dear Marco, If Russia Leaves, Peace Arrives. Thank You. Signed,.... ColoringFool Nov 22 #24
Fuck Rubio. Secretary of State? Nah, Secretary of Sore Mouth Disorders. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 22 #29
Cuban refugee descendant said what? czarjak Nov 23 #49
I couldn't agree more. Someone must have offered him money. Nictuku Nov 23 #30
This plan was a Russian/Putin wishlist LetMyPeopleVote Nov 23 #31
Rubio has since tweeted denying that is the case Emrys Nov 23 #32
Is that a serious question. Why would the felon push the Russian wish list...asset since 80s JT45242 Nov 23 #34
Ukrainian Yard Sale...... whyzayker Nov 23 #35
Lest we forget: Follow the rubles. SupportSanity Nov 23 #41
It Makes Sense MissouriDem47 Nov 23 #43
What was your first clue...? dlk Nov 23 #44
The Big Orange Piggy is a Russian ASSet ZDU Nov 23 #45
Not News. Beowulf42 Nov 23 #46
Trump and the GOP are making a big deal about creeksneakers2 Nov 23 #47
To say he doesn't know is to excuse him. He knows that he's doing Putin's bidding. live love laugh Nov 23 #51
The WH is telling Pres Z he better take it....................... Lovie777 Nov 23 #52
Rubio has also said that it was OUR plan. viva la Nov 23 #53
Trump knew exactly what he is doing or rubio bypassed trump. vapor2 Nov 23 #54
Comrade Krasnov is following orders. iemanja Nov 23 #55
? Skittles Nov 23 #56
Whaddaya mean, Why? Because Trump works for Putin. That's why. Iggo Nov 23 #57

Big Blue Marble

(5,658 posts)
1. From what I am reading, looks like JD Vance and his faction is behind this fiasco.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 08:42 PM
Nov 22

Lots of infighting in the WH, maybe going behind Trump. Smells a bit like
Iran-Contra even to point JD is doing a little premature presidententing.

Upjumpdadebil

(17 posts)
50. Thnx 4 iran/Contra memory....here's Update
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 04:08 PM
Nov 23
....Oliver North & Fawn Hall his former Secretary [ "accomplice" ] just got married!!!

The circle is completed

usonian

(22,840 posts)
2. At one of my stations, cadets woud play catch with loaded mousetraps.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 08:44 PM
Nov 22

That seems to be what's going on these days, where the mousetraps are nukes.

Insane stuff. Looking for tin foil to wear.

Walleye

(43,446 posts)
3. He's doing everything Putin tells him to do
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 08:50 PM
Nov 22

He admires Putin for his wealth and his body count

Cha

(316,104 posts)
19. Also, I'm thinking Putn has Epstein Evidence...
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:02 PM
Nov 22

Why not. : Not that he wouldn't do it without being Extorted.

FakeNoose

(39,743 posts)
58. For one thing, a few Russian banks were laundering money for Epstein
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 08:15 PM
Nov 23

Also I believe Epstein was an investment counselor for several oligarchs who wanted to buy US properties, stocks, and other investments. Epstein helped them navigate the financial waters, for a large fee of course.

It might have been Epstein who set up the oligarchs to buy the overpriced condos in the Chump family hotels. The oligarchs couldn't buy directly in their own names, they had to set up dummy Delaware corporations with American-sounding names like "ABC Investments Inc." in which they were the sole owners. That's how they purchased properties, US stocks and securities, etc.

MadameButterfly

(3,684 posts)
59. Maybe Delaware needs to clean up its act
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 04:15 PM
Wednesday

A Blue state helping facilitate the fall of Democracy

OAITW r.2.0

(31,159 posts)
26. I think less admiration and more total fear of Kompromat.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:48 PM
Nov 22

Putin had Trump figured out in the early 80s.

MadameButterfly

(3,684 posts)
37. I wonder if Trump knows how the Russain economy is going
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:04 AM
Nov 23

or what Putin has to do to protect himself from assassination

HighFired49

(449 posts)
42. Maybe a good thing
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:35 PM
Nov 23

If he was smart, we would probably all be dead. Democrats, ya know. And, would probably be at war with half the free world.

dcweed

(35 posts)
8. Respectfully disagree
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:05 PM
Nov 22

I think the Orange One does know what he's doing.
He is condemning the Ukrainian people, and their country, to a slow death.
In return he gets the approval of Putin.
It's that simple.
One man's ego over a democratic nation of 41 million.

MadameButterfly

(3,684 posts)
39. Nuclear weapons have to go
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:08 AM
Nov 23

Somehow. Without them the world wouldn't have let him get away with everything he does. Demagogues use the blackmail of nuclear threat to get away with atrocities. And now we know that the US is not immune from such a demagogue.

Warpy

(114,314 posts)
9. He wants a big shiny peace deal before hs first year is up
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:12 PM
Nov 22

and he knows Putin is so nucking futz he won't accept anything but surrender.

Fatso's noy getting it because Congress is not going to allow him to get this one.

Takket

(23,387 posts)
12. this is looknig like an absolute disaster............ russia literally planted a peace position as US policy........
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:19 PM
Nov 22

This is grounds for immediate removal from office.

I'm skeptical that Trump's make Ukraine surrender plan wasn't real.

Trump envoy Witkoff negotiated it, details and threats to Ukraine were public for multiple days, and Rubio didn't dispute it then, only after the plan got a bad reception and rejected by Europe.

Look like attempting to save face.

Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) 2025-11-22T23:46:44.710Z


The plan was leaked by the Russians and no one in America’s historically inept administration knew what anyone else was doing so people started getting behind it because they thought it was official policy.

Putin totally played the US, knowing full well he was up against incompetents and idiots.

Mark Chadbourn (@chadbourn.bsky.social) 2025-11-22T23:15:03.423Z


OAITW r.2.0

(31,159 posts)
28. Mr. Chadbourn's post is fucking scary.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:54 PM
Nov 22

USA, led by a stupid, criminal pResident, is leading a bunch of equally stupid people making/reacting to real-time world events. God help us.

ToxMarz

(2,657 posts)
14. I don't think it's just a Russian wishlist
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:27 PM
Nov 22

No doubt the last paragraph of the 'peace plan' says "I, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, do hereby nominate Donald J. Trump for the Nobel Peace".

James48

(5,066 posts)
15. Simple- Trump only works for Putin.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:29 PM
Nov 22

Or himself. Nothing else matters.

Whatever Putin has on Donny is big.

Emrys

(8,830 posts)
16. Fucked if I know, but Rubio tweeted this an hour ago:
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:29 PM
Nov 22
Marco Rubio
@marcorubio

The peace proposal was authored by the U.S.

It is offered as a strong framework for ongoing negotiations

It is based on input from the Russian side. But it is also based on previous and ongoing input from Ukraine.

Marco Rubio
@marcorubio

Ending a complex and deadly war such as the one in Ukraine requires an extensive exchange of serious and realistic ideas. And achieving a durable peace will require both sides to agree to difficult but necessary concessions. That is why we are and will continue to develop a list of potential ideas for ending this war based on input from both sides of this conflict.


Maybe this was all a bad dream of somebody's,

SaydiTom

(73 posts)
17. I thought I heard today the document has telltale signs of being translated using Google
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:49 PM
Nov 22

translate from Russian to English. I listened to a bunch of podcasts today. Can't remember where I heard that.

Emrys

(8,830 posts)
25. What I saw was analysis of phrases in certain points that seemed as if they were translations from Russian,
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:40 PM
Nov 22

not the whole document, but I think a few different people have had a go at it, including trying to use Grok etc., FWIW. That's assuming we're talking about the same version, of course, because there was word of at least two different ones going round.

I didn't post Rubio's tweet to shut anything down - it's more to show that the chaos is continuing, and somebody must be telling lies.

Wiz Imp

(8,430 posts)
23. "But it is also based on previous and ongoing input from Ukraine."
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 11:15 PM
Nov 22

We just happened to know that our Masters in Russia won't agree with any of the Ukraine input so we ignored it altogether...

czarjak

(13,378 posts)
49. Cuban refugee descendant said what?
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 03:01 PM
Nov 23

You can't make this crap up because they do it 4-U!

JT45242

(3,779 posts)
34. Is that a serious question. Why would the felon push the Russian wish list...asset since 80s
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:36 AM
Nov 23

Mango Mussolini has been a Russian asset and money launderer for 4 decades.
Seriously, why would anyone be surprised by this.

SupportSanity

(1,560 posts)
41. Lest we forget: Follow the rubles.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 12:22 PM
Nov 23

Russia has always been in play with Trump. One way or the other.

They may not be in the forefront of news right now, but they are still in play.

Beowulf42

(314 posts)
46. Not News.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 01:35 PM
Nov 23

Nothing about Trump not knowing his has from a hole in the ground is news. He is uninformed and willfully ignorant because that is exactly what he is in the first place and deep down in the deepest pit of his hollow-ass soul. And we've got him for the next 3 1/4 years.

creeksneakers2

(7,907 posts)
47. Trump and the GOP are making a big deal about
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 02:01 PM
Nov 23

the Trump Russia investigation. But it looks more and more like there is a secret alliance.

Lovie777

(21,307 posts)
52. The WH is telling Pres Z he better take it.......................
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 04:24 PM
Nov 23

or completely lose the USA support. WTF.

Meanwhile, the WH sent the USA military to invade a Mexican beach, only to be quelled and turn back by the Mexican Marines.

Building up in the Caribbean of full force USA military re: attacking Valenzuela.

Sending Musk to Greenland.

Threatening to jail and execute Democrats. Fucking up ACA subsides. Taking away from Department of Education degrees. i.e. nurses.

Screwed up the indictment of Comey. Indicting Democrats over property fraud.

The list goes on and on.

viva la

(4,438 posts)
53. Rubio has also said that it was OUR plan.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 04:43 PM
Nov 23

Then he said it wasn't.
He used to be thought of as intelligent.

vapor2

(3,530 posts)
54. Trump knew exactly what he is doing or rubio bypassed trump.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 05:00 PM
Nov 23

I think many minions are just doing their own fucking thing

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