@jddanforth.bsky.social
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Semi-retired Ivy League lawyer -- had the “Western Civilization” education that right wingers want for all, but I actually read the books. Very worried about our country now. We all need to figure out effective counter-measures -- beyond posting here.
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When you spent the entire plane ride to Alaska giddily practicing your Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech about how you "Art of the Dealed" a ceasefire agreement out of Putin, only to have your dreams snatched away by that smarter, more savvy Russian once again.
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What we saw today in Alaska is not normal.
My full statement:
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A foolish coward:
“Even in the annals of Mr. Trump’s erratic presidency, the Anchorage meeting with Mr. Putin now stands out as a reversal of historic proportions. Mr. Trump abandoned [his] main [stated] goal . . . an immediate cease-fire. Instead, he bowed to Mr. Putin’s preferred approach …”
Trump Bows to Putin’s Approach on Ukraine: No Cease-Fire, Deadlines or Sanctions
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Everything about today’s summit in Alaska benefited Putin—an indicted war criminal—and did nothing for the people of Ukraine.
Red carpet. Limo ride. Warm welcome.
All on American soil, with no concessions, no peace plan, and not even a promise to meet again.
Live Updates: Trump Says There Is ‘No Deal’ on Ukraine After Summit With Putin
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The “great dealmaker” made no deal, no progress, no effort to end the war Putin started. Instead, he normalized a dictator responsible for waging an unprovoked invasion.
Diplomacy—even with adversaries—should aim to end brutal conflicts, not hand out PR victories.
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Based on facial expressions alone, Putin played him like a fiddle.
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In America, we don’t use federal agents to intimidate citizens out of participating in their own democracy. Yet more than a dozen Border Patrol agents showed up Thursday in downtown LA at a rally Gov. Gavin Newsom held on congressional redistricting an event that had nothing to do with immigration.
