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SEDBRNOT-MAY29's avatar

MUST READ!!!

And a failed attempt to get a Nobel peace prize, which was the other end of the stick he was swishing around, like a ceremonial sword.

And look, the Nobel committee decided to give it to Zelenskyy! Good choice. Even Netanyahu and the pope got bypassed.

Thank you for writing this piece. It brought me a lot of peace this afternoon. And thanks for letting an unpaid subscriber comment. It means a lot!

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Laura Aubele's avatar

Me, too! Feel better! Trump, the loser!

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Doc Blase''s avatar

#FDT.

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Wayne Masters's avatar

You're welcome.

Michael is great at summarizing day to day events.

Feel the magic of being part of the 101st Idea to change the world.

Yes, it is that big what we are doing; the transformation of two Cheers for Democracy,(E. M. Forster 1906) to Three Cheers for Democracy 2025!!!!!

It's been a long road for enlightenment through the ages but we are diligently on it!!!

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 and our Blue State American Friends!

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Doc Blase''s avatar

The Pope is the head of a racket, peddling an iron-age myth for power and profit.

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Kristy's avatar

Totally agree. Thanks for saying it. Zelensky is no dummy.

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ioanna carlsen's avatar

there's only a handful of dummies, and they are in this administration and in the gop congress who have lied their way to this!

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Doc Blase''s avatar

Give their Rube voters discredit where it's due.

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Michael P. Campana's avatar

Very interesting take, Michael… and quite possible. Whether intentional or unintentional on Zelensky’s part, the confrontation in the White House certainly has worked to Ukraine’s favor, and it yet again showed to the world that Trump and his lackey Vance are the complete dickheads we already knew them to be. Europe should freeze out the entire Trump administration from having any say in peace talks and/or strategic alliance plans with Ukraine.

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Morgan's avatar

Completely agree Michael!!

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Shari Froelich's avatar

I’m finding resources to donate to Ukraine. If everyone put $10 towards Ukraine, they would have enough money to purchase things at least for a while.

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mer t's avatar

There is an online way to control directly

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Shari Froelich's avatar

https://u24.gov.ua/

From Timothy Snyder

If you are thinking today about how to help Ukrainians, here are some possibilities: Come Back Alive, a Ukrainian NGO that supports soldiers on the battlefield and veterans; United 24, the Ukrainian state platform for donations, with many excellent projects); RAZOM, an American NGO, tax-deductible for US citizens, which cooperates with Ukrainian NGOS to support civilians; and BlueCheck Ukraine, which aims for efficient cooperation with Ukrainian groups and is also tax-deductible.

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ioanna carlsen's avatar

thank you, timothy

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Rosalind Heid's avatar

Donated $25 yesterday to their defense fund!

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Shari Froelich's avatar

Thank you!

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ioanna carlsen's avatar

ok post what you are donating to so we can do it too.................thanks, shari

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Michelle Foster's avatar

United 24

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Shari Froelich's avatar

I added the places that I found thanks to Timothy Snyder. The first link is separate link that I learned from another Substack post. Please share! Ukrainians need our help!

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elise goyette's avatar

go norway!

ps i'm trying so hard to remove vance's smugface from my memory today.

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MM Harris's avatar

He's a horrible actor ................... but a REALLY authentic street level BULLY.

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Jan's avatar

I don’t think he was acting nor a bully. He was himself and his English limits him a little. They badgered him. They embarrassed him. And they are moronic enough to not see it. Zelenskyy fresh off the battlefield has been fighting Putin and defending democracy in Ukraine. They were invaded by Putin. We should keep support because we are a Democracy too. Putin won’t stop at Ukraine. The surrounding countries are in jeopardy. Trump/ Vance/Musk want the end to our democracy. Trump wants full federal power and no Congress. No! That’s a King like North Korea and Russia. Trump wants that. He’s aligned himself with them. We didn’t vote to get rid of the Constitution. Trump/Vance/Musk/Mike Johnson all want it gone or reinterpreted to their Authoritarian style. We are not an Authoritarian. We are a Democratic Republic. 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇺🇸🇲🇽🇺🇸🇺🇦

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MM Harris's avatar

To be clear, I was accusing VANCE of being a horrible actor, not zelenskyy, who was hijacked. I stand totally with Ukraine.

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Susan Spencer's avatar

Ah, those pesky pronouns. I propose going forward we refer to Vance and Musk as “it” when a pronoun is needed.

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Karen Freeman's avatar

You could use they/them to include all 3 stooges. They are pretty interchangeable at this point.

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ioanna carlsen's avatar

and he does use eye liner..........he and mike johnson, look at that little smirk on johnson's face........they are both what the gops are trying to get rid of...........and even if you proved it, these liars don't care.............you can have children and be GAY , like everything else in this administration, we are being asked to totally replace reality with lies

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JanRebel57's avatar

jd isn't a bully, he is one who was bullied. he took orders from the "boys" and did as he was told often before he was told. tRump and him practiced this ambush. Vice presidents don't interject themselves into a conversation in the Oval Office unless planned, asked or told to. And, there is no way without beforehand practice and/or permission would a VP jump on a President, an ally, especially in front of the media nor behind closed doors. This Stepford Wife, Oops I mean Husband is a coward as is his fuhrer. I STAND with UKRAINE 🇺🇦

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ted baxter's avatar

Zelenskyy has been battle-tested in courage -and his life experiences have squeezed out any possibility of him not addressing Ukraine’s needs without being ‘real’.

Trump, Vance, sycophants Rubio and Graham and others are simple ‘play actors’…on the real stage they might be cowards if they faced what Zelenskyy has faced. They have not, maybe could not, walk in Zelenskyy’s shoes. Plain and simple.

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ioanna carlsen's avatar

so sickenly true............imagine what you are living next to.........who voted these creeps in.................

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ioanna carlsen's avatar

sorry, mispelled, i hate that, sickeningly true...........

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Fightin Mad's avatar

Beautiful! Love how you characterized the players. I just saw Trump as an ugly bully not getting his own way.

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ioanna carlsen's avatar

he's never been anything but...........where the hell are the democrats, years ago they said we know how to deal with bullies, and they don't and they havne;t..........i won't give another penny to policitians, i am saving it for what michael cohen shows me and aclu and things like that..........

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Laura Slater's avatar

Yes! Zelensky Is a masterful, artful, hero. He played Trump, Vance, and MAGA all at the same time. They were fools. They are fools.

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ioanna carlsen's avatar

indeed they are, and how do you like living in a country who put these people in............along with tRUMP AGain.............i am so frightened and counting on people like mc and you his supporters and all of europe to stand up to these terrible people..............zuckerberger and bezos who have never spent a cent on taxes for this country doing all this to hurt us....and emocracy, what shamefull creatures

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Laura Slater's avatar

I'm definitely not a Trump supporter and voted for Harris in our election; I did not vote for him the first time either. I keep up with the news of varying platforms and networks to make sure I'm up to date and can make great decisions based on fact, not lies. I'm scared shitless about what may happen in the United States. People keep sayings "during the next election" and I have news for you- I think we've seen our last presidential election unless we somehow win the House and Senate and reverse some of the damage that's being done. Other than that, civil war could definitely new on our horizon!

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Greeley Miklashek, MD's avatar

If you wish to understand "Why Tramp Tantrums", look for the psychological explanation on "Greeley's Newsletter.substack.com", and many thanks to Michael for a thoughtful hypothesis on Zellensky's strategy in handling Our Mad King (wannabe) Donald the 1st., and handle him he did.

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Wayne Masters's avatar

Nice comment!🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 🇨🇦🚀💥🇨🇦🚀💥🇨🇦🚀💥

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ioanna carlsen's avatar

and thanks for the link, am desperate for all who work against these people who dont' care about people at all

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Jane's avatar

GREAT article! Putting everything in order, allowing everyone to see not just the truth but the nuances we may not have noticed! Thank you Michael!!

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TeeJAY's avatar

This is a great essay! I love this perspective—it almost reads like a movie script, but sadly, it’s our reality. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦‼️

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Wayne Masters's avatar

Slava Ukraini!!!

🇨🇦🚀💥🇨🇦🚀💥🇨🇦🚀💥🇨🇦🚀💥

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Margaret Carlson's avatar

Thank you Michael for a well written article that keeps us encouraged. Great to see a metaphorical pie thrown in trumps face.

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ioanna carlsen's avatar

wonderful way of putting it, i thought we (you and me, who didn't vote for not only him but the people who are taking over our gov.........musk, etc) ,,,,,,,had no hope, this makes me feel like we do...........

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Sandra Blessman's avatar

Zelenskyy is so smart. He knows how to get things done. Just love him. Trumps mistake is thinking Zelenskyy is stupid. He is not. He also knows more about Putin than orange boy.

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ioanna carlsen's avatar

also, tRUMP is stupid.........think about who voted for him too...........

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Sandra Blessman's avatar

So true

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Cynthia Jones's avatar

Very interesting. I hope its true.

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ioanna carlsen's avatar

it is true, now what people who lie and people who believe them do with it......that's another matter ............

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Hanneke Wasserman's avatar

Genius. I hope Dump is having a lousy weekend.

And Michael if I weren't a cancer patient on low income I would upgrade to many who I follow, but unfortunately I can't.

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ioanna carlsen's avatar

michael give it to him free, or ask me, i'll pay for you and I amnot a millionaire, far from it

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Hanneke Wasserman's avatar

I appreciate your response but I can't accept. I'll just read the important ones that I have access to. I thank you for your generosity

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ioanna carlsen's avatar

thanks for your reply, i have cancer too, am just finishing radiation, good luck to you, ioanna c.

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Hanneke Wasserman's avatar

Thank you and I pray we both will come through this.

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MM Harris's avatar

Gee I think you really got it right, Michael. And I HOPE you're right!!! Many birds killed by Z in just one "meeting"...

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