This judge got it ‘backwards’ on Trump migrant plan ruling: Former deputy assistant AG
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo breaks down the judge blocking President Donald Trump’s efforts to temporarily reverse a Biden-era migrant policy on ‘The Story.’
5:32
https://youtu.be/PU3v22Cksxk
NPR, PBS are ‘pioneering’ the cultural ‘indoctrination’ of our kids: OMB director
OMB director Russell Vought discusses the potential impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on small businesses and cutting wasteful spending in the federal government, including from public broadcast networks on ‘The Story.’
6:51
https://youtu.be/BWGr-vhnXNc
Rachel Morin's mother reveals Biden administration's silence after daughter's murder. During the trial they showed over 500 pieces of evidence of gruesome crime photos3/4s of her brain was hemorrhaged and 3/4 of her skull was bashed in.
WARNING - Graphic content: Rachel Morin's mother Patty Morin discusses the conviction of the man who killed her daughter on 'Hannity.' (I can’t imagine being her mother seeing all of this at the trial, that she didn’t know about. The people in the Bidan Admin should be charged with crimes they allowed on Americans, especially Mayorkas)
8:15
https://youtu.be/xy8LIb9JNeg
This judge is just wrong: Sen. Kennedy
Sen John Kennedy, R-La., joins 'America Reports' to discuss a federal judge ruling preventing the Trump administration from revoking their immigration status.
(It seems like these judges don’t know or understand the law. If they are not capable they should be booted)
7:49
https://youtu.be/nvcXjHQGWZI
Federal agency sends criminal referral to DOJ on NY AG Letitia James
Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley discusses mortgage fraud allegations against New York Attorney General Letitia James in court documents obtained by 'The Ingraham Angle.
(This is going to be so much fun to watch, almost guaranteed she has broken the law in many other instances. The arrogant bitch is going to be charged with a real crime instead of the fake crime she charged Trump with. When I researched her, she had many houses around the country not just the ones in VA and NY. For some reason her and Fani also had homes in AZ and Maui. AZ has a big problem of the cartels using a lot of mortgages for money laundering)
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https://youtu.be/vXtBb_gMYQQ
Gutfeld: Biden was the perfect 'house guest' in the White HouseThe Dems don’t even want Bidan being in public, he’s a distraction of what they want to do. KEK
'The Five' co-hosts discuss former President Joe Biden gearing up to make his first speech since leaving the White House.
(Joe doesn’t have any plans to build a Library, really no one would visit it, anyway. He probably sees what a failure Obama’s is, it’s not even built yet after 8+ years out of office, and he’s spent millions so far. These libraries cost millions and Joe can’t raise the money and he’s certainly not going to use the laundered millions he’s stolen)
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https://youtu.be/NcvRYEHCPRk
Biden, in First Major Speech Since Leaving Office, Warns of Trump’s ‘Destruction’The Hill
Story by Annie Linskey 4/15/25
(full video below)
CHICAGO—The last time Joe Biden took a stage in Chicago was to keynote the opening day of the Democratic National Convention.
This time, with significantly less pomp and ceremony, (only 200 people) the now former president took a stage here to keynote the opening day of a far lower-profile event: A two-day conference for disability advocates. It was his first widely publicized public remarks since leaving the White House.
Speaking for about 30 minutes to about 200 peoplegathered here for a conference sponsored by the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled, Biden focused his remarks on threats to Social Security and touted his efforts as president to bolster it.
“Social Security is more than a government program,” Biden, 82, told the group, gathered in a dark third-floor hotel ballroom in downtown Chicago. “It’s a sacred promise.”
Without ever mentioning his successor by name, he accused President Trump, 78, of seeking to gut the Social Security program and of creating fear and uncertainty among its recipients. “Fewer than 100 days, and this administration has done so much damage and so much destruction,” Biden said. “It’s kind of breathtaking.”
Trump and his advisers, including billionaire Elon Musk, have asserted that Social Security benefits are being distributed to people who are recorded in the system as being well over 100 years old.Biden scoffed at that idea, joking that he would like to meet some of these individuals to learn from them about longevity.
A 2023 inspector general report found that 18.9 million people born in 1920 or before were in the Social Security system, with no information listed about their deaths. But the report said that very few were actually receiving Social Security payments…
White House presssecretary Karoline Leavitt, referencing an expected line of attack about GOP threats to Social Security ahead of Biden’s speech, said Tuesday morning that Trump will protect benefits for “law-abiding, taxpaying American citizens and seniors who paid into the program.”
Leavitt added: “He campaigned on it. He protected it in his first term and he’s back again to continue protecting it.”
Shortly before Biden spoke on Tuesday, Trump released a memo directing his administration to prevent immigrants in the country illegally from obtaining Social Security benefits and expanding the number of prosecutors focused on Social Security fraud.
Biden’s speech wasn’t the kind of legacy-shaping addressthat public figures sometimes deliver after beginning their next acts.
Instead, Biden was now doing something else that former presidents do: Giving a paid speech to an advocacy group. Representatives from ACRD and fromBiden’s team declined to say how much the former president was paid for the address.
During his remarks, Biden also took aim at the tone of the new administration, saying it is out-of-touch with American values. Americans, he said “don’t see empathy as a sign of weakness” and “don’t see cruelty as a sign of strength.”… (wow the angriest and cruelest President of all time is criticizing the current president)
The organizing group ACRDbilled the speech as Biden’s first public remarks since leaving the White House, a notion that Biden’s team disputed. Biden has spoken at two other public events since leaving the White House. Neither was widely publicized ahead of time. (No one showed up, KEK)
Leavitt, on Tuesday, couldn’t resist a dig at Biden’s age.“I’m shocked that he’s speaking at nighttime,” she said. “I thought his bedtime was much earlier than his speech tonight.” Biden’s speech started shortly after 5 p.m. local time.
But Biden sounded rested. His voice came across more clearly than it had during his final weeks in office.He had a teleprompter, though he appeared to veer from prepared remarks from time to time. Before giving his remarks, he posed for photos with staff and some friends.
On stage, he whispered at times and then raised his voice, a technique he used during his presidency to emphasize a point.(technique???)
“Everyone deserves to be treated with simple dignity,”Biden boomed into the microphone. “It’s who we are as Americans.”
(Next article Joe talks about colored kids)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-in-first-major-speech-since-leaving-office-warns-of-trump-s-destruction/ar-AA1CZzHc
Biden In Chicago Gives First Speech Since Leaving White House
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https://www.youtu.be/LJytA_HwlGs
Joe Biden slammed as he oddly recalls ‘colored kids’ at segregated school in first post-presidency speech
By Kunal Dey
Published on : 23:52 PST, Apr 15, 2025
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Former President Joe Bidenfinallystepped back into the spotlight with his first public speech since leaving the White House - but the move seems to have majorly backfired.
At a conference in Chicago,Biden, 82, dropped a throwback term that left jaws on the floor - referring to Black children as “colored kids.”
In what was supposed to be a nostalgic trip down memory lane,Biden kicked off with an anecdote from his childhooddays moving from Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Wilmington, Delaware.
“Never seen hardly any Black people” before that move, he insisted.
Describing what he saw on his way to Catholic school in Wilmington, Biden said, “I was only going in fourth grade.And I remember seeing kids going by, at the time called ‘colored kids,’ on a bus go by — they never turned rightto go to Claymont High School.”
He tried to spin it into a tale of early moral awakening, saying that learning those Black kids weren’t allowed to attend the same schools as White children “sparked my sense of outrage as a kid," the New York Post reported.
Joe Biden's jabs at social security, Trump, and Elon Musk
The event was the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) conference, and the main topic was Social Security.
“Social Security is more than a government program. It’s a sacred promise,” Biden said before blasting Republicans for allegedly trying to “cut and gut” it.
“Who the hell do they think they are?” he abruptly snapped, only to catch himself seconds later. “I will not go further. I’ll get in trouble,” he said.
Although Biden didn’t name-drop President Donald Trump directly during the 30-minute speech, the insinuation was undeniable. He lobbed a jab at past claims of Social Security fraud linked to Trump and Elon Musk, who is now running the Department of Government Efficiency.
“Those 300-year-old folk getting that Social Security, I want to meet them,” Biden cracked. “I’d like to figure out how they live that long.” He added, “Hell of a thing, man. I’m looking for longevity.”
But the attempt at humor couldn’t quite distract from what was clearly a speech filled with landmines.
Things were already off to arocky startwhen he took the stage,only to have a Bruce Springsteen track drown out his opening lines.
The ending was equally awkward. Biden finished his speech, looked around both ends of the stage like a confused game show contestant, then finally pointed at the stairs and made his exit.
Biden trolled on social media following 'colored kids' comment
Social media erupted at the former president's speech - and not in a good way.
•"Colored? Is he describing a box of crayons? What a disgrace to our great nation. The man is a racist; his record shows it," one posted on X.
•"Holy moly. Why did they think it was a good idea to throw this dude back up at the podium? Lol," another quipped.
• "How is this man only 4 years older than Trump? Can anyone explain that?????!!!!!" a third user wondered.
•"It's beyond bizarre. Does Jill give a crap about him at all?He's irrelevant, and she's pushing him to look worse and worse and worse," someone else chimed in.
Of course, no Biden commentary is complete without a reference to the now-infamous Corn Pop saga.
•"So Corn Pop was white? And who were those kids that played with his leg hair?Didn't he also spend more time in a black church than its preacher?Im so confused. Did I just dream all of that?" read a comment.
•"If you are black… how do you feel now having given him your vote?Biden always thought of you in most demeaning ways. Him, and Democrats too, are racists hiding in plain sight," another alleged.
https://news.meaww.com/joe-biden-slammed-as-he-oddly-recalls-colored-kids-at-segregated-school-in-first-post-presidency-speech
Biden reminisces about seeing ‘colored kids’ go to segregated schools in first post-presidency speech
By Published April 15, 2025, 7:37 p.m. ET
Former President Joe Biden referred to black children as “colored kids” Tuesday as he explained what motivated him to get involved in politics during his first public remarks since leaving office.
Biden, 82,used the outdated and offensive term while telling an anecdote about his childhoodmove from Scranton, Pa., to Wilmington, Del., in which he noted that before his family relocated to The First State, he’d “never seen hardly any black people.” (I find that very hard to believe)
“I was only going in fourth grade,” he said as he recalled his mother driving him to Catholic school in Wilmington. “And I remember seeing kids going by, at the time called ‘colored kids,’ on a bus go by — they never turned right to go to Claymont High School.”
Biden said learning thatblack children were not allowed to attend public school with white students“sparked my sense of outrage as a kid.” (sure it did! I want some childhood friends come out and tell how he abused “colored people” like Corn Pop.)
The 46th president’s remarks at the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) conference in Chicago largely centered on Social Security.
“Social Security is more than a government program. It’s a sacred promise,” Biden argued, before accusing Republicans in Congress of wanting to “cut and gut” the program that provides benefits to retired Americans.
“Who the hell do they think they are?” an enraged Biden said before pulling back.
“I will not go further. I’ll get in trouble,” he said.
Biden didn’t refer to President Trump by name during his roughly 30-minute speech, the first since the end of his presidency in January.
However, the former commander in chief did allude to claims of fraud in Social Security that have been made by Trump and Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk.
“Those 300-year-old folk getting that Social Security, I want to meet them,” Biden joked. “I’d like to figure out how they live that long.”
“Hell of a thing, man. I’m looking for longevity.”
The speech got off to an awkward start, as Biden took the podium and spoke for several seconds as a Bruce Springsteen track — his introduction music — blared in the background, drowning out his opening lines.
When he wrapped up his remarks, a wide-eyed Biden stood at the podium and looked at both ends of the stage before identifying the stairs, pointing at them, and making his exit.
https://nypost.com/2025/04/15/us-news/biden-reminisces-about-seeing-colored-kids-go-to-segregated-schools-in-first-post-presidency-speech/
This asshole needs to be seriously called out as a hypocrite and liar. I hope he goes to the prison in El Salvador and has poop thrown at him from prisoners
Oh Fuck Off lawyers you teach illegals to scam the system and you get paid for it by our government trying to get them out
More than that “money laundering” is his family’s favorite crime. The time is coming they can’t even walk down the street, or in Joes experience, he can’t walk off a stage
Mass Parole is a ‘OXYMORON': Ex-DHS official calls out Biden's big immigration program
Former acting DHS deputy secretary Ken Cuccinelli weighs in on President Donald Trump being blocked from revoking migrants' legal status on 'The Will Cain Show. They brought in 530,000 people in one fell swoop, when the parole entry is legally done on a case by case basis, it was a mass parole by the Bidan Admin, which violates the legally allowed parole.
6:33
https://youtu.be/THfyW5Cix1s
Please God it’s so embarrassing to have a retard on the SC, would you take her off along with Roberts and Coney Barrett?
Stephen Miller sets the record straight on deportation of alleged MS-13 gang member
Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, discusses the likelihood that Kilmar Abrego Garcia will be returned to the United States on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'
4:57
https://youtu.be/fo-eNcdf44U
He can be pretty funny
“I AM STUNNED': Retired general exposes Iranian 'playbook' with nuclear weapon
Fox News senior strategic analyst Ret. Gen. Jack Keane unpacks the driving forces behind Iran and the United States' nuclear talks on 'The Story
5:56
https://youtu.be/RiLo2wERvaQ
Trump admin using tariff negotiations to isolate China: Report
Rep. Jim Baird, R-Ind., joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss the latest on the tariff feud between the U.S. and China and how Indiana has taken measures to advance the MAHA agenda
5:07
https://youtu.be/KuKKGiBvmxo
BRING HELL’: Tom Homan on going after migrant criminals
White House ‘border czar’ Tom Homan discusses increased ICE efforts to arrest migrant criminals and President Donald Trump’s deportation policies on ‘America Reports. Homan is having the time of life!
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https://youtu.be/j1uzUfr0gzs
16 Apr, 2025 11:10
Russian spy chief names conditions for Ukraine peace
Kiev’s recognition of the new borders of Russia and its non-nuclear and neutral status are essential for a settlement, Sergey Naryshkin has said
Peace between Russia and Ukraineis possible only if Kiev abandons its plans to join NATO and acquire nuclear weapons, and recognizes the new borders of Russia, according to the head of the country’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Naryshkin reiterated that Russia has not changed its strategic goals in the Ukraine conflict. “The conditions of a peace agreement include, certainly, the non-nuclear, neutral status of Ukraine,the demilitarization and denazification of the Ukrainian state, and the repeal of all discriminatory laws adopted after the coup d’état in 2014,” he said.
Ukraine has been seeking NATO membership for years, formally applying to join the bloc in September 2022. Russian officials have long viewed NATO expansion toward its borders as a direct threat to national security and has considered Ukraine’s potential membership a red line.
Following the Western-backed coup in Kiev in 2014, Crimea joined Russia after a public referendum, with four other former Ukrainian regions following its suit in 2022. Ukraine has never recognized the votes.
Naryshkin went on toaccuse Ukraine’s leadership of deliberately prolonging the conflict in order to stay in power. “Only under such conditions will the current Kiev government remain in their offices and avoid responsibility before their people for their criminal decisions,”Naryshkin charged.
The intel chief was apparently referring to Vladimir Zelensky’s refusal to hold new election under the pretext of a still-active martial law despite his presidential term having expired almost a year ago.
Naryshkin also blasted European NATO members, particularly France, the UK and Germany, over their support of Ukraine, suggesting that they “are raising the level of escalation around the Ukraine conflict.”
According to the intel chief, meanwhile, the US stance on the crisis is drastically different from that of the rest of NATO. “There is a noticeable desire on the part of the US administrationto understand and delve into the causes of the Ukrainian crisis,” he noted, praising the dialogue between Moscow and Washingtonas “positive.”
In recent months, Trump administration officials have engaged in direct negotiations with the Kremlin to seek a resolution to the conflict. The US leader has described Ukraine’s NATO membership as impractical, adding that Kiev is unlikely to return all of its former territories.
https://www.rt.com/russia/615829-russian-spy-chief-conditions-ukraine-peace/
15 Apr, 2025 23:33
Russian MP threatens open-source intelligence analysts with treason charges
NATO countries are recruiting “defectors” to help Ukraine, Vasily Piskaryov has said
People who use open-source intelligence (OSINT) to harm Russia could be charged with treason, Vasily Piskaryov, a senior member of the State Duma, said on Tuesday.
OSINT analysts specialize in gathering information from open sources such as Google Maps, social media accounts, tracking websites, and publicly accessible databases.Since the mid-2010s, journalists and NGOs have increasingly used OSINT methods to monitor armed conflicts.
Piskaryov, the chair of the parliamentary commission tasked with countering foreign meddling, said“NATO officials” are recruiting Russians living abroadto track “the activities of our troops and the data on the bypassing of anti-Russian sanctions.”
Western countries intend to help the Ukrainian military fight Russia and “generate new sanctions using defectors who still have contacts in their homeland,” the lawmaker added.
During the ongoing conflict, “such actions could be qualified as treason,” Piskaryov said.
Earlier this month, the State Duma passed a series of laws criminalizing calls to impose sanctions on Russia for “personal gain,” and increasing the punishment for spreading false information about Russian troops.
“Those who fled abroad like cowards and continue to cause harm to our country by funding the Ukrainian Nazis, attempting to discredit the Russian Army and advocating for criminal actions against the Russian Federation, must understand that they will be held accountable. They will not escape justice,” State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said.
In 2023, Russia banned the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT), an NGOknown for monitoring the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria. The Prosecutor General’s Office described it as “a group of pseudo-journalists” working to “discredit” the Russian Army.
In January, CIT co-founder Ruslan Leviev, who resides in the US, confirmed on his YouTube channel thatthe organization has been funded through grants distributed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
(https://www.rt.com/russia/615812-russian-threatens-osint-treason/
(I wonder how many billions of USAID was lost by Ukraine itself? I know almost all media in Ukraine was cut off from day one)
15 Apr, 2025 19:41
Zelensky lashes out at Trump envoy
Steve Witkoff has no mandate to discuss territorial issues with Russia, the Ukrainian leader has said
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has no mandate to discuss territorial issuesbetween Moscow and Kiev, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has said.
The statement came in response to a journalist’s question during a press conference alongside NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Odessa on Tuesday. The Ukrainian leader was asked to comment on Witkoff’s recent remarks that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine revolves around “five territories.”
“Ukraine is a sovereign state and all territories belong to the unitary state of Ukraine, and therefore,only the people of Ukraine can speak about the territories of our state,” Zelensky replied.
Recognizing any formerly Ukrainian regions as belonging to Russia “is another red line” for Kiev, he added.
“Therefore, the representative you mentioned is discussing issues outside his competence.”(Zelenskyy Please, keep this up, FAFO)
This is not the first time Zelensky has lashed out at Witkoff. Last month, the Ukrainian leader accused the US envoy of parroting “Kremlin narratives.”
Last week, Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg in his third direct talks since February, which come as part of Trump’s efforts towards ending the Ukraine conflict.
A key part of any peace deal would have to involve the recognition of Crimea, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, and Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions as part of Russia, the envoy told Fox News in an interview on Tuesday.
Crimea joined Russia in 2014, while the other regions were added in 2022, following referendums in each case.
While many more complicated issues need to be resolved, the negotiations may be on the cusp of “something very, very important for the world at large,” Witkoff said.
Moscow has previously stressed that it has always been open to peace talks, provided any deal addressed the key causes of the conflict. Russia maintains that Ukraine needs to demilitarize, denazify, maintain neutrality and stay out of NATO, as well as recognize the territorial “realities on the ground.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to divulge details on what was discussed with the US envoy on Friday, but noted that Moscow values the “constructive and substantive”dialogue with Washington. Russia has the political will to move forward towards a peace deal, he added, speaking to journalists on Tuesday.
(https://www.rt.com/russia/615810-zelensky-criticizes-trump-envoy/
(Zelensky is once again talking smack and he is only accelerating his loss of power, by other means. The U.S. is getting impatient with his tantrums. Insulting Witkoff, Trump’s envoy is not a way to make peace.)
15 Apr, 2025 14:37
Zelensky moves to delay election again
A newly introduced bill to extend martial law would rule out a presidential vote in the near future
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has submitted a bill to extend martial law in the countryby another 90 days, which would rule out any chance of a new presidential election being held within that time frame.
Zelensky – whose presidential term expired almost one year ago –has repeatedly cited martial law as a pretext for refusing to hold a new election. Russia has declared Zelensky “illegitimate” as a leader, insisting that the Ukrainian parliament remains the only legal authority in the country.
On Tuesday,Zelensky introduced draft legislation in the Ukrainian parliament proposing a three-month extension of martial lawand general mobilization starting from May 9. According to Ukrainian law, elections cannot be held while martial law is in effect, meaning the presidential vote will remain suspended.
If martial law were lifted, parliamentary elections could be held within 60 days after the end of the restrictions, and presidential elections within 90 days.
The submitted bills are expected to be approved by parliament between April 15 and 18, Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak has said.
Zelensky’s potential run for reelection has been the subject of much media speculation, particularly after Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East and a key figure in negotiating a settlement of the Ukraine conflict, claimed in late March that “there will be elections” in the country, although without providing a timeline. His comments also came after Trump himself called Zelensky “a dictator without elections.”
A later report by The Economist claimed thatZelensky and his team were gearing up for a blitzkrieg election campaign to “catch [his] rivals off guard”and win the vote before the opposition could muster its strength.
However, Ukrainian officials have dismissed any plans to hold an election anytime soon. David Arakhamia, the head of Zelensky’s faction in the parliament, said that “all parliamentary parties and groupshave agreed that elections should be held six months after the lifting of martial law.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that EuropeanNATO members are making every effort to make sure that Zelensky retains power. Even if he fails to do so, Kiev’s backers would seek to maintain “the same Nazi and overtly Russophobic regime” in Ukraine by installing a new “half-Fuhrer” in Zelensky’s stead, Lavrov stated.
(I wonder if any of the leaders there have thought about another coup they seem to have a lot of them.)
https://www.rt.com/russia/615801-zelensky-moves-delay-election/
(Older article, but a interesting read)
16 Apr, 202409:32
Ukrainians ‘beginning to dislike’ US – Odessa University boss
Washington’s commitment to Israel’s defense has caused envy in Kiev, the Wall Street Journal has quoted the academic as saying
There is growing disenchantment with the US amongUkrainians over its perceived lack of commitment to their defense, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing the director of the Center for International Studies at the Odessa National University.
Vladimir Dubovyk told the newspaper in an article on Monday thatthe swift action from the US and its NATO allies to fend off a massive Iranian missile and drone strike on Israel at the weekend stands in stark contrast to their apparent reluctance to beef up Ukraine’s air defensesamid its conflict with Russia.
Ukrainians are “beginning to sour on the US,”Dubovyk was quoted as saying. The scholar noted that Washington played a key role “in the first two years of the war [with Russia], but now of course there’s a huge slowdown,” apparently referring to President Joe Biden’s latest aid package, which has been deadlocked by Republicans in Congress for several months.
“Rather than helping Ukraine create the kind of air-defense network Israel has, the West has provided [Kiev] with a patchwork of equipment,”the WSJ noted, adding that these stockpiles have become significantly depleted as Moscow escalates its campaign of air bombardments.
The situation in Ukraine was contrasted with that of Israel, after Iran launched several hundred missiles and kamikaze drones at the Jewish state late on Saturday. US, British, French and Jordanian fighter jets scrambled to intercept the projectiles, and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) later reported that the vast majority of Iranian rockets and UAVs had been shot down before they reached Israeli airspace.
Tehran said the attack came in response to an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1, and claimed that it had struck several Israeli military installations.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday,Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky noted that Israel is not a NATO member, meaning Western powers were not legally obliged to come to its defense. The Ukrainian leader added that the involvement of the US, the UK, and France did not result in a war breaking out in the region.
“European skies could have received the same level of protection long agoif Ukraine had received similar full support from its partners,”Zelensky concluded.
During a press conference on Monday, US National Security Council spokesperson JohnKirby made it clear that the situations in Israel and Ukraine cannot be compared, describing them as “different conflicts, different airspace, [and] different threat picture.”
He also emphasized that the US “is not going to be involved in [the Ukraine conflict] in a combat role.”
(Ukrainians will never have gratitude, they are greedy little crybabies! I bet they really dislike Trump in charge now. Too bad.)
https://www.rt.com/news/596030-wsj-ukrainians-souring-us-israel-air-defense/
16 Apr, 2025 09:44
(Rutte just betrayed Trump’s peace deal)
NATO chief rules out Ukrainian membership under peace deal
Kiev could join the military bloc “one day,” according to Mark Rutte
Ukraine was never promised NATO membership as part of any potential settlement of its conflict with Russia, the military bloc’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, has said. He made the remarks in an interview with the broadcaster MI Ukraina while on a surprise trip to Ukraine on Tuesday.
Rutte said that while Kiev’s Western backers have stated Ukraine would “one day” become a member of NATO, “no one promised Ukraine that NATO membership would be part of the peace agreement.”
Russia has long cited Kiev’s ambitions to join NATO, which Moscow views as an overtly hostile bloc, as one of the reasons for launching its military operation in 2022.
Ukrainian neutrality remains a key demand from the Kremlin for reaching a peace deal, along with demilitarization, denazification, and recognition of the territorial realities on the ground. Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, however, has insisted that membership or “NATO-like security guarantees” be included in any agreement.
Rutte claimed that Ukraine’s path to NATO remains “irreversible and nothing can change that,” but gave no timeline for this. (Why does this asshole keep on taunting Russia, and why did he agree with Trump at the WH?))
The NATO chief’s comments contrast with those of US President Donald Trump, who earlier this month criticized Zelensky’s push for membership of the bloc. “He wants to be a member of NATO.Well, he was never going to be a member of NATO,” Trump said. The US leader previously stated that he “understands”Russia’s concerns about Ukraine joining the bloc, which would place NATO “right on their doorstep.”
Last month, =Rutte said “yes” when asked by Bloomberg if Trump had already taken the question of Ukraine’s NATO accession off the table in ongoing US-Russia peace efforts==. (Rutte is going to be getting a phone call from Trump, Rutte basically crash the small success on working on peace.)
In his interview,Rutte pledged that NATO will continue to support Ukraine during and after any future ceasefire agreement. He referenced the so-called “coalition of the willing,” a group of European nations pushing to maintain military aid to Ukraine and proposing to send troops to the country, purportedly in a post-conflict peacekeeping role.Rutte said NATO is part of the coalition “as an adviser” and is “gently guiding” its direction.
He added that the group is working on ensuring Ukraine’s armed forces remain operational after an eventual deal is signed.He also stated that NATO backs the idea of sending troops to Ukraine as part of future security guarantees, but only after a ceasefire is in place and in accordance with the terms of a peace deal.
Moscow has repeatedly opposed the idea of Western troops in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier this week that by talking about sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, Western powers are in reality trying to strengthen the anti-Russian foothold in the country rather than seeking a real settlement.
(This NATO offer has to be negated forever otherwise there will never be peace between Russia and Ukraine. If never done Russia will be forced to invade the entire country.And Rutte just sabotaged the peace talks)
https://www.rt.com/news/615819-ukraine-nato-promises-rutte/
16 Apr, 2025 07:16
US could cancel ‘almost all’ NATO funding – NYT
The potential move is part of a proposal tocut nearly half of the State Department’s budget, according to the newspaper
The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering a budget proposal that would eliminate “almost all funding for international organizations like the United Nations and NATO,” the New York Times reported on Monday, citing officials and an internal memo.
The initiative is part of a plan that would see the State Department’s budget reduced by nearly 50%, two unnamed officials told the outlet.It also reportedly suggests curtailing international peacekeeping operations, all of the State Department’s educational and cultural exchanges, and defunding humanitarian assistance and global health programs by more than 50%.It is unclear whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on board with the plan. (He’s not it came out yesterday)
AP sources have confirmed the proposal but stressed that it must undergo multiple rounds of review before being submitted to Congress for approval.One senior US official cited by the agency called the budget outline “aggressive” in its cost-cutting goals.(so America must go bankrupt to protect the world?)
Responding to questions about the reported plan to cut NATO funding, State Department spokeswomanTammy Bruce insisted that the US remains fully committed to the military bloc. She stressed, however,that Washington does not see NATO as a tool for waging war, but rather as a deterrent.
“We want to make sure… that the nations in NATO can actually deliver on the mission of NATO, which is to be a deterrent. It is not to help with wars or to help fight them… NATO was meant to be a collection of entities that would stop the bad actors from doing the bad thing,”she said.
The Trump administration has repeatedly pushed NATO members to increase their defense spending, arguing the US bears a disproportionate share of the burden. Trump has warned that the US might not defend NATO members who fail to meet spending targets.
On Monday, Vice PresidentJ.D. Vance said Europe cannot remain a “permanent security vassal” of the US, arguing that the current situation benefits neither America nor European countries.
https://www.rt.com/news/615818-us-eliminate-nato-un-funding/
Envoy Steve Witkoff Gives Topline Review Following 5 Hour Meeting with Vladimir Putin
April 15, 2025
President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff traveled toSt Petersburg (interesting venue), and spent approximately 5 hours in discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top two advisors. This was Witkoff’s third direct face-to-face meeting with President Putin.
First, President Putin would never give this much time to a non-principalin any geopolitical conversation, unless Putin felt he was directly talking to the principal through the voice in front of him.In essence, Trump has told Putin that Witkoff is his mouth and ears, Putin responds accordingly. When Putin speaks to Witkoff he is speaking to Trump, and when Putin hears from Witkoff he is hearing from Trump.
Following the five-hour meeting with President Putin, Witkoff appears on Fox Newsso that Sean Hannity can tell Witkoffwhat his meeting with Putin really means. Hannity is not only insufferable, at this point in timehe is best considered a confidential human source, ¹acting on behalf of the CIA who influence him. WATCH:
Within the brief moments provided by Hannity for Witkoff to speak, the envoy of President Trump notedboth Putin and Trump understand the core issuesand are aligned to solve the problemdespite the CIA and SSCI effortsto keep wedging them apart. Additionally, Trump and Putin see a future where geopolitical and economic alignment can be very beneficial for both Russia and the United States;they just need to find a way to navigatethe complex politics on the U.S/NATO side of the mess.
President Putin does not want an alignment with Chinese President Xi Jinping, it’s not a natural fit for Russia to be strategically networking with China. Put a simpler way,Putin really doesn’t like Chairman Xi because Russia values brutal honesty in relationships, not the Beijing cunningness, ulterior motives and manipulative self-interest.
President Trump and President Putin can be natural allies. Both leaders have the same basic national security worldview and on an economic front Putin would rather have financial ties to the West than the East.
However, the broader CIA apparatus is not going to give up power or control to President Trump without a fight. Recently the CIA operated rotor wing (helicopter) drones to attack Moscow in order to provoke a useful response from Putin. Despite the efforts of Donald Trump and Marco Rubio,both the CIA and State Dept embeds are operating to maintain their control in Ukraine.
Within the Witkoff conversations with President Putin, you can be relatively assured this background context openly frames their discussions, solutions and approaches.Vladimir Putin knows President Trump is navigating some deeply complicated networkswithin the G7, NATO, European Union, Great Britain, CIA, U.S. Senate and beyond.
The extent Putin is willing to go providing Trump room to negotiate these political land mines is increasinglyclear within Putin’s nonresponse to the ongoing CIA provocations.
Trump and Putin will work to box in Zelenskyy while simultaneously Trump will threaten and even bash Putin a little.Actually, when you stop pretending this is a little fun to watch unfold.
From the other side, Ukraine President Zelenskyy knows Putin and Trump are on the same page; however,Zelenskyy also knows the CIA and SSCI are on his side.
Meanwhile, retaining all dropped pretenses, National Security AdvisorMike Waltz now has to tune into Sean Hannity to find out what Witkoff and Putin are talking about. 😂
[¹Around the time when Sean Hannity began having extramarital sex with Fox News host Ainsley Earhardt, he became compromised. Hannity’s very expensive divorce followed, and he is locked into a long-term major financial liability as an outcome of his affair.As with most IC compromise of public figures in positions of useful influence, the financial liabilities create leverage.]
“Hi Mike”… 😂 St Petersburg Meeting was Here {{smooches}}
(https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/04/15/envoy-steve-witkoff-gives-topline-review-following-5-hour-meeting-with-vladimir-putin/
DETAILS REVEALED: Trump special envoy shares more on 4-hour Putin meeting
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff tells ‘Hannity’ about his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg and the status of US-Iran nuclear talks
7:42
https://youtu.be/gPFj2sH7vcg
Hannity starts out with his propaganda, “it’s all Russia’s fault”, and really doesn’t seem to understand what Witkoff is saying or not saying
Oh so this is Why Zelenskyy said Witkoff is not an envoy and he doesn’t talk for Ukraine, which Witkoff never said he was. Zelensky is seriously trying to get Witkoff off of Trump’s team.
Trump urges AG Letitia James to resign amid bombshell fraud allegations: 'Wacky crook'
Fox News' Todd Piro reports the latest on the allegations facing New York Attorney General Letitia James
4:05
https://youtu.be/X5ECSzRAYDw