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There's a lot of bloviating in the press about Trump's conversation with Putin and his meeting with Zelensky.

Here's all I think we really know at the current time:

a) Trump is holding back on the Tomahawks for the moment;

c) Putin suggested some kind of swap involving Ukraine giving up the unoccupied parts of Donetsk.

The rest is speculation. If Putin were really trying to force Ukraine's capitulation, there's no reason for Trump to meet Putin. So something else is going on.

Russia invading Ukraine has really helped us on this score.

America, Europe, Asia, we are all back onto strong national defense and we are all moving closer together on what the global military threats are and are all pursuing closer cooperation and starting to see our regional dangers as dangers that we should all be more aware of in a shared sense, with more consideration of helping each other if things get bad enough.

Just the fact that all of our weapon factories are humming along, and warehouses filling with new supplies, and that we all use a lot of equipment and ammo that is interchangeable, means that in a major regional war that if nothing else there could be, or would be, a lot of logistical help from distant allies and friends that aren’t directly involved in the fighting.

America seems to be getting better prepared and growing less alone in the idea of being ready for a fight.

De Niro's recurring theme was that at the end of his current term, President Trump will refuse to leave office.

It shows how little De Niro understands MAGA. If Trump actually tried to stay in office (he won't), MAGA people would remove him.

But what about the Duke of Earl?

Well, when he walks through this world, nothing can stop him, that's for sure. And she is his girl, and no one can hurt her, oh, no.

” it’s probably more like a vantage point for adventurous journalists seeking a money making photographs.”

Which, by happenstance, also fit the description for good sniper hides.

Lol!

Yeah, it’s the National Spewcurity Urinal.

--- "I respect the many views on this topic."

Blog flogging. J. Beth Gorton would approve.

This article sounds gossipy and sourced by someone with an agenda. I get it that, on principle, Ukraine should not have to give up territory. But the idea that Ukraine is going to fight its way back to its pre-war borders is a fantasy. Trump is making the best of a bad situation. Each of these stories is unintentionally proving Trump to be the most realistic, sane person in the room in these negotiations despite the sources trying to portray Trump as an unstable Putin lackey.

I suspect Epstein’s meeting with Jesus was brief.

He will be spending eternity elsewhere.

Virginia was not an angel either. May God have mercy on her soul.

--- "And thanks for the reminder to kick in my Sept. contribution. I'm off to take care of that."

Duly noted that your donation for the quarter is visible. Now if "whyilovetexas111" shows in the donor list, I'd be pleased. Think he/she will? Given his/her lack of responding to those who have commented specifically to "whyilovetexas111" and received no response suggests that blog flogging is an issue, and engagement with other Freepers is not a part of the blog flogging.

You need a shirt for them that says “Obama Is A Criminal.”

I respect the many views on this topic. So here is one I think many would appreciate. I know this war won't be easy to solve...

Epstein met Jesus early.

You're assuming he's dead.

She didn't name anyone because of defamation lawsuits.

That it was defamation lawsuits is a false assumption. It was more likely threats to her life, AND her family members' lives.

Why not name names? What are they going to do, sue you for defamation? Kill you?
Neither, but they could harm your family members, and they've got plenty of blackmailed people who'd do it directly or pay others to do it.

*** This is all coming from other Chinese.

It may be wishful thinking or otherwise internecine and/or psychological warfare.

But it’s not originating with “Western and Western influenced experts.” ***

When I used the term Western Influenced I include Hong Kong dissidents, Falun Gong (Epoch Times), Taiwan, and ethnic Chinese influenced by the idea of illusory freedoms they imagine the outside world enjoys.

“Kinda like Roger Waters.”

His politics suck but he did have a funny remark when asked in an interview, “What is a band?”

He said: “A band is essentially a bass player and a drummer, plus assorted novelty acts.”

Epstein met Jesus early.

The F-ed up girl met Jesus early.

Everybody will meet Jesus, in Truth.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=53z4PazVaBs&si=zUb1u3fiSzSGl-9x

In other times, I would say bow hunter stand or something similar. However, these days anything is possible with Lefty-Trans-crazies.