Foreign Bacall
@absolutelyahha.bsky.social
Euro-Australian. Born and live on Yalukit Willam land, never ceded. Ukraine hawk. NAFO before NAFO. Democracy advocate. #TrumpMustResign. Let’s be kind to each other.
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“We're enough Americans. [No Kings needs] 3.5% of the population, 12 million Americans, which is enough according to studies done around the world to drive political change. And demand governmental changes, removal of people in office.”
#TrumpMustResign
#TrumpMustResign
The Emperor Without Empathy (Live Chat w/ Steven Beschloss)
Podcast Episode · Bulwark Takes · 09/11/2025 · 54m
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Americans: WHY are you putting up with this??
29.2% of voting-age Americans voted for the orange lunatic
70.8% didn’t
Reclaim your power
CONTINUALLY DEMAND TRUMP’S RESIGNATION
GET 12 MILLION AMERICANS ONTO THE STREETS
That’s the number shown worldwide to effect regime change
#TrumpMustResign
29.2% of voting-age Americans voted for the orange lunatic
70.8% didn’t
Reclaim your power
CONTINUALLY DEMAND TRUMP’S RESIGNATION
GET 12 MILLION AMERICANS ONTO THE STREETS
That’s the number shown worldwide to effect regime change
#TrumpMustResign
“Russians, Russian people, most of the people we speak to on the streets every day, say they’re tired of this war—and they’re calling it a war; people don’t refer to it as a special military operation, really. They talk about the war.”
— @bbcstever.bsky.social
— @bbcstever.bsky.social
Q&A: How credible is the US peace plan?
Podcast Episode · Ukrainecast · 27/11/2025 · 31m
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November 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
“Russians, Russian people, most of the people we speak to on the streets every day, say they’re tired of this war—and they’re calling it a war; people don’t refer to it as a special military operation, really. They talk about the war.”
— @bbcstever.bsky.social
— @bbcstever.bsky.social
“We started, yet again, with an American idea that Russia is winning the war and Russia therefore basically should get what it wants, because that’s the only way Donald Trump really seems to see to stop the fighting in Ukraine.”
Q&A: How credible is the US peace plan?
Podcast Episode · Ukrainecast · 27/11/2025 · 31m
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November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“We started, yet again, with an American idea that Russia is winning the war and Russia therefore basically should get what it wants, because that’s the only way Donald Trump really seems to see to stop the fighting in Ukraine.”
“In the history of peace negotiations, I've never seen one as confusing and contradictory, and sometimes just outright comic as this one.”
Q&A: How credible is the US peace plan?
Podcast Episode · Ukrainecast · 27/11/2025 · 31m
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November 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“In the history of peace negotiations, I've never seen one as confusing and contradictory, and sometimes just outright comic as this one.”
The only thing that will shift russia from pretending to negotiate to actually negotiating is forcing them.
Trump must implement the sanctions on oil buyers that he promised.
And give Ukraine Tomahawks.
russia genuinely fears both these and will only then come to the table.
Trump must implement the sanctions on oil buyers that he promised.
And give Ukraine Tomahawks.
russia genuinely fears both these and will only then come to the table.
We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The only thing that will shift russia from pretending to negotiate to actually negotiating is forcing them.
Trump must implement the sanctions on oil buyers that he promised.
And give Ukraine Tomahawks.
russia genuinely fears both these and will only then come to the table.
Trump must implement the sanctions on oil buyers that he promised.
And give Ukraine Tomahawks.
russia genuinely fears both these and will only then come to the table.
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We can be absolutely certain that the Witkoff leak shows only a very tiny portion of the exchange.
Witkoff is not experienced in SIGINT. He is a realtor, out of his depth and an easy mark for any intelligence service. There are certainly recordings.
Witkoff is not experienced in SIGINT. He is a realtor, out of his depth and an easy mark for any intelligence service. There are certainly recordings.
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We can be absolutely certain that the Witkoff leak shows only a very tiny portion of the exchange.
Witkoff is not experienced in SIGINT. He is a realtor, out of his depth and an easy mark for any intelligence service. There are certainly recordings.
Witkoff is not experienced in SIGINT. He is a realtor, out of his depth and an easy mark for any intelligence service. There are certainly recordings.
The entire purpose of NATO was to defend against russian aggression.
What use is it unless it exerts the power it was created for?
What use is it unless it exerts the power it was created for?
“Ukraine is the only country fulfilling NATO's destiny,”
chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov said passionately at the Halifax Security Forum.
@garrykasparov.bsky.social
chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov said passionately at the Halifax Security Forum.
@garrykasparov.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The entire purpose of NATO was to defend against russian aggression.
What use is it unless it exerts the power it was created for?
What use is it unless it exerts the power it was created for?
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"Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked 19 different countries — some of them 3-4 times — and none of these countries, including Ukraine, has ever attacked Russia." - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked 19 different countries — some of them 3-4 times — and none of these countries, including Ukraine, has ever attacked Russia." - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
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Ukraine is the only country deterring the war that NATO was created for, with Russia, said Garry Kasparov, Russian activist and world chess champion
The West “owes Ukraine everything,” but instead debates deals that are forcing Ukraine into capitulation
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/k...
The West “owes Ukraine everything,” but instead debates deals that are forcing Ukraine into capitulation
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/k...
Kasparov at Washington security forum: NATO doesn’t exist, it’s fake. Ukraine is only country doing what Alliance was built for
Ukraine is dying every minute, fullfilling NATO's destiny, he said. Still, it's not a member of the Alliance.
euromaidanpress.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ukraine is the only country deterring the war that NATO was created for, with Russia, said Garry Kasparov, Russian activist and world chess champion
The West “owes Ukraine everything,” but instead debates deals that are forcing Ukraine into capitulation
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/k...
The West “owes Ukraine everything,” but instead debates deals that are forcing Ukraine into capitulation
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/k...
If the Epstein files are withheld on grounds they would jeopardise an active investigation into Democrats, DOJ must still release files pertaining to Trump.
If they are released with Trump’s name redacted, we must assume that all redacted names other than victims’ are Trump’s.
If they are released with Trump’s name redacted, we must assume that all redacted names other than victims’ are Trump’s.
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
If the Epstein files are withheld on grounds they would jeopardise an active investigation into Democrats, DOJ must still release files pertaining to Trump.
If they are released with Trump’s name redacted, we must assume that all redacted names other than victims’ are Trump’s.
If they are released with Trump’s name redacted, we must assume that all redacted names other than victims’ are Trump’s.
“The Kremlin wants Europeans to feel that they are at war, or close to it, and therefore that supporting Ukraine is no longer worth the risk.”
Russia’s shadow war: How the Kremlin uses sabotage to wear down Europe
Moscow’s goal is not just to damage infrastructure but also to sow distrust inside Western societies.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
“The Kremlin wants Europeans to feel that they are at war, or close to it, and therefore that supporting Ukraine is no longer worth the risk.”
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Sigh
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Sigh
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
“Europe is undergoing a shock right now, a slow-moving shock, but a serious one in which our principal security partner, the US, is increasingly becoming unreliable. And we have a threat on our border and an ongoing conflict on our border.”
Why cutting aid to buy bombs is making us less safe
Podcast Episode · Battle Lines · 26/11/2025 · 32m
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November 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“Europe is undergoing a shock right now, a slow-moving shock, but a serious one in which our principal security partner, the US, is increasingly becoming unreliable. And we have a threat on our border and an ongoing conflict on our border.”
“Frankly, we have lost a lot of our influence in the world through the erosion of our ability to help people in their own home areas [through our aid budget]. And the downside of that is, of course, we see more people coming to this country.”
Equally applies to the U.S.
Equally applies to the U.S.
Why cutting aid to buy bombs is making us less safe
Podcast Episode · Battle Lines · 26/11/2025 · 32m
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November 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
“Frankly, we have lost a lot of our influence in the world through the erosion of our ability to help people in their own home areas [through our aid budget]. And the downside of that is, of course, we see more people coming to this country.”
Equally applies to the U.S.
Equally applies to the U.S.
“If you look at votes in the UN General Assembly, we, the United States, now vote with Russia and Belarus and North Korea and the other rogue countries against resolutions criticizing Russia for invading Ukraine. [Even] China abstains.”
Is Trump Scoring A Peace Deal for Ukraine... Or Putin?
Podcast Episode · One Decision · 27/11/2025 · 38m
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November 27, 2025 at 7:53 AM
“If you look at votes in the UN General Assembly, we, the United States, now vote with Russia and Belarus and North Korea and the other rogue countries against resolutions criticizing Russia for invading Ukraine. [Even] China abstains.”
“NATO has never invaded Russia/USSR, never will. It was DEMOCRATIC expansion that threatened Putin, first in the 2014 Revolution of Dignity. What scares him most is a Slavic nation, which he claims is no different from Russia, practicing democracy. That undermines his legitimacy at home.”
Is Trump Scoring A Peace Deal for Ukraine... Or Putin?
Podcast Episode · One Decision · 27/11/2025 · 38m
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November 27, 2025 at 7:07 AM
“NATO has never invaded Russia/USSR, never will. It was DEMOCRATIC expansion that threatened Putin, first in the 2014 Revolution of Dignity. What scares him most is a Slavic nation, which he claims is no different from Russia, practicing democracy. That undermines his legitimacy at home.”
“Nobody called up Moscow in 1949 to say, Hey, Mr. Stalin, are you okay with us creating this NATO alliance?
Nobody called them in 1955 when the NATO alliance said we're bringing in West Germany. Mr. Khrushchev, are you okay with that?”
Nobody called them in 1955 when the NATO alliance said we're bringing in West Germany. Mr. Khrushchev, are you okay with that?”
Is Trump Scoring A Peace Deal for Ukraine... Or Putin?
Podcast Episode · One Decision · 27/11/2025 · 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
“Nobody called up Moscow in 1949 to say, Hey, Mr. Stalin, are you okay with us creating this NATO alliance?
Nobody called them in 1955 when the NATO alliance said we're bringing in West Germany. Mr. Khrushchev, are you okay with that?”
Nobody called them in 1955 when the NATO alliance said we're bringing in West Germany. Mr. Khrushchev, are you okay with that?”
“We’re at a loss how these concessions benefit American or European security, particularly the guarantee Ukraine will never join NATO and they want to pare back Ukrainian forces. I don't see how having a weaker Ukraine with no backstop protects Europe or, frankly, America.”
Is Trump Scoring A Peace Deal for Ukraine... Or Putin?
Podcast Episode · One Decision · 27/11/2025 · 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“We’re at a loss how these concessions benefit American or European security, particularly the guarantee Ukraine will never join NATO and they want to pare back Ukrainian forces. I don't see how having a weaker Ukraine with no backstop protects Europe or, frankly, America.”
“That's just bad diplomacy. That's just 101 about the interagency process they don't do, and I think it hurts *American* national interests, not just Ukrainian interests.”
Is Trump Scoring A Peace Deal for Ukraine... Or Putin?
Podcast Episode · One Decision · 27/11/2025 · 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
“That's just bad diplomacy. That's just 101 about the interagency process they don't do, and I think it hurts *American* national interests, not just Ukrainian interests.”
“We sat in the Situation Room to deliberate about important national security issues. The POTUS sat in that chair, Secretary of State on one side, Secretary of Defense on the other, National Security Advisor at the table. This administration just doesn't do that. It's on every issue.”
Is Trump Scoring A Peace Deal for Ukraine... Or Putin?
Podcast Episode · One Decision · 27/11/2025 · 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
“We sat in the Situation Room to deliberate about important national security issues. The POTUS sat in that chair, Secretary of State on one side, Secretary of Defense on the other, National Security Advisor at the table. This administration just doesn't do that. It's on every issue.”
“This is bad for America. It shows our fealty, the president's fealty towards Putin. It’s capitulation. And one of the most important advantages we had over the USSR was powerful, enduring, democratic allies. Trump just doesn't understand how important that will be for America in Europe & in Asia.”
Is Trump Scoring A Peace Deal for Ukraine... Or Putin?
Podcast Episode · One Decision · 27/11/2025 · 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM
“This is bad for America. It shows our fealty, the president's fealty towards Putin. It’s capitulation. And one of the most important advantages we had over the USSR was powerful, enduring, democratic allies. Trump just doesn't understand how important that will be for America in Europe & in Asia.”
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I don’t know who needs to read this but the Farragut Metro station is not the White House.
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I don’t know who needs to read this but the Farragut Metro station is not the White House.
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A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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Steve Witkoff isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
What Is Steve Witkoff Trying to Do?
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Steve Witkoff isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...