Jerry’s Finger🇺🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇪
@jerrysfinger.bsky.social
Retired world traveler and business type. Once a Sweep in Jackets of Green. European Deadhead. Slava Ukraini. Celer et Audax. Esse Quam Videri. 🌻🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺🇬🇪🌍💀🌹
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I wrote about the many devils in the details of the new US-Russian "peace plan" for Ukraine, which does, yes, include some concessions for Russia, but much bigger and more dangerous demands from Ukraine. In @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
The devil in the details of Trump's new peace plan for Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine must now choose between "dignity" and losing US support
www.newstatesman.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I wrote about the many devils in the details of the new US-Russian "peace plan" for Ukraine, which does, yes, include some concessions for Russia, but much bigger and more dangerous demands from Ukraine. In @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
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When a Swedish minister gets this sassy, it means that they’re furious.
And rightly so. It’s amazing that the small ones have punched so far above their weight, but inexcusable that the bigger ones haven’t followed suit. There simply are capacity limits for the small ones.
And rightly so. It’s amazing that the small ones have punched so far above their weight, but inexcusable that the bigger ones haven’t followed suit. There simply are capacity limits for the small ones.
Nordic countries paying most for Ukraine ‘not sustainable,’ Swedish foreign minister says
The EU must seize Russia’s frozen assets, Maria Malmer Stenergard believes, because any other solution would be unfair to Ukraine’s biggest backers.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
When a Swedish minister gets this sassy, it means that they’re furious.
And rightly so. It’s amazing that the small ones have punched so far above their weight, but inexcusable that the bigger ones haven’t followed suit. There simply are capacity limits for the small ones.
And rightly so. It’s amazing that the small ones have punched so far above their weight, but inexcusable that the bigger ones haven’t followed suit. There simply are capacity limits for the small ones.
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I would expect this sort of mediation strategy from someone who had never made a deal of their own in their life — hell, had never even read anything about making deals.
Trump says he's set a deadline of next Thursday for Ukraine to accept a deal that would end Russia's war on the country
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I would expect this sort of mediation strategy from someone who had never made a deal of their own in their life — hell, had never even read anything about making deals.
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The most underrated point on this wish list is, as @michaeldweiss.bsky.social points out:
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
So hitting other Russian cities is okay !
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
So hitting other Russian cities is okay !
“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The most underrated point on this wish list is, as @michaeldweiss.bsky.social points out:
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
So hitting other Russian cities is okay !
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
So hitting other Russian cities is okay !
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We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
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snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
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snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War
Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine
snyder.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
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And don't forget that under the terms of the 28 point plan, someone, presumably Ukraine, will be paying the US for this. It's a protection racket, which is how Trump understands all security relationships. And like all protection rackets, it's all racket and no protection.
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
And don't forget that under the terms of the 28 point plan, someone, presumably Ukraine, will be paying the US for this. It's a protection racket, which is how Trump understands all security relationships. And like all protection rackets, it's all racket and no protection.
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Glory to Ukraine and the just peace in Ukraine!
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Glory to Ukraine and the just peace in Ukraine!
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Trump has made a choice over the course of the past few months to publicly reward Putin for illegally invading another country and stealing their land, rather than make him an international pariah. Those who say Ukraine needs to accept reality, think what precedent this sets
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Trump has made a choice over the course of the past few months to publicly reward Putin for illegally invading another country and stealing their land, rather than make him an international pariah. Those who say Ukraine needs to accept reality, think what precedent this sets
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"Donald Trump is an uncomplicated person. His crayon-drawn world is peopled by great friends and terrible enemies. He instinctively sides with the bloody autocrat who flatters him over the American journalist who holds him politely to account..."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-epstei...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-epstei...
The Epstein Saga Has Only Just Begun
The next phase will involve ensuring Trump complies with the disclosures. Let us distrust and verify.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Donald Trump is an uncomplicated person. His crayon-drawn world is peopled by great friends and terrible enemies. He instinctively sides with the bloody autocrat who flatters him over the American journalist who holds him politely to account..."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-epstei...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-epstei...
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Listen… Mike Johnson can claim he never tried to stop this, but the timeline tells the truth. If he wasn’t trying to bury this petition, we wouldn’t have spent weeks begging him to do the bare minimum.
Release the files.
Release the files.
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Listen… Mike Johnson can claim he never tried to stop this, but the timeline tells the truth. If he wasn’t trying to bury this petition, we wouldn’t have spent weeks begging him to do the bare minimum.
Release the files.
Release the files.
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Ukraine's independent anticorruption agencies have revealed a big corruption scandal involving very powerful people. The EU is deeply engaged, as are IFIs, but the US has not said a word, presumably because Trump & his cohort favor corruption at home & abroad.
November 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Ukraine's independent anticorruption agencies have revealed a big corruption scandal involving very powerful people. The EU is deeply engaged, as are IFIs, but the US has not said a word, presumably because Trump & his cohort favor corruption at home & abroad.
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Trump seems to be claiming US is in an “armed conflict” with Venezuelan cartels to justify bombing boats. Congress needs to demand production of legal memo because this just doesn’t add up. “War on Drugs” was just a slogan, but Trump seems to be using it literally.
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Trump seems to be claiming US is in an “armed conflict” with Venezuelan cartels to justify bombing boats. Congress needs to demand production of legal memo because this just doesn’t add up. “War on Drugs” was just a slogan, but Trump seems to be using it literally.
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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3/ Saboteurs recently damaged at least two segments of a Polish railway on a route to Ukraine.
France agreed to sell Ukraine weapons systems, such as fighter jets and air defense systems.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced in Novopavlivka.
France agreed to sell Ukraine weapons systems, such as fighter jets and air defense systems.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced in Novopavlivka.
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
3/ Saboteurs recently damaged at least two segments of a Polish railway on a route to Ukraine.
France agreed to sell Ukraine weapons systems, such as fighter jets and air defense systems.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced in Novopavlivka.
France agreed to sell Ukraine weapons systems, such as fighter jets and air defense systems.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced in Novopavlivka.
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Yeah the thing we’re all scared of is real
So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
October 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Yeah the thing we’re all scared of is real
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NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly reiterated his demand that Ukraine cede all of Donetsk Oblast as a condition for ending the war, and suggested that Russia would be willing to “surrender parts” of occupied southern Ukraine. 🧵(1/7)
October 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly reiterated his demand that Ukraine cede all of Donetsk Oblast as a condition for ending the war, and suggested that Russia would be willing to “surrender parts” of occupied southern Ukraine. 🧵(1/7)
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May you live in interesting times. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
October 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
May you live in interesting times. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
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Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?
October 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?
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...marzipan hat goes back into cupboard..
If he wins the Nobel Prize I’ll eat my hat*
Not because I’m dismissing the Gaza deal but because of the Nobel Committee timing.
*marzipan hat, obvs
Not because I’m dismissing the Gaza deal but because of the Nobel Committee timing.
*marzipan hat, obvs
October 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
...marzipan hat goes back into cupboard..
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“The bravery and determination of ordinary Moldovans cannot be overstated. Putin has suffered a bad defeat. We do know that time and again, even when threatened, bribed and bullied, Europeans affirm their desire to be in Europe, not in the Russkiy Mir.”
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
It looks like Moldova is defying Putin
Good news - at last!
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
“The bravery and determination of ordinary Moldovans cannot be overstated. Putin has suffered a bad defeat. We do know that time and again, even when threatened, bribed and bullied, Europeans affirm their desire to be in Europe, not in the Russkiy Mir.”
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
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Shouldn't Schumer and Jeffries tell Trump:
Sorry, can't make it to the White House to chat tomorrow! You say a major city is so 'war-ravaged' as to require deploying federal troops authorized to use 'Full Force' against U.S. citizens. So we feel a responsibility to head to Portland to take a look.
Sorry, can't make it to the White House to chat tomorrow! You say a major city is so 'war-ravaged' as to require deploying federal troops authorized to use 'Full Force' against U.S. citizens. So we feel a responsibility to head to Portland to take a look.
September 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Shouldn't Schumer and Jeffries tell Trump:
Sorry, can't make it to the White House to chat tomorrow! You say a major city is so 'war-ravaged' as to require deploying federal troops authorized to use 'Full Force' against U.S. citizens. So we feel a responsibility to head to Portland to take a look.
Sorry, can't make it to the White House to chat tomorrow! You say a major city is so 'war-ravaged' as to require deploying federal troops authorized to use 'Full Force' against U.S. citizens. So we feel a responsibility to head to Portland to take a look.
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Preliminary results from the Moldovan electoral commission show the Russian stooges having done poorly. If these results continue, this is incredibly good news.
pv.cec.md/preliminare
pv.cec.md/preliminare
Rezultate preliminare
pv.cec.md
September 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Preliminary results from the Moldovan electoral commission show the Russian stooges having done poorly. If these results continue, this is incredibly good news.
pv.cec.md/preliminare
pv.cec.md/preliminare
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Sounds like a no-brainer
Maybe guns should be harder to get, and mental health treatment should be easier to get, in today's America.
Kind of the opposite of what the Trump administration and the Republican Party want.
Kind of the opposite of what the Trump administration and the Republican Party want.
September 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Sounds like a no-brainer
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Pro-EU party leads in high-stakes Moldovan election
The parliamentary election comes amid reports of an “unprecedented” Russian hybrid interference campaign.
www.politico.eu/article/poll...
The parliamentary election comes amid reports of an “unprecedented” Russian hybrid interference campaign.
www.politico.eu/article/poll...
Pro-EU party leads in high-stakes Moldovan election
The parliamentary election comes amid reports of an “unprecedented” Russian hybrid interference campaign.
www.politico.eu
September 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Pro-EU party leads in high-stakes Moldovan election
The parliamentary election comes amid reports of an “unprecedented” Russian hybrid interference campaign.
www.politico.eu/article/poll...
The parliamentary election comes amid reports of an “unprecedented” Russian hybrid interference campaign.
www.politico.eu/article/poll...
Isn’t this the person & outfit that Blair’s TB Institute takes a shedload of money from?
Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'
September 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM