Wes Andrews
@wesandrews.bsky.social
Int’l & Sec Affairs, GeoStrategist, Business Innovator, Asia Addict, China Hand, Fmr @Cuse Sprinter & AFG Vet |@HarvardHBS |@MIIS |@ColumbiaSIPA |@EngineeringSU
Trump, Vance, Rubio, Witkoff ALL get 💯% ‘played’ yet again by a BOSS negotiator…as Putin ‘peace’ feint removes all pressure—U.S. conceding: oil sanctions @LindseyGrahamSC tee’d up AND EU frozen Russian asset transfer plan to pay for Ukraine weapons and winter aid.
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Trump, Vance, Rubio, Witkoff ALL get 💯% ‘played’ yet again by a BOSS negotiator…as Putin ‘peace’ feint removes all pressure—U.S. conceding: oil sanctions @LindseyGrahamSC tee’d up AND EU frozen Russian asset transfer plan to pay for Ukraine weapons and winter aid.
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
💔 when ‘peace’ looks like self-dealing, capitulation & enemy abetting—as we plan to abandon our allies to join Afghanistan, Belarus, Syria & Venezuela in recognizing Putin’s Ukraine invasion spoils—💯% contrary to core 🇺🇸 doctrine & est int’l law since WWII. #StopTheDoubleDeal🙈
November 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
💔 when ‘peace’ looks like self-dealing, capitulation & enemy abetting—as we plan to abandon our allies to join Afghanistan, Belarus, Syria & Venezuela in recognizing Putin’s Ukraine invasion spoils—💯% contrary to core 🇺🇸 doctrine & est int’l law since WWII. #StopTheDoubleDeal🙈
Multiple sources say U.S. offers of recognition remain part of the Trump Admin strategy [aiding Russia’s maximalist goals]—while (like the elected Afghan govt in 2020] Ukraine won’t be req’d to formally recognize Russia’s ctrl over its territories—those illegally annexed in 2014.
#StandWithUkraine🌻
#StandWithUkraine🌻
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Multiple sources say U.S. offers of recognition remain part of the Trump Admin strategy [aiding Russia’s maximalist goals]—while (like the elected Afghan govt in 2020] Ukraine won’t be req’d to formally recognize Russia’s ctrl over its territories—those illegally annexed in 2014.
#StandWithUkraine🌻
#StandWithUkraine🌻
U.S. proposal to recognize Russian sovereignty over Crimea, Donetsk & Luhansk (see what we’re asking ⬇️) is expected to move fwd despite concerns of [Ukraine➕EU allies]—as it b/c ⬆️ clear Trump isn’t interested in the views of [our Allies]; saying “the EU can do what they want.”
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 AM
U.S. proposal to recognize Russian sovereignty over Crimea, Donetsk & Luhansk (see what we’re asking ⬇️) is expected to move fwd despite concerns of [Ukraine➕EU allies]—as it b/c ⬆️ clear Trump isn’t interested in the views of [our Allies]; saying “the EU can do what they want.”
“The damage Trump’s done by talking about w/drawing American power & acting in ways contrary to U.S. interests by causing our allies to back away from us—in hopes authoritarians will make [good] ‘deals’—is about as naive a FP approach as [one] can imagine.”—fmr AMB Bolton on Trump FP
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
November 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“The damage Trump’s done by talking about w/drawing American power & acting in ways contrary to U.S. interests by causing our allies to back away from us—in hopes authoritarians will make [good] ‘deals’—is about as naive a FP approach as [one] can imagine.”—fmr AMB Bolton on Trump FP
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
Made in China 2025 #中国制造2025 w/its primary goal to transform the 2nd largest economy into a global "manufacturing superpower" largely succeeded—via subsidies, preferential treatment of its firms, forced tech transfer & other wily tactics. What’ll Made in China 2035 look like? #中美关系 #贸易战
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“Without a course correction, [Trump] may soon preside over the 1st negotiated defeat of a modern democracy at the hands of an aggressive autocracy in the heart of Europe—an area 🇺🇸 presidents have declared as vital to [our] nat’l interests for 80yrs.”—Fareed Zaharia on Ukraine
#StandWithUkraine🌻
#StandWithUkraine🌻
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 AM
“Without a course correction, [Trump] may soon preside over the 1st negotiated defeat of a modern democracy at the hands of an aggressive autocracy in the heart of Europe—an area 🇺🇸 presidents have declared as vital to [our] nat’l interests for 80yrs.”—Fareed Zaharia on Ukraine
#StandWithUkraine🌻
#StandWithUkraine🌻
To be a fair arbiter between conflicting parties one must be seen as a trustworthy, impartial actor—also probably one seeing authoritarianism, revanchism and imperialism as ‘juvenile’ throwback state pursuits of the 19th century that run counter to the modern international order.
#StandWithUkraine🌻
#StandWithUkraine🌻
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
To be a fair arbiter between conflicting parties one must be seen as a trustworthy, impartial actor—also probably one seeing authoritarianism, revanchism and imperialism as ‘juvenile’ throwback state pursuits of the 19th century that run counter to the modern international order.
#StandWithUkraine🌻
#StandWithUkraine🌻
The reality of Russia’s war in Ukraine remains: “Russia has been fighting aimless for [3.75yrs]…with the support of the EU, Ukraine is in a position to fight and WIN…and we [must] cont to supply weapons to NATO [+ Ukraine] to do what they want with them.”
#StandWithUkraine🌻
#StandWithUkraine🌻
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The reality of Russia’s war in Ukraine remains: “Russia has been fighting aimless for [3.75yrs]…with the support of the EU, Ukraine is in a position to fight and WIN…and we [must] cont to supply weapons to NATO [+ Ukraine] to do what they want with them.”
#StandWithUkraine🌻
#StandWithUkraine🌻
Like arresting dime bag dealers in the infamous ‘drug war’—going after ‘illegal’ immigrants (the supply side) doesn’t really ‘fix’ the problem, as the demand-side of the equation (businesses knowingly hiring illegal immigrants to cut costs) remains fully intact.
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
November 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Like arresting dime bag dealers in the infamous ‘drug war’—going after ‘illegal’ immigrants (the supply side) doesn’t really ‘fix’ the problem, as the demand-side of the equation (businesses knowingly hiring illegal immigrants to cut costs) remains fully intact.
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
Meanwhile in the land of shilling for Moscow—ahead of his travel to Geneva, we find SECSTATE Rubio attempting to reassure U.S. Senators about the ‘ridiculousness’ of the 28-point Russian plan, despite its circulation by the Trump admin.
#StandWithUkraine🌻
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
#StandWithUkraine🌻
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Meanwhile in the land of shilling for Moscow—ahead of his travel to Geneva, we find SECSTATE Rubio attempting to reassure U.S. Senators about the ‘ridiculousness’ of the 28-point Russian plan, despite its circulation by the Trump admin.
#StandWithUkraine🌻
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
#StandWithUkraine🌻
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Post “Quiet Piggy” the now-infamous AF-1 moment last Fri where Trump responded crudely to Catherine Lucey, the White House correspondent for Bloomberg News asking about Epstein—a subsequent OpenAI Sora meme music 🎶 track attributed to TayTay (aka Taylor Swift) captured da sentiment.
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Post “Quiet Piggy” the now-infamous AF-1 moment last Fri where Trump responded crudely to Catherine Lucey, the White House correspondent for Bloomberg News asking about Epstein—a subsequent OpenAI Sora meme music 🎶 track attributed to TayTay (aka Taylor Swift) captured da sentiment.
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
From ‘Sieg Heil’ salutes to classifying the Nazi-era swastika, a fascism & white supremacy emblem—as “potentially divisive” to calling for political opponents to be HUNG…maybe it’s time🇺🇸thought more about who we are?
Do we step back from our global role—only to embrace hate at home?
#WeirdWinning🙈
Do we step back from our global role—only to embrace hate at home?
#WeirdWinning🙈
November 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
From ‘Sieg Heil’ salutes to classifying the Nazi-era swastika, a fascism & white supremacy emblem—as “potentially divisive” to calling for political opponents to be HUNG…maybe it’s time🇺🇸thought more about who we are?
Do we step back from our global role—only to embrace hate at home?
#WeirdWinning🙈
Do we step back from our global role—only to embrace hate at home?
#WeirdWinning🙈
Americans who’ve served➕faced combat, watching the harsh behavior of this admin—detaining 🚺🧑🧒👶🏼♿️ &👴🏽👵🏽 ppl in👺 masks, willingly violating 14th Amend protections for expediency…we don’t see warrior-honor or integrity in these acts—but autocratic cowardice.
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Americans who’ve served➕faced combat, watching the harsh behavior of this admin—detaining 🚺🧑🧒👶🏼♿️ &👴🏽👵🏽 ppl in👺 masks, willingly violating 14th Amend protections for expediency…we don’t see warrior-honor or integrity in these acts—but autocratic cowardice.
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
When thinking of our legacy, Constitution & founding fathers in this age of authoritarian populism—recall Thomas Jefferson's motto: “Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God." A motto unused for the Seal of the United States—but later adopted for Jefferson’s own seal.
#Resist💪🏼
#Resist💪🏼
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
When thinking of our legacy, Constitution & founding fathers in this age of authoritarian populism—recall Thomas Jefferson's motto: “Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God." A motto unused for the Seal of the United States—but later adopted for Jefferson’s own seal.
#Resist💪🏼
#Resist💪🏼
Our democracy requires sacrifice for its greatness…while some might assume they have inalienable rights that are self-evident—there’ve always been those uniquely willing to defend them. Raise a toast today—to those willing to make those sacrifices…as they are truly the very best of us.
#VeteransDay
#VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Our democracy requires sacrifice for its greatness…while some might assume they have inalienable rights that are self-evident—there’ve always been those uniquely willing to defend them. Raise a toast today—to those willing to make those sacrifices…as they are truly the very best of us.
#VeteransDay
#VeteransDay
Meanwhile as we watch America growing greater by the day with Presidential pardons—we see many celebrating the grand victories of our democratic processes:
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Meanwhile as we watch America growing greater by the day with Presidential pardons—we see many celebrating the grand victories of our democratic processes:
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
Beaverton, OR in 15 July 2025—Mahdi Khanbabazadeh (38), an Iranian national & his 🇺🇸 wife were awaiting green card approval after completing an interview w/immigration authorities—seems a crude ICE trend to target immigrants following legal American immigration procedures.
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Beaverton, OR in 15 July 2025—Mahdi Khanbabazadeh (38), an Iranian national & his 🇺🇸 wife were awaiting green card approval after completing an interview w/immigration authorities—seems a crude ICE trend to target immigrants following legal American immigration procedures.
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
“In our nation’s 246yr history, there’s never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump—he tried to steal the last election using lies➕violence to keep himself in power after voters rejected him…a real man wouldn’t lie to his supporters.”—#RIPCheney ☠️at 84 on 2020
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
“In our nation’s 246yr history, there’s never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump—he tried to steal the last election using lies➕violence to keep himself in power after voters rejected him…a real man wouldn’t lie to his supporters.”—#RIPCheney ☠️at 84 on 2020
A U.S. Senator (D-Michigan), fmr CIA intelligence analyst, DoD ASD for Int’l Security Affairs, fellow SIPA Columbia University grad & ‘colleague’ telling it as many see it materializing—with authoritarian power becoming necessary to subvert justice from having its day.
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
October 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A U.S. Senator (D-Michigan), fmr CIA intelligence analyst, DoD ASD for Int’l Security Affairs, fellow SIPA Columbia University grad & ‘colleague’ telling it as many see it materializing—with authoritarian power becoming necessary to subvert justice from having its day.
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
VP JD Vance s**t talks predecessor—after taking 9 vacations w/his fam only 10-mos in office:
• Sugarbush VT—Mar
• Greenland—Mar
• Rome Italy+Vatican—Apr
• India—Apr
• Disneyland+San Diego CA—Jul
• Nantucket MA—Jul
• Miami River OH—Aug
• Cotswolds England+Scotland—Aug
• Israel—Oct
#WeirdWinning🙈
• Sugarbush VT—Mar
• Greenland—Mar
• Rome Italy+Vatican—Apr
• India—Apr
• Disneyland+San Diego CA—Jul
• Nantucket MA—Jul
• Miami River OH—Aug
• Cotswolds England+Scotland—Aug
• Israel—Oct
#WeirdWinning🙈
October 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
VP JD Vance s**t talks predecessor—after taking 9 vacations w/his fam only 10-mos in office:
• Sugarbush VT—Mar
• Greenland—Mar
• Rome Italy+Vatican—Apr
• India—Apr
• Disneyland+San Diego CA—Jul
• Nantucket MA—Jul
• Miami River OH—Aug
• Cotswolds England+Scotland—Aug
• Israel—Oct
#WeirdWinning🙈
• Sugarbush VT—Mar
• Greenland—Mar
• Rome Italy+Vatican—Apr
• India—Apr
• Disneyland+San Diego CA—Jul
• Nantucket MA—Jul
• Miami River OH—Aug
• Cotswolds England+Scotland—Aug
• Israel—Oct
#WeirdWinning🙈
When you run the government and a program that allows America’s 36M living in poverty to eat every month (e.g. SNAP) fails to deliver pre-holidays—all while supplementing Argentina w/$40B & making sure a $250M ballroom is completed—maybe you shouldn’t run the U.S. government?
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
October 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
When you run the government and a program that allows America’s 36M living in poverty to eat every month (e.g. SNAP) fails to deliver pre-holidays—all while supplementing Argentina w/$40B & making sure a $250M ballroom is completed—maybe you shouldn’t run the U.S. government?
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
Meanwhile at the Department of Justice—in the aftermath of millions of Americans peacefully protesting across the nation (as afforded by the 1st Amendment of our Constitution)…
#WeirdWinning🙈
#NoKings👑
#WeirdWinning🙈
#NoKings👑
October 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Meanwhile at the Department of Justice—in the aftermath of millions of Americans peacefully protesting across the nation (as afforded by the 1st Amendment of our Constitution)…
#WeirdWinning🙈
#NoKings👑
#WeirdWinning🙈
#NoKings👑
Millions of Americans across our great nation hit the streets this weekend to remind Trump, his Administration, Congress and the Supreme Court that our President does not have the mandate many imagined—
#NoKings👑
#WeirdWinning🙈
#NoKings👑
#WeirdWinning🙈
October 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Millions of Americans across our great nation hit the streets this weekend to remind Trump, his Administration, Congress and the Supreme Court that our President does not have the mandate many imagined—
#NoKings👑
#WeirdWinning🙈
#NoKings👑
#WeirdWinning🙈
“This was a real missed opportunity [by the CINC] to do the right thing…w/battle-tested [military] commanders.”—Leon Panetta, fmr SECDEF, CIA Dir & WH CoS as we confront China, Russia, N Korea, Iran—Trump & Hegseth are shortsightedly fixating on ‘culture wars’ & Michigan Ave ‘threats’
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈
October 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“This was a real missed opportunity [by the CINC] to do the right thing…w/battle-tested [military] commanders.”—Leon Panetta, fmr SECDEF, CIA Dir & WH CoS as we confront China, Russia, N Korea, Iran—Trump & Hegseth are shortsightedly fixating on ‘culture wars’ & Michigan Ave ‘threats’
#WeirdWinning🙈
#WeirdWinning🙈