Understanding Trump

“Kayfabe” It’s professional wrestler talk for the way they talk about each other and lead matches to a pre-determined outcome. It’s not exactly choreographed move by move, but they all know the library of available moves, how to drop the other guy on his head in a way that doesn’t break his neck, and so on. In many ways it’s more like ballroom dancing than an actual competition. They make each other look good right up to the end- and they both know what that’s going to be because they’ve been told by the promoters. Trump was part of the WWE, by the way. Watching some of the TV shows might help you understand Trump’s methods. https://sonar21.com/trumps-empty-threats-to-pressure-russia-falling-on-deaf-ears/

Putin's Roundtable Discussion with Employees and Wards of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation

long read https://karlof1.substack.com/p/putins-roundtable-discussion-with

A comment in Simplicius substack

Vladimir Putin: “Negotiating with Americans is like playing chess with a pigeon. The pigeon knocks over the pieces, shits on the board and struts around like it won the game.” Not sure whether Putin said this. https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-3725-eus-mega-billion-bid/comments

Russian peace plan

https://maratkhairullin.substack.com/p/russia-reparations-peace-details

Larry Wilkerson and Chas Freeman are sceptical of Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yawRhqOdp_s

The Electronic Intifada on US-Hamas talks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaZlDVXZDEA From Steve Witkoff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFE92EG-xqA

Brian Berletic views are different from many other commenters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EufxrTk3yoQ

Ray McGovern on Russiagate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRNFAOr1scg one of the authors mentioned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Gerth check also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq1uQ6QHO88

From Marat Khairullin about the Ukraine war front

https://maratkhairullin.substack.com/p/analysis-of-the-political-and-military

Jeffrey Sachs at ‘Judging Freedom’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n0iD_xRFjg

Oscar for ‘No Other Land’

https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/no-other-land-oscar-outrage-israel

Interesting article from Alistair Crooke

various doubrs in the comments. https://www.unz.com/acrooke/america-as-republic-not-as-empire-europes-sound-and-fury-after-jaw-dropping-pivots-in-u-s-policy/

Daniel Davis on Trump-Zelensky meeting

https://youtu.be/zlcc5tKpWQs?si=sbKyhGy3_iOZjhuo