Ukraine-Russia war latest: Peace talks still months away as Kyiv responds to Trump-Putin call

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Peace talks still months away as Kyiv responds to Trump-Putin call

US president hailed 'great talks' with both Zelensky and Putin...

Trump implies that since Russia "fought for that land" in Ukraine "and lost alot of soldiers" doing it, that Russia should keep it.

I can't remember a darker day for the democratic world. - Jay in Kyiv

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Kyiv, EU alarmed by prospect of 'dirty deal' after Trump-Putin call
• 'Trump Has Effectively Surrendered': President's Former NatSec Adviser Blasts Him Ahead of Ukraine Talks
• Hamas says it is willing to move ahead with Gaza ceasefire
• Israel may strike Iran's nuclear facilities - WSJ
• Trump Demands 'Radical Left' Reuters Return $9 Million to US Gov — That He Gave Them — After Baseless Elon Musk Claim
• India and France plan to develop small modular nuclear reactors

I’ve said for eight years Donald Trump is a Russian asset. His mission is to destroy the United States and it’s allies. Today, Trump ceded Ukraine to Russia.

Our allies now are forced to unite against us, US has become their greatest enemy.

Trump is a traitor. - Douglas Reber

Musk Is Really Enjoying His Role As Dismantler-in-Chief

Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who leads President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) commission, said the U.S. needs to get rid of “many” of its government agencies in their entirety.

In virtual remarks Thursday to the World Governments Summit in Dubai, the Tesla CEO compared his efforts to root out waste from the federal government to rooting out weeds from a garden.

Republican Shenanigans

• The Wall Street Journal Throws Another Punch at Trump: ‘Layers of Intellectual Confusion’
• McConnell Drops Scathing Statement On Voting Against RFK Jr: 'Trafficking In Dangerous Conspiracy Theories'
• Attorney General Pam Bondi rails against New York leaders as she announces immigration lawsuit
• Stars flee Kennedy Center groups after Trump seizes chair
• Trump Wasn’t Unanimously Elected Kennedy Center Chair – Despite President’s Claim
• Elon Musk’s Son Picks His Nose and Wipes It on Donald Trump’s Desk
• 'Incredibly Disrespectful!' CNN's Ana Navarro Hits Back At Trump Defender For Calling Her 'Hysterical'

I can’t believe the Supreme Court said the president was above the law and now the president is acting like he’s above the law. - Kevin M. Kruse

Anyone Taking Bets On Sexual Assaults Skyrocketing in 2025?

Matt Schlapp, the face of the Conservative Political Action Conference, allegedly sexually assaulted a man at a bar in Virginia last weekend.

According to independent journalist Yashar Ali, seven witnesses say that the chairman of the American Conservative Union “allegedly engaged in lewd conduct and allegedly sexually assaulted a man at a bar on Saturday night near a property he owns in north-central Virginia.”

Making abortion and vaccines legal in a redeveloped Gaza could make the area a popular destination for American health tourists. - nytpitchbot

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Rock The Voter News

• House OKs bill allowing mass overturn of Biden regulations
• Obama Best Liked Among Living Presidents; Biden, Least
• Richard Blumenthal Calls For Second Kash Patel Hearing To 'Answer' Claims He Directed FBI Purge
• A joke petition seeks to help Denmark buy California as Trump eyes Greenland

 

DOGE could save $18 billion by canceling Musk's SpaceX and Tesla subsidies. - Sundae Divine

You Know, I Think God Might Send Another Plague.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thursday in a 52-48 vote to oversee 80,000 employees and an $1.8 trillion annual budget as President Trump's secretary of Health and Human Services.

You have to be the biggest moron alive to think a heroin addict that drinks raw milk is gonna make America healthy. - WuTangKids

When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.

Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.

Funny how that works, huh? - Robert Reich

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Business/Tech News

• Zeldin seeks to recoup billions issued by Biden under ‘green bank’ program
• Karoline Leavitt says buyout plan is saving Americans hundreds of millions of dollars
• Senate Democrats Slam FCC For 'Politically Motivated' Investigations 'At Behest' Of Trump
• Rory McIlroy Reveals Trump is Secretly Against Saudi-Backed Golf League — Despite Hosting its Tournaments on His Courses
• Airlines ask Trump admin to roll back Biden-era review of payments to customers for flight disruptions

I love how Canada banded together for the tariffs. Then he paused them and all of Canada was like nah bruh we dont trust you and we will continue boycotting. lo and behold Canada was right to do so. Fool us once motherf**ker. - clownyow

So Will There Be Electric Chargers On The Battlefield?

The U.S. State Department could soon award Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company a $400 million contract for a so-called “armored Tesla,” according to a report.

Drop Site News reported the tech billionaire, who is currently working for President Donald Trump to slash government jobs, departments, and contracts, could benefit from a major one in the coming months.

I’d just like to shout out humans for at least seeing through NFTs as the most idiotic idea possible. - Hank Green

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Odd News

• Largest celestial object of its kind discovered in the distant universe
• 2 space objects are traveling so fast, they might exit the galaxy
• Valentine's Day Aurora Alert: Geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights as far south as Michigan and Maine tonight and tomorrow
• Chinese authorities play cash-giving Cupid to boost marriage rates
• A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it’s all captured on camera

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Durango & Silverton Railroad In Colorado. They've been in continuous operation running trains on this 45-mile branch of the original Denver & Rio Grande Railway since 1882.

Peace.

Fact-checking Elon Musk's claims in the Oval Office

Fact-checking Elon Musk's claims in the Oval Office

Elon Musk has made a number of exaggerated or unevidenced claims during an Oval Office event alongside President Donald Trump.

Elon was high as a kite. He brought his kid probably to distract from that fact. Trump looked sullen and defeated. Whose idea was this?

Is it just me or did trump look like elon's little b*tch in that press conference yesterday? - Sara Ironside

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Hegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and says Europe must be responsible for country’s security
• Hegseth calls Ukraine’s peace goals ‘unrealistic’ in meeting with allies
• Israel calls up reservists as fears for fragile Gaza ceasefire rise
• ‘He should not be in public like this’: Grimes reacts after Elon Musk parades their son around Oval Office
• 'Without Words!' House Dem Fumes Over GOP Wanting To Raise Debt Limit By $4 Trillion During Hearing on Government Waste

Europe and Ukraine need to exclude the US from any negotiations about Ukraine's future.

The US under Trump is simply a Putin friend & an enemy of Ukraine, Europe and democracy. - Anders Aslund

Oo, Oo, Trump Is Going To Russia and Putin Will Visit the USA!
President Donald Trump said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a “lengthy and highly productive phone call” on Wednesday morning in which they agreed to work together “very closely” on a diplomatic resolution to the war in Ukraine and to visit one another’s countries.

So let me get this straight—Putin gives Trump a prisoner, and the next day Pete Hegseth is on TV parroting Kremlin talking points about Ukraine? What exactly was included in that trade deal? - Alex Cole

Republican Shenanigans

• Government watchdogs fired by Trump sue his administration and ask a judge to reinstate them
• Pope's warning to Trump administration: It 'will end badly'
• 'It Is a Fact!' Trump Press Secretary Rages at AP For Not Calling It 'Gulf of America' When Confronted About Banning Outlet
• 'Don't Accuse Me!' Tempers Flare as CNN's Scott Jennings and Kate Bolduan Go at It Over Elon Musk
• CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Flat-Out Warns Trump Already Has US ‘Dangerously Close’ To Constitutional Crisis In Just Three Weeks

I have no problem with US drone bombs that kill tons of civilians just please don't let my tax $ pay for condoms. - John Fugelsang

40% of the USA Are Gringos Loco

A new Economist/YouGov poll found less than 40% approve of the job Elon Musk is doing with DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), while President Donald Trump is enjoying more favorable numbers.

According to polling data released on Wednesday, 46% overall approve of Trump’s job performance during his first weeks back in the White House, while 48% disapprove. The numbers of course drastically change once broken down along party lines, with 90% of Republicans approving and just 7% of Democrats feeling the same.

Musk's son calls Trump's Gaza plan, idiotic. - Andy Borowitz

Today, Elon Musk called Social Security “the largest fraud in history.” The world's richest man is coming to steal your Social Security. - Feminist News

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Rock The Voter News

• Democrats vow to fight shutdown of consumer watchdog agency
• House Democrat Introduces 'Dick Pic' of Elon Musk at Hearing in Homage to Marjorie Taylor Greene
• With public broadcasters pressured by the Trump administration, PBS shuts down its diversity office

Kremlin Names Tulsi Gabbard Employee of the Month. - Andy Borowitz

Apparently, Mitch McConnell Doesn't Want To Be Remembered As A Full-Fledged Russian Operative
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Wednesday voted against confirming former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) to serve as the nation’s top intelligence official, sending a strong message to fellow GOP senators, some of whom privately doubted her qualifications to hold the job.

For years, we all suspected Trump worked for Russia.

Today confirmed everything. - Jay in Kyiv

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Business/Tech News

• Trump dismisses inflation report, calls for lower rates
• Quarreling Republicans float plan to cut taxes, raise debt limit
• Apple Brings TV+ to Android Phones in Bid to Boost Subscribers
• Warren: Only Congress — not Trump or Musk — can 'get rid of the CFPB'

They elected a man with a golden toilet to fight wasteful spending. - Liam Nissan

So, When Will Musk/Trump Eliminate the Bureau of Labor Statistics?

Many commonly purchased goods and services got more expensive in January, driving inflation in the wrong direction and to its highest rate since June of last year.

Consumer prices rose 0.5% from December — the fastest pace since August 2023 — resulting in an annual inflation rate of 3% for the 12 months that ended in January, according to the latest Consumer Price Index data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Since everyone started calling Teslas “Swasticars” their stock is down by over 25% and Tesla sales have crashed all across Europe. So keep it up, y’all. Boycott Swasticars!

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Musk and Trump are trying to cull the herd, starting with USAID and continuing with the dismantling of our federal workers, healthcare system, consumer protection, financial systems, etc...I always felt Trump was trying to kill people during the COVID pandemic. When he suggested bleach and horse medication, I knew.

They're trying to cull the herd worldwide. Just ask the Palestinians.

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Odd News

• Scientists detect record-breaking ‘ghost particle’ in the Mediterranean Sea
• Birds-of-Paradise Glow to Attract Mates, Adding a Flashy Element to Their Impressive Courtship Displays
• NASA rover captures images of mysterious "mother-of-pearl" clouds above Mars
• 14-year-old 'human calculator' breaks 6 world records in one day
• Miss. police seek escaped emu for 'felony fleeing and disorderly conduct'

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Silver Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. Oh, that makes me want to canoe all day.

Peace.

Georgia Representative introduces bill to rename Greenland “Red, White & Blueland”

Georgia Representative introduces bill to rename Greenland “Red, White & Blueland”

GEORGIA (WJBF) – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) released a statement Tuesday after introducing a bill authorizing President Trump to...

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender. - Pete Buttigieg

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• 'Social Security Beneficiaries Have Every Reason To Be Alarmed' By Musk's Access To U.S. Department Of Treasury Payment System
• Trump, Musk actions put America at risk of 'a form of default,' former Treasury chiefs warn
• FEMA officials fired after Musk claims they paid to house migrants in 'luxury' NYC hotels
• Pope Francis Takes Aim At JD Vance In Letter To US Bishops Protesting Trump’s 'Mass Deportations'
• Hamas Dismisses Trump Ultimatum, Calling Ceasefire Deal 'Only Way' To Guarantee Hostage Release
• Israel’s Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren’t released
• Jordan King Offers To Take 2000 Sick Children From Gaza
• 'I Won The Arab Population': Trump Boasts Of His Relationship With Arab Americans After Pushing to Remove Palestinians From Gaza
• Zelensky proposes swap of seized territory with Russia

Putin wants Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, the Baltics, Finland, Poland...

Trump wants Greenland, Panama and Canada.

Xi wants Taiwan.

Welcome back, imperialism. - Pekka

Voting for Trump in 2024 was like buying a ticket for the Titanic after it hit the iceberg. - Alex Cole

Dear media,

No, Trump isn’t “signaling” that he “might” ignore the courts.

He. Is. Ignoring. The. F**king. Courts.

The end.

Do your damn job. - JoJoFromJerz

Republican Shenanigans

• Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty to Defrauding MAGA Donors in Border Wall Scheme
• 'TERMINATED!' Trump Calls to End FEMA and Let States Manage Disasters for 'BIG SAVINGS'
• Jeanine Pirro Blasts Super Bowl Halftime Performer 'Kendall Lamar' Despite His Having Won 'All These Grammars'
• 'Let Me Explain It a Little Bit More Slowly': Abby Phillip Gets Fed Up With Scott Jennings for Claiming Trump Can Defy Court Orders
• Trump Insists He Doesn’t ‘Ramble’ In Rambling Response About How He Speaks: ‘I’m The Great Weaver’
• Kid Rock melts down over audience not clapping, storms off stage 
• Top Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams

Elon Musk’s push to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau comes two weeks after he struck a deal with Visa to launch a payment app on X. Sabotaging the agency would shield him from having to follow consumer protection laws. This is why you follow the money. - Robert Reich

Uh Oh, What's Nancy Mace Setting Up For Us?
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) accused several men – including her former fiancé – of sex crimes against women and children during a lengthy speech on the House floor Monday night.
Mace also accused her state’s top law enforcement official, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson of slow-walking an investigation into the men, which his office later denied.

Wait. Is there a Nancy Mace sex tape, y’all? - Shelby

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Rock The Voter News

• Flu cases rise, over 50 deaths in Indiana
• Bird flu discovered in more than 912,000 chickens in Indiana county after outbreak in Ohio
• Democrats rally against Musk: ‘Hands off our Social Security’
• Democrats unveil state legislative map for the next election cycle, with eyes on opposing Trump's agenda and redistricting

Tell me what's funnier than right wing guys complaining about a lack of diversity for the 1st time in their lives.

They had to sit through 13 whole minutes of black people, during Black History Month. - John Fugelsang

Sanity "Temporarily" Prevails...
A federal judge in Boston has ordered a temporary pause nationwide on plans by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to substantially reduce “indirect” research payments to universities, medical centers and other recipients. 

Edward Coristine, the 19 year-old Elon Musk henchman nicknamed "Big Balls," is now working for the U.S. State Department, where he has an official email and the title of "Senior Advisor."

A reminder that  he was fired from a previous job for leaking intel.

What could go wrong? - Art Candee

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Business/Tech News

• SEC announces it will not defend climate disclosure rule
• Judge tells agencies to restore health-related webpages and data removed after Trump's executive order
• Starbucks Invests $11 Million in Costa Rica to Open New Coffee Shops
• Trump rolls back standards for water-using appliances, light bulbs

I deeply regret the U.S. decision to impose tariffs on European steel and aluminum exports. 

The EU will act to safeguard its economic interests. 

We will protect our workers, businesses and consumers. - Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission

Billionaire versus Billionaire

OpenAI CEO and founder Sam Altman threw shade Elon Musk’s way after the latter offered $97.4 billion for control of OpenAI, a move Altman theorized is to “slow us down.”

Altman spoke with Bloomberg’s The Pulse this week and he said OpenAI is not for sale.

no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want. - Sam Altman tweet

The chances of an an asteroid strike in the next decade have doubled. I find that strangely comforting.

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Odd News

• Euclid telescope captures Einstein ring revealing warping of space
• NASA selects SpaceX to launch astrophysics smallsat mission
• Fast moving exoplanet system may be the fastest ever discovered
• Dam fine: beavers save Czech treasury $1 million
• Croatia laughter museum aims to blow away the blues

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The largest mountain in our solar system, Olympus Mons is located on Mars. It's nearly the size of Arizona, with a width of 374 miles and it's over 72,000 ft (22,000 m) tall .

Peace.