https://x.com/atrupar/status/1956434107992363185
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1956456628292853895
https://x.com/Archer83Able/status/1956465933632835639
So proud.
Meanwhile, Putin pretends to not understand English
https://x.com/Faytuks/status/1956444597661704361
This is the lowest point of the United States since the Civil War.
Twat meets Dick in hellhole.
Riding in The âBeastâ, waving to the crowd
Few visitors from democracies get this treatment by Trump. From the top of my head, canât remember anyone (but I may be mistaken there)
Press Conferance now in a few minutes. I dread it. But the damage has already been done in the private meeting in the car and with the reception Vladimir Vladimorich got in the US. Itâs the reception of a greatly admired and respected ally, not that of a neutral great power, far less that of a rival.
Russian media will also be far more useful than US media to gauge the mood and what they talk about, due to superior access. I recomend Tass.
https://x.com/michaeldweiss/status/1956489109905486270
https://x.com/maxseddon/status/1956490225695277341
Well, itâs not as if it comes by surprise. We have known this since some time now. There have been many lows in recent times, and there will be many others going forward.
Meanwhile, MAGA thinks Trump is intimidating Putin with showing off a bomber 
What did we all deserve to have this imbecile and his imbecile fan boys relate their imbecile takes to us all. 
https://x.com/Geiger_Capital/status/1956438638075744350
Moscow. August 16. INTERFAX.RU - The atmosphere at the talks between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump was positive, said Russian Ambassador to Washington Alexander Darchiev.
âThe atmosphere is generally positive, we will now hear specific results first-hand,â he said in an interview with Pavel Zarubin, host of the program âMoscow. Kremlin. Putinâ on the Russia 1 TV channel (VGTRK), an excerpt from which he posted on his Telegram channel.
Describing Russian-American relations, the diplomat said: âWe are trying, we are working. So far there have been no major breakthroughs and, apparently, there cannot be any. We are trying, first of all, in the visa sphere, but you see for yourself that changes are happening very, very slowly.â
âThere are two other major issues: the return of the six Russian diplomatic properties that were de facto confiscated, without which the resolution of other issues is difficult, and secondly, this is our initiative, which we believe would contribute to real normalization - the restoration of direct air traffic between our countries,â he continued.
Answering the question of whether there has been any reaction from Washington to these proposals, Darchiev said: âThere is, the Russian side has prepared the relevant documents, they are being discussed⌠I hope that after this summit there will be an impulse to speed up this work.â
The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, also positively assessed the progress of Russian-American negotiations.
https://www.interfax.ru/world/1042523
Lol. The Grift cannot ever stop 
Absolutely funny ! 
https://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1956463627025736111
https://x.com/maxseddon/status/1956492764071522811
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1956491210886897729
https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/1956491650336792931
https://x.com/ianbremmer/status/1956492413369036846
I am fucking tired of being correct about this.
https://x.com/hissgoescobra/status/1956504137580875884
https://x.com/RadioFreeTom/status/1956528053519098189
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1956528558123233387
Sound like a night out in Llanelli for @El-Cuchillero
I was going to say Port Talbot but decided that was too parochial.
A senior White House official leaks bombshell news that the administration has created a secret âscorecardâ to rate 553 companies and trade associations based on how much they supported Donald trumpâs disastrous âbig, beautiful bill.â
And it gets even more dystopianâŚ
Speaking to Axios, the source revealed that the scorecard factors in âsocial media posts, press releases, video testimonials, ads, attendance at White House eventsâ as well as other âengagementâ connected to the âOne Big Beautiful Billâ which is nicknamed âOB3â inside the White House.
âThe organizationsâ support is ranked as strong, moderate or low,â reports Axios.
Some âexamples of good partnersâ include Airlines for America, AT&T, Cisco, Delta, DoorDash, and the Steel Manufacturers Association.
The idea is that Trump officials can reference the scorecard whenever a company makes a request of the federal government. Those who have toed the party line will of course get preferential treatment from the infamously transactional Trump.
The data on the scorecard is accessible by White House senior staff and the official stated that it âhelps us see who really goes out and helps vs. those who just come in and pay lip service.â
Axios further reports that the scorecard is âan evolving documentâ and will be adjusted based on how companies support or fail to support future Trump initiatives.
âIf groups/companies want to start advocating more now for the tax bill or additional administration priorities, we will take that into account in our grading,â the official said.
It seems quite possible that this information was intentionally leaked by Trump himself, through his senior official, in order to inform companies of the existence of the list. Now, that itâs existence is public knowledge many corporations â who are focused on profits at the cost of everything, even our democracy â will aggressively seek to curry favor with Trump by championing his destructive policies.
Itâs not an exaggeration to say that this is by far the most corrupt administration in American history.
So it looks like another ritual humiliation is in store for Zelensky on Monday at the WH. That piece of shit Trump is likely to strongarm him again to deflect attention from his utter incompetence. Heâs already saying the best way to end the war in Ukraine is âto go directly to a peace deal, not ceasefire.â , which probably means the ceding of territory that he said was out of the question on Thursday.
Lord deliver us. 
âState capitalism with American featuresâ
Could you please name your sources?
Itâs really important to know where information comes from.
It did name Axios in the article snapshot⌠but here it is again
Aug 15, 2025 - Politics & Policy
Mike Allen
Why it matters: Trump works transactionally, and companies have rushed to pay demonstrative homage. Now, senior aides will have data to consult when considering corporate requests.
Factors in the rating include social media posts, press releases, video testimonials, ads, attendance at White House events, and other engagement related to âOB3,â as the megabill is known internally.
How it works: The data, which is being circulated to White House senior staff, will be used as a reality check when someone from K Street calls and says, for instance, that theyâd âlove to catch up â was so great working with you to pass the big, beautiful bill.â
Whatâs next: Weâre told this is an evolving document, with the organizationsâ engagement on other presidential initiatives to be added.
Zoom in: Companies on the White House âgoodâ list took a variety of approaches to supporting the megabill, often singling out specific benefits for their industry.
DoorDash deliverer Maliki Krieski of Ripon, Wisconsin, wore a red âDoorDash Momâ T-shirt as she stood behind President Trump at a White House event promoting the bill the week before final votes. She later plugged the âno tax on tipsâ provision in a Fox News Digital interview.
âNo Tax on Tips is now law,â Uber cheered on a blog for drivers. âNo Tax on Tips, first proposed by President Trump during his 2024 presidential campaign, is a proposal to change how tips are taxed. Now that this has become law, you wonât pay federal income taxes on your tips that are reported to the IRS on a 1099 form.â
Chuck Robbins â CEO of Cisco, whoâs also chair of Business Roundtable, the association of top U.S. CEOs â posted on X: âEncouraged by the House #reconciliation packageâs corporate tax provisions. By preserving a competitive rate, retaining FDII, & restoring immediate R&D expensing, this bill will strengthen Americaâs pro-growth tax system â allowing US companies to better innovate & invest at home.â
AT&T announced âplans to more quickly build fiber infrastructure thanks to pro-investment policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by Congress.â
Airlines for America (A4A), which represents major U.S. airlines, issued a statement saying it âstrongly supports the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and applauds the inclusion of a critical investment of $12.5 billion in modernizing the Federal Aviation Administrationâs air traffic facilities, systems and infrastructure.â
Need to make a policy of avoiding these fascist sympathising companies.
Yes I agree⌠Bringing awareness to a bigger audience though, to what is actually happening, might also be beneficial in the long run⌠The only way to do that, is to throw these facts and figures out there, so people can adjudge events themselves.
One of the ideas they pushed during his first term was that it was âan accomplishmentâ that he opened dialogue with Kim Jong Un. âObama never did thatââŚright, because it was a choice, not because it was out of his reach. It is a possibly defensible direction to have taken. After all, Obama made the point about needing to speak to our enemies, but to what end? What did you accomplish by opening this dialogue?
As always Trump gets credited by his own people for actions with no thought to or requirement for there to be positive outcomes for the US. This is right out that playbook.
Spot on.
