Agree w Tom. I’ll stress it’s utterly pathetic of Trump to think of Russia as a peer when it is vastly inferior. What’s worse is that this overestimation is music to Putin’s ears, prevents him from recognizing that russia has lost in Ukraine, and inspires him to dream about even bigger conquests.

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I am going to go do some other stuff for a while so that I do not overreact to people adding commentary about stuff that's already in the article that they haven't read even though I provided a free link I WILL START BY UPPING THE PADDOCK VOLTAGE FOR @gpgomez.bsky.social

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Humiliating and dangerous: Trump has now finally just made America an ally of the Kremlin and is aiding Putin in his war against an American friend and partner. Shameful betrayal of a US friend, and pathetic submission to a US enemy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

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Of course, there might be another, simpler explanation...one that I find more believable from Thomas Friedman:

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Morning Womble. I finished Gnomon by Nick Harkaway last night. Trying to decide on my next book, which is currently between Solace House by Will Maclean and The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins.

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