Ed Franks

The worst part of the presser Tramp held today (to highlight the Armenia/Azer deal) is that he spent about ½ the time insisting (unconvincingly) that he's not interested in the Nobel Prize, though by saying such isn't he de facto literally campaigning for that very prize!?

Agreed. And don't forget that he is actively and brazenly siding with an adversary, Russia, in order to force an ally, Ukraine, to capitulate to whatever Russia wants. This is insane, and pure treason, plain & simple, imho. : /

Putin Tells U.S. He’ll Halt War in Exchange for Eastern Ukraine The proposal prompted the Trump administration to begin preparing for a summit with the Russian leader, but European officials expressed skepticism over its viability.

Gee, what a surprise. Putin has played Tramp like a fiddle. Today WAS Tramp's deadline for imposing his long threatened sanctions on Putin. But now, since Putin has so "graciously" agreed to talks (which will be very drawn out), TACO Tramp is back! & where is Pres Z?! www.wsj.com/world/putin-...

Agreed. AND, little Rubio is not quite as little as little Witkoff! : )

This is so distressing, if inevitable under a regime like Tramp's?!

Trump says there will be "swapping of territories" between Russia, Ukraine Trump said there would be a "swapping of territories" between Russia and Ukraine as he prepares for a high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin.

Felonious Tramp is now a war criminal. He CLEARLY intends to do exactly what most have feared: FORCE Ukraine to capitulate to whatever Tramp/Putin work out, which would at least require UKR to cede Crimea & the landbridge?! & all of this w/zero input from Zelenskyy?! www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

But why do we think the Tramp Feds will honor this judge's latest ruling?!

God bless Maryna's family & friends, & God damn Putin, his families, his mistresses & his pathetic pretend friends.

Treasury Secretary Admits Trump’s Tariffs Are Paid by Americans Scott Bessent acknowledged that the “billions” in tariffs the president says are flowing “into” the U.S. are footed by importers, who can pass the cost onto consumers

Tramp can be a flat out liar (shocker!), AND/OR he can be dumb as shit (shocker), but tariffs are NOT paid by any1 other than US consumers, & Eugene Robinson FINALLY got Treasury Sec Slick Bessent to admit it! Praise the Lord but God damn Tramp! nz.news.yahoo.com/treasury-sec...

Russia And Ukraine Trade Drone Strikes Amid Talk Of Trump-Putin Meeting Russia and Ukraine exchanged drone strikes in the early hours of August 7, a day after a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US special envoy Steve Witkoff, which US President Donald ...

Tramp is so desperate to divert world attention from the Epstein Scandal that he simply invented the claim that the latest Putin meeting "made a lot of progress." He has no idea if any progress was made, b/c Putin hasn't shared his thoughts about the meeting w/anyone?! www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukr...

Apparently... AND he's shorter than Putin... That's the ticket!? : )

What's Next For Trump's Ukraine Peace Push After The Putin-Witkoff Meeting? After what he called “great progress” at his envoy’s meeting with Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump may meet with Putin soon – and a trilateral summit with Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also being di...

There was zero progress at this idiotic meeting, but now I see the reason Witkoff got this job?! He is apparently the only person Tramp knows who is even shorter than Putin?! www.rferl.org/a/putin-trum...

Oh Christ, it seems Herr Cain is delusional, as he is kinda old to be wrestling even with innocent "brown" housewives in parking lots?! In fact, he's too old to be of any use, even to ICE, which is saying a lot, as they're already hiring ex-felons & other scum. What a tragedy for Superman's legacy.

Opinion | I’ve Seen How Russia Is Torturing Prisoners of War, and It’s Horrifying

God bless Dr Edwards! It seems the UN has at least ONE competent adviser who is devoted to investigating POW torture in the Russian War, & note well her conclusion: "Based on [her] findings, only one side employs torture as an integral part of its war policy: Russia"! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/o...

Putin Says Meeting With Trump Could Be Held in U.A.E. President Trump has expressed increasing frustration with the Russian leader in recent weeks over Moscow’s unwillingness to bring the Ukraine war to an end.

Yep, I suppose it "could" be held in the UAE, or it COULD be held on the far side of the moon. Tramp's got to get over putting this modal verb in the hypothetical mode, i.e., we could, possibly, hypothetically meet?! Just say we can or will or should?! Grow a spine, TACO! www.wsj.com/world/russia...

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

The Tramp Admin is run by morons, thugs, & grifters, and those are their best people. Most in the Admin are even worse than that. www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n...

OMG, don't get carried away here, pls! Yes, Seymour Hersh won the Pulitzer for My Lai 50 yrs ago, but he hasn't been right about anything since, despite a long line of ever wilder claims! Whatever he's saying about Pres Z is likely the result of another bout of self-induced hysteria. Don't bite.

Of course he's doing steroids?! Why was I not thinking?! He's not the first recovered junkie to think he's found the fountain of youth in the form of, at least in part, steroids, which make u just as nuts as a heroin? He's not a doc, but he's self prescribing nevertheless? BTW, Copernicus he's not!

Praise God. May CBS actually allow Colbert to get away w/what will be a brilliant daily satire on the lunacy of the Tramp admin thru next May, or as long as possible! For Colbert to go out like this will be a massive public service & cement his legacy as the Mort Sahl &/or Lenny Bruce of our era?!

Brilliant news! Slava Ukrayini! : )

Trump plans to meet Putin, hold trilateral meeting with Zelensky as early as next week, media reports U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week and intends to hold a trilateral meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Putin shortly after, the...

WTF?! Tramp's meeting w/Putin 1st, & then the 2 of them will meet w/Zelenskyy?! Seems Tramp's got things inverted. Tramp should meet w/Zelenskyy 1st, & then the 2 of them can meet w/Putin?! The current plan implies Russia's our ally & Ukraine is our common enemy?!
kyivindependent.com/trump-plans-...

Russia's oil and gas revenues fall for third consecutive month Gazprom, Russia's state-owned gas giant, has seen its exports to Europe hit lows not seen since the 1970s, according to the Moscow Times.

Good news! Tramp is right about 1 thing at least, that Russia couldn't fight this war at all if oil drops another $10, but what's not mentioned is the alternative: The EU COULD just stop buying Russian oil, period?! Russia would only last a matter of wks! kyivindependent.com/russias-oil-...

Three Nordic countries to fund $500 million in US weapons for Ukraine The funding will be channeled through NATO's Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), which enables fast-track purchases of U.S. arms to meet Ukraine's most urgent defense needs.

This is great news, & thank God for the Nordics, but nowhere does it give any hint as to what exactly SWIFT PROCUREMENT means?! Are we talking days, weeks ro months. If months then u may be too late?! kyivindependent.com/three-nordic...

Over 330 Russian troops killed in failed attack in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine's intelligence claims, shows footage Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) special forces fought off a Russian attempt to advance in Sumy Oblast, "destroying more than eight Russian companies" during the battle, the agency said on Aug. 5

GOOD, Good, good! Praise the Lord! God damn Putin! kyivindependent.com/ukraine-clai...

Russia Prosecutes Opposition’s Aleko Elisashvili Over Fighting in Ukraine - Civil Georgia Russian prosecutors said on August 4 that they charged Aleko Elisashvili, leader of the opposition C

If Georgia's Dream Machine is convicting those who volunteer to help Ukraine fight Russia as mercenaries, then I guess that makes it pretty clear who's side Georgia's fascist regime is on?! F#ck Georgia's Dream Machine; God bless Aleko & his fellow fighters! civil.ge/archives/695...

Priceless! I didn't know Flood existed till last week's c-span coverage of his pompously led town hall. What a "horse's ass" this poor guy seems to be, though he truly seems completely unaware of his status?!

I'm sure that Witkoff (!) was the key to the meeting w/Iran's envoy in Oman having an encouraging outcome?!

Remarkably, Tulsi is even less qualified to be the DNI than RFK is to run HHS, & that is saying a lot about Tulsi's inability to understand the implications of the politically motivated decisions she's making to run the intel community! Anything that runs up her chain soon becomes public knowledge.

Trump raises tariffs on India to 50 percent, citing Russian oil purchases Import taxes on Indian goods were already set to go to 25 percent after midnight Thursday. The rate would double in three weeks under a White House order.

Actually, WaPo did not raise anything yet, but "will" raise tariffs, but only to 50%, but not starting for another 3 wks. TACO Tramp in full force! Not only has he thrown UKR under the bus, but he won't even tariff India/China?! www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump and Putin plan meeting on Ukraine, as early as next week President Donald Trump has threatened to impose sanctions on Russia and its trading partners if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire deal in Ukraine before Friday.

"Trump & Putin plan meeting on Ukraine, as early as next week" Headline should've been PUTIN TALKS A COMPLETE FAILURE! Even worse, Putin has finagled a meeting w/Tramp in the near future (the WH claims), which simply further delays help for UKR indefinitely?!
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...