John Sipher

Opinion | Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize

“If Trump thinks American voters hate war, wait until he learns how much they hate dishonor. … A bad deal in Ukraine would broadcast to U.S. enemies that they can seize what they want with force or nuclear blackmail or by pressing on until America loses interest.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize

“And history will never forget the men who did it — Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, Marco Rubio, Dan Driscoll — for their shame will be everlasting.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...

I’m even more interested in Caro’s next.

Trump Amplified Foreign-Based Accounts This Weekend One account boosted by Trump promoted banning Ilhan Omar from office. The account is based in Africa.

Trump amplified foreign-based accounts repeatedly, often opting to amplify foreign accounts over actual US MAGA accounts. meidasnews.com/news/trump-a...

This plaque is posted at West Point. Alcoholic TV talk show chatterbox Pete Hegseth wants to court-martial Arizona Senator Mark Kelly for repeating what is written on it.

Senator Kelly should get a note from his doctor saying he has bone spurs and is not fit to return to active duty.

If only Donald Trump could read:

“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”

How Trump's 28-point plan for Ukraine shocked the world Zelensky listened on speaker phone as Witkoff and Kushner read, line by line, from a 28-point plan.

🤯How Trump's 28-point plan for Ukraine shocked the world. David Lawler @marcacaputo.bsky.social @demarest-colin.bsky.social and me write for @axios.com
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Leavitt is really quite a piece of shit for someone so young

The content makes it clear.

www.kyivpost.com/post/64745

Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.

Has Trump’s America Gone Rogue? The Trump administration’s cavalier approach to the rule of law is the end of an era.

If the Trump Admin could outlaw the Constitution, they clearly would. As it is, they are trying to kill it via death by a thousand cuts. Keith Johnson (@kfj-fp.bksy.social) details for Foreign Policy. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...

Trump’s Whisper from Moscow: Coincidence or Destiny? Why does a president who seems to have no firm convictions and whose opinions are so maddeningly unpredictable nonetheless maintain such a positive stance toward Russia?

Well said. I tried to explain the same here:

tomorrowsaffairs.com/trumps-whisp...

You mean to say, all this fake shit is fake? No way!

I’m not so sure. We probably just haven’t figured out the angle by which Trump makes money from the scheme.

The US has fought wars for bad reasons, but this would be the first time we fought a war for no reason.

So we can believe what is right in from of our faces. Shocking.

Judge Dismisses Cases Against Comey and James, Finding Trump Prosecutor Was Unlawfully Appointed

Judge dismissed separate criminal charges against Comey and James, saying their prosecutor’s appointment was invalid — a major defeat for the president’s effort to make the criminal justice system do as he pleases. @alanfeuer.bsky.social Devlin Barrett www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...

I absolutely love that the Tish James and James Comey news dropped minutes before Trump is supposed to roll out his latest “healthcare plan,” which just like the last 87 versions doesn’t exist. Perfect timing. Nothing exposes a scam like actual accountability happening somewhere else.

Donny two dolls.

Poor Donny two dolls.

We cannot afford 3 more years of this!

Russian Unreality and American Weakness Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history

“It looks a lot like that Russians are seeking to bribe Americans to allow Russia to win a war it would otherwise lose.”

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Opinion | Trump Has Put the Military in an Impossible Situation

“Trump has put the military in an impossible situation. He’s making its most senior leaders complicit in his unlawful acts, and he’s burdening the consciences of soldiers who serve under his command.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...

Trump’s rapid escalation—from calling Members of Congress “traitors” to urging supporters to “focus all energy” on unfounded claims of election fraud—fits an authoritarian pattern: when power feels threatened, the response is to inflame fear, erode democratic processes, and frame dissent as criminal

Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend

Corruption makes us all less safe while he spends for personal pleasure (gift article)

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...

So a bunch of people who want enormous financial bribes from Russia bypassed the man who REMAINS both Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to capitulate to Russia.

Then he got the backing of key Senators, and with it, tried, once again, to prevent the total capitulation by the US.

What Europe should do about a bad Ukraine deal Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare.

“The US-Russia proposal begs many other questions. But what it lacks most of all is an answer to this one: what is the US actually ready to offer, besides acting as a broker of a capitulation deal for Ukraine, to secure peace?”

ecfr.eu/article/what...

What Europe should do about a bad Ukraine deal Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare.

“28 steps… to the next war…In short, it would erect a giant, eastwards-facing “come back soon” sign over the entire country.”

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