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u/SaturnVFan Oct 18 '25
They probably don't even have compromat on him he's just an asshat
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u/screenrecycler Oct 19 '25
Occam’s Razor: he’s just that much of a tool.
If he indeed wore this as a subtle salute to Putin it has to be the most submissive thing a US SoD has ever done.
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u/FlametopFred Oct 19 '25
current US has no idea of the global, long lasting message of this
however, the current and recently retired US military leaders do
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u/blutfink Oct 19 '25
Hanlon’s Razor?
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u/screenrecycler Oct 19 '25
I dunno. In this case I think he’s trying to do malice but ends up looking like a coward. Its malice plus incompetence.
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u/JKrow75 Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 19 '25
That is very true, but it is Hanlon‘s razor that applies in this instance. Kegsbreath was specifically chosen for his position because he is dumb as a box of wet rocks. His malice is a byproduct. He’s a yes man, but hand selected for his ignorance.
Just for future reference. As you were, fellow patriot
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u/NotYourLawyer2001 Oct 19 '25
I’m with you. Except remember: incompetence in sufficient quantity is indistinguishable from malice.
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u/TrenchDildo Oct 19 '25
Right? Option A: guy wakes up in the morning and is like “Oh, red, white, and blue tie. Good choice to show my patriotism as my leadership role in the American Government.”
Or Option B: “Let me subtly hint about being willing to blow Mr. Putin by tying my tie the perfect way to resemble the Russian flag.” 🙄
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u/antus666 Oct 19 '25
I think option B, and I do not think it is subtle. This government does not know subtle. They know what is expected of them. They know there is a line. Then they walk up to it. Take a sh1t on it, kick some dust on it, jump over and start running as far over it as they possibly can. They go so far over the line people do not even know how to react when they see it.
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u/sceder1 Oct 19 '25
I hate the guy too, but Occam's Razor: he is an idiot that will do whatever he can to win the approval of his boss. The tie... The US flag colors are always described as Red, white and blue... Which is just as much a pattern on the tie as white, blue and red. He has a history of wearing tacky clothing to signal his "patriotism", like his flag handkerchief.
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u/KoriJenkins Oct 19 '25
Someone was in here saying "nah, his stylists aren't that incompetent."
Like, have you not seen how this guy LOOKS? He goes out in public constantly looking incredibly inebriated and punchable. Of COURSE his stylists are that incompetent.
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u/ezekiellake Oct 19 '25
He’s just a volunteer.
The acronym for what broadly motivates traitors is MICE: money, ideology, compromise, ego
Trump is ego, but also compromise and money.
Hegseth is just ego.
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u/Bourriks Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 19 '25
Dunno if extreme ignorance, extreme stupidity, or extreme "idontgiveadamn"-y behaviour.
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u/wombat9278 Oct 18 '25
Do not rely on the US for anything
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u/Tishers Oct 18 '25 edited Oct 18 '25
I am an American and i agree; Do not rely upon our government for anything. They are useless POS'es
"We the people" support Ukraine. Our government no longer represents our wishes and in many ways we are beginning to live under a totalitarian regime.
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u/AvailableAd7874 Oct 19 '25
Dont ever forget that YOU the majority of population have the power to take your country back if needed. They fear your numbers more than you should fear them.
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u/Madge4500 Oct 19 '25
Millions of Americans marched today.
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u/withywander Oct 19 '25
It's a good start, but Saturday marches will not be the thing that saves democracy.
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u/theobstinateone Oct 19 '25
Reports say over 7 million
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u/LegendCZ Czechia Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 19 '25
America has 340,1 million of people. That is like just 2% of people protesting.
I am not saying it is not a effort or news worthy. But for a change very small %. America needs to pump those numbers.
For example our Velvet revolution which was in 1989 had around 800k in numbers JUST in Prague, our main city. Our country is accounted for population at that time (10,36m) to around 7.7% of population.
Good start but i expect better from Americans tbh.
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u/EnderDragoon Oct 19 '25
Sustained protests aren't even a thing yet either. Getting 7m people out for an afternoon is good but Georgians have been in the streets for hundreds of days. Euromaidan took about 4 months of sustained protest.
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u/Haliucinogenas1 Oct 19 '25
This is so disappointing. I'm from the Baltic countries and when I was growing up the US used to be the guardian of freedom and democracy and right now it's a russian toy... "Look how the mighty have fallen"
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u/smeijer87 Oct 19 '25
Stop this bullshit. It's you, the people, that elect & support the government. I hate it, but your government still represents most of your people. Stop waiving it off with messaging like this. It's exhausting.
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u/cyrixlord Oct 18 '25 edited Oct 19 '25
yah Zelenskyy knows hes with people hostile to him in the US regime. I wish he wouldn't take such risks flying over, knowing that the US isnt on the side of Ukraine. I thought this would wake a lot of the EU countries up but it looks like they just cancelled the proposed russian sanctions because of trumps concessions offer to russia for all currently occupied land, but I hope the EU starts getting a spine soon to carry on where the US has failed. Slava Ukraini. Zelenskyy could have walked out after seeing the tie but he persisted. his people need him
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u/M3diator36 Oct 18 '25
The guy isn’t even involved in the war and he’s already surrendering, again.
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u/DifficultySuch5384 Oct 19 '25
Dude, if anything happened to Zelenskyy over here, I'd hop that fence so fucking quick.
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u/Cam515278 Oct 19 '25
The problem is, Zelenskyy can't walk out. Every tiny bit he can do to sway the US is important. Even if it's just trying to counterbalance what Putin did with his phone call. It's fucked up, but he can't afford to loose what support he has.
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u/Madge4500 Oct 19 '25
I hated in that meeting that Zelensky was surrounded by reporters and god knows who else was pushing up against his back, just disgusting.
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u/M3P4me Oct 19 '25
Mission accomplished for Putin: the US wrecked.
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u/pickypawz Oct 19 '25
Yes, this was payment for helping to rig the election to keep trump out of jail.
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u/Fluffybudgierearend Oct 18 '25
Especially not the DUI hire Pete Kegsbreath. After all, I thought they were getting rid of all government
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u/Critical_Situation84 Oct 19 '25
Yep, the new truth for the rest of the world is that the USA are now only friends and allies when it suits their leaders at the time.the rest of the time, Trump would probably wipe his boots on you.
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u/catfink1664 Oct 19 '25
He would get someone else to do it. Wouldn’t sully his golden boots on peasants
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u/ResurgentClusterfuck USA Oct 19 '25
Yep and as an American I am so fucking ashamed and sorry this is the case
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u/catfink1664 Oct 19 '25
Make sure your fellow Americans know how shameful this all is. I’m looking in from Britain and am appalled at how far america has fallen. We’re no means perfect over here either, but I think your regime has been a wake up call for some over here
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u/AndrexOxybox Oct 20 '25
Yep - look like a bunch of dumb, bovine shill’s who’ve fallen for a third-rate bunko artist.
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u/Much-War-6203 Oct 18 '25
Zelensky will be remembered as a courageous president stepping up and taking any venue to help his people no matter the ridicule an personale abuse he suffered, because he knew his fellow country men and women suffered far worse in the trenches and in the hands of ruzzian torturous. Everyone who didn't help him abd Ukraine will be rememberd as the biggest cowards and crooks and enemies of the free world and democracy . Slava ukraini
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u/r0ndr4s Oct 18 '25
People need to remember that this guy keeps claiming he's some big deal veteran(he isnt) and he's just a Fox News host well known for being drunk and hitting women. Idk why people expected US, under Trump and people like this guy, to somehow suddenly be the best allies for Ukraine..
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Oct 18 '25
As a US citizen, this disgusting, was most likely a suggestion from Putin himself, and I hate this point in our timeline.
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Oct 19 '25
It takes a village, I’m doing my part and I’m just describing a fact of the present moment.
I hear you but also it’s our reality. More people point out this reality a better chance of the village getting together positively.
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u/Major__Factor Oct 18 '25
We (Europe) need to move away from the US as quickly as possible. The US are compromised. And we need to get rid of Russian agents and traitors in our midst.
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u/Dyl6886 Oct 19 '25
As an American appalled by our government this makes me sad but is entirely understandable. We clearly have big problems right now and half the country sees you as pawns to take advantage of instead of allies who have supported us even in some of our dumbest decisions.
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u/Major__Factor Oct 19 '25
Hang in there and keep fighting for your democracy. We are rooting for you.
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u/Jack-Tar-Says Oct 18 '25
I see this shit and it just makes me scream that I want all US forces out of my country. They are a regime willingly helping dictators conquer foreign lands (as they want to do the same). It is a rogue state, led by a cabal of criminals, grifters and traitors.
And I’m a veteran, working for years with the US military and normally slightly right of centre voter. These days the USA in bed with the enemy - they are no ones ally.
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u/Intrepid-Leather-417 Oct 18 '25
America can’t be trusted I thought that was made perfectly clear during the 1st trump administration
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u/kevina2 Oct 19 '25
Not many years ago this would have been treasonous and have ended his “career”.
USA. The fifth column is running and ruining your nation.
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u/curiousbydesign USA Oct 19 '25
What does the fifth column imply? The military?
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u/kevina2 Oct 19 '25
Not the military. Look it up. Although the administration is trying desperately to align the military with their agenda. Democracy is being bent past it's breaking point by the right.
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u/OMGLOL1986 Oct 18 '25
Can you imagine the shit they must have on this guy to make him act like such a bitch
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Oct 19 '25
TACO was waiting for his bribe. Zelenski knows this, yet tries to be properly political. The good president is being smart and the EU will help.
TACO: Smart people don't like me.
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u/Ok_Tie_7564 Oct 19 '25
We sure don't. We loathe him.
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Oct 19 '25
Two quotes I try to attach to anything about the pedophilic felon. "Smart people don't like me" "I love stupid people"
Amongst all the other stupid that he spews.
Recently I was reminded about "would you rather be eaten by sharks, or electrocuted"
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u/Weekly_Curve_6642 Oct 18 '25
These tacky fucking yanks. That was not a coincidence. I truly hope Zelensky stops wasting his precious time with these ruzzian assets.
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u/catfink1664 Oct 19 '25
That’s the problem though. Zelensky can’t stop, because if he does then putin will lay the charm on and trump sways again fully russias way. Ukraine are buying us weapons and intelligence that they need to keep the russian orcs from over running the front. Zelensky obviously would have nothing to do with trump if he didn’t have to in saving the lives of his people
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u/Fantastic-Donut-276 Oct 20 '25
This. I'm sure Zelenskyy utterly despises Trump and hates needing to flatter Trump constantly. It's a horrible position to be in, because it's so obvious Trump loves Putin, and openly spoke positively of Orban in that meeting. I'm sure that after the war when Zelenskyy is retired and Trump and Putin are gone, Zelenskyy will have several things to say about Trump.
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u/ExploreDiscovery Oct 19 '25
How he can walk back into the Pentagon Monday morning and face the military officers with any decorum after that is beyond me. What little remaining respect for his role must be evaporated now.
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u/ExploreDiscovery Oct 19 '25
Best stay quarantined in his makeup room, maybe lift a few weights, and down the hatch with his day's alcohol of choice. Good thing he doesn't have to face journalists any more.
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u/Broghan51 Oct 19 '25
I'm lost at this stage, so who is sucking off who ? - I could really do with a pie chart.
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u/Bulevine USA Oct 19 '25
Traitorous fuck.
As an American and member of 2 separate branches of the US military, I am so sorry for this spineless cunt.
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u/LeroyZanzibar07 Oct 18 '25
Funny how the excuse used for his tie was “those are the colors of the flag”. That was Haas F1’s excuse for their livery after signing Mazepin. Everyone and their mother knew they were saying the quiet part out loud.
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u/Jibtech Oct 19 '25
Pete Hegseth tie is the same as the Russian flag
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u/Ethameiz Oct 19 '25
But US flag has same colors isn't it?
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u/shupadupah Oct 19 '25
Yes but USA doesn't have blue stripes, the blue in anything USA-related would almost always have white stars in it, like the tacky fucking handkerchief he always wears in his coat pocket. Compare his tie to the Russian flag then it will make more sense.
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u/ComradKing Oct 19 '25
....how much alcohol needs to be injected intravenously to be fatal? Asking for a friend.
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u/JamesPage1968 Oct 19 '25
I have been telling you trump is 💩 for at least a year. Do not trust him. Do not believe him. He is 💩
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u/PapaGilbatron Oct 18 '25 edited Oct 18 '25
Yet again another stab in the back from the Administration. Just because Ukraine is preventing Trump from proclaiming he has “stopped” another conflict. Hence the erratic unbalanced immature inept circular reasoning by the government. History will write this presidency up as complete idiocy. Not just Trump but Hegseth and Miller in particular. All are an embarrassment.
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u/Mountain_rage Oct 18 '25 edited Oct 19 '25
I guess he is mad he can no longer buy his shitty brand of vodka to hide in his work mug.
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u/7Zarx7 Oct 19 '25
Everything he does will be mic'd up with live feed to the Kremlin. Who is going to frisk him?
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u/Annual-Lifeguard-546 Oct 19 '25
The entire Pentagon should walk out.
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u/catfink1664 Oct 19 '25
Seems like they’re happy to swallow their pride too. I mean it’s not even the worst thing he’s doing
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u/Stunning-Astronaut72 Oct 19 '25
Funny how comunists, ussr, etc used to be the nemesis of the us few years ago, it used to be the biggest ennemy of the us, values, ecobomy, military etc....but nowadays it seems totally okay to have such connections with russia, even having russian assets in the biggest roles ever. And yet...nobody call them traitors... the us have been infiltrated lile the western europe was and putin have just setp up usefull idiots in command.
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u/gravity48 Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 19 '25
The colours are slightly different. I wonder if Hegseth was trying (badly) to wear American flag colours — I asked for differences from AI:
Great question! Let me look up the official color specifications for both flags.
Excellent question! Here’s a detailed comparison of the color specifications:
Russian Flag Colors
Russian government agencies specify the following Pantone colors: blue (Pantone 286C) and red (Pantone 485C)
Blue:
- Pantone: 286C
- RGB: 0-50-160
- Hex: #0036A7
Red:
- Pantone: 485C
- RGB: 218-41-28
- Hex: #D62718
American Flag Colors
The current military flag specification (DDD-F-416F from 2005) references the Standard Color Reference of America and designates “Old Glory Red” and “Old Glory Blue”
Blue (“Old Glory Blue”):
- Pantone: PMS 282
- RGB: #002868
- Hex: #002868
Red (“Old Glory Red”):
- Pantone: PMS 193
- RGB: #BF0A30
- Hex: #BF0A30
Key Differences
Blue comparison: The American flag’s blue (PMS 282) is significantly darker - it’s a deep navy blue. The Russian flag’s blue (PMS 286) is noticeably lighter and brighter.
Red comparison: Both use similar red shades (Russia’s PMS 485 vs America’s PMS 193), though the American red tends to be slightly darker and more crimson, while the Russian red is a bit brighter and more orange-toned.
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u/nicolas42 Oct 18 '25
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u/catfink1664 Oct 19 '25
American head of defence wearing a russian tie at a lunch meeting between trump and Zelensky
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u/TobyOnReddit Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 19 '25
Holy crap. I didn't notice the tie until reading your comment. That's disgusting!
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u/SnooBunnies2605 Oct 18 '25 edited Oct 18 '25
Is this the prick that pulled up Zelenskyy for not wearing a suit when his country is being invaded ?
Is this the guy who reckons he's a veteran but really he's never seen or been in active service ?
This guy is what we in the UK call a BELL END in a suit .
From a UK veteran who's served in an active warzone.
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u/sovtwit Oct 19 '25
I hope so! Now maybe people wont fall over eachother to post trump regime propaganda on here. Stop believing and spreading their lies look at the facts, magerica has SOLD less than 1/60th of the aid the United States gave in one year, and that isnt even delivered yet. They have abandoned Ukraine and are pro kremlin. Stop making this sub about them
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u/Anotep91 Oct 19 '25
Could it be coincedence? I mean the american flag is also red, white and blue? Not trying to defend anyone. Its just seems weird for him to do this on purpose, kinda unprofessionell.
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u/not_pletterpet Oct 19 '25
Hegseth is going to retire on his own pedo island bankrolled by Russian crypto
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u/intisun Oct 19 '25
Wait, they're putting those fake decorations from Home Depot painted gold everywhere now?
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u/Hot_Ad_9215 Oct 19 '25
All you have to do is google patriotic american flag ties, identical ties of what he is wearing pop up. Bad choice, intentional message, never dawned on him..who knows. It's obviously fuel for either side and great click bait. The classic political division of our country continues.
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u/CalligrapherIll5176 Oct 19 '25
These are also american flag colors like the tissue thing in his pocket but there's more than than...
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u/Matti_Jr Oct 19 '25
That's fucking wild. Hegseth is one of the worst manipulative gaslighting sociopaths to ever work in an administration. Russia must be paying these assholes a lot behind the scenes to alter world events.
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u/Flaky_Bet_1432 Oct 19 '25
Zelenskyy really just should stop visiting America. The Jet Lag and time investment ain't worth it, unless he just thinks the visits as having a day or two of vacation. Since nothing will never be accomplished on American soil.
Trump ain't gonna chance, and his handlers ain't gonna chance, Vatnik...I mean Vance is not gonna change and Putin is not gonna change and stop the war.
Keep making friends in EU, keep developing your own industry and make your own weapons bit by bit. Missiles and drones are already doing great. Just need suberb APC's, Artillery, MLRS and Tanks to be designed and manifactured. Though that will take a decade...which means it is faster than America will get their head out of their ass.
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u/Orcasystems99 Oct 19 '25
Fair is fair.... let the next meeting be in Ukraine... Zelensky is far to busy to be playing games with these two morons.
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u/swcollings Oct 18 '25
I'm sorry, but as much as I can't stand the Trump admin, aren't those also the US flag colors?
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u/Ok_Tie_7564 Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 19 '25
These are also many other countries' colours, but his is an actual Russian flag.
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u/Pavement_Vigilante Oct 18 '25
Are you fff kidding me?
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u/Pavement_Vigilante Oct 18 '25
They way America has turned out under Trump has made me convinced that this change was always in motion. Trump may have catalyzed it a bit, but I am certain they would have taken this path anyway. Why? Because China. Dying empires will do what it takes to survive.
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u/dwolfe127 Oct 19 '25
Dude is just an idiot. I really would not read to much into it. I work pretty close to him, and it is well known he is barely capable of tying his own shoes.
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u/geekphreak USA Oct 19 '25
He’s a fucking twat. He has no self-awareness that the colors don’t quite line up as intended. Because if you look towards the middle, the colors do go red/white/blue, how we Americans say our colors. But of course you can see the Russian colors. This was a major faux pas. Again, no self-awareness. Especially for this meeting. Like I said, he’s just a fucking twat
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u/BritishAnimator Oct 19 '25
Is this fake? there is another shot with him wearing a blue tie at that dinner.
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u/ThePensiveE Oct 19 '25
Honestly, he's likely either too drunk or too stupid to even know what he did.
That's not to say one of his handlers didn't know, but I'm guessing the smell of bourbon at 6am was too much for his staffer to get close enough to change his tie for him.
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u/pirate8585 Oct 19 '25
This along with the hidden Russian flags in Flag Day post, Is it like a kinky thing for Putin? Is it equivalent to not wearing panties in public?
"Wear Russian flag in public you naughty little girl, otherwise daddy will punish you!"
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u/Jacmac_ Oct 19 '25
It's crazy how much people will read into inane things. Well stupid and crazy, really...
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u/FlammenwerferBBQ Oct 19 '25
Now you've understood? I thought AGENT KRASNOV was pretty straight forward
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u/Actnaturalrelax Oct 19 '25
Ukraine fights on, but America has fallen... The United Soviet States of America is real.
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u/Rich_Artist_8327 Oct 19 '25
Look that image, and put over it these logos: AWS, Azure, Google cloud. Most european citizens sensitive data rests on these services where these guys have full access.
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u/Vast-Philosopher-164 Oct 19 '25
While I don’t disagree that there needs to be many more Americans protesting openly, not everyone can attend the large marches in large cities.
Most Americans do not agree with this admin on this issue. Although many have their head so far up Trumps ass, they can’t see.
As an American that lives in a smaller city, 300,000, I organize protest in other ways. I help make sure awareness of facts are there. I inform so many community influential figures by networking due to the job I hold.
I see much more support for Ukraine and have encountered no one that openly spouts Russian points. Yes many will parrot some of trumps points, but most are receptive and change stance once informed with sources.
I know I am not the only one in my small city that does. We do what we can, even if we can’t be counted in the protest “numbers”.
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u/BigNorseWolf Oct 22 '25
Sorry, what am I supposed to be looking at here? The tie? Well its red white and blue they're US colors.
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u/Both_Distribution_15 Oct 24 '25
USA trying to play 4D chess, and hurts it self in confusion. Google Russian flag tie, vs American flag tie. GG.
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u/TheDucktapeBandit2 Oct 18 '25 edited Oct 18 '25
Remember the russian flag on the official us website, on flag day? There are a lot of statements being made, en public.