The US has been funding Ukraine since Russia's "Three-Day Special Military Operation" started back in 2022.
Yet now Trump has announced that the US is buying diesel directly from Russia, thereby funding both side of the conflict.
Why?
The world's richest man pays others to play for him so he can appear to be a better gamer.
Why would he have the time and interest in doing this?
According to Trump's ambassador to China, David Perdue, the US president "actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some [weapons] at one point.”
Why did the US president suggest selling US weapons to the top US adversary?
Is he aware that conquering these places will add millions of immigrants to the US?
If God made Trump president, didn't He also make Obama and Biden president?
Many seem to oppose Medicare For All, yet support Medicare -- government-run healthcare available only to older folks. They also generally support Tricare, which is government-run healthcare for the armed forces, and the VA for veterans.
Why do some think it is desirable that these folks get US government-run healthcare, but no one else?
"No taxation without representation" was one of the key phrases of the American Revolution, and yet residents of DC pay federal taxes without gaining federal representation.
DC has more residents than either Wyoming or Vermont. Why shouldn't they have statehood if they wish it?
According to former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, Israel is committing war crimes. Hamas, of course, has also committed many atrocities.
I condemn both sides for their misdeeds. Is this a reasonable stance to take?
Update: Based on comments and voting, roughly 80% of respondents think my take is reasonable. About 10% claim I am being antisemitic, while another 10% claim I am a Zionist shill.
The inaugural FIFA Peace Prize was awarded to President Donald Trump, a man who has managed to end the Iran War over 40 times.
Who is likely to be the next recipient?
Wind from Canadian wildfires is blowing across the US and Canada.
In response, President Trump has threatened new taxes ("tariffs") on Canadian goods, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) wants to "sanction" Canada "for this atrocity," and GOP Reps. John James, Jack Bergman, John Moolenaar and Lisa McClain have demanded "action" and that the wildfire smoke "be handled."
My question is simple:
Do Republican elected officials believe Canada controls the wind?
On Joe Rogan's podcast, the sitting Veep -- a former Senator -- insisted that the Senate legislative filibuster is "procedural bullshit."
Is he correct?
President Trump insists that Iran "wants to settle so badly."
So what's the holdup?
When NY mayor Mamdani announced that NYC would run grocery stores, many on the right insisted this was "socialism."
Now Trump is running government-subsidized "Freedom Fuel" stations. By the "Mamdani precedent," isn't this "socialism" too?
She made an impressive journey from Slovenian prostitute to US First Lady!
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Any other similar examples in US history?
The Trump administration insists that an arrangement of seashells spelling "86 47" is a true criminal threat, yet has pardoned people who shouted "hang Mike Pence." (Trump is also trying to pay these people from his "weaponization fund.")
Why is the listing of numbers a crime, yet the building of a gallows amid a riot is not?
I was promised in 2020 that Trump and his allies would unveil their elite strike Kraken to prove that the 2020 election was "rigged."
How's that Kraken coming along? Any prospects of having it released in the next few decades?
Texas Republicans chose lifelong crook Ken Paxton in the primary after he was endorsed by lifelong crook Donald Trump.
Why do GOP voters seem to prefer electing criminals to office?
The biggest threat to democracy worldwide is not one particular stupid person -- Donald Trump -- but the tremendous number of deeply stupid people who support him and leaders of his ilk.
I love liberal democracy, but these systems require informed electorates.
How can democracies possibly function when so many people think deeply, deeply stupid things like climate change is fake, Trump won the 2020 US Presidential election, the germ theory of disease is wrong, windmills cause cancer, or that the Earth is flat?
To be clear, dictatorship is much worse. But how can liberal democracy thrive under these conditions?
Many people, especially on the right, seem to forget that Trump was president for the entirety of 2020 when they complain about "lockdowns" and "mask mandates."
Why do they struggle so much with the linear passage of time?
The Court has said that accepting "gratuities" is perfectly acceptable for public employees, but it hasn't yet set a standard tip.
Is it enough to give a free RV, or do I need to throw in private school tuition as well? Should I simply give each justice in the majority 15% of my winnings, or is this a group tip that is split in the back of the house?