Lech Walesa, the leader of Poland’s Solidarity movement, joined with former Polish political prisoners to send an impassioned letter to President Trump voicing "horror and disgust" at his scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week. - ThreadSky

nytimes.com • 69 days ago

Lech Walesa, the leader of Poland’s Solidarity movement, joined with former Polish political prisoners to send an impassioned letter to President Trump voicing "horror and disgust" at his scolding of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine last week.

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radomile.bsky.social•68 days ago

It’s what he deserves. Keep it coming.

msneebo.bsky.social•69 days ago

LOL. The Convicted Felon President is only gonna to give that letter to the KGB.

lmarson05.bsky.social•68 days ago

Too bad Trump the moron has no idea who Lech Walesa is

anitarrc.bsky.social•63 days ago

I'm afraid you are right.

srh61.bsky.social•68 days ago

I was 20 when I learned the meaning of solidarity as I watched Walesa's unbelievable courage in standing up to the USSR. He is an amazing human.
Shame donald's literacy skills aren't good enough to read and understand the letter.

anitarrc.bsky.social•63 days ago

Same here. He was our hero, a true union icon. 🇵🇱

sheepflame.bsky.social•69 days ago

I’m 40. The textbooks I had in AP US History in high school ended with a chapter on Lech Walesa. If I recall, what spurred him to lead a movement that defeated the authoritarians in Poland was an increase in the price of food. How’re we doin with the eggs today?

sheepflame.bsky.social•69 days ago

I understand he’s not super popular in Poland today, having led a poor administration and done some scandal, except as revolutionary heritage. Not saying Poland should vote for that guy, but it’s cool he still exists.

festivusphil.bsky.social•68 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/newsweek.com/post/3ljkuxtncxo2z

festivusphil.bsky.social•68 days ago

European leaders sound very different on Ukraine in private.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/03/04/jd-vance-euro-leaders-sound-very-different-on-ukraine-war-in-private/utnick

festivusphil.bsky.social•68 days ago

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/03/04/americans_can_no_longer_tolerate_european_entitlement_152446.html

festivusphil.bsky.social•68 days ago

https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/eu-states-secretly-happy-for-hungary-slovakia-to-block-ukraine-aid/

srpassesiton.bsky.social•69 days ago

The best bit

toredown11.bsky.social•69 days ago

PLEASE BOYCOTT TONIGHT’S SPEECH!!! When the news organizations cover Trump, they most often normalize what he’s doing. Let’s let them know we’re not okay with that. Turn off your TV or watch Netflix or another streamer.

susuflo.bsky.social•69 days ago

Sadly, this administration has no shame or compassion or conscience to speak of, so there’s nothing to appeal to.

nonabonita.bsky.social•69 days ago

Here's a little history lesson that could use some teaching right now.

pino-fotus.bsky.social•69 days ago

aguasdemarco.bsky.social•69 days ago

All my respect to Walesa, but do they send letters to Putin? Of course not because they know it's useless. So with Trump is the same thing. Send letters to European leaders to tell them to wake up and help Ukraine!

howidiotami.bsky.social•69 days ago

#trump doesn't read letters.. reading-impaired.. they should send him a video.. the ONLY medium he cherishes...

catherinedaly.bsky.social•69 days ago

Honestly, I bet Trump doesn't even know who Lech Walesa is. Still less find Poland on a map.

jeffsmith62.bsky.social•69 days ago

He thinks it’s a lake in the country near England.

firecrackerboom.bsky.social•69 days ago

Our supreme leader won’t know who that is, why it matters, or what it means. He owes Putin money and opportunities and the rest of the world can get effed.

solarh.bsky.social•69 days ago

Danke "Lech Walesa" 🙏

solarh.bsky.social•69 days ago

Ich fühle...leider werden wir uns von den liebgewonnen Produkten von Übersee distanzieren. Wenn Geld den "Deal" bestimmt, dann bitte gerne.
Sorry

macius52.bsky.social•69 days ago

👍👏🤝

scottishshiba.bsky.social•69 days ago

Prepare for Trump to say how nasty they are in 3….2…..1

theeagles.bsky.social•69 days ago

Thanks to Lech Walesa for standing up for Ukraine!

herrseidel.bsky.social•69 days ago

Leider ist Trump beratungsresistent.

k-st-mcg.bsky.social•69 days ago

I remember writing a report on him when I was in 5th grade. I cannot believe we are back here 40 years later.

smallsmoustache.bsky.social•68 days ago

Trump doesn’t care about Poland.

He doesn’t even care about Americans.

He only cares about power and himself.

can59.bsky.social•68 days ago

It was utterly embarrassing an insult to all former Soviet states and former victims of the Soviets. History will see little difference between Trump and Putin.

olivetti123.bsky.social•66 days ago

It was shameful and trump made it abundantly clear he cares about no one but himself. He will sell Zelensky out to please Putin and get a peace deal. He wants the Nobel peace prize in the worst way because Obama got it. He shouldn’t get it no matter because he wants to destroy NATO.

mhenson.bsky.social•68 days ago

Trump is to ignorant to understand the significance of this.

susiegoltz.bsky.social•68 days ago

pepper99.bsky.social•68 days ago

Trump is so stupid he'll think Lech is a lake in Scotland . . . We needed a Churchill; we got a Lord Haw Haw.

belllena52.bsky.social•69 days ago

Someone has to read it to him

eloniax.bsky.social•68 days ago

Huge respect to Lech Walesa but Trump is illiterate.

dmstraker.bsky.social•68 days ago

Music to Trump's ears. He is a cruel man who takes pleasure in creating fear and pain.

Like a little child who misbehaves, attention is his first goal above all others.

hilde45.bsky.social•69 days ago

mky603.bsky.social•69 days ago

Trump could care less

schadenfreude4u.bsky.social•69 days ago

As if trump has the foggiest idea who he is.

ericmichaelmoberg.bsky.social•69 days ago

Tariffs, corruption, incompetence, unemployment, measles, and intentional chaos are bad for business.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/opinion/business-ceo-trump-tariffs.html

riadach.bsky.social•69 days ago

Trump is going to call him a communist isn't he?

emjotem.bsky.social•69 days ago

It’s not going to change anything, Trump can only hear his voice and see only himself, he’s a classic narcissist with too much power for his mental and intellectual capacities.

margotsibley25.bsky.social•69 days ago

On camera. The Poles r historical mischief makers vis a vis Ukraine and Russia. Language of Ukraine is Russian bastardized by Polish. Lech, get back. Mind ur own business. Get back, Lech.

alientech.bsky.social•69 days ago

Fuck off Russia bitch.

flo15745.bsky.social•68 days ago

Too bad, but I assume he can‘t ne won‘t read this letter because he is unable to read and not interested at all.

rwhetsel.bsky.social•68 days ago

Ukraine master luthier working in the Czech Republic. Recalling how such a business is and will be inherently international & local at the same time helps to balance today's artful divisiveness.
https://oleg-semenukha.com/en/about_me.html#:~:text=Contact-,Oleg%20Semenukha,in%20the%20field%20of%20art.
https://oleg-semenukha.com/img/oleg.jpg

Oleg Semenukha in his atelier....

azurevista.bsky.social•68 days ago

Afghan Pashtuns fought, so Walesa could march....😂

https://www.amazon.com/Afghanistan-Ending-reign-Soviet-terror/dp/0965581306

ia13.bsky.social•69 days ago

How should one treat a nazifascist?

wogehtslang.bsky.social•69 days ago

Useless. Trump certainly has no clue who Lech Walesa is.

ekbmary.bsky.social•68 days ago

He’s been on my dining table for a while now, with a candle, and I’ll keep him there. Photo from my father’s collection of Lech with Dad’s great friend, Congressman Silvio Conte (MA).

alientech.bsky.social•69 days ago

multithinker.bsky.social•68 days ago

When Lech Wałęsa—the guy who stood up to the actual Soviet Union—calls you out for siding with Putin, maybe it’s time for some self-reflection. But nah, let’s just call it ‘fake news’ instead.

#TrumpTantrum #Ukraine #LechWalesa #LeadershipMatters

mannawar.bsky.social•68 days ago

Trump can't read.

mrlingonberry.bsky.social•69 days ago

Here is the problem with anyone sending a letter. First the letter has to make it past Stephen Miller. Then Trump has to actually read it. Trump clearly is unable to read more text than a simple headline or a random assortment of 200 text characters.