“I am ashamed for my nation; even if Congress acts to support and aid Ukraine, it cannot restore the American honor lost today.” @radiofreetom.bsky.social captures this shameful episode and treatment of an ally. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... - ThreadSky

denismcdowell.bsky.social • 16 hours ago

“I am ashamed for my nation; even if Congress acts to support and aid Ukraine, it cannot restore the American honor lost today.”

@radiofreetom.bsky.social captures this shameful episode and treatment of an ally.

(Gift link)

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/ukraine-us-relations-trump/681880/?gift=vnvQO8pzfgteaiKjGfJ_eBFd-aLb8qh2tAQWFJdEyFI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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eurotrader.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Today made clear republicans are vassals of Russia.

stoutpotentials.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Exactly. Zelensky walked into a premeditated trap. Trump was going to pull support from Ukraine anyway, but needed a cheap publicity stunt to try to blame Zelensky for it.

Any doubts still remain about our Agent Krasnov and where his loyalties lie?

TRAITOR!

solidgoldrobot.bsky.social•16 hours ago

This is how I feel. It's made me profoundly sad, because I know that we can never undo what has been done to America's reputation.

Until today, I didn't think we had actually done irreparable harm, but now we have.

jeffmcgeorge.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Reading this article was cathartic and Nichols is excellent. Just a small point that I don’t see accentuated much, Zelenskyy wears his shirts in solidarity with his men and women in uniform risking their lives and refused to leave when the invasion was most terrifying in early days.

aidsisme.bsky.social•12 hours ago

The shakedown backfired. Trump looked ill and weak. Zelenskyy saw what was coming and the end result was always going to be same. He just maintained his own, and his countries dignity. Brave Hero before our eyes!!!

micheledostert.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Thank you, Tom.

maxima-infinity.bsky.social•3 hours ago

https://bsky.app/profile/maxima-infinity.bsky.social/post/3ljchyay4hk2x

maxima-infinity.bsky.social•3 hours ago

https://bsky.app/profile/maxima-infinity.bsky.social/post/3ljctn54l7c2s

fog627.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Restore honor…

bit.parts•14 hours ago

Sovereign nations have the right to form alliances as they see fit. Nothing in the North Atlantic Treaty forbids a subset of NATO countries from entering into a separate defensive treaty.

Such a separate treaty could replicate many of NATO’s collective defense commitments, particularly Article 5.

conceptusdei.bsky.social•9 hours ago

And they should keep US intelligence in the dark.

claude-oneshot.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Yep, the US lost all credibility.

john624.bsky.social•16 hours ago

i think that this was a plan attack by Vance and Trump

dzippy.bsky.social•16 hours ago

I am so ashamed of the U.S. today

womansbrain.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Well, we could. If we look to the French for inspiration.

mariamarten.bsky.social•4 hours ago

*America’s alliances are now in danger, and should be: Trump is openly, and gleefully, betraying everything America has tried to defend since the defeat of the Axis 80 years ago.

keegancherry.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Nothing good happens when JD is sitting on a couch… what a disgrace.

jarekpach.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Kamala Harris was right when she predicted that Putin would eat Trump for lunch… Turns out, he didn’t even wait that long - he got him for breakfast. #StandWithUkraine🇺🇦

nmgeologist.bsky.social•15 hours ago

They set him up. It's a disgrace. Complete surrender to Putin.

kimshavus.bsky.social•16 hours ago

ty Tom

papacurt.bsky.social•16 hours ago

GOP = Glorious Oligarch Party

klaaskid8.bsky.social•16 hours ago

I am so heartbroken for President Zelensky and the people of Ukraine.
I am so angry and ashamed that Trump and Vance attacked this hero in such a disgraceful way.
What a cruel day to be an American.

monkeysmom.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Great pick #JoeRogan you’re so smart huh? dumbass! this is your guy?

daniabeachsandi.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Ty for the gift article!

godhatesyeast.bsky.social•14 hours ago

bluefluer.bsky.social•16 hours ago

aufzugmatt.bsky.social•16 hours ago

It was scripted by trump team. What lead negotiator would a team member or someone in the peanut gallery to just jump in. Staged by trump or he is the absolute worst negotiator.

thomasgander.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Thank you.

billydee123.bsky.social•16 hours ago

The US no longer deserves to belong to the G7 as it's allied itself with Russia, who were removed. There should be another country or region added; Brazil, India, China, EU. I hope if Trumpy comes to Canada for the next G7, that there are protesters up the ying yang.

trifan.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Painful.

ktfarrell16.bsky.social•14 hours ago

100% captured my reaction and sentiment - sickening

heyfrito500.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Trump is making sure no other country trusts America for a long long long time. He is actively making sure America is isolated and alone.

sweetniss.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Very good article. We should be ashamed.

tammyrray2-author.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Thank you for the link.

tammyshadenough.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Damn. Spot on.

hittielove2.bsky.social•13 hours ago

It was an ambush.

naomir71.bsky.social•15 hours ago

I take issue only with your description of Vance as unserious. I believe that he is an extremely serious fascist, who will operate the 2025 playbook, and that he is potentially more dangerous than Trump. He has his marching orders, and is bright enough to implement them given the chance.

upnorthwoodsman.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Trump and Vance made news on Friday news dump day which means they fucked up.

cripdyke.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Trump imagines himself Tamar of Georgia when history will record him as António de Oliveira Salazar.

No, no one in the USA will get this at all, but I'm past caring.

Like seriously, when was the last time you heard a cis person talk about the NCMEC abandoning sex-trafficked trans kids?

sverre-auestad.bsky.social•14 hours ago

At least now we can lay all the comparisons to Neville Chamberlain to rest. This is waaay closer to some Vidkun Quisling type of shit

cripdyke.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Sverre, you're my people. I'm following.

yalltoonosy.bsky.social•13 hours ago

The "one of" in the article suggests this isn't the worst diplomatic failing this country has ever had. Sure we have done terrible things. It's what this country is made of, but when has America done something worse than this to an ally?

slackergeorge.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Thanks for the gift link. @radiofreetom.bsky.social nails it. Trump brings shame to our house and we all must bear it.

fartboxer.bsky.social•15 hours ago

The USA is not in an alliance with Ukraine

athenamaris.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Thank you for this gift

cpenny.bsky.social•15 hours ago

For the first time in my very long life, I felt Anti American today. It is an alien, odd feeling but I sense it is here to last.

ireadbannedbooks2.bsky.social•15 hours ago

periwinklerose.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Trump and JD set that BS up to scuttle the agreement, so they could blame it on Zelenskyy and feel justified in taking immediate punitive actions against Ukraine!

medievalben.bsky.social•16 hours ago

I left a righteously angry message for my Republican PA congressman to register my disgust at what happened today. @gtconway.bsky.social

kathiroc.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Somewhere on the news I heard Lindsay Graham quoted as saying "I talked to Zelenskyy before the meeting and I told him not to take the bait."

Did Graham know this was an ambush beforehand?

conceptusdei.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Lindsay Graham is a self-hating gay man. Trump knows his secrets and is constantly threatening to nuke him to the Republican voters in South Carolina. This is exactly what the Republicans planned to do. It is no secret Trump hates Ukraine.

slatslindley.bsky.social•12 hours ago

A very sad day for our country

egyptttt.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Appalling.

wanderingvoron.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Thank you

nanso44.bsky.social•11 hours ago

TRUMP..IS..A..DISGRACE.

fromtherocks.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Thank you but did you see the UN vote?

bubbawny69.bsky.social•16 hours ago

trump is a criminal felon insurrectionist piece of shit!

kurtnielsenkcrock.bsky.social•13 hours ago

REVALUATION 2025... SAVE AMERICA APRIL 15

RICH DON'T PAY TAXES!!! SHOULD WE? REVALUATION 2025.

CAN'T JAIL US ALL!!! TRUMPS LAYING OFF IRS(7000).

WE THE PEOPLE WILL WIN 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🌎 GOD🙏

acardshort.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Thank you 🙏

rebeccaamccoy.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Trump is a traitor to everything America has ever stood for. And republicans own this shame also. They are the only ones with power to stop him. They are traitors too. The stink of Trump will never wash off them.

facedamuzk.bsky.social•14 hours ago

I think the extent to which CONgress is also compromised is understated. Yes, this more the GQP's fault but since they have the majority 🤷‍♂️

ghoststryder.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Just the sheer power dynamics of feeling the NEED to outnumber Zelensky and to set him up with an ambush in the WHITE HOUSE tells you ALL you need to know about how the Trump Administration really feels about their moral position in this.

kwebsterbowerygals.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Zelensky won this.
Trump bloviating about the war "would've been over in 3 days without US help".

Zelensky "I heard [that] from Putin "the war would be over in 3 days"
Putin was wrong.

jillis.bsky.social•12 hours ago

So deeply shameful

snowflakeelitist.bsky.social•16 hours ago

It was disgusting to watch. I’m so embarrassed. We need these monsters out of the White House.

erikhoffner.bsky.social•16 hours ago

equinas.bsky.social•16 hours ago

I saw the look on Rubio's face. He knows it was a disgrace even though he put out that ridiculous statement after the meeting. He knows virtually no democracy will listen to a word he says now. He will only be able to negotiate with dictatorships. A man of integrity would resign.

jasonmax29.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Yes, it was an ambush. Trump and Vance jumping Zelensky, but Zelensky held his own. If you watch the video closely, at one moment Trump's eye balls are popping out.

butterflieskatz.bsky.social•14 hours ago

It was appalling and embarrassing. I'm literally embarrassed to be American. We must get Trump out of office.

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