TFG is completely submissive to Putin. Interesting to hear talk of Norway, one of the financially strongest countries in the world. I’ve started wondering if Norwegian bonds might not be safer investments than US treasuries at this point.
Mr, Sykes, it is great to hear you and Mr. Wittes discuss Trump’s, now only, tribulations. I respect each of your points of view. I truly value your hard hitting truthfulness and I appreciate Mr. Wittes’ thoughtfulness and temperament. I look forward to all your future discussions.
Ok folks - next step will be to send us the sop-payment- psychologically incorporates us in their criming. Been thinking about a response along these lines. Thoughts welcome!!
Today (2/20/25) Trump said he "will consider a "dividend" to all US taxpayers from "savings" generated by Musk's DOGE."
Sorry asshats, your blood money isn't legal tender. You simpletons "made" this tainted cash by ruining the lives, reputations and futures of millions of ordinary Americans, those you call the "parasite class," by:
1. Firing more than 300,000 (so far) hard working permanent and probationary federal employees, without due process or cause or severance or continuing their insurance, some of whom you also abandoned in other countries who now have no place to live or way to get home at government expense,
2. Entirely eliminating long-standing international markets for American farmers' products grown and raised under firm contracts with USAID and other federal entities, likely causing many American farmers to lose their farms and livelihoods,
3. Breaching reimbursement terms for improvements American farmers agreed to make and completed at the behest and promise-to-pay of the US Government,
4. Illegally allowing access to and failing to protect the security and safety of personal financial, medical and personal information of millions of citizens who reasonably expected that the government itself would follow the laws requiring such information be protected,
5. Increasing the cost of items imported to the US for sale to US consumers by failing to understand that your idiotic tariff wars cause the price paid by Americans for those products to rise dramatically, NOT at the cost to any other country,
6. Planning to force millions and millions of citizens off Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security solely to "balance" historic REPUBLICAN budget overruns on the backs of those who can least afford it (while also hurting the medical profession) and giving tax CUTS to million- and billionaires who can well afford such care
7. + Suggestions???
And you did this all so unqualified, unethical, self-righteous, pompous and frankly, evil MAGA men like yourselves can have more, more, more of everything you have not earned.
Don't bother to send any of that blood money to try buy us off. GO TO HELL.
Signed: Everyone Who Helped Make This Country Great (in other words, all non-white, non-male, non-heterosexual, poor, disabled, mentally ill, elderly, non-Christian folks and anyone else who isn't a rapacious evil million/billionaire)
Thank you Charlie. I really like the fact that you and your guests are willing to venture deep into the weeds to get to the reality of what is happening and where it will lead us all. So while trump was meeting with putin to hand over Ukraine and Europe as they work together to implement the "Spheres of influence" foreign policy strategy, Chinese warships were seen cruising about 150 nautical miles off the coast of Australia, east of Sydney. Surveying their sphere of influence perhaps????
I was in Oslo years ago and a tour guide told our group a joke: "100 Swedes ran through the weeds . . . chased by one crippled Norwegian." Do not underestimate the Norwegians!
I’ve been wracking my brain thinking about what Putin could possibly have on him. Not investments in hotels in Moscow or proof of stolen election collusion or even fraud and stolen document indictments. What would be devastating and not retrievable would be naked photos of him in a Moscow hotel either in compromising positions or golden showers with no doubt who is spraying the hotel bed. Crazy??? I don’t think so because humiliation is his worst nightmare.
I listened to this podcast earlier today and in the process, I could recall the televised clip of Trump at an election rally in the fall and he said something like, "People ask me about Putin. People ask me if I am going to stand up to Putin."
Then, he fires back at his audience, "I am going to tell him to do whatever the hell he wants."
Some of us heard him clearly at the time and believed him. And the last few days bear that out.
Then just now on Nicole Wallace, I heard Marc Elias comment that the only reason Trump ran for President again was to become a dictator. And that struck me as the truest and most authentic description of his run. He has never had any interest in governing. Only ruling.
Oh Charlie it is not only the party of Reagan, but Lincoln, Eisenhower and Teddy Roosevelt. Republicans are no more. The leaders have become like battered and emotionally abused wives. Frozen and too scared to walk away. Even if it means the death of the Republic or the pain that will be inflicted on their constituents. This is truly a time of mourning and a time to not give up. Worst case scenario. You, your wife and the Germans will always have Paris. My husband and I will have his country, Canada.
It is not rocket science to determine from these letter who is telling the truth and who is not - to tell who is honoring their oath of office and who is not.
Charlie/Ben - your old podcast collaborations were appointment listening for me back in the day. Maybe it’s just where I’m at mentally these days, but you guys sounded credulous regarding the pardons for the Capitol rioters. Will you also be shocked when Ashli Babbitt’s birthday is made a national holiday? Take off the rose-colored glasses and imagine the darkest place we can go as a country, then you won’t be surprised when we get there.
Just wait until the Kash-produced J6 anthem is required to be played at all sporting events so he can rake in royalties. Any players taking a knee Kapernick-style will be sent to Gitmo.
Love to see Eli. He is so calming, and it’s reassuring to hear that we are not the crazy ones. Despite that by hearing the entirety of the podcast with Ben Wittes it’s hard to see what is happening today with every federal agency, the government; then the adoption of Russian autocracy, oligarchy and the capitulation of our support for the sovereign Democratic nation of Ukraine who have carried on the fight for world democracy. Everything predicted to happen before the election has already been proven and continues with confirmation of unqualified candidates from the top down. So I am unsure about where we are going as a nation because I do not recognize American now
TFG is completely submissive to Putin. Interesting to hear talk of Norway, one of the financially strongest countries in the world. I’ve started wondering if Norwegian bonds might not be safer investments than US treasuries at this point.
Mr, Sykes, it is great to hear you and Mr. Wittes discuss Trump’s, now only, tribulations. I respect each of your points of view. I truly value your hard hitting truthfulness and I appreciate Mr. Wittes’ thoughtfulness and temperament. I look forward to all your future discussions.
Thank you!
I find it curious that the governor of the 47th oblast of Russia keeps referring to Canada as the “51st state”…
Ok folks - next step will be to send us the sop-payment- psychologically incorporates us in their criming. Been thinking about a response along these lines. Thoughts welcome!!
Today (2/20/25) Trump said he "will consider a "dividend" to all US taxpayers from "savings" generated by Musk's DOGE."
Sorry asshats, your blood money isn't legal tender. You simpletons "made" this tainted cash by ruining the lives, reputations and futures of millions of ordinary Americans, those you call the "parasite class," by:
1. Firing more than 300,000 (so far) hard working permanent and probationary federal employees, without due process or cause or severance or continuing their insurance, some of whom you also abandoned in other countries who now have no place to live or way to get home at government expense,
2. Entirely eliminating long-standing international markets for American farmers' products grown and raised under firm contracts with USAID and other federal entities, likely causing many American farmers to lose their farms and livelihoods,
3. Breaching reimbursement terms for improvements American farmers agreed to make and completed at the behest and promise-to-pay of the US Government,
4. Illegally allowing access to and failing to protect the security and safety of personal financial, medical and personal information of millions of citizens who reasonably expected that the government itself would follow the laws requiring such information be protected,
5. Increasing the cost of items imported to the US for sale to US consumers by failing to understand that your idiotic tariff wars cause the price paid by Americans for those products to rise dramatically, NOT at the cost to any other country,
6. Planning to force millions and millions of citizens off Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security solely to "balance" historic REPUBLICAN budget overruns on the backs of those who can least afford it (while also hurting the medical profession) and giving tax CUTS to million- and billionaires who can well afford such care
7. + Suggestions???
And you did this all so unqualified, unethical, self-righteous, pompous and frankly, evil MAGA men like yourselves can have more, more, more of everything you have not earned.
Don't bother to send any of that blood money to try buy us off. GO TO HELL.
Signed: Everyone Who Helped Make This Country Great (in other words, all non-white, non-male, non-heterosexual, poor, disabled, mentally ill, elderly, non-Christian folks and anyone else who isn't a rapacious evil million/billionaire)
I expect that he will want to send us checks with likeness and signature prominently displayed.
I plan a ceremonial burning.
Thank you Charlie. I really like the fact that you and your guests are willing to venture deep into the weeds to get to the reality of what is happening and where it will lead us all. So while trump was meeting with putin to hand over Ukraine and Europe as they work together to implement the "Spheres of influence" foreign policy strategy, Chinese warships were seen cruising about 150 nautical miles off the coast of Australia, east of Sydney. Surveying their sphere of influence perhaps????
🤯🥴😢😢😢😢😢
Not just merely awful, it’s really most sincerely awful to betray Ukraine, and indeed, it’s gobsmacking to observe
I was in Oslo years ago and a tour guide told our group a joke: "100 Swedes ran through the weeds . . . chased by one crippled Norwegian." Do not underestimate the Norwegians!
I’ve been wracking my brain thinking about what Putin could possibly have on him. Not investments in hotels in Moscow or proof of stolen election collusion or even fraud and stolen document indictments. What would be devastating and not retrievable would be naked photos of him in a Moscow hotel either in compromising positions or golden showers with no doubt who is spraying the hotel bed. Crazy??? I don’t think so because humiliation is his worst nightmare.
I listened to this podcast earlier today and in the process, I could recall the televised clip of Trump at an election rally in the fall and he said something like, "People ask me about Putin. People ask me if I am going to stand up to Putin."
Then, he fires back at his audience, "I am going to tell him to do whatever the hell he wants."
Some of us heard him clearly at the time and believed him. And the last few days bear that out.
Then just now on Nicole Wallace, I heard Marc Elias comment that the only reason Trump ran for President again was to become a dictator. And that struck me as the truest and most authentic description of his run. He has never had any interest in governing. Only ruling.
Oh Charlie it is not only the party of Reagan, but Lincoln, Eisenhower and Teddy Roosevelt. Republicans are no more. The leaders have become like battered and emotionally abused wives. Frozen and too scared to walk away. Even if it means the death of the Republic or the pain that will be inflicted on their constituents. This is truly a time of mourning and a time to not give up. Worst case scenario. You, your wife and the Germans will always have Paris. My husband and I will have his country, Canada.
Charlie,
As always thank you for your tireless reporting and commentary.
Be safe and watch your six.
Steve Dundas
Bove's memorandum to Sassoon dated 2-10-2025: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25530135-doj-memo-to-drop-adams-charges/
Danielle Sassoon's letter to Attorney General Bondi regarding Bove's demand: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25526739-sassoon-resignation-letter/
Bove's response to Sassoon's letter: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25530099-bove-response-to-sassoon-resignation-full/
It is not rocket science to determine from these letter who is telling the truth and who is not - to tell who is honoring their oath of office and who is not.
Charlie/Ben - your old podcast collaborations were appointment listening for me back in the day. Maybe it’s just where I’m at mentally these days, but you guys sounded credulous regarding the pardons for the Capitol rioters. Will you also be shocked when Ashli Babbitt’s birthday is made a national holiday? Take off the rose-colored glasses and imagine the darkest place we can go as a country, then you won’t be surprised when we get there.
And January 6th will become Patriots Day.
Just wait until the Kash-produced J6 anthem is required to be played at all sporting events so he can rake in royalties. Any players taking a knee Kapernick-style will be sent to Gitmo.
How ugly and twisted is Trump’s post about Ukraine? By the time you get to “I love Ukraine,” it almost escapes notice.
Love to see Eli. He is so calming, and it’s reassuring to hear that we are not the crazy ones. Despite that by hearing the entirety of the podcast with Ben Wittes it’s hard to see what is happening today with every federal agency, the government; then the adoption of Russian autocracy, oligarchy and the capitulation of our support for the sovereign Democratic nation of Ukraine who have carried on the fight for world democracy. Everything predicted to happen before the election has already been proven and continues with confirmation of unqualified candidates from the top down. So I am unsure about where we are going as a nation because I do not recognize American now