benroyce@mastodon.social

benroyce@mastodon.social

As an American I'd like to imagine an alternative reality

Where I lived in a large #democracy in the Western hemisphere

That suffered a lying douchebag seizing power via a cult of bigots and ignorants

Who tried to claim #election hoax, tried to commit violence

But was convicted

Instead of seizing power again because of the fecklessness of his country's institutions

Oh wait

That's #Brazil #Brasil

"#Bolsonaro arrested to prevent ‘attempted escape,’ court says"

Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro arrested to prevent ‘attempted escape,’ court says | CNN

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was arrested on Saturday by police to prevent a possible “attempted escape,” according to Brazil’s Supreme Court, days before he was due to begin a prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.

CNN (edition.cnn.com)

benroyce@mastodon.social

The people of #Ukraine have suffered mightily for a long time now, for the #Kremlin's vile #fascism and #imperialism

And unfortunately, their suffering looks to go on for quite awhile

It's bleak

And it's partly because of a corrupt feeble incompetent #USA

Even from a selfish strategy point of view, the #US should help Ukraine. The problem lies when the financial interests of craven #plutocracy take precedence, aided by a sea of brainwashed #bigotry that votes for them

#UkraineWar

benroyce@mastodon.social

Why is the #USA doing this?

No one sane or lucid needs to wonder:

#Trump and his band of corrupt assholes make money

Pt 14 of the 28 pt "plan":

"$100 billion in frozen Russian assets will be invested in #US-led efforts to rebuild and invest in #Ukraine. The US will receive 50% of the profits from this venture. #Europe will add $100 billion to increase the amount of investment available for Ukraine's reconstruction. Frozen European funds will be unfrozen"

US peace plan throws reparations loan into disarray

The new peace plan promoted by the United States has added fresh complications for the EU's unprecedented proposal to issue a reparations loan for Ukraine pegged to Russia's frozen assets. Leaked documents show the funds would be released and invested.

euronews (www.euronews.com)

#UkraineWar

benroyce@mastodon.social

Also today #Trump gave #Zelensky an ultimatum to accept a peace plan that is pretty much a hilarious list of Russian wishes

It is a fucking joke. The #Putin-#Witkoff "peace plan" is simply #Ukraine's complete capitulation and a complete victory for #Russia's goals

No #NATO expansion. Occupied Ukrainian territory recognised as Russian. No prosecution for Russia for war crimes. Etc. Read it if you want to barf

#Zelensky spoke grimly on it:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/europe/ukraine-war-trump-plan-zelensky-intl

#UkraineWar

benroyce@mastodon.social

Hey #JDVance, let me help you

Here is an actual, functional statesperson, #Finland's former PM #SannaMarin also asked about the #UkraineWar, and I want you to concentrate real hard now and compare and contrast and figure out the difference between your statement and hers

Is this too difficult for you?

You don't know? You're that ignorant about the radioactively obvious in the position you hold?

Or you don't care? You're just that much of an amoral piece of shit?

Which is it deep thinker?

benroyce@mastodon.social

Dear most esteemed intellectual statesman #JDVance:

#Ukraine and #Russia can't "stop killing each other and start trading," you pathetic piece of shit, because Russia daily mass murders Ukrainians for ethnofascist #imperialism

2 days ago a Russian missile struck an apt bldg in #Ternopil, killing 31

2nd grade student Ameliia Hzhesko and her mother Oksana were found burned to death, embracing each other

This happens regularly, you fuckwit fucking shitstain