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Week 92 (of 208) 🧵 A Death Blow to the Donroe Doctrine? Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won an unprecedented fourth term as President of Brazil, the second largest nation by population in the Americas. 1/

Congratulations to the Brazilian people! And to the Serbian people as well who have just thrown their authoritarian leaning leader, Aleksander Vucic, from office! Citizens of the United States and of Israel, it’s your turn… 9/

RELEASE (ALL OF) THE EPSTEIN FILES! #ResistTrump #Brazil #Lula #Democracy #DonroeDoctrine #Serbia #Elections 10/10

While the Donroe Doctrine itself is not on the ballot, a legislative branch led by a Democrat controlled Congress is likely to obstruct as best it can the advancement of Trump’s (i.e. Putin’s) concept of divvying the world into spheres of influence with the Americas ruled over by Washington. 7/

The irony is that it is Trump himself who is largely responsible for the popularity of Carney, Scheinbaum and Lula. But the ‘own goal’ seems to be a Trump specialty; whatever he tries to do often seems to have the opposite effect. Perhaps that reflects a very poor understanding of reality. 8/

...democratic rule is being stalled or undermined by American political and military interference – by the Donroe Doctrine. The United States, which represents nearly a third of the population of the Americas, is one week away from a reckoning of its own over Donald Trump’s policies. 5/

By all indications, he is about to suffer a significant defeat as Americans throw out a Republican led House – and perhaps the Senate – in protest against the consequences of his decisions. 6/

Together, these three countries, each a robust democracy, represent almost 40% of the population in the Americas. Their ranks are further bolstered by many other American (in the continental sense of the word) nations such as Uruguay and Costa Rica where democratic rule prevails. 3/

With some notable exceptions such as Cuba, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Haiti, the Americas are still largely democratic, though in countries like Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Honduras... 4/

Mexico, the third largest by population, is led by the very popular Claudia Scheibnbaum. Canada, sixth on the list, is led by Mark Carney who came to power by standing up to Trump’s threats to our sovereignty, has a solid lead in every poll well into his first term. 2/

Week 91 (of 208) No Words (continued!) 🧵 Last week, I wrote about some of the implications of Trump’s decision to do a deal for Russian diesel fuel, an initiative made ostensibly to relieve record high prices... 1/

Whether or not Trump is in Putin’s service is no longer a question. There is no 3d chess here. Trump is a Russian stooge, wittingly or not. And the Ukrainian people are paying the price. 14/

America, you need to do something before it’s too late, before Ukraine falls, before Europe follows. For starters, please vote blue on November 3. RELEASE (ALL OF) THE EPSTEIN FILES! #ResistTrump #Ukraine #Zelensky #Putin #Diesel #Musk #VoteBlue 15/15

The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 passed with bipartisan majorities in both houses and was signed into law by Trump on September 18, just one month ago. That didn’t stop Trump from cutting a deal with Putin for diesel fuel. 12/

On Friday of this past week Trump announced he was waiving all of the measures in the Act that would have had a detrimental effect on Putin and his cronies for reasons of ‘national interests of the United States’. 13/

Musk cannot be trusted to fulfill the essential roles these satellite networks provide if he is susceptible to the political whims of anyone, especially after he has demonstrably revealed himself to be, at the very least, authoritarian leaning. 10/

Senator Lindsey Graham, no friend of the left, was in fact a supporter of Zelensky and Ukraine. After his death in July, a bill was introduced that would significantly increase sanctions on Russia among other measures, including duties of up to 500% on goods imported directly from there. 11/

At the same time, Putin has increased the volume and intensity of Russia’s airborne assault. Innocent Ukrainians are dying in greater and greater numbers. Neither Musk nor Trump have accepted responsibility for deliberately exposing Ukraine’s citizens to greater danger. 8/

Intelligence reports say the Starshield throttle came from the White House, but the Starlink action seems most likely to have come from Musk’s SpaceX. Hopefully everyone dependent on Starlink and Starshield have learned a valuable lesson here and are hurriedly building alternatives. 9/

Ukraine, like much of the world, is dependent on Musk’s Starlink satellite network, and Starshield, its US military and intelligence gathering manifestation. Using these tools, Ukraine has been able to get advance warning of incoming airborne attacks from Russia... 6/

and to target Russian energy facilities and warehouses deep inside that country using drone warfare. In the last week, access to Starlink and Starshield have been throttled for Ukraine, depriving it of both critical offensive and defensive capabilities. 7/

...and to intimate to Ukraine that attacking Russian diesel refineries just might put their war-ravaged nation in America’s crosshairs, too. Not to be outdone by his own perfidy, Trump this week went further in his betrayal of the Ukrainian people. 4/

Trump, with the help of his trusted partner in crime, Elon Musk – who may well have been responsible for Trump’s return to the presidency through unprecedented levels of campaign contributions, algorithmic manipulation, and quite possibly outright fraud – truly outdid himself. 5/

...for an input essential to the transport of almost all goods, and thus a key factor in driving inflation. But as Trump has expressed on more than one occasion, he’s not concerned by Americans facing cost of living issues. 2/

His true motives were actually overtly counter to traditional American interests: to allow Russia to earn cash to fund their war against Ukraine; to curry favour with wanted war criminal, Vladimir Putin... 3/

Week 90 (of 208) 🧵 No Words (well a few!) I am dumbstruck. Donald Trump’s removal of sanctions on Russian diesel fuel might just as well be a declaration of war by the US on Ukraine. 1/

If we really have to endure the streaming of a public execution, let it be that of this wretch, a man so foul as to betray the world for the sake of his extortionist/hero – though better to let him die in ignominy, alone and broke behind bars. 6/

RELEASE (ALL OF) THE EPSTEIN FILES! #ResistTrump #Ukraine #Zelensky #Putin #Diesel 7/7

Week 90 (of 208) 🧵 No Words (well a few!) I am dumbstruck. Donald Trump’s removal of sanctions on Russian diesel fuel might just as well be a declaration of war by the US on Ukraine. 1/

Republican House member, Brian Fitzpatrick has introduced a bill to prohibit Trump’s move, while a bipartisan group of senators has demanded Trump reverse course, but that we have arrived at this point is the point! 4/

And how effective will such efforts be? Recall that Trump has essentially ignored/obstructed the Epstein Transparency Act. Trump is clearly in league with Putin. There is no room for question. The man is a traitor and needs to be removed. 5/

Week 90 (of 208) 🧵 No Words (well a few!) I am dumbstruck. Donald Trump’s removal of sanctions on Russian diesel fuel might just as well be a declaration of war by the US on Ukraine. 1/

How is this man still in office? How are Republicans running in the midterms – as well as the dozens of GOP Senators whose seats are not contested in this cycle – so silent as America effectively allies itself with Vladimir Putin? 2/