Drew Matteson
@drewmatteson.bsky.social
Father of four | Husband | 🇺🇸 Soccer fan | Passionate about foreign policy & 🇺🇦 | Слава Україні!
This is why appeasement fails. Chamberlain thought he could make peace with Hitler. Trump thinks he can make peace with Putin. Both ignored years of lies and invasions. Deals with dictators are not peace. They are just delays before the next betrayal. Some people never learn.
March 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This is why appeasement fails. Chamberlain thought he could make peace with Hitler. Trump thinks he can make peace with Putin. Both ignored years of lies and invasions. Deals with dictators are not peace. They are just delays before the next betrayal. Some people never learn.
Disgusting. Trump wants to rip legal status from Ukrainians fleeing war and Afghans who risked their lives for the U.S. This is not about law and order. It is cruelty for cruelty’s sake. Deporting war refugees while cozying up to Putin is the clearest signal yet of where his loyalties lie.
Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
www.reuters.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Disgusting. Trump wants to rip legal status from Ukrainians fleeing war and Afghans who risked their lives for the U.S. This is not about law and order. It is cruelty for cruelty’s sake. Deporting war refugees while cozying up to Putin is the clearest signal yet of where his loyalties lie.
Macron gets it. Trump is useless, and Europe cannot wait around while he plays dictator. If Ukraine falls, Putin will not stop there. Meanwhile, Trump throws tantrums, withholds aid, and dreams of stripping Ukraine for resources. The free world is moving on without him.
Emmanuel Macron says Europe must be ready to defend Ukraine without U.S. assistance
Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have teamed up after the extraordinary shouting match between President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vice President JD Vance...
www.nbcnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Macron gets it. Trump is useless, and Europe cannot wait around while he plays dictator. If Ukraine falls, Putin will not stop there. Meanwhile, Trump throws tantrums, withholds aid, and dreams of stripping Ukraine for resources. The free world is moving on without him.
Trump doesn't care about Ukraine. He doesn't care about the war. He cares about minerals. He holds weapons hostage, hoping that Zelensky grovels. Ukraine does not even have the rare earths he is drooling over. He sees a country fighting for survival and thinks, how can I strip it for parts?
Less than a week after Trump and Zelensky clashed in an explosive Oval Office exchange, both leaders now appear to be nearing a minerals deal that had appeared to be on the verge of collapse.
Trump and Zelensky’s Week of Whiplash
After days of chaos, is the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal still alive?
foreignpolicy.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Trump doesn't care about Ukraine. He doesn't care about the war. He cares about minerals. He holds weapons hostage, hoping that Zelensky grovels. Ukraine does not even have the rare earths he is drooling over. He sees a country fighting for survival and thinks, how can I strip it for parts?
New FBI Deputy Director. Disgusting fascist.
February 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
New FBI Deputy Director. Disgusting fascist.
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It is reported that US President Donald Trump, following a request from Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has ordered the closure of the US military base in Alexandroupoli, Greece.
MilitaryNewsUA
MilitaryNewsUA
February 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It is reported that US President Donald Trump, following a request from Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has ordered the closure of the US military base in Alexandroupoli, Greece.
MilitaryNewsUA
MilitaryNewsUA
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Former Capitol police officer Michael Fanone when confronting Proud Boys insurrectionist Enrique Tarrio: “You are a traitor to this country.”
RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone!
RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone!
February 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Former Capitol police officer Michael Fanone when confronting Proud Boys insurrectionist Enrique Tarrio: “You are a traitor to this country.”
RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone!
RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone!
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If Russia ceases combat operations, the war is over. If Ukraine ceases combat operations, Ukraine is over
February 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
If Russia ceases combat operations, the war is over. If Ukraine ceases combat operations, Ukraine is over
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One of the first statements by the CDU after winning the elections:
„Ukraine must win the war!“
„Ukraine must win the war!“
February 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
One of the first statements by the CDU after winning the elections:
„Ukraine must win the war!“
„Ukraine must win the war!“
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Protests throughout Georgia continue and get more traction.
This one is Batumi today, day 26. #GeorgiaProstests #terrorinGeorgia #NewElectionsforGeorgia
📷 Guram Murvanidze
This one is Batumi today, day 26. #GeorgiaProstests #terrorinGeorgia #NewElectionsforGeorgia
📷 Guram Murvanidze
December 23, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Protests throughout Georgia continue and get more traction.
This one is Batumi today, day 26. #GeorgiaProstests #terrorinGeorgia #NewElectionsforGeorgia
📷 Guram Murvanidze
This one is Batumi today, day 26. #GeorgiaProstests #terrorinGeorgia #NewElectionsforGeorgia
📷 Guram Murvanidze
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Good old Kyiv just tonight
December 19, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Good old Kyiv just tonight
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The first moments after the attack on the oil refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov region, in Russia. Judging by the footage, the oil processing units and a tank has been hit.
This refinery was already burning after a strike six months ago.
This refinery was already burning after a strike six months ago.
December 19, 2024 at 5:10 AM
The first moments after the attack on the oil refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov region, in Russia. Judging by the footage, the oil processing units and a tank has been hit.
This refinery was already burning after a strike six months ago.
This refinery was already burning after a strike six months ago.
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It’s amazing that in 2024 we need these kind of articles in the daily paper.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
Six Childhood Scourges We’ve Forgotten About, Thanks to Vaccines
Most Americans, including doctors, have no memory of the devastating diseases that routinely threatened children until the 1960s.
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2024 at 1:12 PM
It’s amazing that in 2024 we need these kind of articles in the daily paper.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
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If you ask me, this would have been a much better choice for Time’s Person of the Year.
December 14, 2024 at 12:20 AM
If you ask me, this would have been a much better choice for Time’s Person of the Year.
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Dear Western partners,
Either help us break the violent, illegitimate Georgian Dream regime through imposing financial sanctions on them today while they are still able to live in Georgia, or tomorrow they’ll be rushing to you to negotiate a shelter.
Yes, it’s getting to that.
Either help us break the violent, illegitimate Georgian Dream regime through imposing financial sanctions on them today while they are still able to live in Georgia, or tomorrow they’ll be rushing to you to negotiate a shelter.
Yes, it’s getting to that.
December 13, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Dear Western partners,
Either help us break the violent, illegitimate Georgian Dream regime through imposing financial sanctions on them today while they are still able to live in Georgia, or tomorrow they’ll be rushing to you to negotiate a shelter.
Yes, it’s getting to that.
Either help us break the violent, illegitimate Georgian Dream regime through imposing financial sanctions on them today while they are still able to live in Georgia, or tomorrow they’ll be rushing to you to negotiate a shelter.
Yes, it’s getting to that.
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We are so - and I use this word advisely - fucked.
RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Has Asked the FDA to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 3:40 PM
We are so - and I use this word advisely - fucked.
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Day 14 of nationwide non-stop protests in Georgia.
Thousands of public sector employees, risking their jobs, organized a massive march in defense of the constitution, declaring their loyalty to the nation, not a political party that serves Russia and oligarchs. #georgiaprotests
Thousands of public sector employees, risking their jobs, organized a massive march in defense of the constitution, declaring their loyalty to the nation, not a political party that serves Russia and oligarchs. #georgiaprotests
December 11, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Day 14 of nationwide non-stop protests in Georgia.
Thousands of public sector employees, risking their jobs, organized a massive march in defense of the constitution, declaring their loyalty to the nation, not a political party that serves Russia and oligarchs. #georgiaprotests
Thousands of public sector employees, risking their jobs, organized a massive march in defense of the constitution, declaring their loyalty to the nation, not a political party that serves Russia and oligarchs. #georgiaprotests
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More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm RFK Jr.
The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination
Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:40 PM
More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm RFK Jr.
The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice. But Kennedy is a threat they could not ignore, one said. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...
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"Ukraine’s courage and determination aren’t limitless; they are extraordinary, but they are finite. And this freedom-loving nation deserves not a trickle of aid but a torrent — to match what’s at stake." #ArmUkraineToWin
December 9, 2024 at 1:51 PM
"Ukraine’s courage and determination aren’t limitless; they are extraordinary, but they are finite. And this freedom-loving nation deserves not a trickle of aid but a torrent — to match what’s at stake." #ArmUkraineToWin