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James Eagle: Europe’s diplomatic counterstrike<\/a><\/h2>\nEuropean leaders did something remarkable this weekend. One after another, they announced they would stand beside Zelensky in Washington.<\/em>
\n…<\/p>\nIf Trump could force Ukraine’s surrender in a closed-door meeting, he would establish a new rule. America decides. Europe obeys. The post-war order would be dead.<\/p>\n
So Europe acted. Not with diplomatic protests. Not with angry statements. With action that Trump couldn’t refuse: they announced their attendance to Monday\u2019s meeting in rapid succession. Trump faced an impossible choice. Accept them all or reject the entire European alliance.<\/p>\n
The White House claims the European leaders were invited, but the sequence of events tells a different story. No formal invitations appear to have been issued. Instead, European capitals began announcing their attendance in rapid succession, creating a diplomatic fait accompli.
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\n(James Eagle more…)<\/a><\/p>\nBBC: ‘The world is behaving irrationally’ – Putin’s warm welcome gets cold reaction in Ukraine<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nPutin, the man responsible for the devastating war of aggression against Ukraine, had received the warmest welcome possible in Alaska. American soldiers knelt to literally roll out the red carpet for him. Trump applauded him as he approached and offered a friendly handshake. The two leaders rode together alone in Trump’s presidential limousine and Putin could be seen laughing as the car pulled away.<\/p>\n
For the Russian president, who has been shunned internationally since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the greeting marked the beginning of a remarkable return to the global diplomatic stage and set a tone that would continue throughout the day.<\/p>\n
In Ukraine, it was not a welcome sight.<\/p>\n
“Red carpets and this level of ceremony are normal at international events, but in this case \u2013 for an aggressor responsible for the deaths of millions \u2013 it should not have happened,” said Maria Drachova, 40, a lawyer in the capital Kyiv.<\/p>\n
Drachova, who woke up and watched the footage over breakfast, said it appeared as though “the entire event was staged to please Putin”.<\/p>\n
“The rational world is behaving irrationally by giving him this welcome,” she said.
\n(BBC more…)<\/a><\/p>\nHeather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – August 16, 2025<\/a><\/h2>\nYesterday, military personnel from the United States of America literally rolled out a red carpet for a dictator who invaded a sovereign country and is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes including the stealing of children. …
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That the president of the United States offered a meeting to Putin on U.S. soil, ground that once belonged to Russia and that Russian nationalists fantasize about taking back, was itself a win for Putin.
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American Bar Association: Trump\u2019s Executive Order Rolls Back Decades of Disability Rights<\/a><\/h2>\nOn July 24, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order titled \u201cEnding Crime and Disorder on America\u2019s Streets,\u201d (\u201cthe Order\u201d). Although civil commitment traditionally falls within the domain of state law, the Order seeks to reshape the legal landscape through a federal push to expand civil commitment laws\u2014rolling back decades of progress in disability rights, due process protections, and community integration. Framed as a \u201cnew approach\u201d to \u201crestore public order\u201d and protect public safety, the Order declares a federal policy of \u201cencouraging civil commitment of individuals with mental illness who pose risks to themselves or the public or are living on the streets and cannot care for themselves in appropriate facilities for appropriate periods of time.\u201d To facilitate that policy, the Order calls for \u201cthe reversal of Federal or State judicial precedents and the termination of consent decrees\u201d that limit broad institutionalization of individuals with mental illness, including those who are homeless or perceived as unable to care for themselves. The Order also creates federal pressure to restore civil commitment by conditioning federal funds on the willingness of states and municipalities to adopt and enforce \u201cmaximally flexible\u201d civil commitment standards.
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If Trump could force Ukraine’s surrender in a closed-door meeting, he would establish a new rule. America decides. Europe obeys. The post-war order would be dead.<\/p>\n
So Europe acted. Not with diplomatic protests. Not with angry statements. With action that Trump couldn’t refuse: they announced their attendance to Monday\u2019s meeting in rapid succession. Trump faced an impossible choice. Accept them all or reject the entire European alliance.<\/p>\n
The White House claims the European leaders were invited, but the sequence of events tells a different story. No formal invitations appear to have been issued. Instead, European capitals began announcing their attendance in rapid succession, creating a diplomatic fait accompli. … For the Russian president, who has been shunned internationally since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the greeting marked the beginning of a remarkable return to the global diplomatic stage and set a tone that would continue throughout the day.<\/p>\n In Ukraine, it was not a welcome sight.<\/p>\n “Red carpets and this level of ceremony are normal at international events, but in this case \u2013 for an aggressor responsible for the deaths of millions \u2013 it should not have happened,” said Maria Drachova, 40, a lawyer in the capital Kyiv.<\/p>\n Drachova, who woke up and watched the footage over breakfast, said it appeared as though “the entire event was staged to please Putin”.<\/p>\n “The rational world is behaving irrationally by giving him this welcome,” she said. Yesterday, military personnel from the United States of America literally rolled out a red carpet for a dictator who invaded a sovereign country and is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes including the stealing of children. … That the president of the United States offered a meeting to Putin on U.S. soil, ground that once belonged to Russia and that Russian nationalists fantasize about taking back, was itself a win for Putin. On July 24, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order titled \u201cEnding Crime and Disorder on America\u2019s Streets,\u201d (\u201cthe Order\u201d). Although civil commitment traditionally falls within the domain of state law, the Order seeks to reshape the legal landscape through a federal push to expand civil commitment laws\u2014rolling back decades of progress in disability rights, due process protections, and community integration. Framed as a \u201cnew approach\u201d to \u201crestore public order\u201d and protect public safety, the Order declares a federal policy of \u201cencouraging civil commitment of individuals with mental illness who pose risks to themselves or the public or are living on the streets and cannot care for themselves in appropriate facilities for appropriate periods of time.\u201d To facilitate that policy, the Order calls for \u201cthe reversal of Federal or State judicial precedents and the termination of consent decrees\u201d that limit broad institutionalization of individuals with mental illness, including those who are homeless or perceived as unable to care for themselves. The Order also creates federal pressure to restore civil commitment by conditioning federal funds on the willingness of states and municipalities to adopt and enforce \u201cmaximally flexible\u201d civil commitment standards.
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\n(James Eagle more…)<\/a><\/p>\nBBC: ‘The world is behaving irrationally’ – Putin’s warm welcome gets cold reaction in Ukraine<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nPutin, the man responsible for the devastating war of aggression against Ukraine, had received the warmest welcome possible in Alaska. American soldiers knelt to literally roll out the red carpet for him. Trump applauded him as he approached and offered a friendly handshake. The two leaders rode together alone in Trump’s presidential limousine and Putin could be seen laughing as the car pulled away.<\/p>\n
\n(BBC more…)<\/a><\/p>\nHeather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – August 16, 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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American Bar Association: Trump\u2019s Executive Order Rolls Back Decades of Disability Rights<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(American Bar Association more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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