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Friday, May 08, 2026

President Donald Trump announced on Friday afternoon that there will be a brief pause in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, effective this weekend.

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â¡ï¸ Zelensky signals Ukraine will uphold Trump's ceasefire only if Russia does the same. President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned "the principle of reciprocity" and called on the U.S. to pressure Russia into maintaining the truce.

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-- The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) May 8, 2026 at 3:11 PM

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Didn't Putin's decomposing orange butt ---- promise to settle this on day one?

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-05-08 02:34 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

DJT of course had nothing whatsoever to do with arraigning this Ceasefire... he's just jumping in to take credit for it.

Shocker, eh?

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-08 02:37 PM | Reply

Old Yeller yipping and yapping, yipping and zzzzzzzzzzz ... .

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-08 02:49 PM | Reply

Meanwhile, vastly overpaid Empty Suit USSECSTATE Marco Rubio wasted everyone's time and oxygen in Rome and the Vatican this week.

You don't want to know what that good-for-nothing's combined federal pension is going to be after he finally retires.

And when he was a US Senator from Florida, Marco Rubella added riders to the ACA bill (Obamacare) which sabotaged it.

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-08 02:58 PM | Reply

Didn't Putin's decomposing orange butt ---- promise to settle this on day one?

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot

Like every other bit of blathering bulls**t.

Speaking of decomposing, a woman visited Beethoven's grave and began asking rhetorical questions about how he could have come up with so many masterpieces.

Suddenly, she heard a voice say, "don't bother me! I'm decomposing."

#5 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-05-08 03:55 PM | Reply

I've settled eight wars and actually nine and now it looks like we could have 10."

Pedo 47 speaking to reporters.

politicalwire.com

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-05-08 08:12 PM | Reply

@#2 ... DJT of course had nothing whatsoever to do with arraigning this Ceasefire... he's just jumping in to take credit for it.

Shocker, eh? ...

You mean that Pres Trump actually takes credit for things that other people accomplish?

I am shocked at that!

Shocked! I say. [channeling Foghorn Leghorn]



#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-08 08:29 PM | Reply

Ron Filipkowski
@RonFilipkowski
Trump and Putin both thought they were going to win their wars in a few days.

#8 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-05-08 08:58 PM | Reply

"Hey====. I got a 1thre day ceas%e f4ire!" *Now giv4e me my damned Peace Prize!"

DJT

#9 | Posted by danni at 2026-05-09 07:33 AM | Reply

Puts Old Yeller right into contention another Federation Internationale de Football Association[a] (FIFA) "FIFA Peace Prize - Football Unites the World" trophy - what a winnah!

#10 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-09 07:55 AM | Reply

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