minotaur diplomacy...
November 2, 2026 at 2:19 AM
minotaur diplomacy...
"We should try diplomacy"
The purpose of a gun is for when diplomacy fails which the Russians are very intent on having happen
The purpose of a gun is for when diplomacy fails which the Russians are very intent on having happen
October 30, 2026 at 8:49 PM
"We should try diplomacy"
The purpose of a gun is for when diplomacy fails which the Russians are very intent on having happen
The purpose of a gun is for when diplomacy fails which the Russians are very intent on having happen
NATO IS diplomacy!
October 30, 2026 at 8:52 PM
NATO IS diplomacy!
Diplomacy does not end even when the shooting starts. We certainly should not consider *deterrence* to be something outside of diplomacy.
"We should try diplomacy"
The purpose of a gun is for when diplomacy fails which the Russians are very intent on having happen
The purpose of a gun is for when diplomacy fails which the Russians are very intent on having happen
October 30, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Diplomacy does not end even when the shooting starts. We certainly should not consider *deterrence* to be something outside of diplomacy.
Not that any respect is actually due, but you're showing more patience and diplomacy than I could in this situation.
November 2, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Not that any respect is actually due, but you're showing more patience and diplomacy than I could in this situation.
That's the part that made me the angriest!
"Dems are dumb for looking to diplomacy, because Iran will never trust us again"
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"Dems are dumb for looking to diplomacy, because Iran will never trust us again"
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October 31, 2026 at 5:57 PM
That's the part that made me the angriest!
"Dems are dumb for looking to diplomacy, because Iran will never trust us again"
(Insert hotdogguy.gif)
"Dems are dumb for looking to diplomacy, because Iran will never trust us again"
(Insert hotdogguy.gif)
Definition of irony?
Lavrov says Poland 'contributes nothing' to G20, calls its invitation a breach of diplomacy
tvpworld.com/96232084/lav...
Lavrov says Poland 'contributes nothing' to G20, calls its invitation a breach of diplomacy
tvpworld.com/96232084/lav...
Lavrov says Poland 'contributes nothing' to G20, calls its invitation a breach of diplomacy
Poland's foreign minister was invited to the G20 in Atlanta, walked in and took the seat set aside for him. Russia's top diplomat is not happy about it.
tvpworld.com
October 31, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Definition of irony?
Lavrov says Poland 'contributes nothing' to G20, calls its invitation a breach of diplomacy
tvpworld.com/96232084/lav...
Lavrov says Poland 'contributes nothing' to G20, calls its invitation a breach of diplomacy
tvpworld.com/96232084/lav...
Meanwhile, WTI & Brent futures are both down $3+ on "hopes for diplomacy."
November 2, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Meanwhile, WTI & Brent futures are both down $3+ on "hopes for diplomacy."
Imagine someone breaks into your house, destroys half of it, and kills your family.
Then strangers arrive and explain that you should give the intruder your bedroom.
For peace.
Welcome to international diplomacy.
Then strangers arrive and explain that you should give the intruder your bedroom.
For peace.
Welcome to international diplomacy.
October 30, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Imagine someone breaks into your house, destroys half of it, and kills your family.
Then strangers arrive and explain that you should give the intruder your bedroom.
For peace.
Welcome to international diplomacy.
Then strangers arrive and explain that you should give the intruder your bedroom.
For peace.
Welcome to international diplomacy.
the thing i come back to, over and over--which stuff like LOWER DECKS got, and so much other latter-day trek has forgotten--is that the whole idea of trek is that they exist in a genuinely horrifying universe, but *choose* to pursue peace and diplomacy anyways...
and it works.
and it works.
The starkest thing about TNG compared to most space opera today is how much it presents the eruption of violence as a total catastrophe, rather than something awesome bsky.app/profile/norm...
Same. There was something that felt really radical about having a TV hero whose superpower was not just intelligence but thoughtfulness, and a kind of moral seriousness. Who showed from that first episode that you “win” by seeking to understand what seems like a threat.
October 30, 2026 at 10:23 PM
the thing i come back to, over and over--which stuff like LOWER DECKS got, and so much other latter-day trek has forgotten--is that the whole idea of trek is that they exist in a genuinely horrifying universe, but *choose* to pursue peace and diplomacy anyways...
and it works.
and it works.
wanna play diplomacy
October 31, 2026 at 1:49 PM
wanna play diplomacy
Diplomacy doesn't work. We tried it with the nuclear deal, got everything thing that we wanted, then tore it up and took our toys home. Diplomacy doesn't work.
October 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Diplomacy doesn't work. We tried it with the nuclear deal, got everything thing that we wanted, then tore it up and took our toys home. Diplomacy doesn't work.
As Trump fans the flames of a world on fire, can diplomacy take back control?
As Trump fans the flames of a world on fire, can diplomacy take back control?
Amid the chaos, havoc and war caused by a capricious and amoral US president, countries are waking up to the dangers of being excluded and abused by America
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2026 at 6:39 AM
As Trump fans the flames of a world on fire, can diplomacy take back control?
Trump says latest talks 'going fine'; Iranian leaders say they favour diplomacy but are ready to respond to US attacks.
Mediators continue US-Iran negotiations amid war rhetoric: What we know
Trump says latest talks 'going fine'; Iranian leaders say they favour diplomacy but are ready to respond to US attacks.
www.aljazeera.com
November 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Trump says latest talks 'going fine'; Iranian leaders say they favour diplomacy but are ready to respond to US attacks.
Shocker. Maybe Melania didn’t actually negotiate the Oleshky ceasefire through shrewd diplomacy. Russia and Ukraine just came up with the idea to give her the credit. Apparently, they don't want it to look like they can reach such agreements without a mediator.
A humanitarian operation in Russian-occupied Oleshky credited to Melania Trump was actually negotiated by Russian and Ukrainian intelligence agencies, Le Monde reports. It remains unclear what role Washington played.
meduza.io/en/news/2026...
meduza.io/en/news/2026...
Oleshky humanitarian operation credited to Melania Trump was actually negotiated by Russian and Ukrainian intelligence agencies, Le Monde reports — Meduza
Russian and Ukrainian intelligence services prepared the mission to evacuate civilians from Oleshky, in the Kherson region, but presented it as the result of mediation, sources told the French…
meduza.io
November 2, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Shocker. Maybe Melania didn’t actually negotiate the Oleshky ceasefire through shrewd diplomacy. Russia and Ukraine just came up with the idea to give her the credit. Apparently, they don't want it to look like they can reach such agreements without a mediator.
what latter-day trek failed to *believe*--and this starts with abrams imo--is that all that peace and diplomacy stuff actually works
"oh all the talking is cute, it's Right, but it's actually just a cute little luxury, at the end we must resort to Force"
"oh all the talking is cute, it's Right, but it's actually just a cute little luxury, at the end we must resort to Force"
October 30, 2026 at 10:24 PM
what latter-day trek failed to *believe*--and this starts with abrams imo--is that all that peace and diplomacy stuff actually works
"oh all the talking is cute, it's Right, but it's actually just a cute little luxury, at the end we must resort to Force"
"oh all the talking is cute, it's Right, but it's actually just a cute little luxury, at the end we must resort to Force"
Lavrov said it violated the principles of consensus-based diplomacy that Poland, now the 20th largest economy in the world, was invited to the G20.
Reminder: Lavrov was invited to the G20 AGAINST the consensus of most countries, because of Trump.
Be careful what you wish for.
Reminder: Lavrov was invited to the G20 AGAINST the consensus of most countries, because of Trump.
Be careful what you wish for.
November 2, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Lavrov said it violated the principles of consensus-based diplomacy that Poland, now the 20th largest economy in the world, was invited to the G20.
Reminder: Lavrov was invited to the G20 AGAINST the consensus of most countries, because of Trump.
Be careful what you wish for.
Reminder: Lavrov was invited to the G20 AGAINST the consensus of most countries, because of Trump.
Be careful what you wish for.
"Diplomacy" 🤣🤣🤣
November 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"Diplomacy" 🤣🤣🤣
Europe needs to end it's pseudo diplomacy. Diplomacy with autocrats are always fruitless. And instead go on full offensive against russia, perpetually. trump is worthless and so are the pathetic subservients in his administration.
October 31, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Europe needs to end it's pseudo diplomacy. Diplomacy with autocrats are always fruitless. And instead go on full offensive against russia, perpetually. trump is worthless and so are the pathetic subservients in his administration.
At least he's not still pretending that he is personally involved in talks. Diplomacy and complex negotiations are not included in his skillsets.
More from Trump on Iran:
There are talks. They want to talk. They keep talking.
We have time, frankly. It's a war, but it is not a typical war.
There are talks. They want to talk. They keep talking.
We have time, frankly. It's a war, but it is not a typical war.
October 30, 2026 at 10:13 PM
At least he's not still pretending that he is personally involved in talks. Diplomacy and complex negotiations are not included in his skillsets.
Oil prices fall amid reports that the U.S. and Iran are both seeking diplomacy
Oil prices fall amid reports that the U.S. and Iran are both seeking diplomacy
Oil fell Monday, amid news that both the U.S. and Iran are pursuing diplomacy amid ongoing Mideast tensions
cnb.cx
November 2, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Oil prices fall amid reports that the U.S. and Iran are both seeking diplomacy
[Chat has voted to: Attempt diplomacy through HUG]
November 1, 2026 at 6:21 PM
[Chat has voted to: Attempt diplomacy through HUG]
there is plenty we can say about how women characters and women performers were ill-used by male creatives, but the simple fact that TNG put an empath/therapist on the bridge because Picard considered her vital to the work of diplomacy is, itself, such a profound statement
The starkest thing about TNG compared to most space opera today is how much it presents the eruption of violence as a total catastrophe, rather than something awesome bsky.app/profile/norm...
Same. There was something that felt really radical about having a TV hero whose superpower was not just intelligence but thoughtfulness, and a kind of moral seriousness. Who showed from that first episode that you “win” by seeking to understand what seems like a threat.
October 30, 2026 at 1:20 AM
there is plenty we can say about how women characters and women performers were ill-used by male creatives, but the simple fact that TNG put an empath/therapist on the bridge because Picard considered her vital to the work of diplomacy is, itself, such a profound statement
Trump's crony diplomacy is marginalizing Marco Rubio #TheHill
thehill.com
Trump’s crony diplomacy is marginalizing Marco Rubio
twp.ai
October 29, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Trump's crony diplomacy is marginalizing Marco Rubio #TheHill