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Friday, December 5, 2025
Leaked Transcript of EU Conference Call with Zelenskyy Highlights Fear of Trump Securing Peace for Ukraine
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Paris talking to Emmanuel Macron last weekend while Rubio, Witkoff and Kushner were meeting with Ukraine officials in Florida. This telephone call is reported to have taken place the following day, on Monday.
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy together with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr StΓΈre and European Council President AntΓ³nio Costa held a conference call.
A transcript of the call was leaked to Spiegel, a German news outlet. According to the narrative the assembled group of EU leaders were discussing how the Trump administration was going to betray Ukraine in order to get a peace deal with Russia. The gist of the narrative sounds accurate, though some of the EU leaders are denying the specifics of the wording used.
EUROPE – “There is a possibility that the U.S. will betray Ukraine on the issue of territory without clarity on security guarantees,” Macron said, according to Spiegel, adding there was “a great danger” for Zelenskyy. The ΓlysΓ©e did not immediately respond to POLITICO’s request for comment. Spiegel reported the ΓlysΓ©e denied in a statement to the German outlet that Macron spoke of any betrayal. “The president did not use those words,” Macron’s office said, per Spiegel.
Merz chimed in that Zelenskyy had to be “extremely careful in the coming days.”
“They are playing games, both with you and with us,” Merz said, seemingly referring to Washington’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — the son-in-law of American President Donald Trump — who spent five hours locked in talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
Merz’s spokesperson Stefan Kornelius told POLITICO: “As a matter of principle, I do not confirm or comment on snippets of conversation.”
Finland’s Stubb seemed to agree with Merz, according to the transcript. “We cannot leave Ukraine and Volodymyr alone with these guys,” he said, apparently referring to Witkoff and Kushner, which attracted agreement from Rutte.
“I agree with Alexander — we must protect Volodymyr [Zelenskyy],” the NATO chief said. NATO declined to comment when reached by POLITICO.
[…] The call also saw the issue of Russia’s frozen assets discussed, Spiegel reported, with some leaders insisting that seizing Moscow’s billions to fund a massive tranche of financial and military aid for Ukraine was a matter for the EU to decide, not the U.S. (more)
The EU is very worried President Trump may formulate a peace agreement then present the final terms to Ukraine without the EU being involved in the construct of the details.
The EU is opposed to any peaceful end to the conflict, because the EU and NATO have positioned their collective economies to only benefit if the military spending continues; they are backstopping their spending with the confiscated Russian assets.
This phone call is reported to have taken place one day after Witkoff, Kushner and Rubio met with the Ukraine delegation to discuss terms, and exactly one day before Witkoff and Kushner arrived in Moscow. For the Europeans to be sending warning signals to Zelenskyy is really ridiculous.
The Ukraine team was literally with Rubio and the U.S. delegation the day before Witkoff/Kusher left for Moscow.
This call with Zelenskyy doesn’t make sense from the perspective of the EU telling Zelenskyy what is going on, because Zelenskyy’s own team is right there in every moment of the discussions.
This is like a high school social club concerned about optics at prom.
Typical EU pontificating interference.
FDA Memo Goes Public: Children Died from COVID Vaccine
Vinay Prasad, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), sent out an internal email to the Food and Drug Administration featuring “a profound revelation”—the COVID-19 vaccine is responsible for the deaths of a minimum of 10 American children.
“In many cases, such mandates were harmful,” Prasad wrote. “It is difficult to read cases where kids aged 7 to 16 may be dead as a result of covid vaccines.” Prasad also referenced two journal articles by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary that state the vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna increased the risks of myocarditis or heart inflammation in children and young men.
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) has attempted to trace the damage caused by mandated vaccines. Prasad said in his memo that he only analyzed 96 deaths that occurred from 2021 to 2024 from the FDA’s Office of Biostatistics and Pharmacovigilance. The director admitted the real number of deaths is much higher.
Prasad is now under attack by his peers who refuse to admit that there was a flaw in the vaccine. “It’s irresponsible science at best and it’s dangerous to the public at the very least,” said Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. Kathyrn Edwards, vaccine researcher and professor emerita at Vanderbilt University, demanded autopsies showing “actual cardiac involvement.” Goodman, who led CBER during the George W. Bush administration, claimed the memo was “destined to go externally” and perhaps Goodman is correct.
COVID TO UKRAINE
The COVID vaccine first became available on December 14, 2020. It has been nearly five years, and the public still does not know exactly what was in the concoction, nor has any government or private agency accurately studied the deaths attributed to the mRNA shots. Over 7.1 million people died from COVID-19 and the world has simply shrugged off the evidence that this virus was manufactured, unleashed on the public, and treated with a dangerous concoction mandated by global governments.
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/disease/fda-memo-goes-public-children-died-from-covid-vaccine/
Democrat Senator Mark Warner Advocates for Military Coup against President Trump
While Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin advances the efforts of the Intelligence Community to undermine, isolate, ridicule and marginalize President Trump, ultimately a seditious coup, Virginia Senator Mark Warner now calls for the military to engage in supporting that coup.
As with all things espoused by the professional, the language is worded for plausible deniability; however the expressed intent is clear for those non-pretending. What else is meant by:
”I think in many ways the uniformed military may help save us from this president and his lame people like Hegseth. Because I think that their commitment is to the constitution and obviously not to Trump.”
Now put your mindset back about a decade, and ask yourself what would have been the response from media if Senator Jeff Sessions said it was his hope the U.S. military would reject instructions from President Obama, and instead follow the guidelines of his political opposition?
But rather than play ‘whataboutism’, let’s evaluate if Mark Warner was successful. What exactly does that success look like?
A military overthrow of the United States government from within?
A follow up question should be: “Senator Warner, are you asking for a military led overthrow of the United States government?” If no, then how is your expressed preference any different? Please explain the distinction.
In the background, 99% of Washington DC “reporting” is not “reporting”, rather it’s transactional business exchanges, generated for income. [Screenplay distribution]
If “conservative reporters” based in DC were actually involved in the process of ‘journalism’, they would be interviewing and questioning people (McCord, Wolfe, Jones, Warner and various staff), not merely discussing them.
Rather than talk about what [XXX] is doing, or what motivates [XXX], they would simply be going to [XXX] asking questions (on/off camera) and then reporting on what [XXX] responds with.
Instead, what we are getting is a screenplay, that the ‘journalists’ (battling for influence) sell through various platforms.
From here on out when I see the screenplay, I will strongly draw attention to it. After a few examples it will become obvious. Within the process, once again we won’t be making any friends amid the tribes; but then again – we never have.
Guess Why Jim Acosta Thinks Trump Should Be Impeached Now
Democrats are desperate to impeach President Trump. They don't really need a good reason, because all they want to do is remove Trump from office. But Jim Acosta may have come up with the lamest non-reason for impeachment we've ever seen.
Acosta believes President Trump's "hateful comments" about the Minnesota Somali community are grounds for impeachment.
"What needs to be said that isn't being said enough in our press over the last 24 hours is that the President of the United States said a blatantly, obviously racist thing in the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday when he said what he said about Somali immigrants in this country," Acosta said.
"That they don't contribute anything, that they're not of value. In no normal world should the President of the United States of America ever, ever say something like that to the American people or even say it privately," he continues. "I mean, if the President of the United States says it privately, it means he's a bad person and we should get rid of him."
"But to me, that was an impeachable moment. There have been so many impeachable moments since Donald Trump has come back to the White House, but to blatantly say something as racist and as hateful and as nasty and cruel and mean-spirited as what he said yesterday," Acosta said. "The impeachment proceedings should begin right now. But of course, they won't."
They won't because "saying things that hurt Jim Acosta's feelings" isn't an impeachable offense. And Acosta knows it, because he locked replies on his post.
So brave, Jim.
Acosta isn't the brightest bulb.
Correct. There's a reason Acosta is podcasting from his basement and not on CNN. No one cares.
Joe Biden classified Catholics, veterans, conservatives, and parents as "domestic terrorists," he called half the country "garbage," and Acosta didn't utter a word, let alone call for impeachment.
They have rendered impeachment all but meaningless.
JD Vance Bashes EU over Free Speech as Brussels Prepares to Fine X
US Vice President JD Vance urged the European Union to support free speech rather than attack ‘American companies over garbage’ in a post on X on Thursday night. Vance was reacting to reports that the European Commission is planning to fine Elon Musk’s social-media platform before the end of 2025.
Rumours surfaced last week that the Commission is preparing to fine X two years after launching its first-ever probe under the Digital Services Act (DSA) in December 2023. While the broader investigation into alleged illegal content and information manipulation remains ongoing, any near-term penalty would focus on alleged violations identified in July 2024.
At that time, Brussels concluded that X’s paid blue-checkmark system deceived users, since anyone could purchase the verified badge. Although the platform later added a disclaimer, the Commission also accused X of failing to provide adequate transparency about advertising and of withholding public-interest data from researchers.
Commission’s tech chief Henna Virkkunen said recently that she expects ‘to conclude some of the investigations’ soon, though she did not confirm whether the X probe is among them. The scale of a potential fine also remains uncertain. The DSA allows penalties of up to 6 per cent of global annual revenues, and the Commission could base its calculation either on X’s turnover or on Musk’s broader business empire, including Tesla—a choice that would raise the magnitude of the fine to substantial levels. According to Forbes’ real-time billionaire tracker, Musk’s net worth reached $500 billion in October 2025.
According to media reports, Brussels would weigh the impact of the fine in connection with attempts to influence Washington’s plans to end the war in Ukraine. After US President Donald Trump presented his 28-point peace plan at the end of November—negotiated first with Russia and subsequently with Ukraine—EU leaders were excluded from the talks, raising concerns that Europe’s future security architecture will be decided without the continent having a say in the process.
Freedom of speech has become a major flashpoint between Washington and Brussels since the Trump administration took office at the beginning of 2025. In his Munich speech, JD Vance sharply criticized Western European countries, especially Germany and the United Kingdom, for restricting free speech and cracking down on right-wing voices on social media. The probe against X has been central to these tensions.
‘Imposing a fine on X could prompt further US retaliations under the emerging trade framework’
Meanwhile, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Trump have reached an agreement intended to settle trade issues between the EU and the US. The deal is widely viewed as humiliating for the European Union and a sell-out arrangement, with Brussels making commitments worth hundreds of billions of dollars to Washington in the areas of energy and defence, while the US maintains its 15 per cent tariffs on a significant share of EU exports. The agreement remains in framework form, with key elements still under negotiation.
Imposing a fine on X could prompt further US retaliations under the emerging trade framework. During a visit to Brussels at the end of November, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick openly criticized the bloc’s digital rulebook, calling for ‘old cases’ to be resolved as part of broader discussions on steel tariffs. He added that if the EU devises a regulatory framework that Washington considers ‘balanced’ and fair, the US would be willing to ‘handle the steel and aluminium issues’—meaning reconsider tariffs or trade restrictions. Lutnick also claimed that such a renegotiated framework could unlock substantial US investment in Europe.
https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/current/jd-vance-eu-free-speech-fine-x/
Tim Walz Files Hurt Feelings Report Over 'Dangerous' Name-Calling
Thanks in part to the myriad fraud scandals plaguing state government in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz (D) is seeing his hopes and dreams of a 2028 presidential primary campaign evaporate faster than an ice cube sitting on a car hood in the summer heat.
So what's a desperate, failed vice presidential candidate like Walz to do? Play the victim, that's what.
Walz's latest attempt at distracting people from the scandals happened in the aftermath of President Trump referring to him as "retarded" in a Thanksgiving post where the POTUS referenced Somali gangs. "The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both," Trump wrote.
Naturally, the use of that term seemingly prompted more outrage from the Usual Suspects than the deeply troubling fraud scandals themselves, something Walz tried to capitalize on during public comments made Thursday:
This creates danger. And I'll tell you what, in my time on this, I’d never seen this before. People driving by my house and using the R-word in front of people. This is shameful. And I have yet to see an elected official, a Republican elected official, say, "You're right. That's shameful. He should not say it."
So, look, I’m worried. We know how these things go. They start with taunts, they turn to violence. So, deeply concerned.
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You know, Walz's phony outrage might come across as more sincere had he not spent the past year or so calling Trump a fascist dictator and comparing him and federal immigration enforcement officers to the Gestapo.
Further, let's not forget that back in August, when the fake Lincoln Project-instigated rumor about Trump being dead circulated on social media, Walz made it clear he was disappointed that it wasn't true in disturbing remarks given in front of supporters:
"Look I get it, you get up in the morning and you doom scroll through things, although I will say this, the last few days you woke up thinking there might be news," Walz said at a Labor Day picnic in Duluth on Monday, eliciting a laugh from the crowd in a reference to recent online conspiracy theories about Trump’s health with some claiming that he had died.
"Just saying, just saying, there will be news sometime, just so you know, there will be news."
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Yeah. Considering the two assassination attempts on Trump in 2024 - with one of them nearly succeeding, the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk in September 2025, and the violent attacks against Tesla dealerships and ICE, I'd say the right should take lectures on a new tone and civility from the likes of Tim Walz on like the 12th of Never.
J6 Pipe Bomb Suspect is Mentally Simple, His Father Worked with Civil Rights Lawyer Ben Crump
As the kids say, “this crazy”
If the story surrounding the J6 pipe bomber, Brian Cole, seemed suspicious this set of coincidences takes that suspicion to new levels of interesting.
According to the grandmother of suspected J6 pipe bomber Brian Cole Jr, he is a simple-minded man; an “autistic-like” 30-year-old who lived with his parents. “He would wear shorts all winter long, no matter how cold it was, he would be outside in shorts, walking — and he would wear red Crocs,” one longtime neighbor recalled. {SOURCE}
Brian Cole’s father is Brian Cole Sr. As noted by the Daily Wire, “Brian Cole, Jr. worked for a bail bonds company run by his father that worked to free illegal immigrants from ICE facilities and sued the Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security.” {SOURCE} “Weeks before 30-year-old Cole Jr. allegedly planted pipe bombs at the headquarters of the Democrat and Republican parties on January 5, 2021, a court ruled against the company in its lawsuit attacking the Trump administration on immigration issues.”
Brian Cole Sr, operated bail bond companies in various states. Brian Cole Sr. accused a Rutherford County, Tennessee, Assistant District Attorney named John Zimmerman of racial persecution and asked the Biden DOJ to investigate after Zimmerman questioned the bail bond company’s business practice after the county suspended Cole from operating in a nearby district. Brian Cole Sr then hired, wait for it, Benjamin Crump to represent his interests.
Benjamin Crump is well known to this audience as the lawyer who represented the family of Trayvon Martin and the lawyer who fabricated a fake witness against George Zimmerman (unrelated to the Asst DA). Benjamin Crump has a history of manufacturing false witnesses based on racial cases.
In the Florida case, Ben Crump worked with Pam Bondi to advance the false witness claims [Rachel Jeantel, sold as Trayvon Martin’s girlfriend and ear-witness. She never was neither.] As Florida AG, Pam Bondi knewRachel Jeantel was a false witness but supported her friend Benjamin Crump in selling that story. [Evidence Here]
Now the legal representation of Ben Crump reappears in the DC pipe bomber story, having represented the father of the accused again using racial lawfare.
In the DC case, Pam Bondi is in charge of prosecuting Brian Cole Jr., who is claimed to be of easily manipulated simple mind, that seemingly carries a background motive of racial injustice against the interests of the father, Brian Cole Sr.
Put another way, Florida AG Pam Bondi previously helped her friend Ben Crump, a man of notorious racial manipulation, and now as U.S. AG Pam Bondi is prosecuting the son of Ben Crump client, Brian Cole Jr.
Above left is Pam Bondi working with Ben Crump in the Martin Lee Anderson case in Florida. On the right is Ben Crump with Brian Cole Sr, father of the accused J6 pipe bomber, Brian Cole Jr
