Day 1265

Ukraine and Europe Counter Putin’s Cease-Fire Proposal. Kyiv and European powers offer their own blueprint for ending war after the Russian leader demanded territorial concessions (The Wall Street Journal, August 11, 2025)

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday… It took three days before Steven could even piece together and tell us what, exactly, Team Russia had, in fact, proposed. By Friday evening, a beano between Donald and Vova in Alaska had already been announced.

Back on Day 1125 we described Steven as a pre-stoicism disciple Charlie Croker type, but we couldn’t decide then whether he was a hockey puck or an aspirin tablet¹². Obvi he is both.

On Sunday, Team USA trotted out Matt — purveyeor of Big Dick Toilets and Sasquatch Dolls — to clear up any confusion about the Alaska summit.