Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>Everybody is talking about removing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> from ballots in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> based on his role in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jan6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jan6</span></a> insurrection. That certainly a good thing.</p><p>But also, let's not forget what he did at the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Summit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Summit</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Helsinki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Helsinki</span></a> in 2018, which <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIA</span></a> director John <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brennon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brennon</span></a> called <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nothingShortOfTreasonous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nothingShortOfTreasonous</span></a> ➡️ <a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/07/17/629601233/trumps-helsinki-bow-to-putin-leaves-world-wondering-whats-up" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2018/07/17/629601233/t</span><span class="invisible">rumps-helsinki-bow-to-putin-leaves-world-wondering-whats-up</span></a></p><p>Can't help but compare this to Russia's attempts in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WWI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WWI</span></a> after <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThievesBanquet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThievesBanquet</span></a> (below)</p><p>Try replacing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DjemalPasha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DjemalPasha</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyiv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kyiv</span></a>. What would he do?</p>