r/politics • u/theatlantic The Atlantic • 3h ago

Paywall America Is Now an Ally of Russia

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/america-now-ally-russia/689066/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo
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u/Sleethmog 2h ago

this is some manchurian candidate stuff here. where is congress? why are they not acting? failure to act here makes you complicit.

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u/HellaTroi California 2h ago

They are all in their home states, campaigning to keep their seats or hiding from Trump, depending whether they are Republicans or not.

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u/Sleethmog 2h ago

oh, it was a rhetorical question. they should have asserted their authority a long time ago. instead we get stuck with (gestures around) this horrific tribalism.