So, the orange guy is back at it. He thinks he can stop a war with a single phone call. It’s funny if you don’t think about it too hard. But if you do, it’s just sad. We have these big peace talks coming up. The news says the stakes are high but expectations are low. That is just fancy talk for 'we are going to sit in a nice room, eat expensive food, and change absolutely nothing.' It is the same old show with the same old actors, and we are the ones stuck watching the reruns.

Here is the setup. Russia wants a big chunk of land. Ukraine wants to keep their land. This is not a hard thing to understand. It’s not a math problem. You can’t just split the baby and expect everyone to be happy. But the US is stepping in because we can’t stay out of anything. Trump wants a win. He wants to walk into a room and say he did what the other guy couldn’t. It is all about the ego. It is always about the ego. He wants a big shiny trophy to show off, and he doesn't care if the trophy is covered in blood and dust.

The people on the Left are already losing their minds. They act like every inch of dirt in Eastern Europe is sacred ground for democracy. These are the same people who can’t fix a pothole in DC or keep a school open, but they sure do love sending your tax money to buy more bombs. They call it 'freedom.' I call it a way to keep the people who make missiles very, very rich. They don't want the war to end; they want to keep feeling superior while they watch it on TV.

Then you have the Right. They love to act like they are tough and smart. They talk about 'America First' but they seem pretty happy to let a guy like Putin do whatever he wants as long as it makes the current president look bad. They don't care about the people dying either. They just want to win an argument on the internet and prove they are the biggest alphas in the room. It’s a middle school playground with nuclear weapons.

The news says the 'issues' are unresolved. No kidding. They have been fighting over this for a long time. Do you really think a guy who sells gold sneakers and steaks is going to fix a blood feud? It’s like trying to put out a house fire with a squirt gun. But he needs the headline. He needs the world to look at him and say, 'Wow, you are the best deal-maker ever.' It’s a reality show where the losers don’t just go home; they end up in the ground.

Let’s talk about the 'peace' they want. Peace usually just means the bigger guy gets what he wants and the smaller guy stops screaming for a little while. That is the deal. If Trump forces a deal, it is just going to be a pause button. it won’t fix the hate. It won’t bring back the people who are gone. It is just a way to move the news cycle along so we can talk about something else, like a celebrity scandal or a new brand of soda.

The whole thing is a joke. We are watching a bunch of old men play with the world like it’s a toy. Zelenskyy is out there trying to keep his country from disappearing. He’s a former comedian. Now he’s the lead actor in a tragedy. And we are the ones buying the tickets. Every bomb that drops is a dollar out of your pocket that could have gone to something real. Every 'peace talk' is just another way to waste time while the bodies pile up and the rich guys get richer.

I’m tired of hearing about 'high stakes.' The stakes are always high for us. We pay the bills. We watch the chaos. The people in the rooms with the fancy water and the nice suits? Their stakes are just their reputations. If the deal fails, they just go back to their big houses and have a drink. They don’t lose their homes. They don’t lose their families. They just wait for the next meeting so they can look important again.

This whole situation is a perfect map of how stupid we are. We have two sides that can’t agree on anything. We have a third guy who thinks he’s a magician. And we have a bunch of news people acting like this is all very serious and new. It’s not new. It’s the same old story. One guy wants what the other guy has. They fight. A big guy steps in to show off. Nothing gets fixed. It’s a circle of garbage that never stops spinning.

So, keep your eyes on the screen if you want. Watch the men in suits talk. Watch the orange hair and the green shirt and the cold Russian eyes. Pretend it matters. Pretend a 'deal' is coming that will save the day. I’ll be over here waiting for the world to finally run out of steam. It’s easier that way. Don’t expect anything good, and you won’t be let down. That’s the only way to stay sane in a world run by idiots and grifters. We are all just background characters in a bad movie directed by people who hate us.