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Opinion | This Mistake Doomed Biden. Trump Is Falling Into the Same Trap.

As a former MoveOn organizer, I expect more from Karine Jean-Pierre. But she shows she still doesn’t understand that an economy that is working well for even the top 10% is still failing the majority. It’s not your technique that failed, it was your programs. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/o...

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When leaders ignore people’s lived experience, their political messaging collapses.

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Thank you! @djrothkopf.bsky.social and @jonatomic.bsky.social are very smart and very entertaining. I think I’m too mad these days to be funny but it’s a pleasure being on with them.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I just want to thank all the people who responded to this post. I learned so much more about Palmer Luckey. I knew this Hegseth scheme was corrupt, but it is so much more fucked-up than I realized.

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Trump never had a strategy for his war on Iran. He went from "4 weeks" to "the war is won" to "after the midterms." Working families are drowning under the economic strain while he escalates—sending 10,000 more Americans into harm's way.

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Trump says Iran war will end ‘immediately’ after midterms

The president accused Iran of escalating the conflict to hurt Republicans in November, as soaring energy prices threaten to deepen voters’ economic concerns.

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

AI doesn’t need rogue "superintelligence" or evil intent to start a nuclear war. In @thebulletin.org, Paul Slovic & Herbert Lin show how today’s AI—combined with ordinary human fallibility—could trigger catastrophe. 🧵

A large blue robotic hand points towards a person seated at a desk in a grand, ornate room with yellow lighting. (Illustration by François Diaz-Maurin; source images from The White House and canva.com)

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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“Annihilating Iran”—which can only mean the widespread use of thermonuclear weapons against Iran’s nearly 100 million citizens—is, I’m afraid, the Chekov’s gun of Trump’s second term. He has spoken too often and too explicitly about unleashing such wanton destruction for it to be an idle threat.

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Because he did such a good job with DOGE…

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'Valley of Death' reveals how tech companies are replacing traditional defense contractors

A fascinating look at the new billionaire tech bros that are making new fortunes from military contracts…and not delivery much of anything. I am going to buy Sharon Weinberger’s book and to show I’m serious, I’m going to actually read it. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

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Efforts to reshape the military include modernizing the technology soldiers will use on the battlefield and the further integration of artificial intelligence. Some of the biggest names in Silicon Val...

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Don’t be misled by recent trends that appear to break in favor of the US. Trump’s war on Iran is far from over. I expect an escalation in the war before the US elections in November. frontlinesbackrooms.substack.com/p/joe-cirinc...

Joe Cirincione | The Gulf Quagmire

America is trapped in a war it cannot win. Could the search for a way out make nuclear weapons an option?

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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

NOTE: these positions are now CENTER in the US...

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Jon B. Wolfsthal @jonatomic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Honored, as always, to speak with @djrothkopf.bsky.social and @joecirin.bsky.social on Need to Know on how the US military has been undermined by the current Administration and how that is fueling interest in nuclear weapons among US allies. davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/time-to-re...

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Time to Resume the Fetal Position

Need to Know by David Rothkopf is a reader-supported publication.

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You think things are bad? You don’t know the half of it. Despite Pete Hegseth’s bizarre braggadocio, our armed forces have never been weaker nor our adversaries more emboldened. It’s grim out there. davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/time-to-re...

Time to Resume the Fetal Position

Need to Know by David Rothkopf is a reader-supported publication.

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I know! You can’t make this stuff up.

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Exclusive: Major Republican fundraiser winning contracts from Trump administration, emails reveal

Meet the mega-donor Pete Hegseth just named as the leader of his new automated war initiative, along with mega-donor Elon Musk and Newt Gingruch. Donald Trump Jr. invests in his company. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Palmer Luckey has donated $5.9m to Republicans and bundled more, while reaping billions in Pentagon contracts

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Mike Johnson Aide Abruptly Cancels Luxury Staff Trip Ahead of Midterms

A fish rots from the head down. I’ve been a congressional staffer. I’ve traveled to many foreign lands. But I’ve never heard of a boondoggle like this. The staff are copying their corrupt bosses. I can’t wait to see them all swept from office. newrepublic.com/post/216066/...

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A bipartisan group of staffers were set to galavant around Italy and France just weeks before the elections.

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The last U.S. soldier has finally left Iraq. They never should have been there in the first place. $3 Trillion and 550,000 deaths later, we can say with certainty that the war was a catastrophic blunder. joecirincione.substack.com/p/we-warned-...

We Warned You. The Iraq War Was a Disaster

On September 30, the last US soldiers left Iraq. They never should have invaded.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026

This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”

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Anton Dekker 🚲 / AntonDekker@mastodon.nl @antondekker44.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Nothing to add to the article.

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ICYMI: Stuck with a war he can’t win and facing sinking political fortunes at home, Trump is threatening Iran with annilhilation. @joecirin.bsky.social asks what happens if those threats are not empty.

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An Increasingly Desperate Trump Threatens Iran’s Annihilation

The rhetoric comes as the president is stuck with a war he can’t win and declining domestic popularity — but what if he means what he says?

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The death toll was actually over 550,000 killed directly. I have corrected that number in follow-on posts.

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We Warned You. The Iraq War Was a Disaster

On September 30, the last US soldiers left Iraq. They never should have invaded.

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U.S. withdraws forces in Iraq as balance of power shifts to Iran

Almost $3 Trillion spent, over 200,000 killed, including 4,500 US soldiers, and for what? Today would be a good day for everyone who insisted in 2003 that we had to invade Iraq to apologize. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

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U.S. military forces departed from bases in Iraq on Wednesday, a milestone in two bloody decades of American involvement.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you’re a defense corporation doesn’t have a Trump on your board or investing in your company, you are just less likely to get a contract in Trump’s government.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Another own goal. Trump and the billionaire AI overlords tell the American public that everything is just fine because they signed a piece of paper and are going to change the name. 75% of Americans say they are frightened of AI. They are right. No amount of PR and “golden” talk will change that.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m watching @robsandia.bsky.social campaign for Iowa governor. He is at his 98th town hall. I now understand why he is up 10 points in the polls and Cook rates this “Lean Dem.” This guy is terrific. Eloquently plain spoken with a positive, bipartisan agenda.

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Mornings with Zerlina. @zerlinamornings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

COMING UP on "Mornings with Zerlina": Nat'l security and nuclear expert @joecirin.bsky.social, Fmr. Rep. @joecunninghamsc.bsky.social and Democratic strategist @kurtbardella.bsky.social. Ch. 127 siriusxm.us/Zerlina ☎️ 866-997-4748 @siriusxmprog.bsky.social

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Nukes of Hazard @nukesofhazard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

National security analyst & author @joecirin.bsky.social talked about the historical fallacy of national missile defense during the #CACNP26 annual conference earlier this month. 🔗 Listen to the Nukes of Hazard episode now: ow.ly/jAll50ZSlzc

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

That’s 3.4 million Palestinians minus the 360,000 in East Jerusalem

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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Siri, show me the deliberate destruction of eight decades of American-led international diplomacy and cooperation in one photograph:

Screenshot of a September 28, 2026, post on ex-Twitter by right-wing foreign policy analyst, professor, author and former Trump Department of Defense senior policy adviser Matthew Koenig, showing the lobby of the US State Department adorned with 200 American flags:

“The US State Department lobby used to display the flags of the roughly 200 countries with which the US maintains diplomatic relations. Now, it displays 200 American flags, to remind State Department employees who they work for.”

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 25/09/2026

Trump’s proposed nuke deal with Saudi Arabia could help them build nuclear bombs and ignite a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. This dangerous deal would enrich Trump's cronies but make everyone less safe. No nukes for Saudi Arabia. Trump must cancel this deal immediately.

Screenshot of letter. Full text of letter linked in reply.

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Does the U.S.-Saudi Civil Nuclear Agreement Serve America's Interests?

Watch my debate partner, Sharon Squassoni, convincingly argues against the corrupt nuclear deal Trump wants to make with Mohammed bin Salman. "A special deal, with a special ally, that serves special interests." youtu.be/ToqeQJbvYPg?...

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Does the U.S.-Saudi Civil Nuclear Agreement Serve America's Interests?

Don't kid yourself. Selling uranium enrichment centrifuges to Saudi monarchs is not an energy program. This is a Saudi nuclear bomb program. The deal is corrupt from top to bottom. If the Trump Family were not making money on the deal, we wouldn't be making it. My argument: youtu.be/ToqeQJbvYPg?...

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Just last week we debated this idiotic deal @cfr.org. It’s hard to believe that former officials justify selling the Saudis the nuclear rope that they will use to hang us. opentodebate.substack.com/p/does-the-u...

Does the U.S.-Saudi Civil Nuclear Agreement Serve America's Interests?

Streaming now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

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