Reposted by Adam MountMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight. 963767993
Reposted by Adam MountCaroline Baxter @convergingriskslab.bsky.social · 01/09/2026"I have been asked by some retired officers if it is fair to expect a senior military leader to stand up to or refuse to accept an immoral, unethical or illegal order from the president or the secretary of defense... But fairness is irrelevant." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The U.S. Military Must Learn to Say No to TrumpHow senior leaders of the armed forces dodge accountability. 2623048
Reposted by Adam MountAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026People are falling for the DSA vs Establishment trap again. Didn’t we learn our lesson in 2016 and 2024? It’s the establishment’s job to build a coalition that can win EVERYWHERE. In some places, that means ultra-progressive. In others, it means establishment. The tent is big enough for all of us. 812136903347
Adam Mount @ajmount.com · 17/08/2026Three times this month, US officials said they need new nuclear weapons that a normal person would use—"that are cost-benefit rational to a normal person", "that common sense indicates you could actually use." Not sure which president they're referring to, but they doth protest a bit much. 031
Reposted by Adam MountAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026AOC: Millennials are not punk kids anymore. We're grown adults with mortgages and kids, and that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us and we're taking the reins 930297586439
Adam Mount @ajmount.com · 07/08/2026I concluded: "In many ways, the United States is still the country that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Until we admit the facts of what we did, until we atone for our actions, and until we act to ensure that we would never do such a thing again, that is who we are choosing to be." 000
Adam Mount @ajmount.com · 07/08/2026The magazine excised this argument, but I have thought about it often since the piece was published. 110
Adam Mount @ajmount.com · 07/08/2026In my piece on the subject, I make the same point, and quote philosopher GEM Anscombe's conclusion on Truman: “for men to choose to kill the innocent as a means to their ends is always murder.” foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/10/u...foreignpolicy.comAmerica’s Nuclear Rules Still Allow Another HiroshimaU.S. leaders must take responsibility for past nuclear atrocities. 100
Adam Mount @ajmount.com · 06/08/2026“Any political leader who would suggest today that the use of weapons of mass destruction against a civilian population would “save lives” because it would compel a surrender would be understood to be advocating war crimes.“ The logic was wrong then and it is wrong now. 2144
Reposted by Adam MountDan Nexon @dhnexon.net · 17/07/2026Trump already tried to do a coup. We should prepare for the worst. I've heard that Democratic officials are already gaming this out, but if they aren't, they should be getting regular presentations from veterans of Color Revolutions and other mass pro-democracy protests. 331372
Reposted by Adam MountJust Security @justsecurity.org · 16/07/2026A retired judge advocate explains how a future administration could decide who to prosecute for the illegal strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats.justsecurity.orgHow to Choose Which Military Members to Hold Accountable for Illegal Boat StrikesA retired judge advocate outlines the difficulties of deciding who to prosecute for the illegal strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats. 39732
Adam Mount @ajmount.com · 16/07/2026Nobody is impressed by prevarication. There is no political advantage to lacking the courage of your convictions. Thank goodness this era of democratic politics is ending. 011
Reposted by Adam MountHilary Matfess @hilarymatfess.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Gender-affirming care for me, not for thee 0103
Reposted by Adam MountJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 14/07/2026An incredible euphemism here for “the government is doing illegal discrimination” 10082482155
Reposted by Adam MountPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/07/2026"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr" 67660582138
Reposted by Adam MountRafael M Batista @rafmbatista.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Patriot front marching from Union Station right now. White supremacist and neo-fascist organization. Cowards. 132286799
Adam Mount @ajmount.com · 27/06/2026As a teacher, I assigned papers on nonlinear escalation but honestly students would have gotten a better understanding from readings on gender and fascism. 010
Reposted by Adam MountMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Expanding the Supreme Court is the moderate position. 542469413
Reposted by Adam Mountsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Under section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, that’s supposed to be the ballgame. 1455186
Reposted by Adam MountAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 05/05/2026I just want to add, since this is breaking containment, that this can't be made right. these people, each one a whole universe, are gone. there can only be justice for the perpetrators; public remorse & restitution; & reform to ensure future aid systems are more just and less prone to imperial whims 4840741745
Reposted by Adam MountAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/06/2026Why it matters: when the paper of record calls your existence a debate, that framing doesn't stay on the page. Republican officials, judges, Supreme Court justices, and anti-trans groups have all cited the Times to justify stripping trans rights. The coverage by the paper of record matters. 240869
Reposted by Adam MountAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/06/2026It wasn't just framing. It was who got to speak. As coverage turned, trans voices in the stories dropped sharply while opponents of trans rights rose. By 2026, opponents were quoted more often than trans people themselves. Trans people were spoken about, not to. 446782
Reposted by Adam MountChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 18/06/2026The utter failure of this war - and the surrender document Trump just signed - was completely predictable. This war was unwinnable and that's why so many of us opposed it from the start. 511517456
Reposted by Adam MountDaniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 16/06/2026If you want to understand what the US is doing to Cuba right now as a result of the complete energy blockade since the beginning of the year. apnews.com/article/cuba... 0273162
Reposted by Adam Mountkim @kimmymonte.bsky.social · 14/06/2026omg ffs we just want healthcare 1393754821
Reposted by Adam MountCaroline Baxter @convergingriskslab.bsky.social · 13/06/2026You know what’s also a time-honored tradition? Voting on whether or not to authorize a war. 1328
Adam Mount @ajmount.com · 11/06/2026This, side by side with news that the US may have killed victims of human trafficking in an illegal boat strike. The United States has a deep and abiding war crimes problem. It is morally intolerable. Demand that any national candidate have a plan for accountability and reform. 040
Reposted by Adam MountMatt Duss @mattduss.bsky.social · 09/06/2026We need a new US foreign policy that promotes peace and solidarity Mu conversation with @ezraklein.bsky.social @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What’s the Left’s Vision for Foreign Policy After Trump? 34114
Reposted by Adam MountClint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I've spent months speaking to current & retired Black service members about being part of the military in this political moment. What I found were officers and soldiers despondent at the resurgence of racism, yet often insistent that they were fighting for what this country could be, not what it is.theatlantic.comThe Betrayal of Black PatriotsThey devoted their lives to serving the United States. Now the nation’s top military leader is sending the message that they’re not welcome. 592790928
Reposted by Adam MountAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Read this whole piece. 4422191083
Adam Mount @ajmount.com · 02/06/2026I’m old enough to remember when climate change was an existential threat. 010
Reposted by Adam Mountjenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026“study of around 8,000 respondents concludes that women’s lower uptake of generative AI tools has little to do w/ skills or access. Instead, it is driven largely by how women perceive the broader societal risks associated w/ the new technology.”🧪 @josiecox.bsky.social 36762239
Reposted by Adam MountBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 22/05/2026No, we have not fixed the mess we made. 87624
Reposted by Adam MountElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 19/05/2026NEW report shows Trump is spending $1 billion a day on war with Iran while military families pay the price at home. With sky-high grocery prices, military families are relying on local food pantries and emergency grocery support programs to put food on the table. Disgraceful. 22456157
Reposted by Adam MountJonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 19/05/2026Not enough news coverage of how the insurrectionist reparations fund is a clear violation of the 14th Amendment. We need to enforce the Constitution in its original meaning and plain text. You can't imagine away parts of the Constitution just because it is politically inconvenient. 11343261709
Reposted by Adam MountJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Given the argument that ended the VRA, I think it’s time liberals did some self reflection about the now decades long obsession with partisan polarization as the problem, as opposed to authoritarianism, extremism, oligarchy, and racism 8253961304
Reposted by Adam Mountjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/04/2026as long as john roberts has his majority, there is simply no pro democracy reform that will survive the supreme court. none. 361215444714
Reposted by Adam MountBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Serial killing as background noise. 4174100
Reposted by Adam MountAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginia— AOC: Wah wah wah. We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no. What they’re just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over. 437226585800
Reposted by Adam MountYale Environment 360 @yalee360.bsky.social · 14/04/2026In a first last month, renewables supplied more power to the U.S. than natural gas, a milestone in the shift to clean energy.e360.yale.eduIn a First for the U.S., Renewables Generate More Power Than Natural GasIn March, for the first time, renewables supplied more power to the U.S. than natural gas, a milestone in the transition to clean power. However, rising power demand is complicating the shift away from fossil fuels by extending the lives of many aging coal power plants. 10542991430
Reposted by Adam MountKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 04/04/2026I used to write the WaPo editorials on US-Africa policy, as well on as human rights and politics on the continent. To describe hundreds of thousands of deaths on the continent as “messy” is an absolute abomination. 10187222343
Reposted by Adam MountOona Hathaway @oonahathaway.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Trump's aides are telling him that destroying Iran's infrastructure is fair game. They are wrong. They are advocating war crimes. Unfortunately, the targeting of infrastructure is far from new. See: "The Dangerous Rise of 'Dual-Use' Objects in War": papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 517971
Reposted by Adam MountAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 04/04/2026People don’t wanna put two and two together with what he did to usaid and him putting up those maps of global birthrates and saying white people are being replaced 5667251218
Reposted by Adam MountAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 03/04/2026“Three Hundred Habeas Cases in Which the Government Has Defied Court Orders” An extraordinary database of non-compliance, from @katherinepomps.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org for @lawfaremedia.org. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/thre... 181080536