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Carol Saivetz

@carolrs.bsky.social
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Senior Fellow, Security Studies Program at MIT. Interested in Russian foreign and security issues

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Carol Saivetz @carolrs.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
This was a great segment this morning!
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Tony Corsentino @notalegalrecord.net · 18/07/2025
WGBH building in Boston today
View of the WGBH building in Boston with an electronic marquee reading “Local. Trusted. Defunded.”
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
If you're an elected Democrat, take note that reading Bluesky would've alerted you to this shift starting to happen months ago while your centrist consultant said then and still says now that everybody loves Trump on immigration. No, they don't, especially not people who might vote for you.
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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
“Despite fiery rhetoric, Russia has offered Iran no real support after US strikes, revealing Moscow’s weakened position, competing interests, and reluctance to jeopardize ties with Israel, the Gulf, or Trump,” writes SSP’s @carolrs.bsky.social. nationalinterest.org/blog/middle-...
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Russia Is Unwilling to Aid Iran After the US Strike
Despite fiery rhetoric, Russia has offered Iran no real support after US strikes, revealing Moscow’s weakened position, competing interests, and reluctance to jeopardize ties with Israel, the Gulf, or...
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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
FINALLY Democrats are putting out HARD-HITTING ads. WATCH AND SHARE: #MAGAKidnappers
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Page One in Des Moines. @jemsinger.bsky.social
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Carol Saivetz @carolrs.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
A sad and terrible loss for our field.
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
May the Fourth be with you. Attack the Death Star every day. (bit.ly/theInnerHive)
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Lawrence O'Donnell @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Pundits hate simplicity. If something is simple you don’t have to have pundit expertise to explain it. Trump Cabinet now has a public record as the stupidest Cabinet in history. This isn’t complicated. They are stupid rich people. Any analysis that doesn’t begin with their stupidity is stupid.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
‘nuff said. And from the WSJ no less “Americans are being told to accept the pain of higher prices, a slower economy, and shrinking 401(k) balances in the name of Mr. Trump’s project to transform the American economy into what he imagines it was like in the McKinley era of the 1890s.
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Opinion | A $6 Trillion Trump Tax Increase?
Navarro says tariffs will raise $600 billion a year for the government, but he says this is a tax cut.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Presumably this stuff is all still within the statute of limitations too.
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Carol Saivetz @carolrs.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
This would seem to be important
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 25/03/2025
Since the DNI and the CIA Director have both testified that there was no classified information in the @theatlantic.com’s “Houti PC Small Group” thread, there is no reason for the magazine not to release the entire thing. I call upon it to do so.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/03/2025
Michael de Adder nails it again. (click to see the full cartoon)
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Cartoon of the Day: Puppet-in-Chief
An exclusive cartoon from Michael de Adder
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Any normal judge worth his ethics would be beyond embarrassed by this brazen display of corruption.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
It's hard to even comprehend how disgusting this is.
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 13/02/2025
Sharp @financialtimes.com editorial. Do read: “European leaders must use all means they can to try to talk Trump round to a more robust stance. But they must get their act together, too, in taking control of their own and Ukraine’s defence.” on.ft.com/4hC0BU3
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Trump’s dangerous approach to peace in Ukraine
[FREE TO READ] European leaders need to speed up efforts to take control of their defence
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Carol Saivetz @carolrs.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
How stupid!
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 12/02/2025
So far in the last 24 hours, Russia's gotten: - a sympathetic ear/voice installed as DNI - the release of a crime boss - Hegseth ceding Crimea to them - Trump offering a WH visit - The US acting as middleman rather than Ukraine ally
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Carol Saivetz @carolrs.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
www.google.com/search?q=state capture nyt An important read. This is where we are!
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News Breaking LIVE @newsbreakinglive.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Time’s new cover is pushing big on the whole “Elon Musk is the real President, not Trump” messaging
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
And here it is: NYT reports that internal emails show that DOGE officials gaining access to Treasury data wanted to use it to pause USAID payments. This underscores the arguments I made in the piece/thread below about why Treasury's defense of Musk's access is such a sham.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
These are the people who we have been expected, for years now, to take seriously when they claim to be concerned about free speech, viewpoint diversity, & the marketplace of ideas on college campuses.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Finally finding time to my way through the NYT's big Musk piece, and while I'm probably late to the party — let's see the tidbits we learn. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u... Starting with: one private individual has asserted so much unlawful authority, even WH officials don't know what he's up to.
Senior White House staff members have at times also found themselves in the dark, according to two officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive discussions. One Trump official, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said Mr. Musk was widely seen as operating with a level of autonomy that almost no one can control.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
very good point from adam. we don't have any idea what actually happened. but we do know his gizmocrats have access to the treasury computer systems and it's *not* read only from what i've heard
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
They are coming for the abortion pill next 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/01/2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has decided to remove retired Gen. Mark A. Milley’s security detail, suspend his security clearance, and order an inspector general inquiry into his behavior as the Pentagon’s top officer.
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Pete Hegseth takes action against Trump foe Mark Milley
Gen. Mark Milley, a frequent target Trump’s, will lose his security detail and face an inspector general investigation, said a senior defense official.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs. Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
SUBJECT:
Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs
'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve.
This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025).
Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20.
2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20.ent these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all jal assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that any of the President's executive orders. In the interian, to the extent applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency nay be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial
surice tot foreign nongovernmental organizations, DEL woke gender ideology, and the
pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the he temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00
rehensive analysis. Federal agencies must immediately deadlines for assistance programs arising while the les must report this information to OMB along with an directs Federal agencies to pause all activities associated
conducting merit review panels
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any programs projects or activities subject to this pause. Each agency must pause. (i) issuance of disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards, and (il) other relevant
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To the extent required by law, Federal agencies may continue nistrative actions. such as closeout of Federal awards (2 CFR 200.344), or expressly required by law
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Sara Spector @miriam2626.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge. Democracy dies in darkness. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
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Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge (Gift Article)
The internal government watchdogs were believed to have been dismissed at several major agencies, though the Justice Department’s was not said to have been among them.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
January 22, 2025
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January 22, 2025
Marc Caputo of Axios reported today that Trump’s decision to pardon or commute the sentences of all the January 6 rioters convicted of crimes for that day’s events, including those who attacked police...
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Carol Saivetz @carolrs.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
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A new Trump Tower of corruption
President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was a top White House official during Trump's first term.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Disgusting complicity by GOP senators who support Trump’s pardons of Jan 6 attackers. They are condoning political violence. Kudos to the brave Republicans who are speaking out against them. We can’t normalize violence.
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Analysis | The GOP’s stunning response to Trump pardoning those who assaulted police
Trump has worn his party down, and few events crystallize it like the GOP’s muted — and, in some cases, positive — response.
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Carol Saivetz @carolrs.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Watch Tr*mp’s face
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Trump exploded in fury at Bishop Marian Budde on Truth Social a little after midnight, calling her a "hater." As we argue on today's pod, there is nothing MAGA despises more than appeals to common decency and humanity. newrepublic.com/article/1905...
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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Helpful!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Ketamine is a hell of a drug.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
People have such short memories.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Enjoy the last day before tomorrow. Then four years…
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Listen up.
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News Breaking LIVE @newsbreakinglive.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
NEWS: “President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general pick, Pam Bondi, made at least $3 million from the merger that formed the parent company of Trump's Truth Social platform, her new personal financial disclosure filing showed.” - ABC News abcnews.go.com/US/trump-ag-...
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Carol Saivetz @carolrs.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Of course. Just as she blocked that whole case. She is waiting for her SCOTUS seat. 🤮🤮
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Carol Saivetz @carolrs.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
www.ft.com/content/d11f... Excellent analysis
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How America First will transform the world in 2025
In different ways, the US, Russia and China have all become revisionist powers that are seeking radical change to the status quo
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/12/2024
Thanks to the Republican Congress, and a tsunami of lies from Musk and others, the only US agency dedicated to tracking and exposing Russian and Chinese propaganda around the world ceases to exist www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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US agency focused on foreign disinformation shuts down
A leading US government agency that tracks foreign disinformation has terminated its operations, the State Department said Tuesday, after Congress failed to extend its funding following years of Repub...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Jeffries: In our nation's history, 25% of our nation's debt was accumulated during the four years of the former president, 25%. How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility ever.
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Carol Saivetz @carolrs.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/w... A very nuanced article about the interrelationship between Syria and Ukraine.
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Humbled in Syria, Putin Seeks Vindication in Ukraine
An ally’s downfall has prompted calls in Russia for a definitive victory closer to home.
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Harry Sisson @harryjsisson.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Trump just said he’s unsure if he can bring down grocery prices “It's hard to bring things down once they're up. You know, it's very hard." Congratulations, MAGA. You voted for “lower prices” but in reality, you got played.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
“Woke” means “suspected of harboring loyalty to the Constitution”
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Carol Saivetz @carolrs.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Amazing turn of events
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Carol Saivetz @carolrs.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
No concern for human life, but we knew that
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