Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 7hHe was troubled that he wasn't getting a cut. That's all 280
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 9hBecause it was obvious they were never going to make a dent in it? 182
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 12hIntroducing the new Hitchcock-style McMuffin: bacon and egg covered in suspicion and terror. It's perfect for every Halloween meal. 0124
Reposted by Daniel Larison#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 17hEisenkot, the most likely alternative to Netanyahu for the next head of government in Israel, says yesterday that "two states for two peoples is a mistake" and that "Ben Gvir probably did some good things in the prisons". He also said he would not coalition with any of the Palestinian parties. 16865213
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 19h"The Saudis could not have chosen a worse time to antagonize the Houthis, and now they want other governments to bail them out of the mess they made." daniellarison.substack.com/p/dont-bail-...daniellarison.substack.comDon’t Bail Out Mr. BonesawThe Saudis could not have chosen a worse time to antagonize the Houthis, and now they want other governments to bail them out of the mess they made. 042
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 12/10/2026"The U.S. is desperately in need of a lengthy detox, and it can’t get that if it follows Gordon’s recommendations." daniellarison.substack.com/p/the-case-f...daniellarison.substack.comThe Case for DisentanglementThe U.S. is desperately in need of a lengthy detox, and it can’t get that if it follows Gordon’s recommendations. 031
Reposted by Daniel LarisonYemen Data Project @yemendataproject.org · 11/10/2026Since 2015, at least 83 Saudi air raids hit Sana'a airport. @yemendataproject.org recorded three civilians killed in those 83 bombings. Israel has bombed Sana'a airport three times, killing four civilians, injuring 33 and destroying five passenger jets. A US strike also hit the airport in 2025. 013
Reposted by Daniel LarisonShibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 09/10/2026More than 100 humanitarian and human rights organizations said on Friday that the Gaza ceasefire “exists only on paper,” citing continued Israeli attacks and restrictions on aid and reconstruction a year after the agreement. v.aa.com.tr/4083509v.aa.com.trGaza ceasefire ‘exists only on paper,’ say over 100 NGOs in joint statementGroups say Israeli forces have killed over 1,400 Palestinians since agreement, while aid restrictions hinder recovery | Anadolu 19164
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Somehow I think they will manage to live with it. 1100
Reposted by Daniel LarisonJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 09/10/2026NEW: The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement firmly condemning plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. Archbishop Paul Coakley calls the decision “a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered.” www.usccb.org/news/2026/us... 852743710
Reposted by Daniel LarisonAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Nothing pithy or view-from-nowhere-journalisty to say about this. Pete Hegseth needs to be removed from public office, at a bare minimum, and as soon as possible. 1031257
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This administration really loves their snuff films. 220
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Rubio delivered a shallow propaganda speech in Greece, so naturally the WSJ is loving it: 060
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"Like many propagandists before him, Rubio cloaks the pursuit of dominance in the garb of civilization." daniellarison.substack.com/p/rubios-sha...daniellarison.substack.comRubio’s Shallow Athens SpeechLike many propagandists before him, Rubio cloaks the pursuit of dominance in the garb of civilization. 042
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 08/10/2026static.klipy.comTop Men Raiders Top Men Raiders Of The Lost ArkALT: Top Men Raiders Top Men Raiders Of The Lost Ark 0123
Reposted by Daniel LarisonIona Craig @ionacraig.com · 07/10/2026“Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is seriously considering it, but he hasn't decided.” Another ‘What could possibly go wrong?’ decision. www.axios.com/2026/10/07/s...axios.comSyria considering sending troops to Yemen to fight HouthisThe move could exacerbate the war by injecting a religious dimension. 273
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 07/10/2026static.klipy.comKey & Peele: Chicanerous & DeplorableALT: Key & Peele: Chicanerous & Deplorable 020
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The pairing of these two stories was amusing. 031
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hang on, I know the answer to this: don't fight another one. 091
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Because that always worked out so well for the city-states that did the same thing, right? 050
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 07/10/2026McGurk was working at the highest levels through some of the most consequential moments, and he consistently got it wrong with horrific consequences. He is exhibit A of of who should be blacklisted from government service. A sane Democratic elected official wouldn't touch him with a barge pole. 040
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Let's just marvel at how absurd it is for Booker to call McGurk "one of our nation's great experts on the Middle East" when McGurk has been on the wrong side of virtually every major issue his entire career. We have regional experts, and McGurk is not one of them. Time-serving is not expertise. 160
Reposted by Daniel LarisonPatrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026static.klipy.comStarship Troopers: Carl Jenkins - It's AfraidAlt: Starship Troopers: Carl Jenkins - It's Afraid 441805145
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"The Saudi government has not ruled out developing nuclear weapons, and that is reason enough not to provide them with any assistance in building up their own nuclear program." daniellarison.substack.com/p/congress-s...daniellarison.substack.comCongress Should Reject the Rotten Saudi DealThe Saudi government has not ruled out developing nuclear weapons, and that is reason enough not to provide them with any assistance in building up their own nuclear program. 042
Reposted by Daniel LarisonNick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"All for peace" The Short Life of a Newborn During the Iran War theintercept.com/2026/08/18/i...theintercept.comThe Short Life of a Newborn During the Iran War“What crime had my 20-day-old grandchild committed?” 0164
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 06/10/2026So I see that the national conservatives are still confused about which nation it is they should want to conserve. 030
Reposted by Daniel LarisonWilliam Gallo @williamgallo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Military spouses interviewed by Stars and Stripes described rationing money for groceries and gas, turning to food pantries, borrowing from relatives and accumulating thousands of dollars in debt. www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...stripes.comWhen military marriages end overseas, some spouses find there’s no easy way homeChallenges for military spouses divorcing overseas can include custody battles in foreign courts, dependence on the service member’s assignment and struggles to meet basic needs. 022
Reposted by Daniel LarisonMichael Paarlberg @mpaarlberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The US is a signatory to the Convention Against Torture. It was signed by Reagan and ratified and enacted into the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act, which prohibits refoulement, meaning this is illegal under US law.latimes.comU.S. sends torture survivor back to Nicaragua, where he is immediately jailed againJeffrey Jarquín, a former Nicaraguan political prisoner who said he was tortured for opposing President Daniel Ortega, was jailed at Managua’s Modelo prison immediately after the U.S. deported him, ad... 35433
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"The fantasy that the U.S. can compel Iranian surrender keeps the administration chasing after an outcome that it cannot reach." daniellarison.substack.com/p/chasing-af...daniellarison.substack.comChasing After a Phantom VictoryThe fantasy that the U.S. can compel Iranian surrender keeps the administration chasing after an outcome that it cannot reach. 051
Reposted by Daniel LarisonBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“The primary reason that diesel and other refined products aren’t making it out of the Middle East is that refineries across the region, in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and elsewhere, are down following missile strikes and other outages stemming from the war.” 713362
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 05/10/2026What would we do without these professional Iran-knowers? A: We would probably avoid more wars. 061
Reposted by Daniel LarisonTomi McCluskey @tomi-mcc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026With yesterday's announcement, the number of people dead or presumed dead in U.S. Southern Command's extrajudicial killings has risen to 238 since 2 Sept 2025. 30 people survived the initial strikes: - 2 killed in a double-tap strike* - 3 rescued - 25 presumed dead* *Included in the 238. 22216
Reposted by Daniel LarisonBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026More performative killing at sea. 1416765
Reposted by Daniel LarisonBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026You don't get to claim you are treating anything with "seriousness" after you assert that "narco-terrorist cartels are our hemisphere's ISIS." The further beclowning of US counterterrorism. 2032360
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's very clear from @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social's book Crossing the Red Line that Biden's enabling of Israel's wars paved the way for everything Trump has done in the region. Biden shielded Israel from the consequences of its aggressive actions and abandoned diplomacy with Iran. He set the table 0175
Reposted by Daniel LarisonElizabeth Beavers @elizabethrb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Is there anything more American than selling a book about how sad it made you to do war crimes 031
Reposted by Daniel LarisonIona Craig @ionacraig.com · 02/10/2026Endless gripe with English-speaking journalists, media and politicians. Houthi(s) is pronounced like the TH in Thursday. It is NOT Houtea or Houti, which seems to be the default. If you’re Irish, or speaking English with an Irish accent, you get a pass. Everyone else, you just sound ridiculous. 242
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's the flip side of the hawkish tendency to blame the U.S. for "allowing" terrible things to happen in all the places where our government isn't very involved. In their view, the only things that the U.S. is never responsible for are the things that our government enables and supports. 051
Reposted by Daniel LarisonTim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I want to believe that someone at the Times knew what they were doing here. 111122166
Reposted by Daniel Larison#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 01/10/2026McGurk seems to be trying to defend Biden but is basically just admitting he folded. Fascinating. 1803
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Within the first month would have been the right call. He was legally obligated to do it by early 2024. 000
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Biden was so fed up that he…continued enabling slaughter and starvation until the very last day of his term. 170
Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 01/10/2026He got so angry that he very nearly did the thing that he absolutely refused to do for more than two years. I don’t know that we should believe anything McGurk says, but this makes Biden look so much worse than he already did. 180
Reposted by Daniel LarisonChase Madar @madar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Embiggening the strategic failure 🫡 031
