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Farah Pandith

@farahpandith.bsky.social
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Former: served at NSC, State, USAID Current: Council on Foreign Relations Book: How We Win Also: Muhammad Ali Global Peace Laureate Posts mine/RT not endorsement farahpandith.com

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here. Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning: Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime. And recognized as such by the US Government. From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.
(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors
or surrender accepted;
(2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such
that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted;
(3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable
ability to accept surrender would exist;
(4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate
forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and
(5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.
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The Economist @economist.com · 25/01/2026
In Minneapolis, a grassroots network has formed to support migrants, documented or not—delivering food, tracking ICE, sounding warnings and confronting agents as they move through the city
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Why Minneapolis is at the centre of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown
The administration is tormenting, and testing, a unique political culture
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Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Renee Good deserves justice, and my office will not look away. As Attorney General, I will do everything in my power to pursue the truth and ensure accountability and transparency.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/01/2026
There is video of the shooting of a woman by ICE in Minneapolis circulating that shows an ICE agent repeatedly shooting her at point blank range while she tries to drive off. There was no obvious threat to any ICE agent.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Frey: So, they are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly: That is bullshit.
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The Washington Sun Perspectives @washsunperspect.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Is AI good for democracy? No, unless the civic environment can counter AI’s darkest tendencies, writes @farahpandith.bsky.social. www.notus.org/perspectives/is-ai-go…
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Is AI good for democracy?
Andrew Yang, Patrick Utz, Michael Kleinman, Nicol Turner Lee, Clara Langevin, Adam Conner, Farah Pandith, Kay Firth-Butterfield
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/01/2026
Trump: "You gotta win the midterms. Because if we don't win the midterms, they'll find a reason to impeach me. I'll get impeached."
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Scott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 06/01/2026
US says using military is among ‘options’ to acquire Greenland ft.trib.al/vsboMcH
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US says using military is among ‘options’ to acquire Greenland
White House says annexation of semi-autonomous territory from Denmark is ‘national security priority’
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NPR @npr.org · 06/01/2026
NPR built a visual archive of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, showing exactly what happened through the lenses of the people who were there. In Chapter 3, we lay out a timeline of key moments throughout the day as the assault on the Capitol unfolded.
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Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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Farah Pandith @farahpandith.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
"Is AI good for democracy?" asks @notusperspectives.bsky.social to various folks including me. Caveat Emptor. www.notus.org/perspectives...
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Is AI good for democracy?
Andrew Yang, Patrick Utz, Michael Kleinman, Nicol Turner Lee, Clara Langevin, Adam Conner, Farah Pandith, Kay Firth-Butterfield
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
No parent wants this text. Thinking of the Brown University community.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
I hope if you're shopping today, you stop by a local indie bookstore. Here's my list of my favorite 25 books from this past year, some old, some new, fiction, history, and current events — something for almost anyone on your list (and, of course, yourself!): www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-favorit...
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My favorite books of 2025
25 books that changed the way I look at the world this year
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Reuters @reuters.com · 30/11/2025
Four dead after 14 people shot at family gathering in Stockton, California reut.rs/48GGr9o
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Four dead after 14 people shot at family gathering in Stockton, California
Four people died after 14 people were shot at a family gathering in Stockton, Northern California on Saturday night, police said.
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Farah Pandith @farahpandith.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
www.notus.org/perspectives...
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What has been Trump’s biggest foreign policy success? What has been his biggest failure?
What has been Trump’s biggest foreign policy success? What has been his biggest failure?
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The Fletcher School @fletcherschool.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
#FletcherAlum @farahpandith.bsky.social reflects on her career, pioneering roles in the U.S. government, which countered violent extremism abroad. @cfr.org www.cfr.org/article/how-...
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How I Got My Career in Foreign Policy: Farah Pandith
Farah Pandith has spearheaded efforts to counter violent extremism in both Republican and Democratic administrations. CFR sat down with her to understand where such efforts stand today and what it’s …
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The Economist @economist.com · 24/07/2025
The war now has no military logic. Many Israelis agree that a ceasefire is needed. Although only 21% of them believe in a two-state solution, over 70% want the hostages to be released and the war to be over
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The continuation of the war in Gaza disgraces Israel
Enough
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The Economist @economist.com · 24/07/2025
America will pay the price most of all
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MAGA’s assault on science is an act of grievous self-harm
America will pay the price most of all
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Reuters @reuters.com · 17/07/2025
US designates Pakistani group's offshoot as 'terrorist' over Kashmir attack reut.rs/4nTLeKj
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US designates Pakistani group's offshoot as 'terrorist' over Kashmir attack
The U.S. government designated The Resistance Front, an offshoot of the Pakistani extremist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a "foreign terrorist organization" over the April 22 Islamist militant attack in India-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.
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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 17/07/2025
The State Department's dismantling of its cyber diplomacy bureau and firings of more than a dozen people will set back efforts to combat foreign hackers and promote U.S. security interests, experts told me. My Cybersecurity Dive story with new details: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/state-d...
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Farah Pandith @farahpandith.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Follow the rainbow and what do you see? It ends at US Department of State. It is a sign. June 18, 2025
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Farah Pandith @farahpandith.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 05/06/2025
In 1885, white rioters murdered dozens of Chinese residents of Rock Springs, Wyoming. The story of the atrocity is still being unearthed 140 years later.
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When an American Town Massacred Its Chinese Immigrants
In 1885, white rioters murdered dozens of their Asian neighbors in Rock Springs, Wyoming. A hundred and forty years later, the story of the atrocity is still being unearthed.
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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Some personal news: I’m humbled and honored to be named an @everytown.bsky.social Survivor Fellow for 2025. Over the next year, I’ll be sharing my story: how gun violence intruded on my life, my battle against PTSD, and how I’m fighting back against the bloody epidemic in our communities. 🟠
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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Around the world and across extremist ideologies, terrorists are getting younger. In what is now one of the defining trends in extremism, plots often involve teens and even preteens who have been radicalized almost entirely online. @farahpandith.bsky.social @usnews.com www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 15/05/2025
World Economic Forum chases Christine Lagarde as its next leader, Bloomberg reports reut.rs/4kl8VIL
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World Economic Forum chases Christine Lagarde as its next leader, Bloomberg reports
The World Economic Forum still sees European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde as the top candidate to replace its founder Klaus Schwab as the WEF leader, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
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NPR @npr.org · 15/05/2025
A pair of U.K. scholars discovered the mislabeled document in Harvard Law School's digital archives. The university bought it for just $27.50 in 1946. It turned out to be an authentic copy dating to 1300.
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Harvard learned it has an authentic Magna Carta. In 1946, it paid less than $28 for it
A pair of U.K. scholars discovered the mislabled document in Harvard Law School's digital archives. The university bought it for just $27.50 in 1946. It turned out to be an authentic copy dating to 1...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/05/2025
Trump to UAE president: "We have a term 'groceries.' It's an old term but it means basically what you're buying, food, it's a pretty accurate term but it's an old fashioned sound but groceries are down."
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office And he's going to keep using it after he leaves! Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 06/05/2025
Pence on RFK Jr: “I do have concerns that we have a secretary at HHS who has a lifetime career of undermining public confidence in vaccines. We should have the opposite.”
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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 01/05/2025
One question I posed in my dissertation is whether extremists ever "win" -- eliminating the out-group and thus ending the campaign of hostile action. History tells us extremists don't stop with their original out-group but instead keep expanding the circle of victims to define new out-groups.
As far as “success,” all of these regimes created enormous human suffering and death, but almost none succeeded in completely eliminating or permanently suppressing their designated out-groups. All such regimes face in-group challenges for their brutality and oppression, although those challenges are not always sufficient to produce change. Even the most objectively successful extremist campaigns—such as the Albigensian Crusade, in which the Roman Catholic Church pursued and was unusually effective at implementing a total genocide against the “heretical” Cathar sect—did not succeed in securing the in-group from threats or ending the in-group’s pursuit of hostile action. The Church simply moved on to the next group of heretics.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 23/04/2025
Attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir kills 26 people, injures 17, police say reut.rs/435BDGX
Attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir kills 26 people, injures 17, police say
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/04/2025
Trump officials tried to reopen negotiations in recent days, but Harvard refused. Instead, the university has accused the administration of breaking the law.
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Harvard Plans to Use Trump’s Haste Against Him as It Fights Funding Cut
Harvard’s lawyers suggest the administration was sloppy when it froze billions in federal funding. A mundane but crucial law is essential to the university’s case against the government.
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Farah Pandith @farahpandith.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
If only scholars, practioners +former tech had been screaming for yrs 1) GenAlpha = vulnerable/bad guys are recruiting 2) HOLD tech accountable 3) $ essential to help NGOs who track, advise + build @isdglobal.bsky.social @jacobware.bsky.social @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/04/2025
Marriott’s CEO said it straight: “We welcome all… we create opportunities for all… that’s who we are as a company.” He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.” Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up. Marriott still has my business.
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Religion News @religionnewsblog.com · 23/04/2025
Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n... #trumpcult #hategroups #cults #religionnewsblog
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Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism
Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey.
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Farah Pandith @farahpandith.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Still no information about the gunmen. This horrific, horrific attack, seemingly timed for US attention (Vance in India), will result in another cycle of deep geopolitic stress. What is old is new again. On this Earth Day, Pahalgam should have been noted for its beauty.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Yes, this has been the Meta plan since at least 2020, as @monikab.bsky.social and I reported www.motherjones.com/media/2020/1...
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Facebook manipulated the news you see to appease Republicans, insiders say
Sources tell us the platform tweaked its code to help right-wing publishers and throttle sites like Mother Jones
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Farah Pandith @farahpandith.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
HUGE AND WONDERFUL! Hurrah! @jacobware.bsky.social @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 13/04/2025
As many as 8 in 10 married women have changed their surname & no longer have birth certificates or passports to match their current legal name. The SAVE Act will strip these women of voting rights. In Virginia alone 1.8 million. In 50 States??? Tell your Senators. Oppose SAVE Act now: bit.ly/4hZ7BK7
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Farah Pandith @farahpandith.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Thank you for your work @propublica.org. Cultural heritage is sacred -- and for far too long pieces like these have been (and still are) kept apart from their rightful homes. @artinstitutechi.bsky.social: be a leader and show us what you believe is just and honorable behavior.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
The Secretary of the Interior requires his staff to make him cookies and serve him meals. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The Cabinet Secretary Who Wants His Cookies Freshly Baked
The unusual requests made of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s staff are raising concerns all the way to the White House.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Reporter: On Pete Hegseth and the IG investigation, do you want to comment on that? On the Signal app Trump: Don’t bring that up again
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Reuters @reuters.com · 31/03/2025
A test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell into the water and exploded 40 seconds after takeoff from a Norwegian space port on March 30, in what German startup Isar Aerospace had described as an initial test.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
This is actually an important distinction — the criminal statute was written before classification existed, so “national defense information” has a specific and distinct definition here.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/03/2025
Matthew Allison’s activity on Terrorgram was notorious. Extremism researchers studied his posts but did not know who he was. Leftist activists sought to expose him. Law enforcement tried to ID and jail him. Last September, he was finally arrested.
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A “Goofy” DJ’s Secret Life at the Center of an Online Terrorism Network
To friends, Matthew Allison was a likeable part of Boise, Idaho’s electronic music scene. But behind his computer screen, authorities say, he helped lead the Terrorgram Collective, an online network…
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Farah Pandith @farahpandith.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
So we are okay with soft power being used for a dog sled race but not Voice of America. Got it.
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Beth Campbell @saltybeth.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
“Just last week came word that Elon Musk has installed Starlink across the White House complex, which for anyone who understands the security of networks in a place like the White House, is just insanity.” Which scandal is smokescreen for which scandal
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