Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 10mSecret wars used to mean that we were attacking countries and not telling the public about them, like bombing Laos. Now it means that countries are attacking us and we are not telling the public about them, like the destruction of major US bases and equipment in the Persian Gulf. 051
Reposted by Joe CirincioneJoe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 13hIf you have any doubts that the president of the United States is deranged, please just tune in to C-SPAN TV right now. Trump is making a meandering, incoherent and hallucinatory speech in Texas. The man is not well. 1014724
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 13hDuring Trump‘s bizarre speech in Texas tonight, he got off on a baseball tangent — talking about the baseball players he golfed with, defending Pete Rose, and claiming he “only saw one 20-strikeout game.” Anybody wanna take the bet on whether he actually went to such a game? Or even a full game? 071
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 13hIf you have any doubts that the president of the United States is deranged, please just tune in to C-SPAN TV right now. Trump is making a meandering, incoherent and hallucinatory speech in Texas. The man is not well. 1014724
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 15hOne of the best articles I’ve read today on the October 7th massacre. 081
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 15hA friend sent me this photo of a plaque my former organization hung in my honor at our old office. I’d forgotten I said this. But I believe it to be true. I organized most of my life around this belief. One example of this will be if we can win the mid-terms in 27 days. 0140
Reposted by Joe CirincioneScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NYC has a new mayor, Zohran Mamdani. And in the first nine months of his tenure, the city has recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6%, the largest drop in 17 years.youtube.comCommissioner Tisch and Mayor Mamdani announce quarterly crime statistics.YouTube video by NYPD 919769
Reposted by Joe CirincioneAlon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Excellent article from @ericalterman.bsky.social How a once glorious, effective and important lobby organization was so politicized that it lost its way and sway How AIPAC Failed — and How It Can Recover www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...nytimes.comOpinion | This Is How AIPAC Lost Its WayThere remains an opportunity for the group to play a positive and honest role in American politics. 054
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026On a clear night, away from city lights, you can look up and see dozens of satellites criss-crossing the sky. I remember, as a kid, looking up at the time they told us Sputnik would pass, and seeing one small dot cross the sky. 090
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026An accurate description from @aljazeera.com. Mainstream media barely mentions these attacks. aje.news/oage1aaje.newsIsraeli settlers attack farmers in West Bank pogrom, soldiers hit reportersIsraeli forces detain and assault journalists in Jabal Qamass area in Beita, south of Nablus. 02112
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Same with Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post. On their website, the story on the rally was written before the speech and framed as Trump fighting back. Says nothing of his rants or empty seats. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comTrump revisits the scene of his political ascent as Republicans struggleA month before the midterms, the president returned to Alabama and other places where his movement remains strongest. 1131
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026What does this have to do with security? This is part of a plan to drive Palestinians off land they have farmed since Biblical times. We call this ethnic cleansing. www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...haaretz.comIsraeli soldiers, settlers block Palestinian olive harvest in West BankMasked settlers attacked Palestinian villages in the West Bank as IDF forces blocked olive harvests; a soldier told landowners, 'You are not allowed to harvest until all the anarchist Jews leave here,... 14018
Reposted by Joe CirincioneJoe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I was pleased to join Major Garrett on @cbsnews to discuss the latest nes from the Iran Forever War. www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-...cbsnews.comTrump "trying to explain his failure" on Iran with comments to TIME, Joseph Cirincione saysIn a recent interview with TIME Magazine, President Trump contradicted his previous comments on the timeline of the Iran war. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports and Joseph Cirincione, a member of the Coun... 061
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I was pleased to join Major Garrett on @cbsnews to discuss the latest nes from the Iran Forever War. www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-...cbsnews.comTrump "trying to explain his failure" on Iran with comments to TIME, Joseph Cirincione saysIn a recent interview with TIME Magazine, President Trump contradicted his previous comments on the timeline of the Iran war. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports and Joseph Cirincione, a member of the Coun... 061
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026As 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...nytimes.comOpinion | This Mistake Doomed Biden. Trump Is Falling Into the Same Trap.When leaders ignore people’s lived experience, their political messaging collapses. 020
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Thank 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. 120
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I 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. 01513
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I'm attending Angie for Florida's event, “Mass Call: WIN WIN WIN Weekend Launch” - sign up now to join me! #AngieForFL www.mobilize.us/angieforflor...mobilize.usMass Call: WIN WIN WIN Weekend Launch · Angie for FloridaWe have a few weeks before election day. Our people-powered movement took the political establishment head on and won in the primary, but we need your help getting Angie to the finish line. It's time... 030
Reposted by Joe CirincioneEzra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Trump 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.politico.comTrump says Iran war will end ‘immediately’ after midtermsThe president accused Iran of escalating the conflict to hurt Republicans in November, as soaring energy prices threaten to deepen voters’ economic concerns. 2220566
Reposted by Joe CirincioneFrançois Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026AI 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. 🧵 12115
Reposted by Joe CirincioneStephen 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. 53790235
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A 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...pbs.org'Valley of Death' reveals how tech companies are replacing traditional defense contractorsEfforts 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... 1102
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Don’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...frontlinesbackrooms.substack.comJoe Cirincione | The Gulf QuagmireAmerica is trapped in a war it cannot win. Could the search for a way out make nuclear weapons an option? 050
Reposted by Joe CirincioneLpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026NOTE: these positions are now CENTER in the US... 19061582137
Reposted by Joe CirincioneJon B. Wolfsthal @jonatomic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Honored, 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...davidrothkopf.substack.comTime to Resume the Fetal PositionNeed to Know by David Rothkopf is a reader-supported publication. 0196
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You 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...davidrothkopf.substack.comTime to Resume the Fetal PositionNeed to Know by David Rothkopf is a reader-supported publication. 06120
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Meet 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...theguardian.comExclusive: Major Republican fundraiser winning contracts from Trump administration, emails revealPalmer Luckey has donated $5.9m to Republicans and bundled more, while reaping billions in Pentagon contracts 5718579
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A 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/...newrepublic.comMike Johnson Aide Abruptly Cancels Luxury Staff Trip Ahead of MidtermsA bipartisan group of staffers were set to galavant around Italy and France just weeks before the elections. 0163
Reposted by Joe CirincioneJoe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The 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-...joecirincione.substack.comWe Warned You. The Iraq War Was a DisasterOn September 30, the last US soldiers left Iraq. They never should have invaded. 39534
Reposted by Joe CirincioneChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026This 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.” 839197046204
Reposted by Joe CirincioneAnton Dekker 🚲 / AntonDekker@mastodon.nl @antondekker44.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Nothing to add to the article. 081
Reposted by Joe CirincioneNew Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026ICYMI: 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. f.mtr.coolAn Increasingly Desperate Trump Threatens Iran’s AnnihilationThe 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? 012
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The death toll was actually over 550,000 killed directly. I have corrected that number in follow-on posts. 1113
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The 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-...joecirincione.substack.comWe Warned You. The Iraq War Was a DisasterOn September 30, the last US soldiers left Iraq. They never should have invaded. 39534
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Almost $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...washingtonpost.comU.S. withdraws forces in Iraq as balance of power shifts to IranU.S. military forces departed from bases in Iraq on Wednesday, a milestone in two bloody decades of American involvement. 33720
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If 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. 0143
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Another 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. 091
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’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. 191
Reposted by Joe CirincioneMornings with Zerlina. @zerlinamornings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026COMING 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 135
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026aje.news/e1smakaje.newsSatellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel’s genocidal warGoogle Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed. 194
Reposted by Joe CirincioneNukes of Hazard @nukesofhazard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026National 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 0135
Reposted by Joe CirincioneRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026That’s 3.4 million Palestinians minus the 360,000 in East Jerusalem 02213
Reposted by Joe CirincioneStephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Siri, show me the deliberate destruction of eight decades of American-led international diplomacy and cooperation in one photograph: 20464192
Reposted by Joe CirincioneSenator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 25/09/2026Trump’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. 914774
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Watch 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?...youtu.beDoes the U.S.-Saudi Civil Nuclear Agreement Serve America's Interests?YouTube video by Open to Debate 0113
Reposted by Joe CirincioneJoe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Don'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?...youtu.beDoes the U.S.-Saudi Civil Nuclear Agreement Serve America's Interests?YouTube video by Open to Debate 33715