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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

New report in The Times about David Milstein: a Trump appointee and former Ted Cruz aide who "suppressed and altered reports critical of Israel" from his position at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

War-ravaged Gaza is frozen in misery, a year into Trump’s peace plan. By Gerry Shih, me, Lior Soroka and Hassan Esdodi. Gift link: wapo.st/4i5Eqs9

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

currently in Greece, where Rubio just arrived. Programming note for tomorrow, per @ASDylanJohnson:

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Returning home to the warm embrace of the empty reflecting pool

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

An Ohio college student from Haiti who had grown increasingly distraught after losing his protection from deportation stepped into traffic and was killed Monday in what his family believes was a suicide

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Rubio just imposed sanctions against ICC President Tomoko Akane, a woman who is currently wanted in Russia because she issued an arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes 1/2

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Gave some context to CNN: Iran’s supreme leader was assassinated at the start of the war (along w/ much of its civilian & military leadership). It’s no surprise Trump was at risk while in a country bordering Iran but the tactics used to protect him were jaw-dropping

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Video: The Turkish catering truck nonchalantly moving from Air Force One to the other plane

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Mali, JNIM, has grown increasingly powerful in the West African country but using force carries risks, says Sahel expert Wassim Nasr:

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Rubio's meeting with China's top diplomat Wang Yi has begun in Manila. The first high-level US-China meeting since Trump's claims of Chinese election meddling

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Trump said the FBI was wasting its time in visiting Lindsey Graham's home. "I don't see a lot of evil there." He then dings the deceased on his health decisions, noting a blocked artery: "I wish he took better care of himself" "His father died of the same thing"

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Rubio says Belgium should be honored to play the U.S. team at "full strength" because if they win, the victory won't be "tainted"

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

In the first month of Trump’s second term, he gathered his top aides to discuss the war in Ukraine which included musing about the attractiveness of Ukrainian women, via the new book Regime Change

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

... and the reference to Claude has now been deleted (in the amendment by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna)

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

tfw you used Claude to write your NDAA amendment but forgot to hide your tracks

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Trump says his deal with Iran is “now complete”

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The Trump administration remains upset about comments Petro made criticizing U.S. support for Israel and calling on U.S. soldiers to disobey presidential orders to kill during his last visit to the U.S.

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Sounds like he’s announcing a return of full-scale war

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Castro: “Will you tell us, the Congress and the American people, whether Israel, in fact, possesses nuclear weapons?” Rubio: “most of the world assesses that they do”

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The top Democrat on the panel grilling Rubio is not urging him to end the war in Iran but expressing concern about lifting sanctions that would be key for a peace deal: "I would urge this administration not to give money to Iran to continue the work of their proxies"

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

To repair ties with India, Rubio tries prayer and pageantry wapo.st/4tU4Hwb

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Before boarding a plane in Jaipur, Rubio was asked about the renewed hostilities with Iran. He said the United States would continue to pursue a diplomatic solution, noting that talks were currently playing out in Qatar on the original framework for ending the war:

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I’ll be covering the trip from India, which is currently in the final days of peak Alphonso mango season

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Rubio and his wife Jeanette just arrived in India, where they'll visit four different cities (Kolkata, New Delhi, Agra and Jaipur) in a bid to repair U.S.-India relations. First official act: dusting off the shoulders of US ambassador Sergio Gor. Video via BBC

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Trump says he was going to order an attack on Iran tomorrow but he is now calling it off at the request of Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar to see if a deal can be made

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

When asked about the finding, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said “assertions claiming the global balance of power have shifted towards any nation other than the United States of America are fundamentally false.”

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Beijing has also assisted countries around the world struggling to meet their energy needs after the U.S.-Israeli attack prompted Iran to close the Hormuz Strait:

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This week, Trump painted a more dire picture of Iran's situation, saying “their economy is crashing,” their currency is “worthless” and "their missiles are mostly decimated." But U.S. intelligence offers a much more sobering assessment:

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Rubio adding to Hegseth's messaging that the ceasefire is still in place: "if you hear stories about ... firing back & forth, it's not back & forth. We are only responding if attacked first." (US has destroyed boats, Iran has launched cruise missiles, drones & small boats)

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The concerns about nuclear escalation are shared by some inside the Trump administration, who say Israel’s red lines may not be adequately understood, per U.S. administration officials:

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The lawmakers, led by Rep. Joaquin Castro, say Washington’s silence on the program is indefensible amid the war in Iran and the acute threat of military escalation.

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Scoop: More than two dozen House Democrats are pressing the Trump administration to publicly acknowledge Israel’s undeclared nuclear weapons program, a move that would abandon decades of U.S. policy but confirm what has been an open secret among intelligence officials since the late 1960s🧵

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Really happy day at the Washington Post, which just took home the Pulitzer Prize in Public Service (as well as a Pulitzer in feature photography)

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

New: 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi says that after her CECOT story was held by CBS corporate and then leaked in Canada, CBS asked her to change the report. “I refused”

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

can't believe that just happened: Trump got a NASA question and deferred to NASA administrator Jared Isaacman, saying "the best man to tell you that is the man sitting right over here. You heard that question with those beautiful ears of yours ... He's got super hearing"

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

It’s been two months since the U.S. strike on an Iranian girls school, says Rep. Adam Smith, and the Trump admin is trying to sweep it under the rug. The world thinks we don’t care about it, Smith says. “We should care.”

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

King Charles gets a boisterous round of applause after hailing the Magna Carta’s establishment of checks on executive power

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Richard Nephew says the six-month time frame to clear the strait of mines is likely to jolt oil and gas markets given the concern insurers, shipowners and captains will have about moving through a mined sea lane

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

An average of at least 47 women and girls were killed each day during the war in Gaza, according to the UN, and more than 750 Palestinians have been killed in the six months since the ceasefire was announced in October. From Reuters:

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The NCTC job opening follows Joe Kent’s resignation over the war in Iran, which he said could increase the chances the United States falls prey to a terrorist attack. Gorka holds the exact opposite position:

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Trump’s solution is now for the US Navy to blockade the entire strait under the theory that this will pressure Iran to agree to a deal that doesn’t involve charging a toll. Energy prices about to go up…

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

New: Trump agrees to suspend his threat to end Iranian civilization "for a period of two weeks"

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Other US officials said Hegseth’s focus on launch volume is dubious even if his numbers were close to accurate. “You saw a bunch of missile and drone attacks at the start — and then it dropped off precipitously. That was Iran preserving their magazine"

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Another source of contention is Hegseth's claim on March 31 that the number of Iranian missile and drone launches had fallen to a lower level than any other 24-hour period since the war began.

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

A major source of contention is Hegseth’s characterization of the U.S. effort to destroy Iran’s vaunted missile and drone program:

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

New: Trump is now threatening to destroy Iran’s entire “civilization” another vow that would amount to a colossal war crime that he says will “probably” happen

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

New: The U.S. State Department defends Israel's controversial death penalty law: "The U.S. respects Israel’s sovereign right to determine its own laws and penalties for individuals convicted of terrorism. We trust that any such measures will be carried out with a fair trial"

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Rubio says Iran claiming control of an international waterway would set "incredible precedent"

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Trump's confidence in his interlocutors with Iran was proven, he says, a few days ago in discussions with an unnamed president who said 8 ships would be allowed through the Hormuz Strait and then they were. "I said, 'Well, I guess we're dealing with the right people'"

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