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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The idea behind the UN is that international peace and security are only possible through cooperation among states. AI demands that kind of cooperation, but the world today is not in a cooperative state. My latest in Chicago Tribune www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/02/c...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Return of ‘might makes right’ imperils the UN’s mission as AI threatens our existence

If ever a technology demanded international cooperation and governance, to manage the risks and maximize its potential, it is AI.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We must not normalize this regime's corruption or become numb to its impact because every time a political choice is made in their self-interest, it comes at the cost of the national interest, and that costs us. My latest in @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/18/c...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: The Trump family’s corruption costs America

The same people who were indignant over Hunter Biden have turned a blind eye to the conflicts of interest rife in Donald Trump’s administration.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 06/09/2026

In their efforts to explain the boat strikes to the public and respond to Trump’s illegal uses of force, many members of Congress are missing the basic truth, which is that the U.S. is committing mass murder, writes @seharrison7.bsky.social. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

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The Boat Strikes Aren’t Part of a War. They’re Murder.

By debating war powers and war crimes, Congress is missing the simpler, graver truth: The president is directing summary executions.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Nepal's horrifying flood was yet another reminder that climate change is no longer a hypothetical threat to our future, but a deadly and ever-present threat that can strike us without warning at virtually any time, anywhere. My latest in @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/04/c...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Nepal’s disaster is today’s terrifying climate change reality

Warmer temperatures are destabilizing glaciers, such as the one in Nepal, that have stood for tens of thousands of years.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Aaaaand the time to de-google has arrived. It’ll be tricky, but who wants such a sycophantic company to have all their data anyway??

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

That nuclear weapons haven't yet destroyed the world was not luck or accident. It was thanks to hard diplomatic work and cooperation. This is the kind of urgency and collective action the world needs on AI now. My latest in @chicagotribune.com (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/21/c...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: AI should be managed like nuclear weapons

The AI threat could be even greater than nuclear weapons since agents can operate independent of and contrary to human action or direction.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

My only comment about Woke 1 vs Woke 2 is that neither of these things is real &, for the thousandth time, we don’t have to frame <every topic in American politics> on the terms of the far right authoritarian party & right-wing pundits. Other, more serious choices are readily available:

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

If you had any doubt, yes, the system is broken…

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

If there is a communist threat clawing its way into the halls of American power, that threat is coming from inside the White House, which is interfering with the free market to strengthen its own centralized power. My latest in @chicagotribune.com (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/07/c...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: The only communist threat is coming from inside the White House

Why has the “Red Scare” returned now? Because when a party in power is deeply unpopular, it must find another boogeyman.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

America's aggression is both ruthless and ineffective. All those who knowingly participate in it should one day be held accountable for these crimes, and all Americans should speak out against it. My latest in Chicago Tribune (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/24/c...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: The Trump administration’s aggression abroad is both ruthless and ineffective

The United States is imposing pointless suffering on the people of Cuba and Iran.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I know from experience how hard it is to leave a career you love and depend on, so I don't say this lightly. But if your job requires you to implement illegal or immoral policies on this administration's behalf, it's time to go. @chicagotribune.com (gift) www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/26/o...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Civil servants should refuse to implement cruel policies, even if it costs them

President Donald Trump is deporting immigrants to African countries with travel advisories. Civil servants must resist.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 13/06/2026

There is something terribly wrong about an economy that produces its first trillionaire, but cannot provide health care for its people. Or one in which the richest handful of families have the combined wealth of almost forty percent of the rest of the country.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 13/06/2026

Commentary: Ukraine is turning the tide with Ukrainian resolve and innovation. Should it manage to end this war with its independence intact and its territory defensible, that won’t only make for a sweeter victory, but the country that emerges will be stronger for it too.

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Ukraine’s cheap drones and combat robots offer hope for the good guys

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I had a front row seat to the US response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic. We are seriously unprepared for this one. Will this outbreak serve as a warning that triggers the USG to reinvest in global health, or will that warning come too late?@chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/29/c...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: I witnessed our Ebola response in 2014. We are now seeing the costs of US aid withdrawal

The Trump administration’s withdrawal from WHO and its cuts to foreign aid have put us and the world at far greater risk.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The Trump admin claims their proposed $1.5 TRILLION military budget is a necessary defensive measure. But it is offensive in both senses of the word: aggressive toward the world and insulting here at home. My latest in @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/15/c...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: An indefensible defense budget proposal and what it portends for our nation

Giving the Trump administration a massive increase in funding only dials up the risk of further aggression and provocative posturing.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Orbán’s fatal flaw was believing his system was fixed enough that it would keep him in power even as his corruption brought ruin upon his country. But 'It’s the economy, stupid' as an election explainer still generally reigns supreme. @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/17/c...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Hungary’s lessons for democracy under fire

In conditions short of absolute authoritarianism, as long as elections are still happening, ousting a wannabe dictator is possible.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Trump nicely connecting the lawless boat strikes with his illegal war against Iran. The killing spree at sea was an inflection point as it established that the US military would in fact carry out unlawful orders and conduct patently illegal targeting.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Wow. I guess there is hope. The world needed some good news.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

This is a far simpler answer than people would like to believe. Trump issues the order via the National Military Command Center to the commander of Strategic Command, and then STRATCOM carries it out directly. There is no second vote, no veto, no check-and-balance.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

In all seriousness, one thing that might be worth doing today: Tell your Reps and Senators to call Adm. Richard Correll, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which controls the nation's nukes, and remind him of *his* unique responsibility to refuse an illegal order.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Who in the US #military built the plan that Trump says will take out every power plant and bridge in Iran tomorrow night? I know they fired all the JAGs specifically to enable this kind of thing, but YOU will still be responsible for #warcrimes. The Supreme Court didn’t give you immunity.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/04/2026

Rep. Balint: "My Republican colleagues have accepted for themselves that there's no bottom. They will continue to support this man regardless of how unhinged and how unfit he is for office. It's disgusting."

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

"Trump seems constitutionally incapable of doing or saying anything that contradicts or undermines Russia’s autocratic leader, regardless of the stakes or harms to U.S. interests. We have to start asking seriously: Why?" My latest in @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/03/c...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Russia racks up the wins thanks to the United States

While Donald Trump derides our allies for not helping him fight Iran, he has refused to condemn Vladimir Putin for helping Iran.

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Via a friend.

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Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group @instglobalaffairs.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz was predictable - and preventable, argues IGA's @lizzyshack.bsky.social. For decades, the US government has rejected renewables like solar in favor of petroleum, enforcing dependency on foreign oil. Read her full argument in the @chicagotribune.com.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Just imagine the world we would live in today if we had forged ahead with Carter's solar plan nearly 50 years ago. For one, we probably wouldn't still be so poised for another war of choice in the Middle East. My latest in @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/20/c...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Global oil crisis once again makes the case for renewable energy

If the U.S. had followed Jimmy Carter’s renewable energy strategy, our economy would not be held hostage by the fate of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

On today’s episode of Cartoonishly Overt Sign We’re the Baddies: they’re taking the olive branch off the dime because it presents peace

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

The Anthropic dispute is happening against the backdrop of an administration whose actions in the world are increasingly aggressive, interventionist and independent, with existing checks and balances failing to restrain it. My latest in @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/06/c...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: The Pentagon’s fight with Anthropic is about unchecked power

Since AI is largely unregulated, we are left with only the protection that the conscience of a private business, like Anthropic, bestows.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

“Damas is the 10th detainee to die in ICE custody so far in 2026.” This is unconscionable.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I guess it’s not Americans First….

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

“Proactively in a defensive way” does not meet the legal standard for military action in absence of congressional authorization. It is also nonsense gobbledygook.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

This is a lie. And it should be considered a constitutional crisis that Rubio is claiming the right to ignore the law.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

I emphasize this provision of the War Powers Resolution because it stands as an authoritative statement by the legislature of its views of presidential war powers—a position that is much more restrictive than the executive branch's own extremely permissive doctrine.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

This week, the US hosted two sets of peace talks in Geneva. Neither achieved much, unsurprising since the men leading both have more experience in real estate deals than conflict resolution. My latest in @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/20/c...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s self-interested diplomacy in Geneva

What the U.S. diplomacy duo have in common is huge investment from many of the countries that they have been dealing with on behalf of the U.S.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Read the entire thing please. As she says, if you don’t have a problem with this, that’s not a political opinion but a moral failing.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

History shows us how citizens can effectively fight government repression. The good news is, that's exactly what the people of Chicago and Minneapolis are doing already. My latest in @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/c...

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Elizabeth Shackelford: What history tells us about fighting the repression we are seeing here

Past movements against repressive regimes were met with violence and repression, but gradually concessions were secured.

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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

President Trump has made $4 billion by illegally trading access to the White House to get rich. He controls the Dept of Justice and the Congress so he won't be held accountable - until he doesn't control the Dept of Justice and Congress.

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Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion

In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Yes thank you. This is how to cover these developments appropriately.

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

It’s time for other governments to update their travel warnings to further discourage their citizens from coming to the U.S. It is not safe here for anyone.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Monstrous acts and crimes are being committed right now, in our names, with our tax dollars: -Renee Good - murdered by an armed agent of the state for protesting -Alex Pretti - murdered by an armed agent of the state for protesting -Liam Ramos (5) - used as bait to lure his father out of the house

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights. There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us. This is my favorite guide.

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CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC

You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 24/01/2026

Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I wish Democrats would start just speaking the truth: “ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king. This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”

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Lizzy Shackelford @lizzyshack.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Offering concessions is a fool’s errand that will only embolden a president who continues relentlessly to storm past the limits of laws and reason precisely because people keep letting him do so. Europeans, more than anyone, should understand that this is no time for Chamberlains. My latest…

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