Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Good that some Russians understand the irresponsibility of nuclear trash talk. h/t BBC Monitoring 081
Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Happy Independence Day, for those who celebrate. 060
Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026After taking a bike ride this morning to check up on national monuments, I am pleased to report that the Reflecting Pool looks fine and the ducks seem to be happy. Note the duck stairs. 050
Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Another day, another ICE Out protest, this one in DC (Georgia Ave & Petworth). Most of the people were in front of me, including a family with a five year-old – Liam‘s age. 0213
Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 01/02/2026I joined a spirited ICE Out Saturday next to the Vienna metro station. It’s good it didn’t last more than an hour because my toes started their own protest. 051
Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Policy by narcissism. Nothing is too petty for the man child. 151
Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Good that the Washington Post still calls the Kennedy Center by its proper name. And good that artistic groups are protesting the attempted renaming. 060
Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro sharply criticized China’s “strategy of creeping occupation.” Seoul Defense Dialogue 2024. 001
Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 02/09/2025In DC today the only person I saw in uniform was this guy. 062
Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 19/06/2025They are trying to whitewash history. Signs at the Manzanar and Minidoka National Historic Sites, where Japanese-Americans were incarcerated during WWIi, as well as at other national historic sites and parks encourage guests to report any information that is deemed to disparage US history. 0102
Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 11/05/2025At IISS, we call the body of water just "The Gulf." 031
Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 04/02/2025My favorite sign at today’s protest outside the Treasury Dept of Elon Musk’s takeover. 070
Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Finally some good news on the Iran nuclear front. Increasing the inspection frequency reduces the possibility that Iran could make a dash to produce nuclear weapons. Kudos to the E3. h/t BBC Monitoring. 030
Mark Fitzpatrick @marktfitz.bsky.social · 22/12/2023I have long wondered why the Biden team would ever consider helping Saudi Arabia acquire access to uranium enrichment, knowing they were determined to match Iran’s nuclear weapons capability. It’s crazy. Sharon Squassoni’s excellent cover story in ACT dissects the issues, with similar bewilderment. 095
