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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
“Expanding the Supreme Court is no different that redistricting in California and Virginia. It is a proportionate response to Republican attempts to degrade liberal democracy and move America toward a post-liberal order.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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It Is Time for Ruthless Aggression
The national battle over gerrymandering should be just the first step. Next up: expanding SCOTUS.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
He’s announced that Hungary will join the European Prosecution Office so anyone in the country can be charged.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 09/04/2026
‘I’ve not had proper food for days’: migrant workers leave India’s cities as Iran war fuel crisis deepens
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‘I’ve not had proper food for days’: migrant workers leave India’s cities as Iran war fuel crisis deepens
Gas shortages and rising food prices mean many who came to the capital for work cannot afford to eat. Going home is now their only option
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Honestly, the great crisis of our society is the unwillingness of institutions to inflict consequences. Impeach the president, fire the sex pests, expel cheating students, excommunicate an unrepentant heretic, prosecute the war criminals. Believe in your institution enough to enforce its rules.
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Nick Diable @defencebrief.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I'd place a large "OPEN" notice at either end. I'd also add signs stating that "No Bombing Allowed Here". That should solve the problem.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Well, then. This is even more shameful & inexcusable.
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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
leaders like trump are why sun tzu had to write a bunch of advice like "don't write your enemy a letter detailing what tactics you really don't want them to do"
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
There’s a pretty robust case to make that the Iran Hostage crisis of 1979, the revolution itself, and the policies of the Iranian government towards the US since, was all blowback from the CIA’s decision to overthrow Mossadegh in 1953. www.cnn.com/2013/08/19/p...
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In declassified document, CIA acknowledges role in ‘53 Iran coup | CNN Politics
Sixty years after the overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, a declassified CIA document acknowledges the agency was involved in the 1953 coup.
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I find I am honestly unsure what the long term implications are of the United States demonstrating twice in three months that its new preferred way of war is to engage in bolt-from-the-blue decapitation strikes with no obvious follow-up plan. My instinct is that it will not turn out well.
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Lucy @leftliblucy.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The funniest and best outcome from the whole Platner situation would be if he wins and then becomes enemies with Fetterman over Israel, leading to a fight on the Senate floor where they both kill each other and get replaced by proper senators
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Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
It's a good thing China and North Korea don't exist. That could be really bad.
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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Materialist Gnostic @walmsley.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
"what if AI can completely replace knowledge workers" is an economic transformation somewhere between "the industrial revolution" and "agriculture"
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🎃 scarecrowcialism 👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Saying "um, ah, well..." for thirty seconds and then changing the subject has been the literal policy of the united states as regards the defense of Taiwan for decades. The whole point is to avoid giving a straight answer. If you want to critique on FP at least read a Wikipedia first.
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AOC’s Munich Stumble Is a Warning to the Left
It’s time for progressives to get more sophisticated about national security and foreign policy.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Again, we should treat answers to "who pays tariffs?" & "does voter fraud exist?" & other social scientific questions as settled law/facts, just like we treat "does the sun rise in the East?" We do not need more research or explainers or both sides debates about this in 2026. It feeds the trolls.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Every one of these whines about “warriors” having to endure education and interaction with civilian agencies boils down to this: When you factor in politics, strategy, philosophy, ethics, outcomes, etc. there’s no way to conclude that indulging my impulses is always right and that makes me feel bad.
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thinkingbayonet.bsky.social @thinkingbayonet.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
A hypothetical that I think about a lot, given that we are deporting green card holders and US citizens, is whether a future administration could strip E*on M*sk of his citizenship and deport him to hell prison in Equatorial Guinea while simultaneously nationalizing SpaceX
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(Un)Dead Carl 🎃 @deadcarl.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
“You’re gonna die for a ‘multicultural economic zone?’” “Someone is.”
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 14/02/2026
straight out of those Civil War histories where some ill informed white Union soldier got a view of slavery up close and became hyper abolitionist in an instant
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 06/02/2026
As a neighbor of Russia, and one who actually likes many things about Russian people and culture, it is sometimes so sad that as a nation they are such a miserable, brutal gang of imperialist fuckups. SO MUCH WASTE AND WASTED POTENTIAL.
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 06/02/2026
Like, just imagine what a cultural and economic powerhouse the Gulf of Finland area could be? A world class metropolis with some stunning cultural heritage (okay, most of it looted, but still) at one end; the vibrant cities of Helsinki and Tallinn flanking it; all within 2 hours of travel or less.
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 06/02/2026
And so much educated people and talent in many fields, technology in particular. A hub between Europe and the rest of the largest country on Earth. Railway all the way to Shanghai and Vladivostok. What a locomotive of prosperity the Gulf of Finland could be! Alas. Russia is being Russia.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The very well-accepted term for "stripping the legal protections of a minority group and then sending a paramilitary force to carry them away" is "ethnic cleansing." They are planning to ethnically cleanse Springfield, Ohio.
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 29/01/2026
how do you have a world-class shipbuilding industry? turns out the answer is "pay for it."
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
And they're facing an administration filled with a battalion of Bull Connors, eager for violent resistance and utterly unprepared for non-violent resistance. The damage DHS is doing is horrible, but from a strategic standpoint, the MN protestors have judo-flipped Noem and Miller into a dumpster.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
"There is too much Democratic talk about “asking” the administration to do an investigation or “working with” Republicans to come to agreements...Moments of crisis are fluid and unpredictable. At such moments, it’s foolish to start by compromising with oneself." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Honor Pretti and Good. End the Occupation.
Now is the time to think big and be bold.
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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
On the weakness of state terror: once ppl internalize the regime's lawless brutality, that they are no safer in their homes than in the streets (& vice versa), and that their unwavering defiance is what confounds & disempowers the regime, they also realize they have nothing to lose but their fear.
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Matt @tiredgenerally.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
i think the main shift here is that this was a middle aged white guy with a license to carry. the new out-group encompasses not just racial minorities but all regime dissidents (this is completely unsustainable btw)
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Osita Nwanevu @ositanwanevu.com · 24/01/2026
The last few years have seen the largest wave of immigration in American history. All those images we carry in our heads about people arriving at Ellis Island — we just surpassed that. Crime went down. Real wages went up. This is a fake problem. Enough is enough.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 20/01/2026
this is what i mean about the new liberal internationalism: we, liberals, need to start thinking about what it means to organize liberal-liberal rather than state-state
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Democrats could act like a real opposition party, refusing to validate Trump malfeasance with votes, and setting up a shadow cabinet that regularly communicates how Democrats would be different. But nah. It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
The level of organization here is impressive. I hope someone in this Minneapolis/St. Paul effort is writing down a field manual of best practices - what the military would call doctrine - so that when ICE moves on, other places can replicate the tactics that work and iterate on them.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
The entire reason we have trade agreements and international institutions is to avoid the massive uncertainty, credible commitment, and time inconsistency problems of a Mad King waking up & deciding he is One Special Boy.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Again, this should literally end it immediately: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
The only way to stop the spiral is to hit the US hard with escalating economic weapons from Europes side. The goal is to raise political costs for Trumps imperial project. Europe can win this game of chicken as there’s real opposition in the US to this Trump hobby.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
A long-term effect of Trump is obviously to strengthen China, while weakening the international commitment to democracy. Even pro-democratic countries will align with a stable authoritarian regime rather than one that is threatening to attack them.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
The “if she had complied, she’d still be alive” line that we’re hearing from ICE defenders is the mantra of apologists for security forces in dictatorships through the ages.
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
i mean i think a world where the US genuinely break NATO and launch an invasion of Greenland looks so alien to us that we will not be able to understand it
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Eustis Bell @eustisbellusaf.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
The Greenland fixation feels like a personal insult to anyone who's spent more than about five minutes thinking about national security. "Hey, let's demolish our most valuable alliance so we can get get access to arctic territory we already have access to!"
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Kyle Haynes @kylehaynes.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Be fair. It’s also great for scamming people.
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🎃Out-of-Network Doctor Benway🎃 @docbenway.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The regime wants you to believe that CBP encountered dangerous narco terrorists, shot at them but failed to kill them, and then fled the scene without attempting an arrest.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I keep going back to this. This is a taunt. They're taunting us. There is no other possible interpretation of what they're doing. But media simply ignores this deranged behavior, because if they talk about it, one must conclude that DHS is a rogue agency, of villainous paramilitary thugs.
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Lisel Hintz @liselhintz.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
US government rhetoric is textbook authoritarian. During the Gezi protests, Turkish police shot 14-year-old Berkin Elvan in the head with a teargas canister while he was out buying bread. He died after a months-long coma. TR officials called his family terrorists and his mourners necrophiles.
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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
unironically a real example of Fog of War is playing league of legends and your teammate telling you "he has no flash, he used it last fight" and then the guy kills you because he does actually have flash
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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I had an old post on Twitter about this. The US spends about 18% of its GDP on the social safety net and 3.5% on military. Germany spends about 24-25% of its GDP on the social safety net and 2% on the military. Our military spending is not why they can have nice things or why we don't.
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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Trump administration announces US decline to regional power status
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