maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 16/10/2026We can't let you have your social democratic utopian walkabout without some consequences 000 0
maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Saudi Arabia has seen what activists describe as a “horrifying” surge in executions under the rule of the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman. Last year saw a record 356 people put to death in the country. Most of those executed are foreigners convicted of minor and non-violent drug crimes. 030 3
Reposted by maiklJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 15/10/2026FT exclusive: The US has proposed that European countries unfreeze some Russian sovereign assets immobilised after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and transfer them to a vehicle overseen by Washington in an attempt to revive peace talks www.ft.com/content/5435...ft.comUS floats unfreezing some Russian assets to restart Ukraine peace talksEuropean officials balked at proposal made by Donald Trump’s negotiators during meeting in Miami 9918681 186
maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 15/10/2026It only makes sense if the core premise is that peace = Russian terms. 010 1
Reposted by maiklJoshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 14/10/2026BTW this isn’t the first time Elon Musk has personally intervened to help the Russian military kill Ukrainian civilians. Starlink denies this, but Reuters presents compelling evidence that he ordered engineers to shut off access during a counteroffensive in 2022.reuters.comMusk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from RussiaSoldiers panicked and drones surveilling Russian forces went dark. 2297131 297
maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 14/10/2026All that GEC money would have been better spent bombing wildberries data centers, turns out 020 2
maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Almost as though taxpayers feel like they're not getting much for their taxes?? 020 2
maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 14/10/2026No, honey, no. The Elon Musk is way overpriced. What about a Palmer Luckey instead? It's the same thing. 010 1
maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Yes but why isn't Ossoff coming clean about his and Senator Rosalind Thurman's ties to Per Stenson 000 0
Reposted by maiklAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/10/2026LOL Ukraine hit a Russian data center and Russian bot activity immediately dropped to practically zero. Elon is mad hahahahahaha 586132953392 13.3K
maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This means blocking arms *sales* as we mostly stopped lethal aid in 2025. Which is another impetus in the rapid downward spiral of US-Europe defense decoupling. If you're a US defense company looking to validate in Ukraine or hoping to reinvigorate cratered European demand, this is horrendous news. 121 2
maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Is it just me or has snl had a real rough start to the season 100 1
Reposted by maiklYan Matusevich @ymatusik.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A Kazakhstani former Russian Orthodox priest, who was defrocked for condemning the war in Ukraine, has just been sentenced to four years in prison on trumped up drug charges by a court in Almaty vlast.kz/english/7115...vlast.kzAnti-War Orthodox Priest Sentenced on Drug Charges in Kazakhstan - Аналитический интернет-журнал ВластьПоследние новости Алматы и Казахстана от интернет-журнала Власть. Новостной портал со своим мнением. Будьте в курсе событий! 175 7
maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Not a bad read but the losers are not two generational talents that have been core starters for years and are in their prime at big clubs. Tbh it's non-core guys like Pepi (who I like but didn't find his stride at the WC) and Weah (who has arguably declined most since Qatar) 000 0
maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Country whose security probably relies on the integrity of a normative security architecture says it won't support integrity of said security architecture. More at 11. 010 1
maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Classic. Russia makes an outrageous demand that it couldn't take on its own, uses it as a bargaining chip and to show it's being "constructive." 020 2
Reposted by maiklKriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 22/04/2025If you are into post-Soviet monumental sculptures (donated by Russia to many cities around the world), you might know Zurab Tsereteli, who died today www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comGeorgian-Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli dies aged 91He was known for gigantic and often controversial monuments, including some taller than the Statue of Liberty. 072 7
Reposted by maiklDheepa Sundaram, PhD (she/her) @themodsisyphus.bsky.social · 21/04/2025“THE COURT: Do you realize that this is Kafkaesque? …2 very experienced lawyers can't even tell [their client whose SEVIS record was terminated] whether…he's here legally, b/c the Court can't tell him whether or not he's here legally, b/c the govt’s counsel can't tell him if he's here legally.” 163 6
Reposted by maiklMark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 21/04/2025My latest in @thebulwark.bsky.social: There’s nothing inevitable in war, and the Ukrainians are in very strong defensive positions right now, and are improving weekly, their ability to generate force and to reinforce those positions. www.thebulwark.com/p/if-ukraine...thebulwark.comIf Ukraine-Russia Negotiations Fail, Victory Remains an OptionThe secretary of state and the top American commander in Europe just gave two very different perspectives on the war. 24466105 466
maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 20/04/2025That time the Republicans cured us of our love of humongous trucks 030 3
Reposted by maiklMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Ru ceasefires are always lies. Time for a broader audience to learn what Ukrainians have known for 11 yrs. 413053 130
Reposted by maiklJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 19/04/2025reagan/bush judges: "this administration's shocking arguments would reduce the rule of law to lawlenssness" neocons: abolish ICE david brooks: communist manifesto Dem leadership, top liberal consultants/pundits: the latest NYT/Ipsos has Trump up +4 on immigration, +9 with noncollege men 674214975 4.2K
Reposted by maiklNBC News @nbcnews.com · 15/04/2025A New Hampshire real estate attorney and American citizen returning home from Canada says he was detained at the border without an explanation and "treated like a criminal." 135782273073 8.2K
Reposted by maiklThe War Monitor @warmonitor.net · 14/04/2025Federal agents lied to schools to interrogate migrant kids, without warrants, consent, or cause. The children were living with legal guardians who never authorized this. It wasn't really a "welfare check". apnews.com/article/scho...apnews.comFeds say agents went to LA schools to do welfare check on migrant childrenThe Department of Homeland Security says its officers visited two Los Angeles public elementary schools this week to do a welfare check on migrant children. 13230103 230
Reposted by maiklian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 14/04/2025bloomberg: ~90% of deported migrants to el salvador had no criminal record 22599883947 10K
Reposted by maiklChristopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 14/04/2025Trump full-on accusing Zelensky of starting the war Russia launched against Ukraine in 2014, before Zelensky was even president, and escalated in 2022 with it unprovoked, full-blown invasion. Not a single criticism toward Putin, a day after the deadliest single attack of the war by Russia this year. 631307436 1.3K
Reposted by maiklDr. Jessica M. DeWitt @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social · 14/04/2025I just attended a conference in the US. We had one speaker detained and two others turned away at the border. 12370393287 7K
Reposted by maiklNicole Micheroni @nicolemicheroni.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents? 2225257319779 25.7K
maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 11/04/2025There is so, so much wrong with this, but also why is Kherson in the Russian zone of control??? 030 3
Reposted by maiklMaia @maiamindel.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Europeans finding out that the Euro is now the reserve currency and they're the economic hegemon 22979132 979
maikl @mhikaric.bsky.social · 10/04/2025It's almost as though you can't totally separate Indopac threat vectors from Europe 033 3
Reposted by maiklThomas Wiegold @wiegold.de · 09/04/2025missed this one last night: "Japan expressed interest Tuesday in participating in the NATO command for its Ukrainian mission based in Germany in what would be a major boost in ties with the largely European alliance."apnews.comJapan says it wants to join a NATO command for the support of UkraineJapanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani says Japan wants to participate in a NATO command for its Ukrainian mission as Japan increasingly steps up military ties with the largely European security organ... 191278251 1.3K
Reposted by maiklFrancis Fukuyama @frankfukuyama.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Where Are the Red Lines? www.persuasion.community/p/where-are-...persuasion.communityWhere Are the Red Lines?It’s time for universities to take a stand on academic freedom. 2267 26
Reposted by maiklGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Dark stuff. The lack of evidence against the Salvadoran deported in "error" is appalling. And the implication of Trump's position really is that anyone removed in "error" might not have recourse. See this exchange w/ @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social in four screen caps: newrepublic.com/article/1937... 24793266 793
Reposted by maiklCristina Maza @cmaza.bsky.social · 09/04/2025NEW for @nationaljournal.com: Immigration lawyers around the U.S. are scrambling as the Trump administration disappears their clients with little due process and refuses to address deportation errors. They get daily calls from people looking for loved ones. www.nationaljournal.com/s/728168/imm...nationaljournal.comImmigration lawyers scramble as Trump pursues legally questionable deportationsOne attorney's lament: 'We keep getting surprised by how far the administration will go.' 122 2
Reposted by maiklJameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comAP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalistsA federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events. 339195403548 19.5K
Reposted by maiklKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 09/04/2025One of two things is happening. They don’t understand what’s happening. They want it to happen. Pick your poison 1933406861 3.4K
Reposted by maiklReuters @reuters.com · 09/04/2025Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after US aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said reut.rs/3E9kB27reut.rsSouth Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity saysEight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after U.S. aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said on Wednesday. 48988304766 8.8K
Reposted by maiklAngie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Tragic, but also notable that this 4th death in North America is someone who is either a child or a person over the age of 65. That does not describe the vast majority of confirmed cases, who are adults under the age of 50. We really don't want to find out what H5N1 would do at population scale. 210837 108
Reposted by maiklMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 08/04/2025It’s a month since the administration detained and disappeared a green card holder, a lawful permanent resident. We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten. 7554496112384 45K
Reposted by maiklNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Georgetown scholar Dr. Khan Suri, who was abducted by ICE, was refused food/water to break Ramadan fast, housed in a room without a bed, and issued *used* underwear. His child cried for days after he was taken and has since stopped speaking. ccrjustice.org/home/press-c... 17153652775 5.4K
Reposted by maiklBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Request is for 13x the current annual custody budget. Not sure people are preparing for the scale of the domestic gulags this administration wants to build and how many more people will be snatched if this operation gets up and running. 54756400 756
Reposted by maiklFred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Just call it surrender. Stop playing word games. The United States of America is surrendering to Russia. 18735991449 3.6K
Reposted by maiklJordan Heath-Rawlings @jordanhr.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Can I interest you in a fantastic convo with @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social about how entwined our national security is with America's and what we need to do about it? Everything from supply chains to intelligence to ... Gordie Bond. It's all here, E5 of #ElbowsUp.podcasts.apple.comUntangling Canada's national security from America'sPodcast Episode · Elbows Up · 2025-04-08 · 39m 46834 68
