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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The lack of self-awareness is something else. As if the Trump administration has any credibility lecturing any other country about its international obligations. One of the first things Trump did was pull out of the WHO. www.wsj.com/world/russia...

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Exclusive | U.S. Escalates Pressure on Russia Over Siberia Lab Death

The U.S. has warned Moscow that its failure to disclose details about the death violates international health obligations.

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Robin Brooks @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The rise in US yields is one of those Occam's razor things. Of course it's true that growth is much stronger than many thought it would be and the AI thing is real. But the elephant in the room is the 7.5% of GDP deficit. My live stream on this from Sunday: robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/how-the-us...

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Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Cool chart mapping: 1) researcher's understanding of AI substitutability (y-axis); 2) need to have a human present to take responsibility (x-axis), where size of bubble = number of US jobs cepr.org/index%2Ephp/...

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Little Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We think these bat bricks for new builds are a great example of how innovation and creativity can help wildlife! 🦇

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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If bridge-destruction season is upon us, here are some notable bridges in Russia to watch 1. Southern overpass of the Western High-Speed Diameter, St.Petersburg 2. Bolshoy Obukhovsky Bridge, St. Petersburg 3. Krasnaya Polyana Railway Bridge, near Sochi 4. Crimean Bridge #Russia #Ukraine #OSINT

Southern overpass of the Western High-Speed Diameter, St.Petersburg

Bolshoy Obukhovsky Bridge, St. Petersburg

43.611498°, 40.049308° Krasnaya Polyana Railway Bridge

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Bob Elliott @bobeunlimited.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Folks, there are bonds in the stocks.

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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The axe forgets what the tree remembers. - Zimbabwean proverb

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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 17/09/2026

By some measures, there is more war in the world today than at any point since World War II. On the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” Lawrence Freedman discusses this new era of conflict: bit.ly/3TzHtPW

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Also, "check your pocket change" lol. perfect motto for this administration

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I like that this design appears to show the birth date of liberty as 1776, and its death as 2026

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Samuel Bendett @sambendett.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Russia's Rybar recent map of Ukrainian long-range strikes against Wildberries and Ozon warehouses. t.me/rybar/82747

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

According to preliminary data, up to 28% of Wildberries' logistics infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

time to reup this classic

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It's why the frequent contempt you find on this site for religious people always bothers me. The strong moral code you can learn as part of religious life can be a strong source of moral strength among many otherwise apolitical people

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Most people don't want to acknowledge politcs all day every day. those people often still have complex, knowledgeable and nuanced perspectives. They just have other priorities. And that's OK

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www.slowtravelberlin.com @slowberlin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Monday vibes

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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them. - 14th Dalai Lama

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The same is true about the “stolen” election

Ben Rhodes: The strangest thing about the MAGA freakout over Fauci is that Trump was his boss - and ran the government - during the entire period they are so mad about.

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The thin line between US President policy making satire and reality ... via Arthur Barnes

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 11/07/2026

Planning for a new leader and the rapprochement opportunities that follow is very different from saying let's seek Russia's breakup, factions fighting over the nukes, it's a less risky policy than managing relations with the current regime, etc.

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Karthik Sankaran @rajakorman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Things I learned from a mentor 1999-2001 1. It may make sense to value 1 company in an new sector as a future monopolist; it makes no sense to value every company in the sector that way. 2. When you’re in the middle of an investment boom, you’re adding demand but once it’s done, you’ve added supply.

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

REPORTER: “Last month you said Iranian leaders were very rational people, nice to deal with, strong and smart. Today you said they're scum, sick people, and being led by sick people. What changed?” TRUMP: “I got to know them”

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 06/07/2026

FT reports that the U.S. is helping Kyiv "chart the best paths for its drones" and "skirt [Russian] air defenses." I wonder where Moscow's rhetoric on Washington would be today were it not for apparent standing orders not to offend Trump. www.ft.com/content/1368...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2026

Q: How can you square charging this alleged vandal when this DOJ has-- PIRRO: Already this is a problem Q: Over 1,000 January 6 rioters who caused millions of damage-- PIRRO: Are you really talking about January 6? I'm not. Who's next. Not you! No!

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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Has a single conservative said: "Oh well, I guess these kids are in fact Americans, time to welcome them and enact policies that will assure that they have the best chance to succeed in this country." All I've seen is let's make their lives hellish and hope they leave.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 30/06/2026

The Economist on JD Vance's understanding of religion www.economist.com/united-state...

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 01/07/2026

And there was I thinking that being nice to poor strangers was like the whole point

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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

It's wild to me that there's no mention of this fact, which closes the case entirely on birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants. The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to illegal immigrants *at the time* it was enacted. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Trump to reporters: “"All that money is coming back in the form of purchases of food, which they desperately need. They have 91 million people, they can't feed them, so the money that we lift is going to go to our farmers, largely to our farmers."

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 22/06/2026

A bit troubling that so many people dismiss it as illogical when they hear news or rumors that Putin is allegedly considering resorting to nuclear weapons if xyz happens. Folks, the whole invasion is illogical. I still think nukes are very unlikely, but I wouldn't rule them out on rational grounds.

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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The now famous explosion of the roof-tossing oil silo in Moscow, Russia, was probably caused by a Russian air defense missile. Absolutely hilarious.

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

When Trump went to war with Iran, I watched every speech anyone in the administration gave and made a chart of every reason given for going to war "Eliminate ballistic capability" was the #1 reason given: more even than preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon

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Iran War Reasons Chart.xlsx

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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Great G7 work from the Chancellor to table Chinese currency undervaluation - an issue the US bizarrely is no longer interested in. There was a time - not long ago - when the US Treasury led on this. Germany and France are showing leadership instead.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

GOLDMAN: “.. Record US equity issuance will not derail the bull market in 2026. .. Our estimate for roughly $700 billion of corporate equity issuance in 2026 equates to 1% of Russell 3000 market cap, similar to the 2015-2019 average. “.. gross buybacks of $1 trillion should outweigh supply ..”

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This is what happens when you have the foreign policy of a personalist dictatorship. No adviser inputs, no diplomatic apparatus to help send signals, it all goes through the leader. As my favorite history teacher always said, "when you are the leader, never do the negotiating yourself." 11/

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Karl Schamotta @karl-schamotta.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

"He won't have any choice," Trump told the FT in a telephone interview. "I call the shots. I call all the shots. He [Netanyahu] doesn't call the shots. Narrator: He [Netanyahu] did, in fact, call the shots.

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Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 06/06/2026

Russia has always tried to weaponise oil and gas. But more often than not, Moscow has failed. Lithuanians diversified, Ukrainians didn't submit to Putin's will, Germany keeps sending arms to Kyiv: youtu.be/_6DjHnCi_VM

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How Russia Weaponized Energy (Even Before Putin) | Sergey Radchenko

YouTube video by Dr Marcel Dirsus

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Jim LaPorta @jimlaporta.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Factual thoughts: Scott Pelley and Henry Schuster were embedded with my Marine infantry unit in 2009—it was incredibly violent in Helmand. They told our story well. Years later, my unit suffered multiple suicides, they came back to cover that too.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/06/2026

DEVINE: Your tactics when you say something, and then change it -- people at home, sometimes I hear they feel anxious and confused TRUMP: That's good. That's good. If they're confused, then the Iranians are confused too.

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The number of prominent commentators sharing Axios reporting with barely a hint of scepticism provides an interesting case study as to how potential sources of disinformation can shape an information space

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

A year ago, the Trump administration withdrew from a global effort to curb offshore tax-dodging by multinational companies. That decision has been a huge gift to corporate America, enabling companies to avoid at least $40 billion in income taxes since the beginning of 2025.

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Trump Clears Way for Corporate Tax Dodge Hidden in the Fine Print

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The most obvious pressure point for Romania is Transnistria, though you have to wonder whether by this point Moscow has effectively written Tiraspol off

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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Remember, Novorossiysk is Russia’s new HQ for the Black Sea Fleet after they had to retreat from Sevastopol in Ukraine. Yet, despite all their efforts this FP1/FP2 still gets through the air defense perimeters and strikes the Russian Frigate "Admiral Essen" (project 11356). Footage from May 23.

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