Reposted by Stephen MilesDan Ancona @danancona.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Was talking with a friend about how the Dem cmtes are using opposition to war in their ads. Good. But, it's mostly or nearly entirely framed around gas prices. We took a very, very different approach in this one. We don't avoid the economic impacts but we frame it in terms of... 252
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 08/10/2026For years, some of us warned about the inevitable regional war that would erupt from an US or Israeli war of choice against Iran. To be honest, it's even worse than we feared it would be... www.axios.com/2026/10/07/s...axios.comSyria considering sending troops to Yemen to fight HouthisThe move could exacerbate the war by injecting a religious dimension. 001
Reposted by Stephen MilesProPublica @propublica.org · 07/10/2026President Donald Trump wants to spend $1.5 trillion on defense next year. Adjusted for inflation, that would be more than the U.S. spent annually on defense during the height of World War II. (Published August)propublica.orgThe $1 Trillion Black BoxThe U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe... 58634322
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It’s hard to not read the tea leaves as anything other than a major escalation of the war by Trump, likely after the midterms. Remember that the current Republican plan is to funnel as much money to Trump for this war and his war machine in the lame duck. Buckle up www.axios.com/2026/10/03/t...axios.comScoop: Trump's top national security aides meet secretly at Camp David on Iran, YemenThe last time a meeting of this sort occurred, Israel went to war against Iran days later. 0109
Reposted by Stephen MilesKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs. @columbiasipa.bsky.social share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...share.googleFormer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join SIPA facultyFormer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join the School of International and Public Affairs as a fellow at SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. 1452944970
Reposted by Stephen MilesMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media. 9734681080
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 30/09/2026#redoctoberstatic.klipy.comLes Miserables: One Day MoreAlt: Les Miserables: One Day More 000
Reposted by Stephen MilesWin Without War @winwithoutwar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Trump's horrific threats against people in Iran continue. Trump's war on Iran is already a disaster -- illegal, immoral, and destructive. Congress shouldn't give him another dime to continue it, and must rein him in before he makes good on his threats to turn it into a genocide. 054
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It looks years for Dems to start using antiwar messages in their campaign ads after Iraq. It's taken months on Iran. Full story via @punchbowlnews.bsky.social here: punchbowl.news/article/defe... 154
Reposted by Stephen MilesMatt Duss @mattduss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Democratic voters are overwhelmingly anti-war, yet foreign policy hawks remain massively overrepresented in leadership roles. It’s a problem we need to fix. My piece in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/worl...thenation.comThe Reality Today Is That Foreign Policy Hawks Are a Minority in the Democratic PartyIt is damn time we all started acting like it. 48125
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 02/09/2026One of the more frustrating parts of politics is watching people argue that they have found the single cause of something against someone else who believes it is instead their single cause, when in reality we just live in a multi-causal world. 020
Reposted by Stephen MilesMatt Duss @mattduss.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Opening ceremony of the Panamerican Congress, Palacio Legislativo de Uruguay, Montevideo. Over 150 legislators from 15 countries throughout the hemisphere have come together to confront the Donroe Doctrine. panamericancongress.org 1156
Reposted by Stephen MilesMatt Duss @mattduss.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Excited to announce this new project, a collaboration by over 30 progressive thinkers laying out a new vision for US foreign policy. Coming in November from @orbooks.bsky.social Available for pre-order now! orbooks.com/catalog/a-wo... 13315
Reposted by Stephen MilesJameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026This September will mark a quarter-century since 9/11. Sept. 9 & 10 at Columbia, a symposium about the legacy of the "war on terror" for democratic freedom, and for the freedoms of speech and the press in particular. Info about speakers, venue, registration here. knightcolumbia.org/blog/the-for...knightcolumbia.orgThe Forever War and the First Amendment 042
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 11/08/2026A couple of weeks away with family and friends. So good for the soul and much needed rest in this season of constant acceleration. Don’t forget to give yourself the gift of rest, friends. Onward 130
Reposted by Stephen MilesGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 27/07/2026People who are suddenly deported to countries they haven’t been to for years — or, in some cases, have NEVER been to — are incredibly vulnerable. We are going to be reading stories like this for years. God have mercy on their three little girls. 829391162
Reposted by Stephen MilesMatt Ortega @mattortega.com · 24/07/2026Bush declared major combat operations were over on May 1, 2003. By Trump's logic, he would remove all 4,500 who perished after "Mission Accomplished." 14623
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 22/07/2026If you're not reading @attackerman.bsky.social, you're doing it wrong. His latest is a much needed expose on Trump's massive increase in warmaking, only not in Iran, in Somalia. In the last six months Trump has launched more attacks on Somalia than Biden did in his entire presidency. Read more 👇forever-wars.com"We Initiated, Basically, A New War" in Somalia (Director's Cut)PLUS: American Prestige x FOREVER WARS on the war against the left—a left Rubio says belongs to Cuba, which he thinks will scare you 03814
Reposted by Stephen MilesAdam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026John Cornyn has told the WH he won't move forward the ambassadorial nominations of Trump allies Kari Lake (Jamaica?!) and Doug Mastriano (Slovakia) without a commitment to distribute PEPFAR funding, saying it's both the compassionate thing to do and in our self-interest to have friends in Africa.semafor.comExclusive: Cornyn threatens to sink Trump nominees over PEPFARThe Texas Republican told Semafor he would not support action on two ambassadorial picks without movement on the AIDS-fighting program for Africa. 37919
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 21/07/2026#MustRead from @nancyokail.bsky.social and @sinatoossi.bsky.social in @thenation.com on Trump's Iran war, the failed system that led to it, and how any hope of truly building a better tomorrow starts with accountability. www.thenation.com/article/worl...thenation.comAmerica’s Iran Failure Is Bigger Than TrumpTrump’s personalization of foreign policy is ultimately a symptom of a deeper institutional problem rather than its source. 1176
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Really fantastic interview out on @mayboeve.bsky.social's great podcast this week with @shaghdoosti.bsky.social on the Iran war, the antiwar movement, and where it all stands. One of the best reflections on power, politics, and where to find hope you'll hear. Highly recommend checking it out!howwebuildthis.substack.comNew Episode: Movements Respond to the Iran WarSara Haghdoosti, Moveon's Chief of Program, on common-sense, humane foreign policy 002
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Time and time and time again we have learned that the Trump administration has hid the true costs of its disastrous war with Iran. It is long past time for this illegal war to end and for a full, public accounting of its massive costs. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...nytimes.comPentagon Withheld Dozens of U.S. Military Injuries in Iran WarCentral Command is not required to release information about injured troops, especially when they quickly return to duty, a military official said. 23314
Reposted by Stephen MilesDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The Freedom Fuel stations were put together by a pair of serial grifters who stole $667,000 worth of gas from a distributor five years ago, a private credit sponsor, and an energy trader tied up in multiple Trump schemes and profiting heavily off the war in Iran. prospect.org/2026/07/20/k...prospect.orgThe Kleptocrat Nesting Dolls Behind Trump’s Potemkin Gas Stations - The American ProspectHow can Freedom Fuel afford to sell gas for $3.47 a gallon? That’s the wrong question to ask. 361673809
Reposted by Stephen MilesAdam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 16/07/2026You know who didn't raise money last quarter? John Fetterman. 172K in, 270K out, barely over $2M on hand. Not exactly a stockpile if he plans to seek reelection in 2028. (His small-dollar base is gone: only $21,002.38 in unitemized $ . In the first 3 month of 2021, he raised $2.8M in unitemized.)docquery.fec.gov FEC Disclosure Form 3 for Fetterman for PA 1020038
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 19/07/2026John Fetterman has seen a 97% collapse of small dollar donors www.post-gazette.com/news/politic...post-gazette.comSen. John Fetterman’s small-dollar donor base dries up in another sign of his struggles with DemocratsWASHINGTON — From the moment he entered the wider political world outside Braddock, John Fetterman's political rise was fueled by an army of grassroots... 030
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 17/07/2026There are few more entrenched beliefs in DC's natsec elite than "escalating to deescalate." Trump may be a radical departure from many, many norms, but when it comes to trying to bomb his way to peace, he's decidedly conventional (and catastrophically wrong). via Axios: www.axios.com/2026/07/17/t... 130
Reposted by Stephen MilesJoe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 15/07/2026"On Thursday last week, Secret Service agents groused among themselves as they prepared to deliver another perk to Vice President JD Vance’s family: join a military helicopter crew to fly his young son to his golf lesson." Marine Choppers to take the kid to a golf lesson 9189101
Reposted by Stephen MilesThe Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 14/07/2026Senate Democrats blocked an effort to begin debate on the annual defense policy bill, raising fresh doubts about whether Congress can quickly resolve fights over the Iran war and military spending.notus.orgSenate Democrats Filibuster Defense Bill to Protest Iran War and Budget HikeThe failed vote leaves one of Congress’ most reliable annual bills stalled. 0243
Reposted by Stephen MilesPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar urging colleagues to vote YES on Massie & Khanna's amendment cutting aid to Israel. "The American people are crying out for an end to US tax dollars subsidizing Israel's military." Comes as party leadership announces opposition to the amendment. 22741194
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Wonder how much Jared’s firm and other Trump family members are gonna make in all this 🤔 010
Reposted by Stephen MilesBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 14/07/2026One weird trick to end Trump's illegal war with Iran: A prohibition on funding any further hostilities. (It is what ended Nixon's bombing of Cambodia in 1973.) Guess who the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee is: Susan Collins. 12548176
Reposted by Stephen MilesLeah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026A report on the ground from the ICE shooting in Biddeford that should make every parent in this country lose their minds: 11055952087
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Not just a casual acquaintance either, but allegedly his closest, best, most valued friend in the whole world. Does say a lot about someone. 0190
Reposted by Stephen MilesDeborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Not sure I can count the ways in which this is unconstitutional, not least that "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law." Minimum, I'd be asking for the required regular "account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money." 714661
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Which would also mean he owns Venezuela’s earthquake response. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comVenezuela quake death toll passes 4,000 as scale of recovery effort looms largeNearly 17,000 injured and thousands more are listed as missing amid calls by UN and president Delcy Rodríguez for financial help 130
Reposted by Stephen MilesAdam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Per today's NYT, Marco Rubio in fact remains Viceroy of Venezuela, and "now effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government, according to interviews with more than a dozen officials." (He is no longer the Acting Archivist.)nytimes.comHow Marco Rubio is Running Venezuela From AfarThe secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in th... 22712
Reposted by Stephen MilesEliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 09/07/2026On Tuesday, an ICE officer shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston. Today, the government is pressuring the only three eyewitnesses to sign self-deportation orders. I spent 15 years as a public defender. If anyone else did this, we'd call it witness tampering. youtube.com/shorts/-1mtg...youtube.comICE Killed a Houston Father. Now It's Pressuring the Witnesses to Leave the CountryYouTube video by Eliza Orlins 318782
Reposted by Stephen MilesJennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Federal immigration agents who killed a man during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday had been searching for a different person, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman.nytimes.comMexican Man Killed by ICE in Houston Was Not the Target 621417595
Reposted by Stephen MilesAmee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 09/07/2026ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again. 8972532910433
Reposted by Stephen MilesMatt Duss @mattduss.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Rahm Emanuel’s speech in Tel Aviv marked a long overdue break from the failed “no daylight” approach to Israel, but still trafficked in the same anti-Palestinian tropes that have been used to justify it. My piece in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/worl...thenation.comRahm Emanuel’s Speech in Tel Aviv Breaks With a “No Daylight” ApproachThough the speech broke from a failed approach toward Israel, it was still based on flawed and tendentious attitudes and history. 23114
Reposted by Stephen MilesKaroli @karoli.bsky.social · 09/07/2026So now we’re executing people in the streets? No due process just a bullet in the gut. crooksandliars.com/2026/07/ice-...crooksandliars.comICE Guns A Father Down In The Street, Notching Another Cold-Blooded Kill In Their BeltYet another life has been unceremoniously claimed in the street by America's own Gestapo. 23714
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Honest question, is there a definitive tracker of how many people have been killed in the US by Trump’s troop and Paramilitary domestic deployments? 25222
Reposted by Stephen MilesBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The U.S. military shot and killed an American on U.S. soil this morningnpr.orgNational Guard troops fatally shoot a man in downtown MemphisMemphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours of July 5, killing a man who was armed with a handgun. State investigators will handle the case. 611020659
Reposted by Stephen MilesSpooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I think about this every day. 1447
Reposted by Stephen MilesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/06/2026BREAKING: MIAMI (AP) — More than 100 Venezuelans deported from the US hours before earthquakes are missing after their hotel collapses. 64941508
Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 29/06/2026We have quite simply never seen corruption as massive and utterly out in the open by a US President and his family. There is no precedent for this level of public theft and self enrichment.nytimes.comTrump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit. 06927
Reposted by Stephen MilesInkstick Media @inkstickmedia.com · 29/06/2026"Yes, the US possesses the world’s most powerful and sophisticated military, but administration officials severely underestimated the possibility that Iran would respond to force by closing the Strait of Hormuz to maritime traffic."inkstickmedia.comTrump's Disastrous War on Iran Was Not Worth ItTrump's disastrous war on Iran was not worth it, and Americans and Iranians alike are paying the price of it. 011