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Amb. John D. Feeley on U.S. Troops and "Gunboat Diplomacy"
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Amb. John Feeley talked with me about the drug boat attacks. He's got deep knowledge of Latin America and served as a U.S. Marine helicopter pilot. He says there's a "right way" to interdict drug boats...or even seek regime change in Venezuela. youtube.com/watch?v=c_suFE0niD0&t=0h0m0s
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Hot takes are always unreliable, but I suspect Xi Jinping is pleased by Trump’s intervention in Venezuela. Another costly distraction for the US, won’t affect flow of drugs much, sets a nice precedent for his Taiwan ambitions, and makes US look like a rogue state. Win-win for Beijing.
January 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Hot takes are always unreliable, but I suspect Xi Jinping is pleased by Trump’s intervention in Venezuela. Another costly distraction for the US, won’t affect flow of drugs much, sets a nice precedent for his Taiwan ambitions, and makes US look like a rogue state. Win-win for Beijing.
As we watch events in Venezuela, Harvard's Stephen Walt's
@stephenwalt.bsky.social analysis of trends in 2025 proves accurate: Trump's "predatory hegemony" is on full display.
youtu.be/RIInWxAAeRs?si=mNqgvNHWH9A5r17W&t=0h1m24s
@stephenwalt.bsky.social analysis of trends in 2025 proves accurate: Trump's "predatory hegemony" is on full display.
youtu.be/RIInWxAAeRs?si=mNqgvNHWH9A5r17W&t=0h1m24s
Trump's "Predatory Hegemony" Defines 2025: Prof. Stephen Walt
YouTube video by The Brief Podcast
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 3:38 PM
As we watch events in Venezuela, Harvard's Stephen Walt's
@stephenwalt.bsky.social analysis of trends in 2025 proves accurate: Trump's "predatory hegemony" is on full display.
youtu.be/RIInWxAAeRs?si=mNqgvNHWH9A5r17W&t=0h1m24s
@stephenwalt.bsky.social analysis of trends in 2025 proves accurate: Trump's "predatory hegemony" is on full display.
youtu.be/RIInWxAAeRs?si=mNqgvNHWH9A5r17W&t=0h1m24s
Trump's "Predatory Hegemony" Defines 2025: Prof. @stephenwalt.bsky.social reviews International Affairs in a special, year-end edition of "The Brief Podcast" with
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Trump's "Predatory Hegemony" Defines 2025: Prof. Stephen Walt
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December 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Trump's "Predatory Hegemony" Defines 2025: Prof. @stephenwalt.bsky.social reviews International Affairs in a special, year-end edition of "The Brief Podcast" with
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Pretty disappointing the number of DoJ and FBI employees who seem to be willingly engaged in obstruction of justice.
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Pretty disappointing the number of DoJ and FBI employees who seem to be willingly engaged in obstruction of justice.
Wow! What was 2nd Prize?
Jeff Landry is a moron with zero foreign policy experience, knowledge, or qualifications. ZERO. Nothing. More insanity.
December 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Wow! What was 2nd Prize?
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Disastrously stupid. Incredibly destructive to the US and the State Department. Important to make sure that Rubio gets his full share of the blame for the devastation to American diplomacy and security that he has personally overseen.
December 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Disastrously stupid. Incredibly destructive to the US and the State Department. Important to make sure that Rubio gets his full share of the blame for the devastation to American diplomacy and security that he has personally overseen.
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I can think of many respected journalists whose reputations are based on their willingness to investigate and challenge powerful people and institutions. By contrast, I can’t think of any whose reputation was enhanced by a willingness to serve as a supine propagandist. #CBSNews
December 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I can think of many respected journalists whose reputations are based on their willingness to investigate and challenge powerful people and institutions. By contrast, I can’t think of any whose reputation was enhanced by a willingness to serve as a supine propagandist. #CBSNews
Respect. Peter Arnett, a friend and colleague during his years with CNN, has died. He loved telling the story, breaking the news and questioning authority. He can now shout from the great beyond (one more dateline) with his famous line: "I've BEEN there!" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
Peter Arnett, Pulitzer-Winning War Correspondent, Dies at 91
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Respect. Peter Arnett, a friend and colleague during his years with CNN, has died. He loved telling the story, breaking the news and questioning authority. He can now shout from the great beyond (one more dateline) with his famous line: "I've BEEN there!" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
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No country in the history of the world made itself greater by destroying its universities and cutting back on scientific research. Yet that is exactly what Trump and MAGA are doing to America today.
December 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
No country in the history of the world made itself greater by destroying its universities and cutting back on scientific research. Yet that is exactly what Trump and MAGA are doing to America today.
Amb. John Feeley talked with me about the drug boat attacks. He's got deep knowledge of Latin America and served as a U.S. Marine helicopter pilot. He says there's a "right way" to interdict drug boats...or even seek regime change in Venezuela. youtube.com/watch?v=c_suFE0niD0&t=0h0m0s
Amb. John D. Feeley on U.S. Troops and "Gunboat Diplomacy"
YouTube video by The Brief Podcast
youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Amb. John Feeley talked with me about the drug boat attacks. He's got deep knowledge of Latin America and served as a U.S. Marine helicopter pilot. He says there's a "right way" to interdict drug boats...or even seek regime change in Venezuela. youtube.com/watch?v=c_suFE0niD0&t=0h0m0s
The Trump/Hegseth strategy of blowing up suspected drug boats in the Caribbean is doomed to failure. It will only succeed in undermining International legal standards and respect for the U.S. military. It appeals to people like Megyn Kelly, who says ‘I’d Really Like to See Them Suffer’
December 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The Trump/Hegseth strategy of blowing up suspected drug boats in the Caribbean is doomed to failure. It will only succeed in undermining International legal standards and respect for the U.S. military. It appeals to people like Megyn Kelly, who says ‘I’d Really Like to See Them Suffer’
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
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Today Secretary Hegseth lectured the press about the "fog of war." But that ain't nothing to the fog--moral as well as intellectual--of being Pete. My latest.
www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth...
www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth...
Why Blowhard Pentagon Pete Just Put Himself in the Crosshairs
White House efforts to defend Pete Hegseth have stirred up a hornet’s nest of real life warriors.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Today Secretary Hegseth lectured the press about the "fog of war." But that ain't nothing to the fog--moral as well as intellectual--of being Pete. My latest.
www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth...
www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth...
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How we can “restore courtesy and class to air travel” starts with airports & airlines starting to treat travelers as people rather than cattle, make airplane seating comfortable and humane, and designing airports and airplanes as welcoming and enjoyable spaces….
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Pilots respond to White House's plan to make flying great again
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy has launched a campaign to "restore courtesy and class to air travel."
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November 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
How we can “restore courtesy and class to air travel” starts with airports & airlines starting to treat travelers as people rather than cattle, make airplane seating comfortable and humane, and designing airports and airplanes as welcoming and enjoyable spaces….
www.newsweek.com/white-house-...
www.newsweek.com/white-house-...
Thinking of my talented friend, chef, hotelier and cookbook author Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social today as I pushed a couple Cherry Clafouti into the oven!
August 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Thinking of my talented friend, chef, hotelier and cookbook author Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social today as I pushed a couple Cherry Clafouti into the oven!
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert joins Jim Clancy on "The Brief Podcast" -- Olmert says the 2-State solution remains the only viable future and voices concern over the long term consequences of the endless attacks on Israel's global reputation. youtu.be/yFTpBjWYjDg?si=_PxqFHrtsd3qPOXX&t=0h0m0s
The Complexities of Conflict w/ Fmr. Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert
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May 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert joins Jim Clancy on "The Brief Podcast" -- Olmert says the 2-State solution remains the only viable future and voices concern over the long term consequences of the endless attacks on Israel's global reputation. youtu.be/yFTpBjWYjDg?si=_PxqFHrtsd3qPOXX&t=0h0m0s
Whistling Past the Graveyard: Stock Investors Fuel Rapid Rebound despite Risk of Recession @WSJ www.wsj.com/finance/rece...
What Recession? Stock Investors Expect the Good Times to Continue
The S&P 500 is now down just 3.3% for the year, reflecting hopes for tariff rollbacks.
www.wsj.com
May 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Whistling Past the Graveyard: Stock Investors Fuel Rapid Rebound despite Risk of Recession @WSJ www.wsj.com/finance/rece...
Pope Francis was a Jesuit. He was liberal. He beleived in challenging authority. We will not see his likes again anytime soon.
April 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Pope Francis was a Jesuit. He was liberal. He beleived in challenging authority. We will not see his likes again anytime soon.
Pope Francis Dies at 88 After Final Appeal for Gaza Cease-Fire www.commondreams.org/news/pope-fr...
Pope Francis Dies at 88 After Final Appeal for Gaza Cease-Fire | Common Dreams
The Vatican announced that Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, hours
after he appeared at an Easter mass and appealed for an end to Israel's
war on the Gaza Strip.
www.commondreams.org
April 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Pope Francis Dies at 88 After Final Appeal for Gaza Cease-Fire www.commondreams.org/news/pope-fr...
Jesus regularly cheated at Golf. The Holy Spirit made that money disappear from your 401k. Happy Easter to those who mark the occasion!
April 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Jesus regularly cheated at Golf. The Holy Spirit made that money disappear from your 401k. Happy Easter to those who mark the occasion!
'Dystopian' Trump Plan for Massive Expansion of ICE Detention Centers Exposed www.commondreams.org/news/ice-det...
'Dystopian' Trump Plan for Massive Expansion of ICE Detention Centers Exposed | Common Dreams
"This expansion is a disastrous waste of billions of taxpayer dollars that will only line the coffers of the private prison industry," said one ACLU attorney.
www.commondreams.org
April 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
'Dystopian' Trump Plan for Massive Expansion of ICE Detention Centers Exposed www.commondreams.org/news/ice-det...
Video of Trump Bragging About Enriching His Billionaire Pals Draws Outrage www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b...
Video of Trump Bragging About Enriching His Billionaire Pals Draws Outrage | Common Dreams
"Donald Trump in a nutshell: doing everything he can to make the ultra-rich even richer," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. "We need to find out if Trump's tariff chaos was used as cover for insider trading...
www.commondreams.org
April 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Video of Trump Bragging About Enriching His Billionaire Pals Draws Outrage www.commondreams.org/news/trump-b...
Trump's family businesses doing well with Saudi cash infusions at sports events. By now, Americans and the rest of the world must see that Trump knows much less about business and Musk knows much less about actually curbing wasteful spending than either has claimed. But maybe not.
April 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Trump's family businesses doing well with Saudi cash infusions at sports events. By now, Americans and the rest of the world must see that Trump knows much less about business and Musk knows much less about actually curbing wasteful spending than either has claimed. But maybe not.
The world saw multi-Trillion$ evaporate on stock markets. Trump wasn't concerned...he was out golfing. wapo.st/423m3fE
As the markets fell, Trump putted
The stock markets have lost more than $6 trillion in value since Trump imposed sweeping tariffs last week. But on Sunday the president won — at golf.
wapo.st
April 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The world saw multi-Trillion$ evaporate on stock markets. Trump wasn't concerned...he was out golfing. wapo.st/423m3fE