Dave Kearn
@davekearnjr.bsky.social
Son, brother, uncle. Teacher, retired bartender, (slowly) improving golfer. RIP E.B.
“It’s a fragile thing, this life we lead…”
“It’s a fragile thing, this life we lead…”
Pinned
Limited nuclear war and the defense of Taiwan
This article assesses proposals to address the challenge of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan with the threat of first use of tactical nuclear weapons by the United States. While it is not clear that a ...
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For anyone interested, a new article I’ve been working on for some time. Nice to see in print.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/H6RJT...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/H6RJT...
Resign.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Resign.
Disgraceful, dishonorable, and wholly predictable.
POLITICO: “.. Among those who received the ‘full, complete and unconditional’ pardons were Rudy Giuliani .. Mark Meadows, .. John Eastman and Kenneth Chesebro, .. Boris Epshteyn .. and Sidney Powell ..”
@politico.com @kyledcheney.bsky.social
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@politico.com @kyledcheney.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Disgraceful, dishonorable, and wholly predictable.
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Harm to SNAP recipients, federal workers, and others is real. In a normal democracy it’d make sense to prioritize reducing that harm in the short term.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Harm to SNAP recipients, federal workers, and others is real. In a normal democracy it’d make sense to prioritize reducing that harm in the short term.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
Amen.
He's got to go. He has failed. He fails daily. He is the wrong man for this moment.
Schumer: "However this vote turns out, this fight will and must continue. Democrats must fight."
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Amen.
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This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
WTF??
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WTF??
I really hope this isn’t correct…
November 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I really hope this isn’t correct…
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The longevity of the Mafia in Italy serves as a warning that, once this style of rule embeds itself in the state, it is “very difficult to extract,” @adamserwer.bsky.social argues.
The Mafia Presidency
Trump is saying, essentially, If you don’t want to get hurt, you’ll do what I say.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The longevity of the Mafia in Italy serves as a warning that, once this style of rule embeds itself in the state, it is “very difficult to extract,” @adamserwer.bsky.social argues.
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There is nothing an American president could do worse for his own people than starving the poor right before Thanksgiving.
Except for, I don’t know, lying about a plague and getting a million of his own citizens killed. Oh wait, let’s also not forget the time that he:
Except for, I don’t know, lying about a plague and getting a million of his own citizens killed. Oh wait, let’s also not forget the time that he:
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
There is nothing an American president could do worse for his own people than starving the poor right before Thanksgiving.
Except for, I don’t know, lying about a plague and getting a million of his own citizens killed. Oh wait, let’s also not forget the time that he:
Except for, I don’t know, lying about a plague and getting a million of his own citizens killed. Oh wait, let’s also not forget the time that he:
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My new article "Immigration is Not Invasion" is now up on SSRN. It comprehensively explains why illegal migration and drug smuggling do not qualify as "invasion" under the Constitution and the Alien Enemies Act of 1798: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Immigration is Not Invasion
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In recent years, state governments and the second Trump Administration have increasingly advanced the argument that illegal migration and cross-border dr
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November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
My new article "Immigration is Not Invasion" is now up on SSRN. It comprehensively explains why illegal migration and drug smuggling do not qualify as "invasion" under the Constitution and the Alien Enemies Act of 1798: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
What in the wide, wide world of sports…?
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
What in the wide, wide world of sports…?
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Some belated thoughts on the Supreme Court arguments about the tariffs: danieldrezner.substack.com/p/sometimes-...
Sometimes Constitutional Law is Dumb
A meditation on the Supreme Court argument regarding Trump's tariffs
danieldrezner.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Some belated thoughts on the Supreme Court arguments about the tariffs: danieldrezner.substack.com/p/sometimes-...
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This is actually a pretty standard and unremarkable move, as evidenced by Justice Jackson issuing it.
But most people won't believe that for several good reasons.
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But most people won't believe that for several good reasons.
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#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This is actually a pretty standard and unremarkable move, as evidenced by Justice Jackson issuing it.
But most people won't believe that for several good reasons.
/1
But most people won't believe that for several good reasons.
/1
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"A nuclear crisis is not something where the president can pick up the phone and say, Vladimir, cut it out... that's not how any of this works," @radiofreetom.bsky.social says in discussing the film 'A House of Dynamite' with @sonnybunch.bsky.social.
"In the real world... things have consequences."
"In the real world... things have consequences."
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
"A nuclear crisis is not something where the president can pick up the phone and say, Vladimir, cut it out... that's not how any of this works," @radiofreetom.bsky.social says in discussing the film 'A House of Dynamite' with @sonnybunch.bsky.social.
"In the real world... things have consequences."
"In the real world... things have consequences."
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📢 Critical new @apln.network joint statement by 60 senior national security practitioners and experts, across 🇦🇺 🇨🇳 🇫🇯 🇮🇳 🇮🇩 🇯🇵 🇰🇮 🇲🇾 🇲🇭 🇲🇳 🇳🇵🇳🇿 🇵🇰 🇵🇭 🇰🇷 🇸🇬 🇱🇰 🇹🇭 -
🚨 APLN is deeply concerned about announcements to resume nuclear testing. This would end nearly 3 decades of global consensus against nuclear explosive testing + threaten the stability of our region & the world.
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
Here's why it's dangerous 🧵 (1/7)
www.apln.network/analysis/sta...
APLN Group Statement: A Return to Nuclear Testing Threatens Global Stability | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
www.apln.network
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
📢 Critical new @apln.network joint statement by 60 senior national security practitioners and experts, across 🇦🇺 🇨🇳 🇫🇯 🇮🇳 🇮🇩 🇯🇵 🇰🇮 🇲🇾 🇲🇭 🇲🇳 🇳🇵🇳🇿 🇵🇰 🇵🇭 🇰🇷 🇸🇬 🇱🇰 🇹🇭 -
Like the sociopathic couch aficionado gives a rat’s ass…
JD Vance: "The American people are unfortunately are about to start suffering some very real consequences because of the shutdown."
November 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Like the sociopathic couch aficionado gives a rat’s ass…
Helluva thing that a goon like Orban is vastly more articulate and knowledgeable than the corrupt wannabe despot in the White House…
Orban: "The only pro-peace government is the US and Hungary. All the other governments prefer to continue the way because many of them think Ukraine can win on the frontline, which is a misunderstanding of the situation."
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Helluva thing that a goon like Orban is vastly more articulate and knowledgeable than the corrupt wannabe despot in the White House…
A constant embarrassment and living breathing blight on the position and department.
Hegseth: "We are not building for peacetime. We are pivoting the Pentagon and our industrial base to a wartime footing. Building for victory should our adversaries FAFO."
November 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
A constant embarrassment and living breathing blight on the position and department.
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
Sounds like a good start!
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Sounds like a good start!
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Sadly, the Biden Administration officials who initiated this partnership under the Inflation Reduction Act couldn’t be present. 😏
$LLY $NVO
$LLY $NVO
President Trump announces that the world's two largest pharmaceutical companies will sell the "fat drug" (GLP-1 agonists) in the US "at drastic discounts."
November 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Sadly, the Biden Administration officials who initiated this partnership under the Inflation Reduction Act couldn’t be present. 😏
$LLY $NVO
$LLY $NVO
Huh… but when Biden was in office, this was THE issue!
Even though inflation came down nearly every month of his presidency…
Head scratcher…
Even though inflation came down nearly every month of his presidency…
Head scratcher…
Q: Food prices are still going up. Grocery prices are still going up. How do you respond?
MIKE JOHNSON: All of the economist have shown that food prices always go up. There's an inflationary level that's built in to grocery prices.
MIKE JOHNSON: All of the economist have shown that food prices always go up. There's an inflationary level that's built in to grocery prices.
November 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Huh… but when Biden was in office, this was THE issue!
Even though inflation came down nearly every month of his presidency…
Head scratcher…
Even though inflation came down nearly every month of his presidency…
Head scratcher…
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Both the dog’s cool confidence and the cat’s bitchiness are hilarious.
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Both the dog’s cool confidence and the cat’s bitchiness are hilarious.