Keith Fitzgerald
@keithfitzgerald.bsky.social
Negotiator. Conflict Advisor.
Former Harvard Negotiation Project
Former Kennedy School & NUS Lecturer
Managing Director, Sea-Change Partners
Co-author, "Negotiating Hostage Crises with the New Terrorists"
Photographer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithfitz
Former Harvard Negotiation Project
Former Kennedy School & NUS Lecturer
Managing Director, Sea-Change Partners
Co-author, "Negotiating Hostage Crises with the New Terrorists"
Photographer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithfitz
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Some basic fundamentals on the Rule of Law to help understand what's happening; why it's happening; and how it's happening (Actually, it's not just "happening." It's being done deliberately):
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Because of course we're going to hand it to Erik Prince
The Trump administration is preparing to use private military contractors to protect oil and energy assets in Venezuela rather than deploying US troops, according to two sources familiar with the plans. https://cnn.it/3LIPdLw
January 15, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Because of course we're going to hand it to Erik Prince
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Not super in love with how we are speed-running both WWIII and Civil War 2 right now
Most US media is downplaying this by talking about how few soldiers were sent to Greenland yesterday by the Nordic countries, but omits the fact that they’re all planning officers, preparing first for a large exercise followed by long term stay by a larger force.
The Danish foreign minister, coming out of a meeting with the Americans: "It's clear that the president has this wish of conquering Greenland."
I don't think that people have quite measured the severity of what is happening nor the intensity of the required response.
I don't think that people have quite measured the severity of what is happening nor the intensity of the required response.
January 15, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Not super in love with how we are speed-running both WWIII and Civil War 2 right now
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Charlie Kirk from The Charlie Kirk Show, Oct. 26, 2023:
January 15, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Charlie Kirk from The Charlie Kirk Show, Oct. 26, 2023:
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I see we’re at the, “C’mon, the Alabama state troopers were really being treated disrespectfully at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Also, a couple of them got scratches that day,” level of ICE apologetics.
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I see we’re at the, “C’mon, the Alabama state troopers were really being treated disrespectfully at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Also, a couple of them got scratches that day,” level of ICE apologetics.
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There’s no such thing as a free Boeing jet.
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:49 AM
There’s no such thing as a free Boeing jet.
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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before I go to bed, I feel obliged to emphasize how tonight’s rampage in northern Minneapolis was, by no exaggeration, a glorified episode of klan night riding by federally deputized groypers. Yes, DHS always had these people but the difference now is that they’re in charge and with a $175B budget.
oh my god????
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 AM
before I go to bed, I feel obliged to emphasize how tonight’s rampage in northern Minneapolis was, by no exaggeration, a glorified episode of klan night riding by federally deputized groypers. Yes, DHS always had these people but the difference now is that they’re in charge and with a $175B budget.
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Ethics got cancelled guys.
Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.
They are getting creative!
They are getting creative!
ETHICS IS NOW CANCELED AT TEXAS A&M
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Ethics got cancelled guys.
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This would presumably be the same Enrique Tarrio who has recently been promoting a Mein Kampf reading group led by the white nationalist niece of Ann Coulter. Don’t call them Nazis though, that would be rude.
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 AM
This would presumably be the same Enrique Tarrio who has recently been promoting a Mein Kampf reading group led by the white nationalist niece of Ann Coulter. Don’t call them Nazis though, that would be rude.
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Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
Geopolitical pundits took to saying "we live in a VUCA world" a world characterised by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity
They forgot a few. In fact, we live in a VUCCAGS world. That is, a world characterised by:
Volatility
Uncertainty
Complexity
Cruelty
Ambiguity
Greed
&
Stupidity
They forgot a few. In fact, we live in a VUCCAGS world. That is, a world characterised by:
Volatility
Uncertainty
Complexity
Cruelty
Ambiguity
Greed
&
Stupidity
January 15, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Geopolitical pundits took to saying "we live in a VUCA world" a world characterised by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity
They forgot a few. In fact, we live in a VUCCAGS world. That is, a world characterised by:
Volatility
Uncertainty
Complexity
Cruelty
Ambiguity
Greed
&
Stupidity
They forgot a few. In fact, we live in a VUCCAGS world. That is, a world characterised by:
Volatility
Uncertainty
Complexity
Cruelty
Ambiguity
Greed
&
Stupidity
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Just crazy watching an American city fully under attack
January 15, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Just crazy watching an American city fully under attack
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BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story
Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.
www.wired.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
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"Truthfully, we don't have right now in our force structure the kinds of at-scale forces that would conduct Arctic operations." That's what, you know, allies are for.
@markhertling.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
@markhertling.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
"Truthfully, we don't have right now in our force structure the kinds of at-scale forces that would conduct Arctic operations." That's what, you know, allies are for.
@markhertling.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
@markhertling.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
A reminder:
Trump wants violence. He needs some pretext – however flimsy and fabricated – to declare a state of emergency before the midterms, which he very much wants to disrupt and rig.
That is his best bet to stay in power and continue his hostile takeover of the Republic.
Trump wants violence. He needs some pretext – however flimsy and fabricated – to declare a state of emergency before the midterms, which he very much wants to disrupt and rig.
That is his best bet to stay in power and continue his hostile takeover of the Republic.
January 15, 2026 at 2:18 AM
A reminder:
Trump wants violence. He needs some pretext – however flimsy and fabricated – to declare a state of emergency before the midterms, which he very much wants to disrupt and rig.
That is his best bet to stay in power and continue his hostile takeover of the Republic.
Trump wants violence. He needs some pretext – however flimsy and fabricated – to declare a state of emergency before the midterms, which he very much wants to disrupt and rig.
That is his best bet to stay in power and continue his hostile takeover of the Republic.
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We are aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis. We are working to confirm additional details.
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
We are aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis. We are working to confirm additional details.
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unraveled is a good source in these times if you haven’t already followed
Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
unraveled is a good source in these times if you haven’t already followed
The Not-So-Proud Boys
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The Not-So-Proud Boys
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There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.