Mike Jensen
@mikejjensen.bsky.social
Political Science, Information Warfare, Political Communication
For that matter from the perspective of the ROC (Taiwan) the People's Republic of China doesn't exist and, if it doesn't exist, it cannot have a President Xi.
December 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
For that matter from the perspective of the ROC (Taiwan) the People's Republic of China doesn't exist and, if it doesn't exist, it cannot have a President Xi.
Forget 28 points, 1 point: Russia retreats to its borders and ceases trying to control its neighbours.
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Forget 28 points, 1 point: Russia retreats to its borders and ceases trying to control its neighbours.
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It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
Statements like this reinforce claims that Patel is "in over his head" according to internal FBI sources. He clearly doesn’t understand why burn bags exist or the the fact they are backed up on electronic systems.
1/ In modern U.S. intelligence and federal law‑enforcement practice, substantive classified material does not normally exist only as a single paper copy;
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Kash Patel says all contents of FBI Trump-Russia burn bags will be made public
Just the News previously reported that the FBI had launched an investigation after finding classified information tied to the now-discredited Trump-Russia collusion saga stashed at FBI headquarters.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Statements like this reinforce claims that Patel is "in over his head" according to internal FBI sources. He clearly doesn’t understand why burn bags exist or the the fact they are backed up on electronic systems.
Helping Ukraine win is the cheaper option compared to trying to live with an imperialist Russia.
Russia getting its way would cost Europe hundreds of billions more than ensuring Ukraine victory: study | New York Post nypost.com/2025/11/30/u...
Russia getting its way would cost Europe hundreds of billions more than ensuring Ukraine victory: study | New York Post nypost.com/2025/11/30/u...
Helping Ukraine topple Russia instead of caving to Kremlin’s demands would save Europe hundreds of billions: study
Helping Ukraine defeat Russia is a cheaper prospect for Europe than giving into the Kremlin’s concessions, according to a new study titled “Europe’s Choice” out of Norway. F…
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December 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Helping Ukraine win is the cheaper option compared to trying to live with an imperialist Russia.
Russia getting its way would cost Europe hundreds of billions more than ensuring Ukraine victory: study | New York Post nypost.com/2025/11/30/u...
Russia getting its way would cost Europe hundreds of billions more than ensuring Ukraine victory: study | New York Post nypost.com/2025/11/30/u...
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@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
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SCOOP: Dan Richman, a key figure in the now-dismissed case against James Comey, has filed suit over the gov't's handling of data seized from his devices.
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
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He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
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The Civil Suit That Could Derail the Comey Prosecution (Again)
Daniel Richman, a central figure in the now-dismissed criminal case against James Comey, files suit over the government's handling of his property.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
SCOOP: Dan Richman, a key figure in the now-dismissed case against James Comey, has filed suit over the gov't's handling of data seized from his devices.
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
This level of sabotage is at a level beyond the fever dreams of America's adversaries
FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals | FBI | The Guardian share.google/z0YgkdFMFm4N...
FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals | FBI | The Guardian share.google/z0YgkdFMFm4N...
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
This level of sabotage is at a level beyond the fever dreams of America's adversaries
FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals | FBI | The Guardian share.google/z0YgkdFMFm4N...
FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals | FBI | The Guardian share.google/z0YgkdFMFm4N...
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this is quite the detail
November 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
this is quite the detail
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A President with immunity from criminal prosecution with a pardon power to protect others from federal criminal prosecution (and a demonstrated record of using it corruptly to shield allies) is a recipe for massive abuse of power.
December 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A President with immunity from criminal prosecution with a pardon power to protect others from federal criminal prosecution (and a demonstrated record of using it corruptly to shield allies) is a recipe for massive abuse of power.
The Kremlin treats the agreement worked on by Rubio and Ukraine as "irrelevant," rejecting any effort to paint them as the aggressor or enact a ceasefire. Russia prioritizes its relationship with China over the US and prefers a military solution.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Kremlin treats the agreement worked on by Rubio and Ukraine as "irrelevant," rejecting any effort to paint them as the aggressor or enact a ceasefire. Russia prioritizes its relationship with China over the US and prefers a military solution.
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A key finding, as Bluesky grew, toxicity remained low.
I am pleased to announce that our work “A longitudinal analysis of misinformation, polarization, and toxicity on Bluesky after its public launch” has been accepted at #OSNEM.
The paper is an extension of our previous work presented at #ASONAM.
Don't miss it: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The paper is an extension of our previous work presented at #ASONAM.
Don't miss it: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A longitudinal analysis of misinformation, polarization and toxicity on Bluesky after its public launch
Bluesky is a decentralized, Twitter-like social media platform that has rapidly gained popularity. Following an invite-only phase, it officially opene…
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December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A key finding, as Bluesky grew, toxicity remained low.
Narrator notes, Ukraine's sovereignty is a matter of existing US law. This says they are still working on making the agreement compliant. The critical question is, what half remains?
“Halfway to Ukrainian independence”? Seriously?
During the talks, Marco Rubio reportedly said: “We are already halfway to securing Ukraine’s independence. Today we made significant progress.”
Ukraine became independent in 1991 — first from Moscow, then it gave up its nuclear weapons👇
During the talks, Marco Rubio reportedly said: “We are already halfway to securing Ukraine’s independence. Today we made significant progress.”
Ukraine became independent in 1991 — first from Moscow, then it gave up its nuclear weapons👇
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Narrator notes, Ukraine's sovereignty is a matter of existing US law. This says they are still working on making the agreement compliant. The critical question is, what half remains?
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“Halfway to Ukrainian independence”? Seriously?
During the talks, Marco Rubio reportedly said: “We are already halfway to securing Ukraine’s independence. Today we made significant progress.”
Ukraine became independent in 1991 — first from Moscow, then it gave up its nuclear weapons👇
During the talks, Marco Rubio reportedly said: “We are already halfway to securing Ukraine’s independence. Today we made significant progress.”
Ukraine became independent in 1991 — first from Moscow, then it gave up its nuclear weapons👇
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
“Halfway to Ukrainian independence”? Seriously?
During the talks, Marco Rubio reportedly said: “We are already halfway to securing Ukraine’s independence. Today we made significant progress.”
Ukraine became independent in 1991 — first from Moscow, then it gave up its nuclear weapons👇
During the talks, Marco Rubio reportedly said: “We are already halfway to securing Ukraine’s independence. Today we made significant progress.”
Ukraine became independent in 1991 — first from Moscow, then it gave up its nuclear weapons👇
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This week could be pivotal for diplomacy.
It is clear that Russia does not want peace, and therefore we need to make Ukraine as strong as possible.
My doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council on Defence ↓
It is clear that Russia does not want peace, and therefore we need to make Ukraine as strong as possible.
My doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council on Defence ↓
December 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This week could be pivotal for diplomacy.
It is clear that Russia does not want peace, and therefore we need to make Ukraine as strong as possible.
My doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council on Defence ↓
It is clear that Russia does not want peace, and therefore we need to make Ukraine as strong as possible.
My doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council on Defence ↓
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Here you have active U.S. law prohibiting any and all recognition of any annexation of any part of Ukraine:
December 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Here you have active U.S. law prohibiting any and all recognition of any annexation of any part of Ukraine:
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3/ The Kremlin continues to advance a false narrative that Ukraine’s front line and political stability are on the verge of collapse in an effort to convince the West to capitulate to Russian demands that Russia cannot secure militarily.
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
3/ The Kremlin continues to advance a false narrative that Ukraine’s front line and political stability are on the verge of collapse in an effort to convince the West to capitulate to Russian demands that Russia cannot secure militarily.
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We can't really say this enough...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
AI tools are 'deskilling' workers, philosophy professor says
A philosophy professor warns that AI reliance is weakening workers' judgment, creativity, and problem-solving.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We can't really say this enough...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
This has become the diplomatic equivalent of Groundhog Day.
U.S. and Ukrainian officials meet in Miami today, ahead of Witkoff & Kushner's trip to Moscow for talks with Putin. Washington & Kyiv aim to finalize a revised peace plan, but the Kremlin has signaled it won't back down from its original demands, making a breakthrough unlikely.
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This has become the diplomatic equivalent of Groundhog Day.
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And this is why you shouldn't immediately rule out arts and humanities, kids
"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "
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Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
And this is why you shouldn't immediately rule out arts and humanities, kids
This call shows Witkoff believes he can advance the Russian peace plan through Putin's flattery of Trump rather than substantive engagement with the politcs driving the war: Russia wants to impose its will on Ukraine and Ukraine wishes to govern itself.
Here’s the full transcript of Witkoff’s traitorous call with the top Russian negotiator. Witkoff is basically an unregistered foreign agent working for Putin.
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War in Ukraine: Witkoff's Advice to Russia | US-Russia Plan Hybrid Warfare US Sanctions Frozen Rus:<
Steve Witkoff: Hi Yuri.
Yuri Ushakov: Yeah Steve hi, how are you?
SW: Good Yuri. How you doing?
YU: 1 am ok. Congratulations my friend.
SW: Thank you.
YU: You made a great job. Just a great job. Thank you so much.
Thank you, thank you.
SW: Thank you Yuri and thanks for your support. I know your country supported it and I thank you.
YU: Yes, yes, yes. Yes. You know that's why we suspend the organization of first Russian-Arabic summit.
SW: Yes.
YU: Yeah, because we think that you are making the real job there in the region.
SW: Well listen. I am going to tell you something. I think, I think if we can get the Russia-Ukraine thing solved, everybody'll be jumping for joy.
YU: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, you need to solve only one problem. (laughs]
SW: What?
YU: Russian-Ukrainian war.
SW: 1 know! How do we get that solved?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ekts44pfepbmryv2h633onqu/bafkreidbregwjygdbdlerna5akujtx5upomp74n76ro4cq52zdti3url6m@jpeg)
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War in Ukraine: Witkoff's Advice to Russia US-Russia Plan Hybrid Warfare US Sanctions Frozen Russ
YU: Ok, that sounds good. Sounds good.
SW: And here's one more thing: Zelenskiy is coming to the White House on Friday.
YU: I know that. [chuckles]
SW: I will go to that meeting because they want me there, but I think if possible we have the call with your boss before that Friday meeting.
YU: Before, before - yeah?
SW: Correct.
YU: Ok, ok. I got your advice. So I discuss that with my boss and then I come back to you, ok?
SW: Ok Yuri, I'll speak to you soon.
YU: Great, great. Thank you so much. Thanks you.
SW: Bye, bye.
YU: Bye.
[Call Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ekts44pfepbmryv2h633onqu/bafkreic475ruextexw5ci6humuizot2jdidjmdcd3l7wvfrmsn5d2ppide@jpeg)
November 30, 2025 at 6:15 AM
This call shows Witkoff believes he can advance the Russian peace plan through Putin's flattery of Trump rather than substantive engagement with the politcs driving the war: Russia wants to impose its will on Ukraine and Ukraine wishes to govern itself.
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Polish PM Tusk reminded allies that NATO was founded to defend against Soviet/Russian aggression through solidarity, not selfish interests, expressing hope these principles remain unchanged.
November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Polish PM Tusk reminded allies that NATO was founded to defend against Soviet/Russian aggression through solidarity, not selfish interests, expressing hope these principles remain unchanged.
Ukrainian hackers disrupting mail services in temporarily occupied regions of Ukraine
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Hackers knock out systems at Moscow-run postal operator in occupied Ukraine
Donbas Post, which operates in the Russian-controlled parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, said the incident affected its corporate network, web platform and email systems. The company had restricted access ...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ukrainian hackers disrupting mail services in temporarily occupied regions of Ukraine
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This will make it harder to get Venezuelans to cooperate with Americans providing intelligence or other help on the ground.
U.S. halts all asylum decisions, pauses visas for Afghan nationals
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
U.S. halts all asylum decisions, pauses visas for Afghan nationals
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
U.S. halts all asylum decisions, pauses visas for Afghan nationals
The decisions come a day after President Donald Trump vowed to “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries,” among other threats.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This will make it harder to get Venezuelans to cooperate with Americans providing intelligence or other help on the ground.
U.S. halts all asylum decisions, pauses visas for Afghan nationals
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
U.S. halts all asylum decisions, pauses visas for Afghan nationals
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...