Adam Isacson
@adamisacson.com
He/Him. I work on security, borders, and migration at the Washington Office on Latin America (my views, not necessarily theirs). I'm also at wola.org, adamisacson.com, borderoversight.org, Mastodon elefanti.co/@adam
A bit more than that, though yes, it's not 100% clear... active shooter training would (one hopes) involve de-escalation, target identification, and other use of force standards.
January 9, 2026 at 6:08 AM
A bit more than that, though yes, it's not 100% clear... active shooter training would (one hopes) involve de-escalation, target identification, and other use of force standards.
Does Yale Law School even let students use the full 64-color Crayola box?
January 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Does Yale Law School even let students use the full 64-color Crayola box?
Next steps on the Venezuela war powers resolution:
January 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Next steps on the Venezuela war powers resolution:
Confirmed; here's the roll call vote: www.senate.gov/legislative/...
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 2nd Session
www.senate.gov
January 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Confirmed; here's the roll call vote: www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Nah, we had fun, though it was hard getting home from seeing Smashing Pumpkins at the just-reopened 9:30 Club (I’m super old).
January 7, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Nah, we had fun, though it was hard getting home from seeing Smashing Pumpkins at the just-reopened 9:30 Club (I’m super old).
Also in this WashPost piece:
“The White House is weighing giving Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser, a more elevated role in overseeing post-Maduro operations in Venezuela.”
Sure. Also why not send Greg Bovino to Caracas and let Homan handle procurement.
“The White House is weighing giving Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser, a more elevated role in overseeing post-Maduro operations in Venezuela.”
Sure. Also why not send Greg Bovino to Caracas and let Homan handle procurement.
January 5, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Also in this WashPost piece:
“The White House is weighing giving Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser, a more elevated role in overseeing post-Maduro operations in Venezuela.”
Sure. Also why not send Greg Bovino to Caracas and let Homan handle procurement.
“The White House is weighing giving Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser, a more elevated role in overseeing post-Maduro operations in Venezuela.”
Sure. Also why not send Greg Bovino to Caracas and let Homan handle procurement.
This, from the 12/27 NY Times, is a concern although hopefully courts will quash it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
January 4, 2026 at 2:38 AM
This, from the 12/27 NY Times, is a concern although hopefully courts will quash it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...