Anthony G. Bridges
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Married. Christian. Texas Ex 🤘🏾Foreign Policy wonk. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦
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Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With - ProPublica
January 16, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With - ProPublica
‘People will die’: Trump administration cancels up to $1.9bn for substance use and mental health - The Guardian
January 14, 2026 at 10:13 PM
‘People will die’: Trump administration cancels up to $1.9bn for substance use and mental health - The Guardian
The Islamic Republic Will Not Last - The Atlantic
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The Islamic Republic Will Not Last - The Atlantic
3 reasons it was a smart leadership move for Powell to release a video - Business Insider
January 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
3 reasons it was a smart leadership move for Powell to release a video - Business Insider
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Just like Bush, Trump has failed to grasp that removing a dictator is not enough to overcome the decades-long legacy of dictatorship, Christian Caryl writes.
Donald Trump Is Channeling George W. Bush
Iraq showed that removing a dictator isn’t the same thing as overcoming a dictatorship.
foreignpolicy.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Just like Bush, Trump has failed to grasp that removing a dictator is not enough to overcome the decades-long legacy of dictatorship, Christian Caryl writes.
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The standard the Court has set is that the President must (1) have a Constitutional or statutory basis for using the military in law enforcement, and (2) be unable to enforce the law using the regular military before calling up National Guard. An admirable restraint.
“The Court got a very big one right—in ways that will almost certainly make it more difficult, as it should be, for the Trump administration to attempt to militarize domestic law enforcement based on dubious factual predicates.”
Me in today’s “One First” on four takeaways from Trump v. Illinois:
Me in today’s “One First” on four takeaways from Trump v. Illinois:
199. Four Takeaways From the National Guard Ruling
A deep dive into last Tuesday's ruling in which a 6-3 majority of the Court stopped the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops into and around Chicago.
www.stevevladeck.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The standard the Court has set is that the President must (1) have a Constitutional or statutory basis for using the military in law enforcement, and (2) be unable to enforce the law using the regular military before calling up National Guard. An admirable restraint.
What a wonderful story to read on Christmas Day!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What a wonderful story to read on Christmas Day!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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A military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and an attempted coup in Benin are the latest tests for ECOWAS. But it is the ever-spreading Sahel security crisis that remains the greater challenge.
West Africa needs regional solutions to combat the escalating Sahel security crisis
A military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and an attempted coup in Benin are the latest tests for ECOWAS. But it is the ever-spreading Sahel security crisis that remains the greater challenge for regional ...
www.chathamhouse.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and an attempted coup in Benin are the latest tests for ECOWAS. But it is the ever-spreading Sahel security crisis that remains the greater challenge.
Suits Accuse Camp Mystic of Gross Negligence in Children’s Deaths www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Suits Accuse Camp Mystic of Gross Negligence in Children’s Deaths
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Suits Accuse Camp Mystic of Gross Negligence in Children’s Deaths www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Christine Pelosi Will Not Run for Her Mother’s House Seat www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Christine Pelosi Will Not Run for Her Mother’s House Seat
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Christine Pelosi Will Not Run for Her Mother’s House Seat www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Is Pushing Us Toward a Crash. It Could Be 1929 All Over Again. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Pushing Us Toward a Crash. It Could Be 1929 All Over Again.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Trump Is Pushing Us Toward a Crash. It Could Be 1929 All Over Again. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
Meet the underground squad with the lives of countless citizens in their hands - Sky News
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Meet the underground squad with the lives of countless citizens in their hands - Sky News
N.Y.C. Early Voting Ends With 735,000 Ballots Cast, as Younger Voters Surge www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/n...
N.Y.C. Early Voting Ends With 735,000 Ballots Cast, as Younger Voters Surge
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
N.Y.C. Early Voting Ends With 735,000 Ballots Cast, as Younger Voters Surge www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/n...