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So Trump is planning on invading Greenland, explicitly violating Article 5 of the NATO treaty...
Call me naive, but isn't invading a treaty ally more of a Warsaw Pact kind of thing?!
Call me naive, but isn't invading a treaty ally more of a Warsaw Pact kind of thing?!
January 8, 2026 at 11:05 AM
So Trump is planning on invading Greenland, explicitly violating Article 5 of the NATO treaty...
Call me naive, but isn't invading a treaty ally more of a Warsaw Pact kind of thing?!
Call me naive, but isn't invading a treaty ally more of a Warsaw Pact kind of thing?!
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One of the organizations the US withdrew from is the European Centre for Countering Hybrid Threats.
That group primarily focuses on protecting European democracies from hostile Russian intelligence and military operations. Except the current US government hopes to see those hostile ops succeed.
That group primarily focuses on protecting European democracies from hostile Russian intelligence and military operations. Except the current US government hopes to see those hostile ops succeed.
50. US withdraws from @ipcc.bsky.social, @ipbes.net, @irena-official.bsky.social, Intl Union for the Conservation of Nature, UN Energy, UN Oceans, UN Water, @ununiversity.bsky.social, UNFCCC, among others (Jan. 7, 2026)
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 AM
One of the organizations the US withdrew from is the European Centre for Countering Hybrid Threats.
That group primarily focuses on protecting European democracies from hostile Russian intelligence and military operations. Except the current US government hopes to see those hostile ops succeed.
That group primarily focuses on protecting European democracies from hostile Russian intelligence and military operations. Except the current US government hopes to see those hostile ops succeed.
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Can’t help but think that if our fellow MAGA citizens can dehumanize a white mom in a Honda CRV, we are well beyond “first they came for the communists”
January 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Can’t help but think that if our fellow MAGA citizens can dehumanize a white mom in a Honda CRV, we are well beyond “first they came for the communists”
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Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
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The worst boy band you know just dropped a new album
January 3, 2026 at 8:33 PM
The worst boy band you know just dropped a new album
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podcaster government
I believe this is the latest social media post from the US Director of National Intelligence, who hasn’t otherwise been heard from today.
![Tulsi Gabbard @TulsiGabbard
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My heart is filled with gratitude, aloha and peace
/ #2026
[various beach yoga and sunrise photos]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreiadxukjsnyrzfaycc5mcaorvfz2yjijulhuog66jkkpzpwcl3vli4@jpeg)
January 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
podcaster government
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We've been upgraded from 'forever wars' to 'whatever wars'.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
We've been upgraded from 'forever wars' to 'whatever wars'.
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People keep saying this.
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
December 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
People keep saying this.
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“Without moral leadership to complement its material strength, China’s global role remains that of a power to be managed—and, perhaps, feared—but not one to be followed,” writes @zoe-liu.bsky.social.
China’s Long Economic War
How Beijing builds leverage for indefinite competition.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“Without moral leadership to complement its material strength, China’s global role remains that of a power to be managed—and, perhaps, feared—but not one to be followed,” writes @zoe-liu.bsky.social.
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The man who stopped one of the Bondi Beach shooters is Ahmed El Ahmad, a Muslim man and 43 year old father of two.
He risked his life to save others, and reminded all of us that not all heroes wear capes.
He was shot twice and is in the hospital having surgery.
Please remember this man’s name.
He risked his life to save others, and reminded all of us that not all heroes wear capes.
He was shot twice and is in the hospital having surgery.
Please remember this man’s name.
December 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The man who stopped one of the Bondi Beach shooters is Ahmed El Ahmad, a Muslim man and 43 year old father of two.
He risked his life to save others, and reminded all of us that not all heroes wear capes.
He was shot twice and is in the hospital having surgery.
Please remember this man’s name.
He risked his life to save others, and reminded all of us that not all heroes wear capes.
He was shot twice and is in the hospital having surgery.
Please remember this man’s name.
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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One of the clearest, logical thinkers and strategic communicators on why Russia must not win - and why Ukraine needs more support, not more pressure to sign a deal that favours Russia.
We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
One of the clearest, logical thinkers and strategic communicators on why Russia must not win - and why Ukraine needs more support, not more pressure to sign a deal that favours Russia.
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just saying: it's possible that "I'm gonna dramatically constrict my state capacity while plotting dramatic imperial expansion, and expanding my set of internal enemies while alienating most of my foreign allies" is the beginning of a world-historical masterstroke. but also possible that it isn't
February 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
just saying: it's possible that "I'm gonna dramatically constrict my state capacity while plotting dramatic imperial expansion, and expanding my set of internal enemies while alienating most of my foreign allies" is the beginning of a world-historical masterstroke. but also possible that it isn't
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🖌️ An Ottoman Miniature Depicting the Descent of Jesus Christ (pbuh) to Earth, Escorted by Two Angels, in Damascus (Second Coming), 1583 #JesusChrist #SecondComing
September 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🖌️ An Ottoman Miniature Depicting the Descent of Jesus Christ (pbuh) to Earth, Escorted by Two Angels, in Damascus (Second Coming), 1583 #JesusChrist #SecondComing
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Oh my
September 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Oh my
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cato institute analysis of murders by political ideology since 1975, excluding 9/11
September 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
cato institute analysis of murders by political ideology since 1975, excluding 9/11
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Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"
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August 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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So happy and excited for Kerry! 🤩
Kerry Goettlich, From Frontiers to Borders: How Colonial Technicians Created Modern Territoriality - Cambridge University Press, August 2025
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
July 30, 2025 at 6:38 AM
So happy and excited for Kerry! 🤩
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Truly delighted that our (co-edited with Ralf Emmers) @austjia.bsky.social Special Issue on ‘Coalition-Building and the Politics of Hegemonic Ordering in the Indo-Pacific’ is now out (Vol 79, Issue 4), with many articles Open Access!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/caji20/7...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/caji20/7...
July 30, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Truly delighted that our (co-edited with Ralf Emmers) @austjia.bsky.social Special Issue on ‘Coalition-Building and the Politics of Hegemonic Ordering in the Indo-Pacific’ is now out (Vol 79, Issue 4), with many articles Open Access!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/caji20/7...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/caji20/7...
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Filkins is always worth reading but the belligerent seemingly best prepared for the beginning of a major war often loses.
A growing consensus of defense experts holds that the United States is dangerously unprepared for the conflicts it might face.
Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?
With global conflicts increasingly shaped by drones and A.I., the American military risks losing its dominance.
nyer.cm
July 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Filkins is always worth reading but the belligerent seemingly best prepared for the beginning of a major war often loses.
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Hi All, Just sent out this post outlining why, economically, militarily and historically, Russia is in a very beatable state in this war. Russia is not bound to win--it should lose, but so far we do not really want Ukraine to win. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Defeating Russia Is Not Complex--We Just Do Not Want To Do It
Also Minna and I Will Launch A Substack Live On Friday 1700BST/1200EST
open.substack.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Hi All, Just sent out this post outlining why, economically, militarily and historically, Russia is in a very beatable state in this war. Russia is not bound to win--it should lose, but so far we do not really want Ukraine to win. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Every time I look at LinkedIn
a man talking to another man with the words calibrate your enthusiasm on the screen
ALT: a man talking to another man with the words calibrate your enthusiasm on the screen
media.tenor.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Every time I look at LinkedIn
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