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Not every group fits neatly into the terrorism framework. What happens when the law tries anyway?
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Limits of Terrorist Designations
The United States has signaled that it wants to take a fresh look at the legal tools used to identify and prosecute terrorist groups. Its most recent move
warontherocks.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Not every group fits neatly into the terrorism framework. What happens when the law tries anyway?
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The rule of law is under threat
"Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment & threats have changed their lives. More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges & their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live." www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The rule of law is under threat
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Forrest Gump isn’t about stupidity.
It’s about moral clarity without calculation.
In a culture obsessed with analysis, optimization, and ideological positioning, we’ve forgotten something essential: the ability to simply respond to what’s right in front of us.
It’s about moral clarity without calculation.
In a culture obsessed with analysis, optimization, and ideological positioning, we’ve forgotten something essential: the ability to simply respond to what’s right in front of us.
Forrest Gump and America’s Return to Innocence
A Christmas Essay
www.notesfromthecircus.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Forrest Gump isn’t about stupidity.
It’s about moral clarity without calculation.
In a culture obsessed with analysis, optimization, and ideological positioning, we’ve forgotten something essential: the ability to simply respond to what’s right in front of us.
It’s about moral clarity without calculation.
In a culture obsessed with analysis, optimization, and ideological positioning, we’ve forgotten something essential: the ability to simply respond to what’s right in front of us.
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'𝐕𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫. 𝐖𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.'
𝐸𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑅𝑈𝑆𝐼-𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑦; 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑
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𝐸𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑅𝑈𝑆𝐼-𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑦; 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑
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Russia is Losing – Time for Putin's 2026 Hybrid Escalation
2025 offered the most generous potential off-ramp for Vladimir Putin. He rejected it.
www.rusi.org
December 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
'𝐕𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫. 𝐖𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.'
𝐸𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑅𝑈𝑆𝐼-𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑦; 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑
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𝐸𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑅𝑈𝑆𝐼-𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑦; 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑
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Catch and kill.
Bari Weiss is Not on the Level
When Fairness Becomes Permission for Lawlessness
www.notesfromthecircus.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Catch and kill.
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The UK will celebrate net emigration and depopulation come 2027.
And by 2028 it will start to realise, with an ageing society and low growth, what a really silly thing it has done.
The right will go "pro-natalist", the centre-left will be completely stuck.
And by 2028 it will start to realise, with an ageing society and low growth, what a really silly thing it has done.
The right will go "pro-natalist", the centre-left will be completely stuck.
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The UK will celebrate net emigration and depopulation come 2027.
And by 2028 it will start to realise, with an ageing society and low growth, what a really silly thing it has done.
The right will go "pro-natalist", the centre-left will be completely stuck.
And by 2028 it will start to realise, with an ageing society and low growth, what a really silly thing it has done.
The right will go "pro-natalist", the centre-left will be completely stuck.
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Israel’s land seizures in the West Bank aren’t raising questions about the possibility of a two state solution, those questions were answered a long time ago. This is about what kind of one state reality there will be, and the answer to that is also pretty clear.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Land Grab: Inside Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank (Gift Article)
Israeli seizure of Palestinian lands in the West Bank, often brutally, has accelerated, raising doubts about the prospects of a peaceful solution to the conflict.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Israel’s land seizures in the West Bank aren’t raising questions about the possibility of a two state solution, those questions were answered a long time ago. This is about what kind of one state reality there will be, and the answer to that is also pretty clear.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Leaving the Intelligence Community: A Line Analyst’s Perspective on Personal Responsibiltiy
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Leaving the Intelligence Community: A Line Analyst’s Perspective on Personal Responsibility
The Steady State | Author's Name Withheld
substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Leaving the Intelligence Community: A Line Analyst’s Perspective on Personal Responsibiltiy
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A new GPAHE report shows how far-right violence in Ireland is feeding global extremist networks, with riots & attacks against vulnerable communities circulating as propaganda beyond the country’s borders—underscoring the real-world consequences of online violence & disinformation.
Read our report:
Read our report:
Ireland’s Far Right Growing, Driving Escalating Anti-Immigrant Violence
Ireland’s far-right landscape is entering a dangerous phase, marked by rising violence against vulnerable communities, organized protest activity, and deeper integration into transnational extremist n...
globalextremism.org
December 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A new GPAHE report shows how far-right violence in Ireland is feeding global extremist networks, with riots & attacks against vulnerable communities circulating as propaganda beyond the country’s borders—underscoring the real-world consequences of online violence & disinformation.
Read our report:
Read our report:
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What the NYT story missed: Epstein, Israel, and the CIA: How the Iran-Contra Planes Landed at Les Wexner's Base open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
Epstein, Israel, and the CIA: How the Iran-Contra Planes Landed at Les Wexner's Base
Jeffrey Epstein helped Leslie Wexner repurpose the CIA’s Iran-Contra planes from arms smuggling to shipping lingerie.
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
What the NYT story missed: Epstein, Israel, and the CIA: How the Iran-Contra Planes Landed at Les Wexner's Base open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
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Here’s a gift link to the New York Times story about sex-predator pals Trump and Epstein.
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Here’s a gift link to the New York Times story about sex-predator pals Trump and Epstein.
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Here is a gift link to the NYT Trump Epstein article that has explosive new claims.
The piece briefly touches on 14-year-old Jane Doe, who says Epstein brought her to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago. I wrote about that last month (link below.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
The piece briefly touches on 14-year-old Jane Doe, who says Epstein brought her to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago. I wrote about that last month (link below.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Here is a gift link to the NYT Trump Epstein article that has explosive new claims.
The piece briefly touches on 14-year-old Jane Doe, who says Epstein brought her to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago. I wrote about that last month (link below.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
The piece briefly touches on 14-year-old Jane Doe, who says Epstein brought her to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago. I wrote about that last month (link below.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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This is a long slog – but absolutely breathtaking in its details. Kudos to all involved. Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This is a long slog – but absolutely breathtaking in its details. Kudos to all involved. Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
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‘Criminaliteit onder asielmigranten, blijkt uit onderzoek, is een probleem van een kleine minderheid. En het is niet groter dan onder de autochtone bevolking. Uit de registraties blijkt dat 97 procent van asielmigranten door de politie ‘nooit’ van een misdrijf is verdacht’
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Column | Feiten over asielmigratie dreigen zinloos te worden
Doen feiten er nog toe? Of wordt de publieke opinie definitief bepaald door percepties, selectief versterkt door (sociale) media? Ik begon hier aanvankelijk welgemoed aan een stukje over de berg aan m...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
‘Criminaliteit onder asielmigranten, blijkt uit onderzoek, is een probleem van een kleine minderheid. En het is niet groter dan onder de autochtone bevolking. Uit de registraties blijkt dat 97 procent van asielmigranten door de politie ‘nooit’ van een misdrijf is verdacht’
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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People are treating Chris Whipple's Susie Wiles articles in Vanity Fair today as big news - the NYT even recapped them. But Wiles is no dummy; she knows how to work the press. These articles read like a Trump press release, excuse after excuse with no pushback. It's the anti-Chotiner interview. 1/
December 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
People are treating Chris Whipple's Susie Wiles articles in Vanity Fair today as big news - the NYT even recapped them. But Wiles is no dummy; she knows how to work the press. These articles read like a Trump press release, excuse after excuse with no pushback. It's the anti-Chotiner interview. 1/
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It was interesting to watch the FOXNews meltdown down last night after a socialist was elected mayor of New York.
Especially since Trump is literally engaging in socialistic policies/practices.
Some thoughts on “Trumpian Socialism”...
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Especially since Trump is literally engaging in socialistic policies/practices.
Some thoughts on “Trumpian Socialism”...
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@jvl.bsky.social: "The real socialism is coming from inside the White House."
Read The Triad on Trump's nuclear socialism, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-nuc...
Read The Triad on Trump's nuclear socialism, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-nuc...
Trump's Nuclear Socialism
You’re worried about Mamdani? The real socialism is coming from inside the White House.
www.thebulwark.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It was interesting to watch the FOXNews meltdown down last night after a socialist was elected mayor of New York.
Especially since Trump is literally engaging in socialistic policies/practices.
Some thoughts on “Trumpian Socialism”...
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Especially since Trump is literally engaging in socialistic policies/practices.
Some thoughts on “Trumpian Socialism”...
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Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Excellent piece and some useful advice to avoid the copy-cat effect
What if the most powerful mass shooting prevention tool required no new laws at all? 👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Excellent piece and some useful advice to avoid the copy-cat effect
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"The machines are getting hot. The grids are groaning. The credit markets are beginning to notice. And somewhere in the mathematics of heat dissipation and power density, a reckoning is being written that will echo through financial history for generations."
THE THERMODYNAMIC RECKONING
How a $610 Billion Circular Financing Architecture, the Laws of Physics, and the Ghosts of Railway Mania Are Converging to Reshape Global Finance
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"The machines are getting hot. The grids are groaning. The credit markets are beginning to notice. And somewhere in the mathematics of heat dissipation and power density, a reckoning is being written that will echo through financial history for generations."
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This week on World Review, what does the world think of Trump’s National Security Strategy. With @kenmoriyasu.bsky.social, @antonlaguardia.bsky.social, and Anna Sauerbrey.
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World Review: The World Reacts to Trump’s New National Security Strategy
A synopsis of this week's edition of World Review
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This week on World Review, what does the world think of Trump’s National Security Strategy. With @kenmoriyasu.bsky.social, @antonlaguardia.bsky.social, and Anna Sauerbrey.
open.substack.com/pub/ivodaald...
open.substack.com/pub/ivodaald...
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Time for late Friday evening Europosting
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Time for late Friday evening Europosting
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During his first term, Trump’s real views about the world—a profoundly disruptive departure from decades of Republican foreign policy—were meant for private consumption. “Now he’s loud and proud about them,” @sbg1.bsky.social writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/RuKb-f
The Curse of Trump 2.0
What does it say that the President doesn’t even feel he needs to hide his most profane and radical views anymore?
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
During his first term, Trump’s real views about the world—a profoundly disruptive departure from decades of Republican foreign policy—were meant for private consumption. “Now he’s loud and proud about them,” @sbg1.bsky.social writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/RuKb-f