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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 7d

I’m also loving how many local DC spots are represented at DCA now. Solid State Books, Atlas Brewery, Zeke’s coffee, all favorites of mine.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 7d

It’s a beautiful day in Washington, our government has shut down, and I’ve got a hiking trip to get to. Perfect time to try taking a @bikeshare.bsky.social e-bike to the airport!

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 8d

"To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police. Carrying on in this fashion, ICE brings indelible obloquy to this administration and everyone who works in it."

Andy Sellars @sellars.bsky.social · 8d

AAUP v. Rubio is out, and look at how it starts. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Ahead of the case caption, a handwritten note: "Trump has pardons and tanks . . . . what do you have?" Judge Young's reply: "Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous,
Alone, I have nothing but my
sense of duty.
Together, We the People of the
United States –- you and me --
have our magnificent Constitution.
Here’s how that works out in a
specific case –- "

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 9d

Split-screen at the White House tonight—pro-Palestine protest chanting “from the river to the sea” and a handful of pro-Trump demonstrators trying to drown them out playing the song “America f*** yeah” and Zach Brown Band saying “Palestine isn’t real, name the first president of Palestine.”

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 9d

We're hiring a @razomforukraine.org Government Affairs intern for this fall. If you're a student/recent grad in the DC area interested in foreign policy, apply here 👇

www.razomforukraine.org/government-a...

a drawing of a light bulb with the words internship alert written below it

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 9d

Here's a forthcoming book I'm excited for—JUN FUJITA: BEHIND THE CAMERA. For a decade I've been fascinated by the story of 1920s Chicago's Japanese-American photojournalist who shot mobsters, dodged internment, and beautifully captured a city in tumult.

Link 👉 hatandbeard.com/products/fuj...

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 11d

Europe’s single greatest defense asset is Ukraine. The largest and most experienced military in Europe is Ukraine. If Europe wants to be secure, it needs Ukraine at the heart of its security architecture.

www.ft.com/content/2a4d...

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 11d

“As Russia has failed to gain air and naval superiority or to break through the Ukrainian defences on land, Russian strategy seeks to outflank the Ukrainian position by attacking the will of the Americans and Europeans.”

Why Ukraine is winning the war

Russia has failed to achieve its core aim — the destruction of the Ukrainian nation

www.ft.com

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 13d

We're hiring a @razomforukraine.org intern for the fall! This is an admin-focused role to support Razom's Government Affairs team in their push for pro-Ukraine policy in Washington. Apply here! www.razomforukraine.org/government-a...

a man says let 's intern while wearing a hat and vest

ALT: a man says let 's intern while wearing a hat and vest

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Edward Walker @gnuggat.bsky.social · 14d

V sensible advice from @alanderminna.bsky.social on the RU incursions into NATO airspace. NB: “… (EUR) NATO needs to be prepared for further escalation and de-escalation steps, should RU choose a tit-for-tat response in case that a European country ends up downing a Russian aircraft.” Yup.

Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 14d

A new Europe Dispatch by @alanderminna.bsky.social just appeared (all free). She takes a rather controversial position on how Europe should respond to the Russian provocations involving the illegal flying of aircraft over NATO air space. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

To Shoot or Not To Shoot Down Russian Jets

Some probably unpopular opinions jn this week's Europe's Dispatch by Minna Ålander.

open.substack.com

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 13d

"Trump doesn’t want to be dragged into a European war, and understandably so. But that danger is far less likely if Ukraine survives as a sovereign state allied with the West. After hardening his rhetoric, Trump will now have to harden his policy," writes @wsj.com Editorial Board.

Opinion | A New Start for Trump on Ukraine?

Harder rhetoric will have to be followed by a much harder policy toward Russia

www.wsj.com

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 13d

Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social is spot on. I’d love for President Trump to help Ukraine and the political case is strong for it. But we haven’t seen that yet.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Chris Murphy: "Trump's Ukraine policy is just who was in the room last. What he said here in New York was helpful and positive for Ukraine, but next week he'll be attacking Zelenskyy as a corrupt dictator. The real bottom line is that he hasn't actually done anything to help Ukraine."

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 14d

The Russians might have dismissed President Trump's statement that Ukraine can win, but it's harder to ignore his green light to NATO to start shooting down intruding Russian aircraft. I chatted with BBC News tonight about it.

Doug Klain - BBC News on Zelenskyy at the United Nations | September 24, 2025

YouTube video by Doug Klain

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 14d

Busy night, I’ll be doing an AMA on Zoom with @razomforukraine.org before heading over to BBC News at 10pm ET to talk Zelenskyy and Trump at UNGA and drones over the skies of Europe. Join me for either or both!

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 14d

What you see if you look long enough ... magnificent open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

What you see if you look long enough

A photo of a formerly enslaved man is dangerous to a regime that wants regression, not progress.

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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 16d

This is a very unpopular opinion but I think it’s a bit funny how Russia is so hell bent on being at war with us and we simply refuse to be at war with them

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 16d

This isn't easy to come out for, but it's the right call from @postopinions.bsky.social Editorial Board. Deterrence has failed and Russia believes it can invade NATO airspace with impunity—it already knows our air defenses can't handle what Ukraine faces.

Deterrence requires consequences.

Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 16d

The @washingtonpost.com Editorial Board comes out in favor of NATO Allies downing Russian aircraft.

"The best path forward is for NATO leaders to make clear that any more Russian military aircraft entering their airspace will be shot down immediately."

Opinion | NATO can draw a red line with Putin. Turkey showed how.

Deterrence requires consequences, not excuses.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 16d

The @washingtonpost.com Editorial Board comes out in favor of NATO Allies downing Russian aircraft.

"The best path forward is for NATO leaders to make clear that any more Russian military aircraft entering their airspace will be shot down immediately."

Opinion | NATO can draw a red line with Putin. Turkey showed how.

Deterrence requires consequences, not excuses.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 16d

Suspicion between the Balts and the US is mutual, Rachman writes, after seeing a reminder that Trump's White House is willing to side with the Russians posted in the Estonian foreign ministry.

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 16d

According to @gideonrachman.bsky.social, Russia's goal of dividing the US from its allies seems to be having some success. "The suspicion between the Balts and the US is mutual," he writes, sharing how Trump admin officials complain of the "Estonianisation" of European policy.

Putin is playing a dangerous game with Nato

All is far from quiet on the alliance’s eastern front

www.ft.com

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 17d

Sanctions alone won’t bring Putin to the negotiating table. Russia has only gotten better at skirting them—Moscow’s Higher School of Economics even launched a master’s program in “sanctions evasion” this year. My @nypost.com article on what it’ll take for a shot at peace.

As Putin grows more bold, here’s how Trump can fight back

Fresh polling finds that Republican voters are itching for action on Russia, and if Trump doesn’t move first Congress looks ready to force his hand.

nypost.com

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 18d

I know the United States wants to attract foreign investment, but we need to make some serious rule of law and anticorruption reforms first. Perhaps we can learn from Ukraine about holding government accountable?

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 18d

“In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now the White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as business executives — win government contracts in a second Trump administration”

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

www.msnbc.com

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 18d

In August alone, Ukraine’s deep strikes knocked out 20% of Russia’s oil refining capacity. Paired with sanctions on the oil Russia does produce, the United States can help Ukraine dramatically cut into Putin’s war chest.

As Putin grows more bold, here’s how Trump can fight back

Fresh polling finds that Republican voters are itching for action on Russia, and if Trump doesn’t move first Congress looks ready to force his hand.

nypost.com

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 19d

Even if Trump keeps saying “this is Biden’s war,” the polls show that Americans think it’s his responsibility now.

As Putin grows more bold, here’s how Trump can fight back

Fresh polling finds that Republican voters are itching for action on Russia, and if Trump doesn’t move first Congress looks ready to force his hand.

nypost.com

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Doug Klain @dougklain.bsky.social · 19d

The Russians threatened NATO airspace in another escalation today as the EU gives Trump a win by pledging to ban Russian LNG a year early. Republican voters overwhelmingly want to sanction Moscow and Speaker Johnson says he's "anxious to do it."

Will Trump act? My latest for the @nypost.com.

As Putin grows more bold, here’s how Trump can fight back

Fresh polling finds that Republican voters are itching for action on Russia, and if Trump doesn’t move first Congress looks ready to force his hand.

nypost.com

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