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If you read one piece on Trump’s pernicious new National Security Strategy, read this by @himself.bsky.social
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America has identified its greatest enemy: Western Europe
Trump's new National Security Strategy: what if groypers cosplayed George Kennan?
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
If you read one piece on Trump’s pernicious new National Security Strategy, read this by @himself.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/programm...
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This piece suggests Trump might try to shake staff up at the one year mark & that Hegseth's incompetence might finally be drawing Senate R scrutiny. If there is going to be a shake-up because of sagging poll numbers, maybe Trump can be forced to dump both Hegseth and RFK Jr. at the same time.
As congressional scrutiny of Pete Hegseth intensifies, Donald Trump is starting to tire of his scandals. Atlantic writers spoke with roughly two dozen officials about the defense secretary’s bad week:
Pete Hegseth Is Seriously Testing Trump’s ‘No Scalps’ Rule
Lawmakers are finally waking up to the problems the defense secretary has created.
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
This piece suggests Trump might try to shake staff up at the one year mark & that Hegseth's incompetence might finally be drawing Senate R scrutiny. If there is going to be a shake-up because of sagging poll numbers, maybe Trump can be forced to dump both Hegseth and RFK Jr. at the same time.
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It happened again: The Trump administration has admitted illegally deporting a man to Guatemala despite an immigration judge's order that he was likely to be tortured there.
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It happened again: The Trump administration has admitted illegally deporting a man to Guatemala despite an immigration judge's order that he was likely to be tortured there.
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Sincerely, if I was a Dem executive and had an idea this was going to happen, I’d deploy armed officers to bar any intruders from the citizenship ceremony until it was complete. A sacred space and a sacred obligation, and letting fascist goons pick people off at the front door is an abomination
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
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Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Sincerely, if I was a Dem executive and had an idea this was going to happen, I’d deploy armed officers to bar any intruders from the citizenship ceremony until it was complete. A sacred space and a sacred obligation, and letting fascist goons pick people off at the front door is an abomination
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This is some BS.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
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Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This is some BS.
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So, the way they're going to parse this is that Hegseth didn't say "kill them all," he said "destroy the boat and everyone in it." This is like his Signalgate argument that he didn't release classified info...
...because he declassified it
...because he declassified it
WaPo is reporting that Bradley told lawmakers that Hegseth DID give a kill order.
December 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
So, the way they're going to parse this is that Hegseth didn't say "kill them all," he said "destroy the boat and everyone in it." This is like his Signalgate argument that he didn't release classified info...
...because he declassified it
...because he declassified it
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Also, the national security strategy makes working with western hemisphere leaders our top diplomatic priority — so just as in the first term, the strategy is not controlling policy choices.
The postponement of the Summit of the Americas casts a shadow over the future of Western Hemisphere relations.
The U.S. Can’t Talk to Its Neighbors Anymore
What the postponement of the Summit of the Americas reveals about regional relations.
foreignpolicy.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Also, the national security strategy makes working with western hemisphere leaders our top diplomatic priority — so just as in the first term, the strategy is not controlling policy choices.
Excellent summary.
As someone else noted, the NSS doesn’t have nearly the impact of the NDS, especially with a POTUS who has no interest in following any strategy.
But this does not bode well for the NDS. Despite the rumored pushback from the uniformed side, ultimately only one person decides.
As someone else noted, the NSS doesn’t have nearly the impact of the NDS, especially with a POTUS who has no interest in following any strategy.
But this does not bode well for the NDS. Despite the rumored pushback from the uniformed side, ultimately only one person decides.
As promised, here's the 🧵 on the racist, disjointed, contradictory, incoherent, conceptually & factually incorrect polemic that is doing business as the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS). 1/
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Excellent summary.
As someone else noted, the NSS doesn’t have nearly the impact of the NDS, especially with a POTUS who has no interest in following any strategy.
But this does not bode well for the NDS. Despite the rumored pushback from the uniformed side, ultimately only one person decides.
As someone else noted, the NSS doesn’t have nearly the impact of the NDS, especially with a POTUS who has no interest in following any strategy.
But this does not bode well for the NDS. Despite the rumored pushback from the uniformed side, ultimately only one person decides.
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How is U.S. military killing these 11 people keeping drugs (fentanyl) out of the United States?
USG knew the drugs (cocaine) were headed to Suriname.
Yes, that's the OTHER DIRECTION.
Read what Bradley-Caine told lawmakers:
Scoop by @natashabertrand.bsky.social
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USG knew the drugs (cocaine) were headed to Suriname.
Yes, that's the OTHER DIRECTION.
Read what Bradley-Caine told lawmakers:
Scoop by @natashabertrand.bsky.social
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Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
How is U.S. military killing these 11 people keeping drugs (fentanyl) out of the United States?
USG knew the drugs (cocaine) were headed to Suriname.
Yes, that's the OTHER DIRECTION.
Read what Bradley-Caine told lawmakers:
Scoop by @natashabertrand.bsky.social
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USG knew the drugs (cocaine) were headed to Suriname.
Yes, that's the OTHER DIRECTION.
Read what Bradley-Caine told lawmakers:
Scoop by @natashabertrand.bsky.social
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As promised, here's the 🧵 on the racist, disjointed, contradictory, incoherent, conceptually & factually incorrect polemic that is doing business as the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS). 1/
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
As promised, here's the 🧵 on the racist, disjointed, contradictory, incoherent, conceptually & factually incorrect polemic that is doing business as the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS). 1/
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"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean
A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
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anyway I'm excited* to see the NDS and NMS that are nested with the NSS, I'm sure they'll be thoughtful and informed by the opinions of experts in relevant fields
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
anyway I'm excited* to see the NDS and NMS that are nested with the NSS, I'm sure they'll be thoughtful and informed by the opinions of experts in relevant fields
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FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend’s pal a lift home: sources
FBI agents have grown increasingly concerned by Patel’s use of the bureau’s strapped resource.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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Release the boat video.
Release the Epstein files.
Release the Epstein files.
December 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Release the boat video.
Release the Epstein files.
Release the Epstein files.
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The US govt is screaming—in words, actions, and now a strategic document—that America has switched sides in the world, preferring authoritarians and a transnational white nationalism over liberal democracy.
Like Russia, a US foreign policy goal is to undermine the EU.
Will Europe finally listen?
Like Russia, a US foreign policy goal is to undermine the EU.
Will Europe finally listen?
‘Civilisational erasure’: US strategy document appears to echo far-right conspiracy theories about Europe
Official text, signed by Donald Trump, outlines plan to ‘cultivate resistance’ in EU nations to their ‘current trajectory’
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The US govt is screaming—in words, actions, and now a strategic document—that America has switched sides in the world, preferring authoritarians and a transnational white nationalism over liberal democracy.
Like Russia, a US foreign policy goal is to undermine the EU.
Will Europe finally listen?
Like Russia, a US foreign policy goal is to undermine the EU.
Will Europe finally listen?
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Yikes — This new Orwellian Pentagon propaganda video touting “transparency” as they fill the *press corps* with loyalists like Loomer & Gaetz plays like a horror film.
We are very far off the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
We are very far off the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
December 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Yikes — This new Orwellian Pentagon propaganda video touting “transparency” as they fill the *press corps* with loyalists like Loomer & Gaetz plays like a horror film.
We are very far off the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
We are very far off the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
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Hey, all my MAGA brothers & sisters, please defend this. I dare ya. And btw, clearly Trump this time around is the “soft on crime” president. And it’s not even close.👇
December 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Hey, all my MAGA brothers & sisters, please defend this. I dare ya. And btw, clearly Trump this time around is the “soft on crime” president. And it’s not even close.👇
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Things this NSS is not: conservative, Republican, strategic, reality-based, credible, American.
December 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Things this NSS is not: conservative, Republican, strategic, reality-based, credible, American.
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As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
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1/Quick thoughts of implications of US National Security Strategy for Europe -- weaponized interdependence meets nationalist international. The US will use its tools (economic, technology, and financial dominance) to press for far right agenda.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
1/Quick thoughts of implications of US National Security Strategy for Europe -- weaponized interdependence meets nationalist international. The US will use its tools (economic, technology, and financial dominance) to press for far right agenda.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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Some uniformed personnel were disturbed by what they witnessed, said one former U.S. official familiar with the matter. “Basically it was, why are we killing people who are stranded and pose no threat?” the former official said. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Video shows second strike hit before survivors could flip boat, lawmakers say
The footage was shown on Capitol Hill, where Adm. Frank M. Bradley, who oversaw a deadly attack on alleged drug smugglers, faced a day of difficult questions about the operation.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Some uniformed personnel were disturbed by what they witnessed, said one former U.S. official familiar with the matter. “Basically it was, why are we killing people who are stranded and pose no threat?” the former official said. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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New US nationsl security strategy powerfully advances national interests…of Russia. It puts the US squarely in the camp of the Kremlin-led ethno-nationalist (racist, anti-democratic) movement that includes Hungary, Modi’s India, Netanyahu, etc. it is runs contrary to a century of US foreign policy.
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New US nationsl security strategy powerfully advances national interests…of Russia. It puts the US squarely in the camp of the Kremlin-led ethno-nationalist (racist, anti-democratic) movement that includes Hungary, Modi’s India, Netanyahu, etc. it is runs contrary to a century of US foreign policy.
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Having now seen the new US National Security “Strategy,” I regret to say that I saw this one coming: foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/21/u...
Yes, America Is Europe’s Enemy Now
The Trump administration has gone way past revising the transatlantic alliance.
foreignpolicy.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Having now seen the new US National Security “Strategy,” I regret to say that I saw this one coming: foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/21/u...
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When I served on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board (under part of Obama-2 and all of Trump-1), what impressed me most about the commitment of Military Officers was their sworn allegiance — not to a leader or commander or a king, but to the US Constitution.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
When I served on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board (under part of Obama-2 and all of Trump-1), what impressed me most about the commitment of Military Officers was their sworn allegiance — not to a leader or commander or a king, but to the US Constitution.