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Orlando J. Pérez @perez1oj.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote in The Dallas Morning News: “Turning the armed forces toward specific domestic political targets breaches a core norm: an apolitical military. Latin American history is clear. Internal security missions make generals central actors in domestic governance.”
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking:

The state of Illinois has filed a lawsuit to block the Trump admin from deploying federalized National Guard troops on the streets of Chicago.

"The Trump administration's illegal actions already have subjected and are subjecting Illinois to serious and irreparable harm."

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Luigi Scazzieri @lscazzieri.bsky.social · 2d

Pleased to see my analysis on Europe’s emerging “capability coalitions” — small groups of countries cooperating more closely on defence — quoted in this weekend's FT Europe Express.

These coalitions can accelerate progress where national needs align.

www.ft.com/content/ed59...

Europe Express: Warning shots over the drone wall

European leaders question the viability of Ursula von der Leyen’s initiative

www.ft.com

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François Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social · 2d

Reuters re Cuba: Another co-belligerent alongside Russia

The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2d

⚡️Up to 5,000 Cubans fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Reuters reports.

An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.

Up to 5,000 Cubans fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Reuters reports

An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.

kyivindependent.com

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

A federal judge late Sunday night blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including hundreds of out-of-state soldiers.

Federal judge again blocks National Guard deployment to Oregon

A federal judge late Sunday night blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including hundreds of out-of-state soldiers.

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 2d

Important thread on precedents on National Guard use over state objections, from @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social, and nobody knows it better.

Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social · 2d

Gov will definitely appeal and will prbly rely on the 1827 SCOTUS ruling in Martin v Mott, that discretion to determine whether an insurrection or failure to enforce federal law is happening rests w the prez alone and is not reviewable.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

A federal judge in Oregon has blocked the Trump administration from sending members of California's — or any other state's — federalized National Guard to the streets of Portland, Oregon.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 2d

The sailors in back of him are disgracing the uniform. And I don't say that lightly.

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 2d

NGL, I'm alarmed by the prospect of US Navy officers applauding the extra-judicial execution of "terrorists" (along with other parts of Trump's speech). We're watching the real-time politicization of the US military

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "In recent weeks the Navy has supported our mission to blow the cartel terrorists the hell out of the water. You see that. And you know, there are no boats in the water anymore. We can't find any ... what we're doing is actually an act of kindness."

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Alan Owlport 🦉 🎃 @alanallport.bsky.social · 2d

SOF can play a valuable role when their mission is to complement and support the actions of the main force and cease to play a valuable role when it is imagined they can replace the main force, thank you for coming to my TED talk.

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Michael Shurkin @michaelshurkin.bsky.social · 2d

I can't think of any precedents for this.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 2d

Wait until Pete finds out that 38% of the US Navy is non-White, including 25% of its officers

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Hegseth to the Navy: "Your diversity is not your strength"

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 2d

He said the US covered 80-90% of Nato’s expenses. “And we’re not doing it any more. We’re gonna pay what Germany pays.” By the end of the call there was no mistaking Trump’s warning: “Look, if we leave, we leave. You need Nato, desperately. We don’t need Nato.”

‘I’m leaving,’ Trump said. ‘There’s no reason to be here any more’: inside the meeting that brought Nato to the brink

Former secretary general Jens Stoltenberg recalls the rollercoaster ride of dealing with Donald Trump – and how close the US president brought the alliance to the point of collapse

www.theguardian.com

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 3d

It requires consent of the receiving state governor under Title 32, @qjurecic.bsky.social

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 3d

Beyond me why they switched to this from the original plan of sending in red state troops under title 32

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

MORE: Immergut issued a stark warning that the efforts by Trump to make a bad-faith justification to call up the guard risked plunging the country into a form of unconstitutional military rule.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 5d

“Bold action is the only way to keep Europe safe and united in the dangerous times that lie ahead.”

Read Dalibor Rohac and Eduardo Castellet Nogués on how European leaders can rebuild the continent’s defenses:

Funding Europe’s Firepower

How the EU can funnel its wealth into its defense.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 5d

The Administration’s political correctness is eroding trust within the military. Important reporting from @samfellman.bsky.social

Inside the anti-'woke' revolt that has American troops in its crosshairs

Trump vowed to banish 'woke.' Now, the culture wars are infiltrating the military and spreading paranoia among American troops

www.businessinsider.com

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Susie Colbourn @susancolbourn.net · 5d

Applications are now open for the 2026-27 predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships with the America in the World Consortium!

Applicants from all disciplines whose research bears directly on American grand strategy, broadly defined, are welcome to apply.

Deadline: December 1

AWC Pre- and Post- Doctoral Fellowships 2025-2026

The America in the World Consortium at Duke University, Johns Hopkins SAIS, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Florida seeks applications from current Ph.D. students for its Pred...

www.awconsortium.org

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Stan Veuger @stanveuger.bsky.social · 5d

We’ll be hosting European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis at AEI on the 14th. Register here: www.aei.org/events/the-t...

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John Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social · 5d

"Military policy and norms evolved from [Gen. Ulysses S.] Grant’s example. The military discourages political rallies in front of troops, and those on active duty are urged to avoid partisan politics" - via Helene Cooper www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...

‘Dangerous Cities,’ the Military, Trump and the Founding Fathers

www.nytimes.com

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 6d

What Kori said

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6d

Kori Schake: “Yesterday morning, Trump and Hegseth behaved reprehensibly. Their speeches…were tantamount to incitement—a genuinely dangerous effort to suborn the military’s oath and condition them for using violence against their fellow Americans.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/01/t...

Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans

Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.

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Greg Jaffe @gregjaffe.bsky.social · 6d

The best posture for the American military in febrile political times is inertness. They cannot save us …and we should neither want nor expect them to.” via @kschake.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/01/t...

Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans

Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 6d

@kschake.bsky.social reflects on yesterday's address by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump at a gathering of the country's top military officials. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/hegs...

Hegseth’s Unusual, Partisan, and Dangerous Convening of Military Leaders

If the defense secretary’s event allayed concerns of DEI in the military for some, it aggravated concerns of a politicized military for all.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 6d

Look to the crowd, not to the speakers

Because the message from the speakers was wild and dangerous and actually I’m surprised more Americans didn’t hear that part, just the clowning about aerobics

Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 6d

My thoughts on the Quantico meeting

Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans

Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.

foreignpolicy.com

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 6d

An environment in which political factions encourage company and field grade officers to believe they have a superior ideological commitment to the nation than generals that officially command them is not conducive to state cohesion and social stability
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Februar...

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Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 6d

I genuinely laughed out loud at this point of @peterfrankopan.bsky.social’s analysis of Hegseth’s speech. open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...

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