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Michael Evans

@colombiadocs.bsky.social

Editorial Director at National Security Archive. FOIA enthusiast. Colombia specialist. Bluegrass guitarist. He/Him nsarchive.gwu.edu

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Stephen Schwartz@atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 17h ago

Today in 1950, a B-29 ferrying an unarmed Mark-4 atomic bomb (without its plutonium capsule) to Guam for potential use in the Korean War crashed and burned attempting an emergency landing five minutes after takeoff from Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, CA, killing 12 crew/passengers and injuring 8.

A color photograph of two silver-colored B-29 bombers in flight over dry, hilly terrain, one very large (in the foreground) and one much smaller in the background.
Adam Rawnsley@arawnsley.bsky.social · 2d ago

Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

Stephen Schwartz@atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 6d ago

The White House Military Office Air Force aide is on “Football” duty for Trump’s trip to Camp David (near Thurmont, MD) for a Cabinet meeting. The ~45 lb. satchel trails Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.

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CNN@cnn.com · 6d ago

The US State Department said its use of a map that incorrectly labeled all the countries it identified on a map of Africa at an international conference this week was “an unfortunate error.” https://cnn.it/4wz9Iwv

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Elizabeth N. Saunders@profsaunders.bsky.social · 2w ago

Can't get numb to this: The United States is stuck in a war it started, cannot end, and may further escalate to no avail, having dismantled its diplomatic apparatus, depleted its military stockpile, and destroyed its credibility. A historic strategic mistake harming millions in many different ways.

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 2w ago

The International Criminal Court voted to remove the global tribunal's chief prosecutor on Friday, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, the court's oversight body announced. https://to.pbs.org/4pXrirD

ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations

The International Criminal Court voted to remove the global tribunal's chief prosecutor on Friday, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, the court's oversight body announced.

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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2w ago

BREAKING NYT: Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states "based solely" on whether they backed Trump in the 2024 election.

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

nytimes.com

Stephen Schwartz@atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 2w ago

This afternoon or evening, Andy Burnham, the United Kingdom’s newest prime minister, will be briefed on its nuclear war plans and then handwrite a new “Letter of Last Resort” to the commander of each of its four Vanguard-class SSBNs, to be opened and read only if a nuclear war destroys the country.

A 2016 color photograph of Daniel Martyn, the then-commander of the UK ballistic missile submarine HMS Vigilant, squatting next to a medium-size, putty-colored safe bolted to the floor of the submarine that holds the prime minister's Letter of Last Resort instructions.
Rachel Santarsiero@rsanta.bsky.social · 3w ago

The @nsarchive.bsky.social is now on Instagram and Tik Tok! You can also follow the Archive’s seasoned YouTube account for old videos and new. Follow for all things FOIA, transparency, and, of course, government secrecy.

National Security Archive@nsarchive.bsky.social · 3w ago

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Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · 3w ago

It’s truly a bizarre - and of course hideous - thing. They elevated them to the status or the way the US used to intervene for various foreign dissidents - a Sakharov, Aung San Suu Ky, post tiananmen square detainees. And entirely openly, not just pulling strings in the background.