New: Reentry: Ode to books and the joy of summer holiday reading diplomatic.substack.com/p/reentry-od...
Reentry: Ode to books and the joy of summer holiday reading
Twitter is not all bad.
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Laura Rozen
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Reporting on foreign policy. Current: https://diplomatic.substack.com Just Security ed board. Al Monitor, Politico, Foreign Policy alum.
New: ‘Go for the win.’ Amid munitions shortages, Trump urged to cut Iran losses, boost support to Ukraine diplomatic.substack.com/p/go-for-the...
‘Go for the win’: Trump urged to cut Iran losses, boost support to Ukraine
‘We blew all our air defense in a stupid war that we lost,’ former Congressman Adam Kinzinger wrote. ‘Send the remaining Patriots to Ukraine and ramp up production.”
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The goal of this "review" was always to relieve the terrible insecurity some military folks have around civilian academics and turn the academies and service colleges back into what they were some 35 years ago: Retirement homes for passed-over officers.
Jim LaPorta@jimlaporta.bsky.social · last mo.Late night scoop - Pentagon weighs eliminating civilian tenure at military academies and reviewing all curriculum, draft memo says www.cbsnews.com/news/dod-pen...
Thursday, July 30. Just a horrible day in ICE flights. At least 79 flights on 29 planes. At least 21 removal flights, of which at least 4 were likely third-country removals. ICE flights hit every continent except Australia and Antarctica in one day.
New: Trump approval craters as Iran war drags on open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
Trump approval craters as Iran war drags on
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has sunk to all-time lows, and his disapproval rating has hit all-time highs, in multiple polls released today, as more Americans believe that the Iran war wil...
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The initial attack convinced Iranian leadership that they were dealing with immediate, personal existential threats. If they’re going to survive, they need to be able to close Hormuz to decisively deter future attacks. More bombing just further convinces them that they need that deterrent.
Laura Rozen@lkrozen.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew: Trump ‘stuck’ in Iran war stalemate open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
New: Trump ‘stuck’ in Iran war stalemate open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
Trump ‘stuck’ in Iran war doom loop
“Trump appears to be stuck,” Eurasia Grp’s Gregory Brew. “While this pace of operations is manageable, it likely won’t be decisive. Iran can absorb US strikes without shifting its position on Strait.”
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it's not nolan but had that that with the tom cruise war of the worlds, it was just him running away but never far enough and then having to run away again
I remember buying a pair of wellies before I started college and feeling kind of edgy and wondering why I hadn't worn rainboots when I had to walk a mile and a half to high school.
Can see why the Odyssey is a blockbuster, but just find all the action ordeals they will have to go through tedious, walked out an hour in.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and First Lady Nehmat Aoun arrived at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington on Sunday, marking the start of an official visit to the U.S. capital at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Me: Do you want a raincoat? 16yo, running out door: No. Me: Do you want an umbrella? 16yo: No. (door slams)
the spelling 🐝 is ridiculous today. 2 hours later www.nytimes.com/badges/games...
I got Queen Bee!
How many words can you make with 7 letters?
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New: Why is Trump escalating on Iran? open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
What is Trump doing on Iran?
“My best guess is that this is a short-term ploy aimed at kick-starting progress on negotiations … I don’t see a feasible pathway towards military victory,” former Trump Iran negotiator Nate Swanson.
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Have brokered dog detente. Think I should get the Nobel prize
New: Vance warns U.S. strikes will continue if Iran targets ships in Strait open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
Vance warns U.S. strikes will continue if Iran targets ships in Strait
“The Strait of Hormuz is going to be open…If they try to close it down, there’s going to be a response from the American military. It’s just going to keep on happening until they open up that lane.”
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Trump intensifies push for voter restriction bill. “Change the voters, change the country,” Trump aide Stephen Miller wrote. open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
Trump intensifies push for voter restriction bill ahead of midterms
“Change the voters, change the country,” top Trump aide Stephen Miller wrote on Twitter Wednesday.
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Trump says he took Iran deal to avert economic calamity
‘I did not want to see economic catastrophe,” Trump said. “If you kept this going, that could have happened.” But he threatened to bomb if a final deal not reached.
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The text of the US/Iran ‘understanding’ that a senior US administration official read to reporters on a call today. open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
Text of the US/Iran ‘Understanding’
Here is the text of the Memeorandum of Understanding reached by the United States and Iran, according to my transcription of what a senior U.S.
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Seconded Also the Robert Caro books on LBJ are outstanding, you definitely ought to tackle them!
A truly disgusting speech that disgraces the sacrifice made by the Allied soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy to defeat fascism.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoHegseth uses his D-Day anniversary speech in Franch to take veiled shots at NATO and European immigration policies
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to bring six of his children on an official trip to France is putting added strain on his personal protective detail amid heightened threats stemming from the Iran war.
Hegseth takes six of his children to France on official trip
The Pentagon says he is covering his family’s travel expenses, but bringing them along could strain his security team during a time of increased threats, officials warned.
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