Every military leader since antiquity: wars are won by logistics hegseth: you win wars when military look like fitness influencers
Jeremy Pressman
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US and Arab-Israel-Palestine, protests in US, politics (he/him)
Connecticut has started to replace Federal benefits with state funding, eg SNAP and basic food needs; higher ed research. Partially to this point. Given the direction of the Federal govt, there may come a time when states targeted by Feds re-direct lg revenue streams to state coffers rather than IRS
Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
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Edwin Jeovanny Lopez Cornejo RIP
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d agoICE has killed another person.
Almost a year into the federal occupation of D.C., we want to hear from residents like you: What memory sticks out to you most about the past year? What questions do you have about the ongoing takeover? And what are you seeing in the streets? Take our survey here:
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Made up all the vandalism BS, like everyone knew from the start.
Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool
A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.
nytimes.com
"every policy fight is also a fight over the future distribution of power, whether we acknowledge it or not."
Henry Farrell@himself.bsky.social · 6d agoI remember seeing someone (very reasonably) complaining here a few days ago that there seems to be next to no visible thinking on left and center about how to join the dots on administration and democracy. This is the beginnings of an answer to that complaint donmoynihan.substack.com/p/rebuilding...
MY PIECE IS OUT AND I AM SO FUCKIN DELIGHTED! I hope you enjoy reading this special essay as much as I enjoyed writing it, dear readers.
The Sidewalk Is Political: On ranked mourning, looking away, and what keeps us going
The piece you are about to read is by an economist who works inside, and often against, the inherited colonial systems of knowledge that the discipline carries.
montrealserai.com
There's a real sense that Trump is running into serious limits on his power right now on many fronts. So I asked @davidkurtz.bsky.social: Are we constraining Trump, or not? His answer is so, so good. I pushed back and he went with it well. Check it out on the pod: newrepublic.com/article/2137...
ICE "told me that I have a broken taillight on the driver’s side, but that was a lie.” Sound familiar?
How do "marine tracking companies" (NYT) make money? Who are their customers?
One way to resist authoritarian regimes and to help others resist is to spread good information and support schools, teachers, universities, libraries, museums, and other public places where knowledge is generated, stored, and shared. 🥰
“Everyone’s on the subway,” Mr. Mullen said while fixing up the newsstand on a recent afternoon. “It’s a place where I can meet all kinds of people and see if they’ll be delighted.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/n...
A Newsstand That Aims to Delight N.Y.C. Subway Riders (Gift Article)
A comedian and his friends are transforming a vacant retail space at the West 4th Street station with freebies, art and puppet shows to make commutes more enjoyable.
nytimes.com
Interesting to see a @nytimes.com news story tell the reader the UN position on a conflict over territory (in this case, territorial waters). The Times is, shall we say, uneven about sharing the UN position.
A reminder that UC _faculty_ and Faculty Associations — not the universities themselves nor their administrators — are waging this battle in court, demonstrating great bravery and moral clarity.
White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...
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N.b. this is not what Clausewitz said. Or meant. Or thought at all. I give up.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoRep. Rich McCormick on Iran: "I'm a big Clausewitzian warfare guy. I believe in dominance. We are the dominant world superpower. These guys are not. I would've been unrelenting until the end."
The Trump administration's campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court "appears premised on a misunderstanding of how the Court functions," writes Nema Milaninia.
The US Campaign Against the ICC Misunderstands How the Court Works
While the ICC does have real problems, the State Department's campaign against it is premised on a misapprehension of how the Court works.
justsecurity.org
E. Jean Carroll spent nearly a decade in court fighting one of the most powerful men in the world. She fought with tenacity and grace — and she won. She is one of my personal heroes. We all owe her a debt of gratitude.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Pete Hegseth's armed forces.
Stars and Stripes@starsandstripes.bsky.social · 3w agoLOW PASS: In videos widely shared on social media, a Blue Angels fighter jet is seen flying what appears to be just feet above onlookers at Pensacola Beach. The Navy is reviewing the incident: www.stripes.com/branches/nav...
Think about where we're at. @washingtonpost.com runs an article today "debunking" the absurd-on-its-face White House claim that vandals caused the damage to the Reflecting Pool. What a waste of journalistic resources. Thinking Ossoff, isn't it humiliating to treat this evidence-free claim seriously?
Even with short attentions spans and issue overload (flood the zone), I'm going to ruminate on this one today. Our govt has greatly increased child hunger on purpose: "At least 1.5M fewer kids are receiving SNAP after unprecedented cuts enacted last year."
Sharon Parrott@sharonparrott.bsky.social · 3w agoAt least 1.5M fewer kids are receiving SNAP after unprecedented cuts enacted last year. Now, House Rs are starting a budget process that risks more cuts & ignores the urgent need to help low-income families who are losing SNAP & can't afford groceries. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
It’s really a great question because it immediately reveals whether someone is unfit for public service. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoOSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...
An incredible euphemism here for “the government is doing illegal discrimination”
Come play the @nytimes.com sub-head game!! Minefield or corruption? You decide. "The payment illustrates the minefield Mr. Trump has created by maintaining personal financial ties with foreign businesses while he is in office."
Officers shooting a man, running away from law enforcement, who is not a target of law enforcement, and who poses no threat to law enforcement, is murder. Federal officers do not have the power to commit summary executions because they are aggrieved.