Jim Goldgeier
@jimgoldgeier.bsky.social
Senior advisor, Bridging the Gap; Fellow at Center for Advanced Study and FSI Research Affiliate, Stanford; Non-resident fellow, Kennan Institute. Was a professor for 35 years and a dean for six. Views are my own. www.jamesgoldgeier.com.
The bigger issue is Putin knows Trump very well and knows Trump won’t put any real pressure on him.
Maria Drutska@mariadrutska.bsky.social · yesterday“I talk to Putin. I know him very well. He is not looking to attack NATO territory,” - Trump. Oh, well. If Putin said so. I guess NATO can finally stop worrying.
Ratcliffe’s words didn’t convince Putin he should stop his war. The US should step up its support for Ukraine to try to convince him otherwise. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
After CIA director visit to Moscow, Putin pushes harder for military win
The rare trip by CIA chief John Ratcliffe failed to persuade Putin to stop the war and may have hardened the Russian's leaders resolve to seek military victory.
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NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to use contradictory language about the possibility of achieving peace in Ukraine to obscure Moscow’s true objectives. 🧵(1/8) Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar090326
Trump family crypto earnings: $1.4 billion $TRUMP meme coin: -98% $MELANIA meme coin: -99% “Perhaps the most blatant example of corruption in the history of American politics.” — Bilello
This is obscene. No one in the GOP will say a word about it.
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 2d agoNew footage of bulldozers plowing through Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument to construct a border wall.
They were super quick with Gulf of America too. And quick when they renamed the US Institute of Peace building the Department of Government Efficiency on their maps but reverted when DOGE left.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7d agoPathetic -- Google is now referring to Lake Ontario as "Lake America"
Former USAID disaster-response chief @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social suggested that the Trump regime’s DOGE funding cuts to USAID, including the SERVIR program, impacted flood prediction and early warning systems in Nepal and made it way more deadly.
Unsettling question raised over Trump admin's role in devastating Nepal floods
The devastating flash floods in Nepal this week that killed at least 670 people and left around 3,000 missing — including 90 Americans — might have claimed fewer lives if not for the actions of the Tr...
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I’m telling you - the default position of this administration is fear. Fear of questions, fear of transparency, fear of being found out, and fear of the American people.
Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting
Specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the meeting of financial leaders next week in Asheville, N.C.
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Twenty years on from Gardasil vaccine launch, Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer
Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer 20 years on from vaccine launch
Twenty years on from the launch of the world-first vaccine against cervical cancer, Australian Immunisation Register data shows HPV vaccine coverage for girls and girls is dropping.
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RFK Jr and Brooke Rollins having oversight of our food supply along with toilet paper prices going up from the trade war with Canada feels like a perfect storm.
For reference: When I had my background check it was held up because I had a speeding ticket from when I went home sophomore year in college that I forgot to put on my SF-86. I got grilled about why I didn’t disclose it (they eventually believed it was mistake). The FBI as we knew it is gone.
CBS News@cbsnews.com · last wk.FIRST ON CBS NEWS: A history of hiring prostitutes or stealing from work may no longer be a barrier to employment at the FBI.
thank you the new yorker and françoise for having me do this cover for the late, great dolly parton
Star Editorial Board: We cannot assume Americans will make better choices in future elections. We cannot count on things going back to the way they were.
At least five commissaries confirmed refrigeration outages this week, forcing the grocery stores to throw out thousands of dollars’ worth of meat, dairy, produce and frozen foods. #Flashes
ATTN TEXANS: check your voter registration ASAP, even if you don’t think you were impacted. 1.2 million is a lot of people! www.votetexas.gov/register-to-...
More than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations are suspended
Some voters dropped from Texas voting rolls may not be aware until they show up to cast a ballot. More than 1.2 million Texans are on the state's Voter
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Inflation in July at 3.7% It's been above 3% every month since Trump started the Iran war. To put that in perspective, 2% is the level associated with normal economic growth, monthly average in 2024 was 2.9%, and in 2024 it trended down, while this year it has trended up, with no relief in sight.
A civilian geography professor was fired from West Point for pushing back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change.
West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit says
Adam Kalkstein pushed back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change, the lawsuit says.
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To say nothing of US criminal law, at least with respect to the boat strikes.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · last wk.MS NOW: Troops fighting against Iran and alleged drug smugglers say they're being asked to violate international law. Orgs that help service members leave the military as conscientious objectors are seeing a large increase in concerns over U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats and inside Iran.
"It's given a lot of people permission to be themselves, to not dream it, be it, which is the motto of the movie, really. I would like to be remembered for that." Farewell to Tim Curry (1946-2026) #RIP
This isn't getting enough attention. The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at its lowest level since 1983. Why? Trump and the GOP have been selling it off to try to keep oil prices low and artificially hide the real impact of the Iran War.
BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Here are some of the declines in international student applications and enrollment revealed in a lawsuit challenging new duration of status regulations that would limit the ability to offer some programs of study and create administrative bloat on campus. www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
Trump just doesn’t want to help anyone other than himself and his rich friends.
PBS News@pbsnews.org · 2w agoA U.S. government subsidy that helped lower the cost of Medicare prescription drug plans is ending a year early, potentially affecting monthly premiums for millions of beneficiaries in 2027. https://to.pbs.org/4q9pKul
It would be hard to come up with a dumber foreign policy than the one Trump is pursuing.
Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · 2w ago“Last spring, I warned that America is trying to break us so they can own us. And I promised that that will never, ever happen,” Carney said. “We are keeping that promise. Canada is becoming stronger and less dependent on America.” www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
I keep asking why 🇨🇦 is refusing to import California wine. 🍷 California and Canada are on the same team, friends. Let's work together. 🤝
David Rothkopf@djrothkopf.bsky.social · 2w agoDear PM Carney, Hit the exports of swing states. America will thank you. (And apologies about the lunatic to you and all Canadians.) Signed, America
