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iPutin's betting NATO is more window than wall. My new column in @opinion.bloomberg.com on why the alliance needs to prove him wrong www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Putin Can’t Break Down NATO’s Door. He’s Trying the Window
Recent reporting says Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering testing the resolve and combat responses of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization over the next couple of years. Despite being ou...
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Can someone explain how Axios could publish this and not note that DOJ has lost 18 of these cases and not won a single one? 0-18 is smart brevity.
The fact that VP JD Vance and Richard Grenell went to Romania—on behalf of the Trump Administration— to advocate for Andrew and Tristan Tate, who by all accounts, were rapists running a coercive sex ring, then permitted them to come to Florida, should be a crazy, crazy scandal.
If only the leader of the Defense Department had a tenth of the humility, self-awareness, and professionalism of the Blue Angels. My take on Substack. bit.ly/3RECix8
Hegseth is No (Blue) Angel
The response to a beach flyover shows the best of the military and the worst of the defense secretary.
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Passages from The Economist article by Mark Carney and Alexander Stubb, Canada's Prime Minister and Finland's President (link below) In their piece, "Prepare for a world of ad hoc coalitions," they set out a third-way vision of middle powers www.economist.com/by-invitatio... #economy @economist.com
Trump abandons freedom fighter Maria Corina Machado in favor of dictator Delcy Rodriguez. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
Exclusive | How Machado’s Return to Venezuela Got Derailed After U.S. Resistance
The opposition leader’s plan to return home after devastating earthquakes unraveled in midflight.
wsj.com
Wage growth is down compared to last year just as inflation is spiking. That means workers' real wages are shrinking. To restore purchasing power, Trump and the Fed must act to reign in the price spike caused by the Iran War.
“.. It is hard to wrap your head around that the president of the United States would engage in this level of self-enrichment at the expense of so many of his supporters.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...
Trump has earned $2.3 billion since the beginning of his presidency through 4 different crypto schemes. The common denominator for each: the Trumps win big, and you lose. Data from @reuters.com.
Some thoughts on the latest actions by Secretary Hegseth and the effects on a command I know well www.thebulwark.com/p/what-happe...
What Happens When the Country Loses a General
It takes a long time to build up a leader.
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The misplaced animus of this administration toward military leaders is costing our country so much uniformed talent.
Last soldier out of Afghanistan now the latest general to step down
A source familiar with the matter confirmed to Task & Purpose that Gen. Christopher Donahue will step down from U.S. Army Europe and Africa.
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Trump on his Iran deal: "It's a very strong deal. Nobody knows what it is, but it's very strong."
Really an excellent video. Should, IMHO, be shared far and wide. newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-a-vietn...
I’m a Vietnam vet. The ‘Arc de Trump’ is an abomination I cannot stand for.
A veteran and patriot sounds off about the desecration of hallowed ground.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
Mike Lee blames Capitol Hill reporters for the $39 trillion national debt.
What’s happening in Ukraine and Iran? This might help. My latest in the @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/will-wins-...
Will Wins Wars. We’re Forgetting That.
Power = Will × Resources.
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Randy George’s replacement, Gen. Chris LaNeve, is Hegseth’s former military assistant. An Army officer told me that LaNeve “is not well qualified” for the post and “doesn’t have a great reputation.” He won White House favor by congratulating Trump on his inauguration via video call. wapo.st/4v9trlZ
Opinion | Hegseth is better at waging culture wars than the Iran war
The defense secretary’s firing of a top general is just the latest sign of internal Pentagon turmoil.
wapo.st
I tend to get dogpiled every time I say this but: as someone *who likes bluesky and benefits from being here* we have a problem. The network is shrinking, not growing. It's shrinking a lot: only about 1.1m people a day even like a post. This time last year it was 1.6m.
RT if you miss having a President with a functioning brain.
“The Trump administration is funneling another country’s oil revenues into handpicked accounts with virtually no oversight,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in a statement. “Congress cannot allow Trump to treat Venezuela’s oil profits like his personal slush fund.”
Max Boot@maxboot.bsky.social · 7mo agoTwo global trading houses that brokered an opaque deal with the Trump admin this month to sell Venezuelan oil were previously prosecuted for bribery schemes involving oil sales elsewhere… A senior trader at Vitol donated $6 million to Trump’s 2024 election. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Under what legal authority does the president take ownership of another country’s oil — and then deposit the proceeds in offshore bank accounts that circumvent Congress’s power of the purse? Who knows? Trump told the NY Times: “I don’t need international law.” wapo.st/4pApDGu
Opinion | Maybe Trump the isolationist had imperial ambitions all along
The president is trapped in a Gilded Age bubble where tariffs and resource grabs are prized.
wapo.st
“The prospect of Delcy Rodríguez teaming up with Trump to loot Venezuela’s fossil fuel resources makes me sick to my stomach. I’ve known all along the outcome would be bad. I didn’t think it would be this bad.” www.persuasion.community/p/what-you-n...
Venezuela’s New President Is No Moderate
In fact, Delcy Rodríguez is a regime extremist.
persuasion.community
“Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed.” This and Zelensky’s facial expression and body language tells us everything we need to know about where this is.
Newsom should buy a beer for the best plaque to display under each photo
Governor Newsom Press Office@govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 8mo ago
An interview I did earlier in the week with Margaret Hoover for @firinglineshow.bsky.social on @pbs.org will air Friday at 8:30 ET.
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover@firinglineshow.bsky.social · 8mo ago"You can't see any of our values in the current [Trump] National Security Strategy," says Ret. Lt. Gen. @markhertling.bsky.social. "And if we're not living by our values, then we are going to turn away from who we are as a nation." FRIDAY @pbs.org Local listings: to.pbs.org/39hI6Tf
