"NATO’s heart has always been Article V—a commitment by the U.S. to come to allies’ defense if attacked." Disagree. NATO's heart has always been Article III—member states individually & jointly develop their capacity to resist armed attacks through continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid.

Why wasn't the lone Flag Officer, @admiralstav.bsky.social, among the former SACEURs who signed the joint letter arguing for Washington's continued commitment to the Alliance? Not solicited? Differing opinion? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/w...

BREAKING: Judge blocks Hegseth effort to punish Sen. Kelly. "This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees." Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...

Where are all of my states’ rights conservatives out there? Any 10A fans? 🦗 🦗 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...

Remember when we all said Russia has to be defeated in Ukraine or Putin will keep going? Well, he's going. Reviving military bases near Finland while still fighting in Ukraine. Side note: NATO poses a threat to Russian imperialism, not Russian security. Putin wants more.

“Even for a president who has radically transformed the Justice Department and the FBI by trampling over their political independence and using them as tools for personal retribution, Mr. Trump appears to be taking that kind of involvement to a new level.” IMPEACH www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here. (clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)

Bridge Colby being sent in his stead, to relieve himself on American battle monuments and cemeteries across Europe. Expected to go door to door, seeking payback for Marshall funds. www.politico.eu/article/us-d...

This fascism.

And Trump plans to approve the sale of F-35 to the UAE. It doesn't matter what's bad for America, only what's good for the Trump family business.

We have an absolute child in charge. How many U.S.-based carriers would this end up punishing? And guess what, e.g. the CRJs service a lot of regional and smaller city (read: red) destinations. Super smart. edition.cnn.com/2026/01/29/b...

"I was in Afghanistan after 13 years of war—long after the exciting newness wore off and as domestic political opposition raged—and we still had Czech, Lithuanian, and Polish special forces, as well as conventional Australian, British, Bulgarian, Canadian, and Romanian units with us in Kandahar."

Even under SCOTUS's dubious reasoning in Trump v. U.S., there is no scenario in which maneuvering billions of dollars to an offshore account to keep it out of reach from Congress and courts is an "official act." This is all criminal and impeachable.

"At least 32 people died in ICE custody last year, the highest number since 2004. An autopsy... showed that Geraldo Lunas Campos, a Cuban migrant held at Fort Bliss in Texas, was killed by his jailers. ICE had previously said he had committed suicide." www.economist.com/briefing/202...

"[T]he stand-off between ICE and local people continues. Mr Trump has not renounced his power to impose a paramilitary force on unwilling states. Americans should be on their guard." 🚨Americans should be on their feet, railing against the ONGOING abuse of power at the President's behest

We’re just not a free country. Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.

Is this a move the U.S. Republican Party supports? Did Americans vote for this reprehensible BS? The Trump administration's actions are converting Allies to adversaries and in turn making the homeland less safe, ergo impeachable offenses. Oaths of office have been innumerably violated.

"A US State Department spokesperson told CNN the placement of the flags was not coordinated with the US Embassy staff in Copenhagen and that the embassy was unaware of the 🇩🇰 flags’ significance." Demonstrating profound 🇺🇸 ignorance or the appearance thereof by lying. edition.cnn.com/2026/01/28/e...

"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone."

Just a casual threat of violence from a state agent. A threat that should result in loss of his badge and termination.

This phrase caught my attention..not just the press in 🇺🇸 but in 🇬🇧 . “It is worth watching closely how much of the media bends over backwards to whitewash the president’s actions, even when they know that they are dangerous and destructive.“ phillipspobrien.substack.com?utm_source=n...

"European defence will need to be organised around regional and functional coalitions, enabling prompt response to crisis and conflict as NATO’s political cohesion frays."

Divorce is never quick where it concerns the wealthy, even if both sides were to agree. The transatlantic relationship is worth saving, but it's going to take a lot of therapy.

However much of a disaster ICE and its supporting cast of goons are, is it appropriate for the NG to provide support to anti-government protesters?

"Trump today is attempting something unprecedented that stands in contravention of all historical tradition in the United States: the brutal application of federal forces against a state and region with no apparent reason beyond it being led by members of the political opposition.”

Three bullet wounds in his back, one in his neck, and one in his left chest. A witness came forward after ICE shot Alex Pretti. They said the agents were counting bullet holes instead of giving him minimal aid and were indifferent as to whether he was alive. #AlexPretti #ICE #Resist #Minneapolis

Some official U.S.-government social-media accounts have become a reliable stream of xenophobic messaging that aims to redefine what it means to be American, @alibreland.bsky.social reports:

When the judiciary has to remind the executive not to be corrupt.

“It is not Trump’s genius to recognize America’s unused strength; it is his blindness to see that our strength was a function of our restraint.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...

The Trump regime is smearing this man - Alex Pretti - as a “domestic terrorist.” We can’t let them get away with it. Alex Pretti was a patriotic American - far more so than the ICE agent who murdered him on the streets of Minneapolis today. Far more so than Trump, Stephen Miller, or any of them.

Alex Jeffrey Pretti 💔 He was not resisting arrest. He was defending decency.

Everyone thought the Russian military was nearly unbeatable, but Putin destroyed leadership by installing loyalists, and without quality leadership they are inept. What do you think will happen to the U.S. military with Trump doing the same? The most bombs and bullets doesn't make you competent.

The base commander will likely be fired for it, but it highlights the tension between our military's appreciation of our reliance on allies and the Trump administration's squandering on the goodwill our military generates. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

While Congress watches and the courts creak along, this administration is like a virulent cancer that just keeps destroying vital organ after vital organ.

How will this match up against the Castle Doctrine? Or any SCOTUS prior to the current bench? www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/p...

"Public dissent and demands for investigation are not signs of disorder; they are among the mechanisms by which democratic legitimacy is preserved. When .. recast as disloyalty or met with intimidation or harm, the danger we face is the inversion of democratic norms." www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Europeans after managing to prevent the collapse of NATO for another 1-2 weeks… #Europe #Rutte

They will always come for the History. "Those who burn books will in the end burn people." - Heinrich Heine

🤔🇧🇪🇺🇸 The White House mistakenly added Belgium to the list of countries that will participate in the "Peace Council". The Donald Trump administration confused the country with Belarus, - VRT The Belgian Foreign Ministry denied information about Brussels joining the initiative.

Denmark picked the station. Sweden turns up the volume a little more. Will the United States hear the music?

Who would've imagined it? Kudos to the Senate Judiciary Committee and the full Senate for confirming the perfect mix of incompetence and destruction in Kash Patel.

Losing public access to this building or worse, losing the building would be a tragedy. This administration excels at creating tragedy.

“Hedging is starting to become the norm, even if the alternatives to working with the US are often unattractive.” The great @ldfreedman.bsky.social

As Americans, we have to own this betrayal of our friends, even if we didn’t sign up for the Trump seminar on Creative Greed and Destruction. Good 🧵

Trump can't claim to "love Europe" but dislike the European Union because the two aren't really divisible after 31 years. U.S. governments have always been wary of the EU because it's power Washington has to contend with. Trump governs from abject fear. www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...

"By placing on the ground a multinational force drawn from Nato member states—but operating outside the Atlantic alliance, where the United States holds a dominant voice—Denmark succeeded in raising the cost of a potential annexation." europemorningpost.substack.com/p/surprise-e...

Confirms Rutte did not put any aspect of Danish or Greenlandic sovereignty on the table. More likely: Alliance-funded systems (whether it's Golden Dome or something else) based in Greenland, manned by Alliance personnel. NATO can't be all about central Europe. (Türkiye has feelings on that too.)

"In extremis, cratering NATO would remove the primary impediment to Russian expansion in Europe and completely restructure the European security order. Even if NATO survived in a weakened state, it may not be able to deter Russian aggression against European countries."