The Iran Nuclear Deal was the most effective non-proliferation agreement ever negotiated. Trump threw it away, promising a “bigger, better deal” he never delivered. He put us on the path to war and the most serious defeat in US history.There was another path. open.substack.com/pub/joecirin...

this map is the story of the last 25 years of us foreign policy in its own backyard. and that was before the tariffs.

A Baltimore-based thread to explain one singular, overriding reason why American journalism is incapable of compassing and explaining the astonishing misrule and the implosion of all our governing norms. To wit: A few decades ago, as a police reporter covering the Baltimore department, a new...

If Trump does give an order to attack civilian targets that have no military value as a means of collectively punishing the Iranian people - and make good his threat to begin a genocide - Marco Rubio should resign and the military must refuse the order. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

While we contemplate the meaning of the President's latest threat of war crimes, I'd like to apply some deterrence theory to this--specifically, Schelling, with a side a Sagan. As Robert Farley has said, the President seems to have put nuclear weapons on the table, but probably won't use them. (1)

I'm not sure how you can be against removing this man from office right now. What will it take? A nuke being dropped? It's too late then. The purpose of impeachment and the 25th Amendment is to prevent that type of thing from happening, not just to react to it.

This should be the message from every Dem in Washington. And we can dispense with phony “what about supporting the troops,” or “water’s edge” bullshit. We are so far past that… He should be removed.

I wrote angry today. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-illite...

Just a good reminder on a day where his boss is making genocidal threats and is clearly unhinged and unfit for office, Vance is further undermining U.S. interests by supporting an authoritarian thug that he admires. He’s a vile, calculating, white nationalist sociopath.

He's doing his best to kill the entirety of American civilization, that's for damn sure.

Impeach Trump.

Ahh, “Spring” in Massachusetts… Magical… 🙈😵‍💫🤬

War crime….

This is well said. If there is ever going to be a reckoning it should be for “leaders” that put troops in these terrible positions… And for the voters who elected those leaders - they should be forever be ashamed! But of course they won’t be! Because ya know, ownin’ the libs or something…

Cartoon by David Horsey | The Seattle Times

I used to write the WaPo editorials on US-Africa policy, as well on as human rights and politics on the continent. To describe hundreds of thousands of deaths on the continent as “messy” is an absolute abomination.

It's time to call it. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-strate...

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Aspire to be a “national security guy” my entire adult life… This is beyond insane!

Another excellent piece by @radiofreetom.bsky.social… But Jesus!🤬

It’s not a smear to say Hasan has repeatedly engaged in antisemitism. It’s not a smear to say he’s trafficked in sexism and bullying behavior. It’s not a smear to say he’s happy to be an ally to trans people unless one criticizes him, in which case he explodes.

He’s a mouthy ignorant misogynist jerk, okay? And yeah, says a lot of antisemitic garbage. If you’re “pro Hezbollah” you’re not a “good person.” Can we just stop with this? I knew nothing about this dork before last Monday. This isn’t deserving of attention

This sad corrupt joke of a DOJ…

I recently re-read Richard Hofstadter’s Anti-Intellectualism in American Life and now every time a Silicon Valley billionaire opens his mouth, I think about it. So I wrote about it for The Nation: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

My three-year-old was watching the president's address when she turned to me gravely and asked "Daddy, why can't I understand what the nice orange man is saying?" And when I told her "Because America elected a narcissistic sociopath in steep cognitive decline," she started crying.

Official U.S. policy on commercial shipping transiting the Strait of Hormuz:

Lol

>then we won

This is HUGE mistake. I would understand continuing with the visit, despite humiliating circumstances, if it had any genuine chance of restoring transatlantic relations. But it won’t. Trump will bask in the spotlight, and go back to slagging off the UK one day later. www.nbcnews.com/world/united...

Neutrality, Authoritarianism, and Thoughts on the Cult of Both Sides talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/neutr...

Pete Hegseth, national disgrace: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Let's catalogue all of the links between Graham Platner, neo-Nazism, and other extremism that many Democrats are choosing to make excuses for. This should be laid out simply in one place. I literally had to screenshot this because it goes over the character limit.

“Look Ann, I’m trying to save people from learning the hard way what my wise grandmother always knew - fresh garlic stinks up the entire house! … for weeks!” @radiofreetom.bsky.social

You think, “They CAN’T be THIS stupid.” But then…

Awesome. University administration wouldn’t negotiate a new contract for faculty in good faith and has “stopped recognizing” and seems intent on decertifying the unions and ending collective bargaining. But this and a new practice facility are fine… 🤷🏻‍♂️ sports.yahoo.com/mens-college...

Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars reut.rs/4rZIThC

I know I’m a broken record on this but: A handful of law profs are engaging in an effort to convince the Supreme Court to accept a reactionary administration’s effort to redefine American citizenship and render countless children stateless.

If the US war on Iran ends up with the Iranian regime still in power and Iran able to charge tolls in the Straits of Hormuz, it will be the quickest and most comprehensive defeat that the US has ever suffered—and alarms bells should start ringing loudly about the future of US power.

Denying promotions of individual officers based on their race or gender would betray every principle of merit-based service that military officers uphold. It would also violate federal law. I am demanding answers from SecDef Hegseth & the Pentagon.

Me blocking someone.

What’s amazing is that while paying this contract and spending on a new practice facility, the St. John’s University administration has arbitrarily “refused to recognize” and is actively trying to decertify the faculty union. Truly a beacon of higher education. sports.yahoo.com/articles/st-...

When it’s all said and done, this drunk, degenerate, racist shitheel will have done more to making this country weaker, less secure and more vulnerable than anyone could fathom, Just an empty chasm of human being. www.npr.org/2026/03/27/n...

Hey - @kenwhite.bsky.social - I thought you told us the whole “Anti-Schlapp” laws would protect us from nonsensical nincompoopery like this!!

STRATCOM commander echoes DOE assessment that there is no need for the US to conduct explosive nuclear weapons tests. www.reuters.com/world/nomine... As we suspected, Trump’s claim US must begin nuclear tests is political grandstanding, not a national security requirement.

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Explicitly, unambiguously racist, and part of a broader pattern. Not only unfair and insulting to these officers, and to all Black people serving the country, especially Black women, but bad for national security as well. Weakening America to prioritize a project of resegregating the government.

Military women and people of color somehow keep finding themselves in the crosshairs under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.