I love visuals that show what's actually happening. I wish our military would save us, but I'm starting to think that won't happen.

I wish I could someday meet this person and thank him for speaking truth to power.

BREAKING: in April 2026, *every single one* of the 1,570 refugees admitted in the United States were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 6,066 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November 2025), and nobody else.

Nothing says responsible leadership like announcing you'll be sending a sovereign state to the "stone age"...

"Approximately 180 children have reportedly been killed and many more injured." These are the true faces of war, the casualties that Hegseth seems to care so little about. www.unicef.org/mena/press-r...

He can barely stop himself from smiling while talking about a war of aggression...

Getting really tired of this medieval-style suzerainty BS that Trump is pushing.

Senate Dems' logic is really a sign of the times: everything about the war is illegal, but now that it has begun there's nothing that should be done about it... 🤦 They may want to rethink that "fait accompli" approach with Trump. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Can we call things by their name? At no point does the article mention the term "lawfare" or the fact that that both the justice system and the principle of extraterritoriality are being weaponized... Yet, that's exactly what's happening here. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Incredible how literally everyone agrees that America's problems are domestic and systemic in nature, and yet Republican administrations keep launching wars to "protect" the country's "interests". This isn't about contradictions as much as self-delusion.

WELCH: Mr. Yoho is also the husband of your former spokesperson, Tricia McLaughlin? NOEM: Yes WELCH: So your former assistant and her husband are the ones that got the DHS no bid contract for $143m. Any dispute about that? NOEM: No.

This sounds strangely familiar: "The United States of America and Israel decided to launch military operations, conducted outside international law, which we cannot approve of... [But] the Islamic Republic of Iran bears primary responsibility for this situation." www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middlee...

When was the last time you saw a thriving democracy governed through crony capitalism and obsessed with military expansionism? Exactly.

To live in a world without Khamenei, "liberal" leaders across the globe are inviting in a world without laws of war. It's the rest of us who will have to live among its ruins. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

The US, with the second largest nuclear arsenal, breaks domestic and international law to join Israel (which also possesses nuclear weapons) to attack Iran because it is Iran that represents an "existential threat"... Right... And that's just fine for Albanese... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

KB – Episode 145🎙️ @csc-barrington.bsky.social speaks with @marianizzero.bsky.social about research reframing kleptocracy as a transnational criminal enterprise, and the implications for UK asset recovery and national security. 🎧 Spotify bit.ly/SpotifyKBep145 🎧 SoundCloud bit.ly/SoundCloudKB...

“Revelations about foreign battery makers in Hungary ignoring safety and environmental regulations and the government helping cover it up are all over the news. But how much the scandal will impact April’s election remains unclear.” (Balkan Insight) balkaninsight.com/2026/02/23/b...

Bondi is now just straight up ignoring questions from Democratic members

This perfectly describes the Trump regime: prohibited from recruiting anyone with previous experience. www.devex.com/news/usaid-b...

Nailed it

Well, sure, why embezzle when you can just sue your own administration... Or, does this count as extortion? www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...

Funny to hear EVERYONE agree that Amazon didn't expect to make its money back, but still not call this for what it is: a big fat #bribe! www.npr.org/2026/01/29/n...

Anti-corruption scholar here. The Trump regime is weakening the global anti-corruption architecture while trying to weaponize the elements that suits them "We firmly reject the notion [of passing] judgment upon the elected Government of the United States. www.opengovpartnership.org/wp-content/u...

Trump: You can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. It's a very unfortunate thing.

Even more proof that Trump sees ICE as his private secret police. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands…. Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those

I'm sure this has nothing to do with the fact that the miner in question works with a firm chaired by the son of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. No, nothing to do at all. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/24/u...

I just thought everyone should see this

Wow -- Fanone coughs "go fuck yourself" to Trey Nehls as Nehls blames Capitol Police leadership for January 6

- No country in the top 50 - Highest score is Argentina (85/100) - Average score is 41/100 - Average rank is 130/208 - 12/26 members are classified as Not Free - 9/26 members are classified as Partially Free - Only 5 countries are classified as Free: Argentina, Bulgaria, Israel, Mongolia, and USA

Truly a distinguished Board of Peace.

Trump's distinguished Board of Peace: Bahrain Morocco Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bulgaria Hungary Indonesia Jordan Kazakhstan Kosovo Pakistan Paraguay Qatar Saudi Arabia Turkey US envoy to UAE Uzbekistan Mongolia

Biden left a stronger NATO that had gained Finland and Sweden. Trump is pushing Canada closer to China and threatening to break up NATO. Let's not fool ourselves thinking this has anything to do with American national security.

Fascinating to see so many IR analysts who spent so much of their careers focused on the very real threats posed by a revisionist and assertive China struggle now to incorporate the very real threats of a revisionist and expansionist America.

Looking forward to the next round of "Japan experts" arguing for strengthening ties with the US even as the Trump regime actively tries to annex the territory of a NATO ally. As we say in Latin America, there is no worse blind man than the one who doesn’t want to see.

He's going to wield a power he doesn't constitutionally have to enforce his takeover of a territory he doesn't legally control. Truly the leader of the free world. apnews.com/article/denm...

These people have the worst cases of Stockholm Syndrome! The answer to this should be, "You're a public servant. I expect you to answer my question civilly and without insults. If you can't, find me someone who can." What would happen? He'd get barred from these sham events? And lose what, exactly?

The latest expression of Trump's aggressive racism is his suspending of visa processing indefinitely from 75 countries from January 21. This list is worth studying carefully. It is truly atrocious. /1 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Corruption, plain and simple: "The main account, according to a second senior administration official, is located in Qatar." www.semafor.com/article/01/1...

Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen: "If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU." "Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.

hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress

Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread) 1. Pat Bagley

We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.

I can hear Orwell's narration in my head: "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." www.whitehouse.gov/j6/

Let this set in. White House homeland security advisor, Stephen Miller, asks "by what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland" and adds that "the United States is the power of NATO." youtube.com/shorts/tidej...

“I’d have no problem releasing the video” “I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.” 5 days apart 😬 (From @therecount.com )

"Foreign malign influence can be defined as subversive, undeclared, coercive, or criminal activities by foreign governments, nonstate actors, or their proxies to affect another nation’s popular or political attitudes, perceptions, or behaviors to advance their interests." www.bbc.com/news/article...

This is one of those papers that just deserves a post every now and then. Half a century old, with a message still relevant today: Cognition won't be understood one variable at the time. You Can't Play 20 Questions with Nature and Win, by Allen Newell (1973) www.coli.uni-saarland.de/~crocker/doc...

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov