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

"Too."

It has become very clear that the Trump regime is America's top existential threat. www.bbc.com/news/article...

If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.

Meanwhile, back in the real world . . . Bagram Air Base was built by the Soviet Union in the 1950s. What an idiot.

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

BREAKING: Israeli warplanes have attacked a tent camp in central Gaza City, killing at least four Palestinians and wounding a number of others, report our colleagues on the ground and the Wafa news agency. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/hg1tok

Dystopian times.👇

From the Rule of Law to "Rule by Meme" (Yes, you can use that as a paper title)

America is learning what happens when corporations aren't expected to follow societal values. They'll do business with an authoritarian regime at home just as well.

No point beating around the bush...

Why on Earth would you open your article by quoting Peter Thiel, of all people, and explicitly to state that this is not his area of expertise? 🤦🤦🤦 www.thefp.com/p/the-consul...

The USA today is no longer a liberal democracy. The sooner you accept that, the better equipped you'll be to face what's coming. If you want advice, people like l from the Global South know what it's like, you don't need to reinvent the wheel.

Glad the vice president of the United States, whose salary my taxes fund, is using his position to *checks notes* attack me on the Charlie Kirk show.