"Wiping out an entire civilization is the definition of genocide. Any order given to that effect must be refused by every service member up and down the chain — period." — Major General Paul D. Eaton U.S. Army (Retired) Senior Advisor to @votevets.org

Best headline on this so far

Jan 26, 2026 - National Defense Strategy "No longer will the Department be distracted by interventionism, endless wars, regime change, and nation building." media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/23/...

There's a lot going on in the world, but I felt moved to write about the danger that Albertan separatists are being sold a bill of goods ... www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Oped alert: Countries Should Reject Trump's Board of Peace theopinionpages.com/2026/01/coun...

The pettiness is rivaled only by the completely self-defeating nature of these actions, which will make the United States less safe, less influential, and less able to respond to evolving global threats.

A primer in The Green Bag on head of state and foreign official immunity under international and U.S. law for those interested. #Maduro #prosecution greenbag.org/v14n1/v14n1_...

This short essay on Criminal Law Beyond Borders might be useful to those thinking about operation Absolute Resolve in the context of transnational law enforcement (with the caveat that using military force is a UN Charter issue, not a law enforcement matter): illinoislawreview.org/wp-content/u...

POTUS sounds drunk, half asleep, or both. And he’s been given a blank check by SCOTUS, Congress, and billionaires.

1. Violations of the UN Charter make us all less secure 2. See #1 above 3. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk

Instead of a theater of war, Trump and Hegseth are engaging in WAR THEATER. That doesn’t make it lawful (not that they care). Appreciated the chance to talk with expert colleagues about why we should all be very concerned. www.cnas.org/events/u-s-m...

With thanks to my co-author @keitnerlaw.com, we’ve got a new OpEd up @thehill.com with a reminder for Congress about the lessons of the Air Bridge program:

This 🧵 is just the antidote I need to out descent into a police state #DCSandwichGuy

This thread is insane

This should be getting more attention but seems to have been overshadowed by the Bolton indictment

“According to Secretary of State Rubio, President Trump was given the option of conducting a maritime interdiction but instead elected to blow up the vessel to send a message.” @bcfinucane.bsky.social @justsecurity.org breaks down the legal issues. Zero regard for human lives.

As far as I can tell, not even a pretense that this strike complies with international law in any way shape or form. How exactly are we supposed to complain when the United States is on the receiving end of such strikes by other countries? Or do we just not care anymore?

Diplomacy R.I.P. (again/still) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...

No words

This 👇 #ICJ #Climate

Worth reading.

Whatever happened behind the scenes, it sure feels like a bait and switch.

This

The ball is in Congress’s court to save US diplomacy. thefulcrum.us/ethics-leade...

The ball is in Congress’s court to save US diplomacy. thefulcrum.us/ethics-leade...

Important 🧵

@jamisonfoser.bsky.social has a point ...

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Worth reading both the Lawfare essay and the NYT op-ed.

For the next time you hear Marco Rubio say judges can’t hear these “foreign policy” cases … (tl;dr they can—and will)

Shared this with my Civ Pro students. Procedure matters.

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Does Musk's hat say what I think it says ??

Hungary has taken a beating under Orban. This is how you take to the streets. #handsoff2025

A Pentagon-wide email recently went out warning about Signal's vulnerability www.npr.org/2025/03/25/n...

Ditto for international human rights law.

Spot on

Your periodic reminder that everyone in the United States has a constitutional right to due process, regardless of their immigration status. openyls.law.yale.edu/handle/20.50...

Pretextual justifications for conflicts with neighbors sounds just like Putin. CNN says this is Trudeau "unplugged," but he struck me as quite restrained. (Also @CNN -- just b/c he switched to French doesn't mean that part wasn't worth listening to!)

Just leaving this here (from today’s WaPo) #FAA #Deltacrash

This

Trump fires Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Director David Huitema (who had been confirmed by the Senate for a 5-year term) on the same day Adam Schiff sends OGE a letter asking about Musk's conflicts of interest: www.schiff.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

@repmarkpocan is my hero! He just introduced “Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act” I don’t think I have to explain what this bill does, right? pocan.house.gov/media-center...

Completely outrageous amateurism, if not something more sinister.

Um, guys ...

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