War in Europe in the 1940s imperilled American interests then so we formed NATO to prevent wars because that served US interests. The US and Europe are more interconnected today than they were then. Walking away from NATO hurts American security and economic interests. thehill.com/homenews/hou...

Venezuela and drugs are hardly a existential threat. Russia and China are. This NSS is making Neville Chamberlain look competent by comparison.

EXCLUSIVE | More than two dozen of the supposed horror criminals touted by Kristi Noem on a new DHS website have only been convicted of “traffic offenses.”

This guy just doesn't miss

US District Judge Charles R. Breyer: "Defendants take the position that, after a valid initial federalization, all subsequent re-federalizations are completely, and forever, unreviewable by the courts. Defendants’ position is contrary to law."

Supreme Court oral argument this morning, in sum Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory) Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)

Significantly boosting military support for Ukraine now can achieve a peace that resulting in long term savings ro European countries. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

The cowardice is over the top.

Russian alcohol prices spiking in 2026, civil unrest likely. The Kremlin is clearly desperate for money to risk this. For 0.5L bottles, price jumps are: 🔹Vodka: 17% 🔹Brandy: 28% 🔹Cognac and Whiskey: 16% Expect a lot more angry posts from AlcoMedvedev next year.

🇺🇸🇺🇦 The Reagan National Defense Survey, released Thursday, found that 64% of Americans favor sending lethal aid to support Kyiv’s government, up 9% points from last year and the highest proportion since February 2022, - NYP

I have many questions about the new National Defense Strategy. www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u... A priority would be to identify a national security aim. Immigration policy may be related as a means, but it isn't a national security aim and arguments can be made as to how it helps US security.

‼️ Russia: “Russians warned of a possible banking crisis in the Russian Federation.” 🍿 www.mk.ru/economics/20...

Russia-North Korea-PRC axis is deepening and will remain strong for structural reasons: it is in their interests to upend a world order favorable to America. The idea that the US can break Russia away with bilateral investments is naive. jamestown.org/prc-russia-d...

Thia would do serious damage to the US-Europe relationship as well. They need each other.

Putin’s alleged secret daughter tells Ukrainian journalist she is ‘really sorry’ for her father’s war

Trump says he doesn't understand how talks with Russia failed. 1) Witkoff has a track record of getting things wrong. 2) They are in over their head and fail to understand how the terms of negotiation are a reflexive control operation designed to divide the US from its allies.

Apart from the sloppiness in arresting citizens, this describes a long list of acts that ICE agents have done to those detained which would otherwise be criminal assaults www.propublica.org/article/immi...

10 months of efforts to diplomatically end Russia's invasion of Ukraine have consistently failed because Russia refuses to compromise. There will be no diplomatic solution until allies make it clear Russia can't achieve its military objectives. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

When Water Burns: The Fight for Georgia "A year-long investigation by the BBC has uncovered evidence that police in Georgia used a World War One chemical weapon in water cannons against its own citizens during protests in Tbilisi last year." 🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests youtu.be/z4-koO916Gk

A good start. There is more Australia can do.

For that matter from the perspective of the ROC (Taiwan) the People's Republic of China doesn't exist and, if it doesn't exist, it cannot have a President Xi.

Forget 28 points, 1 point: Russia retreats to its borders and ceases trying to control its neighbours.

It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration. But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants. The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.

Statements like this reinforce claims that Patel is "in over his head" according to internal FBI sources. He clearly doesn’t understand why burn bags exist or the the fact they are backed up on electronic systems.

Helping Ukraine win is the cheaper option compared to trying to live with an imperialist Russia. Russia getting its way would cost Europe hundreds of billions more than ensuring Ukraine victory: study | New York Post nypost.com/2025/11/30/u...

@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”

SCOOP: Dan Richman, a key figure in the now-dismissed case against James Comey, has filed suit over the gov't's handling of data seized from his devices. He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials. open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...

This level of sabotage is at a level beyond the fever dreams of America's adversaries FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals | FBI | The Guardian share.google/z0YgkdFMFm4N...

this is quite the detail

A President with immunity from criminal prosecution with a pardon power to protect others from federal criminal prosecution (and a demonstrated record of using it corruptly to shield allies) is a recipe for massive abuse of power.

The Kremlin treats the agreement worked on by Rubio and Ukraine as "irrelevant," rejecting any effort to paint them as the aggressor or enact a ceasefire. Russia prioritizes its relationship with China over the US and prefers a military solution. restrictedhandling.substack.com/p/rh-1-dec-2...

A key finding, as Bluesky grew, toxicity remained low.

Narrator notes, Ukraine's sovereignty is a matter of existing US law. This says they are still working on making the agreement compliant. The critical question is, what half remains?

“Halfway to Ukrainian independence”? Seriously? During the talks, Marco Rubio reportedly said: “We are already halfway to securing Ukraine’s independence. Today we made significant progress.” Ukraine became independent in 1991 — first from Moscow, then it gave up its nuclear weapons👇

This week could be pivotal for diplomacy. It is clear that Russia does not want peace, and therefore we need to make Ukraine as strong as possible. My doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council on Defence ↓

Senator Kelly is correct. Plus a Public Service Announcement: KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1. The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal: "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."

Here you have active U.S. law prohibiting any and all recognition of any annexation of any part of Ukraine:

3/ The Kremlin continues to advance a false narrative that Ukraine’s front line and political stability are on the verge of collapse in an effort to convince the West to capitulate to Russian demands that Russia cannot secure militarily.

We can't really say this enough... > Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate. www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...

This has become the diplomatic equivalent of Groundhog Day.

And this is why you shouldn't immediately rule out arts and humanities, kids

This call shows Witkoff believes he can advance the Russian peace plan through Putin's flattery of Trump rather than substantive engagement with the politcs driving the war: Russia wants to impose its will on Ukraine and Ukraine wishes to govern itself.

Polish PM Tusk reminded allies that NATO was founded to defend against Soviet/Russian aggression through solidarity, not selfish interests, expressing hope these principles remain unchanged.

Ukrainian hackers disrupting mail services in temporarily occupied regions of Ukraine therecord.media/hackers-knoc...

This will make it harder to get Venezuelans to cooperate with Americans providing intelligence or other help on the ground. U.S. halts all asylum decisions, pauses visas for Afghan nationals www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

If the rules-based international order is coming to an end, what replaces it? The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is China's alternative designed to benefit China, Russia, and North Korea www.axios.com/2025/11/26/c...

Putin is not Trump’s friend: Russian influence operation designed ro undermine Trump carried out during his first term www.thecipherbrief.com/russia-infor...

🇳🇱 The Netherlands will buy 100 Robin Radar IRIS systems, tested in Ukraine, for drone detection. These radars can distinguish small UAVs from planes and provide 3D tracking. Deliveries begin today; full deployment expected by 2026. Some will protect Dutch critical infrastructure.

How would this have been viewd in WW2? Would that have been a policy decision seen as enhancing security? U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Alternative headline: Europe considers restoring deterrence www.politico.eu/article/euro...