To all my Jewish friends, Shana Tova, and happy new year as you celebrate Rosh Hashana.

“There is a connection between…contemporary tragedies and the fire-eaters of the pre-Civil War period: similar rhetoric.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/beware-tod...

On Wednesday, my friend MG (retired) John Raaen - the last living Ranger who was in the first wave on D-Day - was presented the Congressional Gold Medal. It was an honor to be at this humble soldier’s ceremony.

My latest in @thebulwark.com about the battlefield of information, and why we’re losing.

Received a note from the publisher of my book “If I Don’t Return” that they will soon have a recommended cover design, and that the book will be ready for pre-order before Christmas. Stoked!

This is just one of the many reasons I admire @radiofreetom.bsky.social.

I’ll be joining @velshi.com on @lastword.msnbc.com to discuss Russian mis- and malinformation at 10ET.

I’ll be joining @nicollewallace.bsky.social to discuss the evolving “drug wars” with Venezuela this afternoon during the 4 ET hour.

A friend called asking if I had posted on Facebook about Charlie Kirk. Since I’m not on Facebook, and I wouldn’t have posted about him if I was, please keep in mind the bots are active in stoking division. Here’s the post:

Sorry, was just cancelled.

I’ll be joining @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on the @lastword.msnbc.com to discuss Putin’s intimidation and intelligence collection & the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones.

Happy to share I’ve signed a book contract to publish “If I Don’t Return,” letters to my sons from Desert Storm. Book will publish in early 2026.

My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/let-the-ca...

Simply infuriating. The yearly Thayer Award provides cadets the opportunity to honor one selfless American each year who served the country with honor. This is just another travesty.

Some thoughts on China. My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/the-real-m...

Spending lots of time in Europe and engaging with the govts & armies of all 49 countries, ALL of them use the titles “Minister of Defense,” “Minister for Defense,” or “Minister of National Defense.” Netherland had the last “Minister of War” in 1948. So there’s that.

Nothing will nail down a Nobel like rebranding to the “Department of War.” Also sorta overrides the key military mission of deterrence, which is a piece of our national & defense security strategy.

"When she joined and whenever she got a promotion, she raised her right hand and said, 'I, Ashli Babbitt, will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic." She died doing the opposite. @markhertling.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social

Joining @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social during the 7 am hour.

“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...

The great @jamiegangel.bsky.social nails it!

The President and SecDef love yes men. That’s very, very dangerous. My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...

An excellent & extremely relevant piece in @theatlantic.com by former CIA Director and State Department Foreign Service Officer William Burns. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Some Putin history over the last 20 years…some of which was cited on @lastword.msnbc.com last night. My latest in the @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/putin-alwa...

Why I left Facebook in 2016. Hundreds of fake accounts at that time, less now, and Facebook did/does nothing. A garbage site.

There is an AI generated photo of me on Facebook. I want all my friends who may see this account to report it as fake, as I haven’t been on Facebook since 2016. Thanks. The age of disinformation is upon us.

An interview I did with my friend @katiephang.bsky.social . Any feedback is welcomed (not all will get replies). youtu.be/JOz1pgl4-YY

Well Volodymyr Zelensky may have worn a suit to the White House this time around, but he still didn’t quite get the results he wanted. Professor Angela Stent and @markhertling.bsky.social join @djrothkopf.bsky.social to share why. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Today August 2O, Lawrence O' Donnell @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com says Trump did nothing after the Alaska summit with Putin while Putin was still bombing Ukraine the day of & after. Here in this clip, Lawrence focused on statements made by retired Lt. General Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social

Joining @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com at 10:30 pm ET and we’ll be discussing Russia and Ukraine.

Gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...

Great article. www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-al...

"In any negotiation, when the aggressor is legitimized and the victim is sidelined, the result will be not peace but disaster." We saw how that worked with Afghanistan. Trump is replaying the disaster with Russia and Ukraine. NEW from @markhertling.bsky.social:

Some thiughts in the Alaska “summit” and today’s WH diacussions My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-al...

Joining @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social at 7 am tomorrow to discuss Ukraine and Russia. All sorts of things to talk about.

I’ll be joining Alex Witt on @msnbc.com at 3 PM for a discussion on Ukraine and President Zelenskyy’s trip to DC.

The body language and parsing of words by many key administration officials on the Sunday shows seem to indicate that Russia won the day in Alaska.

Do you know how you counter a powerful bully? You bring all your friends!

Key European leaders rallying around Zelensky, traveling with him to DC, is what leadership looks like.

Joining @jenpsaki.msnbc.com a little after nine. Hope I can represent my friends in Ukraine with honor and respect.

@dasniko80s.bsky.social Niko, you are my 100,000 follower on BlueSky. Thank you, mon Ami!

This afternoon, I told @nicollewallace.bsky.social that I had a sense of “dread” about what might happen in the Alaskan “summit.” After watching the press conference, that dread has come to life. I’ll be joining @jenpsaki.msnbc.com later tonight.

Joining @nicollewallace.bsky.social at 4 to discuss the Alaska Summit.

One of my favorite scenes, Sam Elliott playing BG John Buford at Gettysburg. I feel the same way about what’s going to happen in Alaska tomorrow. And there’s no Cavalry to prevent it. youtube.com/clip/UgkxHeQ...

History & past operational experiences should influence any future approach to the war on drugs My latest in The Bulwark www.thebulwark.com/p/bombs-wont...

Watching the US prep for a critically important meeting with Putin in Alaska reminds me of students who realize they had an assignment a day before it is due. Hoping I’m wrong, but concerned about the diplomatic approach & the potential outcome.

For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq. “If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.” National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC. A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.

The rest of the story on Armenia-Azerbaijan. My latest in @thebulwark.com

Me listening to this divorced reality description of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.