"But today, both the man who can order the use of nuclear arms and the man who would likely verify such an order gave disgraceful and unnerving performances in Quantico." @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

U.S Strike. Caribbean Sea. Venezuelan boat. International law. Legal authority? Tune in to #Lawyer2Lawyer with host J.Craig Williams @legaltalknet.bsky.social‬ and special guest Dr. Tony C. Arend @anthonyclarkarend.bsky.social legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/law...

Garden Croton leaf 8x12 Gouache Referenced from my own plant in my garden. : : #BotanicalArt #Art #Arte

"America is adrift. It has no coherent foreign policy, no team of senior professionals managing its national defense and diplomacy, and a president who has little interest in the world beyond what it can offer him." @radiofreetom.bsky.social A painful truth. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

"Come to think of it, maybe MAGA world isn’t close to getting it; maybe they do get it, and maybe that’s why, this time, they’re especially angry." @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Just awful

"A more likely explanation is that no one is supposed to talk about Golden Dome because no one knows what it is yet." @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Play isn't just fun. Researchers argue it can help you adapt to difficult circumstances, collaborate better and problem-solve. We'll help you figure out your play personality and how to prioritize play in your life.

Thanks to Connor Fiddler and Michael Beckley at @fpri.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute to the deterrence/reassurance in US-China strategy symposium. I argue we need to be careful with blanket assumptions that US resolve in other theaters deters China or reassures partners. 1/

Important analysis by @radiofreetom.bsky.social of the distinction between the preemptive use of force and preventive war-- and the perils of the latter. From what we know so far, Israel's action seems much more like a very risky preventive operation. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Great review of "Remember This'!!! charlestoncitypaper.com/2025/06/06/r...

"Sending in the National Guard is meant to provoke, not pacify, and his power will only grow if he succeeds in tempting Americans to intemperate reactions that give him the authoritarian opening he’s seeking." @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

NEW VIDEO: Premier-- May 28 at 11:30am EDT!! youtu.be/gGGgGRwr0Gg?...

The Economist highlights the growing pains enterprises face with generative AI—even as global interest continues to surge. Remarkably, about one in ten people on the planet now use ChatGPT every week. www.economist.com/business/202...

This is beautiful "The Man Who Knew When to Step Down' www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...

I mean honestly considering the outcome this could be very good news?

"We must hope that the administration is worrying enough; at least Rubio, for his part, seems engaged. But it would be more reassuring to see the administration focus far less on its internal grievances (and insulting our allies), and more on keeping the nuclear peace." @radiofreetom.bsky.social

In case you hadn't seen this . . .

"The proposal that Trump, Vice President J. D. Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are pushing is not a framework for peace, but a rich and bloody reward to Moscow for three years of aggression and war crimes." @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

What a disgrace "Vance Outlines U.S. Plan for Ukraine That Sharply Favors Russia" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/w...

Bukele, Abrego Garcia, and Red Lines open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

NEW SINGLE: "Crying (In My Mind)," from The Bedrocks www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Dz...

It was an honor to participate in this discussion.

"What is at stake here is due process of law," my long-ago Georgetown SFS professor @anthonyclarkarend.bsky.social says in an online talk about SFS postdoc Badar Khan Suri, detained by ICE for alleged Hamas ties the SecState has not properly reported. "You cannot simply say 'you're out of here'."

Check out this great new music video from The Bedrocks!! It is my honor to play a role in the video!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ90...

Oh my

And I looked fabulous in a white tie and tails. Might as well be stylish while toasting democracy. Believe me, people were aware of what they’re up against .

“A toast to the First Amendment,” she said. A knowing look passed between attendees as they clinked their glasses. wapo.st/3XYUv8z

The White House Military Office Army aide is on “Football” duty tonight for Trump’s weekly return to Mar-a-Lago—his private home and club. The ~45-pound satchel accompanies Trump 24/7, enabling him to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk maintain that they won’t attack Social Security, but their repeated claims of rampant fraud serve a strategic purpose, Lora Kelley writes in The Atlantic Daily.

The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943. Only one cat has ever received the award. This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25

Nota Bene

A walk in the woods

Latest Transatlantic Tremors: German election recap, Europe and Ukraine, and Macron in the US. open.substack.com/pub/transatl...

Happy George Washington’s Birthday!

Agreed. Truly chilling.

"Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government." @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Very important speech by Gov. Pritzker www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3qa...

Scoop: 40 news orgs have signed on to a letter circulated by the WHCA supporting the AP and denouncing Trump's move to block them from official events. The WHCA has gone through great pains to keep the letter from leaking, but I obtained a copy. Read it in Status: www.status.news/p/associated...

"The first step in containing the damage is to see Trump’s and Musk’s goals for DOGE clearly: It is a project rooted in resentful arrogance, and its true objective is not better government, but destruction." @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

NOTA BENE www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/u...

It’s outrageous that this has to be said www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Hero

Note Bene

Indeed

The Canal Builders by @greeneland.bsky.social is the book to read on the history of the Panama Canal. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/297379...

"The United States is experiencing re-patrimonialization as we speak: citizens freely debating laws are replaced by supplicants begging the king to favor their interests." Francis Fukuyama www.persuasion.community/p/schedule-f...

"those attacking the agency have often distorted facts and, wittingly or unwittingly, embraced as true anything that could help justify targeting U.S.A.I.D." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/b...

As Trump wages war vs WHO & USAID, two pillars of global public health, a memoir from a pioneer in the field, Dr. Frederick Burkle, casts a much-needed light on what Trump is trying to destroy & offers hope for building a future in spite of him. 1/9 www.salon.com/2025/02/08/w...