So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

Firing all the JAGs is very very bad

the only phrase dems need for the next 4 years is “how does this lower egg prices” and i havent seen it once

Very excited to attend the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos for the first time this year! I’m also thrilled to be in such great company speaking at @wsj.com’s Journal House! Please do let me know if you’ll be there too.

Happy New Year from Gardiner’s Bay! (air temperature 44, water temperature 40) #bringit2025

Boxing Day in South Beach

Last day in the office for 2024!

Just leaving this here…

This deadpan Washington Post story reports on Trump’s blatantly corrupt effort to strongarm an appointment for his daughter in law—who has never held any public office—as a US Senator without a single acknowledgment that it might be some kind of impropriety. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Sen. Thom Tillis criticizes those who have promised to fund primary challenges against Republican Senators who oppose President-elect Trump's cabinet picks, calling them "political opportunists."

Do yourself a favor and read this story about one of the few Western individuals sanctioned for illegally trading in Russia oil 👇

We used to be expected as Americans to just do the right thing. That a country fighting to protect itself from a thug has to spend anytime on bullshit like this.

Happiness on a plate!

The march towards our Banana Republicization continues…

Amazing night at the 47th Kennedy Center Honors!

19 years ago today, these two kids met…

Has Assad been pulled out of his bunker yet?

Bashar-Al-Assad has learned his lesson. by Susan Collins

Today is a bad day for Assad apologists. Good.

In today's latest Russia sanctions designations package from OFAC, we see something you seldom see, an American company sanctioned!

For no particular reason this morning I am thinking of this example of the president-elect’s imbecility

this is an elaborate hoax I just know it

I might have been okay with a pardon that covered any offense Hunter Biden hasn’t already been convicted of or plead to. But we’ve already spent too much time talking about this pardon. It’s hardly important given the torrent of abuses we are about to see from the incoming administration.

this is great!

What year is this!?

Outdoor skating season is upon us

Thankful for being a son of Philadelphia!

This would be a good time for the US & UK to confiscate Russian Central Bank reserves in their countries. Other countries with such reserves should publicize how much they have. Make all Russian private financial assets public!

I love starting the day talking about sanctions, tariffs and Mar-a-Lago cuisine on @bloomberg.com!

Did you even go to @bloomberg.com if you didn’t take a picture of their epic tree?

Did you ever go to @bloomberg.com if you didn’t take a picture of their epic tree?

Tune into Bloomberg Surveillance at 845, I’ll be joining Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney to talk about what sanctions will look like in Trump 2.0 and the return of “tariff man…” www.youtube.com/live/f39oHo6...

China pays the tariffs like Mexico paid for the wall!

This!!! 👇

For the millionth time, Americans all foot this tab!

It’s not enough to keep imposing new sanctions if you don’t enforce the existing ones! Those violating these sanctions by trading with these firms need to be put on notice. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

About to drop $525 to get this guy to make a video denouncing sexual assault and send it to Pete Hegseth. Wish me luck.

thoughts and prayers

US financial sanctions on countries like Russia and Iran don't just target the financial account. They really aim to throttle goods trade. This is why, if used liberally, Chinese export controls could quickly match the power of US financial sanctions. www.thewirechina.com/2024/11/10/c...

Now would be a great time to enforce secondary sanctions on those countries that haven’t chose a side… 👇

America isn't "headed for bankruptcy," no matter what South African Michael Scott says here. But if he's really concerned about the federal government's balance sheet, he should urge Trump to raise taxes on individuals like him and businesses like the ones he owns. Problem solved.

Glad to see they picked the most qualified CT expert in all of GOP foreign policy land to run the NSC CT shop 🤡…. (Oh that first IPC meeting where the agency’s CTMC chief or deputy has to attend)….

I was pleased to share my perspectives on what sanctions may look like in a second Trump Administration with my friends at @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social! www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econog...

couldn't have seen this coming... 🙄

Ah yes, surely one of the main takeaways from #MeToo was that if police didn’t arrest someone for a sexual assault, then the sexual assault didn’t happen. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Do we have a Treasury Secretary appointee yet, or is the rose ceremony scheduled for this weekend?

Prep the heads of lettuce!

Oh yea, sanctions aren’t having impact… 🙄