The war in Iran is a lose-lose proposition for the U.S. & Trump administration that largely benefits Russia & China, argues CAP’s @andrewpmiller.bsky.social: https://tinyurl.com/kcvex5ea

Make no mistake. Trump is on the verge of ordering an act of war in Iran. The risks are considerable and a diplomatic alternative exists, as I explain in the piece below. Congress must exercise its constitutional authority to stop another war of choice. www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...

My statement for @americanprogress.bsky.social on today’s phase one agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza. www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...

President Donald Trump’s disengagement from the United Nations is not just contrary to lofty American ideals but also a threat to the material welfare of Americans. The latest from @andrewpmiller.bsky.social:

Most Americans don’t think about the UN on a regular basis. But, as I argue, the UN performs essential functions that improve the life of every American. So, naturally, Trump wants the US to walk away from this 80-year old institution. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

Eliminating the PMF program as President Trump ordered could mean losing a new generation of bright public servants. PMF alums @andrewpmiller.bsky.social and Kelly Razzouk explain in @justsecurity.org:

In my latest piece for @foreignaffairs.com, I explain why “U.S. intervention in Iran would be a terrible gamble.” “Even if a limited U.S. operation goes according to plan with no retaliation, a decision to intervene in the conflict would…make a sustainable solution harder to achieve.”

Good discussion about Israel-Iran conflict on @cnn.com about Israel-Iran conflict with @kimdozier.bsky.social.

To fight antisemitism, we need to understand it. The DC and Boulder attacks were antisemitic, yet instead of calling them what they are, Trump uses them as pretexts for implementing an authoritarian agenda that harms Jews and other minorities. More in my newsletter today: conta.cc/3SFsUq8

The major themes of President Trump’s visit to the Arab Gulf states are rooted in his personal biases rather than any coherent vision for U.S. policy, let alone one that delivers for the American people. The latest from CAP's @andrewpmiller.bsky.social‬:

In @foreignpolicy.com, @philgordondc.bsky.social and I show how Trump has made Palestinian suffering U.S. policy. We we in the Biden administration failed to meet Palestinian needs, Trump shouldn’t get a pass for backing a humanitarian siege of Gaza. foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/29/t...

The Trump admin’s proposed State Department reorg is a realignment of diplomatic priorities that seems set to constrain US soft power & reduce institutional capacity in key areas. Dani Shulkin, @tessbridgeman.bsky.social & @andrewpmiller.bsky.social unpack the proposal & its likely consequences.

The Trump admin’s proposed State Department reorg is a realignment of diplomatic priorities that seems set to constrain U.S. soft power & reduce institutional capacity in key areas. Dani Shulkin, @tessbridgeman.bsky.social & @andrewpmiller.bsky.social unpack the proposal & its likely consequences:

1. As someone who served for a number of years at the Pentagon, words cannot express how totally messed up and dangerous the current situation is at DOD. SecDef’s front office staff plays an absolutely vital role and right now they’ve all been fired. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

#Trump calling @vanhollen.senate.gov a grandstander is comical. Grandstanding is literally all Trump does. It’s not the pot calling the kettle black; it’s the pot calling the kettle a pot. Meanwhile, Senator Van Hollen is fighting for our constitutional right to due process.

The Trump administration’s failure to enforce the terms of the January 15 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has wasted the best opportunity to achieve a permanent end to the war in Gaza. The latest from CAP's @andrewpmiller.bsky.social:

My latest for @americanprogress.bsky.social I explain that #Trump wasted the best oppty to end the Gaza war by making no real effort to negotiate an agreement on the 2nd phase of the Biden administration’s January 15 ceasefire. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

As we said last fall, if the Project 2025 plan to shut the Department of Ed is implemented, so goes the office conducting the campus antisemitism investigations. Half the staff doing that work now gone. jewishinsider.com/2025/03/educ...

1. This decision to cut millions in funding to Columbia is dangerous and not going to help counter antisemitism on campus. If anything it might just make the problem worse.

“The desire for personal wealth and power” is the key point. Everything they do is motivated by their own narrow self-interest. And what’s good for them is seldom good for the American public.

Re-upping my @americanprogress.bsky.social report on #Syria published yesterday. 🧵 www.americanprogress.org/article/syri...

My latest for @americanprogress.bsky.social is a report on U.S. policy toward #Syria’s transition. The United States will almost certainly make mistakes but it can at least avoid repeating the same mistakes from the 2010s Arab Uprisings. www.americanprogress.org/article/syri...

Here’s my view: JD Vance is in no position to call for the reinstatement of a DOGE employee while he’a callously cutting thousands of jobs on no objective basis whatsoever. Show the same empathy for govt employees and their families that you show for “this kid.” Protect #federalworkers

This is the man who is acting as the Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy. Interesting message to send to a world that is majority non-white and/or female. The next time Trumpists say they support meritocracy, remember this.

To my former #USAID colleagues, please know that I and so many in and outside of government stand with you. USAID isn’t perfect but your patriotism, humanitarianism, and professionalism represent the very best of America. Dark times are ahead but this shadow will pass. 🗽🇺🇸

The #USAID website has just gone dark, amidst reporting #Trump may try to dissolve it completely. But #Congress established USAID in statute, and Trump can't unilaterally override a statute by executive order. Read my latest via @justsecurity.org: www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-p...

More rank hypocrisy from Trump and his enablers. Apparently, they have no problem with unelected, non-confirmed officials as long as they do their bidding. Remember that the next time they rail against “Deep State” bureaucrats.

Trump: "'The FAA, which is overseen by Secretary Pete Buttigeig' -- a real winner. Do you know how badly everything has run since he's run the Department of Transportation. He's a disaster ... he's got a good line of bullshit."

Just to be clear, while we went off on a wild goose chase about a nonsensical claim by #Leavitt of $50 million in condoms for Gaza, the White House suspended funding for healthcare and free school lunches for millions of poor American children. Shameful.

The $$$ Trump claims was for condoms in Gaza was likely for performing ~30 lifesaving surgeries per day, delivering ~20 babies per day, running an emergency room receiving up to 200 patients per day, and operating one of Gaza’s only neonatal intensive care units. www.cnn.com/2025/01/29/p...

No, the Biden Administration did NOT spend $50 million on condoms for Gaza. White House either can’t read a simple spend table or it’s lying. My quotes in @timesofisrael-bot.bsky.social @jacobmagid.bsky.social www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

We thought Trump wanted to take us back to the 50s but it turns out he wants a pre-New Deal America. Such a wonderful time of boom and bust economies, widespread poverty, uncontrolled infectious diseases, unbreathable air, and child workers.

80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, antisemitism is on the rise globally. The lessons of the Holocaust are etched in the ashes of 6m people. We must never forget, not out of guilt or self-flagellation but out of humanity, decency, and resolve. #HolocaustRemembranceDay

Implementation of Stage 2 of the #Israel-#Hamas #ceasefire in #Gaza, or even just continued calm, likely depends on whether Trump is prepared to intervene to keep the peace. Read Fmr. Dep. Asst. Sec. of State for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict @andrewpmiller.bsky.social's analysis:

1. Not enough bitcoin in the world to convince Sisi and Abdallah to take the Palestinians. It’s regime suicide. 2. Vast majority of Palestinians in Gaza won’t agree to “voluntarily” leave. No trust they will return. 3. Forced transfer violates int’l law. That’s ICC territory for Israel and U.S.

Vast majority of Germans alive today are not guilty for the Holocaust. But to “move beyond” the country’s history spares those who were responsible of the infamy they deserve. Their crimes must be remembered not to torment the present generation but to prevent future recurrence.

The drafter of this cable, Pete Marocco, is suspected of participating in the January 6 Insurrection. Not content with trying to overturn our democracy, he apparently wants to tarnish our reputation and deprive the needy and allies of critical support. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

My fellow Americans:

Wonderful news that three Israeli hostages are finally free. Also, guns are silent and aid is moving to Palestinians in Gaza. President Biden’s Admin ran through the finish line to get this done. I commend cooperation between the Biden and Trump teams in this rare display of bipartisanship.

Reported draft deal is multiple stages, initially w/ 34 hostages released for temporary cf and partial withdrawal. Given Bibi and Hamas positions, shouldn’t expect cf to last beyond 1st stage. Effectively condemns 60+ Israeli and US hostages to death and leaves Palestinian civilians in danger.

#Virginia Democrats are gonna need your help next year! VA Dems have eked out control of the state legislature, but that's at risk...and they need help to regain control of the Governor's office. Donate today: #Blue25 secure.actblue.com/donate/vablu...

Every platform/community is a bubble. You simply cannot understand a whole country, let alone world, via a single medium. The only way to overcome this is by moving between bubbles. Entirely understandable to spend most of the time in your preferred bubble but don’t just linger.

Nothing says “America First” like carrying the symbol of a genocidal foreign dictatorship that 500k Americans sacrificed their lives to defeat and would ethnically cleanse a large percentage of Americans if it were still in power.

Who could have imagined the grandson of this guy would ruin that other site? 🙃 www.newyorker.com/news/daily-c...