Performative Violence and the Spectacular Debut of the Atomic Bomb by @joshuabyun.bsky.social and @carsonaust.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Old leaders are back in the news. Biden & Trump are often seen as diverging in signs of age-related decline. This is a reminder that *perceived* age matters in politics, not just raw age. Thoughts! Based on a recent ISQ journal article w/ @joshuabyun.bsky.social academic.oup.com/isq/article-...

Update on escalation and the war in Israel: New reporting that Iran made a threat to respond if to Israel's military response in Gaza (links below). The nature of the threat is unclear Some interpret it as a threat to directly intervene. I don't think that's correct