Alan Eyre
@alaneyre.bsky.social
Former US foreign policy senior official (Iran/MENA /energy); now focused on foreign policy in the Anthropocene.
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"The scale of the damage is unprecedented. Start with housing. The UN estimated in August that over 320,000 homes had been destroyed or damaged....Around 1.2m people—60% of Gaza’s population—are homeless. Even tents are hard to find."
www.economist.com/middle-east-...
www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Gaza’s zombie ceasefire
Neither an Arab reconstruction plan nor an American one have much chance of success
www.economist.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"The scale of the damage is unprecedented. Start with housing. The UN estimated in August that over 320,000 homes had been destroyed or damaged....Around 1.2m people—60% of Gaza’s population—are homeless. Even tents are hard to find."
www.economist.com/middle-east-...
www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Good portrait of SCOTUS personalities and dynamics during the Rehnquist & early Roberts eras. Confirms that like the Executive and Legislative branches, this institution is also intrinsically political, and deeply dependent on the collective virtues and flaws of the nine justices serving.
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Good portrait of SCOTUS personalities and dynamics during the Rehnquist & early Roberts eras. Confirms that like the Executive and Legislative branches, this institution is also intrinsically political, and deeply dependent on the collective virtues and flaws of the nine justices serving.
Scholarly yet engrossing look at comparativism in U.S. foreign policy, using Turkiye and Iran. Eminently readable, this book heightened my awareness of the subjective, political nature of comparison in foreign affairs.
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Scholarly yet engrossing look at comparativism in U.S. foreign policy, using Turkiye and Iran. Eminently readable, this book heightened my awareness of the subjective, political nature of comparison in foreign affairs.
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Oh the desperation; he's terrified ... Trump summons Boebert to the White House, escalating a campaign to block an Epstein vote www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Trump Ramps Up Pressure on G.O.P. To Thwart Epstein Vote
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Oh the desperation; he's terrified ... Trump summons Boebert to the White House, escalating a campaign to block an Epstein vote www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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The effort to keep this information out of public view has reached a level of intensity where the American people are clearly entitled to "adverse inference", i.e. you're allowed to assume the worst.
PANIC SETS IN
Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, Todd Blanche, and others, plan on holding an EMERGENCY MEETING today on the Epstein Files as the discharge vote nears.
Rep. Boebert will reportedly be there.
It appears there is an all hands on deck effort to try to prevent a vote on the Epstein Files. (CNN)
Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, Todd Blanche, and others, plan on holding an EMERGENCY MEETING today on the Epstein Files as the discharge vote nears.
Rep. Boebert will reportedly be there.
It appears there is an all hands on deck effort to try to prevent a vote on the Epstein Files. (CNN)
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The effort to keep this information out of public view has reached a level of intensity where the American people are clearly entitled to "adverse inference", i.e. you're allowed to assume the worst.
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Jeffries: "It's unbelievable that for 7 plus weeks Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has been denied the ability to serve more than 800,000 people in Arizona because Republicans are running a pedophile protection program."
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Jeffries: "It's unbelievable that for 7 plus weeks Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has been denied the ability to serve more than 800,000 people in Arizona because Republicans are running a pedophile protection program."
Money quote:
Habitually offloading cognitive tasks to AI could backfire, however.
bigthink.com/thinking/art...
Habitually offloading cognitive tasks to AI could backfire, however.
bigthink.com/thinking/art...
Is AI eroding our critical thinking?
By doing more and more of our "thinking" for us, artificial intelligence may be diminishing our critical thinking skills.
bigthink.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Money quote:
Habitually offloading cognitive tasks to AI could backfire, however.
bigthink.com/thinking/art...
Habitually offloading cognitive tasks to AI could backfire, however.
bigthink.com/thinking/art...
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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🚨BREAKING NEWS! The Virginia House of Delegates has not only been defended, but expanded — making VA the nation’s newest pro-democracy trifecta!
November 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
🚨BREAKING NEWS! The Virginia House of Delegates has not only been defended, but expanded — making VA the nation’s newest pro-democracy trifecta!
Finished. A hard but rewarding book, one I'd been putting off for a while. Loaded with good historical insights about the inevitable social effects of free-market capitalism. Much of the book refers to British history, so it makes me want to learn more about British history from about 1700-1900.
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Finished. A hard but rewarding book, one I'd been putting off for a while. Loaded with good historical insights about the inevitable social effects of free-market capitalism. Much of the book refers to British history, so it makes me want to learn more about British history from about 1700-1900.
The Epstein Shutdown continues
Mike Johnson says he will not bring the House back in session until the government reopens
November 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The Epstein Shutdown continues
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My god, WHAT is in those Epstein files that has him so terrified of swearing in Vote Number 218?
“I will not bring the House back to session until the Congress negotiates a budget that it needs to pass” is pretty much a pure pi-r-squared circle.
“I will not bring the House back to session until the Congress negotiates a budget that it needs to pass” is pretty much a pure pi-r-squared circle.
Mike Johnson says he will not bring the House back in session until the government reopens
November 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My god, WHAT is in those Epstein files that has him so terrified of swearing in Vote Number 218?
“I will not bring the House back to session until the Congress negotiates a budget that it needs to pass” is pretty much a pure pi-r-squared circle.
“I will not bring the House back to session until the Congress negotiates a budget that it needs to pass” is pretty much a pure pi-r-squared circle.
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I think Van Hollen is running for Secretary of State and I think he’d be an excellent one
If you want to know why we can’t give Trump a blank check, look what he did to USAID — illegally dismantling an agency that saved millions of lives and literally burning food meant for starving people.
As I told former USAID staff this week: their work was the best of America.
As I told former USAID staff this week: their work was the best of America.
If you want to know why we can’t give Trump a blank check, look what he did to USAID
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I think Van Hollen is running for Secretary of State and I think he’d be an excellent one
Finished- a GREAT BOOK! Authoritative, engaging expose by @christinewebb.bsky.social of the fallacy of human exceptionalism. The book argues (inter alia) that the 'Great Chain of Being' puts homo sapiens on the highest rung has been a persistent historical mistake w/catastrophic consequences.
October 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Finished- a GREAT BOOK! Authoritative, engaging expose by @christinewebb.bsky.social of the fallacy of human exceptionalism. The book argues (inter alia) that the 'Great Chain of Being' puts homo sapiens on the highest rung has been a persistent historical mistake w/catastrophic consequences.
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Latest in PN:
Who looks at what’s happening and says to themselves, “I’d love to put on a mask and a bulletproof vest, then go around smashing car windows and tackling terrified housekeepers and landscapers on the sidewalk”?
By @paulwaldman.bsky.social
www.publicnotice.co/p/abolish-ic...
Who looks at what’s happening and says to themselves, “I’d love to put on a mask and a bulletproof vest, then go around smashing car windows and tackling terrified housekeepers and landscapers on the sidewalk”?
By @paulwaldman.bsky.social
www.publicnotice.co/p/abolish-ic...
ICE is out of control and beyond repair
This agency needs to be stripped down to the studs. Dems should start preparing now.
www.publicnotice.co
October 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Latest in PN:
Who looks at what’s happening and says to themselves, “I’d love to put on a mask and a bulletproof vest, then go around smashing car windows and tackling terrified housekeepers and landscapers on the sidewalk”?
By @paulwaldman.bsky.social
www.publicnotice.co/p/abolish-ic...
Who looks at what’s happening and says to themselves, “I’d love to put on a mask and a bulletproof vest, then go around smashing car windows and tackling terrified housekeepers and landscapers on the sidewalk”?
By @paulwaldman.bsky.social
www.publicnotice.co/p/abolish-ic...
Fascinating, depressing historical examination of how corruption went from being a major concern of the Founding Fathers to something essentially defined out of existence by the current Supreme Court.
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Fascinating, depressing historical examination of how corruption went from being a major concern of the Founding Fathers to something essentially defined out of existence by the current Supreme Court.
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California is readying a one-time 5% tax on billionaires for the 2026 ballot that would go toward compensating for Trump's Medicaid cuts. The architects see it as a national model.
It will be announced today.
It will be announced today.
October 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
California is readying a one-time 5% tax on billionaires for the 2026 ballot that would go toward compensating for Trump's Medicaid cuts. The architects see it as a national model.
It will be announced today.
It will be announced today.
Finished = Great Book! by @susanzieger.bsky.social Authoritative yet playful look at logistics as a feature of capitalism. The author's ability to posit surprising & profound connections is rare & delightful, and the bibliography is like looking through the window of a candy store.
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Finished = Great Book! by @susanzieger.bsky.social Authoritative yet playful look at logistics as a feature of capitalism. The author's ability to posit surprising & profound connections is rare & delightful, and the bibliography is like looking through the window of a candy store.
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This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
October 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
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House Republican Leadership, everyone. They continue to roll out one nutjob after another. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Chip Roy: "The truth is the marxist, radicals, and Islamists the Democratic Party promoted this weekend, they cannot handle the truth. The truth is that there is a king and that king is Jesus. And the president has been willing to say it, & Charlie Kirk was willing to say it & he got killed for it."
October 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
House Republican Leadership, everyone. They continue to roll out one nutjob after another. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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The Trump administration just ordered two Gulfstream luxury private jets for Kristi Noem at a cost of over $172 million.
This comes as Americans can barely afford groceries.
This comes as Americans can barely afford groceries.
October 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Trump administration just ordered two Gulfstream luxury private jets for Kristi Noem at a cost of over $172 million.
This comes as Americans can barely afford groceries.
This comes as Americans can barely afford groceries.
This article is an excellent introduction to the dangers of AI for one's cognitive capacities.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently …
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This article is an excellent introduction to the dangers of AI for one's cognitive capacities.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Soros didn’t tell you guys about the attire changes??
He’s getting forgetful in his old age smh
He’s getting forgetful in his old age smh
Funny, how the "No Kings" protesters were "elderly white hippies" in August (per Stephen Miller), but are "pro-Hamas terrorists and violent criminals" in October (per Karoline Leavitt).
It's *almost* as if this regime makes its shameless lies up as it goes along . . .
It's *almost* as if this regime makes its shameless lies up as it goes along . . .
October 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Soros didn’t tell you guys about the attire changes??
He’s getting forgetful in his old age smh
He’s getting forgetful in his old age smh