Cathryn Thurston
@drthurston.bsky.social
Former defense intel/policy and plans researcher. IR Prof and Conflict Resolution - loves NAFO - lives in woodsy NY
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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“The JAG at Southern Command specifically expressed concern that strikes against people on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean…could amount to extrajudicial killings, the six sources said, and therefore legally expose service members involved in the operations.”
Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes
The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources...
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“The JAG at Southern Command specifically expressed concern that strikes against people on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean…could amount to extrajudicial killings, the six sources said, and therefore legally expose service members involved in the operations.”
More likely Kellogg had a normal and reasonable approach to negotiating.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
White House Ukraine envoy to depart in January
The former national security adviser to Mike Pence and retired lieutenant general quickly fell out of favor with White House officials who saw him as too sympathetic to Ukraine.
www.politico.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
More likely Kellogg had a normal and reasonable approach to negotiating.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
The pretenders
The pretenders
Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
The pretenders
The pretenders
Excellent explainer from NYT on Ukraine drone program. Very innovative.
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Video: How Ukraine Is Advancing Its Drone Warfare
The Ukrainian military has a point-scoring system for drone operators who hit various enemy targets. Kim Barker, a New York Times reporter covering the war, describes how the necessities of drone warf...
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Excellent explainer from NYT on Ukraine drone program. Very innovative.
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Excellent overview of our current National security “strategy” such as it is.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Trump is ignoring the real threat matrix
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Trump is ignoring the real threat matrix
Opinion | Trump is ignoring the real threat matrix
A puzzling pivot to the Caribbean increasingly leaves Europe to answer Putin’s aggression on its own.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Excellent overview of our current National security “strategy” such as it is.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Trump is ignoring the real threat matrix
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Trump is ignoring the real threat matrix
Interesting update on Kansas farm economy. Looks like KS is losing $2B in farm income this year. Moodys put KS down as “in recession”.
kansasreflector.com/2025/10/22/a...
kansasreflector.com/2025/10/22/a...
As tariffs swamp Kansas farmers, bet on the following: Useless legislators and pricey bailouts • Kansas Reflector
Today’s farm trade collapse results from one of the most predictable policy failures in recent memory, arbitrary, mercurial tariffs.
kansasreflector.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Interesting update on Kansas farm economy. Looks like KS is losing $2B in farm income this year. Moodys put KS down as “in recession”.
kansasreflector.com/2025/10/22/a...
kansasreflector.com/2025/10/22/a...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Too bad the USA cannot buy surplus and send it overseas as humanitarian aid. I guess there will be a lot of farms for sale for cheap and a lot of family farms gone - just like the 1980s.
Too bad the USA cannot buy surplus and send it overseas as humanitarian aid. I guess there will be a lot of farms for sale for cheap and a lot of family farms gone - just like the 1980s.
Trump promised farmers a bailout. Time is running out.
The White House blames Democrats and the government shutdown for the delay of their multibillion-dollar bailout, but that’s just one of many problems the administration faces.
www.politico.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Too bad the USA cannot buy surplus and send it overseas as humanitarian aid. I guess there will be a lot of farms for sale for cheap and a lot of family farms gone - just like the 1980s.
Too bad the USA cannot buy surplus and send it overseas as humanitarian aid. I guess there will be a lot of farms for sale for cheap and a lot of family farms gone - just like the 1980s.
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The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America
A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Hmmmmm
Last week Jesse Watters spoke to man named Eric who claimed he was formerly a member of antifa. Two years ago Watters interviewed Ramon "Mundo" Mendoza, a former Mexican Mafia member. Some folks thought the men looked similar. This is a side by side comparison. 🤷♀️
October 7, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Hmmmmm
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As of March 10, 2025 The United States owes foreign investors $8.5 trillion of its national debt—almost one-quarter of its total debt.
voronoiapp.com
voronoiapp.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
As of March 10, 2025 The United States owes foreign investors $8.5 trillion of its national debt—almost one-quarter of its total debt.
voronoiapp.com
voronoiapp.com
Very interesting overview of U.S. marines fitness tests. I’m confused by SECDEF’s assessment of the military. Does he hate the military he leads? www.facebook.com/share/r/1A6i...
Redirecting...
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October 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Very interesting overview of U.S. marines fitness tests. I’m confused by SECDEF’s assessment of the military. Does he hate the military he leads? www.facebook.com/share/r/1A6i...
1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.
October 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in a Democrat who won in a landslide.
October 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in a Democrat who won in a landslide.
I had a feeling this would happen. A real shame. I hope if they have already written the report that someone gives it to the press. It’s unclassified! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Gabbard Ends Intelligence Report on Future Threats to U.S.
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I had a feeling this would happen. A real shame. I hope if they have already written the report that someone gives it to the press. It’s unclassified! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Huh.
Cache of Devices Capable of Crashing Cell Network Is Found Near U.N. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
Cache of Devices Capable of Crashing Cell Network Is Found Near U.N. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
Cache of Devices Capable of Crashing Cell Network Is Found Near U.N.
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Huh.
Cache of Devices Capable of Crashing Cell Network Is Found Near U.N. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
Cache of Devices Capable of Crashing Cell Network Is Found Near U.N. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...
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"This is the Kremlin model where independent media was suffocated through hostile takeovers, licensing threats, and censorship actions."
My latest on Kimmel and more
My latest on Kimmel and more
When the Government Weaponizes Agencies to Go After Media
Kimmell, CBS News, ABC News, NYT, AP, and more: The Assault on Independent Press Intensifies
olgalautman.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"This is the Kremlin model where independent media was suffocated through hostile takeovers, licensing threats, and censorship actions."
My latest on Kimmel and more
My latest on Kimmel and more
Not sure everyone knows this. Not a good idea.
The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...
The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...
Opinion | The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Not sure everyone knows this. Not a good idea.
The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...
The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...
coloradosun.com/2025/09/17/h...
Must read analysis of shooting at Evergreen High School. My heart breaks for these kids.
Must read analysis of shooting at Evergreen High School. My heart breaks for these kids.
9 minutes: How the shooting at Evergreen High School unfolded, moment by moment
Desmond Holly critically wounded two students as he fired about 20 rounds inside and outside the school. Here's how. ithappened
coloradosun.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
coloradosun.com/2025/09/17/h...
Must read analysis of shooting at Evergreen High School. My heart breaks for these kids.
Must read analysis of shooting at Evergreen High School. My heart breaks for these kids.
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Super interesting article that explains quantum computing for the rest of us.
That 114-year-old tech pioneer, IBM, is racing Google, Microsoft and others build the world’s first viable quantum computer. Surprisingly, it’s leading the way, writes Christopher @Mims.
www.wsj.com/tech/ibm-qua...
That 114-year-old tech pioneer, IBM, is racing Google, Microsoft and others build the world’s first viable quantum computer. Surprisingly, it’s leading the way, writes Christopher @Mims.
www.wsj.com/tech/ibm-qua...
Good Old IBM Is Leading the Way in the Race for ‘Quantum Advantage’
IBM is racing Google, Amazon, Microsoft and a handful of startups to build the world’s first viable quantum computer.
www.wsj.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Super interesting article that explains quantum computing for the rest of us.
That 114-year-old tech pioneer, IBM, is racing Google, Microsoft and others build the world’s first viable quantum computer. Surprisingly, it’s leading the way, writes Christopher @Mims.
www.wsj.com/tech/ibm-qua...
That 114-year-old tech pioneer, IBM, is racing Google, Microsoft and others build the world’s first viable quantum computer. Surprisingly, it’s leading the way, writes Christopher @Mims.
www.wsj.com/tech/ibm-qua...
Reposted by Cathryn Thurston
On #September11, fire engines needed to get into the Pentagon to combat the blaze but were too large to fit through the entrance tunnels. Volunteer firefighters from Woodsboro, MD drove 60 miles in a vintage 1955 open-cab fire truck that was small enough to enter the building.
September 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
On #September11, fire engines needed to get into the Pentagon to combat the blaze but were too large to fit through the entrance tunnels. Volunteer firefighters from Woodsboro, MD drove 60 miles in a vintage 1955 open-cab fire truck that was small enough to enter the building.
A needed video for today!
September 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
A needed video for today!