FOREVER WARS
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Tracking the continuities, departures and permutations of the War on Terror. Subscribe:
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Senator @wyden.senate.gov is trying to raise the alarm, writes @attackerman.bsky.social
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
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February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Senator @wyden.senate.gov is trying to raise the alarm, writes @attackerman.bsky.social
"Teheran is getting the surrender offer that Trump is said to have offered Nicolas Maduro ahead of the Jan. 3 Caracas raid," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
I Guess We're All Just Supposed To Be OK With Bombing Iran Again
Watching the buildup for regime change in Iran happily echo the buildup for regime change in Iraq. PLUS: The ghost of NSEERS returns to DHS
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February 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
"Teheran is getting the surrender offer that Trump is said to have offered Nicolas Maduro ahead of the Jan. 3 Caracas raid," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
"Someone in Minnesota is driving. It is not Walz or Frey. It is not Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem or Donald Trump. It is the people themselves: the outraged, galvanized, multiethnic working class, who see the imperial boomerang spinning toward their heads," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
Your Leaders Were Lying. Now The People Are Driving
The depravity of ICE, the enthusiasm of Republicans and the cowardice of Democrats is breaking through hypernormalization
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January 26, 2026 at 7:57 PM
"Someone in Minnesota is driving. It is not Walz or Frey. It is not Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem or Donald Trump. It is the people themselves: the outraged, galvanized, multiethnic working class, who see the imperial boomerang spinning toward their heads," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
"The last 36 hours in Davos represent a signal moment in the decline and potential fall of the transatlantic alliance, which since 1945 has been a central pillar of American global hegemony," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
Beware The "Trump Won't Use Force in Greenland" Headlines
The transatlantic crisis is hardly over. Trump is so psychotic that Mark Carney is telling the truth about the 'rules-based international order.' PLUS: Three podcasts I guested on!
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January 21, 2026 at 9:21 PM
"The last 36 hours in Davos represent a signal moment in the decline and potential fall of the transatlantic alliance, which since 1945 has been a central pillar of American global hegemony," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
"The timelessness of King's words resonates as an incipient death squad marches through Minnesota, prompting a certain strain of Democratic elected official and consultant to shake their head at the awfulness but refuse to redress its cause," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
Martin Luther King Jr. Warned About The Anti-Abolish-ICE Democrat
The heritage that valued order over justice during the civil rights movement animates the Democrat elected and consultant who wants to "retrain" a nativist death squad
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January 19, 2026 at 6:17 PM
"The timelessness of King's words resonates as an incipient death squad marches through Minnesota, prompting a certain strain of Democratic elected official and consultant to shake their head at the awfulness but refuse to redress its cause," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
"There is no 'late capitalism,' there is no 'late empire;' the expansion and the collapse are the same thing," writes @samthielman.com. "There's just us. If we want to put an end to that cycle, we have work to do."
Empire Building at Home and Abroad
The American empire is collapsing as it expands. How could it do anything else?
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January 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
"There is no 'late capitalism,' there is no 'late empire;' the expansion and the collapse are the same thing," writes @samthielman.com. "There's just us. If we want to put an end to that cycle, we have work to do."
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BLOOD WORK / EPISODE 15
REIGN OF TERROR w/ SPENCER ACKERMAN
/ @attackerman.bsky.social
Gregk speaks to Spencer about the long shadow of the GWoT, how America’s response to 9/11 laid the ground for its current condition, the media’s role in justifying & legitimating state violence, and much more.
REIGN OF TERROR w/ SPENCER ACKERMAN
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Gregk speaks to Spencer about the long shadow of the GWoT, how America’s response to 9/11 laid the ground for its current condition, the media’s role in justifying & legitimating state violence, and much more.
Reign of Terror w/ Spencer Ackerman | Blood Work
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January 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM
BLOOD WORK / EPISODE 15
REIGN OF TERROR w/ SPENCER ACKERMAN
/ @attackerman.bsky.social
Gregk speaks to Spencer about the long shadow of the GWoT, how America’s response to 9/11 laid the ground for its current condition, the media’s role in justifying & legitimating state violence, and much more.
REIGN OF TERROR w/ SPENCER ACKERMAN
/ @attackerman.bsky.social
Gregk speaks to Spencer about the long shadow of the GWoT, how America’s response to 9/11 laid the ground for its current condition, the media’s role in justifying & legitimating state violence, and much more.
"There is no reforming this," writes @attackerman.bsky.social.
Either ICE Is Abolished or It Will Kill Many More Renee Goods
Minnesota is just the beginning of ICE's transformation into a right-wing death squad. But it can be the end
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January 12, 2026 at 6:44 PM
"There is no reforming this," writes @attackerman.bsky.social.
Here's @attackerman.bsky.social speaking with @chrislhayes.bsky.social and @paoramos.bsky.social about the abduction of Nicolas Maduro:
Venezuela and Beyond (ft/ Chris Hayes, Paola Ramos, Zach Stafford & Saeed Jones)
Here's a cable-news appearance and a podcast appearance of mine.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Here's @attackerman.bsky.social speaking with @chrislhayes.bsky.social and @paoramos.bsky.social about the abduction of Nicolas Maduro:
Iran expert Tara Kangarlou speaks to FOREVER WARS about the inevitability of further US intervention in Iran in the wake of the Maduro abduction.
'This Big Truck Is Coming': Iran After The Maduro Kidnapping
The distinguished journalist Tara Kangarlou sees a U.S. attack on Iran as all but certain now
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January 7, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Iran expert Tara Kangarlou speaks to FOREVER WARS about the inevitability of further US intervention in Iran in the wake of the Maduro abduction.
"After a very long period of pretense, there is clearly no distinction between America First and neoconservatism," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream
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January 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
"After a very long period of pretense, there is clearly no distinction between America First and neoconservatism," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
"These are take-merchants and mouthpieces who publish what powerful people tell them over text and DM as if it's a transgressive secret and not a comms strategy," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
Watching Bari Weiss Murder Investigative Journalism at CBS
Notes from someone who's withstood White House demands to delay an accurate story—and who once even had a 60 Minutes piece spiked
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December 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"These are take-merchants and mouthpieces who publish what powerful people tell them over text and DM as if it's a transgressive secret and not a comms strategy," writes @attackerman.bsky.social
The US's bloodiest battlefield in 2025 wasn't Venezuela. It was Somalia, writes @attackerman.bsky.social
The Largest and Bloodiest U.S. Battlefield in 2025? Somalia
At least 87 drone strikes, raids and other U.S. military engagements have hit Somalia this year, by far the most ever. And it's likely an undercount
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December 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The US's bloodiest battlefield in 2025 wasn't Venezuela. It was Somalia, writes @attackerman.bsky.social
"Picture it," writes @attackerman.bsky.social: "New York City, 1969. COINTELPRO is in full swing. And the special agent in charge of the New York field office has an idea."
The Time The FBI Tried To Get Meir Kahane's Jewish Fascists To Murder Black Panthers
Picture it: New York City, 1969. COINTELPRO is in full swing. And the special agent in charge of the New York field office has an idea
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December 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"Picture it," writes @attackerman.bsky.social: "New York City, 1969. COINTELPRO is in full swing. And the special agent in charge of the New York field office has an idea."
Today @attackerman.bsky.social writes about the use of the CIA’s “dog box” on prisoners at the Trump administration’s new torture prison, Alligator Alcatraz.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
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December 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Today @attackerman.bsky.social writes about the use of the CIA’s “dog box” on prisoners at the Trump administration’s new torture prison, Alligator Alcatraz.
FOREVER WARS watched the first "press" conference for loyalty pledge signatories including Matt Gaetz. If you're a subscriber, read @attackerman.bsky.social's new Zeteo column at the same link.
He Killed for The CIA. Trump Blames Afghan Culture Instead of Langley's (Director's Cut)
But first: the Pentagon debuts its line about the Sept. 2 boat-strike murder to its docile press corps
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December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
FOREVER WARS watched the first "press" conference for loyalty pledge signatories including Matt Gaetz. If you're a subscriber, read @attackerman.bsky.social's new Zeteo column at the same link.
"Unless Hegseth and Bradley face criminal penalties for their illegal order," writes @attackerman.bsky.social, "the bottom will drop out of military ethics."
Pete Hegseth And Adm. Mitch Bradley Belong In Prison
The South American boat strikes are plainly murders. Now we have the names of the murderers. Do we have the political will to lock them up?
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December 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"Unless Hegseth and Bradley face criminal penalties for their illegal order," writes @attackerman.bsky.social, "the bottom will drop out of military ethics."
Today, @attackerman.bsky.social proposes a solution to the looming AI crisis: nationalization.
How To Expropriate An Artificial Intelligence Oligarchy
An industry whose bubble is set to burst is crucial to U.S. national security, you say?
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November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Today, @attackerman.bsky.social proposes a solution to the looming AI crisis: nationalization.
“What Hurwitz objects to,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social, “is that Holocaust education works.”
Sarah Hurwitz Profanes the Holocaust
Holocaust education has worked too well for the Obama speechwriter, since when she rationalizes Israel's genocide, "I sound obscene." Maybe sit with that, Sarah
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November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
“What Hurwitz objects to,” writes @attackerman.bsky.social, “is that Holocaust education works.”
Make Jessica Tisch Sanitation Commissioner again.
Mamdani's NYC Can't Afford NYPD Commissioner Tisch
With ICE on its way, how can we expect an ICE collaborator to protect New Yorkers? Here's a compromise: make Tisch sanitation commissioner again
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November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Make Jessica Tisch Sanitation Commissioner again.
Scoop: FOREVER WARS obtained a habeas corpus petition filed by a journalist in ICE detention. The evidence against him? His Instagram likes. @attackerman.bsky.social reports:
ICE Caged This Man For His Instagram Posts And Likes
New details about Yaa'kub Ira Vijandre's detention show his posts supporting Palestine and the wrongfully convicted representing, in Homeland Security's eyes, support for terrorism
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November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Scoop: FOREVER WARS obtained a habeas corpus petition filed by a journalist in ICE detention. The evidence against him? His Instagram likes. @attackerman.bsky.social reports:
A former al-Qaeda commander is on his way to the White House for a meet-and-greet with the President, writes @attackerman.bsky.social
Al-Qaeda in Syria's Ex-Commander Enlists in The War on Terror
They always said al-Qaeda would one day make its way to the White House. Turns out it's not for a suicide bombing but a handshake
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November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A former al-Qaeda commander is on his way to the White House for a meet-and-greet with the President, writes @attackerman.bsky.social
Watch @attackerman.bsky.social on @aljazeera.com's Fault Lines
"Bigger Than Zohran" (f/Me)
Watch this al-Jazeera documentary I'm in. Then come out tomorrow to my reading in Williamsburg
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November 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
Read @attackerman.bsky.social on the promise of Zohran Mamdani and what the fear of him really says.
The Ground Zero Mosqueification of Zohran Mamdani
The politics of 9/11 may not be strong enough to take down the New York mayoral frontrunner. But they'll burn the social fabric of the city they claim to save
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November 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Read @attackerman.bsky.social on the promise of Zohran Mamdani and what the fear of him really says.