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Elbridge Colby: ‘NATO Is Actually Stronger Than Ever.’
foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/14/e...
Elbridge Colby: ‘NATO Is Actually Stronger Than Ever.’
foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/14/e...
Elbridge Colby: ‘NATO Is Actually Stronger Than Ever.’
The Pentagon’s top policymaker answers questions about the White House’s commitment to Europe’s security.
foreignpolicy.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Elbridge Colby: ‘NATO Is Actually Stronger Than Ever.’
foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/14/e...
Elbridge Colby: ‘NATO Is Actually Stronger Than Ever.’
foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/14/e...
The Predatory Hegemon
How Trump Wields American Power
reader.foreignaffairs.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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As we dig into this scandal, can we revisit the question about why the president's son-in-law, who has no formal role in this administration, keeps showing up at high-level negotiations with actual world leaders?
Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:23 PM
As we dig into this scandal, can we revisit the question about why the president's son-in-law, who has no formal role in this administration, keeps showing up at high-level negotiations with actual world leaders?
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Ukraine will win
We should be courting them daily as allies
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Ukraine will win
We should be courting them daily as allies
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The New Laser That Can Take Down Aircraft
Russian strikes have forced Ukraine to build high-tech air defense on the cheap.
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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Ukraine will win
We should be courting them daily as allies
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Ukraine will win
We should be courting them daily as allies
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
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One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
February 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
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Two stories that should be read together on government surveillance of and pressure against dissenting speech. This one: wapo.st/4rtfCw8
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
wapo.st
February 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Two stories that should be read together on government surveillance of and pressure against dissenting speech. This one: wapo.st/4rtfCw8
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And this one: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Opinion | Democracy Dies by Database
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
And this one: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
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Here's my full 50-page indictment of CBP and ICE and decades of corruption, abuse of force, racism, and misogyny. I promise you — however bad you've ever thought it was, the full reality is even worse, deadlier, and more corrupt. This isn't a "Trump only" phenomenon:
Thanks to @govpritzker.illinois.gov for setting up the Illinois Accountability Commission to document the abuses of Trump and Stephen Miller's invasions of cities. And thanks to @vermontgmg.bsky.social for this detailed testimony about CBP's history and culture: drive.google.com/file/d/1o4z6...
IAC-Statement.Graff.Jan312026.pdf
drive.google.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Here's my full 50-page indictment of CBP and ICE and decades of corruption, abuse of force, racism, and misogyny. I promise you — however bad you've ever thought it was, the full reality is even worse, deadlier, and more corrupt. This isn't a "Trump only" phenomenon:
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Livestream at 8pm central time theviolinchannel.com/vc-live-minn...
VC LIVE | Minnesota Orchestra Dedicates Concert to Alex Pretti and Renée Good
World's Leading Classical Music Platform
theviolinchannel.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Livestream at 8pm central time theviolinchannel.com/vc-live-minn...
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My piece from earlier this week seems timely given Douthat today. It covers a lot of other ground. Happy to answer questions or hear feedback.
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New at Can We Still Govern: NIH scientist @markhisted.org reviews the damage done to American biomedical science in the last year and looks ahead:
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
American biomedical science in 2026
Where we are, how we got here, and what to do next
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:51 PM
My piece from earlier this week seems timely given Douthat today. It covers a lot of other ground. Happy to answer questions or hear feedback.
bsky.app/profile/donm...
bsky.app/profile/donm...
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"We should do nothing until we retake the presidency" is not, in fact, a good strategy guys
January 27, 2026 at 3:08 PM
"We should do nothing until we retake the presidency" is not, in fact, a good strategy guys
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This is so bleak.
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bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
ICE detains 4 Columbia Heights students, including 5- and 10-year-olds sent to Texas
Columbia Heights Public Schools leaders addressed the ICE surge into the district, saying the community is "shattered."
bringmethenews.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:06 AM
This is so bleak.
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bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
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“He Can’t Do That” Is a Hope, Not a Strategy open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
"The question is are we prepared to respond when [Constitutional] limits are tested, ignored, or broken. History suggests that waiting until the law is fully cast aside is always too late."
"The question is are we prepared to respond when [Constitutional] limits are tested, ignored, or broken. History suggests that waiting until the law is fully cast aside is always too late."
“He Can’t Do That” Is a Hope, Not a Strategy
The Steady State |by Steven A. Cash
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:55 PM
“He Can’t Do That” Is a Hope, Not a Strategy open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
"The question is are we prepared to respond when [Constitutional] limits are tested, ignored, or broken. History suggests that waiting until the law is fully cast aside is always too late."
"The question is are we prepared to respond when [Constitutional] limits are tested, ignored, or broken. History suggests that waiting until the law is fully cast aside is always too late."
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You know, as someone who did grad school work on Arctic warfare, reformed DoD policy and readiness on the Arctic on the hill, and even advised OSD on Arctic policy matters….the Arctic is supposed to be the place where all of NATO is in firmest agreement. To call this insanity is to undersell it.
January 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
You know, as someone who did grad school work on Arctic warfare, reformed DoD policy and readiness on the Arctic on the hill, and even advised OSD on Arctic policy matters….the Arctic is supposed to be the place where all of NATO is in firmest agreement. To call this insanity is to undersell it.
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One of the first things anyone learns about facial recognition is that it is often wrong and that it is biased. And yet ICE is using it all day every day to determine legal status & who to detain. And now we have a high-profile example of it being flat out wrong:
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th...
www.404media.co
January 19, 2026 at 3:55 PM
One of the first things anyone learns about facial recognition is that it is often wrong and that it is biased. And yet ICE is using it all day every day to determine legal status & who to detain. And now we have a high-profile example of it being flat out wrong:
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
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I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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"There’s an old episode of The Twilight Zone, “It’s a Good Life,” that centers on a six-year-old boy, Anthony Freemont, who has the powers of a god." You can probably see where this is going.
The People Are Turning Against ICE. Will the Politicians Take Notice?
Strongly worded statements will not stop the terrorization of the country.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:00 AM
"There’s an old episode of The Twilight Zone, “It’s a Good Life,” that centers on a six-year-old boy, Anthony Freemont, who has the powers of a god." You can probably see where this is going.
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This is a crucible moment. If this killing is allowed to pass, not because it has been fully investigated & found justified, but because it has been waved away, it will be a grave injustice to Good but also the nation.
A Prosecutor's Take on the Minnesota Shooting
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A Prosecutor's Take on the Minnesota Shooting
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A Prosecutor's Take on the Minnesota Shooting
I worked on the Rodney King case. Here’s how I see the Good Case.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:34 PM
This is a crucible moment. If this killing is allowed to pass, not because it has been fully investigated & found justified, but because it has been waved away, it will be a grave injustice to Good but also the nation.
A Prosecutor's Take on the Minnesota Shooting
open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...
A Prosecutor's Take on the Minnesota Shooting
open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...
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pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
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January 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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The State of the OSINT Community,
a message to the 'OSINT' accounts.
Let’s all take a step back and look at the broader “OSINT” community.
What do we actually see?
--Read our statement placed on X--
x.com/GeoConfirmed...
Or below in the printscreens. 👇
a message to the 'OSINT' accounts.
Let’s all take a step back and look at the broader “OSINT” community.
What do we actually see?
--Read our statement placed on X--
x.com/GeoConfirmed...
Or below in the printscreens. 👇
January 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The State of the OSINT Community,
a message to the 'OSINT' accounts.
Let’s all take a step back and look at the broader “OSINT” community.
What do we actually see?
--Read our statement placed on X--
x.com/GeoConfirmed...
Or below in the printscreens. 👇
a message to the 'OSINT' accounts.
Let’s all take a step back and look at the broader “OSINT” community.
What do we actually see?
--Read our statement placed on X--
x.com/GeoConfirmed...
Or below in the printscreens. 👇
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Many of you have asked whether this week’s mass resignations of DOJ prosecutors will only make things worse. I’m sharing my thoughts on that good question. #begood #justiceforrenee youtube.com/shorts/wBZdr...
Thoughts on this week’s mass resignations of DOJ prosecutors
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Many of you have asked whether this week’s mass resignations of DOJ prosecutors will only make things worse. I’m sharing my thoughts on that good question. #begood #justiceforrenee youtube.com/shorts/wBZdr...