Matthew S. Urdan, MBA
@msurdan.bsky.social
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"We are an empire in decline … and it will continue for another decade or two, until American power finally slips away.”
“Empire in Decline”: Historian Alfred McCoy on U.S. Aggression in Venezuela, Iran & Beyond
As President Trump threatens Iran, Venezuela, Mexico, Greenland and more, renowned historian Alfred McCoy says the United States is “an empire in decline,” following a predictable pattern of militaris...
www.democracynow.org
January 17, 2026 at 10:36 PM
"We are an empire in decline … and it will continue for another decade or two, until American power finally slips away.”
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The programmes include everything from combat vehicles to radar satellites, although disagreement persists over the percentage of GDP needed.
Spain invests 33,123 million in military modernisation for NATO
The programmes include everything from combat vehicles to radar satellites, although disagreement persists over the percentage of GDP needed.
l.euronews.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The programmes include everything from combat vehicles to radar satellites, although disagreement persists over the percentage of GDP needed.
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
Loved Connor and Aiden’s story. Looking forward to reading g more of your work. The relationship really seemed authentic and far more natural than anything by Harwood and Taylor, and I thought they were the best authors in the genre until now. 😃
September 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Loved Connor and Aiden’s story. Looking forward to reading g more of your work. The relationship really seemed authentic and far more natural than anything by Harwood and Taylor, and I thought they were the best authors in the genre until now. 😃
Glad you’re home Josh! Feel better and take it easy.
May 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Glad you’re home Josh! Feel better and take it easy.
She should be disbarred
May 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
She should be disbarred
April 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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The island’s traditional dog-sledding championship is taking on added cultural and political importance in the era of Donald Trump.
How Greenland’s Sled Dogs Entered a Diplomatic Row
The island’s traditional dog-sledding championship is taking on added cultural and political importance in the era of Donald Trump.
www.bloomberg.com
March 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The island’s traditional dog-sledding championship is taking on added cultural and political importance in the era of Donald Trump.
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A new study led by @salganik.bsky.social in The Cryosphere shows how the density evolution of #Arctic sea ice may make its melt nearly invisible from space. Read more: doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1259-2025
March 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A new study led by @salganik.bsky.social in The Cryosphere shows how the density evolution of #Arctic sea ice may make its melt nearly invisible from space. Read more: doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1259-2025
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If you are into Arctic sea ice thermodynamics, here is our new dataset of 82 CRREL ice mass balance buoys deployed in 1997–2024 with estimates of snow and ice thickness and their interface evolution: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15096485
March 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
If you are into Arctic sea ice thermodynamics, here is our new dataset of 82 CRREL ice mass balance buoys deployed in 1997–2024 with estimates of snow and ice thickness and their interface evolution: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15096485
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Three U.S. professors leave Yale for University of Toronto amid Trump education crackdown.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Three U.S. professors leave Yale for University of Toronto amid Trump education crackdown
The professors – all of them vocal critics of the U.S. President – express fears about authoritarianism rising south of the border
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Three U.S. professors leave Yale for University of Toronto amid Trump education crackdown.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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With Trump only a recent convert to texting, a person familiar said he needed an aide to explain what, exactly, his team had been utilizing to convey sensitive details about the timing and targets of the planned attack on Houthi rebels: cnn.it/4iJBrDB
How an app unfamiliar to Trump rocked his week | CNN Politics
As President Donald Trump’s advisers this week took on the unenviable task of informing him a journalist he loathes was inadvertently added to a group chat discussing secret attack plans, one key deta...
cnn.it
March 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
With Trump only a recent convert to texting, a person familiar said he needed an aide to explain what, exactly, his team had been utilizing to convey sensitive details about the timing and targets of the planned attack on Houthi rebels: cnn.it/4iJBrDB
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Denmark hits back at ‘tone’ of US vice-president’s criticism over Greenland
Denmark hits back at ‘tone’ of US vice-president’s criticism over Greenland
‘This is not how you talk to your close allies,’ says Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Denmark has hit back against JD Vance’s comments that Copenhagen has not done enough for Greenland.
The US vice-president made his remark on Friday during a trip to the Pituffik space base in north-western Greenland, viewed by both Copenhagen and Nuuk as a provocation. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Denmark hits back at ‘tone’ of US vice-president’s criticism over Greenland
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A top vaccine advisor at the FDA was forced to resign on Friday. In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks, wrote "truth and transparency are not desired," by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The top FDA vaccine official is forced out, cites RFK Jr.'s 'misinformation and lies'
A top vaccine advisor at the FDA was forced to resign on Friday. In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks wrote "truth and transparency are not desired," by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
www.npr.org
March 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A top vaccine advisor at the FDA was forced to resign on Friday. In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks, wrote "truth and transparency are not desired," by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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“The Trump administration, like Erdoğan’s government, has started its consolidation of power by going after minorities with dissenting opinions,” Howard Eissenstat, @liselhintz.bsky.social and @nicholasdanfort.bsky.social write:
We Study Repression in Turkey. Now We See It Here.
The detention of a Tufts graduate student echoes the violation of rights in her home country.
www.theatlantic.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“The Trump administration, like Erdoğan’s government, has started its consolidation of power by going after minorities with dissenting opinions,” Howard Eissenstat, @liselhintz.bsky.social and @nicholasdanfort.bsky.social write:
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“Tax the rich” receives a lot of applause at the Spartz town hall
March 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Tax the rich” receives a lot of applause at the Spartz town hall
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Canadians are very sensible people.
Airlines Cut Seats to the U.S. as Canadians Stay Away (Gift Article)
Several airlines have reduced the number of seats on U.S.-bound flights in April, while industry data shows that bookings have declined significantly.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Canadians are very sensible people.
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I hope Waltz didn’t lie to Trump. That would be bad.
March 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I hope Waltz didn’t lie to Trump. That would be bad.