Whitley Saumweber
@wsaumweber.bsky.social
Oceanographer, ocean policy wonk, Director @CSIS.org Ocean Security Project, Professor of Marine Affairs @universityofri.bsky.social, past @barackobama.bsky.social White House CEQ Ocean Policy Director, US Senate, @NOAA.gov, etc. etc.
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So the Dem formula is clearly male female centrist progressive Democratic Socialist CIA military ex-rapper suburban urban white black brown pro-democracy pro-affordability anti-corruption anti-fascist multigenerational compassionate public service oriented authentic optimism. Clear as day.
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
So the Dem formula is clearly male female centrist progressive Democratic Socialist CIA military ex-rapper suburban urban white black brown pro-democracy pro-affordability anti-corruption anti-fascist multigenerational compassionate public service oriented authentic optimism. Clear as day.
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They blame another group. Maybe the Irish. Or Italians. Maybe eventually it’s everyone with brown eyes. You blame and persecute to avoid responsibility. The logical conclusion of Fascism is one angry bigot, alone on the planet Earth, screaming at the dirt to grow something.
So here is my question. Let’s assume Miller & Co. are successful, i.e., they deport, jail, kill, all of the “undesirables.” What do they think society is like then? Like, what happens when they realize there’s still crime, drugs, and no one around to do half the jobs, from manual to skilled labor?1/
October 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
They blame another group. Maybe the Irish. Or Italians. Maybe eventually it’s everyone with brown eyes. You blame and persecute to avoid responsibility. The logical conclusion of Fascism is one angry bigot, alone on the planet Earth, screaming at the dirt to grow something.
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/4 Nevertheless a critical mass of people unwilling to accept barbarism can get rid of barbaric leaders.
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This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
/4 Nevertheless a critical mass of people unwilling to accept barbarism can get rid of barbaric leaders.
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Enormous impoundment-related changes in Trump/Vought's Circular A-11 update from Friday, which is OMB's guidance to agencies
They:
-removed the definition of impoundment
-said GAO's impoundment determinations don't matter
-claimed pocket rescission authority
-claimed profound deferral authority
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They:
-removed the definition of impoundment
-said GAO's impoundment determinations don't matter
-claimed pocket rescission authority
-claimed profound deferral authority
🧵
September 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Enormous impoundment-related changes in Trump/Vought's Circular A-11 update from Friday, which is OMB's guidance to agencies
They:
-removed the definition of impoundment
-said GAO's impoundment determinations don't matter
-claimed pocket rescission authority
-claimed profound deferral authority
🧵
They:
-removed the definition of impoundment
-said GAO's impoundment determinations don't matter
-claimed pocket rescission authority
-claimed profound deferral authority
🧵
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Now Hiring: Fall 2025 Interns!
Join @csis.org Office of the Korea Chair and gain hands-on experience in Korean policy. Applications due 8/13.
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Join @csis.org Office of the Korea Chair and gain hands-on experience in Korean policy. Applications due 8/13.
🔗: careers.csis.org/opportunitie...
August 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Now Hiring: Fall 2025 Interns!
Join @csis.org Office of the Korea Chair and gain hands-on experience in Korean policy. Applications due 8/13.
🔗: careers.csis.org/opportunitie...
Join @csis.org Office of the Korea Chair and gain hands-on experience in Korean policy. Applications due 8/13.
🔗: careers.csis.org/opportunitie...
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We are six months into the second Trump administration and the scale and severity of its assault on our nation's science and democracy has been unrelenting.
Today, @ucs.org releases a detailed assessment of the damage so far and where we go from here: www.ucs.org/resources/sc... #ProtectScience
Today, @ucs.org releases a detailed assessment of the damage so far and where we go from here: www.ucs.org/resources/sc... #ProtectScience
Science and Democracy Under Siege
Documenting Six Months of the Trump Administration’s Destructive Actions
www.ucs.org
July 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We are six months into the second Trump administration and the scale and severity of its assault on our nation's science and democracy has been unrelenting.
Today, @ucs.org releases a detailed assessment of the damage so far and where we go from here: www.ucs.org/resources/sc... #ProtectScience
Today, @ucs.org releases a detailed assessment of the damage so far and where we go from here: www.ucs.org/resources/sc... #ProtectScience
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CSIS mourns the loss of our Chief Communications Officer, Andrew Schwartz. For 20 years, he led with vision and integrity, shaping how CSIS engaged the world. His leadership, mentorship, and legacy in strategic communications will have a lasting impact
Full Statement: www.csis.org/analysis/mem...
Full Statement: www.csis.org/analysis/mem...
July 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
CSIS mourns the loss of our Chief Communications Officer, Andrew Schwartz. For 20 years, he led with vision and integrity, shaping how CSIS engaged the world. His leadership, mentorship, and legacy in strategic communications will have a lasting impact
Full Statement: www.csis.org/analysis/mem...
Full Statement: www.csis.org/analysis/mem...
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It’s almost as if “only talk about things that are popular” misses the point that public opinion changes and beyond that, we have agency — what we talk about & how can help change it.
July 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It’s almost as if “only talk about things that are popular” misses the point that public opinion changes and beyond that, we have agency — what we talk about & how can help change it.
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Unbelievable.
And unforgivable
And unforgivable
News: Paramount Global says it has settled the "60 Minutes" lawsuit with Donald Trump for $16 million. The money will cover Trump's legal fees and the rest will be given to his future presidential library.
July 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Unbelievable.
And unforgivable
And unforgivable
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Seven years ago, Pauline Shanks Kaurin left a good job as a tenured professor, uprooted her family, and moved to teach military ethics at the Naval War College. Now she's leaving in protest of policies she can't support and that make her job impossible.
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A Military Ethics Professor Resigns in Protest
Over the course of several months, Pauline Shanks Kaurin concluded she no longer had the academic freedom necessary for doing her job.
www.theatlantic.com
June 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Seven years ago, Pauline Shanks Kaurin left a good job as a tenured professor, uprooted her family, and moved to teach military ethics at the Naval War College. Now she's leaving in protest of policies she can't support and that make her job impossible.
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The USAID calamity is only just beginning
Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while…
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June 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The USAID calamity is only just beginning
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Remember, we *had* a diplomatic resolution to the Iran nuclear issue, thanks to the JCPOA that Obama put in place after years of hard work, but then President Spiteful Shithead withdrew the U.S. from the pact in 2018 and everything fell apart.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
June 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Remember, we *had* a diplomatic resolution to the Iran nuclear issue, thanks to the JCPOA that Obama put in place after years of hard work, but then President Spiteful Shithead withdrew the U.S. from the pact in 2018 and everything fell apart.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Everything that is happening and will happen with Iran is a direct consequence of Trump’s first-term decision to shit on American diplomatic credibility by impulsively shredding a hard-won nuclear agreement.
June 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Everything that is happening and will happen with Iran is a direct consequence of Trump’s first-term decision to shit on American diplomatic credibility by impulsively shredding a hard-won nuclear agreement.
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I said it would get worse very quickly. By tomorrow we will have completed the most dangerous & frightening 24 hours thus far of Trump 2.0. Just to name a few:
1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order.
1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order.
May 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I said it would get worse very quickly. By tomorrow we will have completed the most dangerous & frightening 24 hours thus far of Trump 2.0. Just to name a few:
1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order.
1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order.