Bruce Miller
@brucemillerca.bsky.social
Politics and history and sometimes economic policy, too.
Trump 2.0: Diplomacy by chaos
When the foreign policies are bad, it’s an open question whether incompetent diplomacy is good news or bad new.
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When the foreign policies are bad, it’s an open question whether incompetent diplomacy is good news or bad new.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Trump 2.0: Diplomacy by chaos
When the foreign policies are bad, it’s an open question whether incompetent diplomacy is good news or bad new.
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When the foreign policies are bad, it’s an open question whether incompetent diplomacy is good news or bad new.
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On the “How could this happen again?” question
Mealy-mouthed “triangulation” by centrist parties to coopt xenophobic sentiments is a loser strategy.
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Mealy-mouthed “triangulation” by centrist parties to coopt xenophobic sentiments is a loser strategy.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
On the “How could this happen again?” question
Mealy-mouthed “triangulation” by centrist parties to coopt xenophobic sentiments is a loser strategy.
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Mealy-mouthed “triangulation” by centrist parties to coopt xenophobic sentiments is a loser strategy.
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We’ll see more reports like this re: Germany’s changing role
Europe is in the early stages of a “big lift” in adapting their collective security arrangements.
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Europe is in the early stages of a “big lift” in adapting their collective security arrangements.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We’ll see more reports like this re: Germany’s changing role
Europe is in the early stages of a “big lift” in adapting their collective security arrangements.
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Europe is in the early stages of a “big lift” in adapting their collective security arrangements.
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John Mearsheimer’s overview of his international-relations theory and the UN’s new Gaza resolution
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November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
John Mearsheimer’s overview of his international-relations theory and the UN’s new Gaza resolution
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Can’t our Peace President go a whole day without threatening war with some Latin American country?
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November 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Can’t our Peace President go a whole day without threatening war with some Latin American country?
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Red vs. Brown in Chilean Presidential race?
The Chilean Presidential election and reverberates of Trumpism in Latin America
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The Chilean Presidential election and reverberates of Trumpism in Latin America
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November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Red vs. Brown in Chilean Presidential race?
The Chilean Presidential election and reverberates of Trumpism in Latin America
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The Chilean Presidential election and reverberates of Trumpism in Latin America
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Flashback to a past that’s still present: the Euro’s problems
Is the euro crisis coming back? Or did it never go away?
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Is the euro crisis coming back? Or did it never go away?
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November 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Flashback to a past that’s still present: the Euro’s problems
Is the euro crisis coming back? Or did it never go away?
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Is the euro crisis coming back? Or did it never go away?
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When history is reduced to celebrating superficial patriotism and nationalism – like the white Christian nationalist version preferred by Trumpists - it amounts to just cheap ideology.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
When history is reduced to celebrating superficial patriotism and nationalism – like the white Christian nationalist version preferred by Trumpists - it amounts to just cheap ideology.
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The Epstein drama continues
The ”ick” factor on the Epstein story is very high. But we live in the Trump Era, so it’s part of the daily news now.
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The ”ick” factor on the Epstein story is very high. But we live in the Trump Era, so it’s part of the daily news now.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The Epstein drama continues
The ”ick” factor on the Epstein story is very high. But we live in the Trump Era, so it’s part of the daily news now.
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The ”ick” factor on the Epstein story is very high. But we live in the Trump Era, so it’s part of the daily news now.
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The Schumer surrender
The substance and the appearance on Chuck Schuman’s agreement to end the shutdown were really bad.
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The substance and the appearance on Chuck Schuman’s agreement to end the shutdown were really bad.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Schumer surrender
The substance and the appearance on Chuck Schuman’s agreement to end the shutdown were really bad.
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The substance and the appearance on Chuck Schuman’s agreement to end the shutdown were really bad.
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Pseudoscience can be deadly in more ways than one
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November 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Pseudoscience can be deadly in more ways than one
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We need to understand the big picture in defending democracy. But that involves more than vague platitudes.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
We need to understand the big picture in defending democracy. But that involves more than vague platitudes.
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Progress in getting concrete agreements about Everlasting Peace Plan matters like the proposed peacekeeping force for Gaza is so far very slow.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Progress in getting concrete agreements about Everlasting Peace Plan matters like the proposed peacekeeping force for Gaza is so far very slow.
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A reminder of the past that the Trumpistas want to bring back
When Mississippi finally was compelled to obey the Constitution on racially segregated schools.
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When Mississippi finally was compelled to obey the Constitution on racially segregated schools.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A reminder of the past that the Trumpistas want to bring back
When Mississippi finally was compelled to obey the Constitution on racially segregated schools.
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When Mississippi finally was compelled to obey the Constitution on racially segregated schools.
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Donald Trump’s Calhounian nightmare of governance
The past may be past. But it often leaves a long shadow. (And no, I don’t mean Trumpian nonsense about the Roman Empire.)
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The past may be past. But it often leaves a long shadow. (And no, I don’t mean Trumpian nonsense about the Roman Empire.)
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November 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Donald Trump’s Calhounian nightmare of governance
The past may be past. But it often leaves a long shadow. (And no, I don’t mean Trumpian nonsense about the Roman Empire.)
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The past may be past. But it often leaves a long shadow. (And no, I don’t mean Trumpian nonsense about the Roman Empire.)
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A US invasion of Venzuela would be a spectacularly bad idea
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November 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
A US invasion of Venzuela would be a spectacularly bad idea
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Update on the state of Trump’s Eternal Peace Plan for Israel-Palestine
And, hey, Jared Kushner has a plan for Gaza’s future!
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And, hey, Jared Kushner has a plan for Gaza’s future!
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November 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Update on the state of Trump’s Eternal Peace Plan for Israel-Palestine
And, hey, Jared Kushner has a plan for Gaza’s future!
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And, hey, Jared Kushner has a plan for Gaza’s future!
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An “Is this really legitimate or is it AI?” moment
Of course, AI can be “legitimate” too! But there needs to be some clear disclosure on major digital platforms
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Of course, AI can be “legitimate” too! But there needs to be some clear disclosure on major digital platforms
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October 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
An “Is this really legitimate or is it AI?” moment
Of course, AI can be “legitimate” too! But there needs to be some clear disclosure on major digital platforms
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Of course, AI can be “legitimate” too! But there needs to be some clear disclosure on major digital platforms
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“Facts” in the Trump 2.0 era: Trump said it and I believe it!
Even in the Trumpist-“postmodern” world, reality actually does matter. And facts have a stubborn way of asserting themselves.
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Even in the Trumpist-“postmodern” world, reality actually does matter. And facts have a stubborn way of asserting themselves.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“Facts” in the Trump 2.0 era: Trump said it and I believe it!
Even in the Trumpist-“postmodern” world, reality actually does matter. And facts have a stubborn way of asserting themselves.
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Even in the Trumpist-“postmodern” world, reality actually does matter. And facts have a stubborn way of asserting themselves.
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Peace President Trump’s war threats against Venezuela and his illegal drone strikes (aka, murders) on Venezuelan fishermen
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October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Peace President Trump’s war threats against Venezuela and his illegal drone strikes (aka, murders) on Venezuelan fishermen
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Scary blast from the past that isn’t even past: Victor Davis Hanson
If you haven’t listened to some serious hackery lately, here’s your chance!
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If you haven’t listened to some serious hackery lately, here’s your chance!
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October 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Scary blast from the past that isn’t even past: Victor Davis Hanson
If you haven’t listened to some serious hackery lately, here’s your chance!
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If you haven’t listened to some serious hackery lately, here’s your chance!
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Conspiracy theory politics in a larger framework
Michael Butter has provided a useful way of thinking about conspiracy theories.
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Michael Butter has provided a useful way of thinking about conspiracy theories.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Conspiracy theory politics in a larger framework
Michael Butter has provided a useful way of thinking about conspiracy theories.
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Michael Butter has provided a useful way of thinking about conspiracy theories.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Encyclopedia Britannica just updated its list of the most-attended protests in US history. It counts Earth Day 1970 as the biggest and October 18 as the 2nd-biggest.
October 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Encyclopedia Britannica just updated its list of the most-attended protests in US history. It counts Earth Day 1970 as the biggest and October 18 as the 2nd-biggest.
The nationwide and international No Kings protests yesterday were impressivc, bringing literally millions of people out to protest against the Trump 2.0 regime’s creeping fascism.
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October 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The nationwide and international No Kings protests yesterday were impressivc, bringing literally millions of people out to protest against the Trump 2.0 regime’s creeping fascism.
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