Brian Hanson
@bthanson.bsky.social
Global affairs expert. Non-profit and higher education leader. Proud father and husband. Life long Green Bay Packers fan.
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Jeff Bezos’s upcoming Venice wedding has become a lightning rod for protest, as locals disgruntled with overtourism join climate activists to rage against a spectacle that to them epitomises many global ills. www.ft.com/content/460c...
June 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Jeff Bezos’s upcoming Venice wedding has become a lightning rod for protest, as locals disgruntled with overtourism join climate activists to rage against a spectacle that to them epitomises many global ills. www.ft.com/content/460c...
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NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...
Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts
Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support – the opposite of what the site was set up for.
www.huffpost.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...
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HAPPENING NOW: Hundreds of protesters have now gathered outside a federal courthouse in downtown Milwaukee to support Judge Hannah Dugan
April 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Hundreds of protesters have now gathered outside a federal courthouse in downtown Milwaukee to support Judge Hannah Dugan
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No one has ever undermined US power as well as Donald Trump. It’s like he was selected for the job.
NEW: The PRC is continuing to leverage global frustration with US tariffs to try to divide the United States from its partners. (1/7)
Read more in the latest edition of the China-Taiwan Weekly Update: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...
Read more in the latest edition of the China-Taiwan Weekly Update: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...
April 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
No one has ever undermined US power as well as Donald Trump. It’s like he was selected for the job.
Universities are resisting, law firms are resisting, why is the business community? Doesn’t your success depend on sound economic policy, those educated at universities, the research of universities, and the rule of law? We need you to show up. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | As Trump destroys the economy, GOP and Wall Street execs stay mum
They seem to think they can pressure Trump privately. It’s not working.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Universities are resisting, law firms are resisting, why is the business community? Doesn’t your success depend on sound economic policy, those educated at universities, the research of universities, and the rule of law? We need you to show up. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Ah yes, the government asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews. No way that could go wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
U.S. Texts Barnard Employees and Asks if They Are Jewish
A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Ah yes, the government asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews. No way that could go wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
Strong signal that Trump is caving on tariffs, in the midst of his noise.
The Art of the Cave
Blink. Blink blink blink blink blink.
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April 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Strong signal that Trump is caving on tariffs, in the midst of his noise.
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For shame Sheri Redstone. How much fucking money do you need that you are willing to destroy one of the pillars of accountability journalism and the country along with it. #save60minutes
Bill Owens, executive producer of “60 Minutes”, resigns: “I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for ‘60 Minutes’, right for the audience.”
We’re falling into fascism. — Deeper and deeper.
We’re falling into fascism. — Deeper and deeper.
April 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
For shame Sheri Redstone. How much fucking money do you need that you are willing to destroy one of the pillars of accountability journalism and the country along with it. #save60minutes
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Hang on, wasn’t Bessent supposed to be pursuing a strategy of isolating China by offering favourable trade terms to other countries?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bessent Expects Tariff Standoff With China to De-Escalate
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a closed-door investor summit Tuesday that the tariff standoff with China cannot be sustained by both sides and that the world’s two largest economies will hav...
www.bloomberg.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hang on, wasn’t Bessent supposed to be pursuing a strategy of isolating China by offering favourable trade terms to other countries?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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“The limits of a major’s mindset help to explain Hegseth’s preoccupation with ‘lethality’ and the “warrior ethos.’ That’s very much in keeping with the outlook of a younger officer who is laser-focused on tactics — i.e., finding and destroying the enemy.”
"His performance as a Fox News weekend host appears to have played a big role in how he landed his present position," @maxboot.bsky.social writes. wapo.st/3YGjHky
Opinion | Hegseth is in over his head. No wonder the Pentagon is a mess
His lack of readiness is plainly evident in the continuing Signalgate scandal.
wapo.st
April 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“The limits of a major’s mindset help to explain Hegseth’s preoccupation with ‘lethality’ and the “warrior ethos.’ That’s very much in keeping with the outlook of a younger officer who is laser-focused on tactics — i.e., finding and destroying the enemy.”
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Musk’s cost-cutting goals are getting exponentially smaller as he’s slowly realizing that the government is not a car company.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
April 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Musk’s cost-cutting goals are getting exponentially smaller as he’s slowly realizing that the government is not a car company.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
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Heartening to see *more than 180* univ prez on letter of solidarity vs "unprecedented govt overreach."
Letter from @aacu.org here: www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
Among many names glad to see: S Coley, C Eisgruber, A Garber, K Newkirk, L Patton, M Roth, K Schmoke, E Spina. Even McInnis of Yale
Letter from @aacu.org here: www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
Among many names glad to see: S Coley, C Eisgruber, A Garber, K Newkirk, L Patton, M Roth, K Schmoke, E Spina. Even McInnis of Yale
A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U
A Call for Constructive Engagement
www.aacu.org
April 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Heartening to see *more than 180* univ prez on letter of solidarity vs "unprecedented govt overreach."
Letter from @aacu.org here: www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
Among many names glad to see: S Coley, C Eisgruber, A Garber, K Newkirk, L Patton, M Roth, K Schmoke, E Spina. Even McInnis of Yale
Letter from @aacu.org here: www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
Among many names glad to see: S Coley, C Eisgruber, A Garber, K Newkirk, L Patton, M Roth, K Schmoke, E Spina. Even McInnis of Yale
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border: secured
handbag: dammit
handbag: dammit
April 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
border: secured
handbag: dammit
handbag: dammit
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Reminder that Joni Ernst, who is up for re-election next year, voted to confirm Hegseth. After pretending she wouldn't
Reminder that Thom Tillis, who is up for re-election next year, voted to confirm Hegseth. After pretending he wouldn't
Reminder that Lindsey Graham is up for re-election next year
Reminder that Thom Tillis, who is up for re-election next year, voted to confirm Hegseth. After pretending he wouldn't
Reminder that Lindsey Graham is up for re-election next year
April 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Reminder that Joni Ernst, who is up for re-election next year, voted to confirm Hegseth. After pretending she wouldn't
Reminder that Thom Tillis, who is up for re-election next year, voted to confirm Hegseth. After pretending he wouldn't
Reminder that Lindsey Graham is up for re-election next year
Reminder that Thom Tillis, who is up for re-election next year, voted to confirm Hegseth. After pretending he wouldn't
Reminder that Lindsey Graham is up for re-election next year
Did JD Vance Kill the Pope? An Investigation. newrepublic.com/post/194199/... via @newrepublic.com
Did JD Vance Kill the Pope? An Investigation.
Pope Francis passed away shortly after meeting with Vice President JD Vance.
newrepublic.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Did JD Vance Kill the Pope? An Investigation. newrepublic.com/post/194199/... via @newrepublic.com
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Reposting my review of Nikolaus Wachsmann’s superb history of the German concentration camp system, "KL." It’s a good time to read this book.
www.wsj.com/articles/mem...
www.wsj.com/articles/mem...
Memoirs of the Murdered
Timothy Snyder reviews “KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps” by Nikolaus Wachsmann.
www.wsj.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Reposting my review of Nikolaus Wachsmann’s superb history of the German concentration camp system, "KL." It’s a good time to read this book.
www.wsj.com/articles/mem...
www.wsj.com/articles/mem...
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Not just morally wrong but terrible negotiating strategy — senseless and nihilistic.
⚡️ US blocking G7 statement denouncing Russia's Sumy strike, Bloomberg reports.
The U.S. has told the other G7 members it would not support a joint statement condemning Russia's deadly attack on Sumy last week so as not to disrupt peace efforts, Bloomberg reported on April 15.
The U.S. has told the other G7 members it would not support a joint statement condemning Russia's deadly attack on Sumy last week so as not to disrupt peace efforts, Bloomberg reported on April 15.
US blocking G7 statement denouncing Russia's Sumy strike, Bloomberg reports
The U.S. has told the other G7 members it would not support a joint statement condemning Russia's deadly attack on Sumy last week so as not to disrupt peace efforts, Bloomberg reported on April 15, ci...
kyivindependent.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Not just morally wrong but terrible negotiating strategy — senseless and nihilistic.
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We are sending people to the Salvadoran gulag for nothing at all.
documentedny.com/2025/04/14/i...
documentedny.com/2025/04/14/i...
ICE Took His Son From Their Bronx Home. Now His Son Is In Bukele's Mega-prison In El Salvador
Merwil Gutiérrez had no criminal record when ICE agents detained the 19-year-old outside his home. Now his father, Wilmer, is still searching for answers.
documentedny.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We are sending people to the Salvadoran gulag for nothing at all.
documentedny.com/2025/04/14/i...
documentedny.com/2025/04/14/i...
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More love between the Russian and South African oligarchs who dominate Trumpworld.
⚡️ Putin praises Musk as visionary, likens him to Soviet-era space icon Korolov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 16 lauded U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk as a trailblazing visionary, comparing him to legendary Ukraine-born Soviet rocket scientist Serhii Korolov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 16 lauded U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk as a trailblazing visionary, comparing him to legendary Ukraine-born Soviet rocket scientist Serhii Korolov.
Putin praises Musk as visionary, likens him to Soviet-era space icon Korolov
"You know, there is such a person, he lives in the States, (Elon) Musk, who, you could say, raves about Mars," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
kyivindependent.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
More love between the Russian and South African oligarchs who dominate Trumpworld.
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There is only one way to end the war: put pressure on the Russians. The Trump people did the opposite: put pressure on Ukraine, and relieved pressure on Russia. They have made the war worse while talking of "peace."
April 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
There is only one way to end the war: put pressure on the Russians. The Trump people did the opposite: put pressure on Ukraine, and relieved pressure on Russia. They have made the war worse while talking of "peace."
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Lil Marco is learning that diplomacy is difficult, despite the fact that his boss promised to end this war in 24 hours with one phone call & said it “wouldn’t even be that hard to do.” What he won’t say is this isn’t getting done because Putin WANTS war.
April 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Lil Marco is learning that diplomacy is difficult, despite the fact that his boss promised to end this war in 24 hours with one phone call & said it “wouldn’t even be that hard to do.” What he won’t say is this isn’t getting done because Putin WANTS war.
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"Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management."
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snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After
snyder.substack.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
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Fun Tariff Facts: during the depression the US lost access to many imported paper products. They were replaced with an unusually tough paper stock made of hemp from the Philippines (then a US colony, and tariff exempt).
Anyway, that’s why they were, and still are, called Manila folders /
envelopes.
Anyway, that’s why they were, and still are, called Manila folders /
envelopes.
April 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Fun Tariff Facts: during the depression the US lost access to many imported paper products. They were replaced with an unusually tough paper stock made of hemp from the Philippines (then a US colony, and tariff exempt).
Anyway, that’s why they were, and still are, called Manila folders /
envelopes.
Anyway, that’s why they were, and still are, called Manila folders /
envelopes.
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To stay atop the tangle of legal challenges involving Trump, the best source is this new Ryan Goodman Substack. Here’s its first installment:
justsecurity.substack.com/p/april-17-s...
justsecurity.substack.com/p/april-17-s...
April 17 | Stay in the Know with Ryan Goodman on Just Security’s Trump Administration Litigation Tracker
Welcome to the first installment of the Trump Administration Litigation Tracker Newsletter!
justsecurity.substack.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
To stay atop the tangle of legal challenges involving Trump, the best source is this new Ryan Goodman Substack. Here’s its first installment:
justsecurity.substack.com/p/april-17-s...
justsecurity.substack.com/p/april-17-s...