hard to believe this was 17 years ago

bravo, @schatz.bsky.social. thank you for staying in front of this fight.

the int'l aid folks do good, necessary, live-saving work around the world. they deserve leaders who will stick up for them.

Instead of just laying down and accepting Donald Trump and Elon Musk's framing, these two *VeRy SmArT* strategists could have made the argument that American soft power, including programs like PEPFAR, have saved millions of lives and proven that America can Do Big Things Well.

Alas.

there’s no reason for this other than bigotry and racism

South Korea’s president saying his biggest weakness is that he cares too much:

inside you there are two wolves