UN General Assembly vote on A/79/L.54: Declaring July 12 the International Day of Hope to "enhance peace, tolerance and social stability, respect for diversity and mutual respect, and create...an environment conducive to well-being, peace and mutual understanding."

Coyne argues Ukraine is a more reliable ally than the US because of ideas, not that it is stronger. What good is strength if the ally doesn't come to your aid? But why is the US unreliable? Because ideas peddled by "neorealist" scholars have leaked into the Trump administration. Not power.

Illustration of yesterday's UN resolution on a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine.

93 In Favour
18 Against
65 Abstain

Inspiring talk tonight by @avalaina.bsky.social! “Unpunished evil grows.”

Thrilled to have a physical copy of this project in hand. So many great contributions that could not be more timely given the events of this past week.

Nate Silver would have failed my undergraduate methods course.

Here's the ncdot screenshot:

Never have two people in a twitter fight deserved each other more.

New at Power Lines - I know a post on deterrence was promised, but immigration seemed more timely. Kuger, Tammen, and Zeng talk immigration strategy that can preserve American power. (Link in Comments)

James McMurtry and Betty Soo down in the Lime Kiln. Texas music warms my soul.

I’m fairly sure the dude on the lawn chair on a paddleboard has life figured out.

The dollar index experienced a similar drop after a rise on Monday (Bitcoin shot up Monday too). Both rise and drop at about 1/20th the severity compared to BTC. So - what happened the past three days?

I think they really captured my essence with this portrait. The facial expression really embodies my mood after the sixth one wrote the word “parody” instead of “parity” on their final exam.

A trip up Bluff Mountain to visit Little Ottie - and one very angry rat snake.

I'll expand a little on why I think I disagree with @profpaulpoast.bsky.social. Below I've got pictures of violent interstate and intrastate conflicts per state back to 1816. (Thread)

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