Mike Purcell
@purcellm1a1.bsky.social
Teaching Russia & International Security/NATO/Eurasia at the ElliottSchoolGW - Retired Marine Corps Officer (Armor & Eurasian Foreign Area Officer)
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Native Americans Serve in the Military at the Highest Rate of Any Group.
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Celebrating Veterans Day: Native Americans Serve in the Military at the Highest Rate of Any Group
On this Veterans Day, communities across Indian Country are honoring the thousands of Native American and Alaska Native men and women who have served—and continue to serve—in the U.S. Armed Forces at ...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Native Americans Serve in the Military at the Highest Rate of Any Group.
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Fantastic article on a film that will always be relevant
How Stanley Kubrick’s film “Dr. Strangelove” exposed dangers inherent in nuclear command-and-control systems.
Almost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was True
How Stanley Kubrick’s film “Dr. Strangelove” exposed dangers inherent in nuclear command-and-control systems.
www.newyorker.com
August 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Fantastic article on a film that will always be relevant
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What the Air Force just did is wrong. It’s cowardly. And it breaks faith with every person who’s ever worn the uniform.
They told a transgender airmen with 15–18 years of service they could retire early — then yanked it away.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
They told a transgender airmen with 15–18 years of service they could retire early — then yanked it away.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Exclusive: US Air Force denies early retirement for group of transgender service members
The U.S. Air Force is denying early retirement to all transgender service members with between 15 and 18 years of military service, opting instead to force them out with no retirement benefits, according to a memo seen by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
August 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
What the Air Force just did is wrong. It’s cowardly. And it breaks faith with every person who’s ever worn the uniform.
They told a transgender airmen with 15–18 years of service they could retire early — then yanked it away.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
They told a transgender airmen with 15–18 years of service they could retire early — then yanked it away.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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“These folks put pressure on me... to send a message," says the Norfolk prosecutor of other local officials. “I said to them, ... I’m not going to triple and quadruple sentences beyond what they deserve to try and send some sort of message." boltsmag.org/norfolk...
Norfolk Reelects its Reform Prosecutor, Capping Years of Heated Debate
Fresh off his victory, Ramin Fatehi and allies are now hoping Virginia Democrats can build on reforms by winning control of state government this fall.
boltsmag.org
June 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“These folks put pressure on me... to send a message," says the Norfolk prosecutor of other local officials. “I said to them, ... I’m not going to triple and quadruple sentences beyond what they deserve to try and send some sort of message." boltsmag.org/norfolk...
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🚨This is 💯 worth your time
“I have watched with dismay and increasing horror as my nephew, an educated man who is well aware of his heritage, has become the architect of immigration policies that repudiate the very foundation of our family’s life in this country”
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
“I have watched with dismay and increasing horror as my nephew, an educated man who is well aware of his heritage, has become the architect of immigration policies that repudiate the very foundation of our family’s life in this country”
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.
www.politico.com
June 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🚨This is 💯 worth your time
“I have watched with dismay and increasing horror as my nephew, an educated man who is well aware of his heritage, has become the architect of immigration policies that repudiate the very foundation of our family’s life in this country”
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
“I have watched with dismay and increasing horror as my nephew, an educated man who is well aware of his heritage, has become the architect of immigration policies that repudiate the very foundation of our family’s life in this country”
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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It would be better for NATO and Poland if #Ukraine were in the Alliance, Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said.
Speaking at the Central and Eastern European Security Forum, he said Poland doesn't help Ukraine "solely out of romantic enthusiasm" and ⤵️
Speaking at the Central and Eastern European Security Forum, he said Poland doesn't help Ukraine "solely out of romantic enthusiasm" and ⤵️
June 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It would be better for NATO and Poland if #Ukraine were in the Alliance, Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said.
Speaking at the Central and Eastern European Security Forum, he said Poland doesn't help Ukraine "solely out of romantic enthusiasm" and ⤵️
Speaking at the Central and Eastern European Security Forum, he said Poland doesn't help Ukraine "solely out of romantic enthusiasm" and ⤵️
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Disgraceful
June 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Disgraceful
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Today is the 111th birthday of Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
May 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today is the 111th birthday of Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
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Today marks the 150th day of protests in Tbilisi. Demonstrators have gathered near Didube Metro Station and are marching towards the Prosecutor’s Office. They are demanding new elections and freedom for those detained during months of protests.
April 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Today marks the 150th day of protests in Tbilisi. Demonstrators have gathered near Didube Metro Station and are marching towards the Prosecutor’s Office. They are demanding new elections and freedom for those detained during months of protests.
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❗️Zelensky reposted a 2018 statement by former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo:
“The U.S. reaffirms its policy of non-recognition of the Kremlin’s claims of sovereignty over territory seized by force.”
A timeless reminder: Might doesn’t make right.
“The U.S. reaffirms its policy of non-recognition of the Kremlin’s claims of sovereignty over territory seized by force.”
A timeless reminder: Might doesn’t make right.
April 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
❗️Zelensky reposted a 2018 statement by former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo:
“The U.S. reaffirms its policy of non-recognition of the Kremlin’s claims of sovereignty over territory seized by force.”
A timeless reminder: Might doesn’t make right.
“The U.S. reaffirms its policy of non-recognition of the Kremlin’s claims of sovereignty over territory seized by force.”
A timeless reminder: Might doesn’t make right.
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This is world championships trolling you are seeing here
April 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This is world championships trolling you are seeing here
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On the 36th anniversary of the 9 April 1989 massacre, Georgian Dream leaders used the occasion to attack foreign and domestic critics, comparing today’s protesters to Soviet troops.
➡️ Read more: oc-media.org/georgian-dre...
➡️ Read more: oc-media.org/georgian-dre...
April 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
On the 36th anniversary of the 9 April 1989 massacre, Georgian Dream leaders used the occasion to attack foreign and domestic critics, comparing today’s protesters to Soviet troops.
➡️ Read more: oc-media.org/georgian-dre...
➡️ Read more: oc-media.org/georgian-dre...
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Central Asia is adept at hedging between Moscow and the West. Much of its success lies in adhering to a single maxim: tell each side what it wants to hear.
Playing both sides: Central Asia between Russia and the West
Central Asia is adept at hedging between Moscow and the West. Much of its success lies in adhering to a single maxim: tell each side what it wants to hear.
www.chathamhouse.org
April 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Central Asia is adept at hedging between Moscow and the West. Much of its success lies in adhering to a single maxim: tell each side what it wants to hear.
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Stalin died in March 1953. After a period of stagnation, Soviet cinema underwent a “thaw.” Censorship eased, allowing a wave of bold, dynamic films to reach the screen. With spring in the air, we’ve selected seven films for a perfect Sunday watch—each available via: sovietmoviesonline.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Stalin died in March 1953. After a period of stagnation, Soviet cinema underwent a “thaw.” Censorship eased, allowing a wave of bold, dynamic films to reach the screen. With spring in the air, we’ve selected seven films for a perfect Sunday watch—each available via: sovietmoviesonline.com
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“we have to be able to commit war crimes to win wars” is the type of thing a 16-year-old dumbass says and — well, yeah, hegseth is basically a 16-year-old dumbass
NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to start a sweeping overhaul of military lawyers to make the US less restricted by the laws of armed conflict, per ppl familiar @theguardian.com exclusive www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pete Hegseth to overhaul US military lawyers in effort to relax rules of war
The defense secretary has empowered his lawyer Tim Parlatore to remake the judge advocate general’s corps
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“we have to be able to commit war crimes to win wars” is the type of thing a 16-year-old dumbass says and — well, yeah, hegseth is basically a 16-year-old dumbass
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Just your daily remind that Putin could end the war in Ukraine by withdrawing his troops from Ukrainian territory. That would do it.
February 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Just your daily remind that Putin could end the war in Ukraine by withdrawing his troops from Ukrainian territory. That would do it.
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I need people to play attention to this 👇 and to what I said on Thursday
www.marketplace.org/2025/02/13/t...
The destruction of politics is coming for the economy
www.marketplace.org/2025/02/13/t...
The destruction of politics is coming for the economy
February 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I need people to play attention to this 👇 and to what I said on Thursday
www.marketplace.org/2025/02/13/t...
The destruction of politics is coming for the economy
www.marketplace.org/2025/02/13/t...
The destruction of politics is coming for the economy
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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
Georgian civil society deserves our attention…excellent analysis here of how Russia is and isn’t involved
December 3, 2024 at 2:23 AM
Georgian civil society deserves our attention…excellent analysis here of how Russia is and isn’t involved
Can we consider the CCP lecturing the US on the merits of free trade good news on some level?
November 26, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Can we consider the CCP lecturing the US on the merits of free trade good news on some level?
As promised so many times in his National Security Strategy, it seems Putin has successfully defended and promoted “Russian values” both at home and abroad…fitting as the war hits a 1000 days of entirely wasteful destruction on every level and direction
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Putin’s war hits home — and Russians hit the bottle — The Times and The Sunday Times
Vladimir Putin is known to enjoy a glass of vodka while entertaining foreign dignitaries, but he is practically a paragon of temperance by comparison with Russian leaders of the past. Consider for exa...
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November 20, 2024 at 9:08 PM
As promised so many times in his National Security Strategy, it seems Putin has successfully defended and promoted “Russian values” both at home and abroad…fitting as the war hits a 1000 days of entirely wasteful destruction on every level and direction
apple.news/Au7GyhEdTTNu...
apple.news/Au7GyhEdTTNu...
This Soviet-theater act makes it seem like a consequence of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has been an incremental demonstration of how nuclear weapons aren’t very fungible…great for existential deterrence but not so much for coercion or extracting serious concession
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/w...
Putin Lowers Nuclear Weapons Threshold After U.S. Allows Ukraine to Use Missiles Against Russia
A decree signed by the Russian leader, though long-planned, came days after President Biden authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:53 PM
This Soviet-theater act makes it seem like a consequence of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has been an incremental demonstration of how nuclear weapons aren’t very fungible…great for existential deterrence but not so much for coercion or extracting serious concession
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/w...
Feels late but this is now undeniably a response to Russian escalation…a deserved physical and moral boost earned by Ukrainian tactical persistence…consequences won’t be immediately obvious but the change to battlefield geometry will put a drag on Russian operations
November 17, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Feels late but this is now undeniably a response to Russian escalation…a deserved physical and moral boost earned by Ukrainian tactical persistence…consequences won’t be immediately obvious but the change to battlefield geometry will put a drag on Russian operations