Aaron Anderson
@scsugrad99.bsky.social
Foreign policy enthusiast and supporter of the post-WWII international security order. Baseball, hockey, and college wrestling fan. Proud SCSU alum.
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The Winding Road- Chase Noseworthy cover
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December 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
My daughter, Piper Anderson (violin), performing with the @shenandoahu.bsky.social CONTEMPO. She's really talented created/arranged the violin part to fit the music. Take a listen and subscribe to her YouTube for more!
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
The judiciary is a co-equal branch of government, designed to provide a check and balance to the other two branches. So if you're not following the checks imposed by that co-equal branch, you are literally violating the Constitution.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The judiciary is a co-equal branch of government, designed to provide a check and balance to the other two branches. So if you're not following the checks imposed by that co-equal branch, you are literally violating the Constitution.
And Russia would use all of that US investment to rebuild their military to take over the rest of Ukraine and threaten Europe.
Good Journal reporting on amoral corruption. Gift link:
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine: The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine: The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
And Russia would use all of that US investment to rebuild their military to take over the rest of Ukraine and threaten Europe.
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
And it would play into Putin's hands. Assuming the US does discuss security guarantees in good faith, Russia would immediately balk and start saber rattling. They used this Western encirclement canard as the reason to re-invade Ukraine and would do it again.
This is like demanding that someone jump out of a plane before they’re given a parachute. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
US demands peace deal before security guarantees for Ukraine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies that President Donald Trump will negotiate long-term assurances for Ukraine’s safety.
www.politico.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
And it would play into Putin's hands. Assuming the US does discuss security guarantees in good faith, Russia would immediately balk and start saber rattling. They used this Western encirclement canard as the reason to re-invade Ukraine and would do it again.
Can't be that Tzar Putin is throwing blood and treasure badly fighting a war against a country half its size, can it? Also, I'm sure some of the money goes straight into Putin's and other's Swiss bank accounts. Well governed machine (sarcasm).
The Kremlin has decided to publicly blame the west for a forthcoming tax rise to spare Vladimir Putin from criticism that his war economy is starting to hurt ordinary Russians.
www.ft.com/content/2126...
www.ft.com/content/2126...
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Can't be that Tzar Putin is throwing blood and treasure badly fighting a war against a country half its size, can it? Also, I'm sure some of the money goes straight into Putin's and other's Swiss bank accounts. Well governed machine (sarcasm).
Putin still holding on to maximalist goals, likely b/c no matter what happens, he'll get positive terms from the US. If the Trump admin wants this to end, they need to put actual pressure on Russia.
Russia flat out rejects Trump's 28-point peace plan: "Even in a reduced military and territorial form, Ukraine would remain a significant danger, requiring us to keep our forces on the western borders."
November 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Putin still holding on to maximalist goals, likely b/c no matter what happens, he'll get positive terms from the US. If the Trump admin wants this to end, they need to put actual pressure on Russia.
Democrat...Republican...
Independent...Doesn't matter -- burn them all.
Independent...Doesn't matter -- burn them all.
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Democrat...Republican...
Independent...Doesn't matter -- burn them all.
Independent...Doesn't matter -- burn them all.
Someone doing God's work and punching a Nazi.
He was all 😀 until he was 🤜🫨
November 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Someone doing God's work and punching a Nazi.
Hmmm, I wonder where they could look.
Blanche on Epstein: We're going to find out if there's anybody that hasn't been held accountable and if they're out there, we'll find them.
November 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Hmmm, I wonder where they could look.
Heritage Foundation continuing its effort to turn the clock back to the 1850s.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Heritage Foundation continuing its effort to turn the clock back to the 1850s.
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Tricia McLaughlin "Deborah Brockman (from WGN)...threw objects at border patrol’s car, and she was placed under arrest for assault[ing an]...officer.”
Border Patrol released her, and no charges have been filed.
If she actually did assault them, there would be charges. Homeland Security is lying.
Border Patrol released her, and no charges have been filed.
If she actually did assault them, there would be charges. Homeland Security is lying.
October 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Tricia McLaughlin "Deborah Brockman (from WGN)...threw objects at border patrol’s car, and she was placed under arrest for assault[ing an]...officer.”
Border Patrol released her, and no charges have been filed.
If she actually did assault them, there would be charges. Homeland Security is lying.
Border Patrol released her, and no charges have been filed.
If she actually did assault them, there would be charges. Homeland Security is lying.
Sounds kind of nation-buildy.
The US military, under Admiral Brad Cooper, will support Gaza’s transition as part of an international stabilization force, though American troops are not planned to be deployed directly in Gaza. Cooper’s team of around 200 personnel will oversee compliance with the peace
October 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Sounds kind of nation-buildy.
Putin's a bully and the only way to deal with a bully is to stand up to them.
The White House can learn from Baku. When an Azeri commercial plane was shot down last December, Aliyev called Kremlin denials of involvement a “kindergarten tale” and didn’t back down to Moscow lies. Now Putin has confessed and is paying damages.
apnews.com/article/russ...
apnews.com/article/russ...
Putin says Russian air defenses were to blame for Azerbaijani jet's crash last year, killing 38
President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s air defense were to blame for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner in December that killed 38 people.
apnews.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Putin's a bully and the only way to deal with a bully is to stand up to them.
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So, the USG is subsidizing Argentina to help China screw the US farmer.
MAGA!
MAGA!
September 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
So, the USG is subsidizing Argentina to help China screw the US farmer.
MAGA!
MAGA!
Assuming it is Russia, which would be in their MO to try and intimidate Europe, esp their support of Ukraine. We also must consider that Russia wouldn't feel emboldened to be so aggressive if they thought the US would be greatly angered by the provocation.
⚡️ Update: EU confirms von der Leyen’s plane hit by GPS jamming, Russian involvement suspected.
"We can confirm there was GPS jamming," European Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta told the media, adding that Bulgaria suspects Russia to be behind the “blatant interference.”
"We can confirm there was GPS jamming," European Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta told the media, adding that Bulgaria suspects Russia to be behind the “blatant interference.”
Suspected Russian jamming hits von der Leyen's plane over Bulgaria
Suspected Russian interference forced European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's plane to land in Bulgaria using paper maps, the Financial Times reported on Sept. 1, citing three undisclosed...
kyivindependent.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Assuming it is Russia, which would be in their MO to try and intimidate Europe, esp their support of Ukraine. We also must consider that Russia wouldn't feel emboldened to be so aggressive if they thought the US would be greatly angered by the provocation.
Almost like that was part of the plan...
“.. with the exception of the pandemic, Black women have never seen such staggering losses in employment.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
August 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Almost like that was part of the plan...
The view that the Democratic candidate wasn't perfect, therefore unsupportable by "real Democrats", is a huge folly that we may not recover from.
Hope the 19 million Dems who didn't vote last Nov, & those who voted 4 the POS in the white House as they believed the bullshit, or couldn't vote for a woman, esp a woman of color, understand that this is on THEM!
We are not getting the govt WE voted for! They are getting the gvt they deserve!
We are not getting the govt WE voted for! They are getting the gvt they deserve!
I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
August 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The view that the Democratic candidate wasn't perfect, therefore unsupportable by "real Democrats", is a huge folly that we may not recover from.
Fair chance this was carried out by the Russian GRU.
August 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Fair chance this was carried out by the Russian GRU.
Seems kinda anti-semitic.
August 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Seems kinda anti-semitic.
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Having flashbacks to Trump’s 2021 demand that a state official “find” missing votes, because the numbers weren’t in his favor.
This is what he expects of the BLS commissioner too: “find” missing jobs. He will try to appoint someone who does this bidding, unless GOP senators miraculously grow spines
This is what he expects of the BLS commissioner too: “find” missing jobs. He will try to appoint someone who does this bidding, unless GOP senators miraculously grow spines
August 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Having flashbacks to Trump’s 2021 demand that a state official “find” missing votes, because the numbers weren’t in his favor.
This is what he expects of the BLS commissioner too: “find” missing jobs. He will try to appoint someone who does this bidding, unless GOP senators miraculously grow spines
This is what he expects of the BLS commissioner too: “find” missing jobs. He will try to appoint someone who does this bidding, unless GOP senators miraculously grow spines
@titonka.bsky.social wins the internet!
Sydney Sweeney puts on a pair of jeans and you all write thinkpieces.
I wear my sexy sasquatch costume and suddenly I'm "not welcome at the office."
I wear my sexy sasquatch costume and suddenly I'm "not welcome at the office."
July 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
@titonka.bsky.social wins the internet!
As a Twins fan, I'm good with this.
July 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
As a Twins fan, I'm good with this.
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Trump's attacking Josh Hawley for standing up to him.
MAGA, ask yourself why Trump's attacking one of his own just because they want to ban congressional stock trading?
Trump isn't better than the swamp, Trump IS the swamp, and Josh Hawley knows it.
MAGA, ask yourself why Trump's attacking one of his own just because they want to ban congressional stock trading?
Trump isn't better than the swamp, Trump IS the swamp, and Josh Hawley knows it.
July 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Trump's attacking Josh Hawley for standing up to him.
MAGA, ask yourself why Trump's attacking one of his own just because they want to ban congressional stock trading?
Trump isn't better than the swamp, Trump IS the swamp, and Josh Hawley knows it.
MAGA, ask yourself why Trump's attacking one of his own just because they want to ban congressional stock trading?
Trump isn't better than the swamp, Trump IS the swamp, and Josh Hawley knows it.