Whether it's needing Moderna to restart vaccine research or needing foreign governments to resign treaties there are many reasons we can't just go back to normal after Trump. We will need leadership that will put in place structures to ensure the US won't backslide again or there will never be trust
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Whether it's needing Moderna to restart vaccine research or needing foreign governments to resign treaties there are many reasons we can't just go back to normal after Trump. We will need leadership that will put in place structures to ensure the US won't backslide again or there will never be trust
But a legitimate President appoints Ambassadors, is Commander in Chief, makes treaties, and —most importantly— “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”
We just need a LEGITIMATE President who honors our Constitution…and a Congress, SCOTUS, and population who do, as well.
Eject Republicans.
We just need a LEGITIMATE President who honors our Constitution…and a Congress, SCOTUS, and population who do, as well.
Eject Republicans.
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
But a legitimate President appoints Ambassadors, is Commander in Chief, makes treaties, and —most importantly— “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”
We just need a LEGITIMATE President who honors our Constitution…and a Congress, SCOTUS, and population who do, as well.
Eject Republicans.
We just need a LEGITIMATE President who honors our Constitution…and a Congress, SCOTUS, and population who do, as well.
Eject Republicans.
I think the UK will come around. Brexit didn't work out like they thought it would and I think they're realizing that just being America's friend isn't a solution anymore. The EU must become more centralized. Existing treaties need to be adapted to the new political reality.
February 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I think the UK will come around. Brexit didn't work out like they thought it would and I think they're realizing that just being America's friend isn't a solution anymore. The EU must become more centralized. Existing treaties need to be adapted to the new political reality.
Governor's have hosted and received foreign dignitaries and heads of state. But none of it was for any level of political consequence.
They have no power to sign treaties, deals or agreements. They have no standing internationally.
How would you have the board of Governors handle that?
They have no power to sign treaties, deals or agreements. They have no standing internationally.
How would you have the board of Governors handle that?
February 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Governor's have hosted and received foreign dignitaries and heads of state. But none of it was for any level of political consequence.
They have no power to sign treaties, deals or agreements. They have no standing internationally.
How would you have the board of Governors handle that?
They have no power to sign treaties, deals or agreements. They have no standing internationally.
How would you have the board of Governors handle that?
Russia a zero trust nation, they are bad actors in every way - they've broken multiple treaties, attacked multiple countries, undermined democracies and elections around the world, trafficked with authoritarians, back genocide in Africa, etc.
February 13, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Russia a zero trust nation, they are bad actors in every way - they've broken multiple treaties, attacked multiple countries, undermined democracies and elections around the world, trafficked with authoritarians, back genocide in Africa, etc.
Which is sensible, particularly when you look deeper into behaviours and global motivations of each body. Russia, China, Europe, and the US all possess differing ambitions. China & Russia are vastly different. As too is Europe & America.
Individual treaties should be considered.
Individual treaties should be considered.
"... We can continue on the same trajectory of limiting systems with the Russians, and again, as Graham commented, it's a different set of goals having to do with lessening nuclear risks with the Chinese."
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February 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Which is sensible, particularly when you look deeper into behaviours and global motivations of each body. Russia, China, Europe, and the US all possess differing ambitions. China & Russia are vastly different. As too is Europe & America.
Individual treaties should be considered.
Individual treaties should be considered.
Why Treaties Are the Best Fix for BC's Land Uncertainty via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Why Treaties Are the Best Fix for BC’s Land Uncertainty | The Tyee
Recent court rulings show the province can no longer ignore legal injustices, a former provincial cabinet minister says.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Why Treaties Are the Best Fix for BC's Land Uncertainty via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Gottemoeller: "But we should encourage the notion of two treaties: one between President Trump and his friend Xi Jinping and a second treaty between President Trump and his friend Vladimir Putin. They're very different treaties. ..."
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February 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Gottemoeller: "But we should encourage the notion of two treaties: one between President Trump and his friend Xi Jinping and a second treaty between President Trump and his friend Vladimir Putin. They're very different treaties. ..."
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Facial recognition tech: ban the fuck out of it
International treaties are in order
International treaties are in order
Worth remembering that widespread portable facial recognition will inevitably include people using these tools as a way to “identify” trans folks and racialized “others” far beyond what is already being done. We can have a free society or we can have these technologies. We can’t have both.
Ooop.
February 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Facial recognition tech: ban the fuck out of it
International treaties are in order
International treaties are in order
The national security landscape is shifting rapidly. Nuclear treaties are expiring, AI is transforming warfare, and great power competition is accelerating. https://www.thecipherbrief.com/confidence-interoperability-and-the-limits-of-u-s-decision-systems?share_id=9166190
February 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The national security landscape is shifting rapidly. Nuclear treaties are expiring, AI is transforming warfare, and great power competition is accelerating. https://www.thecipherbrief.com/confidence-interoperability-and-the-limits-of-u-s-decision-systems?share_id=9166190
My thoughts on this are that slavery is illegal in the UK and under international treaties that the UK is signatory to
February 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
My thoughts on this are that slavery is illegal in the UK and under international treaties that the UK is signatory to
The only reason Brexit hasn't benefitted Capital (yet) is, the UK is still party to other international treaties (principally the European Convention on Human Rights) which *also* forbid some of the things they left the EU in order to be allowed to do.
And they're looking to leave the ECHR.
And they're looking to leave the ECHR.
February 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The only reason Brexit hasn't benefitted Capital (yet) is, the UK is still party to other international treaties (principally the European Convention on Human Rights) which *also* forbid some of the things they left the EU in order to be allowed to do.
And they're looking to leave the ECHR.
And they're looking to leave the ECHR.
The end of any nuclear arms control treaties doesn't mean that Russia and the US will suddenly build a ton of new nukes, at least not yet.
But New START did include a number of very sensible risk reduction measures and we now risk losing all of those.
Example:
USA sending a B-52 to some place […]
But New START did include a number of very sensible risk reduction measures and we now risk losing all of those.
Example:
USA sending a B-52 to some place […]
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February 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The end of any nuclear arms control treaties doesn't mean that Russia and the US will suddenly build a ton of new nukes, at least not yet.
But New START did include a number of very sensible risk reduction measures and we now risk losing all of those.
Example:
USA sending a B-52 to some place […]
But New START did include a number of very sensible risk reduction measures and we now risk losing all of those.
Example:
USA sending a B-52 to some place […]
Negotiations on including biodiversity data in access & benefit sharing treaties remain complex. A curation of evidence, perspectives & scientific insights to inform these discussions. We welcome submissions to grow this resource.
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Plants, People, Planet PlantSky
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February 13, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Negotiations on including biodiversity data in access & benefit sharing treaties remain complex. A curation of evidence, perspectives & scientific insights to inform these discussions. We welcome submissions to grow this resource.
➡️ https://ow.ly/MT3Z50YesqC
Plants, People, Planet PlantSky
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Plants, People, Planet PlantSky
Investment treaties in the energy sector are rife with ISDS provisions. And major fossil fuel companies have sued multiple states for trying to regulate their activities. Basically, it undermines sovereignty and democratic governance.
Critical minerals are the new horizon for such ISDS cases
Critical minerals are the new horizon for such ISDS cases
February 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Investment treaties in the energy sector are rife with ISDS provisions. And major fossil fuel companies have sued multiple states for trying to regulate their activities. Basically, it undermines sovereignty and democratic governance.
Critical minerals are the new horizon for such ISDS cases
Critical minerals are the new horizon for such ISDS cases
Significantly expanding domestic access to fossil fuels, critical minerals and water will require the U.S. government to work with Native nations. Their rights to resources on their lands are enshrined in long-standing treaties whose legal power is on equal footing to the U.S. Constitution itself.
Green or not, US energy future depends on Native nations
Native American lands contain 30% of the nation’s coal, 50% of its uranium and 20% of its natural gas, as well as copper, lithium and rare earth elements.
theconversation.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Significantly expanding domestic access to fossil fuels, critical minerals and water will require the U.S. government to work with Native nations. Their rights to resources on their lands are enshrined in long-standing treaties whose legal power is on equal footing to the U.S. Constitution itself.
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Jurisdictions????
Treaties?????
Rule of Law????
These maniacs in power just do whatever cruel acts they can think of without consequences.
Jurisdictions????
Treaties?????
Rule of Law????
These maniacs in power just do whatever cruel acts they can think of without consequences.
February 13, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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Jurisdictions????
Treaties?????
Rule of Law????
These maniacs in power just do whatever cruel acts they can think of without consequences.
Jurisdictions????
Treaties?????
Rule of Law????
These maniacs in power just do whatever cruel acts they can think of without consequences.
Israel and the terrorist IDF are to be decommissioned as they were created, through politics and treaties, not by armed conflict. Getting to the point that can happen though requires resistance to not be demonised and genocide not to be celebrated or encouraged.
February 13, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Israel and the terrorist IDF are to be decommissioned as they were created, through politics and treaties, not by armed conflict. Getting to the point that can happen though requires resistance to not be demonised and genocide not to be celebrated or encouraged.
If it was in the treaty then NATO could ignore it per standard Russian logic about treaties.
No wait that is just for Russia.
No wait that is just for Russia.
February 13, 2026 at 1:06 PM
If it was in the treaty then NATO could ignore it per standard Russian logic about treaties.
No wait that is just for Russia.
No wait that is just for Russia.
In the discussion on using Enhanced Cooperation for single market deepening seem to forget that the EU treaties put a clear limit on Enhanced Cooperation - that it shall not undermine the single market or the economic cohesion of the EU:
February 13, 2026 at 12:46 PM
In the discussion on using Enhanced Cooperation for single market deepening seem to forget that the EU treaties put a clear limit on Enhanced Cooperation - that it shall not undermine the single market or the economic cohesion of the EU:
binding obligation under EU treaties that Budapest has to honor immediately. If Orbán digs in his heels, the EU can slam the brakes on all future payments to Hungary until every cent is repaid, no negotiations, no delays.
February 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
binding obligation under EU treaties that Budapest has to honor immediately. If Orbán digs in his heels, the EU can slam the brakes on all future payments to Hungary until every cent is repaid, no negotiations, no delays.
3/ Secondly, smaller groups of MS may also move forward within EU framework through secondary law. The Treaties provide formal way to do so through enhanced cooperation. 9 MS must participate and Council, after consent of EP, must authorize (divorce law, unitary patent, EPPO, Ukraine support loan).
February 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
3/ Secondly, smaller groups of MS may also move forward within EU framework through secondary law. The Treaties provide formal way to do so through enhanced cooperation. 9 MS must participate and Council, after consent of EP, must authorize (divorce law, unitary patent, EPPO, Ukraine support loan).
1/ Differentiated integration is not new in EU. It has been an integral part of European history, with most prominent examples being Euro and Schengen, and lesser known ones like divorce law.
There are different ways to do it: EU treaties, EU secondary law, or intergovernmental agreement.
There are different ways to do it: EU treaties, EU secondary law, or intergovernmental agreement.
February 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
1/ Differentiated integration is not new in EU. It has been an integral part of European history, with most prominent examples being Euro and Schengen, and lesser known ones like divorce law.
There are different ways to do it: EU treaties, EU secondary law, or intergovernmental agreement.
There are different ways to do it: EU treaties, EU secondary law, or intergovernmental agreement.
Kos: Montenegro’s EU accession treaty should be the first of a new generation
https://www.europesays.com/uk/761639/
TALLINN – The next generation of the European Union accession treaties should contain stronger safeguards that would “bite…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/761639/
TALLINN – The next generation of the European Union accession treaties should contain stronger safeguards that would “bite…#uk #news #uknews
Kos: Montenegro's EU accession treaty should be the first of a new generation - United Kingdom
TALLINN – The next generation of the European Union accession treaties should contain stronger safeguards that would “bite hard” if the new member states
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February 13, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Kos: Montenegro’s EU accession treaty should be the first of a new generation
https://www.europesays.com/uk/761639/
TALLINN – The next generation of the European Union accession treaties should contain stronger safeguards that would “bite…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/761639/
TALLINN – The next generation of the European Union accession treaties should contain stronger safeguards that would “bite…#uk #news #uknews
finance independently, while American companies secure long-term revenue streams backed by bilateral treaties. The AI component adds another dimension. Technology transfer agreements effectively create new markets from scratch. When a country adopts American AI infrastructure, it
February 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM
finance independently, while American companies secure long-term revenue streams backed by bilateral treaties. The AI component adds another dimension. Technology transfer agreements effectively create new markets from scratch. When a country adopts American AI infrastructure, it