What holds us together? I joined @jimludes.bsky.social on @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social's "Story in the Public Square" to discuss our findings at Nationhood Lab and the 250 battle over the U.S.'s story. On PBS stations nationwide and here on the interwebs:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Nr...
The criminals confess, and moments later they’re right back on the street. Very weak policing.
Oh, yeah, that was the Obama Iran deal.
Victor Glover for President! #Artemis #ArtemisII
How many divisions does the Pope have?
Pro-Tip: Be skeptical of apparently "Democrat" controlled accounts that are sharing Iranian propaganda videos. First, it's foreign malign influence. Second, this is a transparent effort to undermine the credibility of Democrats overall. Just stop.
If Trump does give an order to attack civilian targets that have no military value as a means of collectively punishing the Iranian people - and make good his threat to begin a genocide - Marco Rubio should resign and the military must refuse the order.
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An American president should not threaten genocide. Ever. It is not a signal of strength, it is a sign of his weakness. I shouldn’t have to say it. You shouldn’t have to read it. And our children should never have to fear it.
My latest on Substack:
Do yourself a favor and go watch the NASA feed on CSpan2.
So strange that the White House thought a COVID style press conference would help . . . .
This week on the Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, AP News Verification Reporter @melissagoldin.bsky.social joins @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social and me to talk about the work she does, the methodology she employs, & a bit about the #disinformation coming out of the Iran War.
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I was privileged to meet this humble and gentle giant. May he rest in peace.
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#WATCH: After the United States and Israel launched strikes in Iran over the weekend, many are asking: Why Iran, and why now? @jimludes.bsky.social, executive director of Salve Regina's @pellcenter.bsky.social, joined 12 News at 4 to discuss the ongoing war.
When did the #corruption become so publicly normalized?
This mention shows that the business community understands that in order to do business with the U.S. Government, now, you need to have investment that benefits the Trump family.
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Can we all just agree that a real diplomat—hell, anyone not an idiot—doesn’t ask publicly why your negotiating partner hasn’t “capitulated” when you’re in the middle of a negotiation?
Grateful to @fitzprov.bsky.social for having me on the Boston Globe's Rhode Island Podcast. We had a great conversation about the changes President Trump is making in American foreign policy. Read the article and listen to the podcast at this gift link:
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/19/m...
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
🎙️ Jyri and I joined @jimludes.bsky.social and Mark R. Jacobson on their excellent Active Measures Newsletter Podcast to discuss our recent article on Russia's strategic use of migrants.
I also recommend their newsletter, where you can find links to our article and our Moscow Times opinion piece.
25th Amendment.
Putin will forever trade lives in Ukraine for time as long as the strategic direction from Washington remains as it is right now. Time is on Putin’s side.
Why do the American people have to pay more for stuff because the rest of the world rejects Trump’s demands that we redraw sovereign borders?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
This has been the Democratic refrain since at least the 2002 debate over Iraq. Criticize foreign policy and then pivot to healthcare. In general, I think it’s meager approach to political communication—even worse when it morphs, as it often does, into suggesting how to execute bad policy better.
I’m not okay with seizing oil from Venezuela.
I’m not okay with threats to annex Greenland.
I’m not okay with a president who thinks he is—and acts like—a king.
I’m not okay.
So to sum up: After 20 years of failed nation building, a 34x convicted felon who tried to overturn an election to stay in power, seizes another country’s president and declares on his own imperial authority that we are going to run a country and take its oil.
Not all heroes wear capes.
When the Trump administration cut off food aid to one of the world’s largest refugee camps, it left hundreds of thousands of people to starve.
This is the story of one mother’s daily battle to keep her three young sons alive.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by Brian Otieno
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At what point do GOP leaders in Congress say “enough?”
What did he take before this? He took too much!
OMG, he’s Commander Queeg.
