The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA

Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now

A scepter snatch’d with an unruly hand
Must be as boisterously maintain’d as gain’d;
And he that stands upon a slipp’ry place
Makes nice of no vild hold to stay him up

Trump says Hegseth told him he didn’t order killing of boat crew The president also said he would not have wanted a second strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs, which occurred after U.S. forces realized the initial attack left two survivors, as The Post report...

Query: Does one trust a liar who says another liar lied to him?

Trump says Hegseth told him he didn’t order killing of boat crew The president also said he would not have wanted a second strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs, which occurred after U.S. forces realized the initial attack left two survivors, as The Post report...

Query: Does one trust a liar who says another liar lied to him?

An advertisement for Pitt SPIA’s Virtual Open House, to be held 30 October. It includes a QR code for registration.

Considering a graduate degree in Public or International Affairs? Do you know someone who is? Come to Pitt SPIA’s Virtual Open House one week from today, 30 October! Learn why coming to the Steel City can help prepare you for the next step in your career! Register here: pittforms.tfaforms.net/424210

It's easy to see this speech as just weirdly performative, but there's a lot more—and a lot worse—going on here.

The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.

How? 1/

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

Today’s the deadline: submit your nominee for the ISSS Emerging Scholar Award today! @isss-isa.bsky.social @isanet.bsky.social

Reminder: The deadline to nominate the person you think is most deserving of the ISSS Emerging Scholar Award is September 15! www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...

Reminder: The deadline to nominate the person you think is most deserving of the ISSS Emerging Scholar Award is September 15! www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...

Proud to be represented by both Duckworth and Pritzker.

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment:

"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."

I am glad to have Pritzker fighting back. Federalized troops do not belong anywhere near Chicago, and certainly not in service of an addled wannabe dictator’s 1970s and ‘80s-inspired fever dreams.

Colleagues: Do you know an emerging security studies scholar that deserves wide recognition? Are you such a scholar? Submit your nomination for the @isss-isa.bsky.social Emerging Scholar Award by September 15! www.isanet.org/Programs/Awa...

Come to learn about the book, stay for the sharp insights offered by @jcaverley.bsky.social, @petewhitepolisci.bsky.social, Karin Warner, and Neta Crawford!

I am delighted to announce that the first H-Diplo|RJISSF roundtable I have had the pleasure to organize has been published! Check out the discussion of @tanishafazal.bsky.social’s excellent book, Military Medicine and the Hidden Costs of War, here: networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

That’s what APSA’s for.

Thinking about the prospects of waging war with partners? Consider lessons from history about the centrality of logistics! New, from @rosellacappella.bsky.social and me, in an Open Access book about the role of the Marines in future wars, edited by Joanna Siekiera. www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Mar...

Operation Rolling Plunder

Colleagues: submissions close tomorrow! Come join us at the Joint ISSS-IS Annual Conference in Pittsburgh this October 24-26 to present your work on International Security, get feedback, and network! www.isanet.org/Conferences/...

Colleagues—the next ISSS-IS Annual Conference on International Security will be held 24-26 October 2024 in Pittsburgh, PA! Submissions are due soon—15 June 2024. I am Program Chair and Host; please reach out with any questions. www.isanet.org/Conferences/...

The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh is hiring! We are looking for an expert in International Security. We start reviewing applications October 1 (see below)! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Polisky

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Am making the move over…still learning about lists and feeds here. I am looking forward to seeing the discussion on this platform, though! @profmusgrave.bsky.social