Jon B. Wolfsthal 🤯

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college

Soviet Union and Mass Communication
Drugs and Behavior
Utopian Literature
Contemporary European History after 1945
Modern Chinese History

This is the first in a series of @lawfaremedia.org articles @j-dren.bsky.social and I have coming out that look at the implications of the administration's coercive approach to alliances in general and NATO in particular.

Stay tuned:

Anytime US military of defense officials state things that are demonstrably false, it undermines our defense and that of our allies. As we see US officials routinely state things that are misleading or false, we have to ask whether accountability is dead.

These scientists say the world is closer than ever to ‘doomsday’ — The Washington Post The assessment reflected growing risks related to nuclear weapons, climate change, AI, autocracy, biological technologies and other human-made threats.

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ICYMI

New piece on the virtues for US national security of staying within New START limits for now.
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YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Like Pete Seeger come back to help us.

Meal kits available for students 🍴

FCPS Food & Nutrition Services is providing meal kits at specific schools. Kits will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 29 & Jan. 30

Children do not need to be present. No proof of eligibility or ID is required

Pickup locations: fcps.edu/food

America first? A Russian veto over US security policy?

The Doomsday Clock Is Now 85 Seconds to Midnight. Here’s What That Means Catastrophic risks are increasing, cooperation is declining, and swift action is needed from global leaders to correct course.

Catastrophic risks are increasing, cooperation is declining, and swift action is needed from global leaders to correct course. www.wired.com/story/the-do...

And there were bloody footprints
Where mercy should have stood
And two dead left to die on snow-filled streets
Alex Pretti and Renee Good

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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This is a direct violation of the Constitution.

The Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight. Does Anyone Care? The Doomsday Clock, a symbol of how close humanity is to destroying itself, has moved from 89 seconds to 85 seconds, four seconds closer to “doomsday.” That is the closest the Clock has ever been to m...

thank you to the folks at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists for allowing me to question the premise this year

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Trump Scrambles to Clean Up Mess in Minneapolis, Calls Protesters Paid Agitators & A Snow Day Prank!

Thrilled our work at #Doomsdayclock was on @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social last night. In fact, we are a ton of fun. Invite us on and let’s do this. @thebulletin.org youtu.be/FWjnx_zkD70?...

Top 10 list?
Stupid Wonk Tricks?
Truth or Dare with the Clock?

I challenge @jimmykimmel.com to do shots with our CEO @atomicbell.bsky.social every time the word “destruction” or “doomsday” comes up in an interview. My money on Alex. @thebulletin.org @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social

Hi @jimmykimmel.com thanks for featuring Doomsday Clock . I am one of the Zoloft-deprived experts who sets the clock and we at a ton of fun - just not when announcing the time. Invite our chairman Dr. Daniel Holz or CEO Aleexandra Bell on and we can discuss. @thebulletin.org I smell a 10 ten list

Cheating leaves a mark

These scientists say the world is closer than ever to ‘doomsday’ The assessment reflected growing risks related to nuclear weapons, climate change, AI, autocracy, biological technologies and other human-made threats.

The world is closer than ever to the end, according to those behind the Doomsday Clock, which is set 85 seconds to “midnight” for 2026.

Members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the metaphorical clock forward by four seconds as threats of humanity’s own making continue to grow.

Yale Offers Free Tuition to Families With Incomes Under $200,000 Other costs would also be waived for students whose families earn less than $100,000. Yale joins other elite schools offering more generous financial aid, including Penn, Harvard and M.I.T.

Breaking News: Yale will waive tuition for new undergraduate students whose families have annual incomes below $200,000.

So Trump is now against public or concealed carry?

Because I remember white men with long guns at ballot boxes and at a major rally in Richmond not too long ago.

Laws are not what one person says they are. They are supposed to be uniform standards that apply to everyone.

Atomic scientists set 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight than ever Atomic scientists set their "Doomsday Clock" on Tuesday closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behavior by nuclear powers Russia, China and the United States, fraying nuclear arms control, co...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' "Doomsday Clock" is now at 85 seconds to midnight -- closer than ever. In recent years, includes not only risk of nuclear war, but other existential risks -- climate, AI apocalypse, etc. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

"The Doomsday Clock's message cannot be clearer. Catastrophic risks are on the rise, cooperation is on the decline, and we are running out of time. Change is both necessary and possible, but the global community must demand swift action from their leaders." — Alexandra Bell Bulletin President and CEO

“National leaders … must take the lead in finding a path away from the brink,” writes the Science and Security Board in the 2026 Doomsday Clock statement.

“Citizens must insist they do so.”

Watch the announcement: buff.ly/BGu0Zse

We are now 85 second to midnight. This is the closest to midnight the world has ever been.

@thebulletin.org

A famous man once said superpowers do not bluff.

How do patently false and knowable incorrect statements affect our credibility for deterrence and reassurance? Not well.

Hi @cbsnews.com the superimposed yard markers are terrible. Get rid of them.

In a screengrab from a video, Alex Jeffrey Pretti is seen holding a phone as agents approach him. A headline reads: "How Federal Agents Shot And Killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, Moment by Moment." Credit: dangjessie, via Instagram

Videos verified by The New York Times show the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday was holding a phone, not a gun, before the agents took him to the ground and shot him. At least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I got to talk with Jim Timbie today so, yes, be jealous all you nuke nerds.

You should get Brian McKeon for 3 on Senate vote process

This is quite a compliment and really quite amazing. I really wish I knew who was paying for those ads.