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The world witnessed President Donald Trump, aided by Vice President JD Vance, verbally attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, in front of television cameras.

Read the story by @profsaunders.bsky.social on our Substack: goodauthority.substack.com/p/trumps-ver...

After Russia attacked Ukraine

-President Zelenskyy’s country stood as a barrier between Putin and all western democracies

-Providing aid to Ukraine boosted the US economy

-And Putin’s army has been devastated, greatly reducing his ability to hurt America

Has JD Vance said thank you once

🧵 At some point, the grad school decided to standardize *all* admissions forms. Thus the “research statement” became a “statement of academic purpose.”

Departments can provide specific instructions—accessible via an “academic programs” page, a fact that is displayed prominently on the website.

Looks amazing!

Joint statement by the Heads of Government of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Poland, and Sweden We, the Heads of Government of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Poland, and Sweden met today in Harpsund, Sweden, at a pivotal time for o...

Some EU members are assuming responsibility while Germany, France or Austria remain ignorant to the fact that one of the largest armies in the world continues – with the support of the most totalitarian dictatorship on the planet – to attack Ukraine and Europe
www.government.se/statements/2...

ICMYI, here’s my attempt to blog my way through Gorka’s dissertation.

Unfortunately, @drfarls.bsky.social had to purge the @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social image archives, so the images are all missing. I’ll try to find them & post them here.

Part the first: www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2017/02/seba...

Turns out Dan is mortal after all.

Rare first edition of Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ goes up for auction | CNN An extremely rare first edition of Niccolò Machiavelli’s famous political manual “The Prince” is going up for auction, with an expected sale price of up to $375,000.

www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/s...
Since we are heading back to the future come January, this may be a good place to start your reading. If you have $375K to spare.

Excellent thread with national responses on ICC decisions

The International Criminal Court Issues 'Watershed' Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, for War Crimes in Gaza The court rejected arguments by the U.S. and Israel that the ICC does not have jurisdiction, subjecting the officials to potential arrest in 124 countries

“This is a watershed event in the history of international justice. The ICC has never, in over 21 years, indicted a pro-Western official. Indeed, no international court since World War II has done so."

Our story on the ICC warrant just issued for Netanyahu:

www.dropsitenews.com/p/icc-netany...

The Kakistocrats!

Eyewitnesses say Israel is using sniper drones in Gaza Israel is reportedly using a new kind of weapon in Gaza: small drones that carry guns and fire at targets like snipers. Eyewitnesses in Gaza say these drones have killed many civilians.

I found this story from @npr.org about the use of "quadricopters"--basically small drones that can carry guns and shoot at targets--extremely chilling. The reports of their use against civilians, including children, is deeply disturbing--and would constitute war crimes.

www.npr.org/2024/11/20/n...

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Deif The Court alleges the three men committed crimes against humanity and war crimes following the prosecutor’s May 20 application for arrest warrants.

On Nov. 21, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, and Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri (Dief) for crimes against humanity and war crimes. Read the ICC's press release, from @tylermcbrien.bsky.social.

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant: Israel-Hamas War Live Updates The International Criminal Court rejected Israel’s challenges to its jurisdiction, and also issued a warrant for a top Hamas official. Its chief prosecutor had sought the arrests for war crimes in Gaz...

1. So - the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant - www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11.... The one strong prediction I have - this is going to lead to US financial sanctions against ICC employees, and possibly the ICC as an institution. That is going to get ugly for the EU.

Here Are the 30,000 Pages of Federal Reserve Board Meeting Minutes I Got Through FOIA. They Completely Rewrite Federal Reserve History. For the past year and a half I’ve increasingly focused on using FOIA to scrutinize the Federal Reserve. Before I unveil the crown jewel of what I’ve accomplished so far, I think it's worth stepping ba...

FINALLY its here: the (searchable!) database of nearly 30,000 pages of Federal Reserve Board meeting minutes I got through FOIA. As I've already started to write about, they significantly rewrite Federal Reserve history.
www.crisesnotes.com/here-are-the...

The U.S. Should Welcome Immigrants With Open Arms—and Open Borders The US would reap economic and geopolitical benefits from adopting an “open border” immigration policy.

If Trump is keen on adopting 19th Century policies, then one that I encourage is a streamlined and open immigration policy.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/immigration-...

Good that Canada voted today at the UN General Assembly in favor of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination.

This 💯 !!!

I care far more about latter than former, which means that I minimize former to maximize latter. Also on here, which means I’m carefully curating mostly non-politics/political science group of people to follow.

When I regained energy and hope, I’ll return to the real world.

A 5- to 9-seat majority will be very hard for Mike Johnson to control. And it makes Dems the favorites to flip the House in 2026. The average midterm since WWII has resulted in the president's party losing 25 seats:

Inflation was a key headwind facing Democrats in the 2024 election. But another headwind is shown in a recent Chicago Council survey: compared to the peak of the first Trump term, there is across the board decline in public support for the US being active in world affairs.

The Gaetz pick is the surest indication yet that sham prosecutions are coming.

The picks for UN amb., Sec. Defense, and amb. to Israel signal that a defining feature of Trump 2.0 will be an open disregard for and desire to undermine the core tenets of international law, including its basic claim of authority. 1/

Lighthizer and his allies lay groundwork for Trump’s massive new tariffs Preemptive efforts to counter expected criticism of tariffs signal an even greater shake-up on trade during Trump’s second term.

The tariff ceiling defined. How close will tariff
hawks get?

“Trump’s proposals … include a “universal” tariff of up to 20 percent on all goods coming into the U.S. and at least a 60 percent tariff on all imports from China.”

www.politico.com/news/2024/11...

The President has no unilateral power to create new government "Departments."

All he can do is create an "Office" within the White House (like Bush and the "Office of Homeland Security" after 9/11).

Actual "Departments" with actual powers require Congress to enact (filibuster-proof) legislation.

Niall Ferguson, Tendentious Op-Ed Writer for Hire. Oh, Niall...

In the last days of a U.S. presidential election there are a lot of awful op-eds to critique. And yet Niall Ferguson’s exercise in self-delusion stood out. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/niall-ferg...

The End of American Exceptionalism Trump’s reelection will redefine U.S. power.

"When the rest of the world looks at Trump, they will no longer see an aberrant exception to American exceptionalism; they will see what America stands for in the twenty-first century." www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...