Addison Huygens

Got a new office mate today! 😁

Trump directs Pentagon to ‘immediately’ start testing US nuclear weapons US president references China and Russia in Truth Social post shortly before meeting with President Xi Jinping

This is it, the dumbest, most destructive, most idiotic thing this man could do. Nuclear weapons testing is completely unneeded, dangerous, invites escalation, and throws decades of arms control progress out the window with NO meaningful strategic gains.
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Dutch intelligence services cut back on sharing information with U.S The Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD have reduced the amount of information they share with their American counterparts, citing political developments in the United States under President Don...

In a normal world this would be a scandal and would garner congressional hearings. In the T admin, it’s just another day. Good lord this is bleak…

Dutch intelligence to cut back on sharing intel with US over concerns of politicization of intelligence and leaks to Russia.
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No Kings New Orleans! Several thousand at least.

I’ve been thinking about the same thing and it’s honestly given me sleepless nights.

Wow Browns…just wow. Lol.

Every single person who voted to confirm Hegseth should be made to go on record and state if they agree with the fascist vitriol he spewed this morning. Basically an endorsement of war crimes.

And there it is, Trump will make military leaders pass the loyalty test of gaining his approval. I have to imagine he’ll ask questions along the lines of “who won the 2020 election?” This is so unbelievably stupid, dangerous, and wrong. Another step into fascism. 🤬

I know we all expected this speech by Hegseth to be some culture war BS filled with as many references to “warriors” and “lethality” as he could fit in, but good god this is stupid. Why did these officers need to physically be there? This could’ve been an email or a damn tweet…

Small piece of welcome news as much of the rest of the world burns.

This game is gonna give me high blood pressure…🧀 #GoPackGo

Day full of awesome college football, and got an incredible gift in the mail from my sister. Yeah, it’s been a good day.

Russian aircraft and drones are violating the airspace of nearly a half-dozen NATO countries on an almost daily basis. But sure, let’s pull ALL of our flag officers from their commands to listen to a hype speech…this administration is so unbelievably unserious.

This Trump address to the UN is beyond embarrassing. It’s just a narcissistic rant about himself with a few conspiracy theories and insults thrown in. 🤦🏻‍♂️

I just saw this news and it’s taking every ounce of strength not to chuck my phone across the room. lol

Exactly! A couple of my students brought that up in my conflict course today. NATO (and the U.S. in particular) need to respond to this provocation strongly if they hope to reestablish deterrence.

I take one night away from social media and the news and Russia probes NATO airspace…what the hell?!

U.S. Economy Could Suffer a $7 Billion Loss from Precipitous Drop in International Students NAFSA: Association of International Educators is the world's largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education and exchange.

30-40% drop in international student enrollment. Unreal. #HegemonicSuicide.

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A good day of bayou exploring.

LaSpisa and Mitchell (2025) find that democratic dyads are more prone to maritime conflict due to stronger domestic interests, executive constraints, and weaker territorial norms at sea.
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Beautiful day!

It won’t end with these strikes tonight. Highly likely Iran will respond against our bases across the region, which will then necessitate a reciprocal US response. The amount of hardware the US has moved into the region suggests preparations for an extended conflict. Stupidity and insanity.

Publicly setting conditions for ceasefire as “unconditional surrender” and using the term “we” to describe establishing air superiority sounds an awful lot like he’s announcing US entry into the conflict in the dumbest way possible. This will be a geostrategic disaster.

After the 🇺🇦 operation against 🇷🇺 airfields and now the 🇮🇱 operation against 🇮🇷 air defenses, any NATO country not investing massively in littoral air superiority, anti-drone tech, and robust SHORAD capabilities is not paying attention & isn’t prepared for 21st century conflicts.

Can today just like…stop. Like can we postpone everything and save some of the “bat-shit crazy” for next week maybe?

The Silence of the Generals As President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the Army’s brass failed to speak out in its defense.

Senior officers of the United States military have an obligation to speak up and be leaders. Where is the Army chief of staff? Will he or others speak truth to the commander in chief and put a stop to the assault on the integrity of his troops? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Every elected Democrat (& Republicans who still care about the Constitution), needs to echo this message from the rooftops. Protest is good, just, and a protected right, violence is not. Trump and his sycophants want an excuse to escalate, protestors must not play into his hands.

a man with a mustache is sitting at a desk and saying it 's so ... it 's so beautiful . ALT: a man with a mustache is sitting at a desk and saying it 's so ... it 's so beautiful .

Ukraine has just carried out the most successful drone strike in history, destroying or damaging a huge portion of Russia’s strategic bomber fleet, much of which is irreplaceable. A stunning success for 🇺🇦 and a massive embarrassment for 🇷🇺. Absolutely incredible…

Trump throwing American soft power into a blender…again. This administration’s foreign and domestic policy is hell-bent on weakening this country in every way it can.

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