Harrison Mann

If you're like me and thought this morning's confusion signaled the start of Trump's 5th(!) new war, check out the exercise I ran last year to find out what would actually happen if Trump bombed Mexico.

“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.

🎤 @ruwaromman.bsky.social: "In 2023, our governor line item vetoed $6 million for breakfast and lunch for kids - part of his move for fiscal responsibility. 4 months later, he bought $10 million worth of Israeli bonds and then 7 months later, got a million dollars into his pac from Miriam Adelson."

Did fmr senior Biden Gaza advisor Jon Finer already have a job with this pro-Trump, Peter Thiel-allied, self-described "radical Zionist" defense/DHS contractor when he penned these heartfelt op-eds about Gaza and the dangers of Trump?

The last one came out just a month ago.

The same active-duty former Ranger battalion commander has a new post about how anonymity and dressing for intimidation "dehumanized us in the eyes of the Iraqi people—and vice versa."

"It seems like there are things to learn here beyond platoon level lessons from the counterinsurgency in Iraq."

DOD funding (that your members of Congress likely rubber-stamped) helps train & equip these units. Here's Army special forces (right) training an agent (left) from the CBP unit involved in the murder of Alex Pretti on an 81mm mortar (fires shells killing anyone in a 115 ft radius).

On local news in Southern CO discussing WWW's response to reports that troops from the 4th Infantry Division at Ft. Carson, CO, received orders to prepare to deploy to Minneapolis to support ICE.

American soldiers did not sign up to join ICE’s murderous rampage through Minneapolis. Our latest billboard near Ft. Bragg, where troops are on standby to deploy to Minnesota, shows them who to talk to if they are worried about being implicated in ICE’s crimes.

It was true last year when we brought experts together to simulate what would happen if the US bombed Mexico, and it's true today: airstrikes in Mexico would be a dangerous boondoggle, hurting people on both sides of the border.

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This is a BFD! The Senate just voted 52-47 to advance the war powers resolution on #Venezuela! Five Republicans joined all the Democrats in sending a massive rebuke to Trump's mad king warmaking.

This isn't the end of the line, but it's a really big deal and massive defeat for Trump.

New thread on why Rubio can't just tell Venezuela what to do and expect results. Here's a link to the whole thread on one page, via @skywriter.blue: skywriter.blue/pages/did:pl...

Trump’s Reckless, Illegal Strike WASHINGTON – In response to confirmed reports of a CIA drone strike on Venezuelan territory, Win Without War policy director Sam Ratner released the following statement: “Days after it took place, the U.S. public is finally learning about a CIA airstrike on foreign soil for which there is no legal justification or congressional authorization. This is the lawless Trump administration in action. “Trump’s war with Venezuela, if he gets it, will do nothing to address the ongoing domestic overdose crisis, nor provide cheap energy, nor lead to better lives for people in Venezuela. Instead, it will fuel Trump’s authoritarian ambitions, ensure suffering across the region, and put U.S. servicemembers and Venezuelans in direct and unnecessary danger. “The only way forward is for Congress to stop Trump’s illegal strikes and hold those in the administration who have so flagrantly broken the law to account.”

No one wants the foolish, dangerous, illegal war with Venezuela that Trump keeps seeking. Our statement on the confirmed reports of a CIA drone strike on Venezuelan soil:

Billboard reading: “JSOC: Don’t Let Them Make You Break The Law. NotWhatYouSignedUpFor.org”

The billboard by the side of the road outside Fort Bragg.

The billboard by the side of the road outside Fort Bragg.

Our NotWhatYouSignedUpFor.org campaign — which connects troops to resources for responding to unlawful orders — has returned to Ft. Bragg, this time to reach the headquarters of Joint Special Operations Command, which carried out the infamous “double tap” boat strikes in September.

Trump’s Wild WMD Lies Fail Fentanyl Victims WASHINGTON – In response to President Trump’s executive order designating fentanyl a “weapon of mass destruction,” Win Without War Government Relations Director Eric Eikenberry released the following statement: “Slashing funding for proven drug treatment programs, eliminating support for lifesaving overdose prevention medication, and kicking millions off Medicaid utterly fails to help communities through the overdose crisis. Having pushed all these measures, however, President Trump may have stumbled upon an even worse idea. ”Declaring fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ does nothing to help a single person struggling with addiction, nor a single family impacted by the overdose crisis. Instead, this executive order is a disgusting attempt to use their pain and grief to expand Trump’s authoritarian power grab by putting more troops in our streets, criminalizing people who need care and support for recovery, and – egregiously – conjuring a new, false ‘WMD’ threat to justify war with Venezuela. “We know what happens when presidents make unsubstantiated claims about weapons of mass destruction and Congress acquiesces. From demanding answers on domestic military deployments, to protecting people struggling with addiction from being outrageously treated as ‘terrorists’, to passing this week’s War Powers Resolutions to prevent a new endless war in Latin America, Congress must use every tool at its disposal to curb the effects of this reckless executive order.”

Today, Trump again tried to exploit the overdose crisis to grow his own power. Declaring fentanyl a "weapon of mass destruction" is simply an excuse to do more violence while continuing to fail fentanyl victims.

No one needs another round of WMD lies from the Oval Office. Our statement:

Our new round of billboards are up, with a clear message: a murder that the president orders is still a murder.

NotWhatISignedUpFor.org can connect servicemembers with resources to help them understand their choices in the face of patently illegal orders.

Yesterday’s vote should not be mistaken for an end to the genocide or an excuse for U.S. officials and lawmakers to turn their backs on Gaza. Right now, the Israeli government is continuing its deadly strikes, while continuing to deprive Gaza of live-saving food, medicine, and shelter

We found that U.S. strikes would have a profoundly destabilizing effect in Mexico and the U.S., while failing to reduce the amount of dangerous drugs reaching our communities.

Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law’ in Caribbean strikes “Don’t let them make you break the law,” reads a billboard along the road to U.S. Southern Command, one of several set up by veterans.

Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to ‘break the law’ in Caribbean strikes trib.al/6d2ADCI

Today, we’re expanding our NotWhatYouSignedUpFor.org campaign — which connects service members to resources for responding to unlawful and immoral orders — to two major active duty military installations: Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune.

Trump’s War on Crime Is a War on Democracy Democrats should fight back against the president’s militarization of law enforcement before it’s too late.

Trump is turning a “show of force” into policy - blurring the lines between the military and law enforcement.

Democrats should push back before it’s too late, @mattduss.bsky.social and @harrisonmann.bsky.social write in @foreignpolicy.com

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Here’s how stupid former Secretary of State Antony Blinken thinks you are: Watch him tell Amanpour that the war could have ended if pro-Palestinian protestors had just called for Hamas to disarm and release the hostages.

Check on your hometown. I recently spoke with a group of Georgia elected officials who were surprised to learn their state had loaned $25 million to Israel, including $10 million Governor Kemp committed after Israel began carpet bombing Gaza post-October 7.

Gillibrand apologizes to Mamdani over ‘jihad’ comments The New York senator was criticized for not defending the NYC mayoral candidate in a combative radio interview.

Gillibrand apologizes to Mamdani over ‘jihad’ comments - POLITICO

So I am glad Gillibrand apologized but she should really do so publicly, not privately, given her smear against him was done publicly, on live radio in fact.

Win Without War Executive Director Sara Haghdoosti made the following statement in response the slew of Islamophic and misleading attacks on New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani by members of Congress from both parties: “We condemn in the strongest terms the racist, islamophobic, and fearmongering smears against New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani by both Republican and Democratic members of Congress, including Representatives Andy Ogles, Randy Fine, and Eric Swalwell, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. At a time when Congress should be focusing its energy on blocking President Trump’s disastrous reconciliation bill, which threatens healthcare, education, and food assistance across the country, these members are instead trying to inflame hatred and stoke their constituents’ fear. “While purporting concern for their constituents’ safety, these members are employing language that endangers their own Muslim and Arab constituents, who are increasingly subject to hate crimes and violence. While claiming to fight antisemitism, their politicization of the issue makes it harder to protect Jewish communities from actual antisemitism. It’s absurd, puts lives at risk, and needs to stop. ”The attacks on Mamdani are a moral and strategic failure. We call upon all members of Congress to condemn these smears, stand against hate in all its forms, and get to work protecting us from the Trump bill that actually threatens our way of life.”

Our ED, @shaghdoosti.bsky.social, on why members of Congress should stop their dangerous bigotry against Zohran Mamdani and focus on protecting their constituents from real threats -- like the bill they're currently considering that would strip health insurance from millions and supercharge ICE.

“US allies in the Middle East are also coming to the realization that the United States may not be willing or able to protect them if they land in Israel’s sights.”

@harrisonmann.bsky.social writes how Trump’s 12-day war in Iran has further endangered the Middle East, as well as the United States.

Between this and his bullying of the Israeli judiciary on Netanyahu’s behalf, Trump has doubled down as an exporter of violent autocracy.

Not so tacit anymore

ICYMI: @harrisonmann.bsky.social told @deanobeidallah.bsky.social that one of Israel's goal with a war with Iran was to cause an regime collapse with the help of the Unites States.

Trump using his leverage to choose Israel’s ruler (like Biden did in Lebanon last year).

The tacit threat here is that Trump could reduce military support if Israel’s judiciary prosecutes Netanyahu. I wonder if this statement was one of Netanyahu’s conditions for a ceasefire with Iran.