How a little-known embassy aide hijacked US Israel policy
David Milstein, top adviser to Amb. Mike Huckabee, has stoked a culture of fear at the State Department, current and former officials say
@connorechols.bsky.social
, in a wild story, uncovers how an obscure staffer, David Milstein, in the State Department has blocked diplomatic cables, pushed for the firing of colleagues, and hunted for US diplomats he views as insufficiently pro-Israel.
responsiblestatecraft.org/david-milste...
24.09.2025 13:33 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Are You a Terrorist?
As the definition of terrorism expands, NonZero has compiled a handy guide to keep you on the right side of the law.
Good piece by @connorechols.bsky.social on the absurdity of America's anti-terrorism laws.
30.07.2025 19:59 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Are You a Terrorist?
As the definition of terrorism expands, NonZero has compiled a handy guide to keep you on the right side of the law.
Good today on @nonzeronews.bsky.social by @connorechols.bsky.social -- the things that could get you designated a terrorist, even if you're clearly not: www.nonzero.org/p/are-you-a-...
30.07.2025 04:15 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Are You a Terrorist?
As the definition of terrorism expands, NonZero has compiled a handy guide to keep you on the right side of the law.
Are you a terrorist? Given the ever-expanding definition of "terrorism," it can be hard to know for sure. So I've created a handy guide to help keep you on the right side of the law.
My latest for @nonzeronews.bsky.social
www.nonzero.org/p/are-you-a-...
29.07.2025 19:36 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I really enjoyed chatting with @connorechols.bsky.social for Nonzero World, getting a chance to reflect on some key takeaways from my last two months in China, especially in relation to the issue of academic exchange. Full video here youtube.com/watch?v=Sqvx..., and a representative clip below:
12.07.2025 15:44 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
YouTube video by Nonzero
A Journey Into the New Cold War | NonZero World feat. Neysun Mahboubi
An American Scholar in China | @neysunm.bsky.social joins
@connorechols.bsky.social to discuss his experience bringing American students and scholars to Chinaโincluding one meeting in which his student pressed a Chinese official on human rights.
12.07.2025 22:22 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
If international norms are sober motoring, then Trump has declared that drunk driving is actually pretty cool. More from @connorechols.bsky.social:
08.07.2025 01:30 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Enforcement with firepower is only part of what makes a legal regime effective. In practice, both domestic and international law derive much of their power from norms. @connorechos.bsky.social
buff.ly/RDjBAqD
08.07.2025 19:01 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
International law is dying. Weโll miss it when itโs gone.
Welcome to the jungle.
NEW: "International law is dying. We'll miss it when it's gone." Our latest newsletter explores how the post-WWII order is crumblingโand why Trump's indifference to international law signals a dangerous return to the jungle.
07.07.2025 22:26 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
YouTube video by Nonzero
How America's 'System' Shuts Down Dissent | NonZero World feat. Barry Eisler
How power really works in DC | @connorechols.bsky.social
talks to best-selling author Barry Eisler about his new novel, The System.
28.06.2025 02:18 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
YouTube video by Nonzero
Why Bibi Always Needs More War | Robert Wright & Alex Gibney
Had a great time talking to @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social about the riveting documentary The Bibi Files, which helps explain why Netanyahu is always in the mood for war.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG9Y...
18.06.2025 16:53 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
Iranian Dissidents Explain Why They Support the Nuclear Deal
We know what politicians from the U.S. to Israel think about the Iran nuclear deal. How about asking some opponents of Iran's regime?
Iranian dissidentsโincluding former political prisonersโalmost unanimously oppose military intervention, notwithstanding their deep animus toward the Islamic Republic. An in-depth report on this from 10 years ago is suddenly more relevant than ever. My 2015 piece ๐
inthesetimes.com/article/iran...
15.06.2025 22:10 โ ๐ 17 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
YouTube video by Nonzero
Is the US-China Trade War About to Explode? | NonZero World feat. Jake Werner
I had a great conversation with @connorechols.bsky.social on @nonzeronews.bsky.social about Trumpโs lurching diplomacy with China, the scary path weโre traveling right now, and some narrow possibilities to change the trajectory.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Ac...
16.06.2025 17:06 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Trumpโs National Security Carousel
Plus: AI whistleblowers, Erik Prince returns, good climate news, cold war updates, and more!
Trump targets Chinese studentsโ visas, China courts Southeast Asia, and an AI model goes rogue. More news updates in this weekโs Earthling:
@robertwrighter.bsky.social @connorechols.bsky.social
30.05.2025 20:30 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
YouTube video by Nonzero
Israel and its Enemies | NonZero World feat. Robert Wright
In this episode of @connorechols.bsky.social's
show NonZero World, we cover a lot: AI & bioweapons, Trump's star wars plan, scary JD Vance, link between foreign wars & domestic terrorism, pernicious 'Putin talking points' meme, etc. Plus check out the cool visuals. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9sc...
24.05.2025 14:53 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and Strange Orbs
Plus: Interplanetary oligarchy, controversial cloud seeding, Gaza escalation, legally dubious deportations, and more!
NEWโThe Trump administrationโs proposed NASA budget would realign the agency toward the priorities of Elon Muskโs SpaceX, adding $1 billion in funding for a Mars mission while imposing deep cuts on other programs. @robertwrighter.bsky.social @connorechols.bsky.social
09.05.2025 22:05 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2
YouTube video by Nonzero
Is Trump breaking with Israel? | NonZero World feat. Jon Hoffman
Is Trump breaking with Israel? | Jon Hoffman of @cato.org and @connorechols.bsky.social discuss the Houthi ceasefire, US-Iran talks, whether Trump has given up on Gaza, and more.
10.05.2025 23:31 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
YouTube video by Nonzero
Trump Doubles Down on the Law of the Jungle | NonZero World feat. Robert Wright
I had a great chat about Trump foreign policy w/ @connorechols.bsky.social on his new show NonZero World. (And check out the cool set design by Nikita Petrov of @psychopolitica.bsky.social.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu_s...
05.05.2025 06:00 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Research compiled by the Guardian suggests that most people underestimate how much their fellow Earthlings care about fighting climate change. www.nonzero.org/p/trumps-spe...
27.04.2025 00:22 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Trumpโs Speech Crackdown Makes a Quantum Leap
Plus: Job-stealing AI, Space Force gets offensive, papal foreign policy, the โholier-than-thouโ effect, a novel climate argument, and more!
Trump's pick to head up NIH said he hoped to foster โa culture of respect for free speech in science.โ Now, he's saying you can't get a grant if you boycott Israel.
New in @nonzeronews.bsky.social, with @robertwrighter.bsky.social
www.nonzero.org/p/trumps-spe...
25.04.2025 20:32 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Teaching Gandhi in a Texas Detention Center
A visit to the ICE facility housing the Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri, whose case parallels those of Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk
NEW: The detention of Georgetown University postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri parallels the cases of Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk. His colleague Nader Hashemi reflects for @newlinesmag.bsky.social on his recent visit with Suri in an ICE facility in Texas.
newlinesmag.com/first-person...
23.04.2025 10:50 โ ๐ 52 ๐ 29 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 8
Tariffs, Tech, and the View from China
Plus: US-Russia cooperation, thirsty data centers, tariff fears, AI fears, US-Iran conflict fears, and more!
The Trump administration is of two minds about Iran talks. The success or failure of negotiationsโand the possibility of full-scale warโwill likely depend on which mind prevails. @robertwrighter.bsky.social and @connorechols.bsky.social
11.04.2025 23:00 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Tariffs, Tech, and the View from China
Plus: US-Russia cooperation, thirsty data centers, tariff fears, AI fears, US-Iran conflict fears, and more!
NEW: Silicon Valley stalwarts can imagine all kinds of fantastical futuresโฆ except one where we cooperate with China. @robertwrighter.bsky.social and @connorechols.bsky.social
11.04.2025 21:30 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Elon Muskโs NASA Takeover
Plus: Brain implant advances, international law regressions, Trump-Mao comparisons, a โmassive show of force,โ and more!
Finland, citing preparations for potential conflict with Russia, will become the fifth country to withdraw from a treaty banning the use of anti-personnel landmines. Can the anti-landmine movement survive in a world at war? @connorechols.bsky.social
05.04.2025 21:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Elon Muskโs NASA Takeover
Plus: Brain implant advances, international law regressions, Trump-Mao comparisons, a โmassive show of force,โ and more!
Hadn't realized how much influence on NASA policy Elon has amassed until I read this excellent piece by @connorechols.bsky.social in @nonzeronews.bsky.social. www.nonzero.org/p/elon-musks...
05.04.2025 16:16 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Elon Muskโs NASA Takeover
Plus: Brain implant advances, international law regressions, Trump-Mao comparisons, a โmassive show of force,โ and more!
NEW: Elon Musk wants to scrap NASAโs plans for a base on the Moon in order to focus on sending humans to Mars. And he might have the presidentโs backing to do it. More from @connorechols.bsky.social below:
04.04.2025 21:30 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Elon Muskโs NASA Takeover
Plus: Brain implant advances, international law regressions, Trump-Mao comparisons, a โmassive show of force,โ and more!
Elon Musk hopes that, by taking over NASA, he can launch humans on a trip to Mars during Trump's presidency. In my latest for @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I explain why this is absurdly ambitious, even by Musk-ian standards
www.nonzero.org/p/elon-musks...
04.04.2025 20:08 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
YouTube video by Nonzero
The MAGA Foreign Policy Battle | NonZero World feat. Kelley Vlahos
Lessons from the Signal snafu | Kelley B. Vlahos and @connorechols.bsky.social break down what leaked messages tell us about the intra-MAGA battle over Trump's foreign policy.
youtu.be/1u9YiuJ5hCE?...
29.03.2025 00:54 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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