Brian Taylor

I'll say this for Trump, he makes good on his pledges

This makes no sense and it is disgraceful and incomprehensible that this is the president of the United States, with lethal force at his disposal, communicating in wartime.

It’s hackneyed now but it should never be: don’t normalize this.

What is the future of Putin's "deathonomics" that has allowed Kremlin to keep the number of volunteers high, avoid mobilization and desensitize Russian society towards the war in Ukraine?
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Putin gets secret report about massive corruption in the National Project "Clean Water."

"According to insiders, the president [Putin] at a closed meeting was 'shocked' by the scale of the theft."

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About 800 Patriot missiles were used in just three days of fighting in the Middle East — more than Ukraine has had during the entire war, Zelensky said.

If Donald asks Zelensky for anti drone systems, he better wear a suit, ask nicely and say thank you.

He's got such Fred O'Bannion energy.

Are Gulf states running out of missile interceptors? Their rulers insist not but they are burning through their stockpiles fast

The war in Iran is likely to cause a huge global shortage of air defense with dire implications for Ukraine. The Gulf states, US, Israel are using an enormous amount of Patriot interceptors. We can produce about 600/yr. They are using that up in 1-2 days. So... 1/
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This cartoonishly childish Hegseth persona is an insult to the American military, the American people, the Iranian people, and just about everybody affected by this war. It is absolutely incredible, in the literal sense, that this man is at the hinge of the chain of command in this spiraling war.

Jesus…begins with a B…

Did Trump Miscalculate on Iran? The White House is discovering that Iran and Israel have a higher tolerance for pain, according to Mideast expert Vali Nasr.

I have a prior question: Did Trump Calculate on Iran?

(not joking btw)

Russia declares UC Berkeley & the Russian American Science Association (RASA) undesirable organizations, making it illegal to participate in their activities & even to share information from them.

It's the 4th U.S. higher ed organization banned by Russia (Bard College, Yale, GW)

With Trump now lashing out at Zelensky and Ukraine again, re-upping what @profsaunders.bsky.social said in the early hours of Trump’s attack on Iran.

Not a war but a “major combat operation”

Given that he said he’d end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours, this is more than a little worrying…

Report on the great talk that @oxanashevel.bsky.social gave at Syracuse University's Maxwell School for our event marking the 4th anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

I cannot stress enough that another power - Russia - has been attempting to 'war crimes its way to victory' for *four years* now against a country less than a quarter of its size or economy and failing.

Applying violence with greater ruthlessness and fewer scruples is not the easy road to victory.

Respect, Pavel Talankin. May you someday see your film shown in Russian schools.

Respect, Pavel Talankin. May you someday see your film shown in Russian schools.

Again, for emphasis: russia has not agreed to ANYTHING. Nearly 100% of the media coverage presents the current situation as: if Ukraine agrees to giving up Donbas, there will be peace. That is not the case! Stop acting as if it were.

"No new wars" really just meant "f*ck Ukraine" and everyone knew it.

"escalating series of strikes with off-ramps" so like they are just bombing them more and more and seeing if trump is still into it

Ten day special military operation

It is sickening to think about what might happen next. Thinking of the people in the path of this folly, and of the people of Ukraine, who could have really used those munitions in year 5 of their brave resistance to Russian aggression. 9/9

You can just say things.

The GW Bush “dream team” (yes, they were called that) took us into what historians recently named the worst foreign policy decision in US history in Iraq. Terrifying to think about how this will play out with the mad king and his team of idiots and craven sycophants.

Given constraints on munitions & logistics, I expected US to launch limited Iran campaign. Trump has instead announced most expansive goals imaginable: regime change, destruction of conventional military + end of nuclear ambitions. Unclear how US will square this circle.

Trump might start a war with Iran. Can anyone stop him? Trump might start a war with Iran. Can anyone stop him? Congress, public opinion, and administration insiders aren’t reliable constraints on Trump’s foreign policy decisions.

Quick reactions after learning that no, nobody could stop him. 1/ goodauthority.org/news/trump-m... 1/

And I should add that I learn so much as well. It's important for the professors, not just the students, to have different backgrounds and perspectives in their classrooms.

Such a pathetic, insecure man (with degrees from Princeton and Harvard btw)