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That sound is champagne corks popping in Moscow and Beijing.

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I've signed on. www.axios.com/2025/06/17/t...

submitted 10 hours ago • 13 comments

Three things to remember as the fog of war descends yet again on Washington, DC: 1. Prior to Israel’s attack, US and allied intelligence agencies assessed that Iran had not made a decision to build nuclear weapons and was likely years away from being able to do so. edition.cnn.com/2025/06/17/p...

submitted 10 hours ago • 3 comments

We’ve gone from justifying a war with Iraq by manipulating the intelligence on weapons of mass destruction to justifying a war with Iran by outright ignoring the intelligence on weapons of mass destruction.

submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

"I mean, we are in a world where much of international law, including the law of war, has lost practical meaning," @dylanwilliams.bsky.social tells me. www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanya...

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NEW: Senator @kaine.senate.gov has introduced a resolution directing President Trump to terminate the use of U.S. armed forces for hostilities against Iran, unless explicitly authorized by Congress. It is privileged under the War Powers Resolution, meaning Kaine can (and will) force a vote on it.

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These are failed state optics.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

@akbarshahidahmed.huffpost.com has been on this one for a while. There really is nothing but failing up for some folks in DC. Yet another example of a failed and broken foreign policy establishment.

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Here is what pro-diplomacy U.S. lawmakers have been saying about Israel’s initiation of military strikes on Iran:

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“American soldiers and families must not be called upon to sacrifice for Netanyahu’s war of choice. No US military personnel should be involved in Israel’s assault on Iran, nor should American taxpayer dollars be used to subsidize the weapons used in it.” @mattduss.bsky.social @cipolicy.bsky.social

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The overwhelming consensus among Democratic lawmakers commenting on Israel’s attacks on Iran tonight is that Netanyahu is sabotaging diplomacy and recklessly risking a devastating war. The next step should be to make clear: No U.S. help, no U.S. forces, and no U.S. taxpayer funding for Bibi’s war.

submitted 4 days ago • 10 comments

Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.

submitted 5 days ago • 2742 comments

NEW: “U.S. fears Iran's response to Israeli strike would be mass casualty event” www.axios.com/2025/06/12/i...

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

US officials should make absolutely clear that a hasty and unnecessary attack by Israel on Iran would unacceptably sabotage diplomacy and could spiral into yet another major conflict that endangers millions, including US personnel—and that we will not assist in its execution. @cipolicy.bsky.social:

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Senators vote today on @chrismurphyct.bsky.social’s measures to block Trump’s sales of bombs to Qatar and attack helicopters to the UAE. The arms deals are tainted by open corruption in the form of luxury gifts and business transactions that benefit Trump as they flood the region with more weapons.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Israel’s response of committing further illegal collective punishment in violation of international law merits these countries imposing even broader and deeper sanctions. Other countries should join them as well. www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-mov...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

• Huckabee’s comments are deeply bigoted • If the West Bank is part of Israel, then Israel is inarguably an apartheid state • The abandonment of long-held U.S. policy creates an opening—and a need—for France and others to finally recognize Palestinian statehood www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Miller’s conduct reported by the Wall Street Journal—directing random people to be seized based on their location and then transported across state or international borders—would, once acted upon, constitute conspiracy to commit kidnapping under federal law, a felony punishable by life imprisonment.

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These sanctions on extremist Israeli ministers are a welcome measure of accountability. Other countries should follow suit. At the same time, what is truly needed is an embargo on the arms Israel is using to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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“Schumer’s attack on Trump’s diplomacy is bad politics…But it’s also bad policy, the latest example of a Democratic Party leadership that can’t break free from hawkish habits when it comes to the Middle East.” — @cipolicy.bsky.social’s @mattduss.bsky.social in FP: foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/09/t...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

This smacks of outright racism and Islamophobia from the head of the Anti-Defamation League. Greenblatt is stoking hatred and rationalizing the Trump Administration’s crackdown on universities, foreign students and Constitutional rights. His inflammatory rhetoric is irresponsible and dangerous.

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

Israel’s plan to forcibly displace civilians from Gaza after months of starvation and bombing must be stopped. That begins with halting the supply of American weapons being used to commit these grave violations of U.S. and international law. 22 lawmakers have now introduced a bill to do just that.

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There is growing consensus that Israel is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. See @cipolicy.bsky.social’s fact sheet on the experts—including Israelis—calling out these violations of international law, and what can be done in response: internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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This report indicates the US is serious about achieving a deal that stringently limits and monitors Iran’s nuclear activity so that it can never obtain a nuclear weapon. Nonproliferation experts and American voters prefer a diplomatic agreement to a military conflict. www.axios.com/2025/06/02/i...

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

The attack in Boulder against people peacefully marching for the freedom of hostages is antisemitic terrorism that should have no place in our country or anywhere else. The dehumanizing and devaluing of lives amid and in response to the war in Gaza—like the war itself—must stop.

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In open violation of international law, Israel has: • used starvation as a method of warfare in Gaza, • begun executing its plan to forcibly displace Gaza’s people • moved to annex territory in the West Bank. It’s long past time for an arms embargo and sanctions. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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A survey of Jewish Israelis finds that 82 percent support the expulsion of Gaza's Palestinian residents. A majority—56 percent—also favor expelling Palestinian citizens of Israel from the country. Both of these would be clear crimes against humanity. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

The Trump Administration’s move to “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students” is as self-defeating as it is racist. US universities already subject to research funding cuts will lose further top talent, as will our industries that benefit from them as graduates. It’s another Trump own goal.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

I asked AI to generate a video of a MAGA lawmaker giving a horrendously ignorant and offensive take on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while hiding his empty head under a cowboy hat and got this.

submitted 20 days ago • 40 comments

The United Kingdom must impose sanctions on Israel to meet legal obligations, say more than 800 lawyers. A letter to the British Prime Minister signed by retired supreme court justices among others says lack of action will imperil the international legal system. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

This is a genocide. Carried out by Israel. Armed and funded by the United States. Tolerated by much of the world. We are failing the test of “never again” and must take all just steps to stop it.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Another massacre of displaced Palestinian families with children in Gaza. Having starved civilians for months, Israel is carrying out—in the words of its former Prime Minister—an annihilation. It is long past time to impose an arms embargo and sanctions on Israel. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic, soldiers and former detainees tell the @apnews.com. “The dangerous practice has become ubiquitous during 19 months of war.” In addition to men, Israeli forces also used women and children as human shields. apnews.com/article/isra...

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

The murder of a young couple who worked for the Israeli embassy as they were coming out of a community event at the Capital Jewish Museum is horrifying. May their memories be a blessing. Political violence and antisemitism are unacceptable and should be unequivocally condemned.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Having starved Gaza for months, Israel is now executing a plan to fully take it over, concentrate civilians in camps, and displace them. Countries should act to stop this crime against humanity. Halt weapons shipments. Enforce ICC and ICJ orders. Sanction Israel. www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/g...

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

A federal judge in D.C. just ruled that the Trump administration overstepped its authority by dismantling the U.S. Institute of Peace an independent, congressionally chartered nonprofit. Huge thanks to U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell for upholding the law.

submitted 29 days ago • 50 comments

In a new statement, the leaders of the UK, France and Canada call Israel’s total siege on Gaza and its plan to compel civilians to leave the territory violations of international law. They expressly warn of “concrete actions in response… including targeted sanctions.” www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-...

submitted 29 days ago • 11 comments

Israel is engaged in mass starvation and slaughter as it prepares to fully take over Gaza, concentrate civilians in a single zone, and displace them. People everywhere should demand that their governments halt any arms shipments to Israel, enforce ICC and ICJ orders, and impose sanctions on Israel.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Great to join my friend @scclemons.bsky.social to talk about Trump's Middle East trip, the damage done by by Biden's catastrophic Gaza policy, and the hope that Democrats will have the courage to offer a better foreign policy vision. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhN3...

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Israel is engaged in mass starvation and slaughter as it prepares to fully take over Gaza, concentrate civilians in a single zone, and displace them. People everywhere should demand that their governments halt any arms shipments to Israel, enforce ICC and ICJ orders, and impose sanctions on Israel.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

As Israel starves Gaza via blockade, food that could feed 3.5 million people for a month sits unused and rotting due to Trump slashing USAID funds and programs. The food was intended for emergency distribution in famine-stricken areas including Gaza and Sudan. www.thedailybeast.com/food-for-mil...

submitted 31 days ago • 24 comments

That’s ethnic cleansing and anyone involved will be helping to commit a crime against humanity. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

submitted 31 days ago • 2 comments

Ten days ago Israel adopted a plan for implementation at the end of Trump’s Mideast trip to fully take over the Gaza Strip, destroy remaining buildings, concentrate the entire population in a single zone and facilitate their displacement. It appears to have begun. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

submitted 32 days ago • 2 comments

WOW. The Trump admin said they will review social media and deny immigration benefits to people saying antisemitic claims. They're even trying to deport people with green cards on alleged claims of antisemitism. Anyway, here's a tweet from an Afrikaner they flew here on Monday.

submitted 34 days ago • 318 comments

I’m shocked, shocked I tell you

submitted 34 days ago • 555 comments

Israel has ramped up high civilian casualty strikes in Gaza as Trump visits Arab countries, but not Israel—and shortly after his administration went around Netanyahu to institute a ceasefire with the Houthis and negotiated with Hamas to release an American hostage. uk.news.yahoo.com/israeli-air-...

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