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Those pesky “rules of engagement” that Hegseth says he got rid of are designed to prevent, among other things, the bombing of elementary schools

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Noem appointed Special Envoy to the Shield of the Americas

Noem, walking off stage: "Were there any messages for me?"

Does Noem still not know?

Even presidents that didn’t like Bibi were generally deferential to him and sympathetic to Israel’s position. But in Trump, Bibi found a total mark.

Were there really three voters?

I know that the people who need to read this aren’t here, but here goes:

Rules of engagement aren’t for the enemy. They’re for you. They’re for your soldiers when they’re captured or wounded. They’re for your civilians when they’re in range of the enemy. They’re for your allies, to reassure.

The woke Jesus stuff is good but has he considered expanding NSF poli sci funding and making season 2 of Firefly?

We are seeking submissions for a special issue of the Forum, "Political Science and/or Fiction" (yes, the "and/or" is a pun). See attached for details. Submissions due 6/30/26.

Trump 2016: The Iraq War was stupid
Trump 2026: And we’re going to do it even bigger

Knowing it's their F-Troop fills me with pity

If you had told me in 2024 that "Abolish ICE" and "Israel is an apartheid state" would soon be mainstream positions...

I am really trying to understand the staying power of Friends among Gen Z. Do they watch ironically? Or is that a hopelessly Gen X framework?

Congrats!

Does he earnestly believe military rules of engagement were imposed by hippies in the Pentagon?

I too endorse Kanye for Maine Senator

My classes are so low energy. Is the Jacob's Ladder drug available OTC?

I remember when HHS had research agencies that would examine this sort of thing

What we can and can't learn from the Texas Democratic primary On the urge to view this race through a "Tea Party of the Left" lens

At Tusk: Why the Texas Senate Democratic primary doesn't fit the "Tea Party of the Left" framework
smotus.substack.com/p/what-we-ca...

The idea that the US government is being controlled by Israel is an old antisemitic trope and it would be helpful if this administration wasn't trying to make it true

The Pentagon only speaks to fringe right wing media outlets. Meanwhile, Trump calls for Iranians to rise up against their government by posting on Truth Social to a nation experiencing an internet blackout.

[has piece to speak]
[pulls out snacks]

When Lord John Warfarin is your speechwriter

What we can and can't learn from the Texas Democratic primary On the urge to view this race through a "Tea Party of the Left" lens

New at Tusk: On the urge to view the Texas Senate Democratic primary through a “Tea Party of the Left” lens

This is not true. This could happen, but it has not.

This is not true. He might, but he has not done this.

I mean…

How I arrived on Bluesky