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Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University; Chair, Department of Government; Faculty Liaison GU Politics; Cat lover; Opinions my own.

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MOLLY (THE FINAL SCENE)
MOLLY (THE FINAL SCENE) YouTube video by The Bedrocks

MUST-WATCH!

A brilliant, haunting song and video by The Bedrocks that speaks to our times.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXI6...

30.01.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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National Security Lawyers in the Crosshairs It’s Sunday morning.

Must read analysis!!

National Security Lawyers in the Crosshairs open.substack.com/pub/thelawho...

23.11.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals.

"But today, both the man who can order the use of nuclear arms and the man who would likely verify such an order gave disgraceful and unnerving performances in Quantico." @radiofreetom.bsky.social

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01.10.2025 00:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S Strike. Caribbean Sea. Venezuelan boat. International law. Legal authority? Tune in to #Lawyer2Lawyer with host J.Craig Williams @legaltalknet.bsky.social‬ and special guest Dr. Tony C. Arend @anthonyclarkarend.bsky.social
legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/law...

12.09.2025 12:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Garden Croton leaf
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Gouache
Referenced from my own plant in my garden.
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#BotanicalArt
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08.09.2025 00:29 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The World No Longer Takes Trump Seriously At parades and in the halls of global power, America has been sidelined.

"America is adrift. It has no coherent foreign policy, no team of senior professionals managing its national defense and diplomacy, and a president who has little interest in the world beyond what it can offer him." @radiofreetom.bsky.social

A painful truth.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

05.09.2025 20:05 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This does seem to be a violation of international law. The US could only use force lawfully against the vessel if it were engaging in an "armed attack" against the US or if an armed attack were imminent. There has been no evidence presented of such an armed attack by this vessel.

05.09.2025 00:25 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MAGA World Is So Close to Getting It Gavin Newsom’s parodies are riling people upβ€”and they don’t quite seem to understand why.

"Come to think of it, maybe MAGA world isn’t close to getting it; maybe they do get it, and maybe that’s why, this time, they’re especially angry." @radiofreetom.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

22.08.2025 14:43 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Just awful

09.08.2025 19:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Should Not Try to Revive Reagan’s Dream National missile defense is still impossibleβ€”and expensive.

"A more likely explanation is that no one is supposed to talk about Golden Dome because no one knows what it is yet." @radiofreetom.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

08.08.2025 15:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How to bring more play into your life : Life Kit Play isn't just fun. Researchers argue it can help you adapt to difficult circumstances, collaborate better and problem-solve. We'll help you figure out your play personality and how to prioritize play in your life.

Play isn't just fun. Researchers argue it can help you adapt to difficult circumstances, collaborate better and problem-solve. We'll help you figure out your play personality and how to prioritize play in your life.

07.07.2025 19:20 πŸ‘ 166 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6

Thanks to Connor Fiddler and Michael Beckley at @fpri.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute to the deterrence/reassurance in US-China strategy symposium. I argue we need to be careful with blanket assumptions that US resolve in other theaters deters China or reassures partners. 1/

01.07.2025 00:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel’s Bold, Risky Attack The Israeli campaign may be necessary, but preventive wars carry great moral and practical risks.

Important analysis by @radiofreetom.bsky.social
of the distinction between the preemptive use of force and preventive war-- and the perils of the latter. From what we know so far, Israel's action seems much more like a very risky preventive operation.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

13.06.2025 04:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Review:Β  In subtle stunner, β€œRemember This” tackles truth - Charleston City Paper CP Review: On the spare stage of the Sottile Theatre, Jan Karski speaks the truth.He is, he hastens to explain, an insignificant man. At first blush, that may appear apt enough, given his mild demeano...

Great review of "Remember This'!!! charlestoncitypaper.com/2025/06/06/r...

11.06.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Is Using the National Guard as Bait Don’t give him the pretext he wants.

"Sending in the National Guard is meant to provoke, not pacify, and his power will only grow if he succeeds in tempting Americans to intemperate reactions that give him the authoritarian opening he’s seeking." @radiofreetom.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

08.06.2025 20:07 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
CRYING (In My Mind) - The Bedrocks
CRYING (In My Mind) - The Bedrocks YouTube video by The Bedrocks

NEW VIDEO: Premier-- May 28 at 11:30am EDT!!
youtu.be/gGGgGRwr0Gg?...

26.05.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to the AI trough of disillusionment Tech giants are spending big, but many other companies are growing frustrated

The Economist highlights the growing pains enterprises face with generative AIβ€”even as global interest continues to surge. Remarkably, about one in ten people on the planet now use ChatGPT every week.

www.economist.com/business/202...

24.05.2025 12:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Man Who Knew When to Step Down

This is beautiful

"The Man Who Knew When to Step Down' www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...

22.05.2025 18:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean honestly considering the outcome this could be very good news?

07.05.2025 19:44 πŸ‘ 1509 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 5

"We must hope that the administration is worrying enough; at least Rubio, for his part, seems engaged. But it would be more reassuring to see the administration focus far less on its internal grievances (and insulting our allies), and more on keeping the nuclear peace." @radiofreetom.bsky.social

07.05.2025 19:39 πŸ‘ 137 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

In case you hadn't seen this . . .

05.05.2025 13:25 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Plan to Sell Out Ukraine to Russia His proposal to end the war isn’t a peace planβ€”it’s a reward for aggression.

"The proposal that Trump, Vice President J. D. Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are pushing is not a framework for peace, but a rich and bloody reward to Moscow for three years of aggression and war crimes." @radiofreetom.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

23.04.2025 23:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vance Outlines U.S. Plan for Ukraine That Sharply Favors Russia Vice President JD Vance said the cease-fire plan would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and that the U.S. would β€œwalk away” if both parties did not agree.

What a disgrace

"Vance Outlines U.S. Plan for Ukraine That Sharply Favors Russia" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/w...

23.04.2025 16:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Bukele, Abrego Garcia, and Red Lines Emergency Triad: Are we now a country of political prisoners and gulags?

Bukele, Abrego Garcia, and Red Lines
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14.04.2025 01:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Crying (In My Mind)
Crying (In My Mind) YouTube video by The Bedrocks - Topic

NEW SINGLE: "Crying (In My Mind)," from The Bedrocks

www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Dz...

28.03.2025 21:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was an honor to participate in this discussion.

28.03.2025 21:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"What is at stake here is due process of law," my long-ago Georgetown SFS professor @anthonyclarkarend.bsky.social says in an online talk about SFS postdoc Badar Khan Suri, detained by ICE for alleged Hamas ties the SecState has not properly reported. "You cannot simply say 'you're out of here'."

25.03.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Cavan Girl (Extended Video)
Cavan Girl (Extended Video) YouTube video by The Bedrocks

Check out this great new music video from The Bedrocks!! It is my honor to play a role in the video!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ90...

17.03.2025 15:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my

16.03.2025 23:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And I looked fabulous in a white tie and tails. Might as well be stylish while toasting democracy.

Believe me, people were aware of what they’re up against .

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