Robert Farley
@drfarls.bsky.social
Co-founder Lawyers, Guns and Money. Works at Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky
"You will be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"You will be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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wild that this happened within 24 hours of bolsanaro going to prison. will be a timeless textbook example of what works to save a democracy and what doesn’t
Breaking News: The last pending criminal prosecution against President Trump was dismissed by a judge in Georgia, effectively ending efforts to hold Trump criminally responsible for attempts to overturn the 2020 election. trib.al/EnJu57H
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
wild that this happened within 24 hours of bolsanaro going to prison. will be a timeless textbook example of what works to save a democracy and what doesn’t
The Fear Taking Hold Among Indiana Republicans www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Fear Taking Hold Among Indiana Republicans
“I’d rather my house not get firebombed.”
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November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The Fear Taking Hold Among Indiana Republicans www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Pope Leo Returns Indigenous Artifacts from the Vatican Museum to Canada pattersonjournal.com/2025/11/25/p...
Pope Leo Returns Indigenous Artifacts from the Vatican Museum to Canada
By Brooke Bihl The Vatican has returned 62 artifacts from its large ethnographic collection to Indigenous peoples of Canada, as a part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in …
pattersonjournal.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Pope Leo Returns Indigenous Artifacts from the Vatican Museum to Canada pattersonjournal.com/2025/11/25/p...
Armed Neutrality, Security Guarantees, and the Search for a Better Peace www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/a-be...
A Better Peace - Lawyers, Guns & Money
I have a two part argument up at National Security Journal on the question of security guarantees vs. armed neutrality for Ukraine. I don’t think it will surprise anyone to learn that I think the latt...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Armed Neutrality, Security Guarantees, and the Search for a Better Peace www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/a-be...
Yars' Revenge.
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Yars' Revenge.
Ukraine’s Next Battle: Neutrality vs. Security Guarantees - nationalsecurityjournal.org/ukraines-nex...
Ukraine’s Next Battle: Neutrality vs. Security Guarantees
After the guns fall silent, who deters Russia from trying again—Ukraine alone, or NATO and key Western powers offering real security guarantees?
nationalsecurityjournal.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Ukraine’s Next Battle: Neutrality vs. Security Guarantees - nationalsecurityjournal.org/ukraines-nex...
So we're still going to be building Arleigh Burkes after Arleigh Burke herself is retired, yes?
Is there another major class of modern warship where procurement survived the retirement, after a full term of service, of the first ship of the class?
Is there another major class of modern warship where procurement survived the retirement, after a full term of service, of the first ship of the class?
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So we're still going to be building Arleigh Burkes after Arleigh Burke herself is retired, yes?
Is there another major class of modern warship where procurement survived the retirement, after a full term of service, of the first ship of the class?
Is there another major class of modern warship where procurement survived the retirement, after a full term of service, of the first ship of the class?
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I described the plan as DOA. I still find it difficult to believe that Ukraine will accept something that Russia will go for, and vice versa.
However, if Zelenskyy thinks Trump will really cut Ukraine completely off, we might just wind up with a deal of historically terrible proportions.
However, if Zelenskyy thinks Trump will really cut Ukraine completely off, we might just wind up with a deal of historically terrible proportions.
The sweeteners in the 🇺🇦 "plan"? Basically slush funds for Trump, Witkoff, crones, oligarchs, &c.
@cherylrofer.bsky.social, @drfarls.bsky.social , & I discuss this, along with its sheer amateurishness, in a special episode of the @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social podcast.*
*All LGM podcasts are "special."
@cherylrofer.bsky.social, @drfarls.bsky.social , & I discuss this, along with its sheer amateurishness, in a special episode of the @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social podcast.*
*All LGM podcasts are "special."
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I described the plan as DOA. I still find it difficult to believe that Ukraine will accept something that Russia will go for, and vice versa.
However, if Zelenskyy thinks Trump will really cut Ukraine completely off, we might just wind up with a deal of historically terrible proportions.
However, if Zelenskyy thinks Trump will really cut Ukraine completely off, we might just wind up with a deal of historically terrible proportions.
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The sweeteners in the 🇺🇦 "plan"? Basically slush funds for Trump, Witkoff, crones, oligarchs, &c.
@cherylrofer.bsky.social, @drfarls.bsky.social , & I discuss this, along with its sheer amateurishness, in a special episode of the @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social podcast.*
*All LGM podcasts are "special."
@cherylrofer.bsky.social, @drfarls.bsky.social , & I discuss this, along with its sheer amateurishness, in a special episode of the @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social podcast.*
*All LGM podcasts are "special."
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
The sweeteners in the 🇺🇦 "plan"? Basically slush funds for Trump, Witkoff, crones, oligarchs, &c.
@cherylrofer.bsky.social, @drfarls.bsky.social , & I discuss this, along with its sheer amateurishness, in a special episode of the @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social podcast.*
*All LGM podcasts are "special."
@cherylrofer.bsky.social, @drfarls.bsky.social , & I discuss this, along with its sheer amateurishness, in a special episode of the @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social podcast.*
*All LGM podcasts are "special."
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Armed neutrality plus strict limits on arms would make Ukraine good at one thing: being ripe for the next round of Russian aggression.
Armed Neutrality for Ukraine Sounds Safe. History Says Otherwise. - nationalsecurityjournal.org/armed-neutra...
Armed Neutrality for Ukraine Sounds Safe. History Says Otherwise.
Trump’s draft Ukraine peace deal leans on “armed neutrality.” Robert Farley warns it’s unstable, costly, and almost guaranteed to set up the next war.
nationalsecurityjournal.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Armed neutrality plus strict limits on arms would make Ukraine good at one thing: being ripe for the next round of Russian aggression.
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Armed Neutrality for Ukraine Sounds Safe. History Says Otherwise. - nationalsecurityjournal.org/armed-neutra...
Armed Neutrality for Ukraine Sounds Safe. History Says Otherwise.
Trump’s draft Ukraine peace deal leans on “armed neutrality.” Robert Farley warns it’s unstable, costly, and almost guaranteed to set up the next war.
nationalsecurityjournal.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Armed Neutrality for Ukraine Sounds Safe. History Says Otherwise. - nationalsecurityjournal.org/armed-neutra...
LGM Podcast: Twenty-Eight Points www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/lgm-...
LGM Podcast: Twenty-Eight Points - Lawyers, Guns & Money
On the latest LGM Podcast Cheryl, Dan, and myself talk through the “peace” deal that the Trump administration attempted to foist upon Europe, Ukraine, and possibly Russia last week. We work through wh...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
LGM Podcast: Twenty-Eight Points www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/lgm-...
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In 1924, Calvin Coolidge's 16-yr-old son played tennis on the White House grounds w/o wearing socks. He got a blister and was dead from infection a week later.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
For a yr, I've been working on a series for The New Atlantis about the vast systems that underlie our lives. Our ancestors built them up over decades to fend off hunger, thirst, darkness and disease. But too few of us know about them—and they're all at risk. The conclusion is now available online:
Why We Are Better Off Than a Century Ago
Our ancestors built grand public systems to conquer hunger, thirst, darkness, and squalor. That progress can be lost if we forget it.
www.thenewatlantis.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In 1924, Calvin Coolidge's 16-yr-old son played tennis on the White House grounds w/o wearing socks. He got a blister and was dead from infection a week later.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
This is unthinkable today—which is why I wrote this series. Cuz the systems that save us from this kind of fate are in urgent need of care.
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RFK Jr. is neither a joke nor a well-intentioned proponent of public health with a few kooky beliefs. He's a menace, evil even by the standards of Trump's inner circle, and the failure of the political press to convey this is maddening
I actually think it’s okay to take a ridiculous scandal seriously when it involves a wingnut conspiracy theorist in charge of things like vaccine policy and pandemic preparedness
Sorry to be a wet blanket 🤷🏻♀️
Sorry to be a wet blanket 🤷🏻♀️
She never misses a beat, of course, but Marina's first paragraph this week is *chef's kiss*
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
RFK Jr. is neither a joke nor a well-intentioned proponent of public health with a few kooky beliefs. He's a menace, evil even by the standards of Trump's inner circle, and the failure of the political press to convey this is maddening
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Great discussion!
LGM Podcast: Twenty-Eight Points with @cherylrofer.bsky.social and @dhnexon.bsky.social www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/lgm-... @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social
LGM Podcast: Twenty-Eight Points - Lawyers, Guns & Money
On the latest LGM Podcast Cheryl, Dan, and myself talk through the “peace” deal that the Trump administration attempted to foist upon Europe, Ukraine, and possibly Russia last week. We work through wh...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Great discussion!
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Welp that solves that question lmfao why is the navy like this?????
What was the last on-budget & on-time ship in the navy's history? The fucking midway???
What was the last on-budget & on-time ship in the navy's history? The fucking midway???
BREAKING: Navy Cancels Constellation-class Frigate Program, Considering New Small Surface Combatants — USNI News
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Navy Cancels Constellation-class Frigate Program - USNI News
The Navy is walking away from the Constellation-class frigate program to focus on new classes of warships the service can build faster, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan announced Tuesday on social me...
news.usni.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Welp that solves that question lmfao why is the navy like this?????
What was the last on-budget & on-time ship in the navy's history? The fucking midway???
What was the last on-budget & on-time ship in the navy's history? The fucking midway???
Navy be like
Don’t fuck this one up
Don’t fuck this one up
Don’t fuck this one up
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Don’t fuck this one up
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November 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Navy be like
Don’t fuck this one up
Don’t fuck this one up
Don’t fuck this one up
Don’t fuck this one up
Don’t fuck this one up
Don’t fuck this one up
Shit
Don’t fuck this one up
Don’t fuck this one up
Don’t fuck this one up
Don’t fuck this one up
Don’t fuck this one up
Don’t fuck this one up
Shit
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Someone (Rubio?) is MEGA pissed at the Ukraine peace plan situation if they leaked a full on *recording* of this Witkoff call (with transcript, lol).
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Someone (Rubio?) is MEGA pissed at the Ukraine peace plan situation if they leaked a full on *recording* of this Witkoff call (with transcript, lol).
Treaty of Ver-sayles, of course.
Oh no. Ver-sayles , France or Ver-sigh , Kentucky?
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Treaty of Ver-sayles, of course.
Armed Neutrality for Ukraine Sounds Safe. History Says Otherwise. - nationalsecurityjournal.org/armed-neutra...
Armed Neutrality for Ukraine Sounds Safe. History Says Otherwise.
Trump’s draft Ukraine peace deal leans on “armed neutrality.” Robert Farley warns it’s unstable, costly, and almost guaranteed to set up the next war.
nationalsecurityjournal.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Armed Neutrality for Ukraine Sounds Safe. History Says Otherwise. - nationalsecurityjournal.org/armed-neutra...
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I have no concerns.
I have no concerns.
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I have no concerns.
I have no concerns.
LGM Podcast: Twenty-Eight Points with @cherylrofer.bsky.social and @dhnexon.bsky.social www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/lgm-... @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social
LGM Podcast: Twenty-Eight Points - Lawyers, Guns & Money
On the latest LGM Podcast Cheryl, Dan, and myself talk through the “peace” deal that the Trump administration attempted to foist upon Europe, Ukraine, and possibly Russia last week. We work through wh...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
LGM Podcast: Twenty-Eight Points with @cherylrofer.bsky.social and @dhnexon.bsky.social www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/lgm-... @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social
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Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...