Keith Fitzgerald
@keithfitzgerald.bsky.social
Negotiator. Conflict Advisor.
Former Harvard Negotiation Project
Former Kennedy School & NUS Lecturer
Managing Director, Sea-Change Partners
Co-author, "Negotiating Hostage Crises with the New Terrorists"
Photographer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithfitz
Former Harvard Negotiation Project
Former Kennedy School & NUS Lecturer
Managing Director, Sea-Change Partners
Co-author, "Negotiating Hostage Crises with the New Terrorists"
Photographer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithfitz
Pinned
Some basic fundamentals on the Rule of Law to help understand what's happening; why it's happening; and how it's happening (Actually, it's not just "happening." It's being done deliberately):
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I now very much want to see a court case against Trump that cites Caligula.
Someone please make this happen.
Someone please make this happen.
I don't know why, but the judge is now citing the historical precedent of Charles I of England. This is an incredibly ominous sign for Yoon.
February 19, 2026 at 7:12 AM
I now very much want to see a court case against Trump that cites Caligula.
Someone please make this happen.
Someone please make this happen.
This place is hilarious
February 19, 2026 at 5:36 AM
This place is hilarious
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The worst thing you will read today. I used to be a WaRrIoR until I had to wear a suit at the war college!
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Making the War Colleges Great Again › American Greatness
As President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth work to restore the focus of America’s military on lethality and warfighting, one of their major tasks has been to reform the institutions…
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February 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The worst thing you will read today. I used to be a WaRrIoR until I had to wear a suit at the war college!
amgreatness.com/2026/02/16/m...
amgreatness.com/2026/02/16/m...
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Awfully hard to square the claims that ICE is focused on removing violent criminals that are so dangerous we can't let them be around with the fact that ICE tricks their targets by pretending to need help and waiting for neighborly types to respond by offering to help a stranger for free.
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Awfully hard to square the claims that ICE is focused on removing violent criminals that are so dangerous we can't let them be around with the fact that ICE tricks their targets by pretending to need help and waiting for neighborly types to respond by offering to help a stranger for free.
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A virtuous society would not allow this. I hope we become one soon.
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 18, 2026 at 1:32 PM
A virtuous society would not allow this. I hope we become one soon.
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Mitigate for 1.5°C, but adapt for 5°C
‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating
Advisory board member says adapting is ‘not rocket science’ but Europe already paying price for lack of preparation
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Mitigate for 1.5°C, but adapt for 5°C
Bring back accountability
February 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Bring back accountability
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A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years. n.pr/4aCuAJv
This form of mental exercise may cut dementia risk for decades
A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years.
n.pr
February 18, 2026 at 11:12 AM
A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years. n.pr/4aCuAJv
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Concerted regional and international action aimed at curbing tensions between Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray is urgently needed to avoid a new regional war. www.crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/e...
February 18, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Concerted regional and international action aimed at curbing tensions between Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray is urgently needed to avoid a new regional war. www.crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/e...
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the overseer of project 2025 is telling you out loud that every inch you cede on trans rights is part of the plan to create a white christian fascist state
Kevin Roberts, President of The Heritage Foundation, claims that evidence suggests a correlation between undergoing Trans Medical Care and acts of violence.
He states Heritage's public policy solution is to ban it for all ages and they're willing to work towards this goal on an incremental basis.
He states Heritage's public policy solution is to ban it for all ages and they're willing to work towards this goal on an incremental basis.
February 18, 2026 at 9:08 AM
the overseer of project 2025 is telling you out loud that every inch you cede on trans rights is part of the plan to create a white christian fascist state
Always love it when someone makes an important point crystal clear.
February 18, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Always love it when someone makes an important point crystal clear.
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Musk and xAI are trying to sell Grok to businesses as their do-it-all LLM. But what company could risk using Grok if it's been deliberately modified to be more bigoted? It becomes more dangerous to use and a reputational and legal risk too.
Kinda weird that Elon is promoting Grok giving empirically less useful answers. All the others explain the context and the different viewpoints. Whereas Grok is trained to be "here's the bigot's view only."
February 18, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Musk and xAI are trying to sell Grok to businesses as their do-it-all LLM. But what company could risk using Grok if it's been deliberately modified to be more bigoted? It becomes more dangerous to use and a reputational and legal risk too.
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This is a microcosm of the Government's political strategy on immigration. I wrote here on why it is doomed to failure:
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/724...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/724...
Labour’s migration doom loop
The Starmer government risks trapping the United Kingdom in a spiral of discontent and decline
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
This is a microcosm of the Government's political strategy on immigration. I wrote here on why it is doomed to failure:
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/724...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/724...
Whenever anyone tells me to "start using AI, or be left behind," this is how I see them:
February 18, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Whenever anyone tells me to "start using AI, or be left behind," this is how I see them:
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UN panel says Epstein abuses may constitute ‘crimes against humanity.’
Experts say newly recently released documents show the need for an independent investigation into Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring.
#cdnpoli
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Experts say newly recently released documents show the need for an independent investigation into Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring.
#cdnpoli
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
UN panel says Epstein abuses may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’
Experts say newly released documents show the need for an independent investigation into Epstein's sex-trafficking ring.
www.aljazeera.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:46 AM
UN panel says Epstein abuses may constitute ‘crimes against humanity.’
Experts say newly recently released documents show the need for an independent investigation into Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring.
#cdnpoli
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Experts say newly recently released documents show the need for an independent investigation into Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring.
#cdnpoli
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Flood the zone with lawsuits.
The government has struggled to keep up with the pace at which it's being sued, and the pace at which it's losing.
Reuters found more than 700 Justice Department lawyers now assigned to immigration detention cases.
And we found five DOJ attorneys who each appeared in more than 1,000 cases.
Reuters found more than 700 Justice Department lawyers now assigned to immigration detention cases.
And we found five DOJ attorneys who each appeared in more than 1,000 cases.
February 18, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Flood the zone with lawsuits.
Whenever a chatbot uses my name in any communication, this is what I hear:
February 18, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Whenever a chatbot uses my name in any communication, this is what I hear:
These Effing People
Ohio GOP bill labels data center opposition potential 'foreign propaganda'
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Gary Click's bill labels data center opposition potential 'foreign propaganda'
House Bill 646 would create a data center study commission in Ohio — and require it to examine whether local opposition is fueled by “foreign propaganda.”
tiffinohio.net
February 18, 2026 at 8:20 AM
These Effing People
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Bargain Killers
I couldn't forward the article but I think the headline says it all.
February 18, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Bargain Killers
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Please read our latest on how Israel's Cellebrite is being used to break into the phone of a prominent pro-democracy activist. This time, in Kenya. Guess who else has access to this tool? (with Carlos Mureithi) cc @rondeibert.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Kenyan authorities used Israeli tech to crack activist’s phone, report claims
Citizen Lab report suggests Cellebrite software was used to break into Boniface Mwangi’s phone while he was under arrest
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Please read our latest on how Israel's Cellebrite is being used to break into the phone of a prominent pro-democracy activist. This time, in Kenya. Guess who else has access to this tool? (with Carlos Mureithi) cc @rondeibert.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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"russia wants peace on their own terms" is the equivalent of "the Taliban want to educate women differently". We'd all mock and reject the second framing. Stop whitewashing russia and its intentions.
February 17, 2026 at 2:48 PM
"russia wants peace on their own terms" is the equivalent of "the Taliban want to educate women differently". We'd all mock and reject the second framing. Stop whitewashing russia and its intentions.
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