Mike Nelson, Digital Policy Wonk
@michaelrnelson.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment; Former Tech Strategy, Georgetown, Cloudflare, U.S. Senate, Clinton/Gore White House, FCC, IBM, BGOV, Microsoft. Accelerating the future of the Net and the Cloud
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"The reason why the Constitution had given the war-making power to Congress, was because Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars." - Abraham Lincoln bluevirginia.us/2025/11/sund... h/t @ElaineLuria
![Former Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) tweets: “The reason why the Constitution had given the war-making power to Congress, was because Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars. This, our [constitutional] convention understood to be the most oppressive of all Kingly oppressions; and they resolved to so frame the Constitution that no one man should hold the power of bringing this oppression upon us.” — Abraham Lincoln (1848)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlan7kocyn37uzb25btjt2cc/bafkreif7sugztgz4sokoxrsqtwh26ey3cslpyga6mtvfcbley2ef6fug3y@jpeg)
November 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"The reason why the Constitution had given the war-making power to Congress, was because Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars." - Abraham Lincoln bluevirginia.us/2025/11/sund... h/t @ElaineLuria
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I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
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This is what happens when you threaten to annex another country against its will. Countries, like people, have agency. We can make new friends and new choices. And we are. Unfortunately, it will be painful for everyone involved. #never51st
When Mark Carney sets specific goals for Canada to "diversify away" from its reliance on the US—making headlines in Canada but not the US—hear that for what it is: Close partners and allies looking elsewhere for better friends.
This is the silent way that the US loses its pointless trade war.
This is the silent way that the US loses its pointless trade war.
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This is what happens when you threaten to annex another country against its will. Countries, like people, have agency. We can make new friends and new choices. And we are. Unfortunately, it will be painful for everyone involved. #never51st
@mariaressa.bsky.social is brilliant! When she warns us, we need to listen. #Disinformation #Fight4Truth www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
BBC Audio | The Interview | Maria Ressa: The information apocalypse is threatening democracy
Marianna Spring speaks to Maria Ressa about online misogyny and how to protect democracy
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November 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
@mariaressa.bsky.social is brilliant! When she warns us, we need to listen. #Disinformation #Fight4Truth www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
www.dw.com/en/delayland... This should be very interesting.
Delayland – Germany and the Missing Magic – DW
Why don’t things run like they used to anymore in Germany, once dubbed an "economic miracle”? And how are other places getting things right? From the makers of Cannabis Cowboys, Delayland launches on ...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
www.dw.com/en/delayland... This should be very interesting.
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Not a word of this is true.
Even the word "the."
Even the word "the."
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Not a word of this is true.
Even the word "the."
Even the word "the."
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Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
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How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
In this context, "Americanism" = Code word for racism, nativism, plus Christian Nationalism.
Not convinced? Ask the Ku Klux Klan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...
Not convinced? Ask the Ku Klux Klan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...
November 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
In this context, "Americanism" = Code word for racism, nativism, plus Christian Nationalism.
Not convinced? Ask the Ku Klux Klan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...
Not convinced? Ask the Ku Klux Klan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
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Dictators need war to stay in power.
November 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Dictators need war to stay in power.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/... Mismanagement, corruption, or both?
MSN
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November 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
www.msn.com/en-us/money/... Mismanagement, corruption, or both?
Interested in hearing smart, deep analysis of the headlines as well as stories that should be getting more attention? Check out The Rest is Politics. This episode is exceptional--especially the last two segments on Nigel Farage and corruption and on addiction. m.youtube.com/watch?v=1nal...
Europe vs. Trump: Competing Visions for a Ukraine Peace Deal
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics
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November 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Interested in hearing smart, deep analysis of the headlines as well as stories that should be getting more attention? Check out The Rest is Politics. This episode is exceptional--especially the last two segments on Nigel Farage and corruption and on addiction. m.youtube.com/watch?v=1nal...
Digging into the details of investments in AI. www.deeplearning.ai/the-batch/is...
www.deeplearning.ai
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Digging into the details of investments in AI. www.deeplearning.ai/the-batch/is...
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The irony is rich.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The irony is rich.
What could POSSIBLY go wrong? www.axios.com/2025/11/18/f...
Fox News hires Palantir to build AI newsroom tools
Fox News and Palantir have built three main tools to improve efficiency.
www.axios.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
What could POSSIBLY go wrong? www.axios.com/2025/11/18/f...
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The thing about Trump stories is that they always have that extra layer of stupidity that you’re not expecting. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The thing about Trump stories is that they always have that extra layer of stupidity that you’re not expecting. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
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November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Have we ever heard anything ever again about Charlie Kirk’s shooter??
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Have we ever heard anything ever again about Charlie Kirk’s shooter??
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Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
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Yes.
And then also fired a ton of senior agents with a ton of counterterrorism experience, including the Acting Director.
And then also fired a ton of senior agents with a ton of counterterrorism experience, including the Acting Director.
Didn’t the FBi pull a lot of personnel from anti terrorism to put them on deportations?
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Yes.
And then also fired a ton of senior agents with a ton of counterterrorism experience, including the Acting Director.
And then also fired a ton of senior agents with a ton of counterterrorism experience, including the Acting Director.
Because Law and Order only exists at the state and local level -- in blue states.
Colorado's DOC says it won't pursue the transfer of Tina Peters, the Trump-supporting county clerked convicted for breaching voter equipment, as the federal government requested recently. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer imprisoned former county clerk to federal custody
Tina Peters’ situation has become a cause celebre in the election conspiracy movement.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Because Law and Order only exists at the state and local level -- in blue states.
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🔥POWERFUL AD ABOUT ICE AGENTS: “What will you say when your kids ask you about your day? A mask can’t hide you from your neighbors, your family, God… you can walk away, but the shame will follow you home.”
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🔥POWERFUL AD ABOUT ICE AGENTS: “What will you say when your kids ask you about your day? A mask can’t hide you from your neighbors, your family, God… you can walk away, but the shame will follow you home.”