Sally Dukes
@sallydukes.bsky.social
American in Belgium, ICC enthusiast, leader of the anti-IR realism coalition, no I do not speak French 🇺🇸 🇱🇺
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Sally Dukes
@sallydukes.bsky.social
· Nov 26
I see I’ve gotten a bunch of new followers so let me introduce myself: I’m a grad student from Charlottesville now living in Belgium. I research non-state actors and genocide. Mostly I post mostly about international conflict, cats, and stuff I see around Europe.
this administration is really unmatched in the number of failed peace deals
Fresh fighting erupts in eastern DR Congo, forcing hundreds to flee across the border into Rwanda, a day after a peace deal was signed in Washington u.afp.com/S7wN
December 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
this administration is really unmatched in the number of failed peace deals
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Fun fact about Mussolini's March on Rome, they had a backup plan for if they got shot at and it had 2 steps:
1: Run away
2: Mussolini flees Italy
1: Run away
2: Mussolini flees Italy
We have learned nothing from the Trump era if not “most of these fascists have no follow-up besides whining and quickly get distracted by the next thing if you tell them ‘no’ and mean it even one time” so there’s no excuse for what universities are currently doing
December 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Fun fact about Mussolini's March on Rome, they had a backup plan for if they got shot at and it had 2 steps:
1: Run away
2: Mussolini flees Italy
1: Run away
2: Mussolini flees Italy
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Standing in Arizona’s largest dry lakebed, Wilcox Playa, astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy steadied himself as freight trains thundered by, threatening to blur the shot that took months to prepare. https://cnn.it/4oFyhmK
December 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Standing in Arizona’s largest dry lakebed, Wilcox Playa, astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy steadied himself as freight trains thundered by, threatening to blur the shot that took months to prepare. https://cnn.it/4oFyhmK
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The U.S. government continues to kill people for the amusement of the President and other members of his administration.
December 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The U.S. government continues to kill people for the amusement of the President and other members of his administration.
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people have largely forgotten what a cartoonishly evil plot Suez was, partially because, I think, the Americans weren't involved in doing it, only in stopping it.
Stumbled upon a really funny post on here which said that Syria started a war with Israel....during the Suez Crisis of 1956.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
people have largely forgotten what a cartoonishly evil plot Suez was, partially because, I think, the Americans weren't involved in doing it, only in stopping it.
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According to French media reports the 🇫🇷 navy last night shot down five drones flying over the Ile Longue, in Brittany, home to France’s SNLE nuclear-armed submarines, the naval component of France’s nuclear deterrent
December 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
According to French media reports the 🇫🇷 navy last night shot down five drones flying over the Ile Longue, in Brittany, home to France’s SNLE nuclear-armed submarines, the naval component of France’s nuclear deterrent
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Belgium confirms Eurovision participation as European boycott grows
Belgium confirms Eurovision participation as European boycott grows
Belgium will take part in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, after broadcaster RTBF confirmed it will send an act. The artist is not...
www.belganewsagency.eu
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Belgium confirms Eurovision participation as European boycott grows
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“The Trump administration last week told lawmakers that it would further shrink the broadcasting capacity of Voice of America despite a judge’s order to maintain robust news operations at the federally funded news group.”
Trump to Close Voice of America’s Overseas Offices and Radio Stations
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“The Trump administration last week told lawmakers that it would further shrink the broadcasting capacity of Voice of America despite a judge’s order to maintain robust news operations at the federally funded news group.”
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Endangered penguins off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, study shows.
Some populations have dropped by 95% in just eight years
u.afp.com/S74b
Some populations have dropped by 95% in just eight years
u.afp.com/S74b
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Endangered penguins off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, study shows.
Some populations have dropped by 95% in just eight years
u.afp.com/S74b
Some populations have dropped by 95% in just eight years
u.afp.com/S74b
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A lot of comments under this are saying things like "It's not OUR jobs to stop this, it's the job of Congress to stop it!" and like...NO. It IS our jobs as citizens to stop this; Congress is not some customer support line for us to lodge complaints with. We must be active in our civic virtue. TLDR:
December 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A lot of comments under this are saying things like "It's not OUR jobs to stop this, it's the job of Congress to stop it!" and like...NO. It IS our jobs as citizens to stop this; Congress is not some customer support line for us to lodge complaints with. We must be active in our civic virtue. TLDR:
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Putin is slaughtering Ukrainians to prove to his supporters that he can slaughter Ukrainians
Bibi is slaughtering Palestinians to prove to his supporters that he can slaughter Palestinians
Trump is slaughtering random fishermen to prove to his supporters that they can slaughter Hispanics
Bibi is slaughtering Palestinians to prove to his supporters that he can slaughter Palestinians
Trump is slaughtering random fishermen to prove to his supporters that they can slaughter Hispanics
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Putin is slaughtering Ukrainians to prove to his supporters that he can slaughter Ukrainians
Bibi is slaughtering Palestinians to prove to his supporters that he can slaughter Palestinians
Trump is slaughtering random fishermen to prove to his supporters that they can slaughter Hispanics
Bibi is slaughtering Palestinians to prove to his supporters that he can slaughter Palestinians
Trump is slaughtering random fishermen to prove to his supporters that they can slaughter Hispanics
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Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
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'Land without laws': Israeli settlers force Bedouins from West Bank community.
Ahmed Kaabneh wanted to stay on land his family had lived on for generations. But when settlers built a shack near his home and started intimidating his children, Kaabneh said he had no choice but to flee
u.afp.com/S74K
Ahmed Kaabneh wanted to stay on land his family had lived on for generations. But when settlers built a shack near his home and started intimidating his children, Kaabneh said he had no choice but to flee
u.afp.com/S74K
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
'Land without laws': Israeli settlers force Bedouins from West Bank community.
Ahmed Kaabneh wanted to stay on land his family had lived on for generations. But when settlers built a shack near his home and started intimidating his children, Kaabneh said he had no choice but to flee
u.afp.com/S74K
Ahmed Kaabneh wanted to stay on land his family had lived on for generations. But when settlers built a shack near his home and started intimidating his children, Kaabneh said he had no choice but to flee
u.afp.com/S74K
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a lovely obituary but this in particular really got me
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
a lovely obituary but this in particular really got me
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we don't talk enough about Trump's pardon of Eddie Gallagher. Which, despite everything, is still one of the vilest things he's done.
December 5, 2025 at 5:31 AM
we don't talk enough about Trump's pardon of Eddie Gallagher. Which, despite everything, is still one of the vilest things he's done.
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should not be complicated to grasp that we cannot have war crimes without a war — but we can and we do have murder, and when we've programmatically murdered scores of victims we have mass murder
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM
should not be complicated to grasp that we cannot have war crimes without a war — but we can and we do have murder, and when we've programmatically murdered scores of victims we have mass murder
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This short piece I wrote 10 yrs ago— in part about the court martial of a US Navy Captain who denied aid, as international maritime codes require regardless of circumstances, to people in distress on the high seas —underscores Trump-Hegseth’s radical dereliction:
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
Rescue First
Thousands are drowning in the Mediterranean because Europe is evading maritime law and custom.
www.newyorker.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This short piece I wrote 10 yrs ago— in part about the court martial of a US Navy Captain who denied aid, as international maritime codes require regardless of circumstances, to people in distress on the high seas —underscores Trump-Hegseth’s radical dereliction:
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
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people thought Judith Butler was exaggerating before but she's been proven right, i think
December 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
people thought Judith Butler was exaggerating before but she's been proven right, i think
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They should do MyChart Wrapped
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
They should do MyChart Wrapped
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Ukraine already tried giving up land for Russia’s word to stop attacking, with the Minsk Agreements of 2014-15. Russia violated them with a full scale invasion in 2022.
Why would Ukraine think land for peace would work this time, especially when a Putin-sympathetic US won’t do security guarantees?
Why would Ukraine think land for peace would work this time, especially when a Putin-sympathetic US won’t do security guarantees?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that if Ukraine takes the right steps, its GDP could surpass Russia’s within 10 years.
"They are literally fighting over a 30-50 km strip in Donetsk, roughly 20% of the region still under Ukrainian control and now a central issue in negotiations."
"They are literally fighting over a 30-50 km strip in Donetsk, roughly 20% of the region still under Ukrainian control and now a central issue in negotiations."
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Ukraine already tried giving up land for Russia’s word to stop attacking, with the Minsk Agreements of 2014-15. Russia violated them with a full scale invasion in 2022.
Why would Ukraine think land for peace would work this time, especially when a Putin-sympathetic US won’t do security guarantees?
Why would Ukraine think land for peace would work this time, especially when a Putin-sympathetic US won’t do security guarantees?
nice to see someone finally going after germany for this
Luxembourg lashes out at Germany and Brussels over border checks
Client Challenge
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
nice to see someone finally going after germany for this
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
The U.S. unexpectedly halted deliveries of certain weapons to Ukraine and has reduced contact with German officials providing Ukraine aid, The Times reports.
The U.S. has paused aid deliveries without warning multiple times.
The U.S. unexpectedly halted deliveries of certain weapons to Ukraine and has reduced contact with German officials providing Ukraine aid, The Times reports.
The U.S. has paused aid deliveries without warning multiple times.
German army chief says contact with US military cut off by Pentagon
Lieutenant General Christian Freuding fears the longstanding military partnership between the two allies is unravelling under President Trump’s administration
www.thetimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
The U.S. unexpectedly halted deliveries of certain weapons to Ukraine and has reduced contact with German officials providing Ukraine aid, The Times reports.
The U.S. has paused aid deliveries without warning multiple times.
The U.S. unexpectedly halted deliveries of certain weapons to Ukraine and has reduced contact with German officials providing Ukraine aid, The Times reports.
The U.S. has paused aid deliveries without warning multiple times.
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Narrator: This is not a war.
Sen. Roger Marshall defends Hegseth: "Look, we're losing 200 Americans every day to drug poisoning from these drug lords. This is a war. And it's ugly. War is never pretty ... that strike probably saved thousands of American lives."
December 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Narrator: This is not a war.
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In Lebanon. Can hear the Israeli drone constantly now. I’ve only been back for a day but folks here deal with it 24/7, for months. It’s psychological torture. You can even see it, just flying around. The Israelis want to let everyone know that they can kill whoever they want whenever they want.
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
In Lebanon. Can hear the Israeli drone constantly now. I’ve only been back for a day but folks here deal with it 24/7, for months. It’s psychological torture. You can even see it, just flying around. The Israelis want to let everyone know that they can kill whoever they want whenever they want.