Bruce Miller
@brucemillerca.bsky.social
Politics and history and sometimes economic policy, too.
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The same people who say we don't have money for health care always say we have money for new weapons and warships. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Announces New Navy Battleships Named After Himself
The "Trump Class" vessel will be the "largest, deadliest, and most versatile and best-looking warship," according to Navy Secretary John Phelan.
www.huffpost.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The same people who say we don't have money for health care always say we have money for new weapons and warships. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Not to nitpick. But doesn‘t a ”special envoy“ have to be formally accredited by the home government? In this case, Denmark?
US President Donald Trump named Louisiana governor Jeff Landry as his special envoy for Greenland, underscoring his determination to take control of the vast Arctic island from Denmark. ft.trib.al/4ioDzx3
December 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Not to nitpick. But doesn‘t a ”special envoy“ have to be formally accredited by the home government? In this case, Denmark?
Lately I’ve been particularly struck at how often supposedly sensible analysts use absolutely routine irritations, e.g., planes testing the robustness of another country‘s air responses, to declare that Our Side is about the be invaded by The Enemy. /1
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Russia’s Puppet Tulsi Gabbard Strikes Again
How the Director of National Intelligence Is Laundering Kremlin Lies, Undermining NATO, and Endangering U.S. National Security
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December 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Lately I’ve been particularly struck at how often supposedly sensible analysts use absolutely routine irritations, e.g., planes testing the robustness of another country‘s air responses, to declare that Our Side is about the be invaded by The Enemy. /1
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
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International propaganda and “influence operations”, then and now
It’s complicated. And also normal, for better or worse.
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Blogspot:
brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/inte...
It’s complicated. And also normal, for better or worse.
Substack: brucemillerca.substack.com/p/internatio...
Blogspot:
brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/inte...
December 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
International propaganda and “influence operations”, then and now
It’s complicated. And also normal, for better or worse.
Substack: brucemillerca.substack.com/p/internatio...
Blogspot:
brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/inte...
It’s complicated. And also normal, for better or worse.
Substack: brucemillerca.substack.com/p/internatio...
Blogspot:
brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/inte...
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Nor native Americans. We keep telling you: It's all about race. It's white nationalism.
U.S. anniversary coins won’t feature any Black Americans or notable women www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
U.S. anniversary coins won’t feature any Black Americans or notable women www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
U.S. anniversary coins won’t feature any Black Americans or notable women
The Trump administration has scraped plans for coins honoring Frederick Douglass and Ruby Bridges opting for all Whites to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Nor native Americans. We keep telling you: It's all about race. It's white nationalism.
U.S. anniversary coins won’t feature any Black Americans or notable women www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
U.S. anniversary coins won’t feature any Black Americans or notable women www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
The state of Trump’s Eternal Peace Plan in the Middle East
The Eternal Peace Plan officially took effect on October 10. As of now, there is no actual ceasefire.
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Blogspot: brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Eternal Peace Plan officially took effect on October 10. As of now, there is no actual ceasefire.
Substack: brucemillerca.substack.com/p/the-state-...
Blogspot: brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
December 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The state of Trump’s Eternal Peace Plan in the Middle East
The Eternal Peace Plan officially took effect on October 10. As of now, there is no actual ceasefire.
Substack: brucemillerca.substack.com/p/the-state-...
Blogspot: brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Eternal Peace Plan officially took effect on October 10. As of now, there is no actual ceasefire.
Substack: brucemillerca.substack.com/p/the-state-...
Blogspot: brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
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Mitt Romney arguing that you should tax the rich more in a piece that mostly makes the case for means testing Social Security is actually the most Mitt Romney thing imaginable
Mitt Romney is in the New York Times saying we should tax the rich.
December 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Mitt Romney arguing that you should tax the rich more in a piece that mostly makes the case for means testing Social Security is actually the most Mitt Romney thing imaginable
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If you lived through the 1970s, this is mindboggling
UMich consumer sentiment (current conditions) at 50.4 is a new all-time low -- going back to data from the 1970s.
U.S MICHIGAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT (DEC) ACTUAL: 52.9 VS 53.3 PREVIOUS; EST 53.5
December 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you lived through the 1970s, this is mindboggling
Russia-Ukraine War and no end in sight
At the moment, it looks like the war will continue until Russia is tired of doing so.
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Blogspot: brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/russ...
At the moment, it looks like the war will continue until Russia is tired of doing so.
Substack: brucemillerca.substack.com/p/russia-ukr...
Blogspot: brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/russ...
December 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Russia-Ukraine War and no end in sight
At the moment, it looks like the war will continue until Russia is tired of doing so.
Substack: brucemillerca.substack.com/p/russia-ukr...
Blogspot: brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/russ...
At the moment, it looks like the war will continue until Russia is tired of doing so.
Substack: brucemillerca.substack.com/p/russia-ukr...
Blogspot: brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/russ...
Does Gavin Newsom have any political identity at all?
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Does Gavin Newsom have any political identity at all?
Shame is a completely alien concept for DJT.
December 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Shame is a completely alien concept for DJT.
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Dank Migration steigt deine Rente mehr - und unsere Beiträge weniger stark, zeigt ein neuer Bericht. Die AfD wird nicht wollen, dass du das teilst. www.volksverpetzer.de/aktuelles/me...
Wir brauchen MEHR Einwanderung in unsere Sozialsysteme!
Dank Migration steigt deine Rente mehr - und unsere Beiträge weniger stark, zeigt ein neuer Bericht. Die AfD wird nicht wollen, dass du das teilst.
www.volksverpetzer.de
December 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Dank Migration steigt deine Rente mehr - und unsere Beiträge weniger stark, zeigt ein neuer Bericht. Die AfD wird nicht wollen, dass du das teilst. www.volksverpetzer.de/aktuelles/me...
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"Sein Vater - ein Ex-Wehrmachtsoffizier und NSDAP-Mitglied aus Bayern - war nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg nach Chile ausgewandert und hatte eine Fabrik für Fleischwaren gegründet.
Kast kündigte ein hartes Vorgehen gegen Kriminalität und illegale Migration an."
Was Nazi-Migrantenkinder so machen...
Kast kündigte ein hartes Vorgehen gegen Kriminalität und illegale Migration an."
Was Nazi-Migrantenkinder so machen...
Rechtskonservativer Kast gewinnt Präsidentenwahl in Chile
Ein deutschstämmiger Rechtskonservativer hat die Präsidentenwahl in Chile für sich entschieden: José Antonio Kast setzte sich gegen die kommunistische Kandidatin durch. Er will beim Thema Migration ha...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
"Sein Vater - ein Ex-Wehrmachtsoffizier und NSDAP-Mitglied aus Bayern - war nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg nach Chile ausgewandert und hatte eine Fabrik für Fleischwaren gegründet.
Kast kündigte ein hartes Vorgehen gegen Kriminalität und illegale Migration an."
Was Nazi-Migrantenkinder so machen...
Kast kündigte ein hartes Vorgehen gegen Kriminalität und illegale Migration an."
Was Nazi-Migrantenkinder so machen...
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Wirklich schlechte Nachrichten:
Wahlen in Chile: José Antonio Kast ist gläubig, rechts und extrem
Der Vater von neun Kindern wettert unter anderem gegen Abtreibung. Einen so rechten Staatschef gab es seit der Militärdiktatur nicht mehr.
www.sueddeutsche.de
December 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Wirklich schlechte Nachrichten:
Europe and the US National Security Strategy
It apparently has a sort of secret protocol on a strategy to undermine the EU.
Substack: brucemillerca.substack.com/p/europe-and...
Blogspot: brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/euro...
It apparently has a sort of secret protocol on a strategy to undermine the EU.
Substack: brucemillerca.substack.com/p/europe-and...
Blogspot: brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/euro...
December 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Europe and the US National Security Strategy
It apparently has a sort of secret protocol on a strategy to undermine the EU.
Substack: brucemillerca.substack.com/p/europe-and...
Blogspot: brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/euro...
It apparently has a sort of secret protocol on a strategy to undermine the EU.
Substack: brucemillerca.substack.com/p/europe-and...
Blogspot: brucemillerca.blogspot.com/2025/12/euro...
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“The Trump administration should answer all questions about the terrorist lists,” @rokhanna.bsky.social told @theintercept.com. “The American people have a right to answers about who is on them and what that means for all of us.”
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
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White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“The Trump administration should answer all questions about the terrorist lists,” @rokhanna.bsky.social told @theintercept.com. “The American people have a right to answers about who is on them and what that means for all of us.”
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
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📢 “We have no time to save our children”: Gaza aid coordinator issues desperate appeal as major winter storm drowns tent camps
Eyad Amawi, humanitarian relief coordinator in central Gaza, told Drop Site News the situation is “absolutely catastrophic” & dire. Relentless rain has already flooded...
Eyad Amawi, humanitarian relief coordinator in central Gaza, told Drop Site News the situation is “absolutely catastrophic” & dire. Relentless rain has already flooded...
December 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
📢 “We have no time to save our children”: Gaza aid coordinator issues desperate appeal as major winter storm drowns tent camps
Eyad Amawi, humanitarian relief coordinator in central Gaza, told Drop Site News the situation is “absolutely catastrophic” & dire. Relentless rain has already flooded...
Eyad Amawi, humanitarian relief coordinator in central Gaza, told Drop Site News the situation is “absolutely catastrophic” & dire. Relentless rain has already flooded...
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
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Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
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NEW: Just hours after ordering for Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from ICE custody, a federal judge barred the Trump administration from re-arresting him. The new order marks the latest setback in the White House’s lawless campaign to deport the Maryland man.
‘Flagrantly Corrupt’: Judge Again Bars Abrego Garcia’s Arrest After Highly Unusual DOJ Move
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NEW: Just hours after ordering for Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from ICE custody, a federal judge barred the Trump administration from re-arresting him. The new order marks the latest setback in the White House’s lawless campaign to deport the Maryland man.
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This week in castrated Republicans who bow to Trump:
1. Sen Eric Schmitt (R-MO) who has a severely disabled autistic son won't comment on Trump using the R-word
2. Rep Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), chair of the Vision Caucus won't comment on State Department scrapping font for the visually impaired
1. Sen Eric Schmitt (R-MO) who has a severely disabled autistic son won't comment on Trump using the R-word
2. Rep Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), chair of the Vision Caucus won't comment on State Department scrapping font for the visually impaired
December 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This week in castrated Republicans who bow to Trump:
1. Sen Eric Schmitt (R-MO) who has a severely disabled autistic son won't comment on Trump using the R-word
2. Rep Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), chair of the Vision Caucus won't comment on State Department scrapping font for the visually impaired
1. Sen Eric Schmitt (R-MO) who has a severely disabled autistic son won't comment on Trump using the R-word
2. Rep Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), chair of the Vision Caucus won't comment on State Department scrapping font for the visually impaired
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While ICE continues to torment Kilmar Abrego Garcia in Maryland, federal prosecutors in Tennessee are trying to rig his forthcoming trial by suppressing any discussion of his unlawful deportation or the suspicious favors witnesses will get in exchange for their testimony. slate.com/news-and-pol...
December 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
While ICE continues to torment Kilmar Abrego Garcia in Maryland, federal prosecutors in Tennessee are trying to rig his forthcoming trial by suppressing any discussion of his unlawful deportation or the suspicious favors witnesses will get in exchange for their testimony. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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amazing that he seeks approval as an anti-Trumper yet still posts this racist garbage
Good to know that David Frum is always on the wrong side
December 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
amazing that he seeks approval as an anti-Trumper yet still posts this racist garbage
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"EU-Strategen mögen das euphemistisch 'Migrationsdiplomatie' nennen, für den Laien ist es schlicht Erpressung."
Zu den aktuellen Auslagerungsplänen Europas und seiner notwendigen Antwort auf Amerikas "Sicherheitsstrategie".
www.ipg-journal.de/regionen/eur...
Zu den aktuellen Auslagerungsplänen Europas und seiner notwendigen Antwort auf Amerikas "Sicherheitsstrategie".
www.ipg-journal.de/regionen/eur...
Not in my backyard
Die EU setzt auf die Auslagerung von Asylverfahren. Doch Drittstaatendeals bergen neben hohen Kosten auch neue Risiken – und gefährden Europas Werte.
www.ipg-journal.de
December 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"EU-Strategen mögen das euphemistisch 'Migrationsdiplomatie' nennen, für den Laien ist es schlicht Erpressung."
Zu den aktuellen Auslagerungsplänen Europas und seiner notwendigen Antwort auf Amerikas "Sicherheitsstrategie".
www.ipg-journal.de/regionen/eur...
Zu den aktuellen Auslagerungsplänen Europas und seiner notwendigen Antwort auf Amerikas "Sicherheitsstrategie".
www.ipg-journal.de/regionen/eur...
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Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom laid to rest with full military honors at W.Va. National Cemetery
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest with full military honors Tuesday in Grafton.
www.wvva.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...