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@joshuakeating reminds us that, in the long sweep of history, U.S. interventionism in Latin America is more the rule than the exception. It's the last 35 years that are the anomaly. www.vox.com/politics/474...
What actually is the “Donroe Doctrine”?
Trump’s new approach to Latin America is a lot like America’s old one.
www.vox.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:31 PM
@joshuakeating reminds us that, in the long sweep of history, U.S. interventionism in Latin America is more the rule than the exception. It's the last 35 years that are the anomaly. www.vox.com/politics/474...
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Key point on Trump's censorship of #Smithsonian:
♦️This isn't about protecting the dignity of the office, let alone avoiding politicization: He only removed mentions of HIS impeachments-- NOT that of Bill Clinton.
♦️This isn't about protecting the dignity of the office, let alone avoiding politicization: He only removed mentions of HIS impeachments-- NOT that of Bill Clinton.
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery removed wall text that referred to Trump’s two impeachments — language that had upset the White House — when the museum recently replaced a portrait of him in its “America’s Presidents” exhibition. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/a...
Smithsonian Removes Label Noting Trump Impeachments
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Key point on Trump's censorship of #Smithsonian:
♦️This isn't about protecting the dignity of the office, let alone avoiding politicization: He only removed mentions of HIS impeachments-- NOT that of Bill Clinton.
♦️This isn't about protecting the dignity of the office, let alone avoiding politicization: He only removed mentions of HIS impeachments-- NOT that of Bill Clinton.
Wisdom - and a proposal - from Brian Atwood and Andrew Natsios: thehill.com/opinion/inte.... "USAID should be reconstituted as a new cabinet level U.S. Department for International Aid transferring foreign assistance programs from a dozen departments and agencies a new body."
What Americans lost in the dismantling of USAID
Many Americans do not realize how profoundly the loss of USAID will affect us here at home.
thehill.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Wisdom - and a proposal - from Brian Atwood and Andrew Natsios: thehill.com/opinion/inte.... "USAID should be reconstituted as a new cabinet level U.S. Department for International Aid transferring foreign assistance programs from a dozen departments and agencies a new body."
2025 is a good year to see in the rearview mirror. This annual piece by @davebarry.substack.com.web.brid.gy finds humor in the year. open.substack.com/pub/davebarr...
The Year in Review
I am so sorry.
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
2025 is a good year to see in the rearview mirror. This annual piece by @davebarry.substack.com.web.brid.gy finds humor in the year. open.substack.com/pub/davebarr...
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December 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The @WSJ is late to reporting the recall of ambassadors, but does a good job summarizing some consequences. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Mass Recall of U.S. Ambassadors Leaves Unprecedented Global Vacancies
Almost 30 envoys are being recalled, some from countries where President Trump has lauded U.S. efforts to end armed conflicts.
www.wsj.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The @WSJ is late to reporting the recall of ambassadors, but does a good job summarizing some consequences. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The @WSJ is late to reporting the recall of ambassadors, but does a good job summarizing some consequences. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Mass Recall of U.S. Ambassadors Leaves Unprecedented Global Vacancies
Almost 30 envoys are being recalled, some from countries where President Trump has lauded U.S. efforts to end armed conflicts.
www.wsj.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The @WSJ is late to reporting the recall of ambassadors, but does a good job summarizing some consequences. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
NYU's Eugene Chen knows the UN from the inside. Here are two of his hard-hitting predictions on the selection of the next Secretary-General:
Regional representation won't matter
"If a woman is elected, it will be despite her gender, not because of it."
casquebleu.substack.com/p/prediction...
Regional representation won't matter
"If a woman is elected, it will be despite her gender, not because of it."
casquebleu.substack.com/p/prediction...
Predictions for the Secretary-General selection process
The perils of wishful thinking
casquebleu.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
NYU's Eugene Chen knows the UN from the inside. Here are two of his hard-hitting predictions on the selection of the next Secretary-General:
Regional representation won't matter
"If a woman is elected, it will be despite her gender, not because of it."
casquebleu.substack.com/p/prediction...
Regional representation won't matter
"If a woman is elected, it will be despite her gender, not because of it."
casquebleu.substack.com/p/prediction...
State’s legal office faces hard times. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
There's An Exodus Happening In A Very Vital State Department Office
The office tackles global issues such as the administration’s deadly strikes in the Caribbean, which lawmakers and experts say could involve war crimes. Dozens of officials have left this year.
www.huffpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
State’s legal office faces hard times. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
When was the last time a U.S. administration asserted the need to enforce the Monroe Doctrine? Welcome to the new U.S. National Security Strategy.
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www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
When was the last time a U.S. administration asserted the need to enforce the Monroe Doctrine? Welcome to the new U.S. National Security Strategy.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Sigh.
At least *someone* was smart enough to just add on letters that can later be removed.
At least *someone* was smart enough to just add on letters that can later be removed.
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
@afsaorg.bsky.social presents its survey of the American Foreign Service in 2025. Morale is in the pits.
afsa.org/sites/defaul...
afsa.org/sites/defaul...
afsa.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
@afsaorg.bsky.social presents its survey of the American Foreign Service in 2025. Morale is in the pits.
afsa.org/sites/defaul...
afsa.org/sites/defaul...
Can the U.S. create its own G-20 - minus South Africa and plus Poland? That's what our SecState/National Security Adviser asserts here.
open.substack.com/pub/statedep...
open.substack.com/pub/statedep...
America Welcomes a New G20
Author: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Can the U.S. create its own G-20 - minus South Africa and plus Poland? That's what our SecState/National Security Adviser asserts here.
open.substack.com/pub/statedep...
open.substack.com/pub/statedep...
This violates a court order (attn: Judge Lamberth) and Congressional prerogatives. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Trump to Close Voice of America’s Overseas Offices and Radio Stations
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This violates a court order (attn: Judge Lamberth) and Congressional prerogatives. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara notes the MPD will not work with federal agents & says "In moments like this, I know how real the fear is in our community. People are going to want to speak out, protest, & exercise their 1st Amendment rights. We will absolutely defend people's right to do just that"
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara notes the MPD will not work with federal agents & says "In moments like this, I know how real the fear is in our community. People are going to want to speak out, protest, & exercise their 1st Amendment rights. We will absolutely defend people's right to do just that"
The NY Times got an early look at a report due tomorrow on morale in the foreign service. No surprise: it's in the pits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The NY Times got an early look at a report due tomorrow on morale in the foreign service. No surprise: it's in the pits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Argosy - a wonderful bookstore in midtown NYC. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...
One Bookstore, 3 Sisters and 100 Years
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Argosy - a wonderful bookstore in midtown NYC. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...
Diplomacy at its finest www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Diplomacy at its finest www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
Judgmental New York. Author unknown
October 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Judgmental New York. Author unknown