Michael Robinson
@eclipticevader7.bsky.social
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🎥In honor of the 82nd anniversary of Casablanca's US release, some of the great (and real-life) things about the classic film🧵
🎬 Casa-versary this Thanksgiving week, refreshing a thread on the impact of refugees on production, the film’s message, and the kind of propaganda we need again
🎥In honor of the 82nd anniversary of Casablanca's US release, some of the great (and real-life) things about the classic film🧵
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🎬 Casa-versary this Thanksgiving week, refreshing a thread on the impact of refugees on production, the film’s message, and the kind of propaganda we need again
the one that got away
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
the one that got away
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What the actual fuck are we doing here
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
What the actual fuck are we doing here
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Important dissention on the legality of strikes
Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes
The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources...
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Important dissention on the legality of strikes
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
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I'd just like to point out that we spent an entire shipment of air defense interceptors' worth of money on new signs for a name change that isn't even legally the name of the DoD.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
Letterheads and signage alone would quickly run the bill upward of $1 billion, with a full overhaul likely rising to double that amount.
Trump’s Insane Pentagon Name-Change Likely to Cost Taxpayers $2 Billion
Changing signage and stationary alone for the Department of Defense would cost at least a billion dollars.
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I'd just like to point out that we spent an entire shipment of air defense interceptors' worth of money on new signs for a name change that isn't even legally the name of the DoD.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
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Unreal. Many of us have had elderly relatives be misled by Fox, but none of them have the power to deploy the military inside our own country.
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Unreal. Many of us have had elderly relatives be misled by Fox, but none of them have the power to deploy the military inside our own country.
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Happy Publication Day and congratulations to Dr. @kschake.bsky.social !
A brilliant scholar of civ-mil relations, her prose is joyful and well crafted, and her narrative, compelling.
This is a foundational, urgently needed text. I cannot recommend more strongly.
www.amazon.com/State-Soldie...
A brilliant scholar of civ-mil relations, her prose is joyful and well crafted, and her narrative, compelling.
This is a foundational, urgently needed text. I cannot recommend more strongly.
www.amazon.com/State-Soldie...
The State and the Soldier: A History of Civil-Military Relations in the United States
Amazon.com: The State and the Soldier: A History of Civil-Military Relations in the United States eBook : Schake, Kori: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Happy Publication Day and congratulations to Dr. @kschake.bsky.social !
A brilliant scholar of civ-mil relations, her prose is joyful and well crafted, and her narrative, compelling.
This is a foundational, urgently needed text. I cannot recommend more strongly.
www.amazon.com/State-Soldie...
A brilliant scholar of civ-mil relations, her prose is joyful and well crafted, and her narrative, compelling.
This is a foundational, urgently needed text. I cannot recommend more strongly.
www.amazon.com/State-Soldie...
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I curtsey my thanks for this high praise, @peterlucier.bsky.social!
Happy Publication Day and congratulations to Dr. @kschake.bsky.social !
A brilliant scholar of civ-mil relations, her prose is joyful and well crafted, and her narrative, compelling.
This is a foundational, urgently needed text. I cannot recommend more strongly.
www.amazon.com/State-Soldie...
A brilliant scholar of civ-mil relations, her prose is joyful and well crafted, and her narrative, compelling.
This is a foundational, urgently needed text. I cannot recommend more strongly.
www.amazon.com/State-Soldie...
The State and the Soldier: A History of Civil-Military Relations in the United States
Amazon.com: The State and the Soldier: A History of Civil-Military Relations in the United States eBook : Schake, Kori: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I curtsey my thanks for this high praise, @peterlucier.bsky.social!
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Sharing this recent podcast by me on how civil-military relations (ideally) should work in liberal democracies.
See here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsma...
See here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsma...
October 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Sharing this recent podcast by me on how civil-military relations (ideally) should work in liberal democracies.
See here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsma...
See here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsma...
Not only has Ireland elected a woman president before, they were the first country to elect back-to-back female presidents (Mary Robinson 1990-1997 and Mary McAleese 1998-2011).
And people say the British press doesn't know anything about Ireland. They got this scoop, didn't they.
October 27, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Not only has Ireland elected a woman president before, they were the first country to elect back-to-back female presidents (Mary Robinson 1990-1997 and Mary McAleese 1998-2011).
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In between are those who argue that profoundly immoral and illegal orders shouldn't be obeyed, but if one area that shouldn't be the basis of disobedience is political disagreement. See this excellent article by @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social @mzmargulies.bsky.social @eclipticevader7.bsky.social
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What Discord Follows: The Divisive Debate over Military Disobedience
In The Soldier and the State, Samuel Huntington tells a story of a German officer in World War II who strongly believed his government was wrong, but also
warontherocks.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
In between are those who argue that profoundly immoral and illegal orders shouldn't be obeyed, but if one area that shouldn't be the basis of disobedience is political disagreement. See this excellent article by @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social @mzmargulies.bsky.social @eclipticevader7.bsky.social
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🧵 I'm excited to share that my article "Democratic Backsliding and the Limits of Civilian Control of the Military" has been accepted @thejop.bsky.social.
It answers the question "how ought militaries act when civilian leaders turn on democratic institutions?"
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#CivMilSky #PolTheory
It answers the question "how ought militaries act when civilian leaders turn on democratic institutions?"
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#CivMilSky #PolTheory
October 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
🧵 I'm excited to share that my article "Democratic Backsliding and the Limits of Civilian Control of the Military" has been accepted @thejop.bsky.social.
It answers the question "how ought militaries act when civilian leaders turn on democratic institutions?"
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#CivMilSky #PolTheory
It answers the question "how ought militaries act when civilian leaders turn on democratic institutions?"
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#CivMilSky #PolTheory
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While every administration has fired some military leaders, none has relieved so many, so early in their tenure, and in this dramatic fashion.
How Military Leaders Should Respond to Trump’s Norm-Busting
There’s no shame in getting fired when it is not for cause.
foreignpolicy.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
While every administration has fired some military leaders, none has relieved so many, so early in their tenure, and in this dramatic fashion.
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Folks we are watching the adjudication of some of the most important constitutional issues of federalism, executive discretion, and judicial review since the 19th c
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Judge issues new broader order barring any National Guard from relocating to Oregon
Judge asked federal government lawyer: 'Do you believe this is an appropriate way to deal with a judge’s order that you disagree with?'
www.oregonlive.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Folks we are watching the adjudication of some of the most important constitutional issues of federalism, executive discretion, and judicial review since the 19th c
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Grateful to @breakingdefense.com for running an excerpt from my book. Thank you, @aaronmehta.bsky.social 🙂
Can America's trust in its military survive the present moment? [Book excerpt] - Breaking Defense
An excerpt from The State And The Soldier: A History Of Civil-military Relations In The United States written by Kori Schake of AEI.
breakingdefense.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Grateful to @breakingdefense.com for running an excerpt from my book. Thank you, @aaronmehta.bsky.social 🙂
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Happy to present a small excerpt from @kschake.bsky.social 's upcoming book, sure to be a masterpiece.
breakingdefense.com/2025/09/can-...
breakingdefense.com/2025/09/can-...
Can America's trust in its military survive the present moment? [Book excerpt] - Breaking Defense
An excerpt from The State And The Soldier: A History Of Civil-military Relations In The United States written by Kori Schake of AEI.
breakingdefense.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Happy to present a small excerpt from @kschake.bsky.social 's upcoming book, sure to be a masterpiece.
breakingdefense.com/2025/09/can-...
breakingdefense.com/2025/09/can-...
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Looking forward to getting my own copy of @kschake.bsky.social’s book, and this excerpt certainly whet’s the appetite.
breakingdefense.com/2025/09/can-...
breakingdefense.com/2025/09/can-...
September 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Looking forward to getting my own copy of @kschake.bsky.social’s book, and this excerpt certainly whet’s the appetite.
breakingdefense.com/2025/09/can-...
breakingdefense.com/2025/09/can-...
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So, sending troops to Chicago or Baltimore would be much more complicated than either LA or DC.
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@lindsaypcohn.bsky.social do you have any insight on the authority to operate in IL? I get the base but leaving the base what stops local cops from stopping them?
Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
September 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
So, sending troops to Chicago or Baltimore would be much more complicated than either LA or DC.
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I just received my first copy of the book!
August 27, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I just received my first copy of the book!
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I love the photo — it’s 1943, FDR in Morocco enroute to the Casablanca conference, being saluted by soldiers whose shadow you see, generals (including Patton and Devers) arrayed saluting both the president and soldiers, FDR’s hat and hand over his heart.
August 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I love the photo — it’s 1943, FDR in Morocco enroute to the Casablanca conference, being saluted by soldiers whose shadow you see, generals (including Patton and Devers) arrayed saluting both the president and soldiers, FDR’s hat and hand over his heart.
The irony here being if [right] were the Army’s actual position then [left] wouldn’t need to be said anonymously
August 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The irony here being if [right] were the Army’s actual position then [left] wouldn’t need to be said anonymously