Keith A. Eddins
@eugeneinoregon.bsky.social
Retired American diplomat who focused on NATO, USSR/Russia, & post-1989 Central Europe. Now adjunct faculty at the Univ. of Oregon. Political & foreign policy/international security views are my own. Proudly anti-fascist; I will never be a collaborator.
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"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
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This is not normal, and continued and ever-increasing rhetoric like this should not be treated as normal. #holdfast #steadystate
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This is not normal, and continued and ever-increasing rhetoric like this should not be treated as normal. #holdfast #steadystate
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Child deaths are up this year due to Trump’s cuts to global health funding. We deserve leaders who follow proven science and safeguard children’s lives.
December 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Child deaths are up this year due to Trump’s cuts to global health funding. We deserve leaders who follow proven science and safeguard children’s lives.
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The daily value of NATO is not that it fights wars. The greater value is that it prevents them by binding together the strategic nervous systems of democracies. When that system weakens, the United States does not become freer. lnk.thebulwark.com/4pAE7qK
This Isn’t the End of NATO
There’s a reason every previous prediction of the alliance’s dissolution was wrong.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The daily value of NATO is not that it fights wars. The greater value is that it prevents them by binding together the strategic nervous systems of democracies. When that system weakens, the United States does not become freer. lnk.thebulwark.com/4pAE7qK
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Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler, warning that the Kremlin leader’s ambitions won’t stop with Ukraine.
www.politico.eu/article/merz...
www.politico.eu/article/merz...
Merz compares Putin to Hitler: ‘He won’t stop’
“Just as the Sudetenland was not enough in 1938, Putin will not stop,” Merz told a party conference in Germany.
www.politico.eu
December 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler, warning that the Kremlin leader’s ambitions won’t stop with Ukraine.
www.politico.eu/article/merz...
www.politico.eu/article/merz...
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You can hardly be more evil
Yesterday, the United States was the only country in the world to vote against a resolution reagarding the safety and security of humanitarian workers and UN personnel across the globe.
December 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
You can hardly be more evil
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Russia just said the quiet part out loud.
Russia’s ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, admitted there is no “deal” to be made with Ukraine — only an agreement on its surrender.
That single sentence destroys years of Kremlin talk about “peace” and “negotiations.”👇
Russia’s ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, admitted there is no “deal” to be made with Ukraine — only an agreement on its surrender.
That single sentence destroys years of Kremlin talk about “peace” and “negotiations.”👇
December 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Russia just said the quiet part out loud.
Russia’s ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, admitted there is no “deal” to be made with Ukraine — only an agreement on its surrender.
That single sentence destroys years of Kremlin talk about “peace” and “negotiations.”👇
Russia’s ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, admitted there is no “deal” to be made with Ukraine — only an agreement on its surrender.
That single sentence destroys years of Kremlin talk about “peace” and “negotiations.”👇
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✏️ Did someone try to explain global supply chains to Trump using the classic “I, Pencil” example?
And was his reaction to say “People don’t need so many pencils?” 😲
And was his reaction to say “People don’t need so many pencils?” 😲
I find it fascinating that Trump has once again called for austerity on pencil consumption, given the status of this item as a quotidian miracle of the free market in Leonard Read's 1958 essay, "I, Pencil" and Milton Friedman's "Free to Choose."
December 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
✏️ Did someone try to explain global supply chains to Trump using the classic “I, Pencil” example?
And was his reaction to say “People don’t need so many pencils?” 😲
And was his reaction to say “People don’t need so many pencils?” 😲
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⚠️ MILITARY BUILDUP – While tracking ICE flights, we keep on noticing more and more of these (unrelated) military cargo planes going to and from Puerto Rico.
It’s accelerating 👀
It’s accelerating 👀
December 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
⚠️ MILITARY BUILDUP – While tracking ICE flights, we keep on noticing more and more of these (unrelated) military cargo planes going to and from Puerto Rico.
It’s accelerating 👀
It’s accelerating 👀
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When we say “billionaires should not exist,” what we mean is:
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
December 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
When we say “billionaires should not exist,” what we mean is:
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
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The U.S. has become pre-1990s South Africa. Or re-emerged as Fugitive Slave Act era America.
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The U.S. has become pre-1990s South Africa. Or re-emerged as Fugitive Slave Act era America.
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𝐃𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐥𝐞𝐫: ,,𝐃𝐢𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐳𝐞𝐡𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐱 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮̈𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐮̈𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐠𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐢“
www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/wenn...
www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/wenn...
„Wenn die Ukraine fällt, hört er nicht auf“: Merz warnt vor Putin – und räumt Wirtschaft Priorität vor Umweltschutz ein
Auf dem CSU-Parteitag warnt Bundeskanzler Merz eindringlich vor Russland. Zudem erklärt er die „Pax Americana“ für beendet und setzt Wirtschaft vor Umwelt.
www.tagesspiegel.de
December 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
𝐃𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐥𝐞𝐫: ,,𝐃𝐢𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐳𝐞𝐡𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐱 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮̈𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐮̈𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐠𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐢“
www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/wenn...
www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/wenn...
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We’ve created a Resources Page at The Steady State — bringing together key documents, reporting, and analytical resources related to democratic governance, the rule of law, and national security institutions.
thesteadystate.org/contact-2/
thesteadystate.org/contact-2/
Resources - The Steady State
thesteadystate.org
December 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We’ve created a Resources Page at The Steady State — bringing together key documents, reporting, and analytical resources related to democratic governance, the rule of law, and national security institutions.
thesteadystate.org/contact-2/
thesteadystate.org/contact-2/
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⛳️This was supposed to be a joke 😬
December 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
⛳️This was supposed to be a joke 😬
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We have gone mad, just insane as a society
December 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We have gone mad, just insane as a society
Violence begets violence…
“This is an agency that demonizes immigrants who have committed no crimes yet it fails to police its own ranks. The hypocrisy is breathtaking, & the threat to public safety is clear.”
This ⤵️ is who is behind the mask, grabbing people off the street.
www.citybeat.com/news/cincinn...
This ⤵️ is who is behind the mask, grabbing people off the street.
www.citybeat.com/news/cincinn...
Cincinnati ICE Leader Accused of Strangling Woman Held on $400k Bond
Prosecutors say the award-winning ICE agent has a history of domestic violence reports as DHS places him on suspension.
www.citybeat.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Violence begets violence…
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🇺🇸 On this day 25 years ago, The Conservative Supreme Court handed George W. Bush the 2000 presidential election.
A heartbroken Al Gore graciously conceded, and delivered a passionate call for national unity.
🇺🇸 Just 20 years later, Donald J. Trump lost by 7 million votes and attacked our country.
A heartbroken Al Gore graciously conceded, and delivered a passionate call for national unity.
🇺🇸 Just 20 years later, Donald J. Trump lost by 7 million votes and attacked our country.
December 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🇺🇸 On this day 25 years ago, The Conservative Supreme Court handed George W. Bush the 2000 presidential election.
A heartbroken Al Gore graciously conceded, and delivered a passionate call for national unity.
🇺🇸 Just 20 years later, Donald J. Trump lost by 7 million votes and attacked our country.
A heartbroken Al Gore graciously conceded, and delivered a passionate call for national unity.
🇺🇸 Just 20 years later, Donald J. Trump lost by 7 million votes and attacked our country.
As an American citizen, I am ashamed that we — the Trump regime/USG — have done this…
"‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock Intl Criminal Court judge out of daily life. Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services (Uber, Alexa, Ticketmaster...) in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
As an American citizen, I am ashamed that we — the Trump regime/USG — have done this…
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"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill and trust among its allies..."
Yep.
It will take more than a generation to restore any form of respect that's based on more than a wad of cash and throw weight; if we started today.
open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
Yep.
It will take more than a generation to restore any form of respect that's based on more than a wad of cash and throw weight; if we started today.
open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'
Some blunt talk for our American neighbours at the Halifax International Security Forum.
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"America has blown 80 years of accumulated goodwill and trust among its allies..."
Yep.
It will take more than a generation to restore any form of respect that's based on more than a wad of cash and throw weight; if we started today.
open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
Yep.
It will take more than a generation to restore any form of respect that's based on more than a wad of cash and throw weight; if we started today.
open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
So very true…
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
So very true…
Just a reminder: expertise in business* and expertise in economics are two very different skill sets.
* Not to suggest that Trump has any real expertise in business.
* Not to suggest that Trump has any real expertise in business.
Q: How big a role do you want to personally play in the decision by the Fed on interest rates?
TRUMP: Well, you know, I made a lot of money. I've been very successful. I think my role should be at least that of recommending.
TRUMP: Well, you know, I made a lot of money. I've been very successful. I think my role should be at least that of recommending.
December 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Just a reminder: expertise in business* and expertise in economics are two very different skill sets.
* Not to suggest that Trump has any real expertise in business.
* Not to suggest that Trump has any real expertise in business.
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This.
Release PEPFAR data now.
Release PEPFAR data now.
PEPFAR normally shares annual data around now. (🔗👇)
❓Where is it❓
🤔 Why is the gvt hiding it?
Oh right… after gutting USAID + key CDC branches, the numbers will likely show:
⬆️ AIDS & deaths
⬆️ New HIV cases
⬆️ Babies infected at birth
Release the PEPFAR data. Now.
❓Where is it❓
🤔 Why is the gvt hiding it?
Oh right… after gutting USAID + key CDC branches, the numbers will likely show:
⬆️ AIDS & deaths
⬆️ New HIV cases
⬆️ Babies infected at birth
Release the PEPFAR data. Now.
PEPFAR Latest Global Results & Projections Factsheet (Dec. 2024) - United States Department of State
Since 2003, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been steadfast in supporting lifesaving treatment for people living with HIV, saving 26 million lives and enabling 7.8 mill...
www.state.gov
December 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This.
Release PEPFAR data now.
Release PEPFAR data now.
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