Joe Cirincione
@joecirin.bsky.social
I've been working on national security in Washington for over 40 years. Government, think tanks and philanthropy. Now retired, I still write, lecture and do media interviews. And I'm still learning. On Substack at: joecirincione.substack.com
Excellent guess on this very weird mention. It’s unlikely they actually want to go back to a 6000 warhead limit and bring back portal monitors. All in all, yet another example of the gross incompetence of the Trump administration’s top officials.
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Excellent guess on this very weird mention. It’s unlikely they actually want to go back to a 6000 warhead limit and bring back portal monitors. All in all, yet another example of the gross incompetence of the Trump administration’s top officials.
I completely agree. It was the consensus Washington view that our failure to detect and prevent 9/11 could be corrected by shuffling the bureaucracy: creating a DNI and Homeland Security. Both have been worse than useless. They are now dangerous to democracy.
November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I completely agree. It was the consensus Washington view that our failure to detect and prevent 9/11 could be corrected by shuffling the bureaucracy: creating a DNI and Homeland Security. Both have been worse than useless. They are now dangerous to democracy.
LIke the man says…..https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3m5m6qijhrk2z
Murphy on the shutdown cave: "Trump was showing signs of cracking. What did he do Wednesday? He called all Republicans to the WH & said, 'end the filibuster.' They basically told him no. His only play would have been to come to Ds to cut a deal, but we were so impatient we didn't even get there."
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
LIke the man says…..https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3m5m6qijhrk2z
“When LBJ had a recalcitrant member of Congress to win over, he invited him up to the Truman Balcony for a bourbon. Trump locked Boebert in the room that’s supposed to be used to monitor military operations,” writes @mjtoma.bsky.social newsletter.tnr.com/index.php?ac...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“When LBJ had a recalcitrant member of Congress to win over, he invited him up to the Truman Balcony for a bourbon. Trump locked Boebert in the room that’s supposed to be used to monitor military operations,” writes @mjtoma.bsky.social newsletter.tnr.com/index.php?ac...
Well:
1. Dems were surging, Trump flailing. We were winning.
2. If we did have to give in, there were better ways to do it
3. Who were they to decide for all Dems? The arrogance is off the charts.
4. Timing was awful. Crushed rising hopes.
5. Schumer is either weak or a liar. He must go.
1. Dems were surging, Trump flailing. We were winning.
2. If we did have to give in, there were better ways to do it
3. Who were they to decide for all Dems? The arrogance is off the charts.
4. Timing was awful. Crushed rising hopes.
5. Schumer is either weak or a liar. He must go.
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Well:
1. Dems were surging, Trump flailing. We were winning.
2. If we did have to give in, there were better ways to do it
3. Who were they to decide for all Dems? The arrogance is off the charts.
4. Timing was awful. Crushed rising hopes.
5. Schumer is either weak or a liar. He must go.
1. Dems were surging, Trump flailing. We were winning.
2. If we did have to give in, there were better ways to do it
3. Who were they to decide for all Dems? The arrogance is off the charts.
4. Timing was awful. Crushed rising hopes.
5. Schumer is either weak or a liar. He must go.
I would say that honor goes to Jeanne Shaheen. Also retiring. She is vastly over-rated. She puts out a press release everyday. But can someone remind me of anything she has actual accomplished over the past two years?
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I would say that honor goes to Jeanne Shaheen. Also retiring. She is vastly over-rated. She puts out a press release everyday. But can someone remind me of anything she has actual accomplished over the past two years?
Here’s a sample of the comments.
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Here’s a sample of the comments.