Sean Flaherty
@sean-flaherty.bsky.social
Interested in elections, culture, national security, civil liberties.
seanflahertyia at protonmail.com
jWpK.72 on Signal
seanflahertyia at protonmail.com
jWpK.72 on Signal
Not a fan of the Dimitriev-Witkoff plan, but on Velshi's show, @rhodesben.bsky.social just misstated the plan's provisions for return of Ukrainian children and family reuninification.
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Not a fan of the Dimitriev-Witkoff plan, but on Velshi's show, @rhodesben.bsky.social just misstated the plan's provisions for return of Ukrainian children and family reuninification.
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
2/2
Dropping this app won't end this "guardianship" system, but Apple's enabling it is toxic to human rights. Apple can and should do better.
www.ecdhr.org/saudi-arabia...
Dropping this app won't end this "guardianship" system, but Apple's enabling it is toxic to human rights. Apple can and should do better.
www.ecdhr.org/saudi-arabia...
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
2/2
Dropping this app won't end this "guardianship" system, but Apple's enabling it is toxic to human rights. Apple can and should do better.
www.ecdhr.org/saudi-arabia...
Dropping this app won't end this "guardianship" system, but Apple's enabling it is toxic to human rights. Apple can and should do better.
www.ecdhr.org/saudi-arabia...
1/2 Apple owners: CEO Tim Cook is attending tonight's White House dinner in honor of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. His company still offers an app, Absher, that enables Saudi males' control of the travel of female family members and sponsored employees.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
1/2 Apple owners: CEO Tim Cook is attending tonight's White House dinner in honor of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. His company still offers an app, Absher, that enables Saudi males' control of the travel of female family members and sponsored employees.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
"Our guest" Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of Saudi human rights advocate Jamal Khashoggi. He most certainly "knew about it," Mr. President.
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"Our guest" Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of Saudi human rights advocate Jamal Khashoggi. He most certainly "knew about it," Mr. President.
October 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
1/2 Per PBS's Nick Schifrin, Senate Foreign Relations Committee just voted favorably on a bill that would designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism if the nearly 20,000 kidnapped Ukrainian children aren't returned home.
www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index...
www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index...
October 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
1/2 Per PBS's Nick Schifrin, Senate Foreign Relations Committee just voted favorably on a bill that would designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism if the nearly 20,000 kidnapped Ukrainian children aren't returned home.
www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index...
www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index...
October 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I do. Biden negotiated a ceasefire in January, and got a large number of hostages home (bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-roo...). As for Harris, the political pressures within the D Party would have forced her to be at least as tough on Netanyahu as Trump has been. But credit where it's due.
October 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I do. Biden negotiated a ceasefire in January, and got a large number of hostages home (bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-roo...). As for Harris, the political pressures within the D Party would have forced her to be at least as tough on Netanyahu as Trump has been. But credit where it's due.
Wonderful and a relief that the living hostages are home.
And yes, kudos to President Trump for successfully pressuring Netanyahu and his government to sign on to a ceasefire agreement Hamas would accept.
And yes, kudos to President Trump for successfully pressuring Netanyahu and his government to sign on to a ceasefire agreement Hamas would accept.
October 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Wonderful and a relief that the living hostages are home.
And yes, kudos to President Trump for successfully pressuring Netanyahu and his government to sign on to a ceasefire agreement Hamas would accept.
And yes, kudos to President Trump for successfully pressuring Netanyahu and his government to sign on to a ceasefire agreement Hamas would accept.
Worry about partisan control of voting machine companies is legit, and goes way back. Chuck Hagel headed the company that became ES&S, US's largest voting machine co, just as it was making the transition, just before his 1st Senate run. McCarthy Group still owns ES&S. www.itu.dk/~carsten/pro...
October 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Worry about partisan control of voting machine companies is legit, and goes way back. Chuck Hagel headed the company that became ES&S, US's largest voting machine co, just as it was making the transition, just before his 1st Senate run. McCarthy Group still owns ES&S. www.itu.dk/~carsten/pro...
1 possible caution in the statement: reference to "independent" audits. This implies all-electronic "audits" rather than hand-count sampling. I've worked on this issue since 2006, know the lingo. NASEM, most experts call for hand-count sample audits. p. 94
nap.nationalacademies.org/read/25120/c...
nap.nationalacademies.org/read/25120/c...
October 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
1 possible caution in the statement: reference to "independent" audits. This implies all-electronic "audits" rather than hand-count sampling. I've worked on this issue since 2006, know the lingo. NASEM, most experts call for hand-count sample audits. p. 94
nap.nationalacademies.org/read/25120/c...
nap.nationalacademies.org/read/25120/c...
Hey, we have a working definition of antifa now, via the WH X account. No Kings does not fit the bill.
x.com/WhiteHouse/s...
x.com/WhiteHouse/s...
October 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hey, we have a working definition of antifa now, via the WH X account. No Kings does not fit the bill.
x.com/WhiteHouse/s...
x.com/WhiteHouse/s...
July 29, 2025 at 4:42 AM
July 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
3/3 Here's the Bush 43 Administration on the fraudulent November 2004 Ukrainian election, even amidst legitimate controversy surrounding Bush's re-election win earlier in November. US support was crucial to Ukrainian authorities holding a revote.
edition.cnn.com/2004/US/11/2...
edition.cnn.com/2004/US/11/2...
July 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
3/3 Here's the Bush 43 Administration on the fraudulent November 2004 Ukrainian election, even amidst legitimate controversy surrounding Bush's re-election win earlier in November. US support was crucial to Ukrainian authorities holding a revote.
edition.cnn.com/2004/US/11/2...
edition.cnn.com/2004/US/11/2...
July 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Shouldn't US diplomacy with Putin include occasional mention of this?
www.icc-cpi.int/defendant/vl...
www.icc-cpi.int/defendant/vl...
May 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Shouldn't US diplomacy with Putin include occasional mention of this?
www.icc-cpi.int/defendant/vl...
www.icc-cpi.int/defendant/vl...
Not sure when, but pretty sure why.
May 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Not sure when, but pretty sure why.
"We honor the fallen, not only in silence, but with action. We honor them by living well, by leading well, and by never taking our freedom for granted.” - Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Stephen Osborn
www.radioiowa.com/2025/05/26/i...
www.radioiowa.com/2025/05/26/i...
May 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"We honor the fallen, not only in silence, but with action. We honor them by living well, by leading well, and by never taking our freedom for granted.” - Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Stephen Osborn
www.radioiowa.com/2025/05/26/i...
www.radioiowa.com/2025/05/26/i...
Grateful allies honor America's Memorial Day.
x.com/usembbrussel...
x.com/usembbrussel...
May 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Grateful allies honor America's Memorial Day.
x.com/usembbrussel...
x.com/usembbrussel...
May 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
May 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Mein Fuhrer! I can walk!
May 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Mein Fuhrer! I can walk!
2/2 The International Criminal Court has indicted Putin for war crimes involving the abduction of Ukrainian children. Probably smart not to declare him guilty before a tribunal happens, but Rubio should have mentioned the indictment. And yes, we have to talk to Putin to end the war.
May 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
2/2 The International Criminal Court has indicted Putin for war crimes involving the abduction of Ukrainian children. Probably smart not to declare him guilty before a tribunal happens, but Rubio should have mentioned the indictment. And yes, we have to talk to Putin to end the war.
We should take Walter Mebane's analysis of PA's 2024 results seriously.
Mebane is no election denier. He does professional analysis of elections around the world to identify potential fraud or error. See public.websites.umich.edu/~wmebane/
#ElectionIntegrity #ElectionSecurity #2024Election
Mebane is no election denier. He does professional analysis of elections around the world to identify potential fraud or error. See public.websites.umich.edu/~wmebane/
#ElectionIntegrity #ElectionSecurity #2024Election
May 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
We should take Walter Mebane's analysis of PA's 2024 results seriously.
Mebane is no election denier. He does professional analysis of elections around the world to identify potential fraud or error. See public.websites.umich.edu/~wmebane/
#ElectionIntegrity #ElectionSecurity #2024Election
Mebane is no election denier. He does professional analysis of elections around the world to identify potential fraud or error. See public.websites.umich.edu/~wmebane/
#ElectionIntegrity #ElectionSecurity #2024Election