Dr Tom Hill
@tomhjhill.bsky.social
Doctor of Wars. Former special assistant to Kofi Annan. Founder, the Center for Peace Diplomacy (CPD). Former prof at SIPA Columbia. Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Department of War Studies, KCL. www.peace-diplomacy.org
This is pretty striking.
Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
December 3, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This is pretty striking.
I’ll keep banging on about this. Musk destroyed US Aid’s work saving black and brown poor people from deadly diseases all over the world leading to maybe hundreds of thousands of deaths already. In statements like this, he keeps displaying his motive for this crime.
it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
December 3, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I’ll keep banging on about this. Musk destroyed US Aid’s work saving black and brown poor people from deadly diseases all over the world leading to maybe hundreds of thousands of deaths already. In statements like this, he keeps displaying his motive for this crime.
We live in a time when some of the most powerful people on Earth are behaving in ways that wouldn’t be accepted among 10 year olds — and now require push back by the publishers of kindergarten books.
December 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
We live in a time when some of the most powerful people on Earth are behaving in ways that wouldn’t be accepted among 10 year olds — and now require push back by the publishers of kindergarten books.
I take this as a somewhat (sort of, maybe) good sign: as presidents lose power on the Hill they usually retreat to foreign policy. Like that, but, instead, as Trump loses domineering control of the Republican Party, he retreats to social media madness. It’s a safe space where he feels powerful.
1. President Trump has posted hundreds of times in the last two hours.
Here is a screen recording of the posts.
Given that the video is nearly five minutes, I have to split it.
Video 1 here:
Here is a screen recording of the posts.
Given that the video is nearly five minutes, I have to split it.
Video 1 here:
December 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I take this as a somewhat (sort of, maybe) good sign: as presidents lose power on the Hill they usually retreat to foreign policy. Like that, but, instead, as Trump loses domineering control of the Republican Party, he retreats to social media madness. It’s a safe space where he feels powerful.
Forget the corruption allegations and scale of the asymmetry for a moment. Just a sentence that begins with the claim “Donald Trump had reasonable concerns…” is a black mark on the judgement of any writer. The man is incapable of reasonable concerns on any matter of public interest.
Donald Trump had reasonable concerns about how Joe Biden’s relatives enriched themselves through his service. Yet his own family is making the “Biden crime family” look small-time
How Donald Trump is turning into Joe Biden
It’s about more than denying inflation
econ.st
December 2, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Forget the corruption allegations and scale of the asymmetry for a moment. Just a sentence that begins with the claim “Donald Trump had reasonable concerns…” is a black mark on the judgement of any writer. The man is incapable of reasonable concerns on any matter of public interest.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Again, the story of the 2024 election is not Trump’s madness and unfitness — which were well known and repeatedly proven — but the stupidity and brokenness of his voters.
On “The Necessary Conversation” podcast, Chad’s Trump supporter parents tell him the military should follow Trump’s illegal orders and kill everyone in LA if Trump commanded it — even with him and his sister in the city😳
November 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Again, the story of the 2024 election is not Trump’s madness and unfitness — which were well known and repeatedly proven — but the stupidity and brokenness of his voters.
What a stupid question
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November 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
What a stupid question
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Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
There’s something truly screwed up in America law enforcement culture: this sort of violence when arresting someone who poses zero threat is routine. You just don’t have endless footage of cops behaving this way in other advanced countries. Hell, not even in developing countries.
November 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
There’s something truly screwed up in America law enforcement culture: this sort of violence when arresting someone who poses zero threat is routine. You just don’t have endless footage of cops behaving this way in other advanced countries. Hell, not even in developing countries.
The private sector and profit motive can be useful supporting instruments in peace negotiations.
But the idea they can be the *primary* basis was both theorized but repeatedly tried in the 1990s and 2000s. Those attempts failed repeatedly because you cannot just drop the political causes of war.1/
But the idea they can be the *primary* basis was both theorized but repeatedly tried in the 1990s and 2000s. Those attempts failed repeatedly because you cannot just drop the political causes of war.1/
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The private sector and profit motive can be useful supporting instruments in peace negotiations.
But the idea they can be the *primary* basis was both theorized but repeatedly tried in the 1990s and 2000s. Those attempts failed repeatedly because you cannot just drop the political causes of war.1/
But the idea they can be the *primary* basis was both theorized but repeatedly tried in the 1990s and 2000s. Those attempts failed repeatedly because you cannot just drop the political causes of war.1/
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New Orleans moonset, view from Chalmette
November 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
New Orleans moonset, view from Chalmette
When I was 15, I played Christopher in my school’s production of On the Razzle. The lines Tom
Stoppard wrote for the part had the audiences roaring with laughter each night and I gained a reputation for being funny … even though I’m not.
RIP Tom Stoppard.
Stoppard wrote for the part had the audiences roaring with laughter each night and I gained a reputation for being funny … even though I’m not.
RIP Tom Stoppard.
November 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
When I was 15, I played Christopher in my school’s production of On the Razzle. The lines Tom
Stoppard wrote for the part had the audiences roaring with laughter each night and I gained a reputation for being funny … even though I’m not.
RIP Tom Stoppard.
Stoppard wrote for the part had the audiences roaring with laughter each night and I gained a reputation for being funny … even though I’m not.
RIP Tom Stoppard.
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Thank you Tom Stoppard for all your brilliance… how lucky we all have been.
November 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Thank you Tom Stoppard for all your brilliance… how lucky we all have been.
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How is this a shock to anyone who's been paying even the most minimal attention to what Trump has been saying and his admin have been doing all year? I posted this in February, for example. Officials who simply chose not to believe it because it's all too difficult might want to rethink their career
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
How is this a shock to anyone who's been paying even the most minimal attention to what Trump has been saying and his admin have been doing all year? I posted this in February, for example. Officials who simply chose not to believe it because it's all too difficult might want to rethink their career
I just don’t buy the idea Trump has gotten worse. He’s always been like this. There are no crescendos and diminuendos in his character. He’s constantly insane.
What’s changed is an array of power centers, particularly the Supreme Court, have let him get away with more and more.
What’s changed is an array of power centers, particularly the Supreme Court, have let him get away with more and more.
Trump’s latest truth social message is more evidence that he has become more unstable than ever before
November 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I just don’t buy the idea Trump has gotten worse. He’s always been like this. There are no crescendos and diminuendos in his character. He’s constantly insane.
What’s changed is an array of power centers, particularly the Supreme Court, have let him get away with more and more.
What’s changed is an array of power centers, particularly the Supreme Court, have let him get away with more and more.
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But pardons for pedophiles, rapists, thieves, Al-Qaeda financiers, and everyone who violently tried to overthrow the government and destroyed tens of millions of dollars of federal property
The President of the United States promising a policy of mass denaturalization of citizens "who undermine domestic tranquility"
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
But pardons for pedophiles, rapists, thieves, Al-Qaeda financiers, and everyone who violently tried to overthrow the government and destroyed tens of millions of dollars of federal property
White men need to be left in peace so they can shoot up kindergartens the American way
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
White men need to be left in peace so they can shoot up kindergartens the American way
So just the white majority countries.
The policy is about safeguarding the purity of the white race …
The policy is about safeguarding the purity of the white race …
NEW: The New York Times got a State Dept. cable in which Rubio orders diplomats in Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to press for immigration limits and cite crime. They’re also told to report on governments that are pro-immigration. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
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November 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
So just the white majority countries.
The policy is about safeguarding the purity of the white race …
The policy is about safeguarding the purity of the white race …
Actually all for encouraging people to dress better in public spaces. As a New Orleanian I am endlessly horrified by how tourists dress while stomping about the French Quarter, ruining the look of the cultural heart of our city. It’s also why Europeans hate great big hordes of American visitors.
Sean Duffy: "Dressing with respect -- whether it's a pair of jeans and a decent shirt, I would encourage people to maybe dress a little better which encourages us to maybe behave a little better. Let's try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport."
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Actually all for encouraging people to dress better in public spaces. As a New Orleanian I am endlessly horrified by how tourists dress while stomping about the French Quarter, ruining the look of the cultural heart of our city. It’s also why Europeans hate great big hordes of American visitors.
McClain is right about enlisted soldiers. Officers is a different matter.
BLITZER: I want to be precise. Should members of the US military obey clearly illegal orders?
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
McClain is right about enlisted soldiers. Officers is a different matter.
Had Hegseth actually gotten into West Point he might know he is contradicting a fundamental principle of the US military *as on display in Constitution Corner at West Point*
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Had Hegseth actually gotten into West Point he might know he is contradicting a fundamental principle of the US military *as on display in Constitution Corner at West Point*
The pathetic weak minds of the new “anti-establishment” ruling class (who are just the puerile and irresponsible mega rich) in perfect relief
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The pathetic weak minds of the new “anti-establishment” ruling class (who are just the puerile and irresponsible mega rich) in perfect relief