ICYMI: A "new action plan will ensure political support, including proper resources, to continue to develop future capabilities." NATO must reaffirm its protection of civilians commitment. Read the Defense One op-ed by 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚊 𝙺𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚗 & Andrew G Hyde: defenseone.com/ideas/2022/06/…

Before the Kremlin’s further invasion of Ukraine, 8 years of aggression resulted in 14,000 dead and over 1.4 million internally displaced. Russia’s ongoing war has since displaced and made refugees of millions more Ukrainian citizens. #StoptheLies More: stories.state.gov/this-is-a-warn…

Turns out the leaker showed more honesty than the beer guy or the handmaiden.

Absolutely excellent Dobbs analysis Dennis Aftergut USA TODAY Opinion He nails what an atrocity this decision is usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

Pro-lifers don't like complexity. At 17 weeks my placenta detached and he was much too small. I thought I felt my baby's frantic attempts to breathe. My OBGYN advised me to terminate the pregnancy, there wasn't much time. But I couldn't.

This thread.

Horrific news of Russians bombing Vinnytsia. I know that town well. Dead civilians, blood spatter on concrete in the sunshine. No sense, no purpose to this, just cruelty and insanity, Russia is a terrorist state.

25 senators changed their votes and no longer support toxic-exposed veterans. No more delays! No more games! Tell your senators to #PASSTHEPACTACT! votervoice.net/mobile/VFW/Cam…

Republican legislators are the death panels that they themselves were crying about all along...

More evidence that health, and therefore health care, should be a public good not a for profit industry.... They Were Entitled to Free Care. Hospitals Hounded Them to Pay. nytimes.com/2022/09/24/bus…?

September was really good. 1 month later & even back again on our separate continents, I am completely certain that Lindsey Ricchi is the best thing in my life. Great two weeks traveling, dressing fancy, and eating everything. Also Italy 10/10 recommend for eating yourself stupid.

Overheard: A vote is not a valentine, you aren't confessing your love for the candidate. It's a chess move for the world you want to live in.

Application for the Fulbright Scholar Award for academics to work in the Kyrgyz Republic is open. KR is a great for work in English instruction, climate science (air quality and glacier/water issues in particular), and regional history/culture/IR. fulbrightscholars.org/award/all-disc…

Happy 103rd Birthday to Benjamin Ferencz (legacy), the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials. He was an investigator of Nazi war crimes after WWII and the chief prosecutor for the US Army at the Einsatzgruppen Trial, one of the 12 Nuremberg Trials. All of the 22 men on trial were

The Department of State hosts a yearlong paid, professional program aimed at serving America’s vets by preparing them for diplomacy careers: Veterans Innovation Partnership. Are you a 🇺🇸 #VETERAN with a grad degree interested in foreign affairs? DOS Careers may be a next step! 👉 careers.state.gov/interns-fellow…

“It’s almost as if the success of the Spurs is the cool wind that comes in for the spring,” SA mayor Ron Nirenberg told me. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Join the Truman National Security Project, a high-trust impact community for national security leaders. Together, we develop smart solutions, reinforce American global leadership, and promote a strong, equitable, and nonpartisan approach. #TrumanNSP #NationalSecurity 👏🙌

This is why we still need an International Women’s Day in 2024 🧵 #IWD2024