Tag Archives: Foreign policy

Open Thread | This Iran War Is Changing Things Rapidly, in Ways Unseen Just Weeks Ago

Didn’t see this coming when this all began. Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ @shanaka86 BREAKING: Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, is negotiating to buy drone interceptors from Ukraine, the country Russia has been bombing for four years, to defend … Continue reading

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Open Thread | What Kind Of Times Are We Living In?

I want you to read this… And, then read it again… Financial Times ‪@financialtimes.com‬ Follow Two people confirmed that Moscow had provided Tehran with intelligence on the location of US military assets in the region, including planes and warships. ft.trib.al/cZbGDEU … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Our Standing In The World

This says so much. Farrukh @implausibleblog German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says that the United States is destroying the world order: “But there is also the fact that our most important partner, the United States, has broken with the values that … Continue reading

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Open Thread | So This Happened Over the Weekend In Venezuela

Those who voted to make this happen will never be forgiven. Just another illegal invasion of another country. What has happened in Venezuela is about OIL OIL OIL O-I-L Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Ted @TedPillows This is insane. … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 Elections, 2026 Elections, Breaking News, Corruption, Current Events, Donald Trump, Foreign policy, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | 79 Comments

Open Thread | Administration Removing Career Diplomats From Posts All Around The World

Getting rid of more institutional memory to be replaced by mediocre, unqualified incompetents, if they will actually be replaced at all. Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions By MATTHEW LEE Updated 11:33 AM CST, December 22, 2025 … Continue reading

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Open Thread | This So Called 28 Point ‘Peace’ Plan for Russia/Ukraine Is a Joke

And, it becomes more obvious by the day, because of the complete shadiness of everyone involved…which doesn’t include UKRAINE. Saint Javelin (@saintjavelin) posted at 9:11 PM on Tue, Nov 25, 2025: The recordings leaked to Bloomberg prove that Ukraine is … Continue reading

Posted in Buying Influence, Corruption, Foreign policy, Open Thread, Politics, Russia, Ukraine | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 28 Comments

Open Thread | From the Atlantic: The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

NOT A JOKE. From the Senior Editor of The Atlantic Monthly. The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could … Continue reading

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Open Thread | President Biden’s Last Foreign Policy Speech As President

Thank you, Mr. President.

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Open Thread | President Biden Negotiates Russian Prisoner Exchange

President Biden continues to do his job. Negotiating one of the largest prisoner exchange negotiations in decades. Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) posted at 10:47 AM on Thu, Aug 01, 2024: “President Biden—about an hour before he notified the world he was … Continue reading

Posted in Breaking News, Current Events, Diplomacy, Foreign policy, Open Thread, Politics, President Joe Biden, Vice-President Kamala D. Harris | Tagged , , , , , , | 40 Comments

Open Thread | President Biden’s Press Conference

The President had one yesterday. CSPAN (@cspan) posted at 7:36 PM on Thu, Jul 11, 2024: .@PeterAlexander: “You referred to Vice President Harris as Vice President Trump. Right now Donald Trump is using that to mock your age and your … Continue reading

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