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Dec 9, 2021

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@MehdirHasan

's Yemen Reality Check "We can't only be critical of the war in Yemen when it's Trump who's supporting it. Biden also made it clear the US was always going to support Saudi Arabia in its war effort [...] There's always a loophole." msnbc.com/the-mehdi-hasa

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Branko Marcetic

@BMarchetich

World Goes To DC To Demand Biden End Case Against Assange

Read this write-up on the recent Belmarsh Tribunal to get a sense of just how menacing and dangerous to not just US, but *global* press freedoms Biden's continuing pursuit of Julian Assange's extradition is.

thedissenter.org

Journalist Sam Carliner focuses on how Belmarsh Tribunal ramped up international pressure on Biden to drop charges against Assange

Glenn Greenwald

@ggreenwald

This is a basically left-wing foreign policy group celebrating the serious victories just won by

@RepThomasMassie

to limit the President's power to use military force without Congressional approval. This was possible only due to the concessions won by the McCarthy holdouts:

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BREAKING: MAJOR WIN for WAR POWERS champions on left & right: @RepThomasMassie got guarantees from @RulesReps & @SpeakerMcCarthy that they won't use rules to block privileged war powers votes, as @SpeakerRyan did with a Yemen WPR. Via @ktullymcmanus politico.com/newsletters/hu

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Ryan Grim

@ryangrim

politico.com/newsletters/hu

Freedom Caucus gets results -- this move makes a floor vote on ending US involvement in the war in Yemen more likely

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🚨BREAKING: MAJOR WIN for WAR POWERS champions on left & right:

@RepThomasMassie

got guarantees from

@RulesReps

@SpeakerMcCarthy

that they won't use rules to block privileged war powers votes, as

@SpeakerRyan

did with a Yemen WPR. Via

@ktullymcmanus

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Erik Sperling

@ErikSperling

Jan 6

Could the GOP revolt actually help #EndEndlessWar? This thread shows how key anti-McCarthy GOP members often join left-wing Dems to oppose war. In 2018, Speaker Ryan blocked a Yemen vote. More @FreedomCaucus on @RulesReps may prevent moves like that. washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/

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also noted what’s glaringly absent: changes to US foreign policy" We must "acknowledge the role that US-backed coups, proxy wars, and sanctions have played in destabilizing [migrants'] countries" By

@calebecarma

@VanityFair

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"@RepCasar & @RepMaxwellFrost also noted what’s glaringly absent: changes to US foreign policy" We must "acknowledge the role that US-backed coups, proxy wars, and sanctions have played in destabilizing [migrants'] countries" By @calebecarma @VanityFair vanityfair.com/news/2023/01/b

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We agree with @RepCasar — US policy in the hemisphere must change: “[I]f we participate in destabilizing a country, then those challenges don’t just stay a world away. The worst parts of US foreign policy, those that are imperialistic, don’t stay in other parts of the world.” twitter.com/VanityFair/sta…

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We agree with

— US policy in the hemisphere must change: “[I]f we participate in destabilizing a country, then those challenges don’t just stay a world away. The worst parts of US foreign policy, those that are imperialistic, don’t stay in other parts of the world.”

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VANITY FAIR

@VanityFair

President Biden sparked a wave of progressive backlash after rolling out a new set of immigration policies that hew close to those of his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump. vntyfr.com/Nf5oMDh

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"[I]t is immoral for the United States to use the well-being of the Venezuelan people as a bargaining chip in the pursuit of foreign policy goals." We agree with

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I call on @POTUS Biden to take more steps to protect the #HumanRights of the #Venezuelan people including full implementation of the $3 billion Special Fund, naming a new special envoy & increasing humanitarian aid. This is a moment of opportunity that must not be wasted!

Gerard

@GerardDalbon

this is hilarious and here's what the actual graph should look like scaled properly on just one axis lol

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St. Louis Fed

@stlouisfed

Jan 22

A line chart shows military spending by countries that are the world’s largest defense spenders.

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An analysis looks at how defense spending among the nations with the highest expenditures has changed since 1992 and what may have driven the changes ow.ly/MyOx50MwEyF

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Simeon Tegel

@SimeonTegel

If you want to get an idea of how Peru's Congress is utterly failing to meet this critical moment, consider this; head of congressional foreign affairs committee now demanding Peru invade Bolivia and seize its natural resources in retaliation for its support of "terrorists".

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Ernesto Bustamante

@ErnesBustamante

Jan 22

El Perú debe dar ultimátum a gobierno de Bolivia, para que detenga apoyo material y financiero a terroristas en Perú. Cumplido el plazo sin solución, el Ejército del Perú deberá ingresar a Bolivia y ocupar cautelarmente recursos naturales que garanticen una ulterior reparación.

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David Adler

@davidrkadler

US defense spending is so outrageous that the economists at the Federal Reserve — our best and brightest data analysts! — had to invent an entirely *separate y-axis* to compare it to other nations 🤡

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Jonathan Guyer

@mideastXmidwest

A new report from the CSIS think tank argues that there are not enough US weapons to support Ukraine and "deter Chinese military aggression." Left unmentioned: CSIS major corporate funders include the weapons makers in question. wsj.com/articles/u-s-w

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Branko Marcetic

@BMarchetich

Cloudflare says White House asked tech firm to bypass Iran censorship, but US sanctions got in the...

Another e.g. of how self-defeating the US sanctions meant to exude toughness actually are: the WH asked a firm to help Iranians get past government censorship, but they couldn't because of US sanctions. What happens when you put posturing ahead of outcomes

cnn.com

A senior White House official asked US tech company Cloudflare to help circumvent internet censorship in Iran after protests erupted in that country last September but US sanctions prevented the firm...

Daniel DePetris

@DanDePetris

Regime change in Iraq and Libya went swimmingly, so let’s try it on a country with 6,000 nuclear weapons, 10% of the world’s oil supply, and multiple regional schisms.

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Foreign Affairs

@ForeignAffairs

It is not the collapse of Putin’s regime that Washington should fear—but the regime’s continued survival, write @Kasparov63 and @mbk_center. trib.al/5p4NZ8T

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Kenneth Roth

@KenRoth

Harvard reverses decision on role for Israel critic after outcry

Harvard should still make explicit that it will respect academic freedom even for less-visible critics of Israel. The danger isn't for me but for scholars and students who face possible retaliation without the ability to attract public attention.

theguardian.com

Kennedy School dean initially refused ex-Human Rights Watch head Kenneth Roth a fellowship over criticisms of Israel

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@BMarchetich

No, Weakening Russia Is Not “Costing Peanuts” for the U.S.

Important pushback here from

@tparsi

on this idea gaining currency that it's costing the US nothing to use the Ukraine war to weaken Russia, pointing out that some of its big costs - like the resulting climate backsliding - don't show up in dollar terms.

newrepublic.com

As support slips for military funding to Ukraine, some analysts argue that America is getting a great deal for its money. But there are a lot of strategic costs that don’t show up on the balance...

MiddleEastInFocus

@MidEastInFocus

Jan 22

UNICEF warns that 2.2 million Yemeni children are malnourished + over 11,000 children having been killed or maimed in the war. And what action is Biden Yemen empowering his envoy to take? Tune in to kpfk.org 1pm PT to hear Nagwa’s conversation with

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.@AnnelleSheline: Continuing to provide U.S. assistance demonstrates that the administration has chosen the dysfunctional U.S.-Saudi relationship over Yemeni civilians who have suffered greatly as a result of a war and blockade facilitated by U.S. support. responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/12/14/del

"There's nothing 'defensive' about supporting Saudi Arabia its war against Yemen" -

@Shireen818

🔊LISTEN to this insightful interview with Shireen Al-Adeimi, Yemeni-American expert/activist &

@JustFP

board member on

@MidEastInFocus

@KPFK

podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6L CC

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.@shireen818 joins us again today to discuss the urgency of a War Powers Resolution to end US support for the US-backed Saudi-led war in Yemen + how/why @POTUS Biden Administration has derailed efforts to get it passed. @FCNL @KPFK @yemen_updates @HassanElTayyab @YemenData twitter.com/ryangrim/statu…

Charity & Security Network

@CharitySecurity

Jan 19

Not only does the overuse of #sanctions weaken their intended #ForeignPolicy impact, but also devastates innocent civilians and undermines #NGO-led #peacebuilding, #humanitarian, and #development programs. It's time for a rethink.

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I speak with @TheEIU's @AgatheDemarais who argues that US sanctions are being over-used as a tool of diplomacy. She explains how US sanctions are sparking a great global backlash by allies, frenemies and adversaries alike. Listen --> link.chtbl.com/DVXAsj0z

Omitting the Evidence: What the IMF Gets Wrong about Venezuela

Michael Galant

@michael_galant

Jan 18

What's causing Venezuela's economic crisis? According to the IMF, everything BUT the US's sanctions. Read

@frrodriguezc

and me on why

@IMFNews

's omission of the harms of sanctions is dishonest and dangerous. From

@ceprdc

cepr.net

A recent IMF report on Venezuela omits one of the single most important factors contributing to Venezuela’s current economic and humanitarian plight: US economic sanctions.

Omitting the Evidence: What the IMF Gets Wrong about Venezuela

omitting the profound human and economic toll of US sanctions on Venezuelans in its latest report is a pernicious and systematic effort to avoid critical engagement around these policies. See our latest by

@frrodriguezc

and

@michael_galant

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cepr.net

A recent IMF report on Venezuela omits one of the single most important factors contributing to Venezuela’s current economic and humanitarian plight: US economic sanctions.

Katrina vandenHeuvel

@KatrinaNation

ACURA ViewPoint: Guest Post by Branko Marcetic: Diplomatic Cables Show Russia Saw NATO Expansion as...

ACURA ViewPoint: Guest Post by Branko Marcetic: Diplomatic Cables Show Russia Saw NATO Expansion as a Red Line - American Committee for US-Russia Accord

usrussiaaccord.org

Nearly a year in, the war in Ukraine has cost hundreds of thousands of lives and brought the world to the brink of, in President Joe Biden’s own words, “Armageddon.” Alongside the literal battlefield...

WIKILEAKS CABLES Show NATO Warnings Before Ukraine Invasion |...

Watch

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expound on my piece on the warnings about NATO expansion held in US diplomatic cables, and its lessons for current US policy toward China & Taiwan. As Krystal says, "We have been gaslit to extraordinary measures."

youtube.com

Krystal and Saagar discuss a new WikiLeaks drop exposing how NATO expansion was known years ago to have been a red line for Russia potentially influencing cu...

I speak with

who argues that US sanctions are being over-used as a tool of diplomacy. She explains how US sanctions are sparking a great global backlash by allies, frenemies and adversaries alike. Listen --> link.chtbl.com/DVXAsj0z

Bernie Sanders

@SenSanders

Today we honor MLK, a man of extraordinary courage. Not only did he help lead the fight against racism, he vigorously opposed the Vietnam War, stood with workers & their unions & challenged the massive income & wealth inequality that he saw. He remains an inspiration to us all.

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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center

@TheKingCenter

“Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness...I just want to leave a committed life behind.” #MLK #MLKDay

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Dave DeCamp

@DecampDave

Don't worry guys your government is looking out for you by increasing its military presence in Micronesia, just like you always wanted

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Antiwar.com

@Antiwarcom

US to Boost Aid to Micronesia in Exchange for More Military Access US is nearing deals to extend agreements with the Pacific Island nations of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau by Dave DeCamp @DecampDave #Micronesia #Palau #MarshallIslands #FSM news.antiwar.com/2023/01/15/us-

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Jonathan Guyer

@mideastXmidwest

The military-industrial complex wishes you a Happy MLK day!

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House Progressives on Opposition to Republican Select Committee on China - Congresswoman Pramila...

Rep. Pramila Jayapal

@RepJayapal

Jan 11

In 2021, there was a 339% increase in anti Asian hate crimes. I'm deeply concerned about this new committee on China—especially in light of the reckless and prejudiced rhetoric the GOP spouted throughout the pandemic which fueled this rise in hatred.

jayapal.house.gov

WASHINGTON — 23 House progressives issued the following statement on their no vote on H.Res. 11, Republicans’ resolution to create a Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United...

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Stephen Zunes

@SZunes

Biden is asking Congress to approve a $20 billion sale of new F-16 jet fighters, along with 900 missiles and 800 bombs, to the increasingly authoritarian government of Turkey, whose military has engaged in war crimes in both Syria and towards its Kurdish minority.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center

@TheKingCenter

‘Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence’: youtu.be/AJhgXKGldUk Please spend some time with it. “If America's soul becomes totally poisoned, part of the autopsy must read: Vietnam. It can never be saved so long as it destroys the deepest hopes of men the world over.” #MLK

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The Yemen War Powers Resolution, a bill introduced by @RepPeterDeFazio and @SenSanders to end US complicity in the war in Yemen, enjoyed a lot of public support this fall. A big thank you to our newest cosponsors!

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Let me be clear. If we do not reach agreement, I will, along with my colleagues, bring this resolution back for a vote in the near future and do everything possible to end this horrific conflict.

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Jan 14

**Ending the unauthorized US participation in the Yemen war** remain the top agenda item for progressives and constitutional conservatives. As

@SenSanders

has said, if

@StateDept_NEA

won't end the US role in the war, a new war powers resolution will be back on the

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With the incoming class of Democrats set to be one of the most progressive ever, how will they use their growing clout to shape foreign policy? By @RobbieGramer & I foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/09/con

Insightful piece by

: US officials have not "been able to describe behavioral changes due to [US] sanctions" "chest-thumpers on Capitol Hill may believe they are the noble ones, but as the destruction of Ukraine continues, history may ultimately judge them the naïve."

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Rand Paul

@RandPaul

Jan 12

Most wars do not end with unconditional surrender. Most wars end through negotiation. theamericanconservative.com/against-undipl