Amid ongoing #ForeignPolicy crises around the globe & as the #Trump admin fails to reach a deal to end the #war with #Iran, the #US #State Dept last week finalized the #firings of nearly 250 #diplomats in a brief, impersonal email.

#diplomacy #kakistocracy #idiocracy #geopolitics
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/16/politics/global-crises-state-department-cuts?cid=ios_app

Disarray: Alarm inside #Pentagon after #Hegseth staff purges

Since #Trump’s first term, they have been viewed comfortingly as the “adults in the room,” a last line of defense against the impulsive whims of a president with access to the #nuclear codes.

After unprecedented wave of #firings that has been compared to #Stalin’s purges, Pentagon top brass no longer seem like such a reliable bulwark

https://www.europesays.com/uk/935086/

#dictatorship #DementiaDon #USAggression #USThreats #BoycottUSA #sociopaths

The Red Sox Can’t Even Clean House With Dignity

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/the-red-sox-cant-even-clean-house-with-dignity

It’s Almost Time For MLB’s Underachievers To Rearrange Some Deck Chairs

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/its-almost-time-for-mlbs-underachievers-to-rearrange-some-deck-chairs

Chelsea Manager Gets Fired, As All Chelsea Managers Do

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/chelsea-manager-gets-fired-as-all-chelsea-managers-do

Doc Rivers Ends Bucks Tenure That Was A Huge Waste Of Everyone’s Time

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/doc-rivers-ends-bucks-tenure-that-was-a-huge-waste-of-everyones-time

Pam Bondi Fails to Make Her Case

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/pam-bondi-fails-to-make-her-case

The Islanders Swap Coaches With Four Games Left In A Playoff Chase

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/the-islanders-swap-coaches-with-four-games-left-in-a-playoff-chase

Pam Bondi’s Legacy of Flattery and Destruction

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/pam-bondis-legacy-of-flattery-and-destruction