wonk

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RT do not imply endorsement. except of cats; I definitely endorse cats. This is the home of my public policy hot takes.
wonkSep 21, 2023
Look, I get that messages need to align with foreign policy. And I'm definitely not itching for a fight with China. But can we take a minute to appreciate that Rahm's x-tweets were some good burns?
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/rahm-emanuel-mock-china-ambassador-rcna105982
White House told U.S. ambassador to Japan to stop taunting China on social media

President Joe Biden’s aides have asked that Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, stop posting messages on social media taunting Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to three administration officials.

NBC News
wonkSep 1, 2023
Christopher HudsonAug 31, 2023

A leak of #Libertarian Party leadership communications reveals crude remarks – including a talking point from anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theories and discussions of the Colorado Libertarian Party’s collaboration with the GOP – and raises questions about the party’s adherence to Federal Election Commission rules.
@creedenewton @fakertarians #SPLC

https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2023/08/31/libertarian-leak-extremist-ties-anti-lgbtq-remarks-gop-collaboration

Libertarian Leak: Extremist Ties, Anti-LGBTQ+ Remarks, GOP Collaboration

A leak of Libertarian Party leadership communications reveals crude remarks – including a talking point from anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theories and discussions of the Colorado Libertarian Party’s collaboration with the GOP – and raises questions about the party’s adherence to Federal Election Commission rules.

Southern Poverty Law Center
wonkSep 1, 2023
BellingcatSep 1, 2023
Our research outlining the evolution of Russia's grain smuggling operation featured in The Kyiv Independent's top investigative stories list this week. The investigation was carried out over a few months in partnership with Scripps News and Lloyds List. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/08/21/russias-ghost-ships-and-the-evolution-of-a-grain-smuggling-operation/
Russia’s Ghost Ships and the Evolution of a Grain Smuggling Operation - bellingcat

Russia’s tactics to export grain from occupied Ukraine are evolving, including a new direct export route to southern Iran.

bellingcat
wonkAug 23, 2023
Jamison FoserAug 23, 2023

LEFT: The New York Times, today

RIGHT: The New York Times, 2006

Show threadwonkAug 23, 2023
@michaelgemar @tzimmer_history while writing a book on ethics!
Show threadwonkAug 23, 2023
@lauren I hear it's very hard to find a commercial flight into [checks notes] Atlanta
wonkAug 23, 2023

@Dodo @jeffjarvis shot it down *in* Russia at that.

But yes, those comments have already started on that other platform

Show threadwonkAug 23, 2023
@chris @mattblaze Demetri Utkin, founder of the Wagner Group and noted Nazi, was also on the manifest and likely a target. By traveling together in Moscow they really gave Putin a two-for-one deal.
wonkAug 21, 2023
"ceased its existence" is the new "rapid unscheduled disassembly"