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M. Kabir
Профиль VivelyPh.D in International Relations, faculty, research interests in alliances and the geopolitics of Asia-Pacific. Read non-fiction, history, and IR books. 💙 Rumi’s poetry, Stephen King📚& dystopian novels. 🚫 NO DMs PLEASE, I WON’T RESPOND 🛑
Trump says Mideast allies have reached outlines of deal to end Iran war, says US to stop new strikes! Oh . . . Another deal! Okay then. . . 🤷🏻♂️😵💫 apnews.com/article/iran...
Trump says Mideast allies have reached outlines of deal to end Iran war, says US to stop new strikesPresident Donald Trump is claiming that Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the Iran war and says that he would hold off on ordering new strikes in the five-month old conflict ...apnews.comTwo competing stories on American identity: One hinges on a national identity as a state-centered project; a competing narrative claims that “American” is a term that cuts across national differences and refers to the entire Western Hemisphere. Gift article 👇 foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/31/t...
Resurrecting the Real Monroe DoctrineHidden behind two centuries of aggressive presidential corollaries is an enduring appeal to hemispheric solidarity.foreignpolicy.comTrump’s Truth Social media posts are going on sale Saturday, offering sneak peeks of them to Wall Street traders willing to pay up. It raises the prospect of big profits for Trump and big questions about insider trading and using public office for private gain. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access to his social media postsInvestors looking to get a jump on White House announcements will be able to buy sneak peeks starting Saturday as a Trump family company starts selling special, fast access to the president's posts on...apnews.comTrump backtracked on Friday from a promise earlier this month to let Ukraine make Patriot missiles, weapons that were sorely needed as a defense interceptor against Russia’s deadly ballistic missile attacks. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
Trump Backs Away From Deal to Let Ukraine Build Patriot Missiles (Gift Article)The president of Ukraine had warned that the country was running out of Patriot interceptors, the most reliable weapon it has to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles.www.nytimes.comSo. . Incompetence? The circus 🎪 goes on. . .
Warren Leight: Clown Entertains at PartyALT: Warren Leight: Clown Entertains at Partystatic.klipy.comKyle GriffinMORE: Trump's DOJ admitted in court filings that the damage to the Reflecting Pool was the result of a "flawed installation by the contractor” as well as "the rush to complete the project prior to events associated with the America 250 celebration."
The president appears to be ordering the U.S. government to certify something it knows is not true. Agencies must construct legal arguments, and affix the authority of the American state to a falsehood manufactured for the purpose of evading the Supreme Court. 🎁👇 foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/31/t...
The Dishonesty Inside Trump’s New Tariff PlanFederal agencies are being ordered to attest to a falsehood so the tariffs can survive.foreignpolicy.comSmiling Happy Kevin has an answer, folks! Economic growth is only 1.5% because “we’re building factories so fast”! 🥴😵💫
Aaron RuparBARTIROMO: Last time we spoke, you told me you were expecting 4% growth in the second half of the year. The number was way lower. How would you assess that? HASSETT: The reason why the number was 1.5% was because we imported so many capital goods because we're building factories so fast
This FIFA president is a disgusting 🤢sycophant!
Hilary Fawcettwww.theguardian.com/politics/liv... Good for Burnham
Ancient mummy DNA recovered in Chile has yielded the firmest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas. apnews.com/article/smal...
Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the AmericasNew research says ancient mummy DNA provides the firmest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas.apnews.comIran supports armed groups across the Middle East that allow it to project power far beyond its borders. The U.S. has thousands of troops based in allied Arab countries that have been targets of Iran’s retaliation. apnews.com/article/iran...
Here's why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle EastRecent days have seen a series of attacks across the Middle East, from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia bombing militias in Iraq to drones setting ships ablaze in Egypt.apnews.com