The "mission" in Syria is definitely not accomplished; the U.S. HAS no clear mission. A genuine humanitarian mission would mean taking refugees & pushing others to do so, creating safe zones, punishing Assad for barrel bombs & indiscriminate attacks.
#syriastrikes
It is agony to think about what these kids' parents must be going through to try to send their kids to safety without them. We are going to need many more of these flights, with parents as well.
NEW: via
@alanacbs
photos of a flight that left HKIA, landed in Tblisi and then continued on to Norway.
The flight contained a large number of kids… from babies to teens… traveling alone.
This is a Norwegian soldier, cradling an infant en route.
@NorwayMFA
#Afghanistan
If you are a Princetonian, please join me and many others in nominating Marie Yovanovitch to win the 2021 Woodrow Wilson Award for the undergraduate alumni/a who best embodies the values of Princeton in the Nation's Service.
One key question to ask, under both national and international law, is whether we WANT a world where this is legal. Can Russia, Iran, other countries designate the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs a war criminal or terrorist and take him out at a Canadian airport?
The U.S. strike that killed Qassem Soleimani raises thorny legal questions — and experts disagree over whether the U.S. had the legal authority to do it.
I cannot hold my head up as an American in the world today. We encouraged Syrians to rise and then did far too little as they were gassed and massacred. And today we betray the Kurds who have fought and died beside us against ISIS and others.
Macron has a brilliant answer to question of "what language would your United Europe speak"? Quoting Umberto Ecco: "the language of Europe is translation. "
#MSC2020
RAUL RODRIGUEZ, 74, of Lake Wales, Florida, died of COVID on Sept. 2, 2020.
"My pops as I used to call him was the sweetest most caring person I ever knew. He was my hero and my rock. I miss him more and more every day. I loved him to the moon and infinity."
The world is a darker place today. I have just heard the news that John Ruggie passed away this week. He was an extraordinary blend of creative scholar & policy activist, creating the global compact and the UN Human Rights Code for Business. And a lovely human being. So, so sad.
It is so striking that Trump's official actions are losing the respect of our allies and people across the world by the millions, but our protests lead other nations to join us.
THIS! Literally just brought me to tears. This is so beautiful. Our Polynesian Brothers and Sisters doing their traditional Haka for Black Lives Matter in New Zealand. The world is coming together and it is so beautiful.
#blacklivesmatter
#georgefloyd
#breonnataylor
#ahmadarbery
.
@PeteButtigieg
ran with honor, made history as the first openly gay Presidential candidate, gave us a powerful narrative of unity, progress, and patriotism, and left the race at the right time. No reason for the amount of snark still being aimed at him on Twitter.
The nasty tweets about
#Beto
leaving the race, from both right and left, exemplify the sickness in our national life. A good man put himself on the line to run for President. He's committed to public service and the country. Fine to disagree with him, but why trash him?
I have been very surprised to see people in DC - mostly young people -- going out to bars and restaurants as usual! It's not about catching it yourself, it's about being a carrier. and this is NOT a generational issue -- whom do you know has asthma? an auto-immune disease?
Going out "is selfish and reckless during this pandemic. It will speed up the spread of the virus, increasing the suffering for older and more vulnerable people and for the medical workers who will be caring for them," writes
@cwarzel
A little Sunday advice to all young people calling more senior people "for advice" or "to pick your brain" when what you really want is a job, a recommendation, or something else. Start the convo by explaining candidly what you want, e.g. "I'm so pleased to talk to you and
The worst governments in history have torn children from their parents. It is simply monstrous. Think of trying to escape persecution or poverty with your family & coming to a country's border that punishes you for trying to give your children a better life by taking them.
JOHN PELLECCHIA, 71, of North Brunswick, New Jersey, died of COVID on May 25, 2020.
"Upon retiring, he continued to serve his community by helping those recently incarcerated earn their GEDs. John is missed by his wife of 47 years, daughter & son, & 3 grandchildren..."
Make this your read for today on Ukraine. Smart, informed, realistic. The spirit and resilience of the Ukrainian people will win out in the end; the key question is how long it will take, and what we can do to hasten the victory without destroying Ukraine in the process.
Yes. South Korea, which had four cases in January, roughly same as U.S., called a meeting of medical companies at the end of the month and asked for rapid creation of COVID tests. They are now testing 10k a day and infection rate is falling.
I believe that the US, UK, & France did the right thing by striking Syria over chemical weapons. It will not stop the war nor save the Syrian people from many other horrors. It is illegal under international law. But it at least draws a line somewhere & says enough.
Absolute must-read;
@JoeBiden
's letter to Eric Lander and his fellow scientists posing five essential questions about science and the future of the nation. .
The toll continues. Each of these people is a parent, child, sibling, spouse, friend -- embedded in a network of loved ones who are now bereaved -- and it doesn't have to happen. Please get vaccinated.
KASON BRIZELE, 44, of New Orleans, Louisiana, died of COVID on Aug. 22, 2021.
He served in the US Navy for a decade and worked at the VA Medical Center in New Orleans.
Yes, we have Cold Warriors in the US. I'm not one of them. I've always believed that both Russians & Americans would be better off as partners in the democratic world. Call me naive, but don't call me anti-Russian. Putin needs the US as his enemy; we dont need Russia as an enemy
Let us just imagine for a moment what the world would be if in fact by huge collective action everywhere we really could stop this. Courage can come in clumps of people who understand that they are not alone.
Real Russian patriots understand that Putin's war is a complete disaster for Russian national interests. So act now! Senior officials at the Russian Central Bank, CEOs at Russian state-owned enterprises, governors, journalists working for state-owned media, diplomats, resign now.
Dr. Biden earned her degrees through hard work and pure grit. She is an inspiration to me, to her students, and to Americans across this country. This story would never have been written about a man.
I have noticed even in Princeton NJ cars & trucks flying flags w? Trump signs all over them honking madly as they drive thru town; it feels intimidating & I'm an affluent white woman w/ less reason to b scared than so many. We must stay peaceful & provide no pretext for violence.
The Biden campaign has canceled 2 scheduled events after witnesses said several pro-Trump vehicles surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus in Texas and attempted to "force it off the road," per the NYT
Never have I felt so completely helpless in the face of horrid atrocities that we knowingly permitted. Trump is a tyrant, making decisions on his personal whim, and Republicans are worried about judges and getting re-elected. Do the ends ever stop justifying the means?
My birthday wish: let's break open the ridiculous & sexist idea that women should hide their age - it means our value is tied to being young, pretty & presumably fertile.
#60isglorious
!
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Anne-Marie Slaughter (
@SlaughterAM
), New America Foundation CEO --> A trend that doesn’t get enough attention? “The bottom-up renewal and reinvention that is in fact taking place in many our towns and cities across the country.”
I understand emotions run high & split second judgments must be made in episodes where weapons are involved. But we are talking about TEENAGE GIRLS. Even to prevent an attack on another girl, what about a taser? pepper spray? de-escalation techniques? This is NOT public safety.
Read the thread. On this Memorial Day, this anniversary of an American race massacre, let's remember those who died as the result of many different kinds of violence and aggression, in self-defense or fighting for justice.
@djrothkopf
In Washington DC in early June, we saw heavily armed units from supposedly civilian government agencies (Justice Dept, Bureau of Prisons, ICE) patrolling the civilian streets of our city with no accountability. Paramilitary units.
And now this...👇 🚨
Trump mocks Ford; everyone runs in that direction like kids on a soccer field. Meanwhile,
@nytimes
publishes a major investigative piece on his tax evasion that then gets ignored.
I just want to note how the
@nytimes
now has stories about care, caregivers, the care crisis regularly on the front pages and the op-ed page, insisting that these issues are just as important as traditional economic, domestic and international news. So appreciated!
But this is also true. It drives me crazy to see the narrative of "oh Clinton was a bad candidate" when the
@nytimes
fixated on her emails etc. And Joe Biden barely made it out of the starting gate twice on his own but is seen as a great candidate.
@ezraklein
Clinton did have a clear story. Stronger together. It takes a village. Women’s rights are human rights. Her whole career had this through line; it just wasn’t enough to beat all the forces she was up against. Media with Hillary Derangement Syndrome is especially culpable.
am hoping you can give me some advice and perhaps know of a job or can make a connection for me." No one will be offended and a lot of time can be saved! We were all in your shoes once.
Now would be a really good time for
@MittRomney
to round up a few R's and step forward to say a declaration of emergency would be egregious violation of Constitution and sep of powers
Likely the hottest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic happened today-100.4 F- What's happening in Siberia this year is nothing short of remarkable. The kind of weather we expect by 2100, 80 years early.
For perspective Miami has only reached 100 degrees once on record.
JUST IN: Democrat Ilhan Omar, a former Somali refugee, will become one of the first Muslim women to serve in the United States Congress after defeating Republican Jennifer Zielinski.
#ElectionNight
#Midterms2018
MICHAEL CROWLEY, 62, of Gardner, Massachusetts, died of COVID on Feb. 20, 2022.
"He was a fearless traveler and took many trips with his family in the US and abroad. He was a self-proclaimed 'Pug Man' and loved all the pugs he had."
What does it tell us that
@ablinken
and
@jakejsullivan
are barely on Twitter and Linda Greenfield-Thompson apparently not at all? Is it possible that the rest of us could be doing something more productive with our time?
As an alumna and former Dean of the School, I strongly support
@princeton
's action. It's the right thing to do. We can no longer "balance" Wilson's progressive legacy for white Americans against the harm he did to Black Americans. We must be one people.
Princeton University will remove Woodrow Wilson's name from its public policy school and one of its residential colleges, saying his "racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake."
I am sitting here on a Sat afternoon reading a new book by a man I admire on the changing nature of national security & once again noticing that 95% of the sources cited are by men. We are making progress v. manels, but columns, articles & books citing mostly men are just as bad.
I just feel sick tonight. A complete sham of an FBI investigation and the vanishing of a moment in which it appeared that real feelings got through to a real
@JeffFlake
. The only hope is to forge a new majority in this country for whom truth & justice matter more than tribe.
Powerful read. The only way out of this nightmare is for women to be fully, equally represented in all the corridors of power. "Watching Her Speak for Us All"
ROEHL EMPESTAN, 50 of South Orange, New Jersey died of COVID on April 8, 2020.
"Roehl was an outstanding father. He loved music, football, action movies, and dancing with his wife."
This is courageous and right. I'll add my voice. I had an abortion when I was in my twenties. I have never been so grateful to have a choice about my body and my life. A choice we must preserve.
#oneinfour
"silence, after all, has a price: First, it renders the women who make this choice anonymous and lets those who would deny us our freedom do so without looking us in the eye." Yes,
@cindi_leive
!
I can't stop thinking about
#jamalkashoggi
. Killing & dismembering a dissident in a foreign country, like Russia using nerve gas in Britain, is simply horrific and dangerous for any notion of world order. And US largely silent; what have we come to?
"keeping your head down in capitulation to a rogue president makes you little more than furniture." Flake: ‘Trump Can’t Hurt You. But He Is Destroying Us.’
This will certainly trigger a lively debate! I have been thinking a lot about the cognitive dissonance between believing in rehabilitation and second chances when it comes to convicts and being completely hardline about
#metoo
offenders.
"There’s a burgeoning consensus ...that the U.S. imprisons too many people. [Criminal law] should be a last mode of governance, and yet
#MeToo
feminists offer full-throated defenses of criminalization." Read more on feminism's critical law problem:
ETHYL ROSE HALL, 80, of Eureka, California, died of COVID on June 24, 2021.
"Stephan Curry was her favorite player. She could be found yelling at the TV during the games, always fired up. If they lost, she would tell you exactly whose fault it was and how horrible they played."
As far as I know, it's
@aijenpoo
who first raised the idea that since care is necessary for people to do their other jobs, we need an "infrastructure of care." Rosie Could Be a Riveter Only Because of a Care Economy. Where Is Ours?
I still think we would be better off if we used "lead parent" rather that "stay-at-home" mom or dad. Unless of course we start saying things like "stay-at-home CEO," which I have been since March 2020....
LinkedIn is adding titles like “stay-at-home mom” so people can denote caregiving responsibilities.
“What are the skills that it takes to run your home? Or even juggle part-time work? These skills are transferable skills anywhere, and they get to count.”
You might disagree on the details of
#GreenNewDeal
, but we need big, bold visions and the confidence and optimism to believe that we can achieve them!
Must read for your weekend. True patriots are standing up. "These are not the kind of men who march on Washington. These are men who were marched upon." Trump Is Not a King
This is essential. But it's not just that without racial equity at home we cannot be effective abroad; why not start imagining what a foreign policy with racial equity at its core would look like?
Biden just now: There is no longer a bright line between foreign and domestic policy, and to push back against authoritarianism effectively, the US must make racial equity a "whole of government effort."
California Gov. Gavin Newsom — with his son in his arms at his inauguration — slammed child separation at the U.S. border and politicians who "seek to pour billions into a wall that should never be built"
I am categorically against the politicization -- at home or abroad -- of vaccine distribution. No domestic or geopolitical "vaccines wars" please. It is in America's national interest to see the world vaccinated, irrespective of the origins of the vaccine (as long as it works).
Remember that Republicans are only 29% of the population. 75% of 29% percent is still too high, but it's important that 2/3 of Independents reject fraud claims. And who are that 1% of Dems?
Only 19% of Republicans????
CNN POLL (January 9-14)
Did Biden Legitimately
Win Enough Votes for
The Presidency?
Yes No
Democrats 99% 1%
Independents 66% 31%
Republicans 19% 75%
Margin of error: +/-7.5% pts
Am I emotional about
#Khashoggi
? Yes, you are damn right I'm emotional ! And I'd like my government to express some outrage as well. I knew him. Ive known many brave journalists, human rights activists, and small d democrats who have been killed by dictators. Im sick of it.
“She was trying to hold back because she didn’t want to be seen as an angry woman and Pence was playing up the patronizing CEO thing and I promise you every woman in America noticed.”
– My wife just now.
China's largest state controlled banks are limiting financing to purchase raw materials from Russia
ICBC and Bank of China fear secondary sanctions
This is big
It has been almost a decade since I wrote this article, writing about how we would never get to true gender equality if we left it up to the ambition & determination of women alone, that we had to tackle deep structural issues & change the role of men. Three years later I wrote
My hunch:
@AGSchneiderman
is carrying the ball on hacking into NY computers and other serious crimes by Trump’s inner circle — the crimes Mueller has carefully avoided charging under applicable federal laws. Avoiding NY’s Double Jeopardy trap while cutting off T’s pardon Power.