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James Lamond retweeted
A revealing exchange:
Joel Rubin, Democratic Party adviser: "First of all, don't conflate Israel and American Jews... That is a conflation that is illiberal."
Me: "On the [Israel is an] ally point. Well, that's the whole point. That's why people want to have a debate in the party.
Rubin: "Right, so kick out the Jews."
Me: "Joel, do you realize what you've just done there? People can rewind this on YouTube. You said a moment to me, 'Do not conflate Israel with American Jews.' I said, 'Let's not ally with Israel.' And you said, 'Kick out the Jews.' So everyone has just seen... you just conflated them."
Rubin: "No, no, no. I have not."
Me: "You did. Everyone can just rewind. The beauty of YouTube is, Joel, people can rewind it. I said 'Israel should not be an ally of America,' and you said, 'So kick out the Jews.' Those were your words."
James Lamond retweeted
Outside the embassy of Ukraine in Washington @UKRintheUSA . Lots of honks and cheers as people pass by.
Americans stand with Ukraine!
James Lamond retweeted
It’s ok to just feel your feelings today—& for as long as you need
But when you are ready, here are 10 steps to protect our democracy from our Democracy Playbook
A thread👇
brookings.edu/articles/democ…
James Lamond retweeted
Do people know about Steve Kerr’s father? Malcolm Kerr, one of the great Middle East scholars (his book “The Arab Cold War” is seminal) and, as president of the Amer Univ in Beirut, the 1st American killed by an Islamic Jihad gunman. In 1984, when Steve was 18.
James Lamond retweeted
What? Why?!
X (formerly Twitter) has suspended the account of Alexey Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya. She created the account just one day ago, when she announced she would continue the work of her husband.
meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/20…
James Lamond retweeted
Bringing this one back 🇺🇦🥂🎉
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James Lamond retweeted
There has been a steady erosion of civil-military relations in the US due to the politicization of the military. My own experience, in which my career was derailed after I reported a case of presidential corruption in 2019, is one high-profile example… democracyjournal.org/magazin…
James Lamond retweeted
I was thrilled to be part of @DemJournal 's symposium on Rebalancing National Security, with an article on repairing fractured ties within civil-military relations. Read it here: democracyjournal.org/magazin…
James Lamond retweeted
Here @olgatokariuk debunks Putin's claim that #Russia invaded #Ukraine due to @NATO enlargement. Instead, she blames Russian #colonialism and #imperialism. See the full discussion here: youtu.be/DcJVxPDpqE4?si=hv5R…
@cepa @CHUkraineForum
James Lamond retweeted
"AI and automation have opened up a whole new world. How this world takes shape will have profound consequences for the future of technology, society, and democracy in the transatlantic space and globally." @jdlamond cepa.org/article/as-ai-and-a…
James Lamond retweeted
When it comes to promoting cyber security, everyone has a role. Read our Executive Director @jdlamond in Forbes explaining how government, industry, civil society and the public can all help keep our digital ecosystem, secure, privacy, and trusted forbes.com/sites/forbestechc…
So the Republican primary debate begins with a clip of the Democratic President, then clips of people saying the economy feels like it’s bad? Really? Way to frame a positive conversation about ideas and facts.
James Lamond retweeted
It's flown under the radar that this Administration has created a new $30/month high-speed internet benefit program that is already serving roughly as many lower-income households as SNAP. For many of these households, it's the difference between having internet access and not.
James Lamond retweeted
One of these Governors signed a bill to provide universal school meals for the state and the other signed a bill to encourage child labor. Look at the kids, they tell a story.
James Lamond retweeted
NATO enlargement happened because Russia repeatedly threatened its neighbors. And, as it turns out, they were right to worry.
James Lamond retweeted
Learned some shocking statistics from the @StateDept today. Just shocking. 1/ THREAD