Politics! Statecraft!
A friend mentioned to me that maybe one thing driving results on Tuesday wasn’t so much a *cumulative* thing for people, but a bunch of disjoint groups having their *personal* breaking points reached. For some it was ICE, for some Iran, for some the ballroom, for some corruption. Made me wonder…
November 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Politics! Statecraft!
i think power coupled to effective statecraft is better than... whatever the fuck everyone's doing right now
November 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
i think power coupled to effective statecraft is better than... whatever the fuck everyone's doing right now
Prominent businessmen, politicians, and academics get ensnared in foreign-government honeytraps
it’s routine statecraft - indiscretion becomes kompromat, which is exploited for state goal, gain
it's powerful enough to even start wars
certainly Jeffrey Epstein taught everyone that
it’s routine statecraft - indiscretion becomes kompromat, which is exploited for state goal, gain
it's powerful enough to even start wars
certainly Jeffrey Epstein taught everyone that
November 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Prominent businessmen, politicians, and academics get ensnared in foreign-government honeytraps
it’s routine statecraft - indiscretion becomes kompromat, which is exploited for state goal, gain
it's powerful enough to even start wars
certainly Jeffrey Epstein taught everyone that
it’s routine statecraft - indiscretion becomes kompromat, which is exploited for state goal, gain
it's powerful enough to even start wars
certainly Jeffrey Epstein taught everyone that
Once again, I long for the subtle, measured statecraft of President Camacho.
Idiocracy: President Camacho with a Gun
ALT: Idiocracy: President Camacho with a Gun
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November 7, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Once again, I long for the subtle, measured statecraft of President Camacho.
Then there’s everyone else. Article I says Hegseth “knowingly executed” unlawful orders. Orders come from somewhere, and Massie told Responsible Statecraft he aimed at Hegseth instead of Trump because it was politically viable. 30/
November 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Then there’s everyone else. Article I says Hegseth “knowingly executed” unlawful orders. Orders come from somewhere, and Massie told Responsible Statecraft he aimed at Hegseth instead of Trump because it was politically viable. 30/
The phrase “violent Fighter and Warrior” isn’t a colorful metaphor for legislative tenacity, it is an explicit endorsement of physical intimidation as statecraft.
michaeljochum.substack.com/p/a-violent-...
michaeljochum.substack.com/p/a-violent-...
A Violent Fighter and Warrior”
Bloodthirsty Theater of Octagon
michaeljochum.substack.com
November 8, 2026 at 10:55 AM
The phrase “violent Fighter and Warrior” isn’t a colorful metaphor for legislative tenacity, it is an explicit endorsement of physical intimidation as statecraft.
michaeljochum.substack.com/p/a-violent-...
michaeljochum.substack.com/p/a-violent-...
I want this to be rage bait and fake and made up but no it's true, it is true. Barbaric, criminal, monstrous. Misogyny is not an afterthought, it is a central plan of governance, statecraft, and economic policy.
November 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I want this to be rage bait and fake and made up but no it's true, it is true. Barbaric, criminal, monstrous. Misogyny is not an afterthought, it is a central plan of governance, statecraft, and economic policy.
In the introduction to our upcoming issue, @francisjgavin.bsky.social examines how deep historical inquiry and rigorous statecraft can better prepare scholars and practitioners for disruptive global shifts.
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#NationalSecurity #ForeignPolicy #Statecraft
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#NationalSecurity #ForeignPolicy #Statecraft
November 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
In the introduction to our upcoming issue, @francisjgavin.bsky.social examines how deep historical inquiry and rigorous statecraft can better prepare scholars and practitioners for disruptive global shifts.
tnsr.org/2026/11/expe...
#NationalSecurity #ForeignPolicy #Statecraft
tnsr.org/2026/11/expe...
#NationalSecurity #ForeignPolicy #Statecraft
NEW EP!! 🇨🇳
Belt and Road or IMF structural adjustment? Amy Yang says the difference is material, not moral. Steve and Amy on China's statecraft: realprogressives.org/mnc-podcast-...
Belt and Road or IMF structural adjustment? Amy Yang says the difference is material, not moral. Steve and Amy on China's statecraft: realprogressives.org/mnc-podcast-...
Episode 404 - China Is Not Your Activist: The Contradictions of Socialist Statecraft with Amy Yang
Is China an “activist”? Amy Yang says western Marxists are making moral judgments when they should consider its specific historical conditions and ask what is owed from inside the imperial core.
realprogressives.org
November 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
NEW EP!! 🇨🇳
Belt and Road or IMF structural adjustment? Amy Yang says the difference is material, not moral. Steve and Amy on China's statecraft: realprogressives.org/mnc-podcast-...
Belt and Road or IMF structural adjustment? Amy Yang says the difference is material, not moral. Steve and Amy on China's statecraft: realprogressives.org/mnc-podcast-...
Annihilating the republican party is an immediate matter of survival for many, and good statecraft for everyone else.
This piece starts with Ford's inexcusable pardon of Nixon and somehow ends with the implication that Dems should do the same lest they be accused of "an obsession with retribution and punishment."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
November 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Annihilating the republican party is an immediate matter of survival for many, and good statecraft for everyone else.
The Heritage Foundation, particularly under President Kevin Roberts, treated Hungary as a "governing template" or "model" for conservative statecraft: "Modern Hungary is not just a model for conservative statecraft, but THE model."
KEVIN ROBERTS IS A TREASONOUS SEDITIONIST & SHOULD BE PROSECUTED
KEVIN ROBERTS IS A TREASONOUS SEDITIONIST & SHOULD BE PROSECUTED
November 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The Heritage Foundation, particularly under President Kevin Roberts, treated Hungary as a "governing template" or "model" for conservative statecraft: "Modern Hungary is not just a model for conservative statecraft, but THE model."
KEVIN ROBERTS IS A TREASONOUS SEDITIONIST & SHOULD BE PROSECUTED
KEVIN ROBERTS IS A TREASONOUS SEDITIONIST & SHOULD BE PROSECUTED
The wider diplomatic effects. How what you’ve done influences the diplomatic calculations of others. How it affects them psychologically and politically. Not just direct protagonists but more widely than that. It’s conceptual. They don’t understand statecraft. And that’s why Miller as CoS is bad..
November 8, 2026 at 11:38 AM
The wider diplomatic effects. How what you’ve done influences the diplomatic calculations of others. How it affects them psychologically and politically. Not just direct protagonists but more widely than that. It’s conceptual. They don’t understand statecraft. And that’s why Miller as CoS is bad..
Because like I think they're not really capable of doing statecraft anymore, which means their coalition is brittle, they're vulnerable to this in a way that a functional party isn't
November 5, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Because like I think they're not really capable of doing statecraft anymore, which means their coalition is brittle, they're vulnerable to this in a way that a functional party isn't
Hitler also never had any intention of being democratic. From the very beginning his intention was dictatorship. Also please note that Hitler was a fucking dumbass. He didn't know anything about economics and thought it was basically incidental to political power and statecraft
November 6, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Hitler also never had any intention of being democratic. From the very beginning his intention was dictatorship. Also please note that Hitler was a fucking dumbass. He didn't know anything about economics and thought it was basically incidental to political power and statecraft
It seems to be a feature with the Far Left. Theater over Statecraft.
November 5, 2026 at 10:07 PM
It seems to be a feature with the Far Left. Theater over Statecraft.
Dwight Schar has given $30 million to establish two new Schar School institutes focused on national security and economic statecraft, expanding research, student opportunities, and public engagement.
Read more:
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Read more:
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Dwight Schar gives $30 million to George Mason to launch national security and economic statecraft institutes
Philanthropist Dwight Schar, founder of NVR Inc., has given $30 million to George Mason to expand the Schar School of Policy and Government’s work in national security, intelligence, and economic stat...
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November 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Dwight Schar has given $30 million to establish two new Schar School institutes focused on national security and economic statecraft, expanding research, student opportunities, and public engagement.
Read more:
www.gmu.edu/news/2026-11...
Read more:
www.gmu.edu/news/2026-11...
Nixon? Come on. For all his faults, Nixon was a very well-experienced politician. His talent for statecraft served no goals I’d support, but it was real skill.
Vance served 2 years in the Senate. And he doesn’t have even Tricky Dick’s charisma.
Vance served 2 years in the Senate. And he doesn’t have even Tricky Dick’s charisma.
November 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Nixon? Come on. For all his faults, Nixon was a very well-experienced politician. His talent for statecraft served no goals I’d support, but it was real skill.
Vance served 2 years in the Senate. And he doesn’t have even Tricky Dick’s charisma.
Vance served 2 years in the Senate. And he doesn’t have even Tricky Dick’s charisma.
So in-universe, conservative Old Regics, without a hint of irony, think he was some namby pamby multiculturalist liberal WEENIE. Some less conservative figures only think integrating truly foreign lands into the empire was a mistake. Others think he's a paragon of scholarship and statecraft!
November 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
So in-universe, conservative Old Regics, without a hint of irony, think he was some namby pamby multiculturalist liberal WEENIE. Some less conservative figures only think integrating truly foreign lands into the empire was a mistake. Others think he's a paragon of scholarship and statecraft!
Rewatching star trek tng is great because there's incredible episodes exploring memory, torture, statecraft, and also the one where Beverly fucks a ghost and the one where Troi is a cake
November 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Rewatching star trek tng is great because there's incredible episodes exploring memory, torture, statecraft, and also the one where Beverly fucks a ghost and the one where Troi is a cake
This third pillar is known as the Noble Arts Syllabus, and is the cornerstone of the KCC's social function. Pilots are educated in Karrakin nobility; they're taught dancing, poetry, flower hybridisation, and statecraft. The KCC is a finishing school for its most promising and privileged youngsters.
November 5, 2026 at 11:35 PM
This third pillar is known as the Noble Arts Syllabus, and is the cornerstone of the KCC's social function. Pilots are educated in Karrakin nobility; they're taught dancing, poetry, flower hybridisation, and statecraft. The KCC is a finishing school for its most promising and privileged youngsters.
Responsible Statecraft is a 'no name dumpster'?
The cult is strong here.
The cult is strong here.
November 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Responsible Statecraft is a 'no name dumpster'?
The cult is strong here.
The cult is strong here.
Hello, Bluesky! Kean University's Security Studies Department has arrived! First up: the replay of our Dean's Research Forum, "The Statecraft Toolkit: Lessons for a New Age of Great-Power Rivalry." @focusdataproject.bsky.social youtu.be/3tTL08cTcC4
The Statecraft Toolkit Lessons for a New Age of Great Power Rivalry
YouTube video by Kean University's CBPM Research
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November 7, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Hello, Bluesky! Kean University's Security Studies Department has arrived! First up: the replay of our Dean's Research Forum, "The Statecraft Toolkit: Lessons for a New Age of Great-Power Rivalry." @focusdataproject.bsky.social youtu.be/3tTL08cTcC4
Alethekanon:
Constitutional process checks entrenched power, proving that democratic statecraft survives acute legislative deadlock.
Constitutional process checks entrenched power, proving that democratic statecraft survives acute legislative deadlock.
November 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Alethekanon:
Constitutional process checks entrenched power, proving that democratic statecraft survives acute legislative deadlock.
Constitutional process checks entrenched power, proving that democratic statecraft survives acute legislative deadlock.
It's a cultural characteristic of Russian culture and the Kremlin, predisposing it to tactical maneuvers over strategic engagement.
While there's some debate,
analysts often characterize Russian statecraft as tactically agile but strategically brittle.
While there's some debate,
analysts often characterize Russian statecraft as tactically agile but strategically brittle.
November 7, 2026 at 10:37 AM
It's a cultural characteristic of Russian culture and the Kremlin, predisposing it to tactical maneuvers over strategic engagement.
While there's some debate,
analysts often characterize Russian statecraft as tactically agile but strategically brittle.
While there's some debate,
analysts often characterize Russian statecraft as tactically agile but strategically brittle.