BREAKING: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls for an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged foreign intelligence ties.
March 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
BREAKING: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls for an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged foreign intelligence ties.
"The Constitution prohibits public officials from accepting a present from a foreign state" -- Mike Pence has discovered the Emoluments Clause!
May 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"The Constitution prohibits public officials from accepting a present from a foreign state" -- Mike Pence has discovered the Emoluments Clause!
Kidnapping the leader of a foreign state without any declaration of war and announcing it via social media is full-on rogue state stuff. From the world’s number one superpower.
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Kidnapping the leader of a foreign state without any declaration of war and announcing it via social media is full-on rogue state stuff. From the world’s number one superpower.
Wow, this is a very big week for Trump - UN, foreign meetings, Xi's state visit........
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said.
It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
September 21, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Wow, this is a very big week for Trump - UN, foreign meetings, Xi's state visit........
Has there ever been a Secretary of State with less authority to conduct foreign policy than Marco Rubio?
May 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Has there ever been a Secretary of State with less authority to conduct foreign policy than Marco Rubio?
Note here: a foreign head of state mocking and assisting defying the order of a US federal judge and then the Secretary of State amplifying the mockery.
When the judge gave his order, he told Department of Justice lawyers, "This is something that you need to make sure is complied with immediately," WaPo reports. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio retweeted this "Oopsie... Too late" post from Bukele this morning.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio retweeted this "Oopsie... Too late" post from Bukele this morning.
March 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Note here: a foreign head of state mocking and assisting defying the order of a US federal judge and then the Secretary of State amplifying the mockery.
Not saying the people running State are foreign agents but also if you were a foreign agent running State this does feel like the kind of thing you’d do.
Context for Trump withdrawing dozens of ambassadors
*China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy
*The US has significantly degraded soft power
*The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies
*China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy
*The US has significantly degraded soft power
*The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies
December 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Not saying the people running State are foreign agents but also if you were a foreign agent running State this does feel like the kind of thing you’d do.
There is no reason to believe Trump's foreign policy is designed to benefit America or Americans
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
February 20, 2026 at 6:02 AM
There is no reason to believe Trump's foreign policy is designed to benefit America or Americans
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
State Terror
A brief guide for Americans
snyder.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
The emoluments clause, called the foreign emoluments clause, is a provision of the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 8) that generally prohibits federal employees from receiving gifts, payment, or other object or service of value from a foreign state or its rulers, officers,
July 2, 2026 at 4:43 PM
The emoluments clause, called the foreign emoluments clause, is a provision of the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 8) that generally prohibits federal employees from receiving gifts, payment, or other object or service of value from a foreign state or its rulers, officers,
Let’s try this one in foreign correspondent voice:
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Let’s try this one in foreign correspondent voice:
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
The United States is behaving like a rogue state. The President has carried out an illegal act of war, kidnapped a foreign head of state, and is now threatening military action against NATO allies. This is a constitutional crisis.
Impeachment must be on the table.
Impeachment must be on the table.
January 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The United States is behaving like a rogue state. The President has carried out an illegal act of war, kidnapped a foreign head of state, and is now threatening military action against NATO allies. This is a constitutional crisis.
Impeachment must be on the table.
Impeachment must be on the table.
“Is it unlawful for the president to accept a gift from a foreign state without the consent of Congress?”
- @adamschiff.com
- @adamschiff.com
May 31, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“Is it unlawful for the president to accept a gift from a foreign state without the consent of Congress?”
- @adamschiff.com
- @adamschiff.com
i think it should be a bigger story that the president held a meeting with a foreign head of state where he ranted about the most gutter white supremacist propaganda you can find on the internet
May 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
i think it should be a bigger story that the president held a meeting with a foreign head of state where he ranted about the most gutter white supremacist propaganda you can find on the internet
Realism vs. Reality
March 26, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Realism vs. Reality
Days after his third dementia screening in six months the president of the United States, who is an open pedophile, abducts a foreign head of state
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Days after his third dementia screening in six months the president of the United States, who is an open pedophile, abducts a foreign head of state
After speaking with Big Balls about foreign policy issues, I am ready to vote to confirm him as Secretary of State.
-Susan Collins, 2027
-Susan Collins, 2027
February 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
After speaking with Big Balls about foreign policy issues, I am ready to vote to confirm him as Secretary of State.
-Susan Collins, 2027
-Susan Collins, 2027
The fact that ‘settlers’ can detain foreign dignitaries would be the sign of a failed state except if the settlers are the state
This does not strike me as an action likely to reverse the loss of support among Democrats for Israel www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
Ro Khanna detained by Israeli settlers during occupied West Bank visit
www.middleeasteye.net
July 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The fact that ‘settlers’ can detain foreign dignitaries would be the sign of a failed state except if the settlers are the state
700 diplomats at State are set to be laid off. This amounts to 60% of all foreign service officer currently based in DC. 60%!
State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs
www.nytimes.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
700 diplomats at State are set to be laid off. This amounts to 60% of all foreign service officer currently based in DC. 60%!
State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
Hi, former Foreign Service Officer here
The Secretary of State might be interested to learn that visa requirements and terms are generally reciprocal. We do it to them, they do it to us.
The Secretary of State might be interested to learn that visa requirements and terms are generally reciprocal. We do it to them, they do it to us.
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.
U.S. may require visa applicants to post bond up to $15,000 to enter country
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States.
buff.ly
August 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Hi, former Foreign Service Officer here
The Secretary of State might be interested to learn that visa requirements and terms are generally reciprocal. We do it to them, they do it to us.
The Secretary of State might be interested to learn that visa requirements and terms are generally reciprocal. We do it to them, they do it to us.
A notice sent to State Department employees said 1,107 Civil Service workers and 246 Foreign Service officers will lose their jobs under Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s reorganization plan. Several offices focused on human rights, democracy, and refugee issues will be shut down.
July 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A notice sent to State Department employees said 1,107 Civil Service workers and 246 Foreign Service officers will lose their jobs under Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s reorganization plan. Several offices focused on human rights, democracy, and refugee issues will be shut down.
Christ, you're the governor of the entire state. Shut the building down. It's not sovereign territory like a foreign embassy. Pull the certificate of occupancy. Cut the power. Back it up with state police. Stop coddling fascists and groveling every time they order you around. Act like an American.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey said that federal immigration officials were continuing to bar her from entering a detention center in Newark, raising “serious questions about what is happening behind its walls.”
Sherrill Says Immigration Officials Won’t Let Her Visit Detention Center
The governor said the Department of Homeland Security’s actions at Delaney Hall raise “serious questions.”
nyti.ms
June 4, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Christ, you're the governor of the entire state. Shut the building down. It's not sovereign territory like a foreign embassy. Pull the certificate of occupancy. Cut the power. Back it up with state police. Stop coddling fascists and groveling every time they order you around. Act like an American.
The State Department has officially terminated hundreds of Foreign Service Officers who are qualified, trained, and have years of experience.
On Tuesday, May 5, the State Department separated more than 200 Foreign Service members under the reduction in force first announced last July, even as it continues to recruit and onboard new officers.
Read our statement: https://afsa.org/afsa-statement-state-department-reductions-force
Read our statement: https://afsa.org/afsa-statement-state-department-reductions-force
May 5, 2026 at 11:41 PM
The State Department has officially terminated hundreds of Foreign Service Officers who are qualified, trained, and have years of experience.
If the government can pay a foreign state to imprison you and, in so doing, remove you from the protection of US law, the Constitution is worthless.
April 13, 2025 at 12:49 AM
If the government can pay a foreign state to imprison you and, in so doing, remove you from the protection of US law, the Constitution is worthless.