Mac William Bishop
@MacWBishop
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Foreign correspondent. Contributing writer, Rolling Stone. Former NYT, FT & Jane’s Defence Weekly. Int’l affairs, conflict & security. Marine infantry veteran.
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There’s a story which may well be apocryphal: at an art exhibition in the 1880s the Russian painter Vasily Vereshchagin took General Helmuth von Moltke (the elder) on a tour of the gallery. There he led the general in front of his painting, “The Apotheosis of War,” (1871).
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“Officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.” https://t.co/gYLYnaxkmy
wgbh.org
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
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Lawmakers warn Trump administration against heavily redacting ‘Epstein files’
ft.com
They fear justice department could seek to withhold sections of documents as deadline approaches
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America’s affordability crunch is real — and worse under Trump https://t.co/ECTmIif0Qn | opinion
ft.com
The president may pretend it’s a hoax but his policy agenda has added to the squeeze
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Benin coup attempt foiled by loyalist troops, interior minister says
bbc.com
A presidential adviser has told the BBC that President Talon is safe and is at the French embassy.
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BREAKING: A group of soldiers has appeared on Benin’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa.
apnews.com
A group of soldiers has appeared on Benin’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa.
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Maga’s strange rage against Europe https://t.co/IepLtPXY93 | opinion
ft.com
The cradle of western civilisation is wrongly accused of betraying it
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Breaking News: The Supreme Court agreed to review a landmark dispute over the constitutionality of President Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship.
nytimes.com
The administration asked the justices to uphold an executive order ending birthright citizenship after lower courts ruled it violated the Constitution.
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Three of the eight presidents I’ve lived under (Reagan, Biden & Trump) have suffered obvious age-related mental declines while in office.
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A raid by U.S. forces and a local Syrian group aiming to capture an Islamic State group official instead killed a man who had been working undercover gathering intelligence on the extremists, family members and Syrian officials have told The Associated Press.
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Trump is expected to receive an entirely made-up peace prize from FIFA in their ongoing attempt to suck-up to him. https://t.co/rhJiis6Gs6
thedailybeast.com
The president is set to receive a made-up prize created by FIFA after Nobel Prize snub.
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BREAKING: Ex-D.E.A. Agent Charged With Agreeing to Launder Millions for Cartel
nytimes.com
The former agent, Paul Campo, laundered money for what he thought was the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in Mexico, according to an indictment unsealed on Friday.
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Russia denies being behind Salisbury poisonings and warns of danger of war with Europe Read more 🔗
news.sky.com
Putin's ambassador to London accuses UK of 'Agatha Christie' staging the novichok crimes, that killed Dawn Sturgess, and says Russia is ready for war 'right now'.
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Been saying this for months. Still a lot of magical thinking that the old Transatlantic framework can be saved. This US admin is actively hostile to NATO. Period. No amount of diplomacy by Europe is going to change that. Time has run out. https://t.co/o4RhBnaxdF
reuters.com
The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this...
6) The US intends to minimize security commitments to Europe 7) While Trump may have difficulty ending de jure NATO commitment, his policy will be a de facto US withdrawal from NATO 4/4
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The @leJDD reports that the drones were jammed, not shot down https://t.co/TV4CqI1kTO
lejdd.fr
INFO JDD. Cinq aéronefs ont été détectés ce jeudi 4 décembre au-dessus de l’Île Longue (Finistère). Selon nos informations, les drones auraient été brouillés, mais pas abattus. Ce site est l’un des...
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The paradox is that, at the working level — based on conversations I’ve had with military staff at NATO headquarters — cooperation between Americans and Europeans in the NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP) has been excellent so far this year, and the new capability‑targets
Absurd deadline that reflects either ignorance or pretext to walk away from commitments. US "wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense cap., from intel to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in [DC] this week"
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I hope ISW looks into this claim.
"A live map that tracks frontlines of the war in Ukraine was edited to show a fake Russian advance on the city of Myrnohrad on November 15. The edit coincided with the resolution of a bet on Polymarket"
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From the criminal complaint against the Jan 6th Pipe Bomber
courtlistener.com
SEALED COMPLAINT as to BRIAN J. COLE, JR (1). (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit In Support) (zmcg) (Main Document 1 replaced on 12/4/2025) (zmcg). (Attachment 1 replaced on 12/4/2025) (zmcg). (Main...
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Nah c’mon, everyone was starting to think this dude was some master criminal… but the jackass brought his cellphone with him while planting the bombs and it STILL took five years to track him down AYFKM
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