David Lance Martin

Retired conservation botanist

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@Kasparov63 There is a recent Italy-based history of the firearms revolution, I think from Princeton University Press.

It wasn't just military affairs. Murders and assassinations became easier.

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@MattLech23 The Trump administration, in return for huge bribes, will restore normal diplomatic and commercial relations with Russia.

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@Euan_MacDonald Witkoff and Kushner are presumably looking for lucrative deals.

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@BulwarkOnline Like the campaign rallies where the fans came for the entertainment and left during the speech. Trump won anyway.

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@anders_aslund Looks like peace deal with lots of Russian oil and gas exports.

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@PhillipsPOBrien On ex-Twitter, the reflecting pool seems overwhelmed by the fresh proof that Dr Fauci and other conspirators created the covid-19 virus then released it specifically so the vaccine companies could sell vast quantities of useless vaccines.

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@JohannaNyman5 The US is busy withdrawing military equipment and personnel from Europe, supposedly to lessen the chance of Russian "escalation".

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@davidfrum The Department of State dismissed Cuba's economic reform package and added new sanctions on Cuban government-controlled businesses.

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@davidfrum @aravosis Best wishes to the people who have been accused of misdemeanor vandalism.

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@TheRickWilson I suspect that's an old video. Gov. DeSantis seems to have backtracked slightly due to parents wanting measles vaccine requirements.

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@anneapplebaum Russia seems very upset at the European funding. How long until they think of a way to strike at Europe without invoking NATO? Undersea pipelines, electric cables, Internet cables?

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@anders_aslund Not just lying. He has always been mercurial (to put it politely), apparently never prepared for meetings, changed his mind unexpectedly (which he considered a negotiating tactic). When younger, he was pretty articulate. That's gone.

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@davidfrum Cuba is doing major economic reforms. It would seem appropriate to reduce or eliminate sanctions and wait a year or two.

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@anders_aslund Trump continues to support Russia and seems to want the US to slowly exit NATO. Europe may well be better off with a NATO that includes Canada but not the US.

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@anders_aslund It started with Elon Musk. The President now has a doctrine that he can reassign public funds and destroy things, then claim immunity. So far, Congress has not much objected.

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@QuantumGuard17 How about abortion pills?

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@McFaul Hegseth's re-evaluation of US military presence in Europe, evidently to greatly reduce it, is already underway. I've wondered whether a full withdrawal might follow.

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@AdamKinzinger The Trump name will remain attached to the West Palm Beach airport.

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@davidfrum He was fairly good at profiting from renting out his brand name, even if the lessee went bankrupt.

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@WHLeavitt That raised walkway is a falling hazard. Trump shouldn't be on it.