Lisa Kubiske

Personal account of a former US diplomat. All tweets represent my personal views.

[Hassan I. Hassan @hxhassan]

I haven’t seen such relentless interrogation of Palestinian leadership before, esp. in Arabic.

On Saudi Arabia’s main TV channel, Hamas leader is clearly startled by the intensity of the questions & responses to his answers.
Crucial points in next tweets

[David Corn @DavidCornDC]

THIS JUST IN: Area Man Repays Loan to Brother.

[Neal Katyal @neal_katyal]

Tears. This is incredible. Must watch.

[Diego Pardow @DiegoPardow]

Hoy tuve una buena conversación con embajadora Kubiske de APEP y la embajadora de Estados Unidos, Bernadette Meehan. 🇺🇸

Con Estados Unidos debemos seguir fomentando la integración económica regional que traiga un buen vivir a los habitantes de nuestros países.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

Oh boy. This is awkward….

[Elizabeth de la Vega 🇺🇸🦅 @Delavegalaw]

@number_8_sis No. It doesn't have to be successful.

[Elizabeth de la Vega 🇺🇸🦅 @Delavegalaw]

*Twitter Bar Exam Conspiracy Law Summary*
Need not succeed
No writing needed
Many goals, agree on 1
Use many means
Don't have to know everything
If join, on hook for all acts
Can use statements of one v. other
Overt acts to further can be legal &
Quid pro quo is NOT an element!

[Elizabeth de la Vega 🇺🇸🦅 @Delavegalaw]

Thread/ Conspiracy Law - Eight Things You Need to Know.
One: Co-conspirators don’t have to explicitly agree to conspire & there doesn't need to be a written agreement; in fact, they almost never explicitly agree to conspire & it would be nuts to have a written agreement! 1/

[PivotPAC @Pivot_PAC]

Old but still true. Almost all R candidates said Pence made the right decision on January 6, even if that’s not popular with the R base. The R alternatives are not equivalent to Trump or MAGA acolytes even if you disagree with them on policy.

[PivotPAC @Pivot_PAC]

Independents and moderates: watch the debate closely because you should vote in the only primaries that matter next year - the Republican primaries. #Dontsitonthesidelines #Dontthrowawayyourshot

[Lisa Kubiske @LisaKubiske]

Finally, and in the most gentle way possible.....

[Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT]

DeSantis finally says the election wasn’t stolen. ⁦@NickNehamas⁩ ⁦@llerer⁩ https://t.co/Y0529Utbul

[Barb McQuade @BarbMcQuade]

Justice Kagan publicly refutes the absurd notion that Congress cannot impose ethics standards on Supreme Court. SCOTUS is subject to checks and balances, too. https://t.co/WOhKBblLX3

[ADD+USA BC @ADDUSA_BC]

Strategic meeting with APEP Co-Chair Amb. Lisa Kubiske at State Department! Encouraged by the commitment of ADD member countries to work together in moving the agenda forward. A powerful coalition is joining forces for progress and positive change. #Collaboration #APEP #ADD

[Lisa Kubiske @LisaKubiske]

@CNN, when you report in coming days on your Trump program, please be sure to clarify each time that he spoke before a Republican audience.

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

Re-read this whole piece by Bob Kagan from 2016:

"This is how fascism comes to America...with a huckster...tapping into popular resentments and insecurities, and a political party—out of ambition or blind loyalty, or fear—falling into line behind him."
https://t.co/lxjxgCJIjK

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

Be suspicious, very suspicious, of people who are afraid of their own history

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

Here's a plot twist:

[Fred Wellman @FPWellman]

Authoritarianism is spreading.

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

"I am your retribution."
-- Donald Trump, March 4, 2023

"Eines Tages kommt die Stunde der Vergeltung!"
("One day the hour of retribution will come.")
-- Joseph Goebbels, June 5, 1943

[Nina Totenberg @NinaTotenberg]

What is happening to Cigna these days? My PPO used to be a good policy. But they turned down an MRI for my back--a back that for 22 yrs has been held together by rods, spit, & bailing wire. My pain Dr reasonably wants a new MRI. The tale gets worse!