Mac William Bishop

Foreign correspondent. Contributing writer, Rolling Stone. Former NYT, FT & Jane’s Defence Weekly. Int’l affairs, conflict & security. Marine infantry veteran.

[Mac William Bishop @MacWBishop]

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).

[Mac William Bishop @MacWBishop]

@APHClarkson (Actual global economic impact of not resolving impasse)

[Takeshi Kovacs @PrzemekShura]

Takie systemy antydrnowe powinny być jak najszybciej wdrażane w Polsce i dostarczane do jednostek. To najtańszy sposób neutralizowania zagrożeń powietrznych..
Na filmie ukraiński mały interceptor - dron Sting (Wild Hornet) czy P1-Sun raz nakierowany cel, sam dalej podąża za nim...
ceny: od 1 do 2,5 tys USD.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

We have intel indicating that Russia is preparing a new massive attack. Please pay attention to air raid alerts and stay safe.

Air defense and the continued need to help Ukraine protect its skies are our key priorities. I am grateful to every partner, every leader, and every country that is ready to help and that implements our arrangements in full.

The PURL initiative must work. This concerns both the United States and Europe. We are pooling funds from our European partners and other friends to purchase missiles, including for Patriot systems. Sufficient supplies depend on America, and we hope that Ukraine will be heard.

[Bloomberg @business]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called US State Secretary Marco Rubio to advise him to evacuate US citizens and diplomats from Kyiv, according to a statement published by the Russian Foreign Ministry Monday https://t.co/bGROQ6lRUj

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Rubio: Lavrov called to warn all embassies in Kyiv. Kyiv is dangerous, escalation risk is real.

Putin asked him to relay the message directly to Trump, which I did. No active negotiations scheduled with Ukraine right now, but the US stands ready if the opportunity comes.

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[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Our intelligence services reported receiving data, including from American and European partners, about Russia preparing a strike with the Oreshnik missile. We are verifying this information.

We are seeing signs of preparation for a combined strike on Ukrainian territory, including Kyiv, involving various types of weaponry. The specified intermediate-range weapons could be used in such a strike. It is important to act responsibly on air-raid alerts, starting this evening. Russian madness truly knows no bounds, so please protect your lives – use shelters.

Second, we are drawing the attention of our partners in the United States and in Europe to the fact that the use of such weapons and the prolongation of this war also sets a global precedent for other potential aggressors. If Russia is allowed to destroy lives on such a scale, then no agreement will restrain other similar hatred-based regimes from aggression and strikes. We count on a response from the world – and on a response that is not post factum, but preventive. Pressure must be put on Moscow so that it does not expand the war.

Third, we are preparing our air defense as much as possible, and we will respond fully justly to every Russian strike. We have given permission for a parade, but Russia has no permission for madness. This war must be ended – we need peace, not some missiles satisfying the sick ambitions of one individual. I thank everyone helping to protect lives. Once again, please take care of yourselves and use shelters tonight.

[Commissioner Joe Bishop-Henchman | Eckington @joe5f6]

From @DCPoliceDept:

Yesterday evening there was a group (maybe 4-8 kids) going around Eckington Pl and the MBT on scooters with a BB gun and shot at a few different people. In response, MPD flooded the trail with officers to try and catch them.

[Ryan Broderick @broderick]

So I'm 36 years old and, you know, out of touch with what's going on at colleges, so maybe this is a dumb question, but did every school in the country lose their fucking minds lol. Why have all these universities baked AI into their graduation ceremonies? What fuck is going on?

[Gregory Brew @gbrew24]

Another 30-day waiver for Russian oil exports.

[Kurt Steiner @Kurt_Steiner]

“For every American soldier in the Pacific War, there were 4 tons of supplies; for every Japanese, a mere 2 pounds.”

[Mac William Bishop @MacWBishop]

As a Chipotle connoisseur (I grew up near Evan’s No. 2 in Denver, the original Chipotle), I assure you — even setting this incident aside, DC Navy Yard Chipotle is the worst in America. You have to go to Chipotle in London — I’ve been to all of them — to find a worse Chipotle.

[Katelyn Caralle @Katelyn_Caralle]

Bystanders (including young children) get cornered as teens break out into a violent altercation at the Navy Yard Chipotle in SE Washington, DC.

[Mac William Bishop @MacWBishop]

Yeah Cuba can destroy key U.S. infrastructure, like 300 Dollar Generals and Waffle Houses, in exchange for being wiped from the map

[Samuel Bendett @sambendett]

Since there is news about a possible drone threat from Cuba, with Havana allegedly acquiring 300 military drones from Russia and Iran, re-upping a thread from a Russian Telegram blogger from 4 months ago outlining such a scenario.

[WIRED @WIRED]

Men are obsessed with AI. Many of their wives hate it—and them. https://t.co/exgPqh8tla

[Nikita Bier @nikitabier]

This is equivalent to trying to sell a cop drugs while he’s in uniform in his police car.

[Aris Roussinos @arisroussinos]

This fascinating recent paper proposes that the occupant of the Sutton Hoo grave had actually fought in the Byzantine-Sasanian wars: https://t.co/tMrMdsE2E8

I also must have skipped over the interesting line highlighted in pic 2 when I last read it

[Mac William Bishop @MacWBishop]

@JohnBrownlow Literally lol’ed

[Mac William Bishop @MacWBishop]

Why Bay of Pigs when you can Gulf of Tonkin?

[Axios @axios]

Exclusive: U.S. eyes attack-drone threat from Cuba https://t.co/BND9fx38D4

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Our responses to Russia’s prolongation of the war and its attacks on our cities and communities are entirely justified. This time, Ukrainian long-range sanctions reached the Moscow region, and we are clearly telling the Russians: their state must end its war. Ukrainian drone and missile manufacturers continue their work. I am grateful to the Security Service of Ukraine and all the Defense Forces of Ukraine for their precision. The distance from Ukraine’s state border is over 500 km. The concentration of Russian air defense in the Moscow region is the highest. But we are overcoming it. Glory to Ukraine!

[Aaron-Matthew Lariosa @AaronMatthew_L]

The scale of Balikatan 2026’s maritime strike & long-range missile drills compared to previous exercises is staggering. Their concentration in Northern Luzon also demonstrates the changing priorities of Balikatan. My latest with Naval News with a great graphic by @Drethegrater: