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Erik Sperling

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Executive Director @JustFP. Past: Policy Adviser/Counsel @RepJohnConyers @RepRoKhanna @HouseForeign. JD @GeorgetownLaw LatAm @UWM (Bucks/Pack/Sk8/Snow)

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The @StateDeptSpox must tell DG ISPR that US law requires suspending security cooperation and training with Pakistan's military if their repression against the pro-democracy movement (representing the vast majority of voters) continues:

The @StateDeptSpox must tell DG ISPR that US law requires suspending security cooperation and training with Pakistan's military if their repression against the pro-democracy movement (representing the vast majority of voters) continues:

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Leader of House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems Rep. Gregory Meeks criticizes a Trump for not having extreme neocon Secretary Marco Rubio lead Iran talks Experts agree that Rubio is less likely to be flexible and get a deal So either Meeks' staff failed to brief him properly — or he's trying to make a deal harder

Leader of House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems Rep. Gregory Meeks criticizes a Trump for not having extreme neocon Secretary Marco Rubio lead Iran talks Experts agree that Rubio is less likely to be flexible and get a deal So either Meeks' staff failed to brief him properly — or he's trying to make a deal harder

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Speaker Johnson still making the case to his Caucus He clearly isn't positive that he has the votes to defeat Massie-Khanna

Speaker Johnson still making the case to his Caucus He clearly isn't positive that he has the votes to defeat Massie-Khanna

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Moskowitz first hearing as Dems' House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems Mideast lead He attacks Trump for not doing more war in Yemen: "the Houthis have not been degraded... the Trump administration is not supporting [the] fight against one of the largest terrorist militant groups in the Middle East"

Moskowitz first hearing as Dems' House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems Mideast lead He attacks Trump for not doing more war in Yemen: "the Houthis have not been degraded... the Trump administration is not supporting [the] fight against one of the largest terrorist militant groups in the Middle East"

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CNN joins Moskowitz with report pressuring Trump to get more militarily involved in Yemen in support of Gulf regimes' proxy militias No mention of urgently needed diplomacy, or that Congress voted to end the US role in the Yemen war. US bombing under Biden & Trump also failed

CNN joins Moskowitz with report pressuring Trump to get more militarily involved in Yemen in support of Gulf regimes' proxy militias No mention of urgently needed diplomacy, or that Congress voted to end the US role in the Yemen war. US bombing under Biden & Trump also failed

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Iran War Powers vote was about to pass, so House GOP cancelled the vote "Are we not voting on [the Iran War Powers Resolution] because the American people are sick and tired of this illegal war ... you guys don't have the guts — or the balls — to vote on this!" -Rep. Jim McGovern

Iran War Powers vote was about to pass, so House GOP cancelled the vote "Are we not voting on [the Iran War Powers Resolution] because the American people are sick and tired of this illegal war ... you guys don't have the guts — or the balls — to vote on this!" -Rep. Jim McGovern

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Seems Trump is reluctant to end the US-Yemen ceasefire that he announced May 2025 If he violates the Trump-Houthi ceasefire after 16 months, Yemen will likely retaliate by again banning US-linked ships from exiting Red Sea Trump on ceasefire, May 2025:

Seems Trump is reluctant to end the US-Yemen ceasefire that he announced May 2025 If he violates the Trump-Houthi ceasefire after 16 months, Yemen will likely retaliate by again banning US-linked ships from exiting Red Sea Trump on ceasefire, May 2025:

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Another AIPAC Dem Rep. Jake Auchincloss 🟧 rips Trump for seeking a peace deal to end the war, echoing Mark Levin The MOU had "nothing about ballistic missiles, nothing about proxy terror funding. That MOU was the most embarrassing episode since the British burned the White House"

Another AIPAC Dem Rep. Jake Auchincloss 🟧 rips Trump for seeking a peace deal to end the war, echoing Mark Levin The MOU had "nothing about ballistic missiles, nothing about proxy terror funding. That MOU was the most embarrassing episode since the British burned the White House"

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Pelosi joins Bessent in openly calling for US to harm Iran's civilians with indiscriminate sanctions: "Cripple their economy" to "weaken the support they do have... in the rural areas" "We have to make them feel the pain as well"

Pelosi joins Bessent in openly calling for US to harm Iran's civilians with indiscriminate sanctions: "Cripple their economy" to "weaken the support they do have... in the rural areas" "We have to make them feel the pain as well"

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Booker debuts Democrat neocon talking points on Iran deal, exclusively hitting Trump from the right "[T]his war is wrong" because it has allowed Iran to "fuel their terrorist proxies" Goal is clearly to reduce political space for a deal and raise cost for Trump to end the war

Booker debuts Democrat neocon talking points on Iran deal, exclusively hitting Trump from the right "[T]his war is wrong" because it has allowed Iran to "fuel their terrorist proxies" Goal is clearly to reduce political space for a deal and raise cost for Trump to end the war

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As US starves Cuba of energy & food, neocon Cotton wants DOD to be ready for a "humanitarian crisis," "flow of refugees," or "civil disorder" in Cuba Southcom is "prepared to support DHS in a mass migration event" including a "camp to deal with those migrants" at Gitmo, he says

As US starves Cuba of energy & food, neocon Cotton wants DOD to be ready for a "humanitarian crisis," "flow of refugees," or "civil disorder" in Cuba Southcom is "prepared to support DHS in a mass migration event" including a "camp to deal with those migrants" at Gitmo, he says

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"Who's getting this discounted oil? Guess what, China!" Someone tell @Kilmeade that US sanctions are the sole reason that China gets a discount US could immediately end that discount by lifting sanctions — but that would allow Venezuela's economy to recover and reduce poverty

"Who's getting this discounted oil? Guess what, China!" Someone tell @Kilmeade that US sanctions are the sole reason that China gets a discount US could immediately end that discount by lifting sanctions — but that would allow Venezuela's economy to recover and reduce poverty

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With the cypher published, revisit when Lu told Congress it was all a "conspiracy theory" Lu falsely claimed to support democracy as Biden admin gave diplomatic cover for Asim Munir to steal 2024 election Joe Wilson: "your response is so good"

With the cypher published, revisit when Lu told Congress it was all a "conspiracy theory" Lu falsely claimed to support democracy as Biden admin gave diplomatic cover for Asim Munir to steal 2024 election Joe Wilson: "your response is so good"

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Pakistan military regime had the domestic tools it needed to remove Imran Khan But Lu signaled US-Europe political & economic backing — the critical missing piece This is how US claims it wasn't involved, even though US approval was THE decisive factor

Pakistan military regime had the domestic tools it needed to remove Imran Khan But Lu signaled US-Europe political & economic backing — the critical missing piece This is how US claims it wasn't involved, even though US approval was THE decisive factor

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***NO PLAN for US and Iran to hold any talks — their trips to Pakistan will NOT overlap CNN & Axios both report that there are no plans for any US-Iran talks, nor any time that both parties will be in the same country US won't arrive until well after @Araghchi departs Pakistan

***NO PLAN for US and Iran to hold any talks — their trips to Pakistan will NOT overlap CNN & Axios both report that there are no plans for any US-Iran talks, nor any time that both parties will be in the same country US won't arrive until well after @Araghchi departs Pakistan

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"Stop it NOW.. negotiate the best possible ceasefire" House Armed Services Democrats' Rep. Adam Smith is right — urgent diplomacy "is crucial to getting us to some sort of mitigated damages outcome" "I don't buy into the sunk cost fallacy... the longer this goes on, the more we will lose"

"Stop it NOW.. negotiate the best possible ceasefire" House Armed Services Democrats' Rep. Adam Smith is right — urgent diplomacy "is crucial to getting us to some sort of mitigated damages outcome" "I don't buy into the sunk cost fallacy... the longer this goes on, the more we will lose"

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🆕 Leading Dem foreign policy voices seek to create political space for Trump to do negotiated offramp Ro Khanna & @TimKaine — the top anti-war voices of House/Senate — go on Meet the Press to urge Trump to make a deal to stop bombing first, then open Hormuz with diplomacy later

🆕 Leading Dem foreign policy voices seek to create political space for Trump to do negotiated offramp Ro Khanna & @TimKaine — the top anti-war voices of House/Senate — go on Meet the Press to urge Trump to make a deal to stop bombing first, then open Hormuz with diplomacy later

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