U.S. issues New Zealand travel advisory because of the country's '23 active cases'

This is like telling Titanic passengers not to get on the lifeboats because someone thought he saw a spider in one of them. Apparently, our State Department has issued a … Read More

Comandante en Jefe wanted the British Open golf tournament moved up in the queue d'état

Kayfabe becomes him. “Get the British Open for me”. Bring me the head of the secretary of state for Scotland. Turnberry had once been a site for The Open, but … Read More

State Dept. Issues Worldwide Level 4 Alert – DO NOT TRAVEL

Today’s State Department travel advisory: The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19.  In countries where commercial departure options … Read More

1st Coronavirus P-to-P Xmission in US [Update*5: State Dept Puts All China on Level 4 Status]

I’m editing this so as to start with the most important information: The best prevention advice is to WASH YOUR HANDS. FREQUENTLY. See the diary and comments for more details. … Read More

State Department went on witch hunt to find out who liked Chelsea Clinton's anti-Trump tweet

It really kills Donald Trump that the U.S. doesn’t have labor camps to send truculent dissenters to. If he had his way, no doubt Chelsea Clinton would be hauling Chicken … Read More

“They are expected to testify despite State Department orders not to.”

This diary is in praise of the men and women I had the privilege of working with for 5 years. I was a junior foreign service officer at the State … Read More

Pompeo signals that he'll be slow-walking the Impeachment Inquiry's demands

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) stated that Pompeo was obstructing Congress. x Pompeo blocks depositions with State Dept officials in Ukraine inquiry. The officials are Ambassador Marie “Masha” YovanovitchAmbassador Kurt VolkerDeputy … Read More

State Department Inspector General to Give “Urgent” Briefing to Congress. Another Shoe to Drop?

abcnews.go.com/… ABC News reports that the Inspector General of the US State Department will brief congressional staffers from a number of Senate and House committees about legal documents that appear … Read More

Tillerson talks to House committee about Kushner's meddling, Trump's reluctance to confront Russia

When it comes to heroism in the current government, there’s a pretty low bar. Rex Tillerson may not have had any business serving as secretary of state to begin with, … Read More