I feel the same about the demise of newspapers, especially, painfully, The Washington Post. You might’ve thought you read everything online the night before, but as you turned the pages, you almost always stumbled on something new and important. Well, at least you used to.
Patel: Congratulations to Frank Figliuzzi. On Tuesday a Texas judge granted his request for a dismissal of Patel’s frivolous and malevolent libel lawsuit brought by his MAGA ambulance-chaser lawyer. Here’s my updated piece. open.substack.com/pub/spytalk/...
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Germs are so masculine…
Or stand an turn their backs walk as soon as Trump begins to speak. Better yet, news organizations with any principles left should just not attend.
Ir’s an ideal time for a new Teddy Roosevelt to take on the robber barons and MAGA grifters. Who will take up the mantle?
New in SpyWeek: Drunk Patel Bombshell, Gabbard’s Gambit, Record Russia Subversion in Europe
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“It’s going actually along very well,” Trump said.
Two Ships Are Fired On As Iran Says the Strait of Hormuz is Closed www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...
Red alert: Feds try to unmask anonymous Trump critics on Reddit theintercept.com/2026/04/10/r...
New in SpyWeek: More Tulsi Tumult, Iran Intel Conflicts, as Peace Talks Open in Pakistan
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I think you need to read beyond the headline. Purely civilian targets are off-limits. Any he goes through how the targeting system worked when there was a commitment to law and order at the top.
Former CENTCOM commander Gen. Joseph Votel advises Trump’s senior military leaders that they must resign rather than carry out an “illegal” order.
Former CENTCOM Commander Advises Military Commanders to Refuse “Illegal” Orders
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Reporter goes out of the way to broadcast that she doesn’t know what the hell is going on. Nice catch of the Zeitgeist.
The rawest white racism is in full display in Louisiana as GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated Black man
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New with @pamherd.bsky.social: While never mentioning Trump or political parties, the show’s second season offers an almost-real time commentary on how policy changes are affecting health.
Lets take one particular example of Medicaid coverage loss. 🧵
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Well, Lee was (checks notes) a traitor.
Happy Surrender and Freedom Day! On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac. home.nps.gov/apco/planyou...
Oh Canada! Is nothing sacred? Alleged maple syrup scam in Quebec uncovered by Canadian broadcaster
Icymi it: Former CIA ops officer Kevin Chalker says he practiced a defect-or-die pitch to Iranian nuclear clear scientists. The CIA was banned from carrying out assassinations itself but passed along names of those who refused him to Israel for elimination. open.substack.com/pub/spytalk/...
