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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Aug 20

Gabbard reorganizes ODNI, shrinking election defense office and eliminating the national intelligence university. In the name of money savings and crushing the "deep state." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...

Gabbard Plan Would Shrink Intelligence Center Focused on Election Threats

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Aug 20

NEW: Acting NSA director intervened to try and save job of chief data scientist and government AI expert but was rebuffed by Tulsi Gabbard. More: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...

N.S.A.’s Acting Director Tried to Save Top Scientist From Purge

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Jun 19

American intel agencies have assessed that, despite Israel's attack, Iran has not decided to move to a nuclear weapon. That could change, officials said, if the US attacks Fordo or Israel kills the Supreme leader. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/u...

U.S. Spy Agencies Assess Iran Remains Undecided on Building a Bomb

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Jun 17

Will China's spy agencies adopt A.I. tools faster than the west? New report by Recorded Future on Chinese intelligence agencies investments in A.I. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...

China’s Spy Agencies Are Investing Heavily in A.I., Researchers Say

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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · May 16

New from Julian Barnes, Maggie Haberman and me:

Trump Appointee Pressed Analyst to Redo Intelligence on Venezuelan Gang

The move followed a disclosure that intelligence agencies disagree with a key factual claim Trump made to invoke a wartime deportation law.

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Trump Appointee Pressed Analyst to Redo Intelligence on Venezuelan Gang

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · May 6

Signal clone used by the NSC and US government shut down temporarily after hack exposes security flaws. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...

Signal Clone Used by Waltz Suspends Service After ‘Security Incident’ (Gift Article)

The clone, TeleMessage, was the subject of a reported hack in which the contents of some direct messages and group chats were stolen.

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · May 6

ODNI releases the "sense of the community" memo on the intelligence assessments around TdA's ties to the Maduro government. @charliesavage.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...

Spy Agencies Do Not Think Venezuela Directs Gang, Declassified Memo Shows (Gift Article)

The release of the memo further undercuts the Trump administration’s rationale for using the Alien Enemies Act to deport scores of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador.

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Apr 5

Senator King: “Our country is under attack right now in cyberspace, and the president has just removed our top general from the field for no reason at the recommendation of someone who knows nothing about national security or even the job this general does.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...

Firing of National Security Agency Chief Rattles Lawmakers (Gift Article)

Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, who was also the head of U.S. Cyber Command, was one of several national security officials fired on the advice of a conspiracy theorist.

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Apr 4

Loomer has posted on social media why she wanted Haugh and Noble fired. She claims Gen Haugh was tapped by Mark Milley and Wendy Noble is a protege of Jim Clapper. These are not reasons Presidents typically oust intelligence chiefs. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...

Gen. Timothy Haugh Ousted as Head of NSA and Cyber Command

No reason was given for the removal of Gen. Timothy D. Haugh. The far-right activist Laura Loomer had called for his ouster in a meeting with President Trump, an official said.

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Apr 4

NSA director Gen. Haugh fired after far right activist Laura Loomer demanded his removal in her Oval Office meeting with Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Mar 31

Judge orders CIA to
hear appeals of officers working diversity issues and consider allowing them to take other positions. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u...

Musk Visits C.I.A. to Discuss Downsizing Efforts

A federal judge ordered the agency to reconsider its firings of employees who had been assigned to diversity recruiting.

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Mar 21

Specifically the Viele map. www.loc.gov/item/2006629...

Topographical map of the City of New York : showing original water courses and made land

Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Egbert L. Viele in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New Yo...

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Mar 21

Manhattan!

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Mar 14

Matt Murray, Washington Post editor, on Gabbard leak investigations: "The Washington Post takes seriously its responsibility to seek and report the facts without fear or favor on behalf of the American people, regardless of the administration."
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Trump Administration Opens Leak Investigations (Gift Article)

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, said she intended to hold officials who released information “accountable.”

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Mar 12

Critic of Israel’s war in Gaza out of consideration for top intelligence post. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...

Gabbard Considers Critic of Israel’s War in Gaza for Intel Post (Gift Article)

The potential appointment has highlighted an emerging foreign policy fault line in the new Trump administration.

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Mar 12

Critic of Israel's war in Gaza considered for key intelligence post, upsetting Republicans. Will Gabbard and the White House reconsider appointing Daniel Davis for the job overseeing the President's Daily Brief? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...

Critic of Israel’s War in Gaza Considered for a Top Intelligence Post

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Mar 1

NSA and intel agencies continuing to investigate explicit chats. Critics say expulsions are an anti-trans purge, pointing to Pentagon efforts. Officials push back. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...

Intelligence Officials Continue Chat Messages Inquiry

Officials confirmed that the N.S.A. managed a system that had been used for sexually explicit chats and L.G.B.T.Q. discussions. An order to fire dozens after the chats were revealed drew scrutiny amid a military purge of transgender soldiers.

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Feb 26

Gabbard fires more than 100 intelligence officers who participated in a sexually explicit chat on a secret government network. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

Tulsi Gabbard says more than 100 intelligence officers were fired for explicit chat messages.

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Feb 20

CIA prepares for biggest mass firing since 1977. Few got fired for torture/enhanced interrogation. Many will be fired for recruiting efforts. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

The C.I.A. Is Planning Its Largest Mass Firing in Nearly 50 Years (Gift Article)

The possible purge of officers working on recruiting and diversity comes as the agency moves to comply with the spirit of an executive order banning efforts to diversify the federal work force.

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Feb 12

It turns out it is very hard to block a president’s choice for a cabinet post. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...

Four Takeaways From Tulsi Gabbard’s Road to Confirmation

It turns out it is very difficult to vote down a president’s choice for a top post.

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Feb 12

The Senate confirms Gabbard 52-48. Mitch McConnell is the only Republican dissenting vote. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...

Tulsi Gabbard Confirmed by Senate for Top Intelligence Post

The success of one of President Trump’s more divisive cabinet candidates shows his domination over the Republican Senate.

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Feb 11

"This was definitely a setup." The story of Marc Fogel and his imprisonment in Russia. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/w...

Who Is Marc Fogel? The American Teacher Caught in a Global Power Struggle. (Gift Article)

Mr. Fogel, who had lived and taught in many countries, including Russia for nine years, spent 3 ½ years in Russian custody for having cannabis for medical use, and is in poor health.

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Feb 11

New: Trump and Witkoff secure the release of Marc Fogel, an American held in Russia. An opening move in a larger Ukraine negotiation? Swan, Haberman and team: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

Russia Releases U.S. Prisoner After Talks With Trump Envoy

The Kremlin freed Marc Fogel, a teacher held for more than three years on drug charges, in a deal negotiated by Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy.

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Feb 5

NEW: White House requested a list of CIA employees as part of efforts to shrink the federal government. The list, which included partial names, was sent in an unclassified email. David Sanger and I report: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...

C.I.A. Sends White House an Unclassified Email With Names of Some Employees (Gift Article)

The list of partial names was provided in an effort to comply with an executive order to trim the federal work force.

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Julian E. Barnes @julianbarnes.bsky.social · Feb 4

Tulsi Gabbard clears the Senate Intelligence Committee making her confirmation on the floor seem very likely. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...

Senate Panel Approves Gabbard’s Nomination

The full Senate will vote on President Trump’s pick to be the director of national intelligence. She was one of the most contentious cabinet choices.

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