Benjamin Wittes
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
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Editor in Chief, @lawfaremedia.org Senior Fellow, Brookings Author, #DogShirtDaily Host, #DogShirtTV Purveyor of mischief. Harasser of Russian diplomats worldwide.
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On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org & @hollybfletcher.bsky.social welcome Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social to discuss deployment of the #NationalGuard in US cities, the difference between grassroots & elite political participation, & the importance of just showing up.
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"Do the majority of Americans actually want to live in a constitutional republic?

Can a constitutional republic function in the absence of shame?"

In The Situation, @BenjaminWittes.lawfaremedia.org is just asking questions.
The Situation: Just Asking Questions
I have a lot of them.
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ICYMI: Watch @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, Loren Voss, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social discuss states suing the federal government over immigration enforcement conditions on grants, SCOTUS allowing Lisa Cook to stay on as Fed governor, and more. youtube.com/live/UFDMx8u...
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 3
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On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org welcomes various cohosts and the #GreekChorus, who pop in and out to discuss the #TenCommandments, dead #RussianJournalists, peace in #Gaza, #ChristopherHitchens, and more.

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Talking about today's hearing in the litigation over the National Guard deployment in Portland live on @lawfaremedia.org now. Tune in:
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 3
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I cannot confirm or deny that I just ordered this monster.
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In 1 hour, watch @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, Loren Voss, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social discuss Judge Young’s ruling that the Trump admin unlawfully targeted noncitizens for pro-Palestinian views, a suit challenging the expected RIFs during the shutdown, and more.
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This conversation is now live. Tune in on YouTube or Substack!
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Lawfare event on security by design, wrapping up a major project we undertook on the subject.
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This is disinformation. I declined a BOXING match. Any fight has to including kicking grappling.
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I would be remiss if I didn’t note that this morning I offered to fight @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org to raise money for @lawfaremedia.org's Public Service Fellowship program, as part of the upcoming White House-hosted UFC tournament, and he declined. Make of that what you will.
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It’s a completely predictable progression when you consider that Ben has been challenging autocrats to meet him in single combat since at least 2015
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It’s a completely predictable progression when you consider that Ben has been challenging autocrats to meet him in single combat since at least 2015
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My martial arts challenge to the President of the Russian Federation.
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On today's Lawfare Daily @klonick.bsky.social spoke to @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, and Bob Bauer about the recent indictment of former FBI Director James Comey and what it says about the Trump administration’s ongoing politicization of the Department of Justice.
Lawfare Live, the Day After: The Justice Department as a Political Weapon
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"The one tool [Democrats] do have is refusing their consent to keep the government open and funded unless they get some basic concessions not merely on Medicaid but also on executive branch compliance with federal statutes,” writes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org in The Situation.
The Situation: What a Shutdown Has to Accomplish
It’s not just about Medicaid funding.
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Over at @lawfaremedia.org, I discuss the OMB latest memo on RIFs:

"OMB’s memo amounts to a threat that agencies will simply continue the actions they have pursued for the past nine months. Why this would provide the Trump administration with meaningful leverage in negotiations is unclear."
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Unless the Senate acts, the government will shut down midnight on Wednesday.

@nicholasbednar.bsky.social evaluates OMB Director Russ Vought's plan to use this shutdown as a springboard for permanent federal workforce cuts.
Reductions in Force During Shutdowns
The Trump administration plans to use the pending shutdown as justification for additional RIFs.
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I have never gotten a paid subscriber on this basis.
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And I’m passing that on to you.

It’s a great city, and a great country, we live in.