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On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com sat down with @pwbeck.bsky.social and @seamushughes.bsky.social to discuss the impact of ‘news deserts,’ a place that is largely devoid of even a newspaper that can cover its federal court and what happens when “dockets die in darkness.” youtu.be/oFZd2G--dJI
February 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @tylermcbrien.com sat down with @pwbeck.bsky.social and @seamushughes.bsky.social to discuss the impact of ‘news deserts,’ a place that is largely devoid of even a newspaper that can cover its federal court and what happens when “dockets die in darkness.” youtu.be/oFZd2G--dJI
Watch the fourth lecture in @lkatfield.bsky.social's Lawfare Lecture series now!
She discusses the National Conservative movement, often referred to as the NatCons, the major figures in the movement, and their efforts to consolidate a national conservative identity.
youtu.be/jkgMet1vcNE
She discusses the National Conservative movement, often referred to as the NatCons, the major figures in the movement, and their efforts to consolidate a national conservative identity.
youtu.be/jkgMet1vcNE
February 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Watch the fourth lecture in @lkatfield.bsky.social's Lawfare Lecture series now!
She discusses the National Conservative movement, often referred to as the NatCons, the major figures in the movement, and their efforts to consolidate a national conservative identity.
youtu.be/jkgMet1vcNE
She discusses the National Conservative movement, often referred to as the NatCons, the major figures in the movement, and their efforts to consolidate a national conservative identity.
youtu.be/jkgMet1vcNE
After a whirlwind year, ICE and CBP have a lot more resources—but also a lot more opposition.
On Lawfare Daily, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social sat down with @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social to discuss what is—and isn’t—likely to look different in the upcoming year of Trump administration immigration policy.
On Lawfare Daily, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social sat down with @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social to discuss what is—and isn’t—likely to look different in the upcoming year of Trump administration immigration policy.
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
After a whirlwind year, ICE and CBP have a lot more resources—but also a lot more opposition.
On Lawfare Daily, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social sat down with @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social to discuss what is—and isn’t—likely to look different in the upcoming year of Trump administration immigration policy.
On Lawfare Daily, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social sat down with @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social to discuss what is—and isn’t—likely to look different in the upcoming year of Trump administration immigration policy.
Today's Lawfare Daily is a Feb. 6 livestream where @nkorpett.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social discussed oral argument on the Trump admin’s mandatory detention policy, congressional members suing DHS over visiting ICE facilities, and more.
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Today's Lawfare Daily is a Feb. 6 livestream where @nkorpett.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social discussed oral argument on the Trump admin’s mandatory detention policy, congressional members suing DHS over visiting ICE facilities, and more.
Yesterday, @nkorpett.bsky.social sat down with @sranderson.bsky.social to discuss his recent article (co-authored with @alexzerden.bsky.social) that dug into U.S. plan to take possession of Venezuelan oil, sell it on the world market, and hold the revenue in accounts based in Qatar.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Yesterday, @nkorpett.bsky.social sat down with @sranderson.bsky.social to discuss his recent article (co-authored with @alexzerden.bsky.social) that dug into U.S. plan to take possession of Venezuelan oil, sell it on the world market, and hold the revenue in accounts based in Qatar.
Information about the recent protests in Iran and the regime's brutal crackdown are only starting to come to light.
On Lawfare Daily, @atabatabai.bsky.social talked to Nate Swanson and Iria Puyosa about what has been going on in Iran and the U.S. response. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
On Lawfare Daily, @atabatabai.bsky.social talked to Nate Swanson and Iria Puyosa about what has been going on in Iran and the U.S. response. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Information about the recent protests in Iran and the regime's brutal crackdown are only starting to come to light.
On Lawfare Daily, @atabatabai.bsky.social talked to Nate Swanson and Iria Puyosa about what has been going on in Iran and the U.S. response. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
On Lawfare Daily, @atabatabai.bsky.social talked to Nate Swanson and Iria Puyosa about what has been going on in Iran and the U.S. response. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, and Troy Edwards talked through the week’s national security news, including the FBI executing a search warrant at Fulton County's election center, ICE's use of administrative warrants, and more.
February 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social, and Troy Edwards talked through the week’s national security news, including the FBI executing a search warrant at Fulton County's election center, ICE's use of administrative warrants, and more.
On Lawfare Daily, @nkorpett.bsky.social and @sranderson.bsky.social discussed the recently announced U.S. plan to take possession of Venezuelan oil, sell it on the world market, and hold the revenue from those sales in accounts based in Qatar. youtu.be/NClKJTkaOFk
February 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @nkorpett.bsky.social and @sranderson.bsky.social discussed the recently announced U.S. plan to take possession of Venezuelan oil, sell it on the world market, and hold the revenue from those sales in accounts based in Qatar. youtu.be/NClKJTkaOFk
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February 4, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Lawfare now offers 3 newsletters: a daily, weekly, and monthly roundup of our articles and podcasts.
Subscribe today: lawfare.substack.com/newsletters
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On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social sat down with @brianhochman.bsky.social and @mguariglia.bsky.social to discuss their new book, “The Church Committee Report,” on law enforcement and intelligence community’s Cold War excesses and what we can learn from that era. youtu.be/Fgi3SaHA-Xw
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social sat down with @brianhochman.bsky.social and @mguariglia.bsky.social to discuss their new book, “The Church Committee Report,” on law enforcement and intelligence community’s Cold War excesses and what we can learn from that era. youtu.be/Fgi3SaHA-Xw
On Lawfare Daily, Dan Byman sat down with @milleridriss.bsky.social to discuss her new book, "Man Up: The New Misogyny & the Rise of Violence Extremism," how different forms of misogyny lead to political and social violence, and more. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
On Lawfare Daily, Dan Byman sat down with @milleridriss.bsky.social to discuss her new book, "Man Up: The New Misogyny & the Rise of Violence Extremism," how different forms of misogyny lead to political and social violence, and more. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
Through the support of donors, the Public Service Fellowship has allowed alumni of the federal workforce and civil service, like James Pearce, to bring their expertise in national security, law, and policy to Lawfare's analysis and coverage.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Through the support of donors, the Public Service Fellowship has allowed alumni of the federal workforce and civil service, like James Pearce, to bring their expertise in national security, law, and policy to Lawfare's analysis and coverage.
Support the fellowship at givebutter.com/f7fpQk
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Today's Lawfare Daily is a Jan. 30 livestream, where @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social discussed the FBI searching a election office in Fulton County, Minnesota and Twin Cities suing DHS over Operation Metro Surge, and more.
February 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Today's Lawfare Daily is a Jan. 30 livestream, where @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social discussed the FBI searching a election office in Fulton County, Minnesota and Twin Cities suing DHS over Operation Metro Surge, and more.
On Lawfare Daily, @rparloff.bsky.social sat down with @kyledcheney.bsky.social to discuss his reporting on the thousands of habeas corpus cases challenging a Trump administration policy requiring mandatory detention for most detained aliens. youtu.be/zxPSZiClvRo
January 30, 2026 at 3:12 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @rparloff.bsky.social sat down with @kyledcheney.bsky.social to discuss his reporting on the thousands of habeas corpus cases challenging a Trump administration policy requiring mandatory detention for most detained aliens. youtu.be/zxPSZiClvRo
On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @alanrozenshtein.com, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social discussed the week’s big national security news stories, including the federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and Anthropic's AI "constitution." youtu.be/CQJdLg2s5Wo
January 29, 2026 at 7:28 PM
On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @alanrozenshtein.com, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social discussed the week’s big national security news stories, including the federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and Anthropic's AI "constitution." youtu.be/CQJdLg2s5Wo
On Lawfare Daily, @mollyroberts.bsky.social sat down with @atabatabai.bsky.social, and @j-dren.bsky.social to discuss the crisis over President Trump's threats to annex Greenland and its implications for the United States and NATO. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
January 29, 2026 at 2:36 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @mollyroberts.bsky.social sat down with @atabatabai.bsky.social, and @j-dren.bsky.social to discuss the crisis over President Trump's threats to annex Greenland and its implications for the United States and NATO. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
On Lawfare Daily, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org sat down with Elizabeth Tsurkov to talk about the 903 days that she was held in captivity by an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq, the circumstances of her detention, and U.S. hostage policy under the Biden and Trump admins. youtu.be/ynfDvM7B7pE
January 28, 2026 at 2:45 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org sat down with Elizabeth Tsurkov to talk about the 903 days that she was held in captivity by an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq, the circumstances of her detention, and U.S. hostage policy under the Biden and Trump admins. youtu.be/ynfDvM7B7pE
On Lawfare Daily, @jshermcyber.bsky.social spoke to Andrew Grotto and Jim Dempsey to discuss the U.S. military’s domestic operational technology cybersecurity vulnerabilities, domestic installations’ dependencies on critical infrastructure, and how adversaries could exploit the flaws.
January 27, 2026 at 2:40 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @jshermcyber.bsky.social spoke to Andrew Grotto and Jim Dempsey to discuss the U.S. military’s domestic operational technology cybersecurity vulnerabilities, domestic installations’ dependencies on critical infrastructure, and how adversaries could exploit the flaws.
On Lawfare Daily, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, Olivia Manes, and @rparloff.bsky.social discuss the criminal inquiries into Minnesota state officials and protestors, and more.
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, Olivia Manes, and @rparloff.bsky.social discuss the criminal inquiries into Minnesota state officials and protestors, and more.
Last week @cshaplaw.bsky.social and @bgodar.bsky.social joined @annabower.bsky.social to discuss the obstacles Minnesota state prosecutors might face in pursuing a potential prosecution of the ICE official who who reportedly shot and killed Renee Nicole Good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzmB...
January 25, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Last week @cshaplaw.bsky.social and @bgodar.bsky.social joined @annabower.bsky.social to discuss the obstacles Minnesota state prosecutors might face in pursuing a potential prosecution of the ICE official who who reportedly shot and killed Renee Nicole Good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzmB...
On Lawfare Daily, @mollyroberts.bsky.social joined @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org earlier this week to discuss the “grand conspiracy” that posits that there is one single conspiracy to foil President Trump’s electoral prospects. youtu.be/fqL-mNyumI4
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @mollyroberts.bsky.social joined @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org earlier this week to discuss the “grand conspiracy” that posits that there is one single conspiracy to foil President Trump’s electoral prospects. youtu.be/fqL-mNyumI4
@annabower.bsky.social spoke to @cshaplaw.bsky.social and @bgodar.bsky.social about Minnesota’s jurisdiction to investigate Jonathan Ross, the ICE official who reportedly killed Renee Nicole Good on Jan. 7 and the likelihood that Ross could raise “Supremacy Clause immunity." youtu.be/YzmBR71KPW8
January 23, 2026 at 7:27 PM
@annabower.bsky.social spoke to @cshaplaw.bsky.social and @bgodar.bsky.social about Minnesota’s jurisdiction to investigate Jonathan Ross, the ICE official who reportedly killed Renee Nicole Good on Jan. 7 and the likelihood that Ross could raise “Supremacy Clause immunity." youtu.be/YzmBR71KPW8
In her Lawfare Lecture series, @lkatfield.bsky.social discusses the intellectual movements behind the MAGA new right.
You can watch the first three lectures on Lawfare's YouTube page. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
You can watch the first three lectures on Lawfare's YouTube page. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
January 23, 2026 at 6:44 PM
In her Lawfare Lecture series, @lkatfield.bsky.social discusses the intellectual movements behind the MAGA new right.
You can watch the first three lectures on Lawfare's YouTube page. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
You can watch the first three lectures on Lawfare's YouTube page. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Today's Lawfare Daily is a @scalinglaws.bsky.social ep where Jakub Kraus spoke to @alanrozenshtein.com and @kevintfrazier.bsky.social about about Anthropic's newly released "constitution" for its AI model, Claude and whether an AI model might ever be a conscious being. youtu.be/1WxXJZUjj_o
January 23, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Today's Lawfare Daily is a @scalinglaws.bsky.social ep where Jakub Kraus spoke to @alanrozenshtein.com and @kevintfrazier.bsky.social about about Anthropic's newly released "constitution" for its AI model, Claude and whether an AI model might ever be a conscious being. youtu.be/1WxXJZUjj_o
On this week's Rational Security @sranderson.bsky.social sat down with @annabower.bsky.social, @shaneharris.bsky.social, and Loren Voss to discuss DOJ issuing subpoenas to state Democratic officials in Minnesota, a criminal inquiry into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and more. youtu.be/Quq3EkFrUOg
January 22, 2026 at 6:08 PM
On this week's Rational Security @sranderson.bsky.social sat down with @annabower.bsky.social, @shaneharris.bsky.social, and Loren Voss to discuss DOJ issuing subpoenas to state Democratic officials in Minnesota, a criminal inquiry into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and more. youtu.be/Quq3EkFrUOg