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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow is going to be a tough day. On @msnbc.com 530am to discuss 10/7.

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 2d

My comments today

MSNBC Reports @msnbcreports.msnbc.com · 2d

Middle East Latest: Israel and Hamas negotiators discuss Gaza peace plan in Egypt
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Israel and Hamas negotiators discuss Gaza peace plan in Egypt

Representatives of Israel and Hamas are in Egypt to discuss a plan for peace in Gaza. Middle East News Director for the Associated Press Victoria Eastwood, former CIA official Marc Polymeropoulos and ...

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 2d

On @msnbc.com noon bloc today- Israel-Hamas talks in Egypt commence.

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 4d

On @msnbc.com 715 this morn to discuss Middle East developments….

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The Crisis Room Podcast @crisisroompod.bsky.social · 5d

🚨Special episode alert

Following the Manchester synagogue attack, the team unpacks what happens next. Plus, @markurban.bsky.social responds to rising anti-Semitism, and The Crime Agents' Andy Hughes breaks major news from the scene

Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧

#manchester

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The Crisis Room Podcast @crisisroompod.bsky.social · 6d

Assassinations & apologies - spying in the Middle East is a dangerous game...

The team explain how secret operations work - plus @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social explain how they almost crossed paths thanks to a botched Mossad operation

The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧

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The Team House Podcast @theteamhouse.bsky.social · 6d

What an American civil war would look like and why it’s batshit insane.

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 9d

On the Trump-Bibi meeting and future prospects for peace, tomorrow 530 am @msnbc.com

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 11d

My team. Mayhem tonite in the Poly household!

Red Sox @redsox.com · 11d

Power of friendship. 🫶

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 11d

Watching this all night

Red Sox @redsox.com · 11d

WALKED OFF INTO A CLINCH!!!

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 13d

On @msnbc.com 11 am bloc to discuss this plus other UNGA news….https://apnews.com/article/trump-erdogan-white-house-visit-396fa12409880baa28982d93c73f53f1

Trump hosts Turkey's Erdogan at the White House as the US considers lifting a ban on F-35 sales

President Donald Trump plans to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House.

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Mark Urban @markurban.bsky.social · 17d

Don’t forget to listen before the weekend’s out - @mpolymer1.bsky.social Amber Rudd and I have a vigorous exchange of views about the Trump visit to UK! and we get an insider’s insight into the last days of Biden and the Harris campaign - just tap here @crisisroompod.bsky.social

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 20d

My wonderful co-hosts do love triggering me about European groveling to Trump, and now it's King Charles turn! A rollicking @crisisroompod.bsky.social episode.... (and I'm live from Anchorage, Alaska too....field work, never ends.....)

Mark Urban @markurban.bsky.social · 20d

As Trump visits the UK this week’s @crisisroompod.bsky.social is full of precious insights about Biden, the Kamala Harris campaign & how US foreign policy might look today if she’d won as @philgordondc.bsky.social joins @mpolymer1.bsky.social Amber Rudd & I www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

The Crisis Room - Podcast Episode | Global Player

Was Britain right to roll out the red carpet for Trump?

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 25d

🔥 The @crisisroompod.bsky.social interview with former French Ambassador to the US Araud is one of the best we have done. Candid, frank, illuminating-it gives an extraordinary window into how European officials must deal with Trump. A class on diplomacy-and perhaps the perils of sycophancy?

The Crisis Room Podcast @crisisroompod.bsky.social · 27d

🚨PSA: New Episode Alert

Why is the Home Office a political graveyard? Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social break down the chaos - plus ex-French Ambassador Gérard Araud on how to handle President Trump

Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧

#keirstarmer #trump

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The Crisis Room Podcast @crisisroompod.bsky.social · 27d

Listen here 👉🏻 linktr.ee/thecrisisroom

The Crisis Room | Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree

View thecrisisroom’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!

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The Crisis Room Podcast @crisisroompod.bsky.social · 27d

🚨PSA: New Episode Alert

Why is the Home Office a political graveyard? Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social break down the chaos - plus ex-French Ambassador Gérard Araud on how to handle President Trump

Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧

#keirstarmer #trump

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 27d

Per a former Mossad official: “The targets are evil. The world is a better place without them. The timing is political and stupid.” (FWIW, exactly what I said on @msnbc.com ‬⁩ and on this site moments after it occurred www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

When You Try to Kill the Negotiators, Negotiations End

The Israeli strike on Hamas in Doha may have missed its target while also extinguishing any hope of a deal.

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 27d

Piece of WTC that I still hav, and look at everyday. With the phrase “Like this rock, we will endure.” From walking thru the wreckage just days later, years spent in South Asia and the Middle East, burying friends who made the ultimate sacrifice. A day that changed everything.

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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 28d

Israeli officials said to doubt success of strike on Hamas leaders in Doha https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-officials-said-to-doubt-success-of-strike-on-hamas-leaders-in-doha/

Israeli officials said to doubt success of strike on Hamas leaders in Doha

Top defense officials cited as having opposed strike's timing; Israel, US reportedly promised Doha that Hamas wouldn't be hit in Qatar; Trump 'not thrilled about whole situation'

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 28d

A Russian attack in Poland. And the Israelis try and take out the HAMAS negotiating team. Both are indications of total failure of US foreign policy. No other way to read these 2 developments. We appease Russia by our inaction, and ok Israeli intransigence on ending the war.

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Ali Vitali @alivitali.bsky.social · 28d

Midway point to the week, and not a moment too soon. It’s Wednesday with @waytooearly.bsky.social:
☀️ @jonallendc.bsky.social
☕️ @mpolymer1.bsky.social
🌅 Danny Cevallos

Why are you awake? Email [email protected]. #waytooearly

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 29d

In sum: Just? yes. Inevitable, at some point? yes. Brilliant fusion intel and strike capability? yes. But for the hostage families?....maybe not a good day. Aside from the cheerleading from elements in the US, I imagine many Israelis will be conflicted on this.....because the hostages.

MSNBC Reports @msnbcreports.msnbc.com · 29d

Hostage families on Israel's Qatar strike: 'Time is running out' to bring them home
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Hostage families on Israel’s Qatar strike: ‘Time is running out’ to bring them home

Israel carried out a strike against Hamas’ senior leadership today in Doha, the city that has been the epicenter for peace talks to end the war in Gaza. Sources say the U.S. was notified in advance. N...

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MSNBC Reports @msnbcreports.msnbc.com · 29d

Hostage families on Israel's Qatar strike: 'Time is running out' to bring them home
www.msnbc.com/chris-jansin...

Hostage families on Israel’s Qatar strike: ‘Time is running out’ to bring them home

Israel carried out a strike against Hamas’ senior leadership today in Doha, the city that has been the epicenter for peace talks to end the war in Gaza. Sources say the U.S. was notified in advance. N...

www.msnbc.com

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 29d

Just sent out this post. Three times in the last two months, people have tried to blame the outrageously pro-Putin steps taken by the Trump Administration on a third level bureaucrat in the Pentagon. This has to stop. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Stop Blaming Elbridge Colby

The Policies of Protecting Putin And Harming Ukraine Are Trump's

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 29d

It Doesn’t Seem Wise to Let Trump Decide What War Is www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...

Opinion | It Doesn’t Seem Wise to Let Trump Decide What War Is

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