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Horkos @wylienewmark.bsky.social · 1h

Zach, @activemeasures.bsky.social, and I will be doing Lonely Island karaoke during the lunch break!

Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 1h

Excited to present my @cyberwarcon.bsky.social talk this year, “On the Meta-Hermeneutics of GRU Phishing Campaigns, Or: What We Talk About When We Talk About John Podesta’s Risotto Recipe”

Horkos @wylienewmark.bsky.social · 4h

Have you ever wanted to see two terminally online nerds really (and I mean *really*) get into the SVR deep lore while continuing the eternal goal of making 2016 last forever?

Gosh does @cyberwarcon.bsky.social have a talk for you!

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 1h

I want to be clear that I’m joking, but there are lots of amazing-sounding real talks!

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 1h

Excited to present my @cyberwarcon.bsky.social talk this year, “On the Meta-Hermeneutics of GRU Phishing Campaigns, Or: What We Talk About When We Talk About John Podesta’s Risotto Recipe”

Horkos @wylienewmark.bsky.social · 4h

Have you ever wanted to see two terminally online nerds really (and I mean *really*) get into the SVR deep lore while continuing the eternal goal of making 2016 last forever?

Gosh does @cyberwarcon.bsky.social have a talk for you!

Oil Into The Fire — CYBERWARCON

www.cyberwarcon.com

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 1h

Wow, tell me more about Weimar Germany and what came after?

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 5h

Looks like I need to rewatch!

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 5h

one of the most challenging aspects of nonfiction narrative, I think, is the strategic withholding and introduction of information at the right time to propel a story. To soon or too late, you risk confusion, hijacking the narrative, or leading the reader to a cul-de-sac. a constant tangle!

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 17h

The Billion Dollar Spy

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 18h

Hoffman wrote one of the best books on CIA in recent decades. A stupid and short-sighted decision.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 21h

Last week, new WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal quietly carried out another purge of staffers, cutting editors and major names like Marc Fisher and David Hoffman, among others.

Meanwhile, he welcomed three conservatives to the section.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Post Traumatic Disorder

Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

www.status.news

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CNN @cnn.com · 22h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 1d

Opinion different than news? With reporting being a distinct skill set requiring deft management from skilled editors who understand the complexities of the process and how to shepherd stories to completion while maintaining high journalistic standards? Wow, Im hearing about this for the first time

Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 1d

Not an expert on this stuff but I have the sense that no one backing Weiss understands that what she has done her whole career, opinion-based news-flavored content, is distinct from news reporting.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 1d

Happy “Heat 2“ Day to all who celebrate.

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 1d

They plastered billboards on bus stops and buses all over SF that read “you may be entitled to POST HOG”. In 2025!

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 1d

Parker Posey in White Lotus, to be precise

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 1d

Important story by @natashabertrand.bsky.social

www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...

Exclusive: Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers, according to multiple peop...

www.cnn.com

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 1d

"At the Pentagon, some military lawyers, including international law experts within DoD’s Office of General Counsel, have raised concerns about the legality of the lethal strikes on suspected drug traffickers....

Multiple current and former JAGs ... told CNN that the strikes do not appear lawful."

Exclusive: Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers, according to multiple peop...

www.cnn.com

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 2d

Writing about a Cold War-era true defector/false defector mystery for the book. This is my happy place.

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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 2d

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

It is not clear what is behind the move by Michael Ellis, a Trump loyalist. A legal ethics specialist said it could raise conflict-of-interest issues.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

www.nytimes.com

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 2d

Even SF has roughly 900k residents! We’re not close to as large as San Antonio! And yet we receive 20x the coverage.

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 3d

I find the idea that belligerent militarism somehow doesn’t “count” if it involves one’s own hemisphere perplexing.

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 3d

This is an essay you should write and pitch

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 3d

It makes no sense whatsoever and they don’t have any idea how to use Dunaway. Far prefer Parallax View

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 3d

Three days is SO BAD but everyone looks fly as hell

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 4d

Choo Choo deception is the mind of the state

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 5d

I love PTA‘s films in general, and that film immediately shot to the top of his works for me.

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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 5d

Spectacular film. Deserves all the plaudits and awards it will inevitably garner.

Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 5d

One Battle After Another goes hard.

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