Michael Evans
@colombiadocs.bsky.social
Editorial Director at National Security Archive. FOIA enthusiast. Colombia specialist. Bluegrass guitarist. He/Him nsarchive.gwu.edu
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The heroic excavators of government secrets - The Boston Globe
For 40 years, document nerds at the National Security Archive have been discovering things our leaders would rather you didn’t know. Today their job may be harder than ever.
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"The heroic excavators of government secrets" - Author Stephen Kinzer on 40 years of the National Security Archive @nsarchive.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/01/o...
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El jefe del Comando Sur y el subsecretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos visitan Venezuela en “un día histórico” dozz.es/oij9z19
El jefe del Comando Sur y el subsecretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos visitan Venezuela en “un día histórico”
dozz.es
February 19, 2026 at 2:05 AM
El jefe del Comando Sur y el subsecretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos visitan Venezuela en “un día histórico” dozz.es/oij9z19
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I first traveled to Colombia in January 2001 just as the aerial spraying campaign began under Plan Colombia. My first and best Colombian friend was Nancy Sanchez. Yesterday Nancy died in a Bogota hospital. She was my guide on many trips to Colombia. She was a fearless advocate for women & civilians.
February 18, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I first traveled to Colombia in January 2001 just as the aerial spraying campaign began under Plan Colombia. My first and best Colombian friend was Nancy Sanchez. Yesterday Nancy died in a Bogota hospital. She was my guide on many trips to Colombia. She was a fearless advocate for women & civilians.
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So after Trump pardoned Honduras's narco-president, the admin didn't just let him out--they canceled an immigration hold and sent a specialized team to **chauffeur him to the $1k/night Waldorf Astoria.**
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
February 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM
So after Trump pardoned Honduras's narco-president, the admin didn't just let him out--they canceled an immigration hold and sent a specialized team to **chauffeur him to the $1k/night Waldorf Astoria.**
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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It seems nuts to me that CNN has partnered with an online gambling site (Kalshi) and hypes their betting lines as “news” to report.
February 18, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It seems nuts to me that CNN has partnered with an online gambling site (Kalshi) and hypes their betting lines as “news” to report.
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There is no coherent historical legacy that directly links Athens and Rome to Christian Europe and the United States while leaving out the Islamic world. This is such ahistorical nonsense.
February 18, 2026 at 2:08 AM
There is no coherent historical legacy that directly links Athens and Rome to Christian Europe and the United States while leaving out the Islamic world. This is such ahistorical nonsense.
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How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Things have been going great since we adopted "Piracy on the High Seas" as our foreign, economic, and counternarcotics policy.
Chris Wright on seized Venezuelan oil: "We've sold about $1 billion of oil so far. We've recently signed agreements to sell about another $5 billion in the next several months. So you're talking well north of $10 billion a year ... this is way out of the box, groundbreaking Trump diplomacy."
February 17, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Things have been going great since we adopted "Piracy on the High Seas" as our foreign, economic, and counternarcotics policy.
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Really interesting treatise from @mcuban.bsky.social, making the case FOR tanking, and doing so openly. Unfortunately, he only posted it to the other site (maybe because of character limits here?).
February 17, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Really interesting treatise from @mcuban.bsky.social, making the case FOR tanking, and doing so openly. Unfortunately, he only posted it to the other site (maybe because of character limits here?).
Peru will someday need a prison just for former presidents. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/w...
Peru Ousts President, Again
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Peru will someday need a prison just for former presidents. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/w...
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RFK Jr.: ‘Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins’ https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-time-in-hot-cars-helps-babies-to-sweat-out-toxins/
February 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
RFK Jr.: ‘Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins’ https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-time-in-hot-cars-helps-babies-to-sweat-out-toxins/
Nobody ever asks me, but Hollywood needs to do a movie about the Carter Family and their relationship with Lesley Riddle.
February 17, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Nobody ever asks me, but Hollywood needs to do a movie about the Carter Family and their relationship with Lesley Riddle.
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This is such a tragedy.
Made my way up to where the Potomac Interceptor sewage pipe broke late last month just north of Cabin John, Md. The C&O Canal between locks 12 and 10 is being used to divert sewage around the broken portion; it’s essentially an open-air sewer at this point.
February 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
This is such a tragedy.
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Bill Siemering, founding program director of NPR, author of its mission statement, has asked me to inquire if any profs might be interested in a Zoom class visit? No honorarium necessary. Bill founded All Things Considered, Fresh Air, won a MacArthur, etc.
A Founding Father of NPR Worries About Its Fate
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Bill Siemering, founding program director of NPR, author of its mission statement, has asked me to inquire if any profs might be interested in a Zoom class visit? No honorarium necessary. Bill founded All Things Considered, Fresh Air, won a MacArthur, etc.
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This message from the US State Department about "not wanting allies to be shackled by guilt and shame" is a pretty direct call-out to the German far-right argument that Germany has spent too long feeling guilty about the Holocaust, and needs to move on and stop doing remembrance.
February 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
This message from the US State Department about "not wanting allies to be shackled by guilt and shame" is a pretty direct call-out to the German far-right argument that Germany has spent too long feeling guilty about the Holocaust, and needs to move on and stop doing remembrance.
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you can't be a good publication if you have mostly brilliant writers but also some hypervisible reactionary bullshitters just for balance.
February 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
you can't be a good publication if you have mostly brilliant writers but also some hypervisible reactionary bullshitters just for balance.
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Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Goldman’s Top Lawyer Departs Amid Revelations About Her Ties to Epstein www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
Goldman’s Top Lawyer Departs Amid Revelations About Her Ties to Epstein
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Goldman’s Top Lawyer Departs Amid Revelations About Her Ties to Epstein www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
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Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well
February 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well
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She is an empty suit, of course. And an absolute nasty piece of cornbread.
She is also, to my somewhat trained ear, absolutely, positively terrified here. She is either intimidated by the process or deeply anxious about her relationship with her boss. Or both.
But she is terrified.
She is also, to my somewhat trained ear, absolutely, positively terrified here. She is either intimidated by the process or deeply anxious about her relationship with her boss. Or both.
But she is terrified.
The question for Baghdad Bondi was, how many of Epstein’s co-conspirators and pedophiles have you indicted or investigated?
Answer: The Dow is over $50K.
Answer: The Dow is over $50K.
February 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
She is an empty suit, of course. And an absolute nasty piece of cornbread.
She is also, to my somewhat trained ear, absolutely, positively terrified here. She is either intimidated by the process or deeply anxious about her relationship with her boss. Or both.
But she is terrified.
She is also, to my somewhat trained ear, absolutely, positively terrified here. She is either intimidated by the process or deeply anxious about her relationship with her boss. Or both.
But she is terrified.
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NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
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This is some genuinely psycho shit...
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
This is some genuinely psycho shit...
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NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
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Rep. Jayapal: "Attorney General Bondi…will you turn to [Epstein's survivors] and apologize for what your DOJ has put them through?"
Pam Bondi: *refuses to answer*
Pam Bondi: *refuses to answer*
February 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Rep. Jayapal: "Attorney General Bondi…will you turn to [Epstein's survivors] and apologize for what your DOJ has put them through?"
Pam Bondi: *refuses to answer*
Pam Bondi: *refuses to answer*