Marc Polymeropoulos
@mpolymer1.bsky.social
Once worked at a 3 letter alphabet soup govt agency. TBI Survivor. MSNOW ntl security contributor. The Crisis Room Podcast. Leadership speaker. Obsessive RedSox fan. Heavy Metal aficionado. Dive bars. 🇺🇸🇬🇷
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Heading in to DC studio monday morning 7am
@msnownews.bsky.social ☕️☕️☕️☕️ ..... more on the IC/SOF raid that nabbed Maduro, policymakers (as is often the case) screwing up great tactical successes with lack of planning for the day after, and maybe a comment or two on the Redsox off season? 😉
@msnownews.bsky.social ☕️☕️☕️☕️ ..... more on the IC/SOF raid that nabbed Maduro, policymakers (as is often the case) screwing up great tactical successes with lack of planning for the day after, and maybe a comment or two on the Redsox off season? 😉
January 4, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Heading in to DC studio monday morning 7am
@msnownews.bsky.social ☕️☕️☕️☕️ ..... more on the IC/SOF raid that nabbed Maduro, policymakers (as is often the case) screwing up great tactical successes with lack of planning for the day after, and maybe a comment or two on the Redsox off season? 😉
@msnownews.bsky.social ☕️☕️☕️☕️ ..... more on the IC/SOF raid that nabbed Maduro, policymakers (as is often the case) screwing up great tactical successes with lack of planning for the day after, and maybe a comment or two on the Redsox off season? 😉
On @msnownews.bsky.social 2pm bloc to discuss Venezuela... in particular, the CIA-JSOC fusion (built over the last two decades in the GWOT, but now relevant globally). Plus a bit on almost immediate Trump fumbling of post strike outcomes...it's all about oil, throwing Nobel winners under the bus.
January 4, 2026 at 2:04 PM
On @msnownews.bsky.social 2pm bloc to discuss Venezuela... in particular, the CIA-JSOC fusion (built over the last two decades in the GWOT, but now relevant globally). Plus a bit on almost immediate Trump fumbling of post strike outcomes...it's all about oil, throwing Nobel winners under the bus.
On tomorrow morn 7am bloc…. @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social … major foreign policy issues from Venezuela to Iran. ☕️ ☕️☕️☕️☕️
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
On tomorrow morn 7am bloc…. @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social … major foreign policy issues from Venezuela to Iran. ☕️ ☕️☕️☕️☕️
On @ms.now 830 am this morn…. Lots ntl security issues to discuss on this New Year’s Eve… (though I do really want to talk about the RedSox, 41 days until pitchers and catchers report to Ft Myers! 😉) @mikebarnicle.bsky.social @jonlemire.bsky.social @joe-scarborough.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
On @ms.now 830 am this morn…. Lots ntl security issues to discuss on this New Year’s Eve… (though I do really want to talk about the RedSox, 41 days until pitchers and catchers report to Ft Myers! 😉) @mikebarnicle.bsky.social @jonlemire.bsky.social @joe-scarborough.bsky.social
My first love foreign policy wise is the middle east, and definitely I geek out on Israeli politics, both internal and external. My comments today on the Trump-Bibi meeting.....
President Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago today. The two are expected to focus on the ceasefire in Gaza.
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Trump to meet with Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago today over Gaza ceasefire
President Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago today. The two are expected to focus on the ceasefire in Gaza. MS NOW Reporter Alex Tabet has more details from outsid...
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December 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My first love foreign policy wise is the middle east, and definitely I geek out on Israeli politics, both internal and external. My comments today on the Trump-Bibi meeting.....
On @msnownews.bsky.social top of the 10 am hour …. Florida is ground zero for diplomacy, today it’s Bibi’s turn.
December 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
On @msnownews.bsky.social top of the 10 am hour …. Florida is ground zero for diplomacy, today it’s Bibi’s turn.
On 6am tomorrow (monday) morning @msnownews.bsky.social to discuss the Florida diplomatic hootenannies.....Trump hosts Zelensky and then Bibi. Get your☕️☕️☕️ ready.....
December 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
On 6am tomorrow (monday) morning @msnownews.bsky.social to discuss the Florida diplomatic hootenannies.....Trump hosts Zelensky and then Bibi. Get your☕️☕️☕️ ready.....
🔥 🔥 This is superb, from my friend and @crisisroompod.bsky.social co-host, @markurban.bsky.social
WATCH: The spying business is changing very fast - as CCTV, big data, and AI make it much harder to deploy their own people without being detected, the world's intelligence agencies are finding different ways to operate www.thetimes.com/video/origin...
Spying for Russia: how British civilians are recruited as proxies
As sabotage is outsourced to freelancers, we explore the global digital game of cat-and-mouse
www.thetimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🔥 🔥 This is superb, from my friend and @crisisroompod.bsky.social co-host, @markurban.bsky.social
On @msnownews.bsky.social starting at 1pm, as Florida is now the center of international diplomacy with Zelensky-Trump meeting today (and then Bibi tomorrow).
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine will visit Mar-a-Lago on Sunday for a much-anticipated meeting with President Trump, bearing a revised 20-point peace plan aimed at ending the war with Russia
Zelensky to Meet With Trump at Mar-a-Lago About Plan to End War With Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine brings a revised 20-point peace proposal, as well as doubts about whether Russia is serious about pursuing peace.
nyti.ms
December 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
On @msnownews.bsky.social starting at 1pm, as Florida is now the center of international diplomacy with Zelensky-Trump meeting today (and then Bibi tomorrow).
Coming up now on @ms.now ….. to discuss Russia-Ukraine peace process (if you want to call it that), plus Venezuela coming to a head....war drums are beating....but what if Maduro doesn't blink? Happy Christmas Eve all.....
December 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Coming up now on @ms.now ….. to discuss Russia-Ukraine peace process (if you want to call it that), plus Venezuela coming to a head....war drums are beating....but what if Maduro doesn't blink? Happy Christmas Eve all.....
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🚨 New episode alert!
Is Britain already at war with Russia? With rare warnings from MI6 and the Armed Forces, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social ask if the UK must face a new reality in 2026
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Britain #Russia #War
Is Britain already at war with Russia? With rare warnings from MI6 and the Armed Forces, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social ask if the UK must face a new reality in 2026
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Britain #Russia #War
December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🚨 New episode alert!
Is Britain already at war with Russia? With rare warnings from MI6 and the Armed Forces, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social ask if the UK must face a new reality in 2026
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Britain #Russia #War
Is Britain already at war with Russia? With rare warnings from MI6 and the Armed Forces, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social ask if the UK must face a new reality in 2026
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Britain #Russia #War
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Australian police announced the death toll rose to at least 16 in the terrorist attack on a Jewish event at Bondi Beach. MS NOW National Security and Intelligence Analyst and former CIA Officer @mpolymer1.bsky.social shares his analysis.
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Death toll in Bondi Beach terror attack rises to at least 16 dead, dozens injured
New South Wales police announced the death toll has risen to at least 16 in the terrorist attack on a Jewish event at Bondi Beach Sunday. Another 40 are being treated for injuries at hospitals. MS NOW...
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December 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Australian police announced the death toll rose to at least 16 in the terrorist attack on a Jewish event at Bondi Beach. MS NOW National Security and Intelligence Analyst and former CIA Officer @mpolymer1.bsky.social shares his analysis.
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💪💪🙏🙏👊👊 Hey, we r mentioned in here! @crisisroompod.bsky.social listed in “Best politics podcasts: from Political Currency to Westminster Insider” theweek.com/arts-life/cu...
Best politics podcasts: from Political Currency to Westminster Insider
Make sense of it all with our pick of the top current affairs shows
theweek.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
💪💪🙏🙏👊👊 Hey, we r mentioned in here! @crisisroompod.bsky.social listed in “Best politics podcasts: from Political Currency to Westminster Insider” theweek.com/arts-life/cu...
On @ms.now 530am tomorrow in DC studio to discuss…. ☕️ and cold weather gear in order, real feel temp will be 16 degrees! Remember what my friend JD from Freeport Maine says: “there’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad gear!” @waytooearly.bsky.social is just around the corner!
Following a briefing on Capitol Hill, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Mark Warner called for the release of the unedited video of a second military strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean on September 2.
December 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
On @ms.now 530am tomorrow in DC studio to discuss…. ☕️ and cold weather gear in order, real feel temp will be 16 degrees! Remember what my friend JD from Freeport Maine says: “there’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad gear!” @waytooearly.bsky.social is just around the corner!
T ball trophy. This is actually hilarious.
December 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
T ball trophy. This is actually hilarious.
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excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
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Lots to talk about @crisisroompod.bsky.social this week - Salisbury poisoning, Europe’s Ukraine dilemma and whether Trumps targeting of narco boats is legal podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
British blood on Putin’s hands: Salisbury inquiry unpacked
Podcast Episode · The Crisis Room · 04/12/2025 · 38m
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December 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Lots to talk about @crisisroompod.bsky.social this week - Salisbury poisoning, Europe’s Ukraine dilemma and whether Trumps targeting of narco boats is legal podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Reposted by Marc Polymeropoulos
Reposted by Marc Polymeropoulos
🚨 New episode alert!
Putin found "morally responsible" for the Novichok attack that killed Dawn Sturgess — @markurban.bsky.social & Amber break down the Salisbury inquiry and what the government got wrong
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Putin #Salisbury #Inquiry
Putin found "morally responsible" for the Novichok attack that killed Dawn Sturgess — @markurban.bsky.social & Amber break down the Salisbury inquiry and what the government got wrong
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Putin #Salisbury #Inquiry
December 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🚨 New episode alert!
Putin found "morally responsible" for the Novichok attack that killed Dawn Sturgess — @markurban.bsky.social & Amber break down the Salisbury inquiry and what the government got wrong
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Putin #Salisbury #Inquiry
Putin found "morally responsible" for the Novichok attack that killed Dawn Sturgess — @markurban.bsky.social & Amber break down the Salisbury inquiry and what the government got wrong
Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧
#Putin #Salisbury #Inquiry
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Tues. guest list: David Ignatius, Morton Halperin, Marc Polymeropoulos, Eugene Robinson, Sen. Mark Kelly, Mike Barnicle, Tim Barnicle, Michael Tomasky, Jen Palmieri, Geoffrey Corn, Dave Aronberg, Dom Chu, Dr. Vin Gupta
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Tues. guest list: David Ignatius, Morton Halperin, Marc Polymeropoulos, Eugene Robinson, Sen. Mark Kelly, Mike Barnicle, Tim Barnicle, Michael Tomasky, Jen Palmieri, Geoffrey Corn, Dave Aronberg, Dom Chu, Dr. Vin Gupta
It is extraordinary that Witkoff is still the envoy. (What can still go wrong?) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/w...
Putin to Meet With Trump’s Envoy as U.S. Pushes for Ukraine Deal
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December 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
It is extraordinary that Witkoff is still the envoy. (What can still go wrong?) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/w...
Back in the Big Apple for a lightening quick visit (but no RedSox gear-I’m not that dumb🤣), so it’s a 630 am hit today on @ms.now , live from the NYC studio!
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Back in the Big Apple for a lightening quick visit (but no RedSox gear-I’m not that dumb🤣), so it’s a 630 am hit today on @ms.now , live from the NYC studio!