Shane Harris
@shaneharris.bsky.social
Staff Writer @theatlantic. Author. Podcaster. Filmmaker. https://linktr.ee/shaneharris Signal: shaneharris.64
Always a pleasure to talk to Mary and the team at Slate.
Don't get distracted by the "wow factor" of what just happened in Venezuela. @shaneharris.bsky.social lays out the case that there is no plan for what happens now slate.com/podcasts/wha...
Don’t Call It a Regime Change
Ugh, he’s calling it the “Donroe Doctrine.”
slate.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Always a pleasure to talk to Mary and the team at Slate.
Here’s how Trump takes Greenland—and ends NATO. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec... w/ @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social and @jonlemire.bsky.social
Is Greenland Next?
After Venezuela, Europeans think Trump may actually be serious.
www.theatlantic.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Here’s how Trump takes Greenland—and ends NATO. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec... w/ @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social and @jonlemire.bsky.social
Trump on Venezuela’s new leader: “If she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.”
More here from @michaelscherer.bsky.social’s interview this morning with the president.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
More here from @michaelscherer.bsky.social’s interview this morning with the president.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s
The president told The Atlantic that Delcy Rodríguez needs to comply with U.S. wishes—or else.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Trump on Venezuela’s new leader: “If she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.”
More here from @michaelscherer.bsky.social’s interview this morning with the president.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
More here from @michaelscherer.bsky.social’s interview this morning with the president.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
New tonight: More surprising than Maduro’s capture was that the White House plans to run Venezuela.
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Even Close Allies Are Asking Why Trump Wants to Run Venezuela
Nicolás Maduro was plucked out of Caracas, but the more shocking news was that the White House plans to run Venezuela.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:16 AM
New tonight: More surprising than Maduro’s capture was that the White House plans to run Venezuela.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
How Did We Get to Such a Bad Question? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/o... To Carlos’ excellent list of useless questions I would add, “What keeps you up at night.”
Opinion | How Did We Get to Such a Bad Question?
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
How Did We Get to Such a Bad Question? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/o... To Carlos’ excellent list of useless questions I would add, “What keeps you up at night.”
Time to make the bacon. 🥓
December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Time to make the bacon. 🥓
It's the Friday News Roundup! So nice to be back with the great Diane Rehm on her new Substack. dianerehm.substack.com/p/the-friday...
THE FRIDAY NEWS ROUNDUP WITH SHANE HARRIS OF THE ATLANTIC. THE LIMITS OF TRUMP'S ACTIONS AGAINST VENEZUELA. RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE, AND THE RISE OF ANTI-SEMITISM AROUND THE WORLD.
CAN DONALD TRUMP RENAME THE KENNEDY CENTER? WHY DAN BONGINO RESIGNED AS FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AND HOW THE ALLEGED SHOOTER AT BROWN UNIVERSITY AND MIT WAS DISCOVERED.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It's the Friday News Roundup! So nice to be back with the great Diane Rehm on her new Substack. dianerehm.substack.com/p/the-friday...
The AI vending machine "ordered a live fish. It offered to buy stun guns, pepper spray, cigarettes and underwear. Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared."
I say keep him on.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
I say keep him on.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The AI vending machine "ordered a live fish. It offered to buy stun guns, pepper spray, cigarettes and underwear. Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared."
I say keep him on.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
I say keep him on.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
There’s still no thrill like seeing a story in print. First issue of the new year is on stands and in your mailbox. (Oh, and here…https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/mohammad-tajik-iran-cyber-intelligence/684954/?gift=kPTlqn0J1iP9IBZcsdI5ISO8BNMho4wWgcNKRLP3pqI)
December 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
There’s still no thrill like seeing a story in print. First issue of the new year is on stands and in your mailbox. (Oh, and here…https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/mohammad-tajik-iran-cyber-intelligence/684954/?gift=kPTlqn0J1iP9IBZcsdI5ISO8BNMho4wWgcNKRLP3pqI)
Reposted by Shane Harris
This already has the makings of a movie
December 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This already has the makings of a movie
Reposted by Shane Harris
This is gonna be a dope story. Can't wait.
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This is gonna be a dope story. Can't wait.
Reposted by Shane Harris
Fascinating tale of cyber-related intrigue.
Mohammad wanted to get back at his enemies in the regime, by leaking their secrets to me. And he wanted to rekindle his relationship with the CIA, which had not ended on good terms. He was angry. He was determined. And he was desperate. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
A Double Agent in Tehran
Mohammad Tajik claimed to be an Iranian intelligence officer and promised to reveal his country’s secrets. But first he had a game to play.
www.theatlantic.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Fascinating tale of cyber-related intrigue.
I've waited nearly ten years to tell this story: In 2016, I developed a source in Iranian intelligence named Mohammad Hossein Tajik. He told me he came from a politically connected family. That he had led Iran's cyber army. And that he had secretly worked for the CIA. 🧵
December 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I've waited nearly ten years to tell this story: In 2016, I developed a source in Iranian intelligence named Mohammad Hossein Tajik. He told me he came from a politically connected family. That he had led Iran's cyber army. And that he had secretly worked for the CIA. 🧵
DOD IG report on Signalgate, which notes that investigators had to rely in part on the transcript that we posted, because messages on Hegseth's cell phone had auto-deleted. media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
media.defense.gov
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
DOD IG report on Signalgate, which notes that investigators had to rely in part on the transcript that we posted, because messages on Hegseth's cell phone had auto-deleted. media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
Not even making Lawfare podcasts anymore and still a top fan. ❤️ @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Not even making Lawfare podcasts anymore and still a top fan. ❤️ @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
A plane crash in a jungle revealed a secret government operation to bypass Congress and threatened to bring down a president. Simpler times, man. RIP Eugene Hasenfus. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Eugene Hasenfus, Gunrunner Who Exposed Iran-Contra Plot, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A plane crash in a jungle revealed a secret government operation to bypass Congress and threatened to bring down a president. Simpler times, man. RIP Eugene Hasenfus. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
News: Pentagon inspector general finds that the classified information Pete Hegseth shared in a Signal chat with @TheAtlantic could have put U.S. forces at risk. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops With Signal Messages
An inspector general report finds that the defense secretary violated his department’s policies.
www.theatlantic.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
News: Pentagon inspector general finds that the classified information Pete Hegseth shared in a Signal chat with @TheAtlantic could have put U.S. forces at risk. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
It’s that time of year again. Let’s make bacon! www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/pos... Post Reports is repeating our James Beard Award-winning podcast about my ten-year quest to find a secret recipe for candied bacon. Recipe at the end. (It goes perfectly with cocktails.) Happy Thanksgiving!
Post Reports
Unparalleled reporting. Expert insight. Clear analysis. Everything you’ve come to expect from the newsroom of The Post -- for your ears.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It’s that time of year again. Let’s make bacon! www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/pos... Post Reports is repeating our James Beard Award-winning podcast about my ten-year quest to find a secret recipe for candied bacon. Recipe at the end. (It goes perfectly with cocktails.) Happy Thanksgiving!
Over several interviews, RFK Jr. told @michaelscherer.bsky.social about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he has crusaded against? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/rfk-jr-public-health-science/684948/?gift[…]8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Over several interviews, RFK Jr. told @michaelscherer.bsky.social about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he has crusaded against? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
A cache of emails from the longtime Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell shows her prison conditions improving dramatically as a crisis grew for Trump, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The Ghislaine Maxwell Emails
Extra toilet paper is just one of the privileges the former Epstein associate is enjoying in prison.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A cache of emails from the longtime Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell shows her prison conditions improving dramatically as a crisis grew for Trump, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
This is some lede: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is some lede: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025... You should always read @sophiegilbert.bsky.social, particularly this month.
President Piggy
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025... You should always read @sophiegilbert.bsky.social, particularly this month.