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Founding editor, SpyTalk.co. Longtime DC-based natsec journalist. Pvsly Newsweek, WaPo, CQ/Homeland Security, books, magazine freelance
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Maduro's Trial: What to Look For. By @peisner.bsky.social for SpyTalk open.substack.com/pub/spytalk/...
Maduro's Trial: What to Look For
The 1990 prosecution of Panama's Manuel Noriega offers a roadmap filled with dicey witnesses and get-out-of-jail cards
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January 6, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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Five years ago.
Front pages of American newspapers after Jan. 6, 2021, with headlines like "Capitol Chaos," "Assault on Democracy," "Pro-Trump mob storms Capitol."
January 6, 2026 at 3:24 AM
"Many recipients" of Trump's Jan 6 clemency "remain consumed by conspiracy theories, angry at the Trump administration for not validating their insistence that the Capitol attack was a deep-state setup and haunted by problems from both before and after the riot." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn’t Enough
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January 5, 2026 at 11:07 PM
New in SpyWeek: CIA's Venezuela Ops, Ukraine Spies' Kremlin Prank, FBI and Terror Plotters
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New in SpyWeek: CIA's Venezuela Ops, Ukraine Spies' Kremlin Prank, FBI and Terror Plotters
Welcome to Spy Week, a curated compilation of important news from the intersection of intelligence, foreign policy, national security and military operations.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:59 AM
ICYMI, from SpyTalk's Dec. 5 edition: open.substack.com/pub/spytalk/...
Trump’s Venezuela Rhetoric Echoes Bush Sr’s 1989 Push to Oust Panama’s Noriega
Like Trump and Maduro, President H.W. Bush exaggerated Noriega's drug trafficking to mask other, more base, motivations
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January 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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New #SpyTalk 🕵🏼‍♀️ podcast with hosts @spytalker.bsky.social & @misikoff.bsky.social #KarenGreenberg #MSWMedia #FamilyOfSpies #ChristineKuen

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January 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Watch #FamilyOfSpies #ChristineKuen on #Youtube #SpyTalk 🕵🏼‍♀️ with hosts @spytalker.bsky.social & @misikoff.bsky.social #KarenGreenberg #MSWMedia

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FBI Missed Warnings Ahead of Pearl Harbor | SpyTalk
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January 2, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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Return of the ‘Dark Side’
Under the Trump Administration, torture is back in play
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January 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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New Year, New Intrigue
The secret services of Israel, Turkey, China, the U.S. and UAE vie for influence in Somaliland
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January 1, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Which country is the banana republic now?
December 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Hey there. Time running out to take advantage of our half-off sale on annual subscriptions. (For new subscribers only.) Deal ends midnight Dec. 31. www.spytalk.co/subscribe?co...
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December 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Do not use Capital One Travel. They will certainly mess up your reservations as they did mine. Shame on me for not investigating them before booking flights thru them. I had been a satisfied banking customer for decades. www.trustpilot.com/review/www.c...
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December 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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New in SpyTalk: What's the Use of Intelligence if Trump Doesn't Care?
Shaky Nigeria and Venezuela intel; a CIA asset's fate; more FBI drama; John Brennan court case; and Greenland intrigue round out the week
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December 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Lest we forget this about Susie Wiles: Lobbyists, Oligarchs and Power: The Pro-Putin Network Raising Fears of Foreign Influence in Trump's Team – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/l...
Lobbyists, Oligarchs and Power: The Pro-Putin Network Raising Fears of Foreign Influence in Trump's Team
There is growing evidence of links between senior Trump appointees, associates, and Kremlin-linked entities
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December 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Drill, baby, dri…..Oh sh*t!
Shale drillers have turned the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico into a pressure cooker that is literally bursting at the seams
December 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Well done, Donald, you raving maniac. Customs Crackdown Leads to Blocked, Destroyed Imports
December 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Shoot first, ask questions later: Trump’s Claims About Nigeria Strike Belie a Complex Situation on the Ground www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/w...
Trump’s Claims About Nigeria Strike Belie a Complex Situation on the Ground
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December 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Holidaze
We're off for a few days, eking out some rest and joy from the gloom. We hope you're doing the same.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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A War Story Fit for Christmas
'Midnight Flyboys' is a riveting tribute to the pilots who ferried secret agents into Nazi-occupied Europe
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December 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Grifters update, Kash Patel: www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel’s new ride of choice: an armored luxury BMW
The FBI director, who is under fire for use of government resources, also asked for an upgraded jet.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
New in SpyWeek: Putin PsyWar on Ukraine Talks, MI6 Chief on Russia Threat, Kash Faceplant on Brown U Shooter, Bondi Pursues 'Antifa'—and More
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New in SpyWeek: Putin PsyWar on Ukraine Talks, MI6 Chief on Russia Threat, Kash Faceplant on Brown U Shooter, Bondi Pursues 'Antifa'—and More
Welcome to Spy Week, a curated compilation of important news from the intersection of intelligence, foreign policy, national security and military operations.
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December 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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JFK vs. Donald Trump
George Ross lost his life for a cause that he believed in stronger than any one of us, because he was an idealist in the purest sense.
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December 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Dept of Crackpottery: U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
December 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
New Clues Emerge on White House Bunker Mystery
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New Clues Emerge on White House Bunker Mystery
DOJ lawyers cite “substantial security” issues relating to the destruction of the East Wing
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December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM