Today on #SecurityBrief on Substack, I did a quick & dirty explainer about why the U.K. is pausing intelligence sharing. I’ll share a longer reel connecting the dots between the U.K.’s decision + broader implications for our larger Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance. It gets deep yawl.

Happening now. Trump wants SCOTUS to weigh in on SNAP by 9pm tonight. This is a dark moment for humanity.

Why is @rolandsmartin.bsky.social like this???? 😩😂😩😂 #RMU #Thursdaynightpanel 🔥

“We are in a security crisis.”
Watch full live at #SecurityBrief on Substack.

Last week, I offered caution about the ceasefire & here we are. Remember, there’s a difference between expertise & reporting on news item. Follow me for foreign policy & international security insights.

Watch Night Cap for your weekly dose of culture x politics on @thepersistnetwork.bsky.social.

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Bluesky, my baby, my labor of love, “9/11, 24 Years Later” airs tomorrow at 8pm ET on @thepersistnetwork.bsky.social YouTube & Substack.

We are still living through the consequences of 9/11, 24 years later.

You don’t want to miss this!

Join us next a Tuesday, September 16th at 8pm ET for the premiere of “9/11, 24 Years Later.” Subscribe to @thepersistnetwork.bsky.social Substack & YouTube to catch Part 1.

Last night as we celebrated 7 years of Roland Martin Unfiltered (RMU), the only Black news show on YouTube’s top 100, peaking at #40 with 1.85 million subscribers, I shared how I navigated colleagues side eyeing me for doing Black media, but being valuable (sorta) in the messaging space.

I got a text earlier about my Godfather reference in this clip about Gavin Newsom’s aggressive style on Don Lemon. I’ve watched Godfather 1 & 2 equal amounts to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This is my personality, gangsta-nerd. 😩😂

Last night on The Don Lemon Show @donlemonofficial.bsky.social we talked about foreign policy (Ukraine/Russia) & messaging (Newsom), but most importantly he took time to say a “heavenly hello” to my mom. 🥺

Last night while being attacked by DC mosquitoes, I shared my thoughts on Trump getting Molly whopped (ass kicked) by Putin, never forgetting Helsinki & the 10 min convo in The Beast.

I’ll just leave this here.

Tonight on #NightCap, I chat with Amanda McGonigle, the mastermind behind the JD Vance troll account @catsonacouch.bsky.social. Hear her journey to 1 million followers in just one year!

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I live in DC and it’s not teenagers hanging out in Navy Yard that makes me feel unsafe—“it’s the president.”

What advantage do tariffs (taxing the people) give to the American consumer?

On the Fed Upward Podcast with my friend Love Rutledge, we break down the legacy of my style—thank you mom. Bucking traditional norms as an academic and ex federal employee—embracing fabulousness as a mindset.

Did you know this? Playing Plead the 5th with @elizaorlins.bsky.social on Night Cap, she blew up a HUGE tv myth about Miranda Rights.
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Paying “tribute to this president!”