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Secrets and Laws

@secretsandlaws

Former CIA attorney, addressing all things relating to national security, secrecy, classification, FOIA, climate change, and bird law.

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Periodic reminder that the conservative legal movement has been the greatest con job of the last 40 years, and there's not even a close second.

Laura N. RodrĂ­guez Presa (@laura_n_rod) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ICE took her mother in Chicago. Now a 6-year-old is left without a guardian or a legal path to reunite in Honduras. A story about the children left behind by deportations—and the lack of infrastructure to care for them in the U.S or for reunification. chicagotribune.com/2025/06/22/ice…

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😳 Is it a smart idea to publicly humiliate the adversary that gives you heads up so no Americans are killed and things can wind down? I’m quite sure people in the Pentagon, and others who actually do national security strategy, are tearing their hair out over these posts.

Dr. Jeffrey Lewis (@armscontrolwonk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is false. Iran stored most of the 400 kg of HEU in tunnels at Isfahan. Neither the US nor Israel struck those tunnels. They aren't "buried" although Iran did backfill the tunnel entrances with dirt before the strike. No one knows where the HEU is now.

Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Is this what you wanted, Stephen Miller? A mother who was 5 months pregnant - who'd just found out she and her American citizen fiancee were having a boy - lost her baby after federal agents in a detention center repeatedly denied her pleas for prenatal care. Lived and worked in

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To recap: 1) Iran’s nuclear program has only been set back a few months 2) Iran kept all their enriched uranium because Trump couldn’t shut his mouth about bombing them 3) Iran kicked out the inspectors on account of all the bombing so now they can more easily build a nuke

Pam Hemphill (@pamhemphill79) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s been a long and hard journey, but this letter I received today has made every heartache, smear campaign and sleepless night more than worth it!

It’s been a long and hard journey, but this letter I received today has made every heartache, smear campaign and sleepless night more than worth it!
Ken Dilanian (@kendilaniannbc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tonya Ugoretz, a 24-year veteran of the FBI who currently heads its Directorate of Intelligence, has been placed on administrative leave, three FBI officials told NBC News. Ugoretz was the number 2 official in the FBI's Cyber Division for nearly four years until May 2022, a

Andrew Desiderio (@andrewdesiderio) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEWS — The White House has agreed to send CIA Director Ratcliffe for the classified Senate briefing after pushback from Senate leaders, per two sources. DNI Tulsi Gabbard will no longer be attending. This was all at urging of the WH. Gabbard continues to be sidelined

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When Trump took office in January, there were 10.3 immigrants with criminal convictions arrested and detained by ICE for every one with no record. Now, there are 1.2 criminals detained for every immigrant with no record. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

When Trump took office in January, there were 10.3 immigrants with criminal convictions arrested and detained by ICE for every one with no record. Now, there are 1.2 criminals detained for every immigrant with no record. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…
Secrets and Laws (@secretsandlaws) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Let's break this statement down, so you can see the sleight of hand: 1st Sentence: The Iranian "nuclear program" was "severely damaged." That's not really in dispute. The question is how much. Let's keep reading to find out. 2nd Sentence: Some "key facilities" were set back

Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If I understand Hegseth’s point, it’s that early assessments are nearly always wrong, we shouldn’t believe the early assessments offered by his own internal intel agency, but we should give 100% credence to his early assessment that the Iranian nuclear program has been

Secrets and Laws (@secretsandlaws) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Last I checked, labor shortages and the problems they create -- significant delays and inflation -- are universally unpopular, even with the CatTurds of the world. Democrats should have focused on this issue months ago, but there's still time to do so.