Larry Pfeiffer

Top Lawyer for National Security Agency Is Fired

NSA General Counsel is not a political appointment, but a career position, owing largely to the complicated legal territory involved in its operations, particularly re protecting US civil liberties.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

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Two Existential Threats: CIA’s Reputation vs. Democracy’s Survival Former CIA senior officer Mark Kelton warns of an "existential challenge" facing the CIA - a crisis of public trust in a hyper-partisan America. But as democracy itself is under threat, where should l...

From my colleague at The Steady State, Steven Cash: “The CIA’s very existence depends on a functioning constitutional system. Without that, there will be no apolitical CIA to defend.”

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It was too easy!

Just once, I’d love to see Gabbard or Ratcliffe take their nonsense in front of anyone other than a Fox or Newsmax journalist.

Hey @washingtonpost.com editorial board: A quick search of your files would uncover 100s of articles where we’ve been quoted by your national security reporters since then. Shredded credibility? 🤣🤣🤣

Hey @washingtonpost.com editorial board: A quick search of your files would uncover 100s of articles where we’ve been quoted by your national security reporters since then. Shredded credibility? 🤣🤣🤣

Tulsi is doing Vlad’s work for him.

Turns out Trump has chronic venous insufficiency. Blood has trouble reaching his heart.

Wait… he has a heart?

Good Night & Good Luck, Stephen. (How far the Tiffany Network has fallen.)

CBS Canceling ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ After Next Season

Take the damn dog back, Gen Clapper! 🐕

Or maybe he doesn’t want to pay higher prices for it?

The lengths people will go to to avoid price hikes from tariffs on products imported from Mexico.

(Coke is made with cane sugar in Mexico; Mexican Coca-Cola is imported to the US.)

Trump Eyes Cuts to Top Spy Agency as He Sweeps Aside Iran Intel President Donald Trump is pressing ahead with plans to slash staff at the top US spy agency, determined to act at a time when he’s openly challenged its director and rejected intelligence findings tha...

Unpacking the high stakes: @bloomberg.com turned to @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social on Trump vs. the intel community over Iran. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Petty nonsense.

The good Senator aoparently didn’t read the nuanced measured after-action report on analytic tradecraft which said the analysis was sound in its findings.

READ HERE: www.cia.gov/static/Trade...

First take: intelligence stovepipes to be rebuilt/reinforced under this construct.

And why kill NIU? What harm did it cause?

Senate Republicans explore tweaks to pension plan after parliamentarian ruling The GOP is considering hiking federal employees' retirement contributions to 15.6 percent of their salary, according to draft text.

WTF! More than tripling a federal employee’s pension contribution while exempting members of Congress and their staff?!?

The GOP attack on public service continues.

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Great chat with Rebecca Kesby on BBC Newshour. Link below for a listen. ⬇️

On the BBC World Service in the 3pm ET hour. Tune in to hear my thoughts on intelligence & the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Thanks @apnews.com for the chance to weigh in on Trump’s rejection of intelligence on Iran nuke damage.

Solid statement. Avoids hyperbole and Gabbard’s polemics. Manages expectations for change in analysis as collection continues.

What would make it better? Make it a CIA statement, not a DCIA one. A good director gets out of the way of the analysis.

Contradictory intel assessments before the US strikes Iran Did President Donald Trump just bomb three Iranian nuclear sites, potentially bringing the U.S.

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With all the edgy stuff we did after 9/11, CIA would always brief the #GangofEight or at least leadership. And still caught crap for what we did later anyway!

I can’t imagine completely blowing them off like Trump did for the Iran attack.

YouTube video by Fox News Vance gives Trump advice on handling Iran threat

Looks like JD Vance is conducting this interview from an Intelligence Community space in LA. Seals on the wall are of IC members.

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#NoKingsProtest Signs. Columbia, MD.

#NoKingsProtest Signs. Columbia, MD.

#NoKingsProtest Columbia, MD

Why I'm calling for an investigation into the Trump Administration "Revenge Orders" have no place in America.

As one of 50 people subjected to the first of Trump’s “revenge orders,” I stand with @MilesTaylorUSA as he launches his fight. We can’t let this become normal.

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"Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls."
---Donald J. Trump, President

We’re looking forward to hosting Swedish Amb Ahlin for a fresh perspective on world affairs! ⬇️