Ryan Lizza

The Murder of Alex Pretti Warning: this post contains graphic content

The Murder of Alex Pretti
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The Humiliation of Donald Trump in Davos The leading democracies of the world revolt against Trump’s absurd Board of Peace as the “middle powers” swoon to the rallying cry of Canada’s Mark Carney

Trump's Board of Peace combines the scaminess of Trump University, the membership rules of Mar-a-Lago, and the spirit of Trump’s newfound interest in imperialism. It is also one of the greatest bait-and-switches in diplomatic history.

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Part 9: Cover-up Combat Journalism

Part 9: Cover-up
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The biggest and most newsworthy revelation of this series is that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. conspired with a reporter to abuse a D.C. court so he could save his relationship with Trump and become the next Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Caving to Trump: The Top Ten Worst Offenders of 2025 The newsroom leaders, tech oligarchs, law firm chairs, university presidents, and others who helped Trump coerce and capture large swathes of the media, the legal profession, and academia.

Caving to Trump: The Top Ten Worst Offenders of 2025

The newsroom leaders, tech oligarchs, law firm chairs, and university presidents who helped Trump coerce and capture large swathes of the media, the legal profession, and academia.

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Part 8: Bamboo If you are new to this series, start here with Part 1.

Part 8: Bamboo
You'll want to read this one all the way to the end.
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Part 7: Day in Court If you are new to this series, start here with Part 1.

Part 7: Day in Court

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Part 6: 'Bobby was behind the whole thing.' If you are new to this series, start here with Part 1.

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Part 5: Loyalty Test If you are new to this series, please read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, and Part 4 here.

Part 5: Loyalty Test

No pay wall.

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Olivia's Strategy Memo to Bobby 'You are Rocky while the other candidates are Rocky and Bullwinkle.'

Olivia's strategy memo to Bobby.
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Part 4: Means of Control The Mar-a-Lago tape, the Bobby phone call, Olivia's side of the story, and the neighbor who cracked the case.

Part 4: Means of Control
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Part 3: Catch and Kill If you are new to this series, read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

Part 3: Catch and Kill
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Part 2: She Did It Again If you are new to this series, start here.

Part 2: She Did It Again

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Part 1: How I Found Out Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...

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BREAKING: New Epstein Emails About Trump The correspondence between Jeffrey Epstein and two associates raises new questions about the relationship between Epstein and Trump.

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The Quiet Rebellion of the Lower Courts On the pleasures of reading the opinions of judges who stand up to Trump.

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What Ezra Klein Gets Wrong About Abortion and Authoritarianism If you wouldn’t trade away voting rights to win a Senate seat, don’t trade away bodily autonomy either. In 2025, it's the same fight.

In 2025 America, telling Democrats to run “pro‑life Democrats” isn’t the savvy strategy Klein thinks it is. Instead, it’s urging them to normalize the same authoritarian threat they’re supposed to defeat.
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America After Trump's 'Enemies Within' Speech Trump and his MAGA revolutionaries eye their next target: the U.S. military.

NEW: Trump’s Purge-Replace-Attack playbook comes for the military.
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When the Prosecutor Picks the Man We were warned about a prosecutor--or president--who might "pick people that he thinks he should get, rather than pick cases that need to be prosecuted."

We were warned about a prosecutor--or president--who might "pick people that he thinks he should get, rather than pick cases that need to be prosecuted."
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Apple Is the New Disney The tech giant is censoring a show about right-wing extremism.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has lived in fear of Trump all year. And now Apple TV+ has pulled a show about right-wing violent extremism after some criticism from MAGA social media accounts.
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How the Media Sanewashes Trump The gap between how Trump acts and how he is covered is getting wider.

It's worth asking: How much crazier would Trump have to get for his craziness to be the main news in stories about him?
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America’s Grievances Against Its “King” on Constitution Day 2025 In July, to mark Independence Day, Telos News published J.

Telos News is proud to publish this new essay by @judgeluttig.bsky.social to mark Constitution Day 2025. Please read it carefully and share it widely.
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On Charlie Kirk The folks at FIRE noted today that “we’re in the cancel culture phase” of the Kirk tragedy news cycle, where any seemingly insensitive comment will attract an online mob seeking vengeance.

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy

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You have committed a crime. How Republicans created the Kafkaesque regime of selective prosecution that they once claimed to fear.

NEW: How Republicans created the Kafkaesque regime of selective prosecution that they once claimed to fear.
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The Paramount Betrayal Why you should cancel your subscription to the streaming service

Why you should cancel your subscription to Paramount+

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Watch @judgeluttig.bsky.social on @velshi.com’s show discussing Luttig’s article published at @telos.news

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Excellent interview!

The Self-Evident Truths of Freedom—and of Tyranny An audio version of Judge Luttig's special July 4 piece

My friend Ryan Lizza posted this audio of “The Self-Evident Truths of Freedom — and of Tyranny” this morning. www.telos.news/p/the-self-e...

A perfect way to tee up the 4th with Judge Michael Luttig who’s now on Substack with an excellent piece on freedom and tyranny on this coming Independence Day. He’ll he joined by my friend @ryanlizza.bsky.social - plus the always hilarious @thegoodliars.bsky.social - See you soon at 4p ET/ 1p PT!

The Self-Evident Truths of Freedom—and of Tyranny Twenty-seven truths about America, our Democracy and Rule of Law, and our rights, freedoms, and liberties.

Thank you, @ryanlizza.bsky.social and Telos for hosting “The Self-Evident Truths of Freedom — and of Tyranny” on Substack.

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The Self-Evident Truths of Freedom—and of Tyranny Twenty-seven truths about America, our Democracy and Rule of Law, and our rights, freedoms, and liberties.

An important new piece from @judgeluttig.bsky.social to mark Independence Day: www.telos.news/p/luttig-the...

This was a riveting conversation with @milestaylor.bsky.social, who provided a firsthand account of how Trump has long sought to deploy troops in American cities. www.telos.news/p/trump-has-...