Ryan Lizza

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-...

@judgeluttig.bsky.social: "The Republican Party and almost every Republican official in the country has sold their soul to the devil."
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🔔 Join us for a conversation about leak investigations and their impacts on the press, featuring Telos founder @ryanlizza.bsky.social, Pulitzer Prize winner James Risen, and FPF's @laurenleharper.bsky.social and @trevortimm.bsky.social.

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Donald Trump Is at the Peak of His Powers This week revealed that Trump is more powerful than any recent president

Trump's powers are nearly unchecked on three fronts that no modern president has ever successfully combined.
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YouTube video by Telos News from Ryan Lizza Steven Levitsky on Trump and "Competitive Authoritarianism"

Steven Levitsky, co-author of How Democracies Die, assesses Trump's first four months in office and explains why America has tipped into "competitive authoritarianism."

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YouTube video by Telos News from Ryan Lizza Paul Krugman on Trump’s Trade War (Part 2)

@pkrugman.bsky.social on Trump’s Trade Wars, Part 2:
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YouTube video by Telos News from Ryan Lizza Paul Krugman on Trump’s Trade Wars (Part 1)

Paul Krugman on Trump’s Trade Wars, Part 1:
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The last time the intelligence community was politicized like this it helped clear the way for the war in Iraq. This time, it’s being done to undermine due process rights for people living in the United States.

Tulsi Gabbard just fired two top intelligence officials at the National Intelligence Council, which recently produced an assessment contradicting the Trump administration’s claims about Tren de Aragua.

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