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Isaac Chotiner

@ichotiner.bsky.social

New Yorker staff writer and Houston Rockets fan.

19,114 Followers  |  10 Following  |  36 Posts  |  Joined: 15.11.2024  |  1.7782

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20.01.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 210    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 9
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Can Trump Really Use the Insurrection Act? An expert on Presidential emergency powers discusses the history and legality of military deployments in American cities.

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20.01.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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18.01.2026 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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How Donald Trump Has Transformed ICE A former D.H.S. oversight official on what, legally, the agency can and can’t doβ€”and the accountability mechanisms that have been β€œgutted beyond recognition.”

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15.01.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5
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11.01.2026 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 276    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 12
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New Q&A: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

08.01.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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The Former Trump Skeptics Getting Behind His War in Venezuela A onetime adviser to Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney argues that the U.S. has been β€œtoo cautious” in its use of force since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Matthew Kroenig, a foreign policy expert and Trump skeptic, supports the removal of NicolΓ‘s Maduro. β€œHe was badβ€”bad for U.S. security, and bad for the Venezuelan people, and it’s better that he’s gone,” he told @ichotiner.bsky.social.
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07.01.2026 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 4
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07.01.2026 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 9
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06.01.2026 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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18.11.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 147    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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27.10.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1911    πŸ” 240    πŸ’¬ 259    πŸ“Œ 657
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What Israel and Hamas Actually Want from the Gaza Ceasefire And how the fantasies and delusions of the major players could torpedo the deal.

Benjamin Netanyahu is β€œvery embarrassed of the fact that Hamas still exists, that Hamas is still the dominant player in Gaza,” a researcher at Tel Aviv University told @ichotiner.bsky.social. β€œIf he could choose, he would prefer to continue the war.”

25.10.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 165    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 6
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16.10.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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09.10.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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07.10.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5
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30.09.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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23.09.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1052    πŸ” 136    πŸ’¬ 100    πŸ“Œ 271
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Texas’s Gerrymander May Not Be the Worst Threat to Democrats in 2026 Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, on a consequential Supreme Court case and why Republicans are registering so many new voters.

Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, talks to @ichotiner.bsky.social about what Democrats might need to do to win the House in 2026β€”and the Supreme Court case that could have a bigger impact on that election than any redistricting could.

09.09.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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26.08.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 392    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 63
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20.08.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 436    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 84
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What Is Benjamin Netanyahu Really After? Amos Harel, a defense analyst at Haaretz, on what’s behind Netanyahu’s push to reoccupy Gaza City, and how the Israeli Prime Minister has changed since the war began.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has approved a plan for Israel to take control of Gaza City. @ichotiner.bsky.social talks to Amos Harel, a defense analyst at Haaretz, about the military and political dimensions of Netanyahu’s announcement.

10.08.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 4
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05.08.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 129    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5
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30.07.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1935    πŸ” 508    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 103
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27.06.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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26.06.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6
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An Inside Look at Gaza’s Chaotic New Aid System A humanitarian worker in the territory explains how the situation has devolved in recent weeksβ€”and what she’s doing for her own family.

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11.06.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last week, Ehud Olmert, a former Prime Minister of Israel, publicly denounced his successor, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the war that he has been waging in Gaza. In a new Q. & A. with @ichotiner.bsky.social, Olmert elaborates on his criticisms.
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06.06.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 238    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 7
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Why Ehud Olmert Thinks His Country Is Committing War Crimes The Former Israeli Prime Minister explains how his view of the conflict in Gaza has shifted.

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06.06.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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