Rational Security: The “Minnesota Nice” Edition
The Lawfare Podcast
The Lawfare Institute
4.7 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2024
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
This week, the whole gang—Alan, Quinta, and Scott—got back together to discuss the week's big national security news, including:
- “In Post-Soviet Russia, Ukraine Invade You!” In an ironic reversal, Ukraine invaded Russia this past week, seizing substantial portions of the oblast of Kursk and surprising both Russian forces and Ukrainian allies in what appears to be its most successful military venture in more than a year. Why did Ukraine take this step? What will it mean in the longer arc of this war?
- “The X is for Extremism.” Since the tragic murder of three young girls earlier this month, the United Kingdom has been struck by violent riots, the perpetrators of which appear to believe (incorrectly) that the attacker in question was a Syrian asylum seeker, in substantial part due to far-right disinformation being spread by social media, including by X owner Elon Musk. What do these events tell us about the effects of disinformation and their intersection with political violence?
- “But Our Emails!” The Trump campaign has apparently been hacked, with internal correspondence—including a lengthy vetting paper on vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance—being leaked to reporters. The campaign has blamed Iran, but without any apparent substantiation. Is this a real possibility? Or is it another example of the disinformation—regarding crowd sizes, Kamala Harris’s background, and other topics—that has become a prominent part of the campaign’s messaging?
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| 1:25.5 | What has been the home turf reaction to Governor Waltz's newfound national fame? |
| 1:31.6 | Is it just like Minnesota nice plight clapping or snapping or |
| 1:36.6 | is there is there more of a groundswell? I'm kind of curious what the people |
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| 1:44.0 | Yeah, I think it's the most Minnesotan response ever, which is extremely quiet, profound |
| 1:48.4 | self-satisfaction, which is kind of, kind of, which is kind of Minnesota's brand upper |
| 1:55.0 | Midwestern Lutheranism where you're a lot to smile for about two seconds |
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