The “24-Hour News Psychos” Edition

Rational Security

The Lawfare Institute

Foreignpolicy, Nationalsecurity, News, Government, Politics, Middleeast

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🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

This week, Quinta and Scott were joined by Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien to celebrate the return of the complete media madhouse and talk through the week’s big stories, including:

I’m So Indicted and I Just Can’t Fight It.” Donald Trump became the first former president to be indicted this past week—and he celebrated with a speech from his Mar-a-Lago estate that painted the charges against him as a partisan witch-hunt. How big a step is this? And where is it likely to lead?
“(Re)Press Pass.” Russia has jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and is preparing to prosecute him on espionage charges. What appears to be driving Russia’s decision? And how should the rest of the world respond?
“Crossing the Finnish Line.” Finland became NATO’s newest member this week, doubling the alliance’s shared border with Russia. What does an expanding NATO mean for security in Europe?

For object lessons, Quinta recommended Beverly Gage’s recent biography of J. Edgar Hoover, “G-Man.” Scott urged listeners to check out U2’s recent reimagining of their back catalogue, “Songs of Surrender.” And Tyler urged everyone—and especially New Yorkers—to check out the new NYC-focused publication, “Hell Gate.”

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0:00.0	Tyler, I don't know what it is like in New York City or you are located, but it is a beautiful
0:05.8	day here in Washington, D.C., pollen levels are off the charts.
0:09.8	It is visibly filming up the window of my office.
0:13.3	I am leaking like a sieve and I don't care.
0:16.1	It's wonderful and beautiful.
0:17.9	I bike to office in a linen jacket and khaki pants today feeling like quite the dandy.
0:23.7	How have you celebrated the weather?
0:25.0	I'm assuming this is east coast constant, you guys aren't stuck in the doldrums of winter
0:29.0	up there.
0:30.0	Nope, you're really rubbing it in, Scott.
0:32.9	It is now, once again, cloudy and misty out, a little colder.
0:36.6	I think it's just a citywide hangover after the madness of yesterday.
0:41.2	But the sun really did shine on the press, I think, who are waiting outside during the
0:45.9	indictment and any other hangers on.
0:48.3	It was really beautiful day yesterday, so I'm just trying to focus on that.
0:51.4	Yesterday was just such a blessing for the, honestly, not in substantial industry in
0:56.3	New York City, which is line-sitting, because one of the biggest line-sitting events of
1:01.0	recent memory, every line-sitting company sitting there overnight trying to get into this
1:06.7	crazy arrangement.
1:07.7	It was beautiful.
1:08.7	They can actually hang out on the streets comfortably.
1:10.7	They'll biggest concern if I rats or something, right?
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