The “Alandectomy” Edition

Rational Security

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Foreignpolicy, Nationalsecurity, News, Government, Politics, Middleeast

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🗓️ 27 July 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

This week, most of Alan, Quinta, Scott, and co-host emeritus Ben Wittes got together to discuss the week's big national security news, including:

“It’s Over, but Don’t Leave Before the Mid-Credits Sequence.” The Jan. 6 committee held its final primetime hearing this past Thursday, focused on Trump’s inaction in ending the riot on Jan. 6. But it’s suggested more may be coming. What has the committee accomplished and what is yet to come?
“Oh, HIMARS.” The war in Ukraine has become a slow and difficult grind, as Russian forces backed by heavy artillery have made slow but steady progress towards their revised goal of controlling the breakaway Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. But Ukraine recently received what it claims is a game changer—the HIMARS rocket system—and wants the United States to give it more. What does this tell us about the dynamics around its import for Ukraine, the risks of escalation, and where the conflict may be headed in this new phase?
“Orange is the New Three Stupid Shirt Collars Right On Top of Each Other for No Goddamn Reason.” Steve Bannon is going to jail, after being found guilty of contempt of Congress—and assuming that the conviction holds up on appeal. What will his conviction mean for the Jan. 6 investigation and future inquiries?

For object lessons, Alan recommended a recent episode of Lawfare's own daily Lawfare Podcast focused on Moore v. Harper and the implications of independent state legislature doctrine. Quinta urged listeners to check out Isaac Chotiner's withering new interview with Alan Dershowitz regarding his cancellation by his neighbors on Martha's Vineyard. Scott passed along a new favorite cocktail with a name very appropriate for the modern era, the Palpable Apathy. And Ben urged folks to check out his latest 3D printing experiment: a baby HIMARS, ready to be shipped to Ukraine.

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0:00.0	I feel like when Gwyneth Paltrow and the Coldplay dude consciously uncoupled, but for me it was me and my appendix.
0:08.0	Do you feel lighter?
0:10.0	That's why I was going to say it's like you've gone on a very aggressive weight loss campaign.
0:13.0	Yeah, I actually want to know how much did you have a pre and post weighing so we can know how much your appendix weighed?
0:21.0	I am very disappointed that they did not let me look at it.
0:25.0	They didn't let me take it home in like a mason jar with formaldehyde.
0:29.0	They just they just yanked it out and then, you know, I just like I don't even own it anymore.
0:34.0	But the good news, I mean, there's lots of good news.
0:37.0	Man, I got to say laparoscopic surgery is a medical miracle.
0:41.0	I mean, I don't recommend it like recreationally, but you need to have your appendix.
0:45.0	Maybe maybe once for the experience.
0:47.0	Compared to dying of appendicitis.
0:50.0	So I walk in the park.
0:52.0	So much so much better, but fortunately now I have a titanium staple in me forever.
0:56.0	And according to the nurse, I can now make it officially call myself a bionic man.
1:01.0	So this was this was a, you know, it was a great experience overall.
1:05.0	You have to worry about setting off like airport alarms now, like just TSA pre check an absolute necessity for you.
1:11.0	No, I don't, but it is funny how many people like, like how many nurses, anesthetists and surgeons were all like, no, don't worry.
1:20.0	You will not, you will not light up the metal detector.
1:24.0	I think though you should like now make a point of carrying inappropriate objects onto airplanes.
1:30.0	And whenever you get you beef, you're like, not just the staple.
1:36.0	The titanium staple.
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