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Benjamin Wittes

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Editor in Chief, Lawfare
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Father of Cannons
I shine spotlights on Russian embassies. I eat garnishes others tend to regard as decorative.


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I was honored to march in the DC #JulyFourth parade with the Ukrainian delegation today. Slava Ukraini and God Bless America!

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The best I could do at comic relief.

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On Lawfare Daily, @benjaminwittes.bsky.social spoke to Katsiaryna Shmatsina about the charges against her for allegedly plotting to overthrow the Belarusian government, the broader political situation in Belarus, and more.

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This, by Katsiaryna Shmatina, is a must read:

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On this week's Chatter, @benjaminwittes.bsky.social spoke to @noupside.bsky.social about her book, "Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality," how she came to study online information flows, and how she and her work came to be the subject of one herself.

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“A russian nesting doll or benjamin wittes”

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We use this platform for one-time donors who want to support specific things but don’t want to be regular supporters.

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No no. Not at all. If you are already a Patreon supporter, ignore this! And thank you!

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I suppose it’s time to project “Odesa” on the Embassy of the Russian Federation.

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❗️❗️drones in direction of Cherkasy region

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❗️❗️more explosions in Odesa Some of it said it be air defense

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❗️❗️more explosions in Mykolaiv

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❗️❗️more drones in direction of Odesa region

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❗️❗️more explosions in Mykolaiv

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❗️❗️more drones in direction of Mykolaiv

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⚠️ Mykolaiv is hit, city mayor reports City is under russian drones attack

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❗️❗️more russian drones in direction of Mykolaiv

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❗️❗️more explosions were reported in Mykolaiv earlier 🔥said to be air defense

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SMO is my joking name for protest demonstrations involving light projections. They generally involve shining Ukrainian flags on Russia diplomatic facilities. But they sometimes involve things like this:

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The focus of this operation will be House Speaker Mike Johnson. I will set up a livestream later in the day and will attach it to this post. Help with photography and social media are very welcome.

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A #SpecialMilitaryOperation will take place this evening on the National Mall at 7.00 pm. As with last time, it will be at the 7th Street crossing of the mall, near the Air and Space Museum, although I will probably set up this time a bit closer to the Capitol than the street itself. All are welcome

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You’re very kind. Thank you for sharing this.

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I want to replicate this in Washington—with all my spare time.

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If you like the pod with Charlie, you will also like the Lawfare Podcast’s weekly livestream on YouTube, which we also run as our Saturday podcast.

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I refer in the piece to the fact that every foreign #SpecialMilitaryOperation has had a host. @eadamson91.bsky.social hosted SMO: Stockholm and arranged for me to give a speech before Stockholm’s incredible Monday Group, a kind of pop-up Ukraine rally that takes place every week and then … vanishes.

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Sorry, just noticing this. It’s actually hard to read. It may be a sign that the SCOTUS isn’t interested in hearing this case at all. Or it may be a sign that the justices are in no rush. Very worrying if the latter.

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