Author and journalist. THE MISSION: The CIA in the 21st Century and LEGACY OF ASHES: The History of the CIA. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-mission-tim-weiner?variant=43465484206114https://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mloukk5hpc2zTrump has lost this war. It can't be won. A profound strategic defeat. The sun is setting on the American empire. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/iran-missiles-us-intelligence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.h1A.n_uA.c-wBvbRpqJq_&smid=bs-share12 May 2026 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloukk5hpc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mlcb4nawgs2e"Don't embarrass the Bureau," Hoover said. Patel is a national embarrassment. Even in this shameless administration, perhaps his days are numbered. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcb4nawgs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3ml7oxej6ys2fAll his life, J. Edgar Hoover had one hard and fast rule for the FBI agents who served under him: "Don't embarrass the Bureau." Those were the days, my friends. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7oxej6ys2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mkyegrlumk2gTime wounds all heels. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/nyregion/rudy-giuliani-hospital-critical-condition.html?unlocked_article_code=1.flA.wUNf.3u0H5eIZOl50&smid=bs-share03 May 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyegrlumk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mjqhjz5c5s2hTruly remarkable reporting by Sarah Fitzpatrick in the Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/18 Apr 2026 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqhjz5c5s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mjqbyd4gx22hQuick check on the American national-security establishment at war. The SecDef is a Christofascist. The DNI a crackpot. The FBI director is...Kash Patel. The CIA's back in the coup business. And Trump is a power-drunk warlord. What could go wrong? https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-mission-tim-weiner?variant=4346548420611418 Apr 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqbyd4gx22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mjq5sxb5p22hPatel is a dangerous drunk who's pillaged the FBI's national security and intelligence directorates on Trump's orders. Good thing the US hasn't any enemies out there. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/18 Apr 2026 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjq5sxb5p22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mjprhqpkcs2rThe president wants a sham prosecution of the former CIA chief John Brennan. I'm not sure the American intelligence establishment can survive this regime much longer. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/justice-dept-trump-investigation-cia-brennan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.blA.GFE6.cnyyG_UIbjJY&smid=bs-share17 Apr 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjprhqpkcs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mjnsdn2ksc2hWhen the Bush administration tried to monkeywrench the 4th Amendment in the name of national security, the FBI director, Bob Mueller, told Bush he'd quit in protest. Trump's Justice Department shouldn't get away with this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnsdn2ksc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mjfsfh6p5s23Utter insanity from the titular leader of the American intelligence community. https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2026/4154-pr-06-2613 Apr 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfsfh6p5s23https://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mjfkyw5vjc23A devastating piece. It's about time The Times published it. Hats off to @peterbakernyt.bsky.social for writing it. I worked at the paper for 16 years, and you have no idea how hard it is to get a story like this past the desk. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/politics/trump-mental-fitness-25th-amendment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.alA.B3_7.SkQSmWFCaQdf&smid=bs-share13 Apr 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfkyw5vjc23https://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mj3ymx237c26This story, brilliantly reported, will send shivers down the spine of anyone who knows anything about the cold-war history of the CIA, the FBI, and the State Department. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3ymx237c26https://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mj3pr3klvk26The High Side covers the dark side. Great reporting. Well-deserved recognition for @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social and @seandnaylor.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3pr3klvk26https://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3miujt773422rAmerican military and intelligence officers are duty-bound to refuse illegal orders. They must throw down their stars rather than comply. Will a single one resist if Trump commands them to commit war crimes? We live in hope. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/us/politics/trump-iran-war-crimes-truth-social.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZFA.MQqM.lBhyZeC4aauw&smid=url-share07 Apr 2026 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3miujt773422rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3miujt773422rAmerican military and intelligence officers are duty-bound to refuse illegal orders. They must throw down their stars rather than comply. Will a single one resist if Trump commands them to commit war crimes? We live in hope. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/us/politics/trump-iran-war-crimes-truth-social.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZFA.MQqM.lBhyZeC4aauw&smid=url-share07 Apr 2026 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3miujt773422rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mi2za424ac23https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/from-guatemala-to-guantanamo-with-tim-weiner/id1780384916?i=100075703367127 Mar 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2za424ac23https://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mhlvykaol22zMy obit of Robert S. Mueller III. We will not see his like again. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/us/politics/robert-s-mueller-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.U1A.pykl.aNikUZu5vqoI&smid=bs-share21 Mar 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlvykaol22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mhdyg5olms2vIn fact, it is the highest responsibility. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdyg5olms2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mhduu23vx22vWhat's clear from this hearing with our nation's intelligence chiefs is that intelligence has no bearing whatsoever on the thinking or the conduct of the president of the United States. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhduu23vx22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mhc2axpklk2mhttps://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/03/17/the-cia-since-the-turn-of-the-century/17 Mar 2026 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhc2axpklk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mgymgunh6s2zhttps://oldgoats.substack.com/p/the-cia-since-the-turn-of-the-century14 Mar 2026 04:41 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgymgunh6s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mgsb4h3ovs2aA monstrous man, blackout-drunk with power, who cannot bear to see his image in the mirror. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/11/hegseth-press-briefings-photos-iran/11 Mar 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsb4h3ovs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mgs6fu2a4s2bThis war will be remembered for this slaughter. So much for those pesky rules of engagement, eh, Whiskey Pete? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/politics/iran-school-missile-strike.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SVA.7wMs.E0vl_sZ1TXpA&smid=bs-share11 Mar 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs6fu2a4s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tim-weiner.bsky.social/post/3mfi7mq6dus2e‪ The CIA, the FBI, and much of the US intelligence and cybersecurity systems are in great disarray thanks to Trump and his minions. That raises the chances of a successful op if Trump really attacks Iran in coming days. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/us/politics/iran-terrorist-attacks-proxies-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OFA.yI1f.32gdVGmXTtvJ&smid=bs-share22 Feb 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:yeqpc52ruze5ihveb2vdik4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfi7mq6dus2e