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Trump’s Antifa Fiction

Top former national security official Josh Geltzer separates fake from real threats. Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpyTalker [https://twitter.com/SpyTalker] Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3 [https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3] Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/isikoff [https://twitter.com/isikoff]   Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/talk_spy [https://twitter.com/talk_spy] Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack   https://www.spytalk.co/ [https://www.spytalk.co/] Take our listener survey where you can give us feedback. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short [http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Pipe Bomb Suspect—and More

Ace investigative reporter Carol Leonnig [https://x.com/CarolLeonnig?lang=en] talks about her latest scoop and new book on Trump’s DoJ, “Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department. [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/748739/injustice-by-carol-leonnig-and-aaron-c-davis/]”  Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpyTalker [https://twitter.com/SpyTalker] Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3 [https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3] Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/isikoff [https://twitter.com/isikoff]   Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/talk_spy [https://twitter.com/talk_spy] Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack   https://www.spytalk.co/ [https://www.spytalk.co/] Take our listener survey where you can give us feedback. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short [http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sidelining the FBI's Spy Hunters

Investigative reporter Ron Kessler and retired former senior CIA officer John Sipher on the GOP plan to give Tulsi Gabbard control of  neutralizing spies and terrorists. John Sipher https://www.thecipherbrief.com/ [https://www.thecipherbrief.com/] Risking a National Security Disaster by Ronald Kessler https://www.spytalk.co/p/risking-a-national-security-disaster [https://www.spytalk.co/p/risking-a-national-security-disaster]       Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpyTalker [https://twitter.com/SpyTalker] Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3 [https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3] Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/isikoff [https://twitter.com/isikoff]   Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/talk_spy [https://twitter.com/talk_spy] Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack   https://www.spytalk.co/ [https://www.spytalk.co/] Take our listener survey where you can give us feedback. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short [http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Pushing Back on Lawless Venezuela Strikes

Top Democrat Sen. Jack Reed calls Trump threats “off the wall...” Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpyTalker [https://twitter.com/SpyTalker] Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3 [https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3] Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/isikoff [https://twitter.com/isikoff]   Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/talk_spy [https://twitter.com/talk_spy] Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack   https://www.spytalk.co/ [https://www.spytalk.co/] Take our listener survey where you can give us feedback. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short [http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Has Trump Authorized Assassinations?

Intelligence historians James Risen and Peter Kornbluh on Trump policies and Cold War excesses. More from James Risen https://www.theguardian.com/profile/james-risen [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/james-risen]   More from Peter Kornbluh https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gunboat_diplomacy [https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gunboat_diplomacy] Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpyTalker [https://twitter.com/SpyTalker] Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3 [https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3] Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/isikoff [https://twitter.com/isikoff]   Follow SpyTalk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/talk_spy [https://twitter.com/talk_spy] Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack   https://www.spytalk.co/ [https://www.spytalk.co/] Take our listener survey where you can give us feedback. http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short [http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.