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tim-weiner.bsky.social
Author and journalist. My new book -- THE MISSION: The CIA in the 21st Century -- is out July 15.
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“THE MISSION is a masterwork of storytelling, giving a human face to a secretive institution.” -- Booklist Out July 15. Please pick up a copy here. www.harpercollins.com/products/the...

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Strong contender for worst TrumpWorld conduct of its kind today, though the day is young. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

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It has come to my attention that the highest-ranking intelligence official in the United States is not of sound mind.

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Who controls the past controls the present. Who controls the present controls the future. www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...

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Who now trusts the US enough to spy for it? A nation that abrogates the principles of democracy cannot recruit foreign agents at any price. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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THE MISSION: The CIA in the 21st Century will be out in seven weeks. Here's some pre-publication buzz. www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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The corruption of American intelligence continues. It's all political fun and games until it creates a catastrophic failure. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...

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"A singular triumph—an intimate chronicle of the CIA, its crises, and its opportunities since 9/11." -- Kirkus Reviews on THE MISSION. Out July 15! Please preorder here. www.harpercollins.com/products/the...

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Appreciate the support! A book lives or dies on advance orders from readers these days. Please consider preordering THE MISSION: The CIA in the 21st Century at your local bookstore or on the internet. Out July 15 -- and @theteamhouse.bsky.social will have the first shot.

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This shoot-the-messenger crap -- or to put it politely, the extermination of expertise -- is going to get Americans killed in a surprise attack someday.

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Looking forward to reading the new @tim-weiner.bsky.social book.

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Metaphor alert from @zachsdorfman.bsky.social

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My new book, THE MISSION: The CIA in the 21st Century -- out July 15! -- reports on these impending cuts and the climate of impending doom that enfolds the CIA as Trump slashes away at the pillars of American national security.

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Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, and the rest of the Houthi group chat on Signal, take a bow. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0....

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A Kirkus review for THE MISSION: "Masterful.... Takes us through every foreign policy crisis since 9/11 and describes the CIA’s role in astonishing detail…. A singular triumph—an intimate chronicle of the CIA, its crises, and its opportunities." On sale July 15. www.amazon.com/Mission-CIA-...

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In this triumphant follow-up to 'Legacy of Ashes,' National Book Award winner Tim Weiner continues his history of the CIA. It’s a crucial document of the present times. @marinerbooks.bsky.social

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First pre-publication review of THE MISSION and it's a doozy.

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They are clowns, fools, frauds. Dangerous clowns, but clowns nonetheless. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...

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The National Intelligence Council--the best US intelligence analysts--destroys the rationale for Trump's kidnappings. Tulsi Gabbard's National Intelligence directorate calls this "deep state actors...using their propaganda arm" to subvert Trump. Who in good conscience can serve her?

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In the first pre-publication review of THE MISSION, Publishers Weekly calls the book "triumphant" and "a crucial document of our times." Who am I to disagree? www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-327...

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In which @spytalker.bsky.social and I discuss the state of American intelligence, the CIA, and the national security of the United States. We ask the tough questions:"Would Trump plot coups in Greenland? Panama? Really?" open.substack.com/pub/spytalk/...

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