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Michael Weiss

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The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

And yeah, there's going to be a lot of early retirements, I would expect. A lot of people who just don't, they're not going to want to have to put up with this. And they're going to be fearful for not just their livelihoods, but, you know, as I say, being doxed and exposed as... perfidious agents of the American Stasi or whatever the hell these people are portraying them as.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

And yeah, there's going to be a lot of early retirements, I would expect. A lot of people who just don't, they're not going to want to have to put up with this. And they're going to be fearful for not just their livelihoods, but, you know, as I say, being doxed and exposed as... perfidious agents of the American Stasi or whatever the hell these people are portraying them as.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

And yeah, there's going to be a lot of early retirements, I would expect. A lot of people who just don't, they're not going to want to have to put up with this. And they're going to be fearful for not just their livelihoods, but, you know, as I say, being doxed and exposed as... perfidious agents of the American Stasi or whatever the hell these people are portraying them as.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

Well, you know, look, a lot of people, first and foremost, are concerned for am I going to receive a paycheck? What's going to happen to my pension, right? I mean, you don't want a president coming in and saying, I'm going to fire everybody. And even if legally there's no grounds for this, right? I mean, it's the harassment. It's the concomitant effects of declaring somebody an enemy of the state.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

Well, you know, look, a lot of people, first and foremost, are concerned for am I going to receive a paycheck? What's going to happen to my pension, right? I mean, you don't want a president coming in and saying, I'm going to fire everybody. And even if legally there's no grounds for this, right? I mean, it's the harassment. It's the concomitant effects of declaring somebody an enemy of the state.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

Well, you know, look, a lot of people, first and foremost, are concerned for am I going to receive a paycheck? What's going to happen to my pension, right? I mean, you don't want a president coming in and saying, I'm going to fire everybody. And even if legally there's no grounds for this, right? I mean, it's the harassment. It's the concomitant effects of declaring somebody an enemy of the state.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

So, you know, I have in my reporting on – the GRU, on Russian intelligence, on Havana syndrome, gotten close to a number of former CIA officers, one of whom is Mark Palmaropoulos, who I'm not afraid to say has become a very good friend of mine. Mark doesn't know if he is going to be here on January 20th, meaning should he stay in the United States?

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

So, you know, I have in my reporting on – the GRU, on Russian intelligence, on Havana syndrome, gotten close to a number of former CIA officers, one of whom is Mark Palmaropoulos, who I'm not afraid to say has become a very good friend of mine. Mark doesn't know if he is going to be here on January 20th, meaning should he stay in the United States?

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

So, you know, I have in my reporting on – the GRU, on Russian intelligence, on Havana syndrome, gotten close to a number of former CIA officers, one of whom is Mark Palmaropoulos, who I'm not afraid to say has become a very good friend of mine. Mark doesn't know if he is going to be here on January 20th, meaning should he stay in the United States?

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

Because lawyers are telling him and telling others who signed that letter questioning the veracity of the Hunter Biden laptop story, maybe you should cool your heels abroad somewhere for the foreseeable future. just because Trump and his team had made it very clear that these guys are in their sights.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

Because lawyers are telling him and telling others who signed that letter questioning the veracity of the Hunter Biden laptop story, maybe you should cool your heels abroad somewhere for the foreseeable future. just because Trump and his team had made it very clear that these guys are in their sights.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

Because lawyers are telling him and telling others who signed that letter questioning the veracity of the Hunter Biden laptop story, maybe you should cool your heels abroad somewhere for the foreseeable future. just because Trump and his team had made it very clear that these guys are in their sights.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

Now, that is a pretty terrifying prospect that people who work for the CIA, the FBI, or other government intelligence law enforcement bodies who guard us while we sleep, who have done things – On behalf of this country, they cannot talk about, but should it ever come to light, and it always does down the line when the history books are written, are decorated heroes for a reason.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

Now, that is a pretty terrifying prospect that people who work for the CIA, the FBI, or other government intelligence law enforcement bodies who guard us while we sleep, who have done things – On behalf of this country, they cannot talk about, but should it ever come to light, and it always does down the line when the history books are written, are decorated heroes for a reason.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

Now, that is a pretty terrifying prospect that people who work for the CIA, the FBI, or other government intelligence law enforcement bodies who guard us while we sleep, who have done things – On behalf of this country, they cannot talk about, but should it ever come to light, and it always does down the line when the history books are written, are decorated heroes for a reason.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

Suddenly they become targets of their own government. I mean, the sense of betrayal, the sense of treachery that they must feel. And also the deterrent effect that this will have on people volunteering to go to work for these services, right? And even more to the point, and this is something that comes up constantly.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

Suddenly they become targets of their own government. I mean, the sense of betrayal, the sense of treachery that they must feel. And also the deterrent effect that this will have on people volunteering to go to work for these services, right? And even more to the point, and this is something that comes up constantly.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

Suddenly they become targets of their own government. I mean, the sense of betrayal, the sense of treachery that they must feel. And also the deterrent effect that this will have on people volunteering to go to work for these services, right? And even more to the point, and this is something that comes up constantly.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

And also the ability to recruit and run assets in the field. You know, I mean, if you're, you know, let's say you're... Let's talk about this.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

And also the ability to recruit and run assets in the field. You know, I mean, if you're, you know, let's say you're... Let's talk about this.