Ben Wizner

Time for a twitter holiday, I guess.

@chasestrangio Here -- just take it.

@chasestrangio Give it back.

@xor @trevortimm twitter.com/benwizner/stat…

@trevortimm or, alternately, "u bum"

I love how Lebron always refuses to say Trump’s name, instead only referring to “he” or “him” in the most derisive way possible. twitter.com/nbatv/status/1…

@keithgessen The Good Ward.

Nikil to run the Second Ward. That is going to be a very good ward. twitter.com/hollyotterbein…

New statement: our thanks to @Snowden for his courageous actions five years ago today @privacyint/press-statement-privacy-international-thanks-edward-snowden-for-his-courageous-actions-five-years-5e89a87ec981" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@privacyint/pr…

@chrislhayes #TeamofDotards

This is an interesting mix-up, since it's pretty well established there were people in Trump's general orbit attempting to procure those emails from the Russians. And Trump himself asked for them on camera. twitter.com/kampeas/status…

Un acte invraisemblable, irrationnel, émotionnel perpétré par un Etat occidental, puissant et démocratique. #etaitilvraisemblable twitter.com/benwizner/stat…

I went with 500 days of Trump and 50 years since RFK in Morning Media politi.co/2LmWg7H CJR’s @byPeteVernon led wit 5 years post-Snowden in his newsletter bit.ly/2sy1kPS

A bizarre, pointless temper tantrum. twitter.com/ewenmacaskill/…

@benwizner There is a big difference between crying wolf and crying that there *might* be a wolf. Especially when there's definitely a wolf coming, and it's just a question of when.

The Carpenter case, which the Supreme Court might--might!--decide this morning, is about the freedoms of speech and association, not just privacy. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@JameelJaffer In considering your sentence, I had to give weight to your recidivism.

@benwizner I said "might"! And I even used an exclamation mark.

Bruce Davidson, Time of Change, 1962

@granick C.R.E.A.M.

@benwizner Yes it is enough to have bought Fred dinner and have enough left over for drinks for SPT! #moola

Yesterday I got notice that a royalty check for my book American Spies is in the mail. Thanks to everyone who bought copies! amazon.com/American-Spies…

@mer__edith Congrats, friend.

I am incredibly happy about this decision, and have a deep respect for the many people who worked and risked to make it happen. Google should not be in the business of war. gizmodo.com/google-plans-n…

Fred Fleitz is the chief of staff of the National Security Council. Things are bad. theatlantic.com/international/…

@brettmaxkaufman Is he sitting on a toilet? Seems that way from his facial expression.

Revised guidance on this spicy topic: It's “chile” and “chiles” for any of a variety of spicy peppers or the sauces or gravies derived from them. The meat- and/or bean-based dish is “chili.” #APStyleChat