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Benjamin Wittes

@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
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Editor in Chief, @lawfaremedia.org Senior Fellow, Brookings Author, #DogShirtDaily Host, #DogShirtTV Purveyor of mischief. Harasser of Russian diplomats worldwide.

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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 11h
Будь ласка
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 14h
Here is more about her: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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The Situation: “It Used To Be a Beautiful Building”
A chic window on disaster.
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 14h
Here is your assignment for today: Go to this link and buy a coffee for @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social: buymeacoffee.com/kateinkharkiv She has been keeping us all informed from Kharkiv for years now—in English. Follow and support her please.
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Kate
Hi, my name is Kate. I live in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Trying to keep the world informed about Ukrainian perspective of war, tell the world how war feels for a regular citizen in a city that gets mercilessl
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 15h
It's the second day of total collapse at Moscow airports due to Ukrainian drones. Hundreds of flights are delayed and some have been canceled. Everything is going according to plan 🛩🚫
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 15h
Trump is trying to shift responsibility for high diesel prices in America from himself to Ukraine. I hope creating an imaginary enemy right before an election out of a country under attack works for him just as "good" as it did for Viktor Orbán.
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Len Grossman @modemjunkie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
youtu.be/DEMLnIGLhGg?... With @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org , @michael-feinberg.bsky.social and @adapalmer.bsky.social
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Hittites and Italians with Ada Palmer
YouTube video by #DogShirtTV
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Len Grossman @modemjunkie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
youtu.be/Wlo4mIpZCqw With @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org , @mollyroberts.bsky.social , @annabower.bsky.social , @rparloff.bsky.social and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social
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Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, October 9
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Jeff @jammaj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org & @michael-feinberg.bsky.social welcome @adapalmer.bsky.social to tell us about a newly uncovered Hittite archive and the death spirals of medieval Italian merchant republics. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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Hittites and Italians with Ada Palmer
YouTube video by #DogShirtTV
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 09/10/2026
I’ll DM you a Riverside link
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 09/10/2026
Totally serious!
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 09/10/2026
Next week it is then. Name a day! Topic is whatever happens to be on your mind.
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 09/10/2026
Yes but @adapalmer.bsky.social are you coming on #DogShirtTV in an hour?
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 09/10/2026
No
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 09/10/2026
It’s totes up to @hollybfletcher.bsky.social
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Me Victoria Toensing Emma Stone Dua Lipa What do we have in common? We’re all members of the Dyed Red Hair Club™️ And now my boss @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org has agreed to join the Club…..IF we raise 10K for the Greek Chorus Foundation by Oct. 30! ⬇️👇 greekchorusfoundation.org
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The Greek Chorus Foundation
Born of the #DogShirtTV audience, the Greek Chorus Foundation raises money for worthy projects decided on collectively by its community. Current projects: funding graduate education for a young Ukrain...
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Jeff @jammaj.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org opines on the nature of political prophylaxis, and @hollybfletcher.bsky.social reports on people who claim to have had visions of hell. 👹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPJ0...
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The Hell Tourist Industry
YouTube video by #DogShirtTV
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 04/10/2026
Last week the D.C. Circuit heard argument over Judge Boasberg's contempt inquiry into top Trump administration officials. @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org sat down with @annabower.bsky.social , @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social to break it down. youtube.com/live/OXziyHG...
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 04/10/2026
How do you know I didn’t?
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 03/10/2026
The TDS Center building in Keene, New Hampshire. We need more of these.
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Jeff @jammaj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org & @andrewdsteele.bsky.social welcome Sarah Gruen, a UN speechwriter, to discuss the role of speechwriters in democratic communication. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv8-...
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Writing Speeches with Sarah Gruen
YouTube video by #DogShirtTV
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Len Grossman @modemjunkie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
youtu.be/Nv8-h1dsYIk with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org , @andrewdsteele.bsky.social and Sarah Gruen
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Writing Speeches with Sarah Gruen
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Len Grossman @modemjunkie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
youtu.be/fpvSR4dUZdc with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org , @hollybfletcher.bsky.social and @lapatina.bsky.social
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The March Against the Arch
YouTube video by #DogShirtTV
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Jeff @jammaj.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org 🛤️, @hollybfletcher.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social & the #GreekChorus debate which Greek Chorus Foundation goal merits dyeing Ben's hair red. #CharityChallenge 🎗️ #DyedRedHairClub 👩‍🦰 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbDb...
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The Dyed Red Hair Club
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Jeff @jammaj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On today’s #DogShirtTV, @hollybfletcher.bsky.social joins us live from the protest against Trump's arch, while @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, Anastasiia Lapatina @lapatina.bsky.social & the #GreekChorus discuss targeting civilian infrastructure in wartime. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpvS...
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The March Against the Arch
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 29/09/2026
We are live! www.youtube.com/live/OXziyHG...
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Lawfare Live: Debriefing the D.C. Circuit's Argument Over Contempt Inquiry
YouTube video by Lawfare
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Len Grossman @modemjunkie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Taya in Belgium by @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...
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Taya in Belgium
Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is 13-year-old Oleksandr, Russia killed him in Kharkiv region💔🕯 The boy passed away in the hospital today from severe injuries after five Russian drones struck Katerynivka in the Lozova community on September 21.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is pub day for my book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Please watch this video and pass it on. It's time to reclaim the Trump-Russia narrative and recognize Putin is continuing his years-long war on America and Trump is complicit. HowRussiaWon.com
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Jeff @jammaj.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, Alicia Wanless @lageneralista.ca & the #GreekChorus welcome @juliacurlee.bsky.social for a wandering discussion starting with #AI extinction anxieties and ending at #bestiality in the #FBI hiring pool. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQHe...
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Bestiality in the FBI with Julia Curlee
YouTube video by #DogShirtTV
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juliacurlee.bsky.social @juliacurlee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My prospects for senate-confirmation died with this YouTube title. Thanks @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
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Len Grossman @modemjunkie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
youtu.be/CQHeM14-97A with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org , @lageneralista.ca and @juliacurlee.bsky.social
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Bestiality in the FBI with Julia Curlee
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Jeff @jammaj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org welcomes author @davidcorn.bsky.social to discuss his new book How Russia Won, which tells the story of Putin's assault on US democracy. m.youtube.com/watch?v=93lW...
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How Russia Won with David Corn
YouTube video by #DogShirtTV
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Len Grossman @modemjunkie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
youtu.be/93lWIGbr2lQ With @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org , and @davidcorn.bsky.social
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How Russia Won with David Corn
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 19/09/2026
ICYMI: Watch @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, and @rparloff.bsky.social discuss the First Circuit rejecting the Trump administration’s third country deportation policy, and more. youtube.com/live/rQhqDNs...
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Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, September 18
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Jeff @jammaj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org & @hollybfletcher.bsky.social and the #GreekChorus welcome @emilyehoge.bsky.social to tell us about the Night Wolves, a right-wing Russian nationalist biker club with an oligarch member who paid for Don Jr.'s wedding party.
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Len Grossman @modemjunkie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
youtu.be/rDb1IVoeRc0 with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org , @hollybfletcher.bsky.social and @emilyehoge.bsky.social
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Night Wolves with Emily Hoge
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Len Grossman @modemjunkie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
youtu.be/ftRB1HelbuQ?... With @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org , @hollybfletcher.bsky.social ,
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Stairs, Ballots, and Hair Dye
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 16/09/2026
Make me dye my hair red! www.dogshirtdaily.com/p/a-victory-...
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A Victory and a Challenge
Can you make me join the Dyed Red Hair Club?
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 11/09/2026
This is excellent
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Len Grossman @modemjunkie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
youtu.be/PgX9EoJ_kjc with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org . @hollybfletcher.bsky.social and @kkdumez.bsky.social
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Evangelical Femininity with Kristin Du Mez
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Len Grossman @modemjunkie.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
youtu.be/uTyfesKM6V0 With @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org , @lapatina.bsky.social and @hollybfletcher.bsky.social
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Operational Success
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Jeff @jammaj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org welcomes @windsormann.bsky.social to discuss self-exile after Trump's victory, living in #PuertoRico as a #WASP, and the prospect of Puerto Rican statehood. 🇵🇷 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvII...
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The View from Puerto Rico with Windsor Mann
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 09/09/2026
Ah! You already did! Thanks!
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 09/09/2026
Please share it. Trying to spread the word.
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Jeff @jammaj.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org says the Greek Chorus Foundation #OperationTaya has succeeded! Also, Anastasiia Lapatina's @lapatina.bsky.social gym got bombed, and @hollybfletcher.bsky.social reports on an #ex-evangelical comedy festival. 🎭 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTyf...
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Operational Success
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 08/09/2026
The #GreekChorusFoundation, #OperationSlava. You can help! www.greekchorusfoundation.org#slava
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 07/09/2026
Toss one back for a true legend among the sprites of mischief: “There are a thousand forms of subversion, all of them interesting. But few, in my opinion, can equal the convenience and immediacy of the cream pie.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/w...
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Noël Godin, Prankster Who Threw Pies at the Powerful, Dies at 80 (Gift Article)
Splattering figures like Bill Gates, Jean-Luc Godard and Bernard-Henri Lévy, he perfected the art of using whipped cream as a form of protest.
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 06/09/2026
This has potential
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 06/09/2026
Not wrong
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Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 05/09/2026
Question: Can anyone think of a situation in which the phrase “I am humbled” does not mean “I am showing off”?
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