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Larry Pfeiffer

@larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social
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Personal Account / Hayden Center Director / Led White House Situation Room / Fmr CIA Chief of Staff / Nat'l security & intelligence commentator / Speaker

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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I'm very excited to see how my good friend Alma Katsu approaches the topic of Havana Syndrome in her new thriller. I couldn't put down her first two spy thrillers once I started them! My burning question: will the CIA chief of staff in RED WIDOW show up in her new book? He was such a good guy. 😃
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I used to run the SitRoom. Could meetings there really be recorded? Short answer: yes. Let’s talk. /1
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Thanks @thesteadystate.org for the chance to be on the Sentinel podcast. ⬇️
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Breaking the law again, Trump names Bill Pulte the Acting DNI. Per the law creating the DNI post: “The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Director of National Intelligence . . . /1 www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
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Trump names Bill Pulte acting director of national intelligence
Pulte — who leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency — will take over for Tulsi Gabbard.
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Remembering friends and colleagues, and those who came before us, who lost their lives alongside our military, as well as in the shadows. 🙏🏻 🇺🇸
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Re this passage: “Lukas […] came up through the CIA’s Directorate of Operations so has ‘real field experience and an appreciation for operations instead of bureaucracy,’ […] That would be a first for anyone serving in the DNI role.” /1 www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence
Tulsi Gabbard abruptly resigned as director of national intelligence, saying she is leaving the post because of her husband's illness.
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Thanks, @NewsHour and @nickschifrin, for the invitation. Watch what I had to say ⬇️ www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Tulsi Gabbard’s record and impact on the U.S. intelligence community
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the highest-ranking intelligence official in the U.S. government, has resigned. She said her husband is suffering from a rare bone cancer that requires...
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Post 9/11 the DCI should have been strengthened, not abandoned. And the DNI role WAS poorly legislated. But tossing it out now 20 years on AND letting Trump (who hates and distrusts intel) reform the IC—I don’t think so. /1 www.thebulwark.com/p/tulsi-gabb...
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Tulsi Gabbard’s Office Shouldn’t Exist
And her tenure in it proves exactly why.
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
We crafted this at the DNI’s 20th anniversary in part to guide those there today. As pundits debate the DNI position in light of Gabbard’s resignation, this special look is worth reading. READ: www.cia.gov/resources/cs...
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Studies in Intelligence 68, No. 5 (Special Edition, IRTPA 20 Years On, December 2024) - CSI
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Although not her biggest fan, I do wish her and her husband well. Cancer sucks. As for the DNI position or its office, let’s not immediately conflate her ineffectiveness or her minimal intelligence influence with the President with a need or not for the position or office.
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Just wrapped up a great discussion with my friends from @spytalkpodcast.bsky.social. Follow them to catch this podcast when it is published to hear us dissect recent activities in the US Intelligence Community.
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JJ Green @jjgreenjr.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Great News today! My bookThe Noise War is Amazon's #1 New Release in several categories. amzn.to/4qUstHy Great chapter on @genmhayden.bsky.social @haydencenter.bsky.social - Thanks @icds-tallinn.bsky.social, @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social, @maddow.bsky.social @miafarrow.bsky.social for the inspiration
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The Noise War: How to Fight Disinformation and Find the Truth When Everything Is Lying to You
The Noise War: How to Fight Disinformation and Find the Truth When Everything Is Lying to You [Green, JJ] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Noise War: How to Fight Disinformation and Find the Truth When Everything Is Lying to You
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I'm a proud member of the National Security Leaders for America, a nonpartisan coalition of nearly 1,500 former senior officials committed to upholding democratic principles and protecting the integrity of U.S. national security. You too may be able to join at this link: www.nsl4a.org/join-nsl4a
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Seeking former National Security Professionals to join National Security Leaders for America — National Security Leaders for America
Our Members are former government leaders and include democrats, republicans, independents, and politically unaffiliated individuals. They include Generals, Admirals, Senior Enlisted personnel, and fo...
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I had a great conversation with GMU President Gregory Washington about @netflix.com's blockbuster film, A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, on his ACCESS TO EXCELLENCE podcast. He loved the movie and I loved serving as a consultant to the production. LISTEN HERE: www.gmu.edu/news/2026-01...
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Podcast: Behind the scenes of "A House of Dynamite"
Director of George Mason University's Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security Larry Pfeiffer joins to talk about his role in the Netflix film “A House of Dynamite...
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MSW Media @mswmedia.com · 17/10/2025
New #SpyTalk podcast with hosts @spytalker.bsky.social & @misikoff.bsky.social #MSWMedia 🕵🏼 Guest: @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social Listen: spytalk.simplecast.com/episodes/how...
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I had a great time chatting with my friends at SpyTalk podcast about the new natsec thriller A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE. Listen in ⬇️
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I participated in The Steady State's press call today discussing its new assessment of the decline of democracy in the United States, written by former US intelligence analysts using analytic tradecraft honed over decades of public service. ⬇️
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I had a great chat w/ @BBCNewshour's Paul Henley this evening. Starts at the 3:10-minute mark--why US Presidents don't normally confirm CIA covert operations. LISTEN: www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
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BBC Audio | Newshour | Donald Trump has authorised covert CIA operations in Venezuela
This could allow the intelligence agency to carry out lethal operations in the country
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
More kind words from Rebecca Ferguson on prepping for her role as a senior duty officer in the White House Situation Room in A House of Dynamite. READ: www.indiewire.com/features/int...
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Hayden Center @haydencenter.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Our director Larry Pfeiffer gets a shout-out from Rebecca Ferguson--star of Dune, Mission Impossible, Silo, and now A House of Dynamite. Thread ⬇️
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Jason Clarke plays the Sr Director of the WH Situation Room: [These are] "just ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances having to carry out their jobs. Nobody is coming to save us. There is just us." www.netflix.com/tudum/articl...
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Rebecca Ferguson: “They hooked me up with Larry Pfeiffer. He was the man. He’s basically the guy who Jason Clarke plays [in the film]. He’d been that guy, and he was on set every day.” I'm blushing. Go see A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE--now (UK), Oct 10 (US & the world). www.netflix.com/tudum/featur...
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Rebecca Ferguson Embraces Truthfulness in A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
In Kathryn Bigelow’s film, the actress is a force to be reckoned with.
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
RIP Joe Burns. I’ll never forget the late night spent in an after-hours pub in London that catered to the USN. Smooth seas! www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/w...
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Joseph Burns Obituary - Washington, DC
Celebrate the life of Joseph Burns, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of DeVol Funeral Home.
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
BREAKING: Trump to rename the Interior Department the Department of the EXTERIOR. "I noticed that all the national parks were outside. No one had made that connection before," Trump said in making this announcement.
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
A Loomer-cide? Or a natural evolution?
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Can’t Trump just buy a monster truck with big tires and fog lamps to compensate for, well, you know? Trump to rename the Defense Department the Department of War www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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a monster truck is driving through a muddy field with a crowd in the background
ALT: a monster truck is driving through a muddy field with a crowd in the background
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Hayden Center @haydencenter.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
What's our director Larry Pfeiffer up to when he's not running the show here? He's helping Oscar-winning directors make movies. A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE hits theaters on Oct 3 in the UK and Oct 10 in the US and worldwide. Streaming on Netflix on Oct 24.
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Congrats to Kathryn Bigelow, Noah Oppenheim, and Greg Shapiro for the successful launch of A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE today at the Venice Film Festival! I'm proud to have played a part, serving as technical advisor on the film's White House action. @netflix.com deadline.com/2025/09/hous...
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‘A House Of Dynamite’: What The Critics Are Saying About Kathryn Bigelow’s Nuclear Thriller
Netflix and Kathryn Bigelow's nuclear thriller is going down a storm at the Venice Film Festival.
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Possibly a talented young man, rich in counterterrorism experience, Francesco will be the least experienced Deputy Director of NSA ever. Predecessors have had decades of NSA experience complementing the more itinerant nature of the military Director. /1
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Former CIA Director Bill Burns says it so well. Take time to read this. “…under the guise of reform, you all got caught in the crossfire of a retribution campaign—of a war on public service and expertise.” GIFT: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Hayden Center @haydencenter.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Our Director Larry Pfeiffer: “When our intelligence community leaders conduct end-runs around procedures established to protect sources and methods, they put at grave risk foreign sources risking life and limb to give us information vital to our security.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents over CIA objections, sources say
Some former intelligence officers said they were alarmed at the detail revealed in the declassified document about Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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MSW Media @mswmedia.com · 01/08/2025
Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard have nothing. Check out the full episode where they get into DNI's reckless declassifications, the politically motivated firing of April Doss from her job as general counsel for the NSA, and more. spytalk.simplecast.com/episodes/int... @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social
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SpyTalker @spytalker.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Gabbard Release Threatens Sources and Methods, Top former Intel Official Says www.spytalk.co/p/gabbard-re...
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Gabbard Release Threatens Sources and Methods, Top former Intel Official Says
Larry Pfeiffer discussed the ODNI’s attacks on the IC’s Russia 2016 elections report on the SpyTalk podcast
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Hayden Center @haydencenter.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Our Director Larry Pfeiffer: “Sources and methods could be easily inferred in almost every instance. … I don’t know if I’ve seen a document of that sensitivity so lightly redacted.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Gabbard overrode CIA officials’ concerns in push to release classified Russia report
CIA officials worried the release of the House Intelligence Committee report on 2016 Russian election interference could reveal top-secret spying techniques and sources. Tulsi Gabbard overrode their c...
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
NSA General Counsel is not a political appointment, but a career position, owing largely to the complicated legal territory involved in its operations, particularly re protecting US civil liberties. Be afraid. Be very afraid. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/u...
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Top Lawyer for National Security Agency Is Fired
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
From my colleague at The Steady State, Steven Cash: “The CIA’s very existence depends on a functioning constitutional system. Without that, there will be no apolitical CIA to defend.” www.thecipherbrief.com/twcias-reput...
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Two Existential Threats: CIA’s Reputation vs. Democracy’s Survival
Former CIA senior officer Mark Kelton warns of an "existential challenge" facing the CIA - a crisis of public trust in a hyper-partisan America. But as democracy itself is under threat, where should l...
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
It was too easy!
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Just once, I’d love to see Gabbard or Ratcliffe take their nonsense in front of anyone other than a Fox or Newsmax journalist.
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Hey @washingtonpost.com editorial board: A quick search of your files would uncover 100s of articles where we’ve been quoted by your national security reporters since then. Shredded credibility? 🤣🤣🤣
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Hey @washingtonpost.com editorial board: A quick search of your files would uncover 100s of articles where we’ve been quoted by your national security reporters since then. Shredded credibility? 🤣🤣🤣
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Tulsi is doing Vlad’s work for him.
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Turns out Trump has chronic venous insufficiency. Blood has trouble reaching his heart. Wait… he has a heart?
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Good Night & Good Luck, Stephen. (How far the Tiffany Network has fallen.) CBS Canceling ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ After Next Season
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Take the damn dog back, Gen Clapper! 🐕
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The lengths people will go to to avoid price hikes from tariffs on products imported from Mexico. (Coke is made with cane sugar in Mexico; Mexican Coca-Cola is imported to the US.)
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Schar School of Policy and Government @scharschool.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Unpacking the high stakes: @bloomberg.com turned to @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social on Trump vs. the intel community over Iran. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump Eyes Cuts to Top Spy Agency as He Sweeps Aside Iran Intel
President Donald Trump is pressing ahead with plans to slash staff at the top US spy agency, determined to act at a time when he’s openly challenged its director and rejected intelligence findings tha...
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Petty nonsense.
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The good Senator aoparently didn’t read the nuanced measured after-action report on analytic tradecraft which said the analysis was sound in its findings. READ HERE: www.cia.gov/static/Trade...
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
First take: intelligence stovepipes to be rebuilt/reinforced under this construct. And why kill NIU? What harm did it cause?
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
WTF! More than tripling a federal employee’s pension contribution while exempting members of Congress and their staff?!? The GOP attack on public service continues. www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Senate Republicans explore tweaks to pension plan after parliamentarian ruling
The GOP is considering hiking federal employees' retirement contributions to 15.6 percent of their salary, according to draft text.
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