Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A Supreme Court justice who became a fugitive from justice. He's in the first chapter of the book I'm writing, a history of political corruption in America. 141
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The little-known revised edition! Requires codeword clearance to read. Please advise best way to reach you. 010
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It's great work. Have you by chance read my book, "The Mission"? We should talk! 130
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I reported from Afghanistan in 1987, 1992, 1994, and 1999. CIA had no boots on the ground in those years, 170
Reposted by Tim WeinerHayden Center @haydencenter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Co-written by our senior fellow John Sipher www.thebulwark.com/p/the-cia-di...thebulwark.comThe CIA Director Is a FailureJohn Ratcliffe has mired the agency in politics—and possible illegality. 3127
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026NPR's Greg Myre has the lowdown on Trump's dismantling of American national security. I chime in, as do @johnsipher.bsky.social and his fellow CIA veterans, @mpolymer1.bsky.social and @cashsteven.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/09/09/n...npr.orgCiting the 'Deep State,' Trump overhauls the intelligence communityThe catastrophic 9/11 attacks forced the intelligence community to radically revamp its ways of doing business. Now, critics say, President Trump is dismantling much of what was built since then. 0157
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I'll be on NPR's Morning Edition at 6:20 and 8:20 am on Wednesday to talk about the CIA and American intelligence before and after 9/11. Our national security today is in worse shape than before the attack, which is saying something. Tune in. 0195
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 21/08/2026In which Sir Richard Dearlove, former chief of MI6, lauds THE MISSION. "The book is revelatory," he says. Read our long conversation here.spytalk.coStraight Talk on the CIA’s Mixed Past and Current TroublesFormer MI6 chief Richard Dearlove and investigative CIA historian Tim Weiner engage in a candid discussion hosted by the British presenter Rosanna Lockwood 1154
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=SraM...youtube.comInside Trump's CIA (ft. Tim Weiner) | China's UK Spy Nest, US to Squeeze Cuba, Russia Tests NATOYouTube video by One Decision 0122
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Thank you for reading and listening. It's the same playbook -- and we should call them the Hoover raids, since he ran them. 130
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Absent the opening of the Russian intelligence archives, the search for the truth goes on. 010
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Finally, nine years after the fact, a great reporter explains, simply and directly, how Trump Justice strangled the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into whether Trump was under Russian influence. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...nytimes.comHow a Counterintelligence Inquiry Into Trump’s Russia Ties Was Derailed (Gift Article)Documents released by the White House shed new light on the demise of an often-overlooked 2017 F.B.I. investigation. 34126
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 31/07/2026How precisely does one file a malicious prosecution suit? 120
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The last ten percent can be ninety percent of the work. Writing is rewriting. 0121
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Trump is about to lie to the American people about voting and, so doing, take a swipe at what's left of our democracy. Resist. 0217
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 06/06/2026True, but the gold rush happened in the last nine months. 020
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 06/06/2026A sociopath lies his way into the CIA, claws up to top rank, then steals a fortune by gaming the system. The corruption of the Trump administration now infects the CIA. 22910
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I suspect this case will expose misfeasance at the highest levels of the CIA. That's what happens when you put a political tool in charge. 14010
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 30/05/2026In Pol Pot's Cambodia, people were purged because the wore glasses -- because they could read. In Trump;s America, people are purged because they see things clearly. 1126
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The most interesting arrest of a senior CIA officer since the turncoat Aldrich Ames in 1994. Cold cash, and lots of it, has always been the CIA's weapon of choice. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...nytimes.comF.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His Home 1196
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 23/05/2026The early cold war was every bit as unhinged as the present day. 040
Reposted by Tim WeinerThe Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Tonight on The Briefing! Michael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov State Rep. Gina Hinojosa @ginafortexas.bsky.social 9pmET on MS NOW 78518
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Trump has lost this war. It can't be won. A profound strategic defeat. The sun is setting on the American empire. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...nytimes.comU.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities 02411
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 07/05/2026"Don't embarrass the Bureau," Hoover said. Patel is a national embarrassment. Even in this shameless administration, perhaps his days are numbered. 0153
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 07/05/2026The Americans who attacked Venezuela and seized Maduro in January killed 32 Cuban intelligence officers guarding him. A rare defeat for the Dirección de Inteligencia in its 65-year war with the United States. 2202
Reposted by Tim WeinerThe Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Tonight on The Briefing! Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social Andrew Weissman @weissmann.substack.com Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov Rep. Suhas Subramanyan @repsuhas.bsky.social Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton @ltgovstratton.illinois.gov 9pmET on MS NOW! 308223
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 06/05/2026All his life, J. Edgar Hoover had one hard and fast rule for the FBI agents who served under him: "Don't embarrass the Bureau." Those were the days, my friends. 32911
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Time wounds all heels. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/n...nytimes.comRudy Giuliani Is in ‘Critical Condition’ in Florida Hospital 1236
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Truly remarkable reporting by Sarah Fitzpatrick in the Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comThe FBI Director Is MIAKash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences. 211130
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Quick check on the American national-security establishment at war. The SecDef is a Christofascist. The DNI a crackpot. The FBI director is...Kash Patel. The CIA's back in the coup business. And Trump is a power-drunk warlord. What could go wrong? www.harpercollins.com/products/the...harpercollins.comThe MissionNew York Times Bestseller * A New Yorker Best Book of the Year * A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year * A New York Times Editors' Choice "No... 23211
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Patel is a dangerous drunk who's pillaged the FBI's national security and intelligence directorates on Trump's orders. Good thing the US hasn't any enemies out there. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comThe FBI Director Is MIAKash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences. 0399
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 17/04/2026The president wants a sham prosecution of the former CIA chief John Brennan. I'm not sure the American intelligence establishment can survive this regime much longer. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/u...nytimes.comProsecutor Withdraws From Trump Team’s Investigation of Ex-C.I.A. Chief 42715
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 17/04/2026When the Bush administration tried to monkeywrench the 4th Amendment in the name of national security, the FBI director, Bob Mueller, told Bush he'd quit in protest. Trump's Justice Department shouldn't get away with this. 4840223
Reposted by Tim WeinerVince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social · 17/04/2026July 21 1935: The Führer orders a new reception hall and ballroom to "entertain foreign diplomats" at the Chancellery. Underneath the dance floor is an air raid shelter. A 2nd deeper bunker is built next to this in 1944, where he would spend his last days as the Reich collapsed. 15537891521
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Utter insanity from the titular leader of the American intelligence community. www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...dni.govDNI Tulsi Gabbard Exposes Conspiracy Used By Congress To Impeach President Trump | Office of the Director of National IntelligenceJoomla! - the dynamic portal engine and content management system 4134
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 13/04/2026I honestly can't say, I left the paper sixteen years ago. 000
Reposted by Tim WeinerDiana Bolsinger @dianabolsinger.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Nothing better than a project where you get to collaborate with smart friends. This roundtable was fun! Thank you, @lucatrenta.bsky.social, Michael J. Ard, @cindystorer.bsky.social, @paulmcgarr.bsky.social, and the one-and-only @tim-weiner.bsky.social networks.h-net.org/group/discus...networks.h-net.orgH-Diplo|Jervis Forum Roundtable Review 17-5 on Weiner, _The Mission_ | H-NetThe Jervis ForumH-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies ForumRoundtable Review 17-35Tim Weiner, The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century. Mariner Books, 2025. ISBN: 978063270190. 056
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 13/04/2026All true, but for the paper to declare that the president's crazy in its own voice is something. It's a heavy lift to get the verb "lie" in a story, as in "the president lied." Not defending it, just stating the realities. 130
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 13/04/2026You have to imagine how hard it is to get the phrase "a deranged autocrat mad with power" into the paper. 241
Tim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 13/04/2026You have to imagine how hard it is to get the phrase "a deranged autocrat mad with power" into the paper. 100