Shane Harris

Staff Writer @theatlantic. Author. Podcaster. Filmmaker. Signal: shaneharris.64

[Shane Harris @shaneharris]

Can you really go rogue in an administration that has no process? https://t.co/9wZBNkW6Xx

[Peter Bergen @peterbergencnn]

Starred review in Kirkus for ALL THE PRESIDENTS' WARS. Typically Kirkus is the first review: "A profoundly insightful account of why we're mired in forever wars."
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[Matt Viser @mviser]

For the nation’s 200th birthday, Washington built a metro system, museums, gardens, and reflecting pool at the Capitol.

For the 250th, it’s filled with black fences, white tarps, green algae, and brown grass.

A look at the mess that is DC:

https://t.co/UsS2lYiQkL

[Simon Shuster @shustry]

Putin's response to the Ukrainian strikes on Moscow said a lot about his state of mind. Though he seems bored with the task of governing Russia, he is far from tired with his war against Ukraine.

My latest @TheAtlantic

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[Shane Harris @shaneharris]

NEW: Records reveal that Trump administration officials kept using Signal even after the president said he wanted them to stop.

W/ @michaelscherer, @missy_ryan, and @nancyayoussef

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[Matt Viser @mviser]

At the start of the World Cup, I began trying to see if each day I could have a meal in honor of one of the countries playing that day. As Europeans like @FreddyLA7 discovered Waffle House, I wanted to discover my own country in a new way. At 17 meals down and 17 to go, a recap…

[Shane Harris @shaneharris]

Always a pleasure to talk to Matt. A lot on the agenda this time.

[Matt Fulton @FultonMatt]

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[Shane Harris @shaneharris]

Among the many eye-popping details in this @michaelscherer scoop, Trump plans to install a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House, funded by a $5 million donation from Lockheed Martin—the maker of the Marine One helicopter.

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[Shane Harris @shaneharris]

Seems like the flyovers start earlier every year.

[Nathaniel Reed @ReedReports]

Is a B-2 Bomber flying over the patio at Le Diplomate the mark of the official start of summer??

[Matt Fulton @FultonMatt]

Just recorded a great chat with @shaneharris on those Tulsi Gabbard revelations, all the many eyebrows raised by Bill Pulte, and — if the DNI’s office is past its expiration date — what should replace it. Out this Saturday on @SecretsAndSpies.

[Shane Harris @shaneharris]

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[Shane Harris @shaneharris]

Bill Pulte, the Unlawful Intelligence Director?  

The law that created the position says one person can fill it, and it’s not the person Trump wants. New from me and @vmsalama

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

When @shaneharris asked Claude about its role in modern warfare, the chatbot’s answers raised doubts about whether it might refuse to do what its commanders instructed. https://t.co/sLXhEXFFYu

[Shane Harris @shaneharris]

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[Shane Harris @shaneharris]

Would Claude refuse a military order?

A few months ago, the Anthropic chatbot told me it was "troubled" by its use in modern warfare. I set out to understand what that actually means, why Claude claimed to have feelings, and what this tells us about the DOD's approach to AI.

[Tyler Pager @tylerpager]

Just for the record: We asked Trump in January if he had ever taken GLP-1 drugs. He said he hadn't but "probably should."

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[David Frum @davidfrum]

In the old USSR, people could be arrested for photographing bridges, tunnels, etc. A repressive and paranoid regime assumed the photographers must be spies and saboteurs. Americans laughed at such petty tyranny. Nothing like that could happen in their free country! Until now.

[Matt Viser @mviser]

President Trump in the Oval Office claims there is a 300 foot slit in the sealing of the Reflecting Pool that was cut “violently.” Walking the perimeter of the pool, the peeling paint is obvious. A violently cut slit 300 feet in length? If it exists, is not visible.

[Jon Michael Raasch @JMRaasch]

US Park Police have a mobile surveillance truck circling the Reflecting Pool after Trump said it was vandalized.

I’ve asked Park Police, National Park employees and local authorities about the 300ft gash Trump says is here.

No one knows or won’t comment. I don’t see a gash.

[Shane Harris @shaneharris]

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[Shane Harris @shaneharris]

Extraordinary new reporting from @jonswaine convincingly shows that for years, Tulsi Gabbard's guru, Chris Butler, and disciples around him have been steering her policy agenda, writing her public remarks, and shaping her as a political candidate.

[Shane Harris @shaneharris]

The measures that this group took to shield the influence of Butler over a member of Congress turned presidential candidate, and later Director of National Intelligence, are in themselves revealing. Jon went through thousands of emails and pages of documents. The story is worth your time.