Andrew Exum
@exum.bsky.social
Enthusiastic about Appalachia, bird dogs, a solid majority of my children, and 28-gauge shotguns. I sometimes write things here: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/andrew-exum/
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"You see, your holiness, there are 8 to 12 players. Two wizards. A maverick. The arbiter. Two warriors. A corporal, and a ledgerman. Now the ledgerman just keeps score, and he wears this hat"
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"You see, your holiness, there are 8 to 12 players. Two wizards. A maverick. The arbiter. Two warriors. A corporal, and a ledgerman. Now the ledgerman just keeps score, and he wears this hat"
One of the best book reviews I have read in a long time. www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Review | In her new book, Biden’s former press secretary lets Democrats have it
Karine Jean-Pierre’s memoir offers a critique of Biden and the Democrats that is outdated, impractical and driven more by personal grievance than policy.
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October 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
One of the best book reviews I have read in a long time. www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
My friendly advice for any news outlet struggling to now cover the Pentagon would be to adopt a COCOM-based strategy for coverage. Send reporters down to Tampa and Miami and Colorado Springs and have them develop sources there. The COCOMs were often “leakier” than the Building anyway.
October 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
My friendly advice for any news outlet struggling to now cover the Pentagon would be to adopt a COCOM-based strategy for coverage. Send reporters down to Tampa and Miami and Colorado Springs and have them develop sources there. The COCOMs were often “leakier” than the Building anyway.
I’m obviously rooting against the Dodgers in the playoffs, but I still woke my sons up early today to watch the Ohtani performance over breakfast before they play baseball later this morning. Greatest individual performance in a game ever, no question.
October 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I’m obviously rooting against the Dodgers in the playoffs, but I still woke my sons up early today to watch the Ohtani performance over breakfast before they play baseball later this morning. Greatest individual performance in a game ever, no question.
This week has confirmed my suspicion that Biden’s Middle East policies will look worse, and will be even more embarrassing for Democrats, with the passage of time.
October 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This week has confirmed my suspicion that Biden’s Middle East policies will look worse, and will be even more embarrassing for Democrats, with the passage of time.
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A survey of the Washington legal establishment, evenly divided among Republicans and Democrats, captured almost universal fear and anguish over the transformation of the Justice Department into a tool of the White House. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...
‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency
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October 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A survey of the Washington legal establishment, evenly divided among Republicans and Democrats, captured almost universal fear and anguish over the transformation of the Justice Department into a tool of the White House. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...
There is a bottomless pit of money out there for journalists willing to speak untruths to power. If you’re willing to soothe billionaires by telling them everything they want to hear, and telling them all of the criticism they face is misguided, the world is your oyster.
October 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
There is a bottomless pit of money out there for journalists willing to speak untruths to power. If you’re willing to soothe billionaires by telling them everything they want to hear, and telling them all of the criticism they face is misguided, the world is your oyster.
I don’t think people outside Washington, DC appreciate how bad the brain drain from the Department of Justice is. It’s in no one’s interests — neither the people’s, nor the Trump Administration — yet I do not know of a single lawyer at DOJ who hasn’t either left already or isn’t weighing leaving.
October 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I don’t think people outside Washington, DC appreciate how bad the brain drain from the Department of Justice is. It’s in no one’s interests — neither the people’s, nor the Trump Administration — yet I do not know of a single lawyer at DOJ who hasn’t either left already or isn’t weighing leaving.
Scariest, most depressing thing I have read today.
more than a whiff of self-censorship in markets at the moment. No-one wants to call BS on, ya know, everything, for fear of angering the president
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October 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Scariest, most depressing thing I have read today.
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October 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Great command of the language on display here
Former racecar driver Danica Patrick slams Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl 2026 halftime headliner:
“No songs in English should not be allowed at one of America’s highest rated television events of the year… not just for sports.”
“No songs in English should not be allowed at one of America’s highest rated television events of the year… not just for sports.”
October 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Great command of the language on display here
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big part of this is because they sent the health reporters, not the political reporters
When is the last time you saw a push notification from the NYTimes that read like this?
September 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
big part of this is because they sent the health reporters, not the political reporters
You don’t need credentials to cover the military. There are four Starbucks within walking distance of the Pentagon.
Breaking News: The Pentagon said it would require journalists to pledge not to use unauthorized information or risk losing credentials to cover the military.
Pentagon Introduces New Restrictions on Reporter Access
The Department of Defense will force reporters to pledge not to gather or use any information that had not been formally authorized for release, or risk losing their credential to cover the military.
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September 20, 2025 at 5:55 AM
You don’t need credentials to cover the military. There are four Starbucks within walking distance of the Pentagon.
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Congrats to the hosts of the All-In Podcasts, you are the biggest marks on the whole planet.
the H1-B thing seems unlikely to withstand a court challenge, but it's still deeply funny that it's basically a nuclear warhead aimed at businesses and executives who've been grandiosely and publicly kissing his fucking ass for nine months
September 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Congrats to the hosts of the All-In Podcasts, you are the biggest marks on the whole planet.
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You almost certainly aren’t going to get out of the war crimes tribunal by producing a letter that you solicited because you were aware that the legality of your orders was questionable.
Dems ought to be telling people now these letters are worth absolutely nothing.
September 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
You almost certainly aren’t going to get out of the war crimes tribunal by producing a letter that you solicited because you were aware that the legality of your orders was questionable.
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This is how you drive talented people out of the force.
“.. I can’t remember anyone ever telling me we can’t say anything critical about a civilian like this. He was not in our chain of command or anything,” the officer said.
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September 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
This is how you drive talented people out of the force.
Great to see the WSJ challenging the NYT on the Fake Trends beat. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
How the Sauna Became the Hottest Place to Network
Sweating in elite new supersize saunas like Othership and Bathhouse—with anywhere from one to 90 other people—produces a unique sort of connection.
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September 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Great to see the WSJ challenging the NYT on the Fake Trends beat. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
This is yet another reminder that Elbridge Colby believes in nothing so much as he believes in Elbridge Colby’s career, and it’s been okay to not take him seriously since January 6, 2021. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Pentagon plan prioritizes homeland over China threat
This marks a major departure from the first Trump administration, which emphasized deterring Beijing.
www.politico.com
September 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This is yet another reminder that Elbridge Colby believes in nothing so much as he believes in Elbridge Colby’s career, and it’s been okay to not take him seriously since January 6, 2021. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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not being talked about enough: the biggest financial success for the president’s family since the inauguration
September 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
not being talked about enough: the biggest financial success for the president’s family since the inauguration
There is a bottomless pool of capital available to those willing to entertain and promote the idea that the views of the wealthiest, most privileged people in America are, in fact, unfairly underrepresented in the discourse. Our guy is dropping $200m on an “investment” with no real expected returns.
"[T]his isn’t about financial prudence. It’s about politics. Ellison is paying not for a strong business asset, but to send a signal to the anti-mainstream media crowd that CBS News is being reshaped," writes @oliverdarcy.bsky.social about the pending Bari Weiss deal with New Paramount...
The Weiss Price
David Ellison vowed not to politicize Paramount—yet his first big move at CBS News is a major bet on Bari Weiss, one of the most polarizing figures in media.
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September 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
There is a bottomless pool of capital available to those willing to entertain and promote the idea that the views of the wealthiest, most privileged people in America are, in fact, unfairly underrepresented in the discourse. Our guy is dropping $200m on an “investment” with no real expected returns.
My controversial position is that since we have made the decision as a nation to arm ourselves to the hilt, almost without restrictions, we need to teach our children basic firearms safety. My three oldest kids all know what to do if they come across a firearm and the fundamentals of gun safety.
Kindergartners across the country are filing into classrooms where they can expect lessons on the alphabet, numbers and patterns.
In Tennessee, they will also learn to identify a trigger, a barrel and a muzzle as they’re introduced to gun safety.
In Tennessee, they will also learn to identify a trigger, a barrel and a muzzle as they’re introduced to gun safety.
New school year brings mandatory gun safety lessons for students in some states
All students in Tennessee public and charter schools must begin annual firearm safety lessons after the state became the first to pass a law requiring the training.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
My controversial position is that since we have made the decision as a nation to arm ourselves to the hilt, almost without restrictions, we need to teach our children basic firearms safety. My three oldest kids all know what to do if they come across a firearm and the fundamentals of gun safety.
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Body seen in secret mortuary could solve 50-year mystery of vanished religious leader
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Musa al Sadr: Body seen in Libyan mortuary could solve 50-year mystery of vanished religious leader
Compelling evidence to suggest Lebanese Shia leader Musa al-Sadr was killed in Libya is uncovered by BBC.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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People are melting down at a Tribune article about CHSD 230 considering adding Arabic to its language learning electives. I wasted time in the comments, which I normally avoid doing since it's useless and awful, but it led to possibly the funniest thing anybody's ever said to me about France.
September 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
People are melting down at a Tribune article about CHSD 230 considering adding Arabic to its language learning electives. I wasted time in the comments, which I normally avoid doing since it's useless and awful, but it led to possibly the funniest thing anybody's ever said to me about France.
It’s the first day of school here in DC, and if your children are feeling a little nervous about the day, I find it’s helpful to borrow this motivational speech from Paul O’Connell. youtu.be/Bhgt2pnSywI?...
Paul O'Connell - Manic Aggression
YouTube video by Mark Conroy
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August 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It’s the first day of school here in DC, and if your children are feeling a little nervous about the day, I find it’s helpful to borrow this motivational speech from Paul O’Connell. youtu.be/Bhgt2pnSywI?...