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Olivier Knox
@OKnox
Senior national political correspondent, U.S. News & World Report. Something retweets something something. Views here are my own, not my employer's. Duh.
Washington, DC
Joined January 2008
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    I think it’s officially a Sees-fire.
    U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET today at the Commander in Chief’s direction, in response to yesterday’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian
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    Had the car recently criticized Putin?
    Russia: Car fell out of the 3rd floor parking garage onto the street in Krasnodar.
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    French President Emmanuel Macron has won reelection, defeating Marine Le Pen 58.2%-41.8%, according to France 2 television.
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    [clears throat] truly we live in a DOGE-eat-DOGE world [looks around for approval]
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    This is going to get awkward when it comes out Jimmy Carter has been leaving classified documents in all of the houses he builds for Habitat for Humanity.
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    I am getting laid off 12/31 but I am going to go give to Capitol Area Food Bank (again) because my G-d families might not eat.
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    Amanda Gorman, speaking now, when I asked her for her first political memory: washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…
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    this is definitely one of the darker/better ones
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    I am so very, very, very impressed. This is how you do it, Local News.
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    a president-elect gets « president’s daily brief »- level briefings. *Much* more detailed than briefings for nominees. That’s something a former acting director of national intelligence knows perfectly well.
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    That NOAA statement is going to trigger a million Freedom of Information Act requests.
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    Biden's calls today have included: - Israel's Netanyahu - Pope Francis - Canada's Trudeau - France's Macron - Germany's Scholz - Italy's Meloni - Britain's Sunak
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    So Trump seems to be catching Alamo, Texas a bit unawares? alamotexas.org/for-immediate-…
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    Brazil’s Bolsonaro says staying at Blair House (across from the White House) is “an honor bestowed on very few heads of state.” It is actually the standard lodging for visiting heads of state.
    Replying to @jairbolsonaro
    Nos hospedaremos na Blair House. É uma honraria concedida a pouquíssimos Chefes de Estado, além de não custar um centavo aos cofres públicos. Agradecemos ao Governo Americano a todo respeito e carinho que nos está sendo dado. 🇧🇷🤝🇺🇸