OK, you’ve already heard about the Signal chat where a journalist was admitted to a Principals meeting discussing highly classified information. It’s been has been widely discussed all over the media. So ordinarily, I’d just find a good link summarizing the whole thing and post it with minimal comment.
But I feel like this event deserves some special care, and I also believe I have some personal insight. (I used to have a Top Secret clearance, so I’ve listened to many briefings about how secrets are supposed to be safeguarded.) It’s a complicated multi-layer screw-up that is easy to mischaracterize and deflect. So this week’s featured post is “How Bad Was the Signal Fiasco?” It should be out shortly.
The weekly summary will cover tomorrow’s special elections, RFK Jr.’s ongoing war against vaccination, the administration’s continuing threats against Greenland, the most recent tariffs, and the latest on the legal battle to restrain the Trump administration’s illegal actions. It should be out around noon.
The Weekly Sift 
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Mike Waltz initially thought “JG” was the U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, as they share the same initials.
Does Jamieson Greer have a security clearance?
It’s hard to imagine that even this group of incompetents would include the U.S. Trade Representative as a “principal” in the execution of a military operation.
Here’s the definitive explanation in The Guardian. Nothing to do with Jamieson Greer after all – mea culpa.
Oops, WordPress glitched. Here’s the link.