Charlie Savage
@charliesavage.bsky.social
The New York Times national security and legal reporter. Not the Welsh footballer, Roddy Doyle character or 19th Century adventurer in Fiji.
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1/ @rgoodlaw.bsky.social & I are honored to announce that veteran, multi-award winning reporter @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social will be publishing Dispatches from Guantanamo with us at @justsecurity.org –regular updates as the capital trials in the military commissions get underway.
#GTMODispatches
#GTMODispatches
Guantánamo Dispatch: The USS Cole Case Edges Toward Trial
Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the upcoming pre-trial hearing in the USS Cole bombing case.
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September 18, 2026 at 3:28 PM
1/ @rgoodlaw.bsky.social & I are honored to announce that veteran, multi-award winning reporter @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social will be publishing Dispatches from Guantanamo with us at @justsecurity.org –regular updates as the capital trials in the military commissions get underway.
#GTMODispatches
#GTMODispatches
Blanche’s Political Activity Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
Blanche’s Political Activity Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate (Gift Article)
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
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September 18, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Blanche’s Political Activity Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
I was asked to contribute to a @justsecurity.org / @rcls-nyu.bsky.social collection of reflections pegged to the 25th anniversary of 9/11 - where I was, how it shaped my professional life, and how that informs my work today in the current historical moment. www.justsecurity.org/156339/9-11-...
9/11 Then and Now: How it Shapes Us 25 Years On
How the September 11 attacks, and the U.S. response that followed, changed the world and the way we approach the moment we are in today.
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September 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I was asked to contribute to a @justsecurity.org / @rcls-nyu.bsky.social collection of reflections pegged to the 25th anniversary of 9/11 - where I was, how it shaped my professional life, and how that informs my work today in the current historical moment. www.justsecurity.org/156339/9-11-...
There should be Odyssey showings with full IMAX visuals but lower volume for people who don’t want their ears to bleed /crankyoldmantake
August 30, 2026 at 1:51 AM
There should be Odyssey showings with full IMAX visuals but lower volume for people who don’t want their ears to bleed /crankyoldmantake
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Breaking: In a huge decision in the 9/11 case, the military judge has suppressed the so-called "clean team" confession of the lead defendant known as KSM. This comes days after the same judge set a June 2028 trial date, which could now be in doubt if the prosecution decides to appeal that ruling.
Judge Excludes Key Confession in Sept. 11 Case (Gift Article)
Prosecutors argued the statements by the defendant, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, were crucial evidence for the eventual death-penalty trial.
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August 28, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Breaking: In a huge decision in the 9/11 case, the military judge has suppressed the so-called "clean team" confession of the lead defendant known as KSM. This comes days after the same judge set a June 2028 trial date, which could now be in doubt if the prosecution decides to appeal that ruling.
Seeing people confused about Fauci taking the Fifth even though he was pre-emptively pardoned by Biden. Pardons only cover past conduct; they don't immunize future lawbreaking. Fauci's claim is Trump II DOJ would gin up a perjury investigation into him based on anything he says today.
July 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Seeing people confused about Fauci taking the Fifth even though he was pre-emptively pardoned by Biden. Pardons only cover past conduct; they don't immunize future lawbreaking. Fauci's claim is Trump II DOJ would gin up a perjury investigation into him based on anything he says today.
U.S. to Withdraw Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/b...
U.S. to Withdraw Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists
A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which The Times said were an attempt to intimidate the free press.
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July 23, 2026 at 8:23 PM
U.S. to Withdraw Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/b...
RIP Senator Lindsey Graham. I spoke with him many times over the years, primarily re war-on-terror detainee policy issues like Guantanamo & military commissions. He twice invited me to join congressional fact-finding trips to the war zone in Syria to scrutinize Kurdish-run prisons for ISIS detainees
July 12, 2026 at 11:46 AM
RIP Senator Lindsey Graham. I spoke with him many times over the years, primarily re war-on-terror detainee policy issues like Guantanamo & military commissions. He twice invited me to join congressional fact-finding trips to the war zone in Syria to scrutinize Kurdish-run prisons for ISIS detainees
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The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several journalists for The New York Times, after the news outlet reported this week on security concerns involving President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/b...
Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media
The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”
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July 11, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several journalists for The New York Times, after the news outlet reported this week on security concerns involving President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/b...
Cubs this year are fire and ice with no lukewarm water in between: two ten-game winning streaks, a ten-game losing streak, etc. These last two games are the ridiculous season in a nutshell:
July 4, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Cubs this year are fire and ice with no lukewarm water in between: two ten-game winning streaks, a ten-game losing streak, etc. These last two games are the ridiculous season in a nutshell:
From the chapter of my 2007 book TAKEOVER about the growing stacking the Supreme Court with former executive branch lawyers who came of age marinating in separation-of-powers disputes from a presidentialist perspective:
June 29, 2026 at 8:11 PM
From the chapter of my 2007 book TAKEOVER about the growing stacking the Supreme Court with former executive branch lawyers who came of age marinating in separation-of-powers disputes from a presidentialist perspective:
The moon and Venus tonight
June 18, 2026 at 1:45 AM
The moon and Venus tonight
Jupiter and Venus
June 8, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Jupiter and Venus
I also am a lifetime m dash writer and am befuddled by what to do about their sudden “AI slop” connotations stigma. If everyone changes, too, would not AI writing gradually change with us and we would just be setting off on a new version of the euphemism treadmill?
Lol. Hey AI checkers, you're not taking my freaking —'s away. Before AI existed I had set up keyboard combinations to make them, because that's how I write.
So this is why they say it's 100% AI. Because 6 emdashes, 1 triad, and 1 ai phrase ("relentless"). Fucking hell.
So this is why they say it's 100% AI. Because 6 emdashes, 1 triad, and 1 ai phrase ("relentless"). Fucking hell.
June 6, 2026 at 11:51 AM
I also am a lifetime m dash writer and am befuddled by what to do about their sudden “AI slop” connotations stigma. If everyone changes, too, would not AI writing gradually change with us and we would just be setting off on a new version of the euphemism treadmill?
Third option: A commuter tax in disguise.
May 17, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Third option: A commuter tax in disguise.
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The Justice Department has served subpoenas on The Wall Street Journal and other media organizations seeking information about the Iran war.
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May 11, 2026 at 11:38 PM
The Justice Department has served subpoenas on The Wall Street Journal and other media organizations seeking information about the Iran war.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Good morning from the Pentagon, where I have come to see a feed of Week 2 of the latest pretrial hearings in the 9/11 case at Guantanamo Bay. In a first, no reporters are on base for a hearing in that particular case. All members of the media left on Saturday, with some court staff.
Trial Guide: The Sept. 11 Case at Guantánamo Bay
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May 11, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Good morning from the Pentagon, where I have come to see a feed of Week 2 of the latest pretrial hearings in the 9/11 case at Guantanamo Bay. In a first, no reporters are on base for a hearing in that particular case. All members of the media left on Saturday, with some court staff.
PSA Fake evite email phishing is out of control right now. Don’t click without checking with the purported sender.
May 6, 2026 at 1:14 AM
PSA Fake evite email phishing is out of control right now. Don’t click without checking with the purported sender.
Joe Maddon: These are the 3 best leaders I managed in MLB www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...
2016 Cubs x2
2016 Cubs x2
Joe Maddon: These are the 3 best leaders I managed in MLB
Joe Maddon managed for 17 seasons in MLB. He was a three-time Manager of the Year and won the 2016 World Series with the Cubs.
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May 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Joe Maddon: These are the 3 best leaders I managed in MLB www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...
2016 Cubs x2
2016 Cubs x2
Years ago I started a @tumblr.com project of books from the Guantanamo detainee library, which @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social and
@jasonleopold.bsky.social, among others, helped fill out. I thought Tumblr had deleted it, but it still exists with a changed URL gitmobooks-blog.tumblr.com
@jasonleopold.bsky.social, among others, helped fill out. I thought Tumblr had deleted it, but it still exists with a changed URL gitmobooks-blog.tumblr.com
Guantánamo prison library books for detainees
A photo collection Twitter @charlie_savage NYT Sunday Book Review article: http://goo.gl/IVc4E
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May 4, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Years ago I started a @tumblr.com project of books from the Guantanamo detainee library, which @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social and
@jasonleopold.bsky.social, among others, helped fill out. I thought Tumblr had deleted it, but it still exists with a changed URL gitmobooks-blog.tumblr.com
@jasonleopold.bsky.social, among others, helped fill out. I thought Tumblr had deleted it, but it still exists with a changed URL gitmobooks-blog.tumblr.com
Congress Passes Another Short-Term Extension of Expiring Surveillance Law
Senator Ron Wyden secured an agreement to seek the declassification of a recent intelligence court ruling about the FISA Section 702 program.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...
Senator Ron Wyden secured an agreement to seek the declassification of a recent intelligence court ruling about the FISA Section 702 program.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...
Congress Passes Another Short-Term Extension of Expiring Surveillance Law
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April 30, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Congress Passes Another Short-Term Extension of Expiring Surveillance Law
Senator Ron Wyden secured an agreement to seek the declassification of a recent intelligence court ruling about the FISA Section 702 program.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...
Senator Ron Wyden secured an agreement to seek the declassification of a recent intelligence court ruling about the FISA Section 702 program.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...
House GOP leadership's new stab at FISA 702. docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
On 1st scan: 3 year extension. Adds ODNI review of FBI queries for US person info; criminalizes bad ones; & makes it so only FBI lawyers (not supervisors) can approve them.
Seems like a tough sell to Freedom Caucus types.
On 1st scan: 3 year extension. Adds ODNI review of FBI queries for US person info; criminalizes bad ones; & makes it so only FBI lawyers (not supervisors) can approve them.
Seems like a tough sell to Freedom Caucus types.
docs.house.gov
April 23, 2026 at 5:30 PM
House GOP leadership's new stab at FISA 702. docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
On 1st scan: 3 year extension. Adds ODNI review of FBI queries for US person info; criminalizes bad ones; & makes it so only FBI lawyers (not supervisors) can approve them.
Seems like a tough sell to Freedom Caucus types.
On 1st scan: 3 year extension. Adds ODNI review of FBI queries for US person info; criminalizes bad ones; & makes it so only FBI lawyers (not supervisors) can approve them.
Seems like a tough sell to Freedom Caucus types.
U.S. Settles Carter Page Wiretap Lawsuit for $1.25 Million www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...
U.S. Settles Carter Page Wiretap Lawsuit for $1.25 Million
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April 23, 2026 at 2:05 AM
U.S. Settles Carter Page Wiretap Lawsuit for $1.25 Million www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...
U.S. Abruptly Rescinds Subpoenas It Had Just Issued in John Brennan Inquiry
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/u...
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U.S. Abruptly Rescinds Subpoenas It Had Just Issued in John Brennan Inquiry
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April 21, 2026 at 8:28 PM
U.S. Abruptly Rescinds Subpoenas It Had Just Issued in John Brennan Inquiry
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/u...
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