Amanda Rivkin Häsler
@amandarivkin
media + security
Zelenskyy U-turns on anti-corruption agencies power grab after public outcry – POLITICO politico.eu/article/volody…
Prominent Chicago defense lawyer Thomas Durkin dies at 78 My old newsroom colleagues know words I borrowed from my brief work for Durkin at the end of a shift: “Get out of here, I’m tired of looking at you. Hit the showers.” May his memory be a blessing. apnews.com/article/guanta…
Pentagon suspends participation in think tank events politi.co/46XLLVu via @politico
USDA reorganization will move most of its Washington staff ‘closer to’ farmers politi.co/4o68R2s via @politico
Shocking revelation: “Hamas does not appear to be coordinated or acting in good faith" politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
Wrestling superstar (and the man Peter Thiel used to kill Gawker) Hulk Hogan dies at 71, WWE says washingtonpost.com/obituaries/202…
He’s a real American: Bill aims to protect pope’s US citizenship pillarcatholic.com/p/hes-a-real-a…
Spy cockroaches and AI robots: Germany plots the future of warfare reuters.com/business/aeros…
Teens say they are turning to AI for friendship apnews.com/article/ai-com…
Amazon shuts down Shanghai AI research lab ft.com/content/a7cdb3… via @ft
Concert by Putin ally Gergiev cancelled in Italy bbc.com/news/articles/…
Republicans want to rename Kennedy Center’s opera house after Melania Trump politico.com/live-updates/2… via @politico
Was having dinner blocks away, there was a polar vortex that night with -40 degrees below temps. There's no way anyone was waiting for him who wasn't paid. Also, please go away and stop sucking up oxygen with active measures-y nonsense. variety.com/2025/tv/news/j…
"neutrality doesn’t protect you at all" nytimes.com/2025/07/22/wor…
Exclusive: Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein cnn.com/2025/07/22/pol…
