Rational Security: The "Blob Bloblob" Edition

Jen Patja
Wednesday, July 8, 2020, 7:50 PM

Published by The Lawfare Institute
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The Trump administration issues new restrictions on immigration in response to the coronavirus pandemic. A major witness in the impeachment hearings retires amid concerns the White House might try to block his military promotion. And progressives mount an effort to shape the future of national security—sometimes to the dismay of the Biden campaign.

Shane talks about Mary Trump’s new memoir.

Tammy was right about “defund the police.”

Ben finds a SCIF in the Australian embassy.

Susan shares a story on “the cursed platoon.”


Jen Patja is the editor and producer of the Lawfare Podcast and Rational Security. She currently serves as the Co-Executive Director of Virginia Civics, a nonprofit organization that empowers the next generation of leaders in Virginia by promoting constitutional literacy, critical thinking, and civic engagement. She is the former Deputy Director of the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier and has been a freelance editor for over 20 years.

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