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23 Nov, 5 tweets, 4 min read
NEW: @JoeBiden announces key nominees for his national security team:

@jakejsullivan to be Nat'l Security Adviser

Avril Haines to lead @ODNIgov

Alejandro Mayorkas to lead @DHSgov Image
“We have no time to lose when it comes to our nat'l security & foreign policy" per @JoeBiden statement

"Their accomplishments in diplomacy are unmatched...they also reflect the idea that we cannot meet the profound challenges of this new moment w/old thinking & unchanged habits"
Reaction from @JoeBiden's choice for Nat'l Security Adviser

Of note, per @Transition46, @JohnKerry will be a full-time Special Presidential Envoy for Climate & part of the National Security Council

This seems to build on a warning from the 2019 #WorldwideThreats Assessment from @ODNIgov... Image
The 2019 #WorldwideThreats Assessment presented by former DNI Dan Coats -the last one shared w/the public- devoted a section to Environment and Climate Change warning of impacts to US military bases, social unrest & migration patterns

dni.gov/files/ODNI/doc… Image

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25 Nov
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24 Nov
BREAKING: President-elect @JoeBiden to start getting intel briefings

“This afternoon the White House approved ODNI to move forward with providing the PDB [President's Daily Brief] as part of the support to the transition" per @ODNIgov spokesperson
MORE: @ODNIgov will also start providing "requested support to the transition team" per spokesperson "following the statutory direction of the Presidential Transition Act”
Per @ODNIgov official, @Transition46's agency review team is expected to be on site this coming Monday (November 30)

ODNI preparing to provide agency/operations overview as well as support delivery of intel briefings
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24 Nov
Happening now: President-elect @JoeBiden introduces key members of his national security team

"It's a team that reflects the fact that America is back..." Image
"They also reflect the idea that we cannot meet these challenges with old thinking and unchanged habits" per @JoeBiden noting 1st woman to lead @ODNIgov
Avril Haines as leader of @ODNIgov - "I picked a professional" per @JoeBiden "She's eminently qualified...and a fierce advocate of telling the truth"

"People will be able to take her word because she always calls it as she sees it"
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10 Nov
JUST IN: @HASCDemocrats @RepAdamSmith angered by @realDonaldTrump sudden changes at @DeptofDefense

"As soon as Former Vice Pres.t Biden became President-Elect Biden, President Trump & those loyal to him started to sow chaos & division...that chaos has now reached the Pentagon"
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"Today, Acting UnderSecretary of Defense for Policy Dr James Anderson, UnderSecretary of Defense for Intelligence&Security Mr Joseph Kernan & Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense, Jen Stewart submitted letters of resignation"
"I want to thank Dr. Anderson, Admiral Kernan & Jen Stewart for their service to the nation & the Department" per new acting SecDef Christopher Miller in the statement

"Each has contributed greatly to the national defense...We wish them the best in their next endeavors”
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9 Nov
NEW: With National Counterterrorism CenterDir. Christopher Miller now physically at @DeptofDefense, who is running NCTC?

NCTC is deferring to the White House
For the moment, Christopher Miller is still listed on NCTC's website as the director Image
It should be noted that NCTC does not have a permanent deputy director

Darryl Fengya is acting deputy director

Pamela Duke is acting executive director ImageImage
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9 Nov
In an interview conducted Nov 4, @EsperDoD told @MilitaryTimes: “Who’s pushed back more than anybody?’ Name another Cabinet secretary that’s pushed back”

"Have you seen me on a stage saying, ‘Under the exceptional leadership of blah-blah-blah, we have blah-blah-blah-blah?’"
Link to @EsperDoD interview with @MilitaryTimes
militarytimes.com/news/your-mili…
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"President Trump’s decision to fire Secretary Esper out of spite is not just childish, it’s also reckless"
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