So I wanna go through what I saw in Brooklyn last night. I was with a group of a few hundred protestors. They marched peacefully, actively deescalating & avoiding cops after 8pm. Then they went to Cadman plaza, walking right into what I can only describe as a strategic nightmare. They marched up to Cadman and Clark and ran into one line of riot cops. Protestors stayed there for about 15 minutes, chanting peacefully, hands up. I think they realized they weren’t getting through, so leaders turned them around to leave.

An observation, to add to a chorus: the vast, vast, vast majority of protest I saw yesterday was peaceful. Like, hugely vast majority. The ones who aren’t are the stragglers toward the back/sides of main groups. Something I’ve been mulling over: When the marches are tight, other protestors are nearby, and are immediately jumping in and holding others accountable, often putting their own safety and freedom in peril. Saw so much of that. That needs to be said, over and over and over again.

After four and a half years, today is my last day covering the Senate Intelligence Committee. I am here to report that I never actually did secure a chair. Covering Senate Intel, though, has been crazy and frustrating and a hell of a lot of fun. I learned a lot. And since there's heightened interest in this otherwise quiet Hill fixture, here's some random stuff I learned.

Some context, per today's weird SSCI-Cohen testimony bit. Senate Intel has been SOOO frustrated in recent weeks by the constant dribble of leaks about who's testifying to them, when.