Randi Shepard Bauer

substack.comDonald Trump is Politically Bankrupt. Be Very AfraidWhat will he do when he has nothing left to lose?

Don’t say you weren’t warned, as you see things become completely crazy bonkers.

newrepublic.comThe Jewish Case for Electing Abdul El-SayedThe security of Jewish Americans depends on the constitutional order—and the defeat of the MAGA movement that threatens to destroy it.

The security of Jewish Americans depends on the constitutional order—and the defeat of the MAGA movement that threatens to destroy it. newrepublic.com/article/2164...

dailykos.comHere’s what the Democrats’ first bill should be if they win CongressThis edition of “Opinions” from Eric Schmeltzer asks if Democrats win Congress in November, what’s the first bill they should introduce?

In January, is is the bill I want to see first. If you agree, call or write to your house rep and senators. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

newrepublic.comThe Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the HouseIf House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base.

A long article, but it’s a great plan!! newrepublic.com/article/2161...

Eisenhower warned of diverting the nation’s tax dollars to war at the expense of the people.

“This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense,” he said. “Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron.”

Eisenhower warned of diverting the nation’s tax dollars to war at the expense of the people.

It is two fine, fully equipped hospitals. It is some 50 miles of concrete highway. We pay for a single fighter plane with a half million bushels of wheat. We pay for a single destroyer with new homes that could have housed more than 8,000 people.”

Eisenhower warned of diverting the nation’s tax dollars to war at the expense of the people.

“It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. “The cost of one modern heavy bomber is this: a modern brick school in more than 30 cities. It is two electric power plants, each serving a town of 60,000 population….

Eisenhower warned of diverting the nation’s tax dollars to war at the expense of the people.

We pay for a single fighter plane with a half million bushels of wheat. We pay for a single destroyer with new homes that could have housed more than 8,000 people.”

Eisenhower warned of diverting the nation’s tax dollars to war at the expense of the people.

“The cost of one modern heavy bomber is this: a modern brick school in more than 30 cities. It is two electric power plants, each serving a town of 60,000 population. It is two fine, fully equipped hospitals. It is some 50 miles of concrete highway…

Eisenhower warned of diverting the nation’s tax dollars to war at the expense of the people.

“It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.

Eisenhower warned of diverting the nation’s tax dollars to war at the expense of the people.

“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed,” he said. “This world in arms is not spending money alone.

29 May

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6 May

open.substack.comDon’t Fall for the Tucker Carlson Apology TourThe man telling the New York Times he’s sorry he supported Trump is the same man telling his brother last week that white Americans are the real victims.

youtu.beThe Truth About Trump's State of the Union | Sen. Bernie SandersYouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

27 Feb

A lot of good points. He was 'the change' we needed 10 years ago.

open.substack.comCabinet ApocalypseA News Review in an Imagined Conversation

26 Feb

Wow! That really sums it up!!

youtu.beHE'S DONE! Trump's nightmare CRASH may be how it ends: Melber has facts on the implosion, midtermsYouTube video by MS NOW

24 Feb

youtu.be/2fS0HCRnSIE?... This says it. Worth watching

newrepublic.comThe Real State of the Union: Millions of Americans Are Just DisgustedYes, we’re angry about what Donald Trump is doing to our country. But even more than that, we’re heartsick over the countless ways in which he is destroying this nation.

24 Feb

NOT LOOKING FORWARD to hearing the lies of a weak insecure man only interested in unlimited power and in squeezing every corrupt dollar out of the presidency that he can cram into his pockets.

substack.comYeah, US Olympians are woke. Deal with it.Sports have always been political — it's just a question of who's speaking out.

“You can see it in the opening and closing ceremonies, where the athletes from most nations all look kind of alike, but the American team comes in all the hues of our multi-racial country.”

“…the Olympic team is a living rebuke — a jumping, spinning, flying, super-fit and undeniably hot one — to their entire worldview.”

substack.comYeah, US Olympians are woke. Deal with it.Sports have always been political — it's just a question of who's speaking out.

“You can see it in the opening and closing ceremonies, where the athletes from most nations all look kind of alike, but the American team comes in all the hues of our multi-racial country.”

“While the administration nominates white supremacists to high office, attempts to purge the nation of immigrants (especially those from non-white countries), and wages war on diversity….

open.substack.comLies and LawlessnessThe Camps, the Executions, and the Future

25 Jan

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p... “People enforcing the law do not wear masks. And people wearing masks who trespass, assault, batter, and kill are not enforcing the law. They are violating it.”

23 Jan

The seven Democratic representatives who voted yes to approve ICE funding were: Tom Suozzi (New York) Henry Cuellar (Texas) Don Davis (North Carolina) Laura Gillen (New York) Jared Golden (Maine) Vicente Gonzalez (Texas) Marie Glusenkamp Perez (Washington) VOTE THESE GUYS OUT!!!!!

youtube.comThe President Does Not Appear to Be Mentally CompetentYouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

22 Jan

This is a great watch! Carney has proposed a great idea for a new world order. youtube.com/shorts/txmXB...

open.substack.comJanuary 19, 2026Late last night, Nick Schifrin of PBS NewsHour posted on social media that the staff of the U.S.

20 Jan

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... Nothing better states the current situation regarding world order than this! Please read it

“Here’s a warning to the Republicans: if you continue to allow this man to perpetrate war against his own people with impunity through the actions of ICE, you will be remembered as cowards and hypocrites.” -Paul Krugman ….

…“Here’s a warning to all his other enablers: if you do not do something to stop this madman, you will go down in history as traitors to this country.” - Paul Krugman

substack.comBeing Liberal (@beingliberal)This is surreal… just 10 years ago we lived in an alternate reality in which John Cena could record this… WTF has happened to US?

Watch this, wrestling fans!!!!

newrepublic.comFox Airs Shockingly Deceptive Edit on Minneapolis Amid ICE TakeoverFox News is changing the words of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, as ICE continues to violently crack down on residents there.

This just proves that the plan (of Trump, and apparently Fox News) is to get people to act violently so Trump can declare the insurrection act.

open.substack.comMaduro in MinneapolisMurderous Lies

17 Jan

“After Minneapolis, Maduro’s lies are being repeated: in American English, by American authorities.” “Maduro used to claim that his opponents were part of a plot led by Trump. Now Trump can claim that his opponents are part of a plot led by Maduro.”

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17 Jan

open.substack.comThe Mad Stamp CollectorOur Foreign Policy as Fable

open.substack.comTrump is Venezuelifying the United StatesCross him and his minions will try to destroy you — whoever you are

13 Jan

“(T)he attack on Powell and Good’s murder are part of the same story: Trump and his minions have zero tolerance for dissent. No matter who you are, if you stand up to them they will try to ruin your life any way they can, up to and including shooting you in the face.”

optimistdaily.comInvesting in planetary health could unlock $20 trillion a year by 2070, says UN report

12 Jan

I find this extremely hopeful, if only we had the bold world leaders to carry it out.

youtube.com1 MIN AGO: Trump Declares Emergency Powers as Republicans Push Back | George WillYouTube video by US Capitol Unmasked

12 Jan

youtube.com/watch?v=px0r... I sure hope he’s right, because change isn’t going to happen until Republican lawmakers reach their limit. They can band together to protect themselves, and all of the rest of us as well.

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12 Jan

substack.comDisgusted (@ellenmitchell2)

9 Jan

“ Over Trump’s first year in power, the price of cocaine in the United States has dropped steeply, the one price Trump has reduced.” -David Frum, The Atlantic

substack.comJess Craven (@jesscraven101)The press is starting to speak out. Thank you to MSNow’s Chris Jansing for just telling the goddamn truth.

9 Jan

Is the media waking up?

act.winwithoutwar.orgTell Congress: Defund ICEWe refuse a status quo where masked federal agents can murder with impunity.

9 Jan

Take a second to sign this

6 Jan

“We should be clear about what is happening. American fascism is on the march, and anyone who balks at saying that clearly, who makes excuses and pretends that Trump and the people he brought in aren’t monsters, is deeply unpatriotic… (see comments)

6 Jan

“… If we are to have a chance at saving democracy, our first duty must be clarity. No sanewashing, no bothsidesing. Only facing the horrible truth can set us free.” -Paul Krugman

open.substack.comSnapshot: A Deeply Appalling Press ConferenceIt's worse than I thought. Trump plans to "run" Venezuela and does not pretend he cares about anything beyond taking the oil.

4 Jan

“Let me be blunt: This is what happens when over 77 million Americans vote for such a lawless, reckless man, some 89 million choose to stay home, and John Roberts’ Supreme Court supermajority hands him near-total immunity….”

sign.moveon.orgNO U.S. Occupation In VenezuelaTrump keeps telling us that he’s going to stop endless wars and lower costs. Now, he’s spending taxpayer dollars to invade Venezuela, capture its President, Nicolás Maduro, and declare that the US wil...

4 Jan

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...

nytimes.comOpinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise

4 Jan

OMFG!!! 😩

theguardian.comIt’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel MoynWe need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule

20 Dec 2025

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... I like the idea that we should stop trying to pull the Supreme Court back from the precipice where it has settled, and be willing to push it off the edge. Read and circulate far and wide.

open.substack.comDonald Trump, Security ThreatThe call is coming from inside the White House

12 Dec 2025

Worried about our national security?

open.substack.comYoung Americans Want a Reboot: Can They Build a Majority Big Enough to Overrule Big Money?Expect a fight for healthcare access, debt relief, affordable housing, and a living wage that doesn’t require two full-time jobs…

6 Dec 2025

The dark turn of America’s prosperity started with Reagan, and is culminating in the shit show we have today.

open.substack.comDecember 5, 2025Late last night, the Trump administration released the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America.

6 Dec 2025

WTF OMFG!!!! While I was asleep last night in Europe…

30 Nov 2025

“Witkoff, Kushner, and Dmitriev designed their (Ukrainian peace) plan to bypass U.S. national security officials and create opportunities for U.S. businessmen to win multibillion-dollar deals to develop energy and rare-earth minerals in Russia, Ukraine, and the Arctic.” 😳 -Heather Cox Richardson

heathercoxrichardson.substack.comNovember 25, 2025Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.

26 Nov 2025

“…We are going to buy from establishments that respect our right to vote and our right to live in a free society. And if you ain’t that, we ain’t buying it.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-2...