James McCrone

Where Faithless Elector found the zeitgeist 10 years ago, its sequels, Dark Network and Emergency Powers may come to define the future post midterms. bit.ly/3DyRMpx Special Kindle deal, too!

Happy Publication Day to @carlaconti.bsky.social and her new true crime novel, The Jacklighter! carlajeanconti.com/the-jackligh...

#Netanyahu reportedly pressured military to attack #Iran in run-up to election www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

Poisoning our air to make even more money for his oil and gas industry paymasters

“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay,” Mohamed said. “Just like kidnapping.”

One problem of running government like a business is that many people running businesses are not very smart

Now the clocks have gone back and all sorts of storms are brewing out there, it's a perfect time of year to curl up at home with a book. Take the plunge into poetry! Drop me a DM to get your signed copy...!

It's the hope that kills you. New, on Substack jamesmccrone.substack.com/p/its-the-ho...

BASH: Do you see your job as helping Republicans keep this seat? AG TODD BLANCHE: *a lot of words that aren't a denial*

The President has no right to block election results if the wrong candidate wins. The Justice Department has no blanket right to demand private voter data. ICE has no right to intimidate voters. The law is on our side. Exercise it. www.lwv.org/blog/midterm... @lwv.org @brennancenter.org @aclu.org

Donald Trump has sent his DOJ cronies to file a bullshit lawsuit to try to steal a Senate election in Alaska. They will fail. When we fight, we win.🗳️⚖️💪

The Trump administration has signed an oil deal with a Venezuelan energy baron who has faced money-laundering investigations in three countries. ProPublica reviewed a copy of the 18-page agreement.

Gary Tyler, a quilt artist who spent decades on death row for a crime he didn’t commit, now has his first solo exhibit at the Grand Rapids Art Museum

Texas fossil fuel interests don’t want our kids reading about the growing climate crisis. They have rigged the Texas educational system and overthrown the authority of trained librarians. Their influence is nationwide, impacting K-12 students’ access. larryschweiger.wordpress.com/texas-book-b...

Truth ✔️

Extorting Marines with cancer to own the libs.

Tom Skerritt in Harold and Maude (1971)

Donald Trump's disastrous student loan policies are jacking up costs. The average borrower moving from SAVE to Trump’s new repayment plan will pay $2,163 more per year.

BREAKING: The DOJ is examining allegations that Corey Lewandowski profited off his top position at the Department of Homeland Security. Full Story: on.wsj.com/4i7YVTS

The Bush family is basically coming out in support of Talarico. This makes the third endorsement this week. www.ms.now/on-the-line/...

Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally

My generation grew up knowing that Europe and the US stood together to defeat Hitler. Future generations will grow up knowing that Europe stood with Ukraine, while the White House sided with the Hitler of our time.

He also admits Russia is helping Iran.

Trump will do ANYTHING for Putin.

‘Die by the sword’: Musk unleashes ominous warning after journalist says he faces prison rawstory.com/elon-musk-2678121355/

"Almost none of his net worth is held in cash. Nearly all of it is **unrealized equity** in companies he still runs, and he draws no salary. His wealth is not money he extracted and stored. It is the market’s estimate of promises he hasn’t yet kept." fortune.com/2026/06/23/e...

Remember when everyone was supposed to get “DOGE dividends” and $2,000 tariff rebates? Now Elon Musk is promising to give every child a SpaceX share, while Trump is claiming he'll dole out $5,000 checks if Republicans win the midterms. Their desperation is showing. Don’t be fooled.

Heat storms, massive heat waves covering at least 1% of the globe for five consecutive days, have become increasingly frequent and severe. These storms were rare in the 1960s, but now average 102 events per year, causing widespread heat-related deaths, wildfires, and droughts.

The Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal

This 👇

WIN: An Alaska court allowed a pro-voting lawsuit to move forward in seeking the destruction of any unredacted state voter data already shared with the DOJ. The suit argues the DOJ plans to use the data to build a national voter database and support immigration probes.

My latest: "Trump claims, with a straight face, that buying diesel from Russia is necessary because Ukraine has driven up prices by continuing to resist Putin’s invasion. Trump also insists that his own war with Iran has nothing to do with diesel hitting record highs of over $6 a gallon." Free link.

Trump administration officials reportedly pushed to secretly obtain and hack a voting machine ahead of the midterms. Luckily, the request was never carried out. Former Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts joins us to discuss escalating election threats, the DOJ's warni... www.youtube.com/live/3dp5KwH...

We are sensing a pattern

NEW: America Next—the PAC paying plants to heckle Abdul El-Sayed at events—gave $1 million to support a Missouri ballot measure that would reimpose an abortion ban and prohibit youth gender-affirming care. Vote Yes on Amendment 3 is new group by former FBI/MO AG Andrew Bailey w/ ties to Josh Hawley

Ken Paxton’s financial disclosures appear to omit rental income on multiple properties. Receiving income and not reporting it is a violation of federal ethics law, three experts said. with @texastribune.org

Talarico: "We just found out that [Elon Musk] is almost single-handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate and defeat this movement...Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants his very own personal United States senator. He is trying to buy Texas."

Of questions and furry hats... chosenwordsmccrone.blog/2026/10/19/o...

Cartoonist: Malcolm McGookin

Mike Johnson: “It's kind of quiet around here. It has been for the last several days. It's very unfortunate.” Brennan: “Well, you did send your lawmakers home to their districts.” Courtesy of @acyn.bsky.social

This is not okay. Trump’s administration is threatening “devastating” retaliation if European officials move forward with plans that could restrict Elon Musk’s Starlink access to parts of the European market.

ABOLISH ICE

And 3 Weeks Before An Election, Shameful racist fascist Trump.......

Is it bad if major defense contractors have their own foreign policies?

TRUMP’S DOJ WANTS TO FREEZE 20,000 CALIFORNIA VOTES They’re demanding that ballots be set aside until voters’ citizenship can be verified. 📌 No public proof these 20,000 voters are noncitizens. 📌 No confirmation they’ve even been notified. #VoteEarlyOnNoKings

Reminder:

Trump lied. Again.