John W. Farrell

This was such a fun discussion with Al Vuona on The Public Eye!

"Trump’s increasingly erratic and corrupt behavior condemns Republican leaders who continue to support him." October 26, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-26...

"As the political winds fill Democrats’ sails and they are picking up momentum, MAGA is doubling down on what has worked in the past: a false narrative undergirded by cruelty." October 25, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-25...

"In the election of 1920, Americans handed a landslide victory to the Republicans and their presidential candidate Warren G. Harding, giving them control of both Congress and the White House." October 24, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-24...

"An article published tonight by Anton Troianovski and Eric Lipton in the New York Times sheds a spotlight on the oil deals that lie behind Trump’s rush to normalize relations with Russia at Ukraine’s expense..." October 23, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-23...

"Alexander Ward and Lara Seligman of the Wall Street Journal reported today that Trump called Elon Musk yesterday to ask him to stop throttling Starlink’s military-grade communications system, Starshield, in Ukraine." October 22, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-22...

"Everything feels out of whack in the United States. First of all, the president’s behavior is becoming more and more erratic..." October 21, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-21...

"A blockbuster story in the Wall Street Journal tonight by Alexander Ward, Natalie Andrews, and Josh Dawsey says that it was billionaire Elon Musk who ordered Space X to slow down its service in Ukraine..." October 20, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-20...

As Jesus clearly said, "Care not about your neighbor, nor feel his pain as your own, nor his suffering, but instead gather ye your coins and blessings and put your foot to his throat and not your hand to his outstretched arm."

“Not only a riveting coming of age story but also a clear-eyed examination of the often fraught road to recovery.” Nice @publiclibrariesmag.bsky.social Q&A w/ BLACK DOG author @ericakent.bsky.social in which she said “The basic thing in a library is the possibility.” bit.ly/4BhvF5V @sfwp.bsky.social

If Leonard Leo had had 1/1000th the media coverage of the DC Golf course in the last 15 years, we would not be dealing with trump’s “Leonard Leo enabled” destruction of DC and 250 years of democracy.

This guy. Thank you.

"The reporters explained that a three-way summit with China and the U.S. would cement Russia’s status as one of the world’s three great powers, a status Putin has sought since 2000..." October 18, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-18...

"Around the United States of America and the world, people gathered today at more than 3,000 No Kings: Vote Early events to encourage Americans to vote in the November 3 midterm elections." October 17, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-17...

"Trump’s new pick for White House press secretary lasted less than five days." October 16, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-16...

Ukraine took out Yandex, (aka Russia's Google). Contrary to viral posts, this did NOT reduce the number of far-right social media posts. That was just misinformation about misinformation. skepchick.org/2026/10/ukra...

Bravo!

If Tom Cruise spent 35 years & $600 million installing six Scientologists on the Supreme Court, would that be a story? What about Louis Farrakhan installing six Muslims. Story or no? 6 out of 9. There has never been a story in any US media on Leonard Leo’s faith driven Catholic SCOTUS.

"The saga of Kimberly Guilfoyle, who was recently forced to resign from her post as U.S. Ambassador to Greece, continues to expand." October 15, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-15...

"This would have been at least the second time Musk had used his power over communications to weaken Ukraine." October 14, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-14...

"Either [Trump] has entirely lost it, or he is desperate for a distraction, or both." October 13, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-13...

"Billionaire Elon Musk has already funneled at least $366 million into the midterms to try to make sure voters elect Republicans." October 12, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-12...

Excellent.

Fvck DC legacy media. No one will report that trump legal chief heading this shit in Mark Paoletta, Leonard Leo consiglieri. Leo is the guy who picked all six far right Catholics in Supreme Court, the Opus Dei guy who picked Kevin Roberts to run Heritage…etc www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/u...

"Trump is openly backing Russia’s president Vladimir Putin." October 10, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-10...

"The Wall Street Journal reported on the tawdry grifting of Kimberly Guilfoyle, former fiancee of Donald Trump Jr. and now Trump’s ambassador to Greece."October 9, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-9-...

Wow! Texts are super rare for the Hittites, basically there’s just one archive and it’s 95% lists of prayer sacrifices to mountain gods, so this is really, really exciting!

"You can't repair a history you refuse to name." Listen to @drstaceypatton.bsky.social on WICN Radio's The Public Eye discussing her new book, STRUNG UP: How White America Learned to Lynch Black Children: bit.ly/4yd4Pcn @beaconpress.bsky.social

This ICE agent’s entire Instagram feed, “shooter.914,” is guns, watches, energy drinks, and alcohol.

"It was not clear, coming out of the Civil War, how Republicans would stand with regard to workers." October 8, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-8-...

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The only thing original about the Leonard Leo Supreme Court is Catholic Integralism. 250 years of opposing Catholic monarchy, but these guys are bringing it back. newrepublic.com/article/2163... newrepublic.com/article/2163...

An absolute giant.

Horrific Grief at the sacrilege

In a strikingly blunt assessment, Attorney General Todd Blanche voiced his frustrations regarding a significant exodus of prosecutors from the Department of Justice (DOJ), suggesting that those who left harbor hostility towards the current administration....

"Judging from his social media posts, Trump is panicking." October 6, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-6-...

Listen to @drstaceypatton.bsky.social on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social discussing her book STRUNG UP: How White America Learned to Lynch Black Children, which is currently the #1 new release in Black & African American History on Amazon! bit.ly/4yq0YZP @beaconpress.bsky.social

At some point, probably too late, reporters will notice that Postliberalism is Catholic Integralism. Same old Christofascist wine in new wine skins. www.nationalreview.com/2026/10/the-...

Farewell to Eva Marie Saint. ❤️

Want to know what Opus Dei Leonard Leo thinks? Ask Opus Dei Carrie Severino, wife of anti glbtq Roger (at Heritage) who laundered $600 million in Leo dark money seating six Opus Dei adjacent Supremes. www.foxnews.com/opinion/supr...

I noticed that a lot of people didn't catch the sarcasm in this hed or read the piece, which is quite good. so we discussed changing the headline. but then I thought, fuck these coked up Bluesky muppets. let's leave it as is. Anyway, give it look.

On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver points out that the Secret Service is so broken that “another Butler, PA” (assassination attempt) is basically, like, super easy for someone to do right now. Also JD takes frequent unplanned trips with slipshod security. Huh. Interesting youtu.be/XQ-Xnzj_uz4?...

"It still hurts in places where language can’t reach." Read an excerpt from @drstaceypatton.bsky.social's new book, STRUNG UP: How White America Learned to Lynch Black Children, via @michaelharriot.bsky.social's Substack, Contraband Camp: bit.ly/4hLxLSu @beaconpress.bsky.social

Every lifelong Catholic I’ve ever met is “I think we’re supposed to give this food to poor people” & every adult convert is like ‘the Archon of Constantinople’s epistle on the Pentacostine rites of the eucharist clearly states women shouldnt have driver’s licenses www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

"The administration’s justification for the strikes has not been made public. It has claimed—without evidence—that the men on the boats were trafficking drugs, but such a charge would normally be handled by the legal system." October 5, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-5-...

"I had read a lot of books about lynching, & there was this silence about the impact of lynching on children who were actually murdered or who lost family members." Hear @drstaceypatton.bsky.social on Salt Lake Dirt discussing why she wrote her book STRUNG UP: bit.ly/476ZkRs @beaconpress.bsky.social

US Catholic monarchists make secret pilgrimage to the humble cottage of the last absolute Catholic ruler of France. “So moving. Nearly lost my head,” said Leonard Leo, vowing to reestablish the Ancien Regime in America. “The home of Originalism,” said Alito. “Vergogna,” said Martha.

Exclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. https://scim.ag/4rTKck8