Ron Fournier

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Three stories in today's papers show how the Trump autocracy is prepared to steal the midterms. convulsions.substack.com/p/baked-in-a...

Why the White House press secretary no longer matters. convulsions.substack.com/p/half-a-sca...

I’ll keep an open mind. But the history of this administration makes it more than possible that the only thing she is guilty of is being a dark-skinned Democrat in Trump’s America. convulsions.substack.com/p/how-the-re...

Who is the one 2028 presidential prospect who "gets it"? convulsions.substack.com/p/an-america...

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With brief excerpts from my NYT best-seller, "Love That Boy: What Two Presidents, Eight Road Trips, and My Son Taught Me About a Parent's Expectations" (adds link) convulsions.substack.com/p/balancing-...

Unless the media takes a punishing stand, they’re going to be kicked out of the building anyhow. Their best defense of the First Amendment is to deny Trump the one thing he loves as much as money and power: attention. convulsions.substack.com/p/still-path...

"50 Million Reasons Trump May Wage War in Yemen" It's all about the Saudi money. Why isn't the media connecting the dots and sounding alarms?! convulsions.substack.com/p/50-million...

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Two-thirds of Americans think the nation's public schools suck. And two-thirds of Americans think their kids' school is great. They're wrong, and that's why school reform isn't the urgent demand it should be. convulsions.substack.com/p/public-edu...

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"Backwards and poor" is the new "deplorables." convulsions.substack.com/p/when-did-t...

I bring you two stories sure to stir the white-hot embers of populism in America. convulsions.substack.com/p/happy-days...

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"The U.S. Navy is considering a multibillion-dollar redesign of its new aircraft carriers because Trump doesn’t like how the current design looks. . . . I kid you not. . . . "Why is our commander in chief treating America’s next-generation fleet like a Lego set?" — @ronfournier.bsky.social

2/ The firm adds that gloves must not be used on the elderly, children, pregnant women or anyone with severe disabilities, and aren’t meant for punishment or torture of detainees. As @ronfournier.bsky.social posted two days before that detailed coverage: "What could possibly go wrong? Everything."

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My latest, which includes a memory about writing about Dick Cheney in my underwear. convulsions.substack.com/p/dick-chene...

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"This rise of insurgents on the far right and left may soon lead to a radical realignment of U.S. politics. "Here are the forces at play in Michigan that reflect broader national trends."

“The Most Consequential Race of 2026 is Not in November. It’s in Michigan on Tuesday” Here’s why: open.substack.com/pub/convulsi...

While Tuesday's results won't settle some of the greatest issues of our day (radical populism, foreign adventurism, racism, sexism, and the celebritization of American politics) they will give us a bead on where we’re headed. convulsions.substack.com/p/the-most-c...

Boycott the damn dinner convulsions.substack.com/p/seriously-...

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What do you plan to do about it? convulsions.substack.com/p/how-trump-...

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My question is: why do certain reporters and editors keep saying there is ceasefire even though their own reporting details ongoing hostilities? What's the incentive here? It makes no sense. @ronfournier.bsky.social

This 👇 is exactly what’s missing from the average, aggregated journalistic framing of recent events — a rational, objective statement of the facts.

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Here's how I'd write today's lede: THE UNITED STATES struck multiple targets in Iran today as President Trump sought to regain unfettered access to the Strait of Hormuz lost earlier in his unauthorized and unpopular war — now entering its 18th week convulsions.substack.com/p/why-wont-t...

Trump and Mamdani are ascendant and disruptive forces overtaking the stale status quo. They represent a growing number of voters driven to political extremes out of disgust with the two major parties. convulsions.substack.com/p/what-mamda...

Lede: Trump ended his wrongheaded war with an accord that rewards Iran $300 billion, allows Tehran to keep its conventional missile system, curbs Israel’s fight against Iranian proxies, and punts on the issue he said led us to war: Iran’s nuclear program. convulsions.substack.com/p/whos-the-s...

Short of getting concrete commitments to limit or end its nuclear work, a senior administration official said the emerging agreement is likely to be less restrictive than the 2015 deal brokered by former President Barack Obama." convulsions.substack.com/p/the-white-...

PRESIDENT TRUMP promised voters in 2024 he would vanquish inflation on Day One of his presidency. Instead, he increased the cost of living with reckless tariffs and an unauthorized war in Iran – and now he’s overtly, unabashedly pro-inflation. convulsions.substack.com/p/trumps-lov...

Poll: Public’s faith in American exceptionalism, the American Dream, and democracy decline under Trump. open.substack.com/pub/convulsi...

New poll: convulsions.substack.com/p/trumps-ult...

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I chatted last night with Presidents Bush and Clinton. Here's my take on their views about Trump's assault on the First Amendment (and my endearing question for the @whca : WTF?) convulsions.substack.com/p/what-my-ti...