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“the US press engaged in rounds of pointless “who was to blame” stories …when the truth was both Trump/Musk were involved, the really important thing was that the USA was acting as a military ally of Russia, riding to the aid of the Russian military.” phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...

About 2 million kids have lost SNAP since deep cuts were enacted last year. The ripple effects: Kids losing SNAP also lose automatic enrollment for free meals at school. And as more kids lose SNAP, their schools may be forced to drop Community Eligibility.

Is this a fucking joke? 🙄 >> Melania Trump Says She Brokered a Cease-Fire in a Starving Ukrainian City www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

“This could never happen here,” the French told me as they celebrated Barack Obama’s election. I thought: If it can happen in America, it can happen anywhere. For one extraordinary moment, America made people around the world believe change was possible. betharnold.substack.com/p/obamas-big...

“This could never happen here,” the French told me as they celebrated Barack Obama’s election. I thought: If it can happen in America, it can happen anywhere. For one extraordinary moment, America made people around the world believe change was possible. betharnold.substack.com/p/obamas-big...

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Girls! Stop fighting. You're both pretty..

“What would Republicans be saying if a Democratic president were supporting a foreign dictator even as that dictator was helping another nation kill American troops? They would be crying “treason.”Trump … has been a Putin supporter all along.” paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-traito...

LIFELONG REPUBLICAN MARINE GAVE HIS FIRST POLITICAL DONATION TO A DEMOCRAT. Dr. Annie Andrews told me his story in our interview. South Carolina isn't as politically predictable as outsiders think. Watch. Read. Become a paid subscriber to FROM THE INSIDE Out.

This is what integrity looks like: Longtime CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour leaving network after a storied career of 43 years apnews.com/article/cnn-...

A Must Read: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...

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A CONFEDERACY OF DOUCHES. Arrogance isn't strength. Cruelty isn't leadership. Shamelessness isn't authenticity. Yet we've built a political culture that rewards all three. Read my essay and support independent journalism. Become a paid subscriber. betharnold.substack.com/p/a-confeder...

TRUMP JUST HANDED PUTIN A MAJOR VICTORY. DARLINE STICKS TO THE SCRIPT. Trump waived major Russia sanctions passed by Congress. Putin wins. Ukraine pays the price. Darline championed the bill named for her brother. Now she defends Trump’s treachery. Annie Andrews on Darline's scripted answers.

TRUMP JUST HANDED PUTIN A MAJOR VICTORY. DARLINE STICKS TO THE SCRIPT. Trump waived major Russia sanctions passed by Congress. Putin wins. Ukraine pays the price. Darline championed the bill named for her brother. Now she defends Trump’s treachery. Annie Andrews on Darline's scripted answers.

FFS. This should elect every single Democrat running in the Midterms. > Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Legislation www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

THE LABEL IS “RADICAL.” THE PROPOSAL IS A PUBLIC OPTION. Dr. Annie Andrews wants Americans to have more affordable health insurance choices—not lose the coverage they already have. Hear her explain it in my interview. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKd1...

A CONFEDERACY OF DOUCHES. Southern manners are one thing. Staying silent is another. My latest essay on American politics is on FROM THE INSIDE OUT. Read it, share it, and support independent journalism. Subscribe to my Substack A CONFEDERACY OF DOUCHES betharnold.substack.com/p/a-confeder...

Treasury counselor admits there's no plan to fund Trump's $5,000 checks to 245 million Americans. finance.yahoo.com/economy/poli...

She's always there, watching, waiting, smiling #TravelWithNatalie (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty)

THE LABEL IS “RADICAL.” THE PROPOSAL IS A PUBLIC OPTION. Dr. Annie Andrews wants Americans to have more affordable health insurance choices—not lose the coverage they already have. Hear her explain it in my interview. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKd1...

Ken Paxton is a scumbag and a criminal. Which is why Trump endorsed him.

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Elon Musk bought the 2024 presidential election. Now he’s trying to buy the 2026 midterms. He won’t succeed this time. Still, there’s no good reason that one man - in this case, a far-right extremist like Musk - should have this much political power in America. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/12/e...

Philips always has the best and latest on what’s hsppening in Ukraine: phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/targeting-...

DARLINE GRAHAM HAD ONE JOB LAST NIGHT: SHOW SOUTH CAROLINA SHE COULD THINK FOR HERSELF. Instead, she defended Trump, repeated the usual “radical socialist” script, showed us exactly who'd be pulling the strings. Annie Andrews had openings to dominate this debate/didn’t take all of them. She can win.

"What Trump is doing now is next level. He’s not just attacking Somali residents. Rather, he’s calling for Minnesotans to attack them as well. And of course, it’s all based on absolute lies." — @snipy.bsky.social

“So Trump is betraying an embattled democracy, demonstrating our faithlessness to the whole world, seriously damaging whatever is left of America’s leadership in the world, for the sake of maybe 12 hours’ worth of diesel. Really?” paulkrugman.substack.com/p/arithmetic...

No doubt this has occurred to other bystanders as well, but it would seem that a handful of billionaires dropping $150 million into a single state's election in an attempt to defeat a wealth-tax initiative just about makes the entire case for a wealth-tax initiative.

We used to make shit, build shit in this country. Now we put our hand in the next guy's pocket. Or so I was once told. This shit is going to make the mortgage-backed securities scandal look like a time of modulated economic growth and sober investment opportunity.

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Zelenskyy just told Trump to piss off after he made that deal with Putin to buy Russian diesel. #SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦 🌻 From Al Jazeera: Ukraine has bombed a Russian fuel facility, only hours after US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a diesel deal.

ANNIE ANDREWS DOESN'T SPARE DEMOCRATS. OR DARLINE GRAHAM. Why did Democrats lose working people? And has Graham shown independent judgment? (No) I asked Annie both questions b4 tomorrow's debate. Watch/subscribe to FROM THE INSIDE OUT onSubstack for independent reporting: betharnold.substack.com.

ANNIE ANDREWS DOESN'T SPARE DEMOCRATS. OR DARLINE GRAHAM. Why did Democrats lose working people? And has Graham shown independent judgment? (No) I asked Annie both questions b4 tomorrow's debate. Watch/subscribe to FROM THE INSIDE OUT onSubstack for independent reporting: betharnold.substack.com.

BREAKING: The U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, easing years of pressure on Moscow to curb prices ahead of the midterms, President Trump says.

No pretense now Trump is openly supporting Putin. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/this-is-ab...