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Unseen victories of the resistance. open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

No, Russia Is Not Winning This War open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

"This will arguably be the only recession directly caused by White House policy."

Column: “April 1 could be, and should be, Liberation Day for congressional Republicans when it comes to Elon Musk,” writes our politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin ➡️ politi.co/43ApNpZ

US voters are headed to the polls on Tuesday in Wisconsin and Florida in elections that some see as a test of Donald Trump’s popularity.

In a call with auto CEOs, the president warned them against raising prices. Isn’t that an admission that his argument for tariffs is bogus?

Heinous

Because tax cheats realize the IRS won't have enough staffd to go after them. Great job Elon!

It’s happening, folks! open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

The tide is shifting. open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

"A renowned medical school whose faculty helped treat a young cancer survivor honored this week by President Donald Trump is facing potentially devastating funding cuts because of the White House."

Congressional Democratics need to be bolder, louder, and more disruptive! open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

Key takeaway from DOGE: There’s less government fraud/waste than expected.

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Avoiding a paper trail?

The latest news from Burlington, Vermont. 😄🇺🇦

Going on without us :(

the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, signed on December 5, 1994, by Ukraine, the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Ukraine agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons on its territory. In return, the signatories provided Ukraine with security assurances, including:

After Russia attacked Ukraine -President Zelenskyy’s country stood as a barrier between Putin and all western democracies -Providing aid to Ukraine boosted the US economy -And Putin’s army has been devastated, greatly reducing his ability to hurt America Has JD Vance said thank you once

If you look closely, you can see an America First bro in the doorway yelling, "why aren't you wearing a suit?" and "did you say thank you?"

The weatherman - where have I heard that before?

Agree. He has an audience as well. His countrymen don’t want to see their President groveling before a Putin lackey. Their determination is grounded in their national pride. Zelensky powerfully vindicated that today. To see your President stand up to the two greatest powers in the world? Priceless.

Tim Snyder brilliantly analyzes what this bit of Trump’s lunacy yesterday revealed: open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Upstanding Americans feel the shame of the degenerate spectacle yesterday in the Oval Office but can console themselves that the values and institutions we took the lead in building, now upheld by the free states of Europe, can uphold our values until America can beak free of its current captivity.

Francis Collins led the mapping of the human genome, and chose to do big scientific to benefit the public. He is a a former NIH Director. He just resigned his position in government. His resignation letter: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...

I once saved an agency around $2 million on a modernization project because of a bad contract they had, it took me several phone calls and less than a week. You need alignment and air cover to pull stuff like this off, but the game changing is stuff we weren't even allowed to promote or talk about

“Here’s a fact that should appall New York voters, especially women: You paid for Cuomo’s lawyers to seek the gynecological records of an accuser. Why? It’s a good question that voters should ask the candidate as he makes the rounds.”

DOGE doing an incredible job in cutting democratic responsiveness

Pretty much sums it up

Everyone who is a political appointee in defense that still works for the Trump admin is, as of today, morally bankrupt

After yesterday's events in the White House, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway's largest marine fuel companies, appears to have announced that it will no longer refuel American Navy vessels. Haltbakk has called on other European companies to refuse service to American forces.

Full on dictatorship

"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States" from @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Disgusting in every way

Zelenskyy: "When they, for example say that Ukraine is almost destroyed, that our soldiers run away, that they are not heroes, that the president is a dictator, what is the reaction? It's not about me. The reaction is, where is the friendship between Ukraine and the US?"

Michelle Obama: Kids should have nutritious meals. The pro-life party: This is an outrage! RFK Jr: Kids should have measles, mumps, and polio. The pro-life party: Yes, king! Tell it like it is!

The failure to defend Ukraine makes us all less safe. Both from Russian threats, but also from smaller states correctly determining that they need nuclear weapons to be respected on the world stage.

A day of shame as Trump abandons Ukraine—and our allies. open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

I’m shocked, I tell you. Shocked.

Says it all.

There's something even more maddening than usual about watching this cheap, pampered little thug presuming to lecture a guy who's worth 50 of him.

EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions. On @therecordmedia.bsky.social therecord.media/hegseth-orde...

Wouldn’t it just be easier to dial +1 (202) 456–1414?

The NYT article blaming Zelensky for annoying Trump was wrongheaded and I thought it needed a response. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to overhaul the communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control and is awarding the work to Musk’s Starlink. Follow the money and see where it goes.