It’s part of the plan. News headlines are crafted to hide the scope and scale of federal worker firings. A recent New York Times headline reads “Trump strips job protections for up to 50,000 federal workers.” The caption under the photo reads “More than 352,000 employees left
The CIA is not your friend Edward Snowden provides an insightful overview of the CIA today and its history. Read it here: https://open.substack.com/pub/edwardsnowden/p/americas-open-wound?r=46899x&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web By Edward Snowden September 20, 2022 “Better that right counsels
Eye-On-The-Ball All immigration officers on the ground in Minneapolis will be equipped with body cameras, Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said on Monday, February 2, 2026. The New York Times reported that After federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen, Department of Homeland Security officials said
The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787. That’s a long time ago. The U.S. Constitution does not reflect the current values and needs of a majority of Americans. It’s time to rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America.
Effective branding instantly connects with a target audiences aspirations and the outcome(s) they want to achieve. Recently I saw a TikTok post with the banner title “Democratic Socialist Is Just A Term For Communist.” The label “Socialist” literally has decades of negative positioning behind it. It is a term
On January 10, 2026 I asked ChatGPT the following: Since 2014, is it accurate to describe U.S. sanctions on Venezuela as: Punishing Venezuela officials who took actions to stop American backed opposition actors. Harming the Venezuelan economy by imposing targeted sanctions to make life miserable for Venezuelans and undermine
I believe the sentiments expressed in this speech reflect ideals we can all benefit from as we shape a new political landscape for America. I present this invocation speech as an example of the heart and character of one of New York City's Islamic community leaders, and his
By Ralph Nader Read the original post here. Jimmy Carter was my last president. I believe that is true for progressive civic groups, too. He actively opened up the federal government to engagement and participation from long politically excluded American activists. When he was campaigning in 1976, he would say
What happened to the U.S. Government WAS NOT a shutdown. What happened was the Trump administration was and continues to faithfully execute the recommendations in Project 2025...
“Us vs Them” Won’t Work! That’s my message to the newly elected Democratic Socialist Mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani. Mayor Mamdani (...I like the sound of that) won a highly contested election. He explicitly ran against the “establishment.” He ran on a People First agenda. And
In the U.S., and around the world, both the Democratic and Republican party establishments are (and have been for some time) committed to a “neoliberal agenda.” So, maybe it’s important to understand precisely what is a neoliberal agenda?
With everything going on in the U.S., including the take down of the government, I decided to take a break & read a Terms Of Service Agreement...