You can read the NYT's take on presidential power, exclusively focused on Trump. Or you can read about how nearly a quarter-century of precedent has brought us to this point (Thanks, Bush, Cheney & Obama!)

As we brawl amongst ourselves, corporate elites -- backed by the politicians they buy and the media that protects the status quo -- continue to pillage enormous amounts of wealth and resources. My thoughts 🔗

Trump recently issued a slew of law & order EOs, including a chilling directive that's been mostly overlooked. The EO effectively calls for the deputizing of Americans who can be deployed to "cities where public safety and order have been lost.” So, Trump Cops may come to a city near you.

All subsidies, no federal income taxes. Sounds like a mission for DOGE

Guess what? Having unapologetically pro-Palestinian views boosted Zohran Mamdani electorally in the June Dem primary. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party’s standing is in the tank. Is the dam breaking?

Hall of fame mental gymnastics to avoid saying Israel lied.

Surprise surprise surprise surprise

The Israeli-plotted starvation campaign is now having horrific implications: Palestinians collapsing from hunger, malnourished babies and children dying & people succumbing to treatable wounds or other genocide-enabled health impacts because their bodies are too weak. And the world does nothing.

Just as with Biden, Trump admin officials are SHOCKED — SHOCKED! — that a right-wing, genocidal regime continues to kill Palestinians and bomb its neighbors with impunity.

Now that the political class finally read a genocide case against Israel in its beloved paper, can we once and for all end this slaughter? #Gaza #Genocide

Tucker's post-Fox pivot is working—he's now #2 on Spotify behind Rogan. His anti-establishment shtick is pulling in progressives who agree with his takes. Don't let the algorithm fool you: capitalism cope ≠ progress. The latest from @rashedmian.bsky.social. www.unftr.com/blog/we-watched-tucker

Today is not the first time Netanyahu has gotten out of court after bombing another country. His appearance in March was similarly cancelled after Israel broke the ceasefire and renewed its mass assault on Gaza.

Genocide scholar Omer Bartov goes into great detail why Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide. Although so many came to this realization early on, his essay is worth the read, especially his insights about the failures of other institutions to come to the same conclusion.

If you were flipping through the NYT this weekend, you may have stumbled upon a perplexing piece contradicting US intelligence about the attacks on Iran, all based on a single Israeli source—unusual coming from a paper with supposedly high editorial standards, prompting obvious questions.

Stephen Miller: “You have no say in this at all. Federal law is supreme and federal law will be enforced.” Old enough to remember a time when a statement such as “federal law is supreme” ostensibly sent shivers down conservatives’ spines. Now many of them are content with an all-mighty executive.

Took a trip down memory lane recalling Lina Khan’s FTC run. Khan transformed an agency that acted as a rubber stamp for corporations, used courts to block mergers, created new guidelines that stopped others in their tracks & challenged power—all to uplift consumers.

Americans support immigration — overwhelmingly, which makes the corporate Dem rightward turn on immigration that much more infuriating and unconscionable. The “leadership” of this party has no values nor conviction on anything except for perhaps more war.

The NYT “confirms” what we all knew: That Netanyahu has been using the genocide for his political survival. When will the media and political allies of Israel’s ring-wing government admit that the US is funding this slaughter, not for any military purpose, but to stop Netanyahu from losing power?

“In interviews and polygraph tests, the F.B.I. has asked senior employees whether they have said anything negative about Mr. Patel.” Gotta send DOGE in to take care of the huge inefficiencies caused by unnecessary polygraph tests!

This is not about reciprocal tariffs but it’s worth noting that the U.S. has a trade surplus with Brazil, per the government’s own data.

A $2M infusion from the CIA's investment arm has grown into tens of millions in taxpayer-funded contracts, making Palantir one of the most influential tech companies in Washington. Since Trump's return to office, the firm's fortunes have exploded.

While corporate media melts down over Zohran Mamdani's rise in NYC, hundreds of Palestinians are being killed each day in Gaza, including at so-called humanitarian aid sites. “It’s a killing field,” is how one soldier described it to Haaretz. Wrote about it here: www.unftr.com/blog/establi...

If you’re angry about yet another act of unilateral war-making, there’s plenty of blame to go around. An easy target: Congress, which, for two decades, has abdicated its war powers. My take bit.ly/3HPSjuZ

Cmon man. Title makes it seem like someone accidentally stumbled inside a prison in a random country.

The largest private prison firm in the US has seen its stock rise significantly since Trump’s victory. While Musk received outsized attention for his role in the campaign, a who’s who of elites lined up behind Trump, betting on corporate-friendly policy & deregulation. They’re primed to cash in.

A bit of an introduction. Here’s my essay for UNFTR pod site analyzing the election results: This was the inevitable backlash to decades of neoliberalism, a bankrupt ideology that protects corporate interests at the expense of working and marginalized people. www.unftr.com/blog/electio...

Alright, haven’t joined a new social space in a long time and mostly spend time on X and, much like everyone else, my algo is a mess! WSJ and WaPo both recently reported on the Musk-ish bias on the platform. In a way, I was glad it wasn’t just me. Also have found it difficult to really engage….