ICYMI: in my latest for @wpr.bsky.social, I discuss how an embrace and even enthusiasm for using violence abroad inevitably links back to violence at home.

Putin spoke to the Russian security council. He made his usual remarks about the West being "destructive" for "dialogue between nuclear countries," promised that Russia is ready to respond to any "strategic threats" etc. But what is happening to his shoulders?

The allegations of "public-private speech policing" are **made-up!** What would have been "healthy" is for Douthat and friends to have called it out as BS when a bunch of us had our lives turned upside down based on lies. Their inability to do so provided the pretext for this current 1A assault.

The moral bankruptcy of America’s leadership class open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Rand Paul tells NBC that FCC Chair Brendan Carr's comments threatening to take action against Disney's ABC were "absolutely inappropriate."

NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable. This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed. From me for @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

🚨UPDATE: In response to the boycott that erupted over the weekend, Disney decided to update the cancellation process on their website, making it MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEIR SUBSCRIBERS TO STOP GIVING THEM MONEY. This underhanded strategy hasn’t retained customers as they hoped.

Kimmel wasn’t fired because he said something his bosses didn’t like. Kimmel was fired because the government pressured his bosses over something Trump didn’t like. 

🇨🇳 China: Profiting From Both Sides of the War ❗️Chinese components have been identified in Russian drones, and Beijing sells dual-use goods to Russia. Ukraine also relies heavily on Chinese parts for its own weapons manufacturing. Read more 👀⬇️ theukrainianreview.info/china-profit...

Reportedly, these are the results of the #Ukrainian attack on Mi-8 helicopters in Russian-occupied Crimea.

President Macron called the European Union's remaining energy imports from Russia "very marginal." "This is not a key driver today. We decreased by more than 80% the consumption of oil and gas," President Macron said in an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation broadcast.

Russian troops fully withdrew from Belarus after Zapad-2025 drills, with no activity near Ukraine’s border, per the Border Guard Service. Spokesman Demchenko noted the number of Russian soldiers was minor compared to past years, including those leading to the full-scale invasion.

Unconfirmed reports from Russian media suggest that Kherson collaborator Saldo may have been killed in the strike on the so-called FSB dacha in Crimea. Sources claim he was at the site during the attack and has not been in contact since Sunday, while the occupation admin is trying to locate him.

The protests ended in the streets, but the resistance hasn’t. Everyday defiance continues in Iran. Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...

🔥 ASTRA has learned that three facilities were attacked in the Samara Region on September 20: ▪️A facility belonging to the oil trunk pipeline operator Transneft-Privolga JSC in Prosvet ▪️Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery ▪️A production site of the oil production company TPP RITEK-Samara-Nafta.

Karren Attiah, Matthew Dowd, and Jimmy Kimmel all lost their jobs due to their “speech” after Charlie Kirk was shot, and that’s even more infuriating now that we’ve heard the violence in Stephen Miller’s “speech” at Kirk’s funeral.

While we are all talking about evil Jimmy Kimmel, Let's reflect on the time the infallible, saintly Charlie Kirk called for "The Death Penalty" for Joe Biden, who was at that time the sitting President of the United States.

Most aren’t aware Trump’s venomous/despicable/vicious/nonstop attacks online against Rosie O’Donnell (pre/post’16) weren’t because she made fun of his hair. It was simply because she (rightly) said Trump lied about his wealth. Trump’s psychological problems are much scarier than ppl know.

Spoken like a true MAGA who had his friend killed because he demanded the Epstein files be released. Allegedly. 🤔

A disorienting moment: Trump is consolidating autocratic power in areas where there's an easy path to do so. But in other areas he's facing deep institutional resistance and people are refusing to abandon the rule of law. Here he's weak and failing. Thoughts on that: newrepublic.com/article/2006...

Talking Points Won’t Cut It open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Trump’s Dynasty or America’s Democracy open.substack.com/pub/levremem...

Disinformation and How to Counter It Seminar Session 2 open.substack.com/pub/trumptyr...

Fascinating to see Canadian tech capitalists argue the US forcing divestment of TikTok is a defence of its sovereignty, and now Canada must fight for digital sovereignty. They don’t say we force divestment of social media companies, but that’s what they make it sound like by using that example.

Buried in the Firestorm: The Truth About Russia’s War on Ukraine open.substack.com/pub/levremem...

⚡️NATO scrambled 2 fighter jets to intercept Russian warplane above Baltic Sea today Russian Il-20M reconnaissance plane had switched off its transponders and ignored requests to make contact, Germany air force said .

There is some gossip that Disney lost almost 4 billion dollars since unfairly attacking Jimmy Kimmel and are now in negotiations to bring his show back.

THIS is the guy who got Jimmy Kimmel fired....

Selective prosecution is an inordinately difficult defense to make. But a finding of inadequate evidence, followed by a firing of the US attorney who made that finding, followed by a presidential command to the Attorney General to prosecute his enemies is the strongest possible footing. Look for it.

💥 Russia: Ukraine struck the Kanevskaya railroad traction substation in Krasnodar region. At least 5 drone strikes reported. pump.fun/coin/8TdnjHX...

Shocking Poll: 66% of Canadians Say They'll NEVER Trust Americans Again—Is the World's Closest Alliance DOOMED Forever? open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...

NEW: Russia has reportedly been forming a strategic reserve from new recruits since July 2025. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 21, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar092125 Other Key Takeaways ⬇️ (1/6)

So what happened to the $50K in cash Tom Homan got in the Cava bag? Was it deposited in his bank account and reported as income that he paid taxes on? Is it under his mattress?

Both sides? Explain your nuanced approach

They were growing food people wanted to eat…. They were just exporting a lot of it (soy beans to China for example). Tariffs / hostility… China went fair enough well buy from Brazil. US soy farmers in deep doo doo

Have you heard of AcreTrader? Cause that’s their business model. Jd Vance’s VC funded AcreTrader and still is (per the most recent reporting I can find).

Farmers feed the country. Their failure is the country’s failure. I’m sure farmers who voted for Trump are fully aware of their horrible error. Will bankruptcy change their minds? Hint - Probably not.

So, Rep. Alford, when will you? DonOLD already has plenty of sycophants...

Farmer speaks out at GOP Rep. Alford's Town Hall: “Trump is not helping the farmer. When are you gonna stand up for us instead of kissing his ass for these trade deals?"

“A hoax” “Irrelevant” “Dead issue” Call it whatever you want Donald, just know it’s never going away. https://youtu.be/5TdD8bmSU-g

🚫Russia will not be able to emerge from the war without an economic crisis, — Foreign Intelligence Service Defense spending has reached almost 8% of GDP, and the military-industrial complex has become the main source of demand. However, this growth is artificial and undermines the economic balance.

KYIV INDEPENDENT: Ukraine to begin exporting naval drones, other weapons, Zelensky says Kyiv has drawn up proposals for a "controlled export" of Ukrainian weapons, particularly sea drones, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Sept. 21 […]

Winter is coming, ruzzians. Time to stock up on wood and while you're at it, chop up your tiny tot of a leader.

Fuel keeps getting harder to find in Russia — another gas station went up in flames, this time in occupied Kadiivka, Luhansk region.

Ukraine has requested to take part in the upcoming UN Security Council meeting on Russian fighter jets over Estonia, Foreign Minister Sibiha said.

Gasoline crisis in Russia is hitting occupied Crimea especially hard, where many gas stations are empty. Those that do have gasoline are charging exorbitant prices.