Daraxonrasib, an experimental pill that shuts down proteins driving most pancreatic cancers, nearly doubled survival in early trials and earned FDA fast-track status. But public health officials warn the testing may be moving too fast. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/experiment...

Scott David Mason, a GOP lobbyist who advised Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and transition, has been charged in federal court in North Carolina with distributing and possessing child-sexual-abuse material, according to court records. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/lobbyist-f...

US cuts funding for Hungary’s Szabad Európa, one of its last independent outlets, days before Orbán’s WH visit as Trump ally Kari Lake slashes Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia, steps watchdogs call “a gift to autocrats.”

America’s construction industry is unraveling as immigration raids empty job sites, workers disappear overnight, and billions in projects remain unfinished while the nation’s builders vanish from sight. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

Marjorie Taylor Greene built a career on QAnon, on conspiracy, defiance, and rage. Then, live on national television, she said she’d been “misled” about the movement, disavowing it and claiming she was a victim of it. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

After his party’s sharp election losses, even loyal Republicans are beginning to act like the president has an expiration date, and his own behavior suggests he knows it. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

Millions risk losing lifesaving care as rural hospitals collapse under Medicaid cuts, turning vast Republican heartland counties into health deserts where every minute now decides who lives and who dies. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/rural-hosp...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation—the ocean system that stabilizes Earth’s climate—is weakening as global warming melts Greenland and freshens the seas. Its collapse could flood coasts and trigger mass migration. Civilization hangs in the balance. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

Following his September 10, 2025 arrest in Florida for failing to appear in court, former Congressman Madison Cawthorn, once of North Carolina, seeks a comeback to replace Byron Donalds, marking at least six legal incidents since 2020. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/madison-ca...

America’s economic boom rides on seven giant stocks and the spending of its wealthiest households. If those shares slip, confidence, jobs, and growth could fall fast, leaving the economy balanced on a thin edge. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

🚨A secretive ICE waiver lets migrants be held for days in rooms meant for hours, a quiet rule change now testing the limits of the agency’s own detention policy. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/ices-secre...

🚨Across the U.S., a century of public-health consensus is being quietly rewritten. In statehouses from Florida to Utah, lawmakers are advancing measures that erode vaccination and food-safety standards. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/hundreds-o...

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Appearing on CNN’s State of the Union, Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, warned that President Donald Trump is using the congressional shutdown to transition the United States to a form of totalitarianism theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/us-senator...

Daraxonrasib, an experimental pill that shuts down proteins driving most pancreatic cancers, nearly doubled survival in early trials and earned FDA fast-track status. But public health officials warn the testing may be moving too fast. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/experiment...

Since taking office, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has jolted the Pentagon with rapid firings, demotions, and loyalty tests. Supporters call it long-overdue reform, while critics see chaos in command. This is the story of the Pentagon in disarray. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

Trump’s refusal to release emergency SNAP and Head Start funds makes hunger a bargaining tool, turning aid for children and families into leverage in a political standoff documented by AP and Reuters. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/government...

🚨The Trump administration is waging a court battle to block full SNAP benefits, cutting food aid for 42 million Americans and leaving families hungry amid a grinding government shutdown. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-wage...

The Supreme Court is poised to decide whether race can still shape voting maps, a ruling that could erase decades of protections and shift political power across the South for a generation. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

The richest 1% now own a third of all U.S. wealth. For everyone else, debt, automation, and high costs have made progress feel impossible. “The Prosperity Illusion” asks: who still gets ahead—and why? theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-prospe...

Scott David Mason, a GOP lobbyist who advised Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and transition, has been charged in federal court in North Carolina with distributing and possessing child-sexual-abuse material, according to court records. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/lobbyist-f...

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Scott David Mason, a GOP lobbyist who advised Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and transition, has been charged in federal court in North Carolina with distributing and possessing child-sexual-abuse material, according to court records. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/lobbyist-f...

Trump’s creed praises the cruel and mocks the harmed. Power poses as virtue, truth bends to grievance. But every nation that worships domination learns: when cruelty is the compass, ruin is the map. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

🚨Across the U.S., a century of public-health consensus is being quietly rewritten. In statehouses from Florida to Utah, lawmakers are advancing measures that erode vaccination and food-safety standards. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/hundreds-o...

President Donald Trump’s USDA has ordered grocery retailers not to offer discounts to SNAP recipients as funding delays extend into November, prompting accusations of cruelty. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed to investigate former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker during an interview with Jesse Watters on his Fox News program Jesse Watters Primetime. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-ag-v...

Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s failed congressional campaign still owes $326,000, including refunds for illegal donations, vendor debts to GOP firms, and penalties delayed as the FEC remains paralyzed. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

President Donald Trump’s casual talk of possible U.S. strikes in Nigeria, aired mid-flight and online, was an extraordinary moment: a commander in chief turning threats of war into performance. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

🚨Across the U.S., a century of public-health consensus is being quietly rewritten. In statehouses from Florida to Utah, lawmakers are advancing measures that erode vaccination and food-safety standards. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/hundreds-o...

Millions risk losing lifesaving care as rural hospitals collapse under Medicaid cuts, turning vast Republican heartland counties into health deserts where every minute now decides who lives and who dies. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/rural-hosp...

Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s failed congressional campaign still owes $326,000, including refunds for illegal donations, vendor debts to GOP firms, and penalties delayed as the FEC remains paralyzed. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

Venezuela says a CIA-backed cell planned to hit the USS Gravely and blame Caracas; Washington denies the claim, calling it unverified and offering no comment on alleged covert actions. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/venezuelas...

President Donald Trump is moving to block states from erasing medical debt from credit reports, reversing consumer protections and keeping millions burdened by bills they can’t afford. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

Millions risk losing lifesaving care as rural hospitals collapse under Medicaid cuts, turning vast Republican heartland counties into health deserts where every minute now decides who lives and who dies. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/rural-hosp...

At a fiery TPUSA event in Oxford, JD Vance said he and his Hindu wife, Usha, raise their kids Christian—and added he hopes she will “eventually” embrace his faith, sparking strong audience reaction. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

🚨Republicans control the presidency, Congress, and a Supreme Court with six GOP appointees, yet cannot govern. As the shutdown nears a record 35 days, millions go unpaid and the government stands paralyzed. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

US cuts funding for Hungary’s Szabad Európa, one of its last independent outlets, days before Orbán’s WH visit as Trump ally Kari Lake slashes Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia, steps watchdogs call “a gift to autocrats.” theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/kari-lake-...

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US cuts funding for Hungary’s Szabad Európa, one of its last independent outlets, days before Orbán’s WH visit as Trump ally Kari Lake slashes Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia, steps watchdogs call “a gift to autocrats.” theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/kari-lake-...

By 2026, 23,500 Guard troops will drill in crowd control. Trump once praised China’s deadly “strength.” History now asks what happens when that version of "strength" turns inward. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/pentagon-o...

Trump’s $300 million East Wing demolition hides a deeper mission—modernizing the secret wartime bunker that has protected presidents since Roosevelt. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

🚨While hundreds of thousands of federal workers go unpaid in the third week of the government shutdown, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has authorized the U.S. Coast Guard to spend $200 million on two Gulfstream G700 jets. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/kristi-noe...

America’s construction industry is unraveling as immigration raids empty job sites, workers disappear overnight, and billions in projects remain unfinished while the nation’s builders vanish from sight. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

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America’s construction industry is unraveling as immigration raids empty job sites, workers disappear overnight, and billions in projects remain unfinished while the nation’s builders vanish from sight. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

🚨A federal judge disqualified Trump-appointed prosecutor Bill Essayli, finding he was unlawfully serving as Los Angeles U.S. Attorney. The judge barred from continuing in the role. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) condemned the Trump administration’s boat strikes on alleged traffickers, calling them “extrajudicial killings,” an academic synonym for murder, likening them to executions in China and Iran. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

At a state-sponsored cancer forum, Casey DeSantis, the First Lady of Florida, touted ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug commonly used to deworm livestock, and indicated that Florida should explore its potential repurposing for cancer research. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/florida-fi...

🚨Toppled by protesters, tied to war crimes and white supremacy, Albert Pike’s statue is set to return to D.C.—rekindling a national fight over history, power, and who deserves a pedestal in the American story. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...