If you haven’t seen History of The Present with @theintellectualist.bsky.social, you’re missing out on a total gem! Today’s guest is Climate Scientist @ramez.bsky.social! Join them LIVE in 20 minutes! https://open.substack.com/live-stream/253862

An Orlando green card applicant was given permission to travel to Egypt after his father’s death. When he returned, ICE sent him to a PA concentration camp for six months. During which he suffered vision loss and lost 45 pounds. He wasn’t informed of kidney disease diagnosis for 2 months.

With Treasury yields hitting their highest levels since 2007, the repricing of American debt is about to collide with a $30 trillion federal dark hole. https://bit.ly/4xI3JX4 Become a Lincoln Loyal Member to read the latest from @theintellectualist.bsky.social

When a musical note played by Mozart turns to B.B King. This is gorgeous. ☕️✨

The same man who will pardon you if you ransack the Capitol and smear your feces on its wall will throw you in jail if you wiggle your fingers in the water of the Reflecting Pool.

The families and the Onion have been screwed over by the legal system at literally every opportunity out of fear of Alex, likely hoping they would drop the whole thing. But they didn’t. Support the new Infowars and keep your eye on the Texas courts.

President Donald J. Trump commuted the prison term of David Gentile, who led GPB Capital, less than two weeks after he began serving a seven-year sentence in a $1.6 billion fraud that prosecutors said harmed more than 10,000 investors. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-free...

A man convicted in a $1.6b fraud involving more than 10,000 investors barely entered prison before Trump freed him. Prosecutors then reportedly asked whether money or access helped make it happen, before that inquiry was reportedly shut down. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/more-than-...

With Treasury yields hitting their highest levels since 2007, the repricing of American debt is about to collide with a $30 trillion federal dark hole. https://bit.ly/4xI3JX4 Become a Lincoln Loyal Member to read the latest from @theintellectualist.bsky.social

When a Guess Becomes a Target A.I. does not have to pull the trigger to shape who lives or dies. The danger begins earlier, when software makes an educated guess look like certainty, and humans act on it. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/when-a-gue...

With Treasury yields hitting their highest levels since 2007, the repricing of American debt is about to collide with a $30 trillion federal dark hole. https://bit.ly/4xI3JX4 Become a Lincoln Loyal Member to read the latest from @theintellectualist.bsky.social

A man convicted in a $1.6b fraud involving more than 10,000 investors barely entered prison before Trump freed him. Prosecutors then reportedly asked whether money or access helped make it happen, before that inquiry was reportedly shut down. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/more-than-...

Truth doesn’t survive on its own. Independent journalism depends on people who step in. We’re working toward 1,000 subscribers. Your support keeps accurate, independent reporting alive, and makes you part of it. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com

A man convicted in a $1.6b fraud involving more than 10,000 investors barely entered prison before Trump freed him. Prosecutors then reportedly asked whether money or access helped make it happen, before that inquiry was reportedly shut down. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/more-than-...

This is U.S. capitulation at Versailles. President Trump is the weakest president in American history. He makes the worst of our presidents look like George Washington in comparison.

She was whipped by men whose religion, which was created by other men, doesn't think men have the self-control not to be tempted to assault her if they simply see her hair. Seems that the wrong people are being whipped.

6-year-old drew all over the walls in her room and is now screaming at her mom for not liking her “masterpiece” 😵‍💫

DOWD: “.. A historian once told me that the presidency would distill Donald Trump to his essence. “.. That essence, it turns out, is trillions of microscopic organisms that suck up all the oxygen and endanger life around them.” @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...

TX education officials are nearing a final vote on a statewide reading list requiring public schools to teach Bible passages and stories, turning curriculum rules into a test of how religious texts may be presented as literature. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/texas-near...

When a Guess Becomes a Target A.I. does not have to pull the trigger to shape who lives or dies. The danger begins earlier, when software makes an educated guess look like certainty, and humans act on it. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/when-a-gue...

TX education officials are nearing a final vote on a statewide reading list requiring public schools to teach Bible passages and stories, turning curriculum rules into a test of how religious texts may be presented as literature. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/texas-near...

Trump’s Iran deal gave Washington an exit ramp, but left Israel confronting unresolved nuclear, missile and Lebanon threats, and Netanyahu facing political reckoning at home. (free) theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/israel-see...

Blood proteins may reveal when the lung is becoming vulnerable to cancer, years before a tumor is diagnosed. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/blood-may-...

Juneteenth marks the celebration of America's second independence day. Like the people in this photo—Texans celebrating Juneteenth in 1900—we know that progress hasn't made our union perfect. But we can recommit to reaching toward that more perfect union together. Happy Juneteenth.

Diesel has risen about ten times faster than wages since President Trump’s inauguration, adding pressure to the hidden costs behind groceries, repairs, deliveries and construction. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/diesel-the...

Amanda Ungaro, a former Brazilian model and former partner of a Trump envoy, has made an unverified allegation tying Melania Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, including a claim that Mrs. Trump had been an “escort” for Epstein. open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

One of my homeschooling graphics to help teach the children colors:

Amanda Ungaro, a former Brazilian model and former partner of a Trump envoy, has made an unverified allegation tying Melania Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, including a claim that Mrs. Trump had been an “escort” for Epstein. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-envo...

A Trump Jr.-linked startup got a $620 million Pentagon loan commitment after his venture firm invested. ProPublica says a White House adviser requested the loan; all sides deny favoritism. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/donald-tru...

With Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, and C+C Music Factory on the bill, America’s 250th birthday sounds like Trump’s appeal in miniature: a country looking backward and calling nostalgia renewal. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/americas-2...

CDC is urgently seeking volunteers for deadly Ebola airport screenings as a dangerous Central Africa outbreak worsens, though officials say U.S. risk remains low. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/cdc-seeks-...

When a Guess Becomes a Target A.I. does not have to pull the trigger to shape who lives or dies. The danger begins earlier, when software makes an educated guess look like certainty, and humans act on it. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/when-a-gue...

“.. The first rule is to have muddled objectives. .. The second rule is, do not know thine enemy. .. Finally, be sure to alienate your friends.” @edwardluce.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/0ba6...

Trump Jr.’s firm grew to $3.5 billion while betting on AI, defense, drones and crypto, sectors his father’s administration is boosting. Critics say it shows how corruption concerns can become a family business. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-jrs-...

Truth doesn’t survive on its own. Independent journalism depends on people who step in. We’re working toward 1,000 subscribers. Your support keeps accurate, independent reporting alive, and makes you part of it. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com

When a Guess Becomes a Target A.I. does not have to pull the trigger to shape who lives or dies. The danger begins earlier, when software makes an educated guess look like certainty, and humans act on it. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/when-a-gue...

Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton leads the Texas AG’s office that cut a first-degree child sex abuse case to misdemeanors. The defendant avoided sex-offender registration and is already free. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/texas-ag-k...

Enrique Tarrio, convicted of seditious conspiracy after Jan. 6, told Reuters he plans to seek $2 million to $5 million from Trump’s $1.8 billion fund, saying his life was “all fucked up” after being legally convicted of a serious felony. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/proud-boys...

If Trump betrays Taiwan, Asia will pay first. Japan, South Korea, India, and U.S. allies would face a harder, more nuclear region, while the U.S. would further erode the credibility and alliance trust that make its deterrence credible. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/what-trump...

Alan Chambers once led Exodus International, a ministry that promoted the discredited practice of trying to change same-sex attraction. Now deputies say he tried to meet someone he believed was a 14-year-old boy. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/former-ex-...

“This a campaign with a chance to beat the machines, both artificial and political. We can be team humanity in both regards, letting voters actually pick their elected representatives instead of being told who to vote for by the establishment or by a bunch of Trump mega donors.” — @alexbores.nyc

TX education officials are nearing a final vote on a statewide reading list requiring public schools to teach Bible passages and stories, turning curriculum rules into a test of how religious texts may be presented as literature. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/texas-near...

Truth doesn’t survive on its own. Independent journalism depends on people who step in. We’re working toward 1,000 subscribers. Your support keeps accurate, independent reporting alive, and makes you part of it. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com

TX education officials are nearing a final vote on a statewide reading list requiring public schools to teach Bible passages and stories, turning curriculum rules into a test of how religious texts may be presented as literature. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/texas-near...

The cost of borrowing is rising while the purchasing power of money is falling. That means mortgages, credit cards, business loans, federal debt, and groceries all get harder at once. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/everything...

A Russian lawmaker inside Putin’s own rubber stamp parliament is warning the war economy cannot last, a rare crack in a system where dissent can mean prison. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/putins-war...

Trump’s portfolio moved up to $750 million in early 2026, but the public disclosure came months late. The penalty was $200, and the unanswered ethics question is much larger. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trumps-por...

Legendary music industry A&R executive behind Madonna, the B-52s, and Depeche Mode joins History of the Present to discuss AI and the collapse of shared culture. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/history-of...

If China moves to annex Taiwan, no one will honestly be able to say the warnings were hidden. Trump is making deterrence look negotiable, and Beijing is openly signaling that it sees China rising as the United States declines. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-gather...

The public square did not disappear. It was privatized, fragmented, and rebuilt into algorithmic rooms where outrage spreads faster than truth and shared reality becomes harder to hold together. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-digita...