“What happens in countries whose democratic development for decades has been overtly or subtly undermined when Russia’s ability to influence domestic politics changes?” I’ve been thinking a lot about this and here are some more thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/quirkglo...

Cuba: Maximum Pressure, Minimal Plan open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

China in the Headlines. Crimea in My Heart. ❤️ open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

💭 What comes after Fidesz? I enjoyed chatting w/ @elmirab.bsky.social about Magyar’s rise and the durability of Orbanism. We discussed Hungary’s future inside the EU, and the legacy of Orbán-era policies. 🎧 Give it a listen & follow Interruptrr on Substack: interruptrr.substack.com/p/peter-magy...

Thrilled to join the next cohort of the Moynihan Fellows at @cuny.edu moynihancenter.ccny.cuny.edu/2026-senior-...

The Other Fault Line: North Korea & Japan open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

Find someone to love you like the NYT loves tech bros www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/b...

Talk about selling out the Iranian people www.axios.com/2026/04/17/i...

For Hungary: Erdoğan's Example open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

Popesplaining

Trump threatened to wipe out an entire civilization on the 32nd anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, which the West stood by and watched. That’s my commentary this week, along with a roundup of the week's headlines. open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

This is from last year, but still relevant. Hegseth banned “identity” celebrations at the Pentagon—no celebrating Black or Women’s History, no celebrating pride. The one exception: St. Patrick’s Day. From @texasstandard.bsky.social www.texasstandard.org/stories/mili...

Iran: A War No One Controls open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

How much is Trump's war on Iran costing us In 6 days, it's cost over $11 billion. @k8brannen.bsky.social on the out of control military spending, which will add to our out of control debt. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/o...

Gas prices are up 20% since last week. When will they come back down? And what happens if they don’t? My latest for Businessweek @bloomberg.com 🎁 🔗 in bio #iran #oilprices #gasprices

Of the two Trump cabinet members that the Democrats were after, Kristi Noem, a woman, was easier to throw under the bus. Howard Lutnik, implicated in the Epstein files, should go too. But men don’t pay a price for abusing women.

Trying to make sense of the US war on Iran? I’ve pulled together the biggest q's—how it widens...how it ends. Also, ahead of #IWD: Iran’s women have been the clearest signal of the regime’s brutality—and the surest clue to what real change would take. open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

The war in Iran is going badly, so Trump is changing the subject:

Love all the anti-war commentary, but why is it being had among men? Women not only have been pushing this for decades but working on it. If you want to fix US foreign policy, include women.

Yanar Mohammed's "assassination is therefore not an isolated act of violence, but, as MADRE points out in a remembrance, a stark reminder of how human rights defenders, particularly feminist leaders, remain vulnerable to violence." May she rest in power.

Remembering Yanar Mohammed—because mainstream media has failed to. She was a human and women's rights defender, gunned down in Baghdad. She deserves to be honored. And we deserve a media with a wider lens. open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

The Strike on Iran 🇮🇷 open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

Prediction Markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are now worth more than $100 billion. They can be great for the little guy and even better for the inside trader. And everyone from sports leagues to the stock markets are on the take. Latest issue of Businessweek @bloomberg.com #polymarket #economy

The Other Showdown: The Pentagon v. Anthropic open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

In January, we launched TrumpCensorship.com, where we track the 200+ instances of Trump administration censorship. Academic research has been particularly hard hit, as I'll discuss w/ @defendresearch.bsky.social in a webinar next week. Register here: www.defendresearch.org/events/webin...

Why can't the US & Iran reach an agreement? Neda Bolourchi explains it has to do with differing approaches in @wpr.bsky.social www.worldpoliticsreview.com/us-iran-deal...

We lost my mom in 2022. The invasion of Ukraine is one of the last political political topics she engaged with. She used to shake her head at the reports, saying, "why do people do this to children?" I think about this every time this anniversary comes around.

Ukraine: Still Standing open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

Trump is doubling down on #tariffs, even though #SCOTUS struck them down. What does all of this mean for consumers and small biz? @svaneksmith.bsky.social is on it @bloomberg.com podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

A special shout out to NYC bus drivers and postal workers, who don’t get a snow day. ❄️ thank you 🙏🏼

JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.

What just happened with tariffs? The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s liberation day tariffs. What does this mean? Will prices finally come down? #tariffs #trade

Will Trump strike Iran? Now that SCOTUS has rejected his tariffs, he might: open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

#Andrew should be arrested and prosecuted for abusing girls, not merely for revealing secrets.

The crown prioritizes its preservation.... apnews.com/article/brit... Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

JD Vance thinks Eileen Gu, who was born and educated in the US, should represent the US. What he ignores is the level of racism, bigotry, and bile directed at not only against people of color but women—which this administration only eggs on. www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

Gen Alpha (ages 1-16) is the most fretted over Gen in history. But the alphas have extraordinary traits. They’re wise (and entrepreneurial) beyond their years. Witness the amazing @gunnerandlux.bsky.social @ashleyfelloff.bsky.social @raultherockstar.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdduype8

To safeguard European security and credibility, Europe must revitalize the Dayton accords—the peace agreement that ended the Bosnian war three decades ago, argues @elmirab.bsky.social.

Peace In...Peace Out... open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

"The Epstein files reveal a patriarchy in action. This is a world where the men are rich and powerful, and the women are not," writes @ameliagentleman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Go Big AND Go Home open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

Ante Andabak is a Yugoslav, not a Croat, he says, because nationalism is “socially sanctioned narcissism” - something he learned in “the pages of a defunct satirical magazine” in @equatormag.bsky.social www.equator.org/articles/how...

Restraint may be targeted, but it is never contained. From Tahrir to Derry, Johannesburg, and, now, Minnesota: open.substack.com/pub/interrup...

Our enemies aren't going to drop bombs on us, they're going to drop snow. This is what happens when you cut budgets and don't invest in infrastructure. www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...

ICE's mission is to remove violent criminals. Trouble is, it employs them. newrepublic.com/post/205719/...

ICE is a roving, lawless gang, not law enforcement. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

The Doomsday clock has moved up 4 seconds from 89 seconds to 85 seconds to midnight. As the @thebulletin.org says, that’s the closest the clock has ever been to catastrophe. thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...

Even the @wsj.com is clear about what happened to #AlexPretti - get a backbone @nytimes.com #minnesota