More proof that Trump is an intelligence community's nightmare: the CIA had to pull a highly sensitive, well-placed source inside the Kremlin due to Trump's careless and cavalier treatment of highly classified national security information. www.cnn.com/2019/09/09/p...

What we are witnessing is the building of the “Dual State”–which allows a normal life for most citizens (“normative state”) while at the same time has emplaced a system of terror that targets political opponents and minority groups (“prerogative state”). jameslbruno.substack.com/p/weekly-min...

We’re exactly halfway on the road to full-on fascism.

Anyone who has had lingering doubts about Trump's treasonously aligning the U.S. with Moscow, read this: “The adjustments that we see correspond in many ways to our vision,” the Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Trumpism is exceeding McCarthyism in duration and malice. The NATO alliance risks becoming undone. The big winner will be China, whose domination could dominate the globe for decades, further degrading democracy, human rights and economic transparency. jameslbruno.substack.com/p/trumps-blo...

"In 2026, Americans will get free admission to national parks on Donald Trump's birthday but no longer on Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day." He has a coin minted with his face, names public buildings after himself. Kim Jong Un is jealous. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

"Still, we continue to hope that the Supreme Court will yet restrain Mr. Trump’s unlawful actions." Why? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...

Need help in persuading a loved one to leave a cult? This is the website for you! "Empower others to leave MAGA and tell their stories. Foster reconciliation with their friends and family. Develop movement leaders to help others leave." leavingmaga.org

Hate and cruelty constitute MAGA’s beating heart. What was once the lunatic fringe is now a radicalized GOP which has institutionalized the fringe. Democracy corrodes as cruelty becomes policy, blind loyalty supplants law and retribution poses as justice. jameslbruno.substack.com/p/weekly-min...

I don't envy the Ukrainian team. How do you negotiate with a U.S. side that has foisted a Russian-formulated "plan" that sells you down the river? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

U-boat captain, Heinz-Wilhelm Eck, was convicted of war crimes for ordering his crew to machine-gun the survivors of a Greek merchant ship in 1944. Eck was found guilty in 1945. He was executed by a British firing squad in Hamburg. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Take a man who has made $2 billion in NY real estate and task him with negotiating peace in Ukraine. He would fall flat on his clueless face, make a mess of his mission, and the United States the sad laughing stock of the world. Meet Steve Witkoff. jameslbruno.substack.com/p/ukraine-wi...

Trump calls for "hanging" Democratic congresspeople. Tweets: “The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz." Makes racial slurs about Somalis in the US, etc., etc. In what country that calls itself civilized would such a leader not be forced out? www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Anti-vaxxer, ex-veterinarian, non-certified in family medicine, MAGA Republican is named no. 2 at CDC. Believes ivermectin cures COVID. Wants to abolish the ACA. Grab your eye of newt and chicken bones. American public health has reverted to the Dark Ages. fortune.com/2025/11/25/r...

Terrible news: 1) most NG members resent being so deployed by Trump; 2) it’s yet another escalation in political violence that can escalate; 3) Trump may use this as his Ernst vom Rath moment - an excuse to launch a crackdown and suppress rights. federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news...

This is called getting a taste of your own medicine. "ICE Detains Woman With Family Ties to White House Press Secretary" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

Perfect formula for killing foreign tourism: 1) hassle & arrest foreign visitors; 2) impose draconian new visa requirements; 3) charge more for foreigners at national parks. Advice to foreign friends: Canada and Mexico are great any time of the year. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...

It's official: there is no longer rule of law in America. We have now achieved the formal designation of "Banana Republic." Congratulations America! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

“Trump weighing the ouster of Kash Patel, according to sources” Gosh! Who knew? Kash Patel is a royal screw-up. Nobody saw this coming. www.ms.now/news/trump-k...

The clubby deal-making and moral racketeering of the Epstein class is now the United States’ governing philosophy. The irony is that the vaunted “retribution” Donald Trump promised his followers may end up being turned on him and fellow plutocrats. jameslbruno.substack.com/p/weekly-min...

It appears Hegseth is back hitting the bottle again.

Yes, he's caught red-handed engaging in corruption. But he's also guilty of first degree stupidity. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...

Huckabee inexplicably meets with Pollard, who served 30 years for spying for Israel. Pollard had also shopped to sell secrets to other govts. Huckabee has no business being an ambassador and should stick to his forte: Bible-pounding in rural Arkansas. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

"Trump officials prepare for potential cabinet shakeup after one-year mark" In keeping with Trump’s track record for Cabinet picks, here are the top contenders. www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/p...

"U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas as hate symbols" Oh really? Explain why to them - wapo.st/3Mbd9a6

UCMJ Law Article 92: An order is unlawful if it violates the Constitution, US laws, or military regs, directs one to commit a crime or unethical act, including intentionally targeting civilians and suppressing lawful protests in violation of 1st Amendment rights. www.ucmjlaw.com/disobey-a-su...

C.D.C. Website No Longer Rejects Link Between Vaccines and Autism www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

This public message is brilliant and needed. For those of us who took the oath to uphold the Constitution, this should be a no-brainer. www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/p...

The tempo of Watergate revelations accelerated in a self-reinforcing process driven by developments involving media investigations, judicial pressure, and congressional hearings, each fueling the next stage of public disclosure and legal action. jameslbruno.substack.com/p/the-waterg...

Disbarment anyone? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...

As revelations emerge about the Trump-Epstein relationship, it's apparent that these men were made for each other: close friends whose shared sociopathy and depravity were such that they could have been brothers spawned in the 9th Circle of Hell. jameslbruno.substack.com/p/sociopaths...

Only dictators put their face on their nation's currency. sign.moveon.org/petitions/u-...

Expect one of two outcomes: 1) she stands firm in which case they bring the house down on her. 2) a corrupt bargain is made in which she is rewarded with committee assignments, a cabinet post, pork for her district, etc. in return for her reversal. abcnews.go.com/US/top-offic...

The degradation of Kennedy Center — and American culture broadly — parallels that of our politics, economics and civic life. LINK: jameslbruno.substack.com/p/polluting-...

Hegseth's purging military ranks serves to consolidate servile loyalty in the single entity that potentially poses the greatest power-threat to Trump's autocratic grip. For strongmen obeisance trumps professionalism. Project 2025 lays it all out clearly. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

Those having a better chance of being elected NY governor than Elise Stefanik: -George Santos -Jeffrey Dahmer's corpse -Ghislane Maxwell -Bashar al-Assad -Sean Combs -Vladimir Putin -Elon Musk -Mel Gibson -Kim Jong Un -Vlad the Impaler -The Joker -Chernobyl -Lord Voldemort

Utterly ignorant of history, Trump has a dim awareness of the country’s dismal record of regime change. But his hubris and incompetence will lead us into foreign disasters, none of which will make the Epstein affair go away. jameslbruno.substack.com/p/weekly-min...

"In the first six months of this year, the Trump Organization’s income soared to $864 million, up from just $51 million a year earlier. It’s worth noting that recent Supreme Court decisions have made corruption harder to police." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

America’s most farming-dependent counties overwhelmingly backed President-elect Donald Trump in this year’s election by an average of 77.7%. FAFO. x.com/i/status/198...

This says it all.

“MAGA Ballroom 2028” - when it goes up in smoke. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD_2...

Take a US president who doesn’t know what he’s doing. Put him up against a wily dictator who’s expert at playing fools. The president gets played. And on-again-off-again summits confuse and worry allies. Here, the canceled meeting is a relief, especially for Ukraine. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

Draw your own conclusions.

"The White House account has drawn only around 12,000 followers. More than 100,000 users have the account blocked."

Trump refuses to get approval from the National Capital Planning Commission and lies that the White House itself won't be damaged to build a vulgar oversized gilded ballroom as a monument to his ego. Emblematic of his tearing down American democracy. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

Imagine Al Capone becomes president and then sets up a "working group" to root out those in government who fight crime to neutralize them in the name of eliminating the "deep state." This is what Trump and his mobsters are doing. www.yahoo.com/news/article...