All my life, I wanted to write. No matter what else I was doing, no matter how I earn a buck, writing is my end game. If I could write half as well as @sarahkendzior.bsky.social does consistently, I’d be content. This really packs a wallop to the soul: open.substack.com/pub/sarahken...

Exquisite writing by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/sarahken...

As always a good time to subscribe to @sarahkendzior.bsky.social cogent and beautiful writing

Wikipedia now has higher standards than all universities

On the nuclear threat of the TV personality known as Donald Trump. Long in the making. From "They Knew" by Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social

Something I've learned from reading @sarahkendzior.bsky.social is that much of what Trump does can be explained by the fact that he is, fundamentally, a criminal. The ideology of Trumpism is important, but that's a result of the dynamic between Trump and his followers.

Three books to really understand why the US is the way it is in 2026: The Devil's Chessboard by David Talbot Nixonland by Rick Perlstein Hiding in Plain Sight by Sarah Kendzior

Every time I read an article by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social she says something that makes my mouth drop. She is both enlightening and frightening, connecting dots I did not know existed.

Excellent interview. The news cycle has understandably moved on from Mueller’s death to the horrorshow of ICE at airports, but it’s worth taking a moment to remember that the man had a mixed legacy *at best*

@sarahkendzior.bsky.social recommends us reading Robert Mueller's 2011 report "The Evolving Organized Crime Threat," still in FBI archives, how "the iron triangle" of merging organized criminals, corrupt govt officials at highest levels of govt, & business leaders pose a national security threat.

Watch this interview Sarah does in the Mark Thompson show She’s clear as always as to the consequences of not getting the truth out there about the corruption that helps trump.

"We'd be in a different country if Robert Mueller had heeded Robert Mueller's own warnings." On how Mueller let BCCI, Epstein, and other facets of the 'evolving organized crime threat' thrive under his watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID-R...

Interview on: * How Mueller documented transnational organized crime then did almost nothing to stop it * "Institutionalist" FBI complicity * The bizarre refusal of Congress to impeach using Mueller's report, which while lacking, did prove obstruction of justice More: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID-R...

New interview! On Trump, Robert Mueller, and other officials who failed America www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID-R...

"You can't vote out the mafia" -- @sarahkendzior.bsky.social, years before it was obvious to the masses, back when we could have maybe done something useful about it substack.com/@sarahkendzi...

"Trump is not the architect of the Iran war, only its vehicle." On who's really in charge: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-no-wor...

Apropos of nothing you might want to Google the Samson Option

Posted eight years ago today.

Quite apart from the incisive writing on the power, corruption and lies, @sarahkendzior.bsky.social ‘s delicate reflection on the exquisite pain of parenthood and parting is a delight of curiosity and dilemma (Sep 2025). Who knew Dvorak lived in Iowa?

A wistful look at life before AI… c/o the irrepressible @sarahkendzior.bsky.social

It’s a beautiful day in the nation’s capital. Birds are singing. Flowers are pushing up through the soft, moist soil. What better time to read @sarahkendzior.bsky.social?

Required reading. Every single one.

"One cannot understand the Iran War without understanding the Kahanists. But I rarely see analysts mention them. Maybe they did, and it was behind a paywall. If a war crime is subscription-only, does it make a sound? Is that sound a stifled scream?" sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-no-wor...

Yes I own a first edition hardcover of Hiding In Plain Sight because I bought it as soon as it was released and it forever changed my thoughts about ‘America’ @sarahkendzior.bsky.social

“.. It also discusses QAnon and “preemptive narrative inversion”: the way powerful actors will create a mythology so ludicrous that serious and real conspiracies are dismissed by association.” - @sarahkendzior.bsky.social

Weathering the Storm @sarahkendzior.bsky.social provides illuminating expertise & valuable insights into the Machiavellian world of politics that brought the nightmare of Donald Trump and his criminal family into power. (There's no paywall, although I encourage subscribing to her newsletter. I do!)

I made an archive of articles on our political crises. Special sections for Epstein and AI! sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/weathering...

A whole list of great articles from Sarah Kendzior. If you have not read any of her works this is a great place to start. You will be glad you did.

"We can no longer prevent an Iran War, but we can shine light on the past and let the facts inform the present. ... There are children who need us to try now. That is reason enough to do right, regardless of all that’s gone wrong."

Today's edition of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's newsletter includes links to some of her best Substack posts from the last 2+ years. This incredible piece from Nov 2023 is a sobering reminder of how clearly she has seen this dystopia coming sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/behold-a-p...

Amongst all the chatter and analysis, @sarahkendzior.bsky.social is exceptional. Detailed, thorough, meticulously researched, and depressingly accurate. But there is also this: "original writing & photography. I don’t use AI. I try to create beauty out of the ugliness of this world." She succeeds.

For those not already paying attention, make note of this for when you finally decide to want to find out:

Excellent list

I made an archive of articles on our political crises. Special sections for Epstein and AI! sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/weathering...

BEHOLD A PALE HORSE This is one of the best articles I've read about the current administration, grift, and state of affairs. It connects the dots in a scholarly but accessible way, and bonus - beautifully written by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social. Highly recommended.

“Anything that can control [Tr*mp] has to be worse than what has already been revealed.” @sarahkendzior.bsky.social #MustRead

“I am an American Patriot: I kneel to no one because I lost my meniscus to a decade of delaying the doctor.” Sarah Kendzior’s writing will be quoted in history books, assuming America still produces honest ones in the future. You might as well start reading her now.

I’ve written about a lot of things Trump did before he became known for doing them, but I *really* didn’t think my Sept 2025 tale of invasive Asian carp would make the list! sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-united...

Sarah Kendzior is an American author and journalist whose 2020 book, Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America, is a truly relevatory, thoroughly investigated explanation of the 40+ years of political machinations that today threaten US democracy & the world.

This puts perspective on that fixated gaze of Netanyahu on Lebanon.

The must-read latest from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social. There's no Johnny Cash in this one, but it's probably for the best as it is a sobering read.

I feel this strongly: I don't care. I am DISGUSTED that 175 little girls are dead and that thousands are dead across the region and that 1 million people are displaced in Lebanon alone. THIS IS EVIL.

This plz is another must read

"One cannot understand the Iran War without understanding the Kahanists. But I rarely see analysts mention them. Maybe they did, and it was behind a paywall. If a war crime is subscription-only, does it make a sound? Is that sound a stifled scream?" sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-no-wor...

@sarahkendzior.bsky.social I’m finally reading The Last American Road Trip. No excuses for my delay besides being lazy and distracted. “….gang of girls…dodging traffic and expectations.” Come on! It really pisses me off how good of a writer you are.

I laid out the details of the Epstein/Maxwell transnational organized crime operation, including the names of the main perpetrators, in HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020) and THEY KNEW (2022).