Paramount Global owns CBS News. It is a publicly traded company. Shareholders cannot fire Weiss. But they can assert influence.

“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”

open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc... @simonwdc.bsky.social

Trump tonight: Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me

Major fail. Trump never should have been able to run for public office—any public office—ever again.

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith today told Congress that Trump criminally conspired to overturn the election “beyond a reasonable doubt”. Much more on my Substack. Link: substack.com/@thefrankfig...

If we can't even identify our enemies then how can we fight them? Trump's National Security Strategy is the longest suicide note in American history www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

The war on Venezuela is a war on reality www.greatpower.us/p/the-war-on...

I just came out of the briefing with Sec. Rubio and Sec. Hegseth on the military strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Here's what I learned. Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.

WATCH: “I was lucky enough to have him on this program a number of times and to get to interact with him in person,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Rob Reiner. “You simply cannot overstate what a jewel of a human being this man was.”

MAGA voters, for all their loyalty, are not sentimental. Here's why Trump is starting to lose his grip on them. open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...

Under Trump: - The economy has slowed, heading towards recession now - Inflation is rising, most things cost more - His cutting of energy subsidies is driving up utility prices - He's taken 100s of billions from health care/food assistance in a war on working people - He's making measles great again

New free to read link. as.ft.com/r/cc471e39-d...

Why are people incapable of learning? Pinochet killed and tortured people, but sure let's elect his clone. Trump killed a million Americans, attempted a coup, incited a riot, extorted an ally, was convicted of felony election interference and found liable for rape. But America elected him again.

Yep

Appreciate this letter from MN State Sen Jim Abler (R-Anoka) to POTUS

The Trump administration's worldview has always been aligned with Putin's, as was clear to anyone who paid any attention to the statements and actions of its most important members. But this isn't an alignment of equals - the White House is following the Kremlin's lead. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We are told that, under stress, the humanities must be sacrificed. But amidst a war of aggression scholars in Ukraine have undertaken one of the most ambitious knowledge projects of our time. It's a privilege to be involved with Ukrainian History Global Initiative snyder.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...

News Analysis: President Trump has long portrayed European allies as freeloaders that fail to pay enough for their own security. That contempt is now official White House policy.

Read #Strongmen and compare with Mussolini quotes on same subjects...

What we are watching - as U.S. citizens are dragged out of cars and illegal war is waged in the Caribbean - is the corruption of the most sacred power we give the President - the power of violence. We are no longer a democracy if the regime can use violence without restraint.

Praised Israel’s use of US weapons: “You used them very well.” Green‑lit strikes on Iran Sides with Russian aggressor Threatens military action in Venezuela Hints at “taking” Greenland Deploys national guard on own people …wins FIFA peace prize.

It's almost impossible to make me feel sorry for Trump, but the sheer depth of his brokeness, combined with his age, the utter humiliation involved in this farce was making me legit sad.

Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now. paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...

"Trump, in his way, is as much of a wolf as Putin. Europe has run out of excuses to pretend otherwise". My Swamp Notes with @martinsandbu.ft.com on why Europe must make those frozen Russian assets work for Ukraine. The time for that is now. as.ft.com/r/9144c41b-7...

This, from @edwardluce.bsky.social, is exactly right. The campaign against Venezuela has everything--lunacy, arrogance, disregard for US interests, disregard for the law, murder, hypocrisy, contempt for the military, contempt for our allies, values and international agreements. 100% pure Trump.

Take pride in our fellow American, Sen. Mark Kelly, vigorously standing up for the Constitution and against a violence-inciting White House occupant who is failing to intimidate this good man and honorable public servant.

This is very sad. Rachel Cooke gone much much too young. A lovely touching tribute from @timadamswrites.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world? Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)

Facts would like a word.

Who imposed tariffs? Who cut immigration, destroying the ag workforce? Who undermined the Fed? Who halted renewable energy? Who's running deficits?

Remember: it's not the Democrat's fault Republicans are evil.

I listened to the arguments at the Supreme Court in the big tariff case, so you don't have to. Wanna debrief? I sat down with @maryharris.bsky.social for Slate's What Next podcast.... and I didn't hold back. Join us: slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Good people working hard in Ohio and getting results.

America is a shared story of the quest toward the more perfect union What an idea: America is always in motion, lost if perfection is attained but thriving in pursuit. Constant reforging makes America ageless, immortal But Trump does not want to be more perfect www.greatpower.us/p/the-sacred...

The US Capitol Arlington Cemetery The White House The American wilderness America has sacred spaces. Trump profanes them all. www.greatpower.us/p/the-sacred...

Connect the dots, massive treason in the works...

we lost a queen 👑

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. Convincing colleagues to vote with them is the literal job of politicians - if they can’t do that, they can’t do their jobs. They own this shutdown and all of the consequences.

Democracy Docket subscribers just met the newest member of our family. Blue!

A typically provocative and comprehensive discussion by @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social puts me through my paces of more or less evertything Comey and more. Thanks, @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social !

I am not a psychologist but like every police officer I played one on the street. There is something seriously wrong with POTUS. He is broken, angry, vindictive, destructive, dark, isolated. America's beauty must be our belief in hope - in a fair and free future. Let's win it.

"Imagine the impact if, wherever these patrols appear,they are met by larger numbers of citizens making clear they are not needed and not wanted. Show up. Stand together. And drive home the message with numbers and tenacity: Trump’s emergency is not our emergency." open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu: “Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”

Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations. The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.

Check it out, from an impeccable source:

I wrote a long article about the Gabbard Files. Here is an excerpt about the HPSCI doc referenced above. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/from...

Crying at this