Alan Stamm
@alanstamm.bsky.social
Recovered journalist in Michigan. Upper Manhattan roots.
"Foreign leaders have more or less given up trying to placate Trump. . . .
"The most obvious reason nations have stopped fearing Trump is the debacle in Iran."
-- @pkrugman.bsky.social | paulkrugman.substack.com/p/fear-strik...
"The most obvious reason nations have stopped fearing Trump is the debacle in Iran."
-- @pkrugman.bsky.social | paulkrugman.substack.com/p/fear-strik...
September 18, 2026 at 12:33 PM
"Foreign leaders have more or less given up trying to placate Trump. . . .
"The most obvious reason nations have stopped fearing Trump is the debacle in Iran."
-- @pkrugman.bsky.social | paulkrugman.substack.com/p/fear-strik...
"The most obvious reason nations have stopped fearing Trump is the debacle in Iran."
-- @pkrugman.bsky.social | paulkrugman.substack.com/p/fear-strik...
"Increasingly, I think that after we get through this, we are going to look back with pride on what we did when Donald Trump challenged democracy. . . .
"It is our votes that will be his undoing."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | joycevance.substack.com/p/on-being-a...
"It is our votes that will be his undoing."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | joycevance.substack.com/p/on-being-a...
September 18, 2026 at 11:48 AM
"Increasingly, I think that after we get through this, we are going to look back with pride on what we did when Donald Trump challenged democracy. . . .
"It is our votes that will be his undoing."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | joycevance.substack.com/p/on-being-a...
"It is our votes that will be his undoing."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | joycevance.substack.com/p/on-being-a...
"It's wrong to pull a Weekend at Mitch's every day of the week, and prop [McConnell] up in his wheelchair, as if he were just some ventriloquist's dummy, to vote the way the last guy who whispered in his ear told him to.
"But there's your Republican party, folks."
-- @jefftiedrich.bsky.social [1/2]
"But there's your Republican party, folks."
-- @jefftiedrich.bsky.social [1/2]
Mitch glitches, Holy Mike wimps out, and Dear Leader is a fucking moron
or, as we call it, Wednesday
www.jefftiedrich.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:21 AM
"It's wrong to pull a Weekend at Mitch's every day of the week, and prop [McConnell] up in his wheelchair, as if he were just some ventriloquist's dummy, to vote the way the last guy who whispered in his ear told him to.
"But there's your Republican party, folks."
-- @jefftiedrich.bsky.social [1/2]
"But there's your Republican party, folks."
-- @jefftiedrich.bsky.social [1/2]
"The U.S. military thought it was invulnerable. . . . The Pentagon was not well-prepared for Iran shooting back.
"That is why 15 U.S. bases are no longer functional in the Persian Gulf."
-- @lktiv.bsky.social | luciantruscott.substack.com/p/osama-bin-...
"That is why 15 U.S. bases are no longer functional in the Persian Gulf."
-- @lktiv.bsky.social | luciantruscott.substack.com/p/osama-bin-...
September 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM
"The U.S. military thought it was invulnerable. . . . The Pentagon was not well-prepared for Iran shooting back.
"That is why 15 U.S. bases are no longer functional in the Persian Gulf."
-- @lktiv.bsky.social | luciantruscott.substack.com/p/osama-bin-...
"That is why 15 U.S. bases are no longer functional in the Persian Gulf."
-- @lktiv.bsky.social | luciantruscott.substack.com/p/osama-bin-...
Reposted by Alan Stamm
beyond parody -- Newsmax runs ads for the new Trump $1 coin ... that you can buy for $9.95 each 😆
September 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM
beyond parody -- Newsmax runs ads for the new Trump $1 coin ... that you can buy for $9.95 each 😆
"Each day, [McConnell] is "ferried to the Senate, where he pretty much sits like an inanimate lump all day, until it's time to go home."
"The other day, I joked that it was like elder abuse. Well, I'm not joking any more. It is elder abuse. Mitch McConnell is barely cognizant . . ." [1/2]
"The other day, I joked that it was like elder abuse. Well, I'm not joking any more. It is elder abuse. Mitch McConnell is barely cognizant . . ." [1/2]
here's Thursday's post: "Mitch glitches, Holy Mike wimps out, and Dear Leader is a fucking moron" — or, as we call it, Wednesday.
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Mitch glitches, Holy Mike wimps out, and Dear Leader is a fucking moron
or, as we call it, Wednesday
bit.ly
September 17, 2026 at 4:28 PM
"Each day, [McConnell] is "ferried to the Senate, where he pretty much sits like an inanimate lump all day, until it's time to go home."
"The other day, I joked that it was like elder abuse. Well, I'm not joking any more. It is elder abuse. Mitch McConnell is barely cognizant . . ." [1/2]
"The other day, I joked that it was like elder abuse. Well, I'm not joking any more. It is elder abuse. Mitch McConnell is barely cognizant . . ." [1/2]
Clever dot connecting by a writer who shows fresh relevance in 1965 lyrics by Mick Jagger ands Keith Richards:
"The Rolling Stones saw Trump coming 60 years ago when they wrote their classic song, '19th Nervous Breakdown.'"
"The Rolling Stones saw Trump coming 60 years ago when they wrote their classic song, '19th Nervous Breakdown.'"
When you were a child, you were treated kind
But you were never brought up right
You were always spoiled with a thousand toys
But still you cried all night…
Here it comes, here it comes
Your 19th nervous breakdown.
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/waaaaaaaaa...
But you were never brought up right
You were always spoiled with a thousand toys
But still you cried all night…
Here it comes, here it comes
Your 19th nervous breakdown.
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/waaaaaaaaa...
Waaaaaaaaaaaaa! Trump throws a tantrum over the Kennedy Center.
It will hardly surprise you to learn that Donald Trump had his 19th nervous breakdown yesterday over the John F.
luciantruscott.substack.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Clever dot connecting by a writer who shows fresh relevance in 1965 lyrics by Mick Jagger ands Keith Richards:
"The Rolling Stones saw Trump coming 60 years ago when they wrote their classic song, '19th Nervous Breakdown.'"
"The Rolling Stones saw Trump coming 60 years ago when they wrote their classic song, '19th Nervous Breakdown.'"
@hcrichardson.bsky.social marks the seventh anniv of "this wild, unexpected, exhausting, and exhilarating journey" that began when she "warned of rising authoritarianism."
"Patterns I saw 7 years ago are slicing to the heart of both the mechanics and the soul of the United States," she posts today.
"Patterns I saw 7 years ago are slicing to the heart of both the mechanics and the soul of the United States," she posts today.
September 15, 2026
Seven years ago, on September 15, 2019, after about a six-week hiatus during the summer, I wrote a Facebook post that started:
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:56 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social marks the seventh anniv of "this wild, unexpected, exhausting, and exhilarating journey" that began when she "warned of rising authoritarianism."
"Patterns I saw 7 years ago are slicing to the heart of both the mechanics and the soul of the United States," she posts today.
"Patterns I saw 7 years ago are slicing to the heart of both the mechanics and the soul of the United States," she posts today.
"If Trump and Netanyahu hadn’t gone to war against Iran, we would still have all our naval and Air Force and Army facilities in the Gulf. . . .
"The U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf, outside of the Navy at sea outside the waters of the Gulf, is gone."
-- @lktiv.bsky.social
"The U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf, outside of the Navy at sea outside the waters of the Gulf, is gone."
-- @lktiv.bsky.social
Osama bin Laden’s dream come true: U.S. bases on the Arabian Peninsula are gone.
It took him 25 years, but Osama bin Laden is winning his war on the Great Satan. He wanted to bring to an end the U.S.
luciantruscott.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:13 PM
"If Trump and Netanyahu hadn’t gone to war against Iran, we would still have all our naval and Air Force and Army facilities in the Gulf. . . .
"The U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf, outside of the Navy at sea outside the waters of the Gulf, is gone."
-- @lktiv.bsky.social
"The U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf, outside of the Navy at sea outside the waters of the Gulf, is gone."
-- @lktiv.bsky.social
"The Trumps don't care. They’ve really never cared who knows they're close to Putin's inner circle.
"That seems to be a big part of the problem with what Trump has done to our country."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social on a Kremlin ally’s hefty wedding party "gift" to Donald Trmp Jr.
"That seems to be a big part of the problem with what Trump has done to our country."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social on a Kremlin ally’s hefty wedding party "gift" to Donald Trmp Jr.
Some Things Speak for Themselves. Like When the President’s Son Lets a Russian Oligarch Pay for His Wedding.
You’ve undoubtedly heard by now that Don Jr.’s wedding was paid for by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, who, according to The Guardian, “has spent the past decade moving through some of Russia’s most po...
joycevance.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:53 PM
"The Trumps don't care. They’ve really never cared who knows they're close to Putin's inner circle.
"That seems to be a big part of the problem with what Trump has done to our country."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social on a Kremlin ally’s hefty wedding party "gift" to Donald Trmp Jr.
"That seems to be a big part of the problem with what Trump has done to our country."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social on a Kremlin ally’s hefty wedding party "gift" to Donald Trmp Jr.
I've appreciated @sulliview.bsky.social since 2012 as a voice of clarity, reason and reader advocacy at NYT and WaPo.
Independent insights about media strengths and missed opportunities are especially valuable now. Her weekly newsletter is free and worth supporting as a paid subscriber, as I do.
Independent insights about media strengths and missed opportunities are especially valuable now. Her weekly newsletter is free and worth supporting as a paid subscriber, as I do.
September 16, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I've appreciated @sulliview.bsky.social since 2012 as a voice of clarity, reason and reader advocacy at NYT and WaPo.
Independent insights about media strengths and missed opportunities are especially valuable now. Her weekly newsletter is free and worth supporting as a paid subscriber, as I do.
Independent insights about media strengths and missed opportunities are especially valuable now. Her weekly newsletter is free and worth supporting as a paid subscriber, as I do.
@lktiv.bsky.social "can almost hear [Osama Bin Laden's] ghost laughing at the Great Satan."
"When it came time to wage a war in the region where we maintained our 'presence,' Iran won."
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/osama-bin-...
"When it came time to wage a war in the region where we maintained our 'presence,' Iran won."
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/osama-bin-...
Osama bin Laden’s dream come true: U.S. bases on the Arabian Peninsula are gone.
It took him 25 years, but Osama bin Laden is winning his war on the Great Satan. He wanted to bring to an end the U.S.
luciantruscott.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
@lktiv.bsky.social "can almost hear [Osama Bin Laden's] ghost laughing at the Great Satan."
"When it came time to wage a war in the region where we maintained our 'presence,' Iran won."
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/osama-bin-...
"When it came time to wage a war in the region where we maintained our 'presence,' Iran won."
luciantruscott.substack.com/p/osama-bin-...
"Trump is dangerous. He is dangerous in a way that the Founding Fathers clearly envisioned:
"The concentration of power in the hands of one man, who in essence becomes a king, exactly what they wanted to avoid."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | substack.com/home/post/p-...
"The concentration of power in the hands of one man, who in essence becomes a king, exactly what they wanted to avoid."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | substack.com/home/post/p-...
September 16, 2026 at 12:27 PM
"Trump is dangerous. He is dangerous in a way that the Founding Fathers clearly envisioned:
"The concentration of power in the hands of one man, who in essence becomes a king, exactly what they wanted to avoid."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | substack.com/home/post/p-...
"The concentration of power in the hands of one man, who in essence becomes a king, exactly what they wanted to avoid."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | substack.com/home/post/p-...
@judgeluttig.bsky.social sketches the potential of "a paralyzing constitutional crisis" if the U.S. House delays seating Democratic winners amid election fraud claims:
* "It would be the ideal moment for China to move against Taiwan by way of military blockade, attack or even invasion." [1/2]
* "It would be the ideal moment for China to move against Taiwan by way of military blockade, attack or even invasion." [1/2]
January 3, 2027 - The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
House Republicans are poised to claim that the midterm elections were stolen from them when they meet on January 3 to decide which Members-elect will be seated in the 120th Congress
substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
@judgeluttig.bsky.social sketches the potential of "a paralyzing constitutional crisis" if the U.S. House delays seating Democratic winners amid election fraud claims:
* "It would be the ideal moment for China to move against Taiwan by way of military blockade, attack or even invasion." [1/2]
* "It would be the ideal moment for China to move against Taiwan by way of military blockade, attack or even invasion." [1/2]
"The writing is on the wall. . . . Prepare for the final battle for America’s democracy [on and after Nov. 3].
"America's time of testing has finally come."
-- @judgeluttig, appointed by George H.W. Bush to the U.S. Appeals Court (1991-2006) | judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/the-final-...
"America's time of testing has finally come."
-- @judgeluttig, appointed by George H.W. Bush to the U.S. Appeals Court (1991-2006) | judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/the-final-...
September 16, 2026 at 1:39 AM
"The writing is on the wall. . . . Prepare for the final battle for America’s democracy [on and after Nov. 3].
"America's time of testing has finally come."
-- @judgeluttig, appointed by George H.W. Bush to the U.S. Appeals Court (1991-2006) | judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/the-final-...
"America's time of testing has finally come."
-- @judgeluttig, appointed by George H.W. Bush to the U.S. Appeals Court (1991-2006) | judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/the-final-...
"The Trumps have no shame. They wear their corruption and hypocrisy like medals of honor, shoving not just their hands into cookie jars but their entire grimy souls."
-- @ronfournier.bsky.social on mega-spending by a Putin pal for Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding after-party
-- @ronfournier.bsky.social on mega-spending by a Putin pal for Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding after-party
Trumps’ Wedding Grift
It’s time once again to play “Imagine If”
substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:09 AM
"The Trumps have no shame. They wear their corruption and hypocrisy like medals of honor, shoving not just their hands into cookie jars but their entire grimy souls."
-- @ronfournier.bsky.social on mega-spending by a Putin pal for Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding after-party
-- @ronfournier.bsky.social on mega-spending by a Putin pal for Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding after-party
"Trump is not winning. Not in court. Not even in the Supreme Court. And certainly not with voters."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | joycevance.substack.com/p/a-day-for-...
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | joycevance.substack.com/p/a-day-for-...
September 15, 2026 at 11:30 PM
"Trump is not winning. Not in court. Not even in the Supreme Court. And certainly not with voters."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | joycevance.substack.com/p/a-day-for-...
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | joycevance.substack.com/p/a-day-for-...
Jennifer Rubin doesn't mince words at @contrariannews.org:
"An irrational tyrant [is] manipulating a cult that has given up on reality and democracy."
"An irrational tyrant [is] manipulating a cult that has given up on reality and democracy."
Words & Phrases // *Plus last night’s major SCOTUS ruling regarding the USPS*
🚨49 Days to the Midterms🚨
substack.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Jennifer Rubin doesn't mince words at @contrariannews.org:
"An irrational tyrant [is] manipulating a cult that has given up on reality and democracy."
"An irrational tyrant [is] manipulating a cult that has given up on reality and democracy."
Reposted by Alan Stamm
Mitch McConnell finally got wheelchaired out of his terrarium yesterday—but he looked like shit, and reporters weren't allowed to record or get near him. how do we know he even has a functioning brain at this point? we don't. thank you for your attention to today's post. link is here: bit.ly/4xYOWHp
September 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Mitch McConnell finally got wheelchaired out of his terrarium yesterday—but he looked like shit, and reporters weren't allowed to record or get near him. how do we know he even has a functioning brain at this point? we don't. thank you for your attention to today's post. link is here: bit.ly/4xYOWHp
As @pkrugman.bsky.social sees it, Trump saying he's well-equipped to manage artificial intelligence "is a textbook illustration of the Dunning-Kruger effect, in which incompetent people are highly confident in their own judgment because they're too incompetent to realize that they're incompetent."
Why Is Trump Still Boosting AI?
Because it’s the only thing he has left
substack.com
September 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM
As @pkrugman.bsky.social sees it, Trump saying he's well-equipped to manage artificial intelligence "is a textbook illustration of the Dunning-Kruger effect, in which incompetent people are highly confident in their own judgment because they're too incompetent to realize that they're incompetent."
"Imagine if MAGA voters cared half as much about in-your-face corruption as they did about Hillary Clinton’s emails or Hunter Biden’s laptop, two MAGA-obsessed scandals that pale in comparison to the Trump family’s orgy of graft."
Imagine if President Obama allowed a Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin to pay for his daughter’s wedding reception in the Bahamas, a gift totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars that flouted ethical norms for presidential families
convulsions.substack.com/p/trumps-wed...
convulsions.substack.com/p/trumps-wed...
Trump’s Wedding Grift
It’s time once again to play “Imagine If”
convulsions.substack.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
"Imagine if MAGA voters cared half as much about in-your-face corruption as they did about Hillary Clinton’s emails or Hunter Biden’s laptop, two MAGA-obsessed scandals that pale in comparison to the Trump family’s orgy of graft."
"This is how the crisis would unfold," a Republican appointee posts in a plausible midterm election scenario:
"Judicial review of the House's decision not to seat Democratic representatives-elect in the 120th Congress would take weeks, if not months, during which time the U.S. . . ." [1/2]
"Judicial review of the House's decision not to seat Democratic representatives-elect in the 120th Congress would take weeks, if not months, during which time the U.S. . . ." [1/2]
January 3, 2027 - The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
House Republicans are poised to claim that the midterm elections were stolen from them when they meet on January 3 to decide which Members-elect will be seated in the 120th Congress
substack.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
"This is how the crisis would unfold," a Republican appointee posts in a plausible midterm election scenario:
"Judicial review of the House's decision not to seat Democratic representatives-elect in the 120th Congress would take weeks, if not months, during which time the U.S. . . ." [1/2]
"Judicial review of the House's decision not to seat Democratic representatives-elect in the 120th Congress would take weeks, if not months, during which time the U.S. . . ." [1/2]
"It’s inevitable that an increasingly desperate Donald Trump will likely try to do everything he can to prevent a devastating loss at the polls in November."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social, who reminds us daily: "We're in this together" | joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social, who reminds us daily: "We're in this together" | joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
September 15, 2026 at 12:23 PM
"It’s inevitable that an increasingly desperate Donald Trump will likely try to do everything he can to prevent a devastating loss at the polls in November."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social, who reminds us daily: "We're in this together" | joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social, who reminds us daily: "We're in this together" | joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
"The question of our time is not merely the old political standard: Are you better off than you were 4 years ago? The question is more basic: Do you feel safe?
"Do you trust your government to protect you & the nation from the dangers we face, now & into the future?"
-- @elliotkirschner.bsky.social
"Do you trust your government to protect you & the nation from the dangers we face, now & into the future?"
-- @elliotkirschner.bsky.social
Do You Feel Safe?
Redefining security for a frightening age.
elliotkirschner.substack.com
September 14, 2026 at 11:39 PM
"The question of our time is not merely the old political standard: Are you better off than you were 4 years ago? The question is more basic: Do you feel safe?
"Do you trust your government to protect you & the nation from the dangers we face, now & into the future?"
-- @elliotkirschner.bsky.social
"Do you trust your government to protect you & the nation from the dangers we face, now & into the future?"
-- @elliotkirschner.bsky.social
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"America's only hope for saving its democracy and avoiding another crippling constitutional crisis on January 3 is for the House Republicans to decide that they are not going to betray their oaths and their country one last time for Donald Trump."
"America's only hope for saving its democracy and avoiding another crippling constitutional crisis on January 3 is for the House Republicans to decide that they are not going to betray their oaths and their country one last time for Donald Trump."
September 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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"America's only hope for saving its democracy and avoiding another crippling constitutional crisis on January 3 is for the House Republicans to decide that they are not going to betray their oaths and their country one last time for Donald Trump."
"America's only hope for saving its democracy and avoiding another crippling constitutional crisis on January 3 is for the House Republicans to decide that they are not going to betray their oaths and their country one last time for Donald Trump."