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Aimé Fournier PhD (he/him)
@aimef.bsky.social
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Math Professor, Research Scientist for geophysics, sustainable energy etc. plus background expertise in climate and weather, physics etc.
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Who's winning? `The 1st 4 months of the Iran war caused “strategic inventory shortfalls”…Iranian strikes destroyed “100s of buildings…” at US bases…dozens of military aircraft…The Iran war…also cost ≈ $38 billion…and…will continue to drive inflation'
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September 16, 2026
Yesterday U.S.
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September 17, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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How long can voters distrust all info. sources but one? `“The World’s Diesel price rise is mostly caused by the Russia/Ukraine War, not Iran,” Trump posted…“Price increases throughout America were caused by…the Biden Administration, not by ‘TRUMP’”'
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September 14, 2026
This morning, Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Joshua Kaplan, and Alex Mierjeski of ProPublica broke the news that Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin, spent hundreds of thousands of...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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Why would Trump, completely ignorant of AI, dismiss its world experts' dire warnings except for his personal profit? `Trump…brushed off the warnings…coming from the industry’s leaders “…Negative forces that are…bringing up things that won’t happen”'
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
September 13, 2026
On Saturday, September 12, Dario Amodei, the chief executive officer of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, published a 3,800-word essay calling for AI companies to slow down their improvem...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 14, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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Suspect 🤔? `The Saudis “effectively had [bin Laden] on their payroll…” through 3...intermediaries…Those 3...princes all perished…Prince Ahmed…by a heart attack at age 43. One day later Prince Sultan...in…a…car accident…Prince Fahd...officially “died of thirst”…1 week later'
time.com/archive/6669...
Book Review: Confessions Of A Terrorist
Author Gerald Posner claims an al-Qaeda leader made explosive allegations while under interrogation
time.com
September 13, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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Curious? `One of the highest…priorities should have been the interrogation of Bin Laden’s relatives and other Saudis who…may have funded him…Prince Ahmed Salman…allegedly had ties to Al Qaeda and…advance knowledge...Not long after…Salman died of a heart attack at…43' www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
After 9/11: the Saudis Who Slipped Away
When the 9/11 commission resumes its hearings Tuesday, it will be fascinating to see whether it addresses what may be the most serious security failure related to the attacks: the evacuation of about ...
www.latimes.com
September 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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Likely? `Conservative Judge…Luttig focuses on the ability of Speaker Johnson to prevent the recognition of…elected Democratic representatives on Jan. 3…Johnson told attendees…on Thursday “We…will not allow them to take the majority…Not gonna do it”'
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
September 12, 2026
On Thursday, in The New Republic, conservative judge J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 13, 2026 at 5:55 AM
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But Trump, Ted Cruz, and other ignorant Republicans in Congress who don’t have the first clue what they’re talking about continue to repeat their talking point that we have to go full speed ahead and anyone who suggests otherwise is just influenced by “Chinese propaganda.”
September 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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How duped can they be? `Trump…led the crowd in an oath “…If I’m registered or not, I’m going to try and cheat like hell like they do”...promised if Republicans held control…he would distribute $5,000 to all adult US citizens...more than a $ trillion'
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
September 11, 2026
Last night was the second night of the Republican midterm convention Trump staged to fire up his base.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 13, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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Name 1 Democrat ever as incompetent! “Higher supply chain costs work their way into the price of…countless…products families rely on every day…It appears diesel prices could continue climbing as geopolitical tensions continue to remain a main factor”
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September 10, 2026
We woke up today to news that Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants have taken control of the city and seaport of Mocha and much of the shoreline of the Red Sea near the Bab el-Mandeb strait, another c...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 11, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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Mental health? ` #NatalieHarp …is available 24 hours a day…actually…is the one who physically posts the rants that go on all night, but she also sends him..."My whole world is centered around you"…You could say she knows how to play him. You could say she’s sincere'
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The Personal Attack Dog
In Conversation with Ruth Ben Ghiat
open.substack.com
September 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Like all #Trump sells: a rip-off 😡. `The US Mint began selling “gold” coins bearing Trump’s likeness…says the gold-colored coins...composed of copper, zinc, manganese, and nickel, are legal tender...worth $1…A roll of 25 costs $61…100 cost $154.50.'
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
September 3, 2026
Election analyst Charlie Cook told Republicans today to “brace themselves” for the midterms.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 5, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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Why does MAGA fear voters so? 🗳️` #MarkwayneMullin told…he is not ruling out sending #ICE agents to the polls…Mullin’s threat flies in the face of federal law, which prohibits armed agents from “any place where a general or special election is held.”'
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
September 2, 2026
A number of pundits, especially Republican pundits, interpreted Trump’s win in 2024 as a permanent political realignment proving that post–World War II liberalism was dead.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Denying risk ⇒ intending its harms. `An official #whistleblower report…warns…“the administration has hidden the high likelihood that the new ballot mail verification processes will result in major disruptions in mail ballots ever getting delivered”'
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September 1, 2026
Yesterday, by a vote of 5–4, the United States Supreme Court allowed Trump to continue to build his ballroom.
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September 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Is #Hegseth us up for worse losses to come? `Army Secretary #Driscoll …submitted his resignation after struggling…for months over Hegseth’s firing of senior Army officers…leaves the Army without any Senate-confirmed civilian or military leaders'
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-31-...
August 31, 2026
Alex Horton and Tara Copp of the Washington Post reported on Sunday, August 30, that military leaders are warning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that a plan to continue large-scale operations in Iran ...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 1, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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Which party want to be rulers? `Republican lawmakers…introduced measures to cut…Americans out of candidacy for elected positions… #NancyMace …said “It’s about what standard we want for…power *over* the American people.” Her word choice was revealing'
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-29-...
August 29, 2026
On Thursday, August 27, Tolouse Olorunnipa reported on the attempts of Republican lawmakers to restrict the ability of naturalized and dual citizens to run for office.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
August 30, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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Incomparable corruption 😡 `3 days after Trump…awarded a 5-year federal contract worth $85M a year to…GEO Group…a subsidiary of GEO Group donated $1M to MAGA Inc…2 days after…another ICE contract worth $80M annually, the company donated another $413K'
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-27-...
August 27, 2026
This morning, a headline in the Guardian read: “RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate.” The story by Michelle R.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
August 28, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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How harmful will the #blowback be of #Trump keeping clumsily amusing and empowering our adversaries? `The Chinese will make sure that the Iranian regime survives, and…will thoroughly enjoy watching Trump slowly twist in the wind over the #StraitofHormuz'
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Losing the Iran War: The Economic Front
The D in Bessent’s “D-Day” stands for Dud
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August 27, 2026 at 2:48 AM
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What #blowback will his war crimes incur? 😡 ` #Hegseth …thought senior officers would agree…that focusing on civilian security was “woke”…They uniformly disagreed...Hegseth gutted the program anyway, and US strikes have killed hundreds of civilians'
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-25-...
August 25, 2026
Trump started the morning on social media saying: “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to [be] doing much bus...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
August 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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Is he weak? `Trump doesn’t dare to cross…Putin…Xi…Kim…is trying to…feel better by “kicking America’s allies...At a better moment in...history, an enraged Congress would…demand answers...talk to the press, hold hearings…act like responsible stewards”'
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-24-...
August 24, 2026
On Friday night, Prime Minister Mark Carney instructed Canadian negotiators to walk away from talks with officials from the Trump administration over new tariffs of 50% Trump had imposed on $28 billio...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
August 25, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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`Spending on vouchers ballooned to $886million…as families from wealthier, whiter school districts used vouchers for children…already in private school…forcing the state to slash spending for water infrastructure, road repair, and community colleges'
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-21-...
August 21, 2026
On August 21, 1831, Nat Turner, an enslaved American, led about 70 of his enslaved and free Black neighbors in a rebellion to awaken his white neighbors to the inherent brutality of slaveholding and t...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
August 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Impunity foments wrongdoing. `Trump…“made at least 44 stock purchases of 21 different companies within a week before he posted a complimentary…message about the firms, their executives or their products”…Joe Rogan…responded: “…How is that legal?”'
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-19-...
August 19, 2026
The political world has been consumed over the past few days with a Republican meltdown about Trump’s aide Natalie Harp.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
August 21, 2026 at 5:20 AM
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Do certain men fear the victims of their lies? `In 2026, #ChristianNationalists, whose ideas are powerful in the Trump administration, want to repeal women’s #righttovote. They say that voting should be by household and that women must defer to men.'
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-18-...
August 18, 2026
On August 18, 1920, the Tennessee legislature ratified the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
August 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Biggest #corruption ever? `Late Friday night, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, whose leader Trump appointed, approved… #WLF to become a bank…As of April 2026, WLF had “funneled more than $1.6 billion to the US president and his family”'
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-17-...
August 17, 2026
From Friday through Sunday, Trump continued his now-habitual weekend flooding of social media with fantasies that he is smart, beloved, and powerful.
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August 19, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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`Under Trump…Treasury…ended…to make shell companies identify their owners…destroyed all data…already collected…Banks had flagged more than $2 trillion in potentially laundered money, moved by…Russia, China, Iran, and Syria through shell companies.'
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August 15, 2026
On Monday, August 10, Todd Blanche took the oath of office as attorney general, administered by federal appeals court judge Emil Bove, another of Trump’s defense lawyers before moving to the Departmen...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
August 16, 2026 at 5:47 AM
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Priorities… `Because of staffing shortages, funding cuts, and reassignment of agents to immigration enforcement…DoJ’s investigations into sex trafficking have stalled…DoJ has also dropped prosecutions of…crimes like tax evasion and drug trafficking'
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August 13, 2026
Today Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board voted to put Trump’s name back on the Kennedy Center, this time in letters saying the building was “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
August 14, 2026 at 2:42 PM