Things fall apart.
Trump On The Brink
Five flashpoints that could blow up the Trump Presidency
chadbourn.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Things fall apart.
In his first U.S. appointment, Pope Leo names Michael Pham — a refugee from Vietnam — as bishop of San Diego, one of America’s key flashpoints for immigration and border issues.
May 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
In his first U.S. appointment, Pope Leo names Michael Pham — a refugee from Vietnam — as bishop of San Diego, one of America’s key flashpoints for immigration and border issues.
New artwork for It Could Happen Here, a show about our crumbling world and the flashpoints of resistance igniting around the globe.
July 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
New artwork for It Could Happen Here, a show about our crumbling world and the flashpoints of resistance igniting around the globe.
One of the truly weird culture war flashpoints of this era is how an anti-parasitic on the market for 35 years became the right's cure-all snake oil and popular way of signaling contempt for modern medicine.
Casey DeSantis didn’t treat her cancer with ivermectin. She’s just another craven opportunist. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
September 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
One of the truly weird culture war flashpoints of this era is how an anti-parasitic on the market for 35 years became the right's cure-all snake oil and popular way of signaling contempt for modern medicine.
Large crowds have gathered again in Mashhad today, with fires visible. The city remains one of the key flashpoints in the ongoing nationwide protests.
January 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Large crowds have gathered again in Mashhad today, with fires visible. The city remains one of the key flashpoints in the ongoing nationwide protests.
Probably worth reminding everyone that the two most recent major flashpoints in the Middle East are the direct result of the foreign policy decisions of "Donald the Dove" during his first administration
June 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Probably worth reminding everyone that the two most recent major flashpoints in the Middle East are the direct result of the foreign policy decisions of "Donald the Dove" during his first administration
I hate how I know which video games have become culture war flashpoints. If you don’t like something it’s so easy to shut the fuck up about it.
September 26, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I hate how I know which video games have become culture war flashpoints. If you don’t like something it’s so easy to shut the fuck up about it.
All potential flashpoints. He wants protests to turn violent. That’s the opening he thinks he needs.
September 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
All potential flashpoints. He wants protests to turn violent. That’s the opening he thinks he needs.
SEP 30: Shutdown Showdown, Trump’s Fiery Military Speech, and Global Flashpoints
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SEP 30: Shutdown Showdown, Trump’s Fiery Military Speech, and Global Flashpoints
Independent, fact-first news briefing bringing you the top stories from Washington, global politics, and major security developments.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:35 AM
SEP 30: Shutdown Showdown, Trump’s Fiery Military Speech, and Global Flashpoints
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Musk and Trump are doing this quickly and brazenly. They are setting off alarm and with it comes an answering backlash.
Things like destroying the Department of Education or pilfering social security / Medicaid / Medicare create flashpoints. We have to be ready when those flashpoints arrive.
Things like destroying the Department of Education or pilfering social security / Medicaid / Medicare create flashpoints. We have to be ready when those flashpoints arrive.
February 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Musk and Trump are doing this quickly and brazenly. They are setting off alarm and with it comes an answering backlash.
Things like destroying the Department of Education or pilfering social security / Medicaid / Medicare create flashpoints. We have to be ready when those flashpoints arrive.
Things like destroying the Department of Education or pilfering social security / Medicaid / Medicare create flashpoints. We have to be ready when those flashpoints arrive.
NOV 25: Major Strikes in Ukraine, U.S. Political Upheaval, EU Defense Advancements & Global Flashpoints
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NOV 25: Major Strikes in Ukraine, U.S. Political Upheaval, EU Defense Advancements & Global Flashpoints
Factual information is our love language.
onest.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
NOV 25: Major Strikes in Ukraine, U.S. Political Upheaval, EU Defense Advancements & Global Flashpoints
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I keep saying the flashpoints are gonna be immediate
January 15, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I keep saying the flashpoints are gonna be immediate
DEC 10: Expanded U.S. Traveler Surveillance, A Redefined NSS, High-Stakes Ukraine Negotiations, and Worldwide Security Flashpoints
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DEC 10: Expanded U.S. Traveler Surveillance, A Redefined NSS, High-Stakes Ukraine Negotiations, and Worldwide Security Flashpoints
Factual information is our love language.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DEC 10: Expanded U.S. Traveler Surveillance, A Redefined NSS, High-Stakes Ukraine Negotiations, and Worldwide Security Flashpoints
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Legal Flashpoints Continue:
The Epstein-related document controversy adds pressure to already polarized legal arenas.
The Epstein-related document controversy adds pressure to already polarized legal arenas.
September 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Legal Flashpoints Continue:
The Epstein-related document controversy adds pressure to already polarized legal arenas.
The Epstein-related document controversy adds pressure to already polarized legal arenas.
Too much focus on incidents and flashpoints in refereeing. The true mark is controlling the game and this has been a masterclass in how not to do it.
January 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Too much focus on incidents and flashpoints in refereeing. The true mark is controlling the game and this has been a masterclass in how not to do it.
They're itching to kill some wokes, and I'm not looking forward to this summers violent flashpoints
May 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
They're itching to kill some wokes, and I'm not looking forward to this summers violent flashpoints
New flashpoints in Trump’s bid to dodge accountability -- from the Iran war to criminal charges against an ICE agent in Minnesota and possible Supreme Court openings. Bright & early Mon., Talking Feds breaks it all down.
April 20, 2026 at 1:05 AM
New flashpoints in Trump’s bid to dodge accountability -- from the Iran war to criminal charges against an ICE agent in Minnesota and possible Supreme Court openings. Bright & early Mon., Talking Feds breaks it all down.
SEP 11: Remembrance, Rising Tensions, and Global Flashpoints
From 9/11 memorials to NATO on edge, violence at home, and shifting power abroad — today’s top stories shaping the world.
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From 9/11 memorials to NATO on edge, violence at home, and shifting power abroad — today’s top stories shaping the world.
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SEP 11: Remembrance, Rising Tensions, and Global Flashpoints
From 9/11 memorials to NATO on edge, political violence at home, and shifting power abroad — today’s top stories shaping the world.
onest.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
SEP 11: Remembrance, Rising Tensions, and Global Flashpoints
From 9/11 memorials to NATO on edge, violence at home, and shifting power abroad — today’s top stories shaping the world.
onest.substack.com/p/sep-11-rem...
From 9/11 memorials to NATO on edge, violence at home, and shifting power abroad — today’s top stories shaping the world.
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The world at war: the flashpoints that the west ignores
The world at war: the flashpoints that the west ignores
While all eyes are on the Middle East and Ukraine, brutality still reigns in many other regions suffering many other conflicts.
The world is becoming a more dangerous place. It’s an often-heard sentiment these days, but is it really true? Historical…
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The world at war: the flashpoints that the west ignores
U2 have emerged from a long hiatus with a surprise six-song EP, 'Days of Ash,' where they address political flashpoints around the world, including ICE raids, the Iranian uprisings, the war in Ukraine, and Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Details: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Details: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
February 18, 2026 at 5:05 PM
U2 have emerged from a long hiatus with a surprise six-song EP, 'Days of Ash,' where they address political flashpoints around the world, including ICE raids, the Iranian uprisings, the war in Ukraine, and Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Details: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Details: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
New: Despite Musk and Trump claiming the vandalism of Tesla cars and facilities is respectively "coordinated" and terrorism funded by powerful leftists, law enforcement officials and extremism experts say there is no coordination. It's organic.
No evidence of coordinated vandalism of Teslas despite Musk and Trump claims
The attacks have come as Musk has emerged as one of the brightest flashpoints of an already tumultuous second Trump administration.
www.nbcnews.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
New: Despite Musk and Trump claiming the vandalism of Tesla cars and facilities is respectively "coordinated" and terrorism funded by powerful leftists, law enforcement officials and extremism experts say there is no coordination. It's organic.
like i said, i feel like Pope Leo was the Curia's way of basically picking Lib JPII, primarily because they knew immigration and America would be flashpoints
It’s very funny how that Robert Harris book turned out to be mostly real
September 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
like i said, i feel like Pope Leo was the Curia's way of basically picking Lib JPII, primarily because they knew immigration and America would be flashpoints
The main flashpoints are probably going to be lawsuits at this point.
February 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The main flashpoints are probably going to be lawsuits at this point.
They should just make James Bond movies period pieces taking place in various flashpoints of the 20th century with no effort explaining the chronology. Today, it’s 1990s Hong Kong right before the handover, tomorrow it’s 1950s Suez because fuck you.
August 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
They should just make James Bond movies period pieces taking place in various flashpoints of the 20th century with no effort explaining the chronology. Today, it’s 1990s Hong Kong right before the handover, tomorrow it’s 1950s Suez because fuck you.
A year into this and it is still remarkable to see how much analysis of America's ability to influence the trajectory of key flashpoints in the global system simply skip over how far growing domestic instability inside the US will affect America's ability to project power
October 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A year into this and it is still remarkable to see how much analysis of America's ability to influence the trajectory of key flashpoints in the global system simply skip over how far growing domestic instability inside the US will affect America's ability to project power