Russ Baker
@realrussbaker.bsky.social
Editor in Chief, WhoWhatWhy.org; author of Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America's Invisible Government and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years
Trump’s new “peace plan” for Ukraine could only have been written by Putin, underlining questions about the hold he has over Trump
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Trump’s new “peace plan” for Ukraine could only have been written by Putin, underlining questions about the hold he has over Trump
Having just forced out Trump’s FEMA director who had no qualifications for the job, the administration is now looking for a new unqualified person to take over. If you have no relevant experience, get your application in now!
November 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Having just forced out Trump’s FEMA director who had no qualifications for the job, the administration is now looking for a new unqualified person to take over. If you have no relevant experience, get your application in now!
Oh joy - Ted Cruz has started exploratory committee for a 2028 presidential bid. Who would be worse — Cruz or Vance? Or Pam Bondi?
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Oh joy - Ted Cruz has started exploratory committee for a 2028 presidential bid. Who would be worse — Cruz or Vance? Or Pam Bondi?
Trump’s demands for investigations of Dems in Epstein matter have additional hidden purpose beside distracting from his own culpability: Justice Dept can refuse to release any more Epstein files, citing a “continuing investigation”
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Trump’s demands for investigations of Dems in Epstein matter have additional hidden purpose beside distracting from his own culpability: Justice Dept can refuse to release any more Epstein files, citing a “continuing investigation”
Stumper: Why Was Jeffrey Epstein Obsessed With Donald Trump Back in 2011? ||A new trove of cryptic but damning emails provide hints on a war between the two former friends open.substack.com/pub/russbake...
Stumper: Why Was Jeffrey Epstein Obsessed With Donald Trump Back in 2011?
A new trove of cryptic but damning emails provide hints on a war between the two former friends
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Stumper: Why Was Jeffrey Epstein Obsessed With Donald Trump Back in 2011? ||A new trove of cryptic but damning emails provide hints on a war between the two former friends open.substack.com/pub/russbake...
Invoking the Epstein Escape Clause, Trump says he can’t rule out sending troops into Venezuela
November 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Invoking the Epstein Escape Clause, Trump says he can’t rule out sending troops into Venezuela
Shares of Nakamoto, the bitcoin-investing stock led by David Bailey, who advised President Donald Trump on his crypto strategy, have plunged 92% in the past six months, below the level at which it first announced its bitcoin purchase plan in May. (The Information). HMM
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Shares of Nakamoto, the bitcoin-investing stock led by David Bailey, who advised President Donald Trump on his crypto strategy, have plunged 92% in the past six months, below the level at which it first announced its bitcoin purchase plan in May. (The Information). HMM
Marjorie Taylor Greene is shocked by the behavior of MAGA trolls who are harassing and threatening her because of her feud with Trump. Well helloooo! Glad you now see what you were part of
November 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene is shocked by the behavior of MAGA trolls who are harassing and threatening her because of her feud with Trump. Well helloooo! Glad you now see what you were part of
Unlike presidents during previous shutdowns, Trump was not visible in trying to settle it. Instead, while cutting food to the poor, he threw a Gatsby-themed party celebrating wealth and excess, spoke at a million dollar a plate dinner, and golfed half a dozen times (WaPo)
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Unlike presidents during previous shutdowns, Trump was not visible in trying to settle it. Instead, while cutting food to the poor, he threw a Gatsby-themed party celebrating wealth and excess, spoke at a million dollar a plate dinner, and golfed half a dozen times (WaPo)
With new Epstein problems, this is the ideal moment for a Trumpian distraction -- like an invasion of Venezuela, perhaps?
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
With new Epstein problems, this is the ideal moment for a Trumpian distraction -- like an invasion of Venezuela, perhaps?
“in the future, anyone in the world will eventually have the ability to design any number of toxins or dangerous pathogens” (WaPo)
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“in the future, anyone in the world will eventually have the ability to design any number of toxins or dangerous pathogens” (WaPo)
Democrats made gains in traditionally Republican upstate NY local races
November 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Democrats made gains in traditionally Republican upstate NY local races
FBI says bomb threats against several New Jersey polling places yesterday came from RUSSIAN domains. Huh! So Putin is still messing up US elections to help his buddy Trump.
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
FBI says bomb threats against several New Jersey polling places yesterday came from RUSSIAN domains. Huh! So Putin is still messing up US elections to help his buddy Trump.
FBI fires, rehires, then fires again agents assigned to Trump special counsel case (wapo). That's what happens when you make a crackpot the nation's top law enforcement official.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
FBI fires, rehires, then fires again agents assigned to Trump special counsel case (wapo). That's what happens when you make a crackpot the nation's top law enforcement official.
The voters have spoken: Elon Musk needs to get out of politics and social media
November 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The voters have spoken: Elon Musk needs to get out of politics and social media
How'd that work out for Trump and the other creeps?
November 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
How'd that work out for Trump and the other creeps?
immature people are sending terror threats against Manhattan polling places where Mamdani is likely to do well. Wont work. And grow up!
November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
immature people are sending terror threats against Manhattan polling places where Mamdani is likely to do well. Wont work. And grow up!
Bomb threats caused polling place closures in New Jersey. Anyone notice these happen whenever Dems are expected to do well with strong turnout?
November 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Bomb threats caused polling place closures in New Jersey. Anyone notice these happen whenever Dems are expected to do well with strong turnout?
Target shooting could cause brain injuries, reports NYT. Seems like this might explain how gun owners with no criminal record turn violent
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Target shooting could cause brain injuries, reports NYT. Seems like this might explain how gun owners with no criminal record turn violent
Rich people panicking that others might get a fair shake — it’s an ugly scene
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Rich people panicking that others might get a fair shake — it’s an ugly scene
Laura Loomer has just received press credentials to cover the Pentagon. We are truly in uncharted waters
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Laura Loomer has just received press credentials to cover the Pentagon. We are truly in uncharted waters
For the MAGA fantasy universe, Trump is now being touted as a “big hearted” leader 😂
November 3, 2025 at 2:36 AM
For the MAGA fantasy universe, Trump is now being touted as a “big hearted” leader 😂
Kash Patel has fired FBI Assistant Director Steven Palmer after Patel received extreme backlash for using taxpayer dollars to fly to his girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins’, performance at a wrestling event.
November 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Kash Patel has fired FBI Assistant Director Steven Palmer after Patel received extreme backlash for using taxpayer dollars to fly to his girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins’, performance at a wrestling event.
Just Now: The White House Tuesday fired all six members of Commission of Fine Arts, independent federal agency that expected to review some Trump construction projects, including planned triumphal arch & White House ballroom. (wapo) DANGEROUS NEW CONSOLIDATION OF POWER
October 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Just Now: The White House Tuesday fired all six members of Commission of Fine Arts, independent federal agency that expected to review some Trump construction projects, including planned triumphal arch & White House ballroom. (wapo) DANGEROUS NEW CONSOLIDATION OF POWER
Along a colonnade at White House, Trump recently hung gilded portraits of all of the former presidents except Biden. Instead of a portrait of the 46th president, Mr. Trump displayed a framed picture of an auto pen. (nyt) Am I the only one disturbed by this juvenile behavior?
October 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Along a colonnade at White House, Trump recently hung gilded portraits of all of the former presidents except Biden. Instead of a portrait of the 46th president, Mr. Trump displayed a framed picture of an auto pen. (nyt) Am I the only one disturbed by this juvenile behavior?