Scott Horton
@robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Contributing editor, Harper's Magazine; Lecturer, Columbia Law School; Attorney. Previously lived in Munich, New York, Moscow and London, now lives in Santa Fe, NM. Husband of Carol, groomer of Aisha.
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Putins Helfer
Rücken Trump und sein Umfeld näher an Russland? Bedrohen Autokraten und Tech-Oligarchen die liberale Ordnung?
www.zdf.de
ZDF is now broadcasting the documentary I prepared with Johannes Hano and David Frum concerning the Russian influence operation targeting Musk, Thiel and other Silicon Valley South Africans, which was personally overseen and run by Vladimir Putin and was deemed hugely successful by the Russians.
UN: "We are witnessing the gradual de facto annexation of the West Bank." "Widespread raids have been accompanied by home takeovers, mass detentions, movement restrictions and repeated displacement of Palestinian families, particularly in the north." www.dw.com/en/un-securi...
UN Security Council blasts Israel's West Bank plans
The UN Security Council discussed the situation in the Palestinian Territories on the eve of US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace meeting on Gaza ceasefire.
www.dw.com
February 20, 2026 at 2:39 AM
UN: "We are witnessing the gradual de facto annexation of the West Bank." "Widespread raids have been accompanied by home takeovers, mass detentions, movement restrictions and repeated displacement of Palestinian families, particularly in the north." www.dw.com/en/un-securi...
Republicans increasingly want to see Kristi Noem gone. Noem's response to a fatal shooting by agents in Minneapolis will "forever undermine trust" with Americans, Utah Sen. John Curtis said Thursday. ow.ly/52Xz50Yixo1
Sen. John Curtis says DHS secretary 'lost' trust following Minneapolis shooting
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's response to a fatal shooting by agents in Minneapolis will
ow.ly
February 20, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Republicans increasingly want to see Kristi Noem gone. Noem's response to a fatal shooting by agents in Minneapolis will "forever undermine trust" with Americans, Utah Sen. John Curtis said Thursday. ow.ly/52Xz50Yixo1
David Wallace Wells: “I’ve shared this statistic before, but if you look at 2024 exit polling, you’ll see that Trump won white evangelical and born-again voters by a 65-point margin, 82% to 17%. He lost everyone else by 18%, 58% to 40%.” MAGA and the white Evangelicals are one and the same thing.
Opinion | Christians Against Empathy Aren’t Who They Think They Are
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2026 at 2:31 AM
David Wallace Wells: “I’ve shared this statistic before, but if you look at 2024 exit polling, you’ll see that Trump won white evangelical and born-again voters by a 65-point margin, 82% to 17%. He lost everyone else by 18%, 58% to 40%.” MAGA and the white Evangelicals are one and the same thing.
This obviously false statement from June places Trump in an awkward position right now. It's one of many reasons why he wishes—and has instructed GOP congressional leaders—that there be no discussion of his planned war with Iran. But what about Schumer and Jeffries? Their silence reveals weakness.
February 20, 2026 at 2:11 AM
This obviously false statement from June places Trump in an awkward position right now. It's one of many reasons why he wishes—and has instructed GOP congressional leaders—that there be no discussion of his planned war with Iran. But what about Schumer and Jeffries? Their silence reveals weakness.
ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts are unanimous in saying that this claim is baseless.
The Trump administration is increasingly trying to criminalize observing ICE
ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts say the vast majority of observers are exercising their constitutional right...
n.pr
February 20, 2026 at 1:58 AM
ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts are unanimous in saying that this claim is baseless.
David Horsey, Seattle Times
February 20, 2026 at 1:56 AM
David Horsey, Seattle Times
President Trump is weighing an initial limited military strike on Iran to force it to meet his demands for a nuclear deal, a first step that would be designed to pressure Tehran into an agreement but fall short of a full-scale attack that could inspire a major retaliation.
Exclusive | Trump Weighs Initial Limited Strike to Force Iran Into Nuclear Deal
The president was considering a range of military options but has said he still prefers diplomacy.
www.wsj.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:55 AM
President Trump is weighing an initial limited military strike on Iran to force it to meet his demands for a nuclear deal, a first step that would be designed to pressure Tehran into an agreement but fall short of a full-scale attack that could inspire a major retaliation.
The risk of being killed in a politically motivated attack in the US is low, a Cato study shows. Excluding 9/11 and the Oklahoma City bombing, most deaths come from right-wing attackers, followed by Islamists, and then left-wing attackers.
February 20, 2026 at 1:43 AM
The risk of being killed in a politically motivated attack in the US is low, a Cato study shows. Excluding 9/11 and the Oklahoma City bombing, most deaths come from right-wing attackers, followed by Islamists, and then left-wing attackers.
The fact that UCLA invited Bari Weiss to give the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture is enough to induce vomiting all by itself. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
CBS' Bari Weiss pulls out of UCLA lecture
Weiss, the founder of the Free Press and now editor-in-chief at CBS News, had been invited to speak at UCLA on the future of journalism.
www.latimes.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:03 AM
The fact that UCLA invited Bari Weiss to give the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture is enough to induce vomiting all by itself. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
This Epstein file document records the meeting Epstein arranged between Peter Thiel, a top US-UK-German intelligence contractors and Vitaly Churkin, top Russian diplomat. As we showed in the ZDF documentary Putins Helfer, Thiel was meticulously recruited by Russian intelligence over a period of more
February 20, 2026 at 12:55 AM
This Epstein file document records the meeting Epstein arranged between Peter Thiel, a top US-UK-German intelligence contractors and Vitaly Churkin, top Russian diplomat. As we showed in the ZDF documentary Putins Helfer, Thiel was meticulously recruited by Russian intelligence over a period of more
Sam Kiley's analysis here states the totally obvious, and it's something you'll never see in the US media. www.the-independent.com/news/world/e...
Ukraine peace talks little more than a mafia-style shakedown by the US and Russia
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been powered by lies and backed up by the US. World affairs editor Sam Kiley meets some of Putin’s Russian-speaking victims in Pavlohrad, eastern Ukraine, as Volodymyr...
www.the-independent.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Sam Kiley's analysis here states the totally obvious, and it's something you'll never see in the US media. www.the-independent.com/news/world/e...
Incumbent withdraws her support for candidate to replace her after it is revealed that she took money from AIPAC. chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...
Schakowsky withdraws Donna Miller endorsement in 2nd Congressional District over AIPAC support
The congresswoman on Thursday told the Sun-Times she "cannot support any candidate running for Congress who is funded by these outside interests."
chicago.suntimes.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Incumbent withdraws her support for candidate to replace her after it is revealed that she took money from AIPAC. chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...
West Bank squatters incited and supported by the IDF murder a US citizen. IDF assigned to probe homicide in which it is a co-conspirator. US ambassador Mike Huckabee remains silent about the whole incident. www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...
Palestinian-American teenager shot by Israeli settlers in West Bank dies of wounds
On Wednesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent Reported That Settlers Raided the Village of Mukhmas, Shooting and Wounding Three Palestinians, Including 19-year-old Nasrallah Abu Siam. After Shooting Abu ...
www.haaretz.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:38 AM
West Bank squatters incited and supported by the IDF murder a US citizen. IDF assigned to probe homicide in which it is a co-conspirator. US ambassador Mike Huckabee remains silent about the whole incident. www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...
A palace in Marrakech: Charles Schwab wired about $27.7 million on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein to a Morocco realtor as he tried to purchase a palace days before his arrest, including a transfer from an account with insufficient funds, files released by the DOJ show www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Exclusive: A palace in Marrakesh: How Schwab moved $27.7 million in payments for Epstein days before his arrest
Charles Schwab wired about $27.7 million on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein to a realtor in Morocco as the disgraced financier tried to purchase a palace in the 10 days before his 2019 arrest, including one...
www.reuters.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:35 AM
A palace in Marrakech: Charles Schwab wired about $27.7 million on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein to a Morocco realtor as he tried to purchase a palace days before his arrest, including a transfer from an account with insufficient funds, files released by the DOJ show www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Pam Bondi did this: With a 30 yr record of violent crime that includes strangling a pregnant woman and firing a shotgun under a person’s chin, McKay was scheduled to stand trial next month on methamphetamine trafficking charges that could have locked him up for 25 years.
How a defendant in Minnesota went free because of Justice Department turmoil
The federal prosecutor’s office in Minnesota has been gutted by a wave of career officials resigning or retiring over objections to Trump administration directives.
apnews.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Pam Bondi did this: With a 30 yr record of violent crime that includes strangling a pregnant woman and firing a shotgun under a person’s chin, McKay was scheduled to stand trial next month on methamphetamine trafficking charges that could have locked him up for 25 years.
In a new survey, 45% of young Republicans (ages 18-44) call Jews "a threat to the American way of life." Mansdorf calls it the "Tucker Carlson Effect," but it's actually the Jonahan Greenblatt Effect.
The Blogs: The Tucker Carlson effect
Almost half of young Republicans surveyed see Jews as a threat to the American way of life. That’s not the biggest problem facing pro-Israel candidates
blogs.timesofisrael.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
In a new survey, 45% of young Republicans (ages 18-44) call Jews "a threat to the American way of life." Mansdorf calls it the "Tucker Carlson Effect," but it's actually the Jonahan Greenblatt Effect.
Truly this whole affair was like a meeting of the DPRK Politburo. And the attendees were all told they would have a period of time to chime in with fulsome praise of the Great Leader. Comic.
February 20, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Truly this whole affair was like a meeting of the DPRK Politburo. And the attendees were all told they would have a period of time to chime in with fulsome praise of the Great Leader. Comic.
As he made clear in his recent podcast interview with Dan Bongino, Kash considers his job a total bore. It's all about the perks.
February 20, 2026 at 12:26 AM
As he made clear in his recent podcast interview with Dan Bongino, Kash considers his job a total bore. It's all about the perks.
Not merely a lie, also one recited with actual malice aforethought.
February 20, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Not merely a lie, also one recited with actual malice aforethought.
The further disintegration of the GOP in New Mexico is demonstrated by the fact that, after fielding a series of non-New Mexicans as candidates, it now will field no candidate for the US Senate whatsoever. www.abqjournal.com/news/four-ne...
Four New Mexico candidates disqualified after failing to meet ballot requirements
Rulings could mean easier paths to reelection for some New Mexico incumbents
www.abqjournal.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The further disintegration of the GOP in New Mexico is demonstrated by the fact that, after fielding a series of non-New Mexicans as candidates, it now will field no candidate for the US Senate whatsoever. www.abqjournal.com/news/four-ne...
The New Mexico attorney general reopens the state's criminal investigation into criminal conduct at the Epstein Zorro Ranch that was previously closed by pressure from the FBI, which insisted it was "in charge" of the investigation, while in fact doing nothing whatsoever. apnews.com/article/new-...
New Mexico reopens investigation into alleged illegal activity at Epstein's former Zorro Ranch
New Mexico’s attorney general has reopened an investigation into allegations of illegal activity at Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch.
apnews.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:12 AM
The New Mexico attorney general reopens the state's criminal investigation into criminal conduct at the Epstein Zorro Ranch that was previously closed by pressure from the FBI, which insisted it was "in charge" of the investigation, while in fact doing nothing whatsoever. apnews.com/article/new-...
Strong evidence that US democracy has been replaced with a dictatorship.
February 20, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Strong evidence that US democracy has been replaced with a dictatorship.
Asked about the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Trump responds with another signature "he didn't do anything that I didn't do, too" kind of moment. Then he insisted he was "exonerated." www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
Donald Trump speaks out on Andrew arrest: ‘It’s a very sad thing’
www.independent.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Asked about the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Trump responds with another signature "he didn't do anything that I didn't do, too" kind of moment. Then he insisted he was "exonerated." www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
Tucker Carlson describes his time in Israeli police custody following an interview he taped with Mike Huckabee. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Tucker Carlson claims he was detained by Israeli authorities: ‘It was bizarre’
Right-wing podcaster claims his team were accosted and had their passports taken after sitdown with Mike Huckabee, a version of events that has been hotly disputed by diplomats
www.independent.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Tucker Carlson describes his time in Israeli police custody following an interview he taped with Mike Huckabee. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...