"The Fed is the last major independent financial institution standing. The FDIC has been hollowed out. The CFPB has been shuttered. And now the central bank’s leadership faces criminal prosecution over a building renovation—four months before Powell’s term ends."
From FDIC to the Fed: The Final Phase
The dismantling I warned about in February just reached the central bank.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:23 AM
"The Fed is the last major independent financial institution standing. The FDIC has been hollowed out. The CFPB has been shuttered. And now the central bank’s leadership faces criminal prosecution over a building renovation—four months before Powell’s term ends."
"Trump’s memo goes after “radicalism…to include anti-Americanism,anti-capitalism,and anti-Christianity;support for the overthrow of the US Government; extremism on migration, race, and gender;and hostility towards those who hold traditional views on family, religion, and morality.”
Yep, that’s us."
Yep, that’s us."
We are all domestic terrorists now
Within a few hours of the killing of Renee Nicole Good, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem accused her of refusing to obey commands of ICE agents to get out of her car and then she said Good h...
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:56 AM
"Trump’s memo goes after “radicalism…to include anti-Americanism,anti-capitalism,and anti-Christianity;support for the overthrow of the US Government; extremism on migration, race, and gender;and hostility towards those who hold traditional views on family, religion, and morality.”
Yep, that’s us."
Yep, that’s us."
Michael de Adder
January 14, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Michael de Adder
"All Hat, No Horse" - Scott Sheldon, 2026
January 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
"All Hat, No Horse" - Scott Sheldon, 2026
"Among other issues, national Republican and Democratic leadership are jockeying for big tech’s financial favor in the wake of an election cycle in which the sector shattered spending records as it shifted from leaning left to right."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘A perfect, wild storm’: widely loathed datacenters see little US political opposition
Issue dubbed ‘great unifier’ but Republicans and Democrats are instead jockeying for big tech’s financial favor
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"Among other issues, national Republican and Democratic leadership are jockeying for big tech’s financial favor in the wake of an election cycle in which the sector shattered spending records as it shifted from leaning left to right."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Christopher Weyant
January 14, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Christopher Weyant
Because really, what could possibly go wrong?
Musk’s AI tool Grok will be integrated into Pentagon networks, Hegseth says
Defense secretary says AI tool will join military systems later this month as it comes under fire for sexual imagery
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Because really, what could possibly go wrong?
"Now, with funding for parts of the government set to expire once again, Democrats appear suddenly reluctant to use their leverage to address another issue that is important to their base (and, frankly, a lot of voters outside of it): the money pouring into ICE."
Democrats Appear Ready to Duck a Key Fight on ICE
Top Senate Democrats are focused on other priorities in the government funding fight.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:07 AM
"Now, with funding for parts of the government set to expire once again, Democrats appear suddenly reluctant to use their leverage to address another issue that is important to their base (and, frankly, a lot of voters outside of it): the money pouring into ICE."
"The day decent Americans declare out loud that everything good about America comes EXACTLY from its absolutely ridiculous ethnic diversity, is the day we begin our great push back against the world where a mother of three can be shot in the face by a federal agent with the words “Fucking bitch.”
I Love America
But not "America"
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:57 AM
"The day decent Americans declare out loud that everything good about America comes EXACTLY from its absolutely ridiculous ethnic diversity, is the day we begin our great push back against the world where a mother of three can be shot in the face by a federal agent with the words “Fucking bitch.”
Tasos Anastasiou
January 14, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Tasos Anastasiou
"According to YouGov, two weeks before US forces snatched Maduro, GOP support for invading Venezuela stood at 43 percent. Today that number is 74 percent. “America First” and “Make America Great Again” are slogans, not deeply held governing philosophies. They are branding—and Trump is the brand."
The Biggest Myth About Trump’s Base (And Why Many Believe It)
The MAGA faithful aren’t deserting their leader.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 AM
"According to YouGov, two weeks before US forces snatched Maduro, GOP support for invading Venezuela stood at 43 percent. Today that number is 74 percent. “America First” and “Make America Great Again” are slogans, not deeply held governing philosophies. They are branding—and Trump is the brand."
