Ahmed Baba
@ahmedbaba.bsky.social
Journalist. Political Analyst. Tech. Founder - https://www.AhmedBaba.News/. Columnist at The Independent. Co-Founded Rantt Media. Seen on MSNBC, CNN, NYT, WaPo, etc. Bookings: ahmed@rantt.com. Newsletter, features, and socials: linktr.ee/ahmedbaba
Breaking news: Another Republican becomes self-aware, re-discovers objective reality thehill.com/homenews/hou...
November 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Breaking news: Another Republican becomes self-aware, re-discovers objective reality thehill.com/homenews/hou...
I was on NewsNation after they aired this clip & was asked about Shapiro’s comments.
I said Shapiro’s righteous indignation about the Trump Admin’s SNAP freeze is justified.
Trump’s legal arguments for withholding SNAP make no sense. He’s exploiting hunger as shutdown leverage.
I said Shapiro’s righteous indignation about the Trump Admin’s SNAP freeze is justified.
Trump’s legal arguments for withholding SNAP make no sense. He’s exploiting hunger as shutdown leverage.
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I was on NewsNation after they aired this clip & was asked about Shapiro’s comments.
I said Shapiro’s righteous indignation about the Trump Admin’s SNAP freeze is justified.
Trump’s legal arguments for withholding SNAP make no sense. He’s exploiting hunger as shutdown leverage.
I said Shapiro’s righteous indignation about the Trump Admin’s SNAP freeze is justified.
Trump’s legal arguments for withholding SNAP make no sense. He’s exploiting hunger as shutdown leverage.
Trump's SNAP freeze is inexcusable and his legal claims contradict each other.
In other cases, Trump claims unilateral power to impound and divert funds at will.
But on SNAP, he claims he can't use existing food aid funds?
It's clear Trump is using hunger as shutdown leverage.
In other cases, Trump claims unilateral power to impound and divert funds at will.
But on SNAP, he claims he can't use existing food aid funds?
It's clear Trump is using hunger as shutdown leverage.
November 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Trump's SNAP freeze is inexcusable and his legal claims contradict each other.
In other cases, Trump claims unilateral power to impound and divert funds at will.
But on SNAP, he claims he can't use existing food aid funds?
It's clear Trump is using hunger as shutdown leverage.
In other cases, Trump claims unilateral power to impound and divert funds at will.
But on SNAP, he claims he can't use existing food aid funds?
It's clear Trump is using hunger as shutdown leverage.
I’ll be on @newsnation.bsky.social at 12:30 pm EST to talk about the government shutdown and Democrats’ election Ws. Tune in 🙌🏾
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I’ll be on @newsnation.bsky.social at 12:30 pm EST to talk about the government shutdown and Democrats’ election Ws. Tune in 🙌🏾
Happy birthday to my love, my best friend, my beautiful wife
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Happy birthday to my love, my best friend, my beautiful wife
This is why Trump is desperately pursuing mid-decade gerrymandering: Dems are way ahead in every credible generic ballot poll.
Trump’s fear of losing the midterms is behind all his authoritarian power grab attempts.
The GOP knows it’s cooked. Their moves are based in weakness.
Trump’s fear of losing the midterms is behind all his authoritarian power grab attempts.
The GOP knows it’s cooked. Their moves are based in weakness.
November 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This is why Trump is desperately pursuing mid-decade gerrymandering: Dems are way ahead in every credible generic ballot poll.
Trump’s fear of losing the midterms is behind all his authoritarian power grab attempts.
The GOP knows it’s cooked. Their moves are based in weakness.
Trump’s fear of losing the midterms is behind all his authoritarian power grab attempts.
The GOP knows it’s cooked. Their moves are based in weakness.
I believe ProPublica over Kristi Noem
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I believe ProPublica over Kristi Noem
Trump and Bessent bailed out Argentina to help Milei’s midterms and enrich Bessent’s hedge fund friends. All while US farmers and ranchers struggle.
I talked about this on MSNBC last week:
I talked about this on MSNBC last week:
October 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Trump and Bessent bailed out Argentina to help Milei’s midterms and enrich Bessent’s hedge fund friends. All while US farmers and ranchers struggle.
I talked about this on MSNBC last week:
I talked about this on MSNBC last week:
Trump is empowering election deniers in key positions, like Heather Honey at CISA.
But elections are run by states.
This is why the 2022 midterms, where election deniers lost state-level races in all key battleground states, was so consequential.
Democrats run those states.
But elections are run by states.
This is why the 2022 midterms, where election deniers lost state-level races in all key battleground states, was so consequential.
Democrats run those states.
October 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Trump is empowering election deniers in key positions, like Heather Honey at CISA.
But elections are run by states.
This is why the 2022 midterms, where election deniers lost state-level races in all key battleground states, was so consequential.
Democrats run those states.
But elections are run by states.
This is why the 2022 midterms, where election deniers lost state-level races in all key battleground states, was so consequential.
Democrats run those states.
Under Trump’s tariff damage, there are mounting economic risks.
Unregulated AI is propping up the market.
There are 1,300 AI startups worth $100M+, 500 worth $1B+, many with little to no revenue.
There’s an AI bubble, a buy-now-pay-later bubble, and other risks—all unfolding with no guardrails.
Unregulated AI is propping up the market.
There are 1,300 AI startups worth $100M+, 500 worth $1B+, many with little to no revenue.
There’s an AI bubble, a buy-now-pay-later bubble, and other risks—all unfolding with no guardrails.
October 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Under Trump’s tariff damage, there are mounting economic risks.
Unregulated AI is propping up the market.
There are 1,300 AI startups worth $100M+, 500 worth $1B+, many with little to no revenue.
There’s an AI bubble, a buy-now-pay-later bubble, and other risks—all unfolding with no guardrails.
Unregulated AI is propping up the market.
There are 1,300 AI startups worth $100M+, 500 worth $1B+, many with little to no revenue.
There’s an AI bubble, a buy-now-pay-later bubble, and other risks—all unfolding with no guardrails.
The only coherent through line in Trump’s economic policy is what’s in it for Donald and his friends.
Trump’s trade war hurt US farmers. Now he’s bailing out Argentina with $40B, half from US taxpayers, to help Milei’s midterms & Bessent’s hedge-fund friends.
Pure cronyism.
Trump’s trade war hurt US farmers. Now he’s bailing out Argentina with $40B, half from US taxpayers, to help Milei’s midterms & Bessent’s hedge-fund friends.
Pure cronyism.
October 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The only coherent through line in Trump’s economic policy is what’s in it for Donald and his friends.
Trump’s trade war hurt US farmers. Now he’s bailing out Argentina with $40B, half from US taxpayers, to help Milei’s midterms & Bessent’s hedge-fund friends.
Pure cronyism.
Trump’s trade war hurt US farmers. Now he’s bailing out Argentina with $40B, half from US taxpayers, to help Milei’s midterms & Bessent’s hedge-fund friends.
Pure cronyism.
Trump: The ranchers are so happy for what I’ve done
The ranchers:
The ranchers:
October 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Trump: The ranchers are so happy for what I’ve done
The ranchers:
The ranchers:
There’s a narrative that resistance to Trump’s second term is weaker than the first. Data indicates the opposite.
There have actually been over 3x more protests in Trump’s second term than the first, and No Kings 2 was the largest single-day political protest in US history.
There have actually been over 3x more protests in Trump’s second term than the first, and No Kings 2 was the largest single-day political protest in US history.
October 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
There’s a narrative that resistance to Trump’s second term is weaker than the first. Data indicates the opposite.
There have actually been over 3x more protests in Trump’s second term than the first, and No Kings 2 was the largest single-day political protest in US history.
There have actually been over 3x more protests in Trump’s second term than the first, and No Kings 2 was the largest single-day political protest in US history.
These unified acts of defiance matter
October 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
These unified acts of defiance matter
This is an overt lie from JD Vance.
The CATO Institute and a study cited on the DOJ’s own website (before Trump scrubbed it) found that far-right extremists commit significantly more politically motivated murders than the left.
I cited this data on CNN a couple weeks ago.
The CATO Institute and a study cited on the DOJ’s own website (before Trump scrubbed it) found that far-right extremists commit significantly more politically motivated murders than the left.
I cited this data on CNN a couple weeks ago.
October 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is an overt lie from JD Vance.
The CATO Institute and a study cited on the DOJ’s own website (before Trump scrubbed it) found that far-right extremists commit significantly more politically motivated murders than the left.
I cited this data on CNN a couple weeks ago.
The CATO Institute and a study cited on the DOJ’s own website (before Trump scrubbed it) found that far-right extremists commit significantly more politically motivated murders than the left.
I cited this data on CNN a couple weeks ago.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of the only Republicans who sees where this is headed.
Trump is weak. He’s tanking the economy and raising prices. He’s underwater on key issues. The GOP is likely headed to a midterm loss.
This isn’t a moral awakening. MTG is positioning herself for a post-Trump GOP.
Trump is weak. He’s tanking the economy and raising prices. He’s underwater on key issues. The GOP is likely headed to a midterm loss.
This isn’t a moral awakening. MTG is positioning herself for a post-Trump GOP.
October 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of the only Republicans who sees where this is headed.
Trump is weak. He’s tanking the economy and raising prices. He’s underwater on key issues. The GOP is likely headed to a midterm loss.
This isn’t a moral awakening. MTG is positioning herself for a post-Trump GOP.
Trump is weak. He’s tanking the economy and raising prices. He’s underwater on key issues. The GOP is likely headed to a midterm loss.
This isn’t a moral awakening. MTG is positioning herself for a post-Trump GOP.
Trump & Vought are exploiting the shutdown to accelerate Project 2025.
They're on track to hit 300k ousted federal workers by the end of 2025. They just ousted 4.2k more.
The purge of nonpartisan civil servants aims to twist the federal bureaucracy into a loyalist tool of Trump.
They're on track to hit 300k ousted federal workers by the end of 2025. They just ousted 4.2k more.
The purge of nonpartisan civil servants aims to twist the federal bureaucracy into a loyalist tool of Trump.
October 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Trump & Vought are exploiting the shutdown to accelerate Project 2025.
They're on track to hit 300k ousted federal workers by the end of 2025. They just ousted 4.2k more.
The purge of nonpartisan civil servants aims to twist the federal bureaucracy into a loyalist tool of Trump.
They're on track to hit 300k ousted federal workers by the end of 2025. They just ousted 4.2k more.
The purge of nonpartisan civil servants aims to twist the federal bureaucracy into a loyalist tool of Trump.
Authoritarianism has a cost.
Trump's tariffs are based on a fake economic emergency declaration. His federal purges are surging Black unemployment. His cruel ICE raids are damaging local economies.
Trump's abuses of power are hitting Americans' wallets. Dems should say that.
Trump's tariffs are based on a fake economic emergency declaration. His federal purges are surging Black unemployment. His cruel ICE raids are damaging local economies.
Trump's abuses of power are hitting Americans' wallets. Dems should say that.
October 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Authoritarianism has a cost.
Trump's tariffs are based on a fake economic emergency declaration. His federal purges are surging Black unemployment. His cruel ICE raids are damaging local economies.
Trump's abuses of power are hitting Americans' wallets. Dems should say that.
Trump's tariffs are based on a fake economic emergency declaration. His federal purges are surging Black unemployment. His cruel ICE raids are damaging local economies.
Trump's abuses of power are hitting Americans' wallets. Dems should say that.
Last week, I wrote an article about how Trump and Russell Vought would exploit this shutdown to accelerate Project 2025.
Here we go. Mass layoffs have begun.
Here we go. Mass layoffs have begun.
October 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Last week, I wrote an article about how Trump and Russell Vought would exploit this shutdown to accelerate Project 2025.
Here we go. Mass layoffs have begun.
Here we go. Mass layoffs have begun.
An Institute for Justice lawyer replied to me on Twitter. They already have one class action lawsuit in Alabama and are working on getting in touch with the citizens impacted by the Chicago ICE raid.
Here’s their contact page: ij.org/about-us/con...
Here’s their contact page: ij.org/about-us/con...
October 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
An Institute for Justice lawyer replied to me on Twitter. They already have one class action lawsuit in Alabama and are working on getting in touch with the citizens impacted by the Chicago ICE raid.
Here’s their contact page: ij.org/about-us/con...
Here’s their contact page: ij.org/about-us/con...
I wrote this piece yesterday and Trump’s post just 100% confirmed the premise
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October 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I wrote this piece yesterday and Trump’s post just 100% confirmed the premise
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President Trump isn’t delivering the unifying leadership America needs.
Instead, he’s exploiting this moment to justify targeting liberal groups and flat-out lying about the left being responsible for most of the political violence in America.
The data indicates the opposite.
Instead, he’s exploiting this moment to justify targeting liberal groups and flat-out lying about the left being responsible for most of the political violence in America.
The data indicates the opposite.
September 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
President Trump isn’t delivering the unifying leadership America needs.
Instead, he’s exploiting this moment to justify targeting liberal groups and flat-out lying about the left being responsible for most of the political violence in America.
The data indicates the opposite.
Instead, he’s exploiting this moment to justify targeting liberal groups and flat-out lying about the left being responsible for most of the political violence in America.
The data indicates the opposite.
Trump personally directed the prosecution of a political target, despite U.S. prosecutors repeatedly saying there wasn’t enough evidence to charge.
Biden never did that.
This is what real weaponization of the DOJ looks like.
I went toe-to-toe with Scott Jennings on the facts.
Biden never did that.
This is what real weaponization of the DOJ looks like.
I went toe-to-toe with Scott Jennings on the facts.
September 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Trump personally directed the prosecution of a political target, despite U.S. prosecutors repeatedly saying there wasn’t enough evidence to charge.
Biden never did that.
This is what real weaponization of the DOJ looks like.
I went toe-to-toe with Scott Jennings on the facts.
Biden never did that.
This is what real weaponization of the DOJ looks like.
I went toe-to-toe with Scott Jennings on the facts.
When the law becomes the whim of one man, that's how democracies fall.
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September 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
When the law becomes the whim of one man, that's how democracies fall.
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