David Rothkopf
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Husband of C, Dad of J & L, CEO/Editor-The DSR Network, Host-Deep State Radio, Siliconsciousness, other pods, Columnist-The Daily Beast, author of many books, also see my "Need to Know" Substack (djrothkopf.substack.com)
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Worth the read. Find one and passionately own it as yours.
I have a few thoughts on how to stop our current descent into madness. Add your own in the comments. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
How to Stop the Descent into Madness
To the degree you're just a spectator to this crisis, you're a contributor to it.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Worth the read. Find one and passionately own it as yours.
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Be as courageous as you can.
I have a few thoughts on how to stop our current descent into madness. Add your own in the comments. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
How to Stop the Descent into Madness
To the degree you're just a spectator to this crisis, you're a contributor to it.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Be as courageous as you can.
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Reuters: US APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DISQUALIFICATION OF TRUMP ALLY ALINA HABBA AS ACTING US ATTORNEY IN NEW JERSEY
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Reuters: US APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DISQUALIFICATION OF TRUMP ALLY ALINA HABBA AS ACTING US ATTORNEY IN NEW JERSEY
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1. Steve Witkoff, Trump's top negotiator for a peace deal in Ukraine, has an active financial partnership with Len Blavatnik, a billionaire sanctioned by the Ukrainian government. Witkoff and Blavatnik are co-developing ultra-luxury condos in NYC, a Popular Information investigation reveals.
Top Trump negotiator retains partnership with Ukraine-sanctioned billionaire
Steve Witkoff coached a top Putin aide on managing Trump and created a peace plan that mirrored Russian demands
popular.info
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
1. Steve Witkoff, Trump's top negotiator for a peace deal in Ukraine, has an active financial partnership with Len Blavatnik, a billionaire sanctioned by the Ukrainian government. Witkoff and Blavatnik are co-developing ultra-luxury condos in NYC, a Popular Information investigation reveals.
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"once the honeymoon is over, presidents tend to lose popularity quickly. But no recent president has fallen so low so quickly as Donald Trump."
The president's net approval rating is -19%, 38% approve, 57% disapprove.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
The president's net approval rating is -19%, 38% approve, 57% disapprove.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Donald Trump’s approval rating
Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump
www.economist.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"once the honeymoon is over, presidents tend to lose popularity quickly. But no recent president has fallen so low so quickly as Donald Trump."
The president's net approval rating is -19%, 38% approve, 57% disapprove.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
The president's net approval rating is -19%, 38% approve, 57% disapprove.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Worth remembering now
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Worth remembering now
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
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And subscribe: excellent investment. Expert analysis, a light in the darkness
No. I do so many podcasts a week (at thedsrnetwork.com) that it might be redundant. Hope you will give them a listen.
Home - The DSR Network
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December 1, 2025 at 5:15 AM
And subscribe: excellent investment. Expert analysis, a light in the darkness
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A great list of what we can all do - small collective actions add up to make a huge impact. Please read and share this important article by @djrothkopf.bsky.social :
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How to Stop the Descent into Madness
To the degree you're just a spectator to this crisis, you're a contributor to it.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A great list of what we can all do - small collective actions add up to make a huge impact. Please read and share this important article by @djrothkopf.bsky.social :
davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/how-to-sto...
davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/how-to-sto...
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Keep in mind: Trump put tariffs on Ukraine and exempted Russia
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Keep in mind: Trump put tariffs on Ukraine and exempted Russia
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A 19-year-old college student was about to board a flight to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when she was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and deported to Honduras two days later, her father and lawyer said on Sunday.
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. She is now in Honduras.
nyti.ms
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A 19-year-old college student was about to board a flight to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when she was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and deported to Honduras two days later, her father and lawyer said on Sunday.
So glad to see we’re back in the we get to choose foreign heads of state business. It has always worked out so well for us in the past.
The United States has offered Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro the chance to leave his country for Russia or elsewhere, a Republican senator said Nov 30, amid heightened fears of imminent US military action.
US gave Venezuela’s Maduro chance to leave country, says Republican lawmaker
The US president has said that efforts to halt Venezuelan drug trafficking “by land” would begin “very soon.” Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
So glad to see we’re back in the we get to choose foreign heads of state business. It has always worked out so well for us in the past.
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Important!
ps. (For the ones who might not have seen yet the piece).
ps. (For the ones who might not have seen yet the piece).
I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Important!
ps. (For the ones who might not have seen yet the piece).
ps. (For the ones who might not have seen yet the piece).
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Up to a third of American Nobel Laureates are foreign born not to mention outstanding tech leaders and founders of industry leading w
I wonder how Trump's Silicon Valley cheering squad feels about this? His friends on Wall Street? In ag, hospitality, almost every industry in America? Kash Patel? Usha Vance? Alina Habba?
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Up to a third of American Nobel Laureates are foreign born not to mention outstanding tech leaders and founders of industry leading w
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"The goal is not to win MAGA votes. That has been proven over ten years to be a sucker’s game. The goal is to end MAGA. To discredit it. To burn the fields and salt the ground."
Do yourself a favor and read this entire column. This IS how we win!!
Do yourself a favor and read this entire column. This IS how we win!!
I have a few thoughts on how to stop our current descent into madness. Add your own in the comments. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
How to Stop the Descent into Madness
To the degree you're just a spectator to this crisis, you're a contributor to it.
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"The goal is not to win MAGA votes. That has been proven over ten years to be a sucker’s game. The goal is to end MAGA. To discredit it. To burn the fields and salt the ground."
Do yourself a favor and read this entire column. This IS how we win!!
Do yourself a favor and read this entire column. This IS how we win!!
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Please pass this along. It’s very useful and would benefit from input from those of us living abroad.
I have a few thoughts on how to stop our current descent into madness. Add your own in the comments. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
How to Stop the Descent into Madness
To the degree you're just a spectator to this crisis, you're a contributor to it.
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Please pass this along. It’s very useful and would benefit from input from those of us living abroad.
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Please pass this along. It’s very useful and would benefit from input from those of us living abroad.
If we killed a boat full of people who posed no threat to us, without due process, with whom we were not in any way at war, it was already a crime.
Q: "A new WaPo report says that Secretary Hegseth called for everyone aboard the first suspected drug boat that was targeted to be killed when two people survived…with a follow-on strike."
Sen. Tim Kaine: "If that reporting is true it…rises to the level of a war crime."
Sen. Tim Kaine: "If that reporting is true it…rises to the level of a war crime."
November 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If we killed a boat full of people who posed no threat to us, without due process, with whom we were not in any way at war, it was already a crime.
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Rep. Mike Turner on the double strike to comply with Hegseth's orders: "If that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that would be an illegal act…This is completely outside of anything that has been discussed with Congress and there is an ongoing investigation."
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Rep. Mike Turner on the double strike to comply with Hegseth's orders: "If that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that would be an illegal act…This is completely outside of anything that has been discussed with Congress and there is an ongoing investigation."
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🧵Remember when I said look for the light. Rep Bacon is a light in the R party on this particular issue.
I welcome his views on this. It’s as clear as day and there should be no doubt that there is moral clarity on this issue. ⬇️
I welcome his views on this. It’s as clear as day and there should be no doubt that there is moral clarity on this issue. ⬇️
Rep. Don Bacon: "We saw that WSJ article yesterday that many people around the president are hoping to make billions of dollars—these are all billionaires in their own right—from an agreement from Russia, if they get a favorable agreement with Ukraine. That alarms me tremendously."
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🧵Remember when I said look for the light. Rep Bacon is a light in the R party on this particular issue.
I welcome his views on this. It’s as clear as day and there should be no doubt that there is moral clarity on this issue. ⬇️
I welcome his views on this. It’s as clear as day and there should be no doubt that there is moral clarity on this issue. ⬇️
I have a few thoughts on how to stop our current descent into madness. Add your own in the comments. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
How to Stop the Descent into Madness
To the degree you're just a spectator to this crisis, you're a contributor to it.
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I have a few thoughts on how to stop our current descent into madness. Add your own in the comments. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
I wonder how Trump's Silicon Valley cheering squad feels about this? His friends on Wall Street? In ag, hospitality, almost every industry in America? Kash Patel? Usha Vance? Alina Habba?
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I wonder how Trump's Silicon Valley cheering squad feels about this? His friends on Wall Street? In ag, hospitality, almost every industry in America? Kash Patel? Usha Vance? Alina Habba?
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
The Godfather of white collar crime... who's also willing to help the occasional drug lord if he is rich enough and politically aligned with MAGA.
President Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims.
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
David Gentile had been found guilty for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
nyti.ms
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The Godfather of white collar crime... who's also willing to help the occasional drug lord if he is rich enough and politically aligned with MAGA.
He's absolutely correct.
November 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
He's absolutely correct.
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Trump administration 'harassing' Afghan refugees after National Guard shooting: Kelly https://twp.ai/9PXgXw
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Trump administration 'harassing' Afghan refugees after National Guard shooting: Kelly https://twp.ai/9PXgXw
Trump and his team think they are above the courts. Unchecked, the view would effectively end our system of government.
WELKER: Did you defy the court's order Madam Secretary?
KRISTI NOEM: No. That's one of the things we continue to face in this country -- activist judges who are using radical decisions that have no standing and no grounds
KRISTI NOEM: No. That's one of the things we continue to face in this country -- activist judges who are using radical decisions that have no standing and no grounds
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Trump and his team think they are above the courts. Unchecked, the view would effectively end our system of government.