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Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Government Integrity Ukraine

Bestie Bailout: Trump Gives a Helping Hand to Putin and the Finger to Congress

Klaus Marre 10/17/26

Donald Trump has bailed out his pal Vladimir Putin once again and protected him from new sanctions that were supposed to go into effect on Sunday. 

Ouroboros Tree of Life
Economy US Politics

Saturday Hashtag: #InfluenceLinchpin

Sean Ogden 10/17/26
Capitalism Isn't Working, Occupy London protest
Economy US Politics

Donald Trump Is the Quintessence of Ruthless Capitalism, and He May Be Its Doom

Neal Gabler 10/17/26
Katie Zacharia, press briefing
US Politics

Capital Confusion — What Does It Take to Get Fired by Trump?

Klaus Marre 10/16/26
Donald Trump, UFC, title belt
Politics

The Greatest Threat to America May Be White Christian Men

Neal Gabler 10/16/26

Deep Dives

Jack boot, mail-in ballot, voter suppression

Trump Advised: Do Anything Necessary to Retain Power

Russ Baker
Hacking, computer code, election equipment.

Push Comes to Shove: The Unspeakable Threat to Election 2026

Jonathan D. Simon
Donald Trump, supporters, rally

Trump Supporters Are Beginning to Question What They Enabled

Russ Baker
DC, Election 2020, campaign signs

Red State Legislators Work to Throttle Direct Democracy

Glenn Daigon

Environment

Passengers, Fall River line, train, Boston
Environment

The Future of Commuter Rail Could Be Taking Shape in Boston

Benton Graham 10/15/26

A new fleet of battery-powered trains will test whether transit agencies can electrify without installing miles of overhead wires.

Electric heat pump, installation
Environment

Chevron Gave $150K to Bay Area Group Accused of Using AI To Fight Heat Pump Rule

Miranda Green 10/13/26
Flamingo Revolution, protests, Albania
Environment International

The Flamingo Revolution: The Race to Save Europe’s Last Wild River

Ruchi Kumar 10/08/26

Elections

Vote, sign, Election, Primary, Voting,
Elections

Trump Is Building an Election Trap: Millions of Americans May Not See It in Time

Thom Hartmann
Donald Trump, JD Vance, Kash Patel, Markwayne Mullin, Todd Blanche
Elections

Will a Midterm Loss Lead Republicans To Step Up Voter Suppression Efforts?

Klaus Marre
Donald Trump, Blue wave, approval rating.
Elections

Why Computerized Election Theft Is Worse Than Martial Law

Jonathan D. Simon
ballot, drop boxes, West Hollywood
Elections

The 2026 WhoWhatWhy Voting Guide

WhoWhatWhy Staff

Economy

Ouroboros Tree of Life
Economy

Saturday Hashtag: #InfluenceLinchpin

Sean Ogden 10/17/26

Welcome to Saturday Hashtag, a weekly place for broader context.

Capitalism Isn't Working, Occupy London protest
Economy US Politics

Donald Trump Is the Quintessence of Ruthless Capitalism, and He May Be Its Doom

Neal Gabler 10/17/26
Donald Trump, delivers remarks, economy, Mount Airy Casino Resort
Economy

Final Pre-Election Jobs Report Adds to GOP’s Woes

Klaus Marre 10/02/26

Government Integrity

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Government Integrity

Bestie Bailout: Trump Gives a Helping Hand to Putin and the Finger to Congress

Klaus Marre
Donald Trump, Tech, West Wing Lobby, press, White House, Elon Musk
Government Integrity

Rich Immigrant Wants To Buy Himself a Congress

Klaus Marre
Donald Trump, Hatch Act, Advertisement, Paid for buy the US Government
Government Integrity

Federal Judge Shuts Down Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Propaganda Campaign

Klaus Marre
The White House, US Capitol, US Supreme Court, checks and balances
Government Integrity

The Midterms Are America’s Chance to Demand Accountability

Klaus Marre

Editors' Picks

Tech, security, hacking, malware, ads, phones, zero-click spyware discovery

‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads

Whowhatwhy Editors
science, biology, dinosaurs, T. rex, cousin, Nanotryannus, NYC, rare fossil

Rare Fossil of T. Rex Cousin on Display in NYC Before Auction

Whowhatwhy Editors
Science, astronomy, NASA, space exploration, James Webb telescope, dark matter discovery

Webb Telescope Reveals Massive Structure, Challenges Understanding of Universe

Whowhatwhy Editors
Science, oceans, biodiversity, conservation, artificial reefs, USS Kittiwake

It Cost $40K To Sink a Ship and Make a Reef.

Whowhatwhy Editors

Epstein

Donald Trump, brilliant idea, Triumphal Arch, Sniper nest, armory
Epstein

Coming Soon: The Mariana Trench Epstein Vault and Submarine Research Center

Klaus Marre 09/20/26

Donald Trump woke up Sunday morning and had a “brilliant” idea. We took it a few steps further.

Ehud Barak, Macklemore, Ed Sheeran, Robert Kraft
Epstein Technology US Politics

Saturday Hashtag: #MacklemorePaperTrail

Sean Ogden 09/19/26
Jeffrey Epstein, dock, Little Saint James Island
Epstein

Amid Blanche Confirmation Battle, NM Sues DOJ for Access to Epstein Docs

Klaus Marre 08/06/26

Culture

Theseus, Pakthenon, Handbook of Archaeology
Arts

Triptych for B, Part I: An End To Grieving

Gerald Jonas
Donald Trump, walks from, Oval Office
Journalism & Media

Who Has the Best Words, Trump or Obama? Time (Magazine) Will Tell

Klaus Marre
Donald Trump, barred, major media, CNN, Politico, MSNOW
Journalism & Media

Explaining Journalism to an 11-Year-Old

William T. Dowell
Donald Trump, Hatch Act, Advertisement, Paid for buy the US Government
Government Integrity

The Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ads Epitomize Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Klaus Marre

International

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Government Integrity Ukraine

Bestie Bailout: Trump Gives a Helping Hand to Putin and the Finger to Congress

Klaus Marre 10/17/26

Donald Trump has bailed out his pal Vladimir Putin once again and protected him from new sanctions that were supposed to go into effect on Sunday. 

Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, NATO Summit
Ukraine

Zelenskyy Says Strikes on Russian Refineries Will Resume

Klaus Marre 10/15/26
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Billy Mitchell Room
Ukraine US Politics

Putin’s Investment in Trump Keeps Paying Dividends

Klaus Marre 10/10/26
Flamingo Revolution, protests, Albania
Environment International

The Flamingo Revolution: The Race to Save Europe’s Last Wild River

Ruchi Kumar 10/08/26
GSLV-F15 NVS-02 Mission, pre-launch, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
International Technology

India Gets Ready to Compete in Space

Sajid Raina, Tauseef Ahmad 09/26/26

Podcast

People in line, sorting

What One Subway Death Reveals About a Country That Stopped Listening

Jeff Schechtman
Illustration, Enjoy Capitalism

How Fast Food Became the Laboratory for Modern Capitalism

Jeff Schechtman
sharing the same brain? Collaboration, AI,

AI Is Making Work Sadder: And What Happens When Everyone Shares the Same Brain?

Jeff Schechtman
Dan Osborn, James Talarico, Jon Ossoff, Angie Nixon, Abdul El-Sayed, Josh Turek, Troy Jackson

One Win Is Not a Lasting Majority

Jeff Schechtman

Cartoon

Pete Hegseth, Bible, public executions

An Idea for ‘Christian’ Hegseth: Why Not a Crucifixion Instead?

Jon Richards
Americans done with Trump

Sideshow Don: An Unceasing Trump Has Pushed Many Americans Past Exhaustion

Ted Rall
Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Nobel Peace Prize, boat deaths, Medicaid cuts, HHS Cuts, ICE deaths, Gaza deaths, pollution deaths, Iran civilian deaths, USAID deaths, Food cut deaths

President Trump Dreams of Nobel Gold While His Policies Kill People Worldwide

DonkeyHotey
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