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(October 27, 2026)
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🛰️ It’s Time: Reflecting on a recent analysis by Nobel laureate Paul Krugman, this piece argues that control over critical national security assets like Starlink must be stripped from unaccountable billionaires who independently interfere in foreign policy.
🖋️ Commentary Overview
🧵 Puppet on a String: Examining an assessment by cognitive specialists, this article outlines how the President's erratic and remorseless behavior points to severe clinical psychopathy, making an unprecedented voter turnout in the upcoming midterms crucial to reclaiming democratic guardrails.
🧠 Why Is Strategy So Difficult?: Drawing on insights from military historian Eliot A. Cohen, this article highlights the current administration's profound strategic failures in Iran, tracing them directly to a pathological lack of empathy, humility, and moral courage.
🎭 Who Are the Socialists?: Unpacking a mid-sentence press conference stumble by J.D. Vance, this piece exposes the hypocrisy of the regime's campaign rhetoric by showing how the administration's aggressive equity stakes in private tech and defense companies meet the classic definition of state socialism.
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Source | Paul Krugman Substack
It’s Time to Take Starlink Away from Elon Musk
It’s Time
Paul Krugman is a world-renowned American economist, academic, and prominent public intellectual who was awarded the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. So, when Krugman writes in his Substack that “it’s time” (to take Starlink away from Elon Musk), we must take him seriously.
Everyone in the regime is denying they pulled the switch on October 14th that virtually dismantled Ukraine’s Starshield (the military version of Starlink). Musk said Trump decided, Trump said, “I don’t know who did it, but I was not involved.” Rubio said no one had any foreknowledge; but none of these people are reliable sources meriting our trust. However, all signs point to this being an arbitrary solo decision of Elon Musk.
On October 24th, Musk made this statement: “Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week." (Source | NewsNation)
Here is how Krugman summarizes the events: “However, given that there is now finger-pointing going on and there are credible statements that Musk himself was the instigator, we now need to seriously consider the implications. No private individual should, or indeed even have the capability to, make national security policy. Slowing down Starlink was, in effect, a U.S. intervention in a foreign conflict. It helped Russia, our long-time adversary, and hobbled Ukraine, during a very critical time in this war. It also helped Russia at a time when Putin is increasingly emboldened to menace Europe through acts of sabotage, intimidation, and support of the extreme right such as the AfD in Germany.”
Krugman points out that Putin has been losing this war, and his response has been to focus increasingly on bombing civilian targets and seducing Donald Trump. Both Musk and Trump blatantly support Putin in this war. The people of the U.S.—and even the Republican Congress—are largely against that strategy; indeed, as of today, some House Republicans are calling for an investigation into who bears responsibility for this action. Trump, at least, is facing some political pressure for going against Congress and the citizens of the United States (not that he apparently cares). Musk, on the other hand, has no one to answer to, and evidence points to him making the decision to pull this plug on his own, “intervening in foreign policy to his own ends.” And thus, Krugman points out, it’s time to take the controls away from him.
Krugman points out that the U.S. has made similar moves in the past, specifically in WWII, when the National War Labor Board “negotiated mandatory settlements between management and workers.”
Democrats have threatened to investigate Musk if they win the election. In return, Musk has used “Twitter (X)” to threaten Congress, saying, “Live by the sword, die by the sword. Those who pick fights with me should understand I will find out who is really pulling the strings and come for them, not just their puppets…” Musk continued threatening the Republicans this morning, who had begun opening up investigations into his behavior.
Musk appears to believe that his wealth makes him invincible.
Flicking the ownership switch at Starlink, the way that Musk flicked the switch with Ukraine, would substantially serve to reduce his impermeable sense of being the Wizard of Oz. I agree with Mr. Krugman. “It is time…”
Source | The Daily Beast
Trump, 80, Is Psychotic and It’s Getting Worse, Says Cognitive Doctor
Puppet on a String
If I said, “Trump is a puppet on a string,” most people might immediately think I was discussing his relationship with Putin, but this article, by Farrah Tomazin, reviews the ongoing diagnosis of 1700 doctors examining the behavior of Trump (although admittedly without access to the man himself). They believe that Trump is a “puppet on a string,” but the string is actually his own mental psychosis.
Tomazin quotes Dr. Vincent Greenwood, director of the Washington Center for Cognitive Therapy, who wrote the book, “Puppet on a String: Trump Is Ruled by an Ominous Psychological Condition.”
Here is what Greenwood states: “Trump exhibits clinical psychopathy, characterized by three particularly destructive traits: impulsivity, remorselessness, and an intense drive to dominate.”
Greenwood believes that one particular aspect of this diagnosis is most dangerous; here are his words: “Perhaps the most central and most problematic trait is remorselessness. Psychopaths just don’t have the guardrails that a normal functioning conscience provides. They just don’t experience guilt or shame. There’s just no feeling of discomfort at all at the suffering of others, and they deflect all responsibility for any damage they may inflict.”
Backing up his claim, Greenwood points to recent statements by the President about annihilating “a whole civilization,” taking out American cities, and his live outbursts at reporters, including the one on October 19, threatening journalist Andrew Feinberg, when Trump yelled, “I don’t know who the hell you are, but you better be careful.”
Many of us are still reflecting on the November 14th, 2025 episode when Trump yelled at Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey, aboard Air Force One. She had just begun to question him about the Epstein files when he wagged a threatening finger at her and yelled, “Quiet. Quiet, piggy!”
Yes, Trump is Putin’s puppet on a string, but he is also a puppet on a string to his own psychopathological emotions. Greenwood’s final warning is ominous: “Trump’s response to a political setback may be driven less by conventional calculations than by an overriding need to avoid humiliation and a loss of control.”
If the statements and behaviors we are seeing now are those of a “semi-cognizant man,” it is horrifying to consider what the statements and behaviors of an “unrestrained Trump” might be like. Greenwood believes it is time to call on Republicans to pursue the 25th Amendment and remove the president before he can further damage the country. Only recently have Republicans shown any backbone due to Trump’s capitulations to Putin on Ukraine. Other than that, Republicans have consistently been this president’s “puppets on strings.” They have been blindly supportive throughout Trump’s convictions, the hiding of the Epstein Files, the Iran War, the Tariff wars, and the Immigration scandals. What could possibly bring these sycophants to impeach their Orange Diety? One might be too frightened to ask.
The long-term solution is in voters’ hands this November 3rd. We need a remarkable showing, an historic turnout at the midterm elections. Granted, the U.S. has not experienced turnouts like this since the late 19th century, but an 80 percent turnout would provide the power to enact Article II, Section 4, of the Constitution. This explicitly allows for the impeachment and removal of the President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States, for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
Unfortunately, time is of the essence, and we may not be able to wait for this regime to seat the newly elected Congress (if they even do), so we are left with a bad choice, relying on marionette-like Republicans to impeach their own puppet master. But here is one whisper of hope: Perhaps after devastating losses at this year’s elections, lame duck Republicans will finally grow the backbone needed to confront this president and impeach him in a last-ditch show of disgust. One can hope…
Whatever you believe, don’t let your own puppet strings keep you at home this year; vote early. Many polls are open now. Make your plan and get your vote in; our children’s future depends on it.
Source | The Atlantic
Trump’s ‘Staggering One-Two Punch’ to Ukraine
Thirty Pieces of Silver
Putin was almost finished: economy collapsing, resentment rising, sanctions working; then someone stepped in to save him. And that someone; none other than Donald Trump. Days before midterms, the president of the United States rescued the dictator of Russia. One has to sit and let that settle in for a minute to understand the breadth of the statement.
But let’s not stop there; let’s examine why this traitorous act; undermining a European democratic nation supported by the people of the United States and even the Republican Congress (EVEN!).
This podcast from The Atlantic hosted by Adam Harris and featuring Russian/Ukraine experts, Jonathon Lemire and Simon Shuster, examines the insanity of these events. It’s a short listen and one worth your time on the podcast, Radio Atlantic.
They focus on three actions that Trump took: here is Adam Harris’ take on the events: “Over the last few weeks, the president has turned on Ukraine. He struck a deal with Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel fuel. He exempted Russia from a sanctions bill he himself signed. He’s repeatedly attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. And last week, sudden restrictions on Starshield, a version of Starlink that is crucial to Ukraine’s military operations, caught the world by surprise.”
Trump hates Zelensky. The President of Ukraine is everything Trump wishes he was. A bold hero beloved by his country and, indeed, by the world. He has been a high-profile favorite among bookmakers and has received multiple formal nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize—including in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2026—but the Norwegian Nobel Committee has historically avoided awarding the prize to active wartime leaders whose military forces are currently engaged in conflict. Even war monger, Lindsay Graham, loved Zelensky. The sanctions bill that Trump signed—and then overturned—was named after Graham in honor of his death.
Why the hatred? The interviewers go back to when Trump asked Zelensky to come up with damning evidence to sink Joe Biden, and the Ukrainian president refused to do it. All of which was caught on tape and led to Trump’s first impeachment. Then, there was the televised exchange between Zelensky, Trump, and J.D. Vance in the Oval Office. Leaving the two Americans looking stupidly childish.
Some have suggested that Trump actually wants to throw Republicans under the bus during the midterms because he knows that the OBBB will have a horrific impact on the U.S. economy, and he will be able to blame it on Democrats when the 2028 Presidential election occurs.
I continue to suggest (though it cannot be proved) that Trump has another agenda behind his apparent rush to help Putin defeat Ukraine. All we have to do is examine the behavior and motives of Donald Trump to realize he makes decisions based upon what will enrich himself. What does Donny want and what is Putin offering that will provide enough comfort for this President to undermine his own country, its international reputation, and alliances almost a century old? Saving a Russian despot and selling off a democratic nation in the process is a big payoff. It’s the proverbial “thirty pieces of silver.”
This is what Donald Trump will be remembered for, along with being a rapist, a pedophile, and a malignant narcissist.
Trump needs some place to retreat to after he loses the upcoming midterm elections. What will his thirty pieces of silver buy him from Vladimir Putin?
Source | The Atlantic
Why Is Strategy So Difficult?
“Know the enemy and know yourself…”
This article, based upon the book, “The Strategist: How to Think About War and Politics,” by Elliot A. Cohen, is one I wish we could add to a “must read before you make decisions about war” for all political leaders. It is a recap by the author himself of the book identifying errors made in recent global conflicts; not just with Iran, but in Ukraine, Vietnam, Iraq, and WWII. Please take the time to read through the entire article. I just invested in the book this morning.
It would be impossible for me to review all that is in this article worth reviewing. But it begins by asking us to face the truth; a truth the current regime will not admit; We are losing the war in Iran.
We can only analyze and grow from our failures if we are willing to tell the truth—to ourselves. And, as U.S. citizens, we must admit that we not only are failing in Trump’s Iran war, but we are failing in this regime. Trump failed to create a soluble strategy for his war-of-choice with Iran and is either incapable or continuing to profit from the denial of his failure.
Cohen takes us through seven questions that would lead to a viable strategy and unpacks decisions about wars (current and past) that have been made about each of those questions.
One quote by Cohen from General Sun Tzu (The Art of War) pretty much sums up the failure of this regime (and the U.S. at this time); “Know the enemy and know yourself, and in a hundred battles you will not be defeated.”
The evidence (based upon results) is very clear: Trump—and those supporting him, or at the very least, refusing to disagree with him—did not know himself, his own strategy, and did not listen ( is not listening) to his any advisors who disagree with him. In fact, like most dictators, he attacks the opposition and seeks ways to silence them.
Rather than going through this article line by line (which would be worth it), I’m going to reprint two paragraphs that I found especially poignant about this regime, and, in particular, Donald Trump:
“These and many other pathologies have beset not only the Trump administration in Iran, but most countries at war. They can be mitigated but not resolved. Formal procedures are less helpful than qualities of character. Of these, the most important are empathy, to understand both the enemy and one’s own side; curiosity, because every war is new and distinctive; humility, to accept that one has made mistakes; and above all, moral courage, to face facts for what they are and to make decisions accordingly.”
‘The president is singularly deficient in all of these aspects. He finds it difficult to imagine the world as seen by others; he seems to be incurious about the important details of military operations; he is far from humble; and if he is averse to anything, it is admitting that he might be wrong. These traits do not seem, moreover, to be confined to him but are shared by many in his administration.”
We must, as citizens of the U.S., recognize we too must know the enemy and know ourselves. Trump is the enemy of the United States. He has proven, through graft and deception, that he has not an interest in this country, except to the point that it can enrich both himself and his family. It is almost too obvious that he has a retirement plan that includes Russian sponsorship and protection, and he will do everything he can to pad that traitorous dream as quickly as possible. None of this would be possible without a supportive Republican Congress and Supreme Court. But we, U.S. citizens, must bear our responsibility as well. Our country voted for him—twice (or stayed at home and allowed him to be elected).
Source | Raw Story
JD Vance realized mid-blurt he was exposing Trump's secret con
Who are the socialists?
Elon Musk is using his millions of dollars in tax breaks and 100’s of millions in government contracts to buy another election. And, since Republicans really have no platform worth supporting, he’s focusing his money on painting Democrats as socialists.
The problem is, according to Substack Author, Sabrina Haake, no Republican seems able to define socialism. So Haake makes sure we can identify it: “By strict definition, socialism is an economic and political system in which the means of production—such as factories, land, raw materials, and machinery—are owned or controlled collectively by society or the state, rather than by private individuals or corporations.”
In an October 8th press conference, J.D. Vance found himself sliding into a muddy hole when he attempted to define socialism to the questioning press. He began by offering the textbook definition: ”Classically, you would think socialism is about prioritizing workers…”
Suddenly, he caught himself explaining a version of socialism that would sound positive to voters today, so he switched to the Trump regime definition they have been peddling: “I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is that you want to replace American workers with foreign workers and you want boys to play in girls’ sports.”
Uh oh, J.D. almost got caught telling the truth.
But this is the message the White House wants us to swallow. (Trump carries it further and says that parents are dropping their children off at school in the morning as one gender, only to pick them up in the afternoon as a different gender.) This regime wants to blame our economic woes on foreign workers, boys playing on girls’ sport teams, and unauthorized sex change operations magically performed sometime between math class and P.E. This is the detritus Fox News is broadcasting, and Elon Musk is bankrolling. The last thing they want you to do is understand what socialism really is and who the socialists really are.
The problem with the real definition, according to Haake, is that it points back to this regime. Trump’s government is hastily attempting to buy stakes in multiple venues of business—to complete his graft portfolio before Republicans lose office. Those interests include: semiconductors, rare earth minerals, steel production, and defense contractors. This, Haake points out, is socialism in its truest form.
So, as Musk, Rubio, Trump, and Vance try to do their Orwellian word puzzles, remember who the true socialists are. They are the Republicans in government right now.
Vote them out! Don’t listen to their lies! Question everything!
