Having lived and worked around the world, I add real-life to my passion for history and technology in my pursuit of my focus on Democracy - the most vibrant thread in human development.
New polling released this week suggests that a young socialist candidate would defeat a ‘Make America Great Again’ candidate in a hypothetical 2028 presidential matchup, reinforcing a trend that indicates that the momentum of progressive leftists isn’t abating despite a recent setback in Wisconsin.
It seems appropriate at a moment when Ukraine is clawing back its territory from Russia, to reflect on a time when that would have seemed a delusional idea.
The voyages of Odysseus had less trouble than Trump’s sea-born operations.
A Substack reader visits the island.
Zohran Mamdani was unelectable.
A bell is ringing around the world and its peals are being echoed in the US.
Moderate David Crowley won the Wisconsin Democratic primary for governor, defeating a democratic socialist who fell short by less than 1% of the votes cast. Crowley will face Republican Tom Tiffany in November to be the next governor.
I am sure you have heard of how Trump hid in a catering truck in order to switch planes to an older military C-32A, on rumours that Iranians were targeting his official planes.
They tried to slip him into the ground quietly, so no one would notice.
Robert Hubbell is a distinguished writer on Substack, who continually makes the point that we are in danger of being so discouraged by the feeling that “we can’t do anything”, that we let the billionaires win by default.
You are a soldier standing on a hill defending your base in a Gulf State; there is a fighter aircraft heading right at you. It is about to fire a missile.
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The latest US jobs report is very bad news for Trump – the numbers showed a decrease of 24,000 jobs.
A criminal prosecution case for contempt has been sent from Committee to the Justice Dept against America’s “Covid Savior” Dr.
“MY REAL POLL NUMBERS ARE THE HIGHEST THEY HAVE EVER BEEN,” boasted Trump on his social media.
Note: Apologies for the lateness of this article, but the vote for El-Sayed’s victory was very close and has just concluded…
The Colorado River
Gloria Alexandra Bravo Cedeño was gunned down in Manta, Ecuador, on June 14, 2026.
Ukraine has just made another breakthrough in military flexibility.
Apologies - I send the wrong version of Part 2 to my paid subscribers.
