# establishment (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover establishment. Page: Feed: --- ## [Chief Justice John Roberts Must Really Want to Boogie at Trump’s Big, Ugly Ballroom](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73498575/chief-justice-john-roberts-trump-ballroom-decision/) _2026-08-21 · News-Politics - Esquire_ A federal judge tried to halt the construction of this hideous addition to the White House, but that got in the way of Roberts letting the president do whatever the hell he wants. ## [Texas Republican Snowflakes Are Butchering Public University Curriculum in the Most 21st Century Way Possible](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73494563/texas-tech-republican-snowflakes-ai-use/) _2026-08-21 · News-Politics - Esquire_ Professors have called it a “dystopian academic nightmare.” ## [The children we’re NOT allowed to talk about](https://www.mattgoodwin.org/p/the-children-were-not-allowed-to) _2026-08-21 · Matt Goodwin · Matt Goodwin_ New evidence reveals the scale of the crisis among white working-class children ## [Plans Revealed for Massive Ukrainian Attacks Against Russian Airports, as Kiev Hit With Another Unstoppable Ballistic Swarm](https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/plans-revealed-for-massive-ukrainian) _2026-08-21 · Simplicius · Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge_ Last night Russia unleashed another large-scale attack on Kiev, targeting various defense enterprises as well as a major warehouse for Ukrainian supermarket goods, which appeared to burn down to the ground: ## [Kyiv's brief glimmers of joy amidst war: 'Never in my life have I seen so many beautiful people in one place'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/08/21/in-kyiv-fleeting-moments-of-celebration-stolen-from-the-war-never-in-my-life-have-i-seen-so-many-beautiful-people-in-one-place_6756723_117.html) _2026-08-21 · Magazine : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ For the second year in a row, the Vyriy music and visual arts festival brought together several thousand people in Kyiv on August 8 and 9, despite relentless Russian drone attacks. Soldiers on leave and families joined partygoers to dance and celebrate Ukrainian folklore inside this rare bubble of peace. ## [There’s Nothing Sketchy at All About Trump’s Critical-Mineral Deals](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73487450/trump-family-mineral-deals/) _2026-08-20 · News-Politics - Esquire_ Democrats say there are “conflicts of interest.” Could that be an understatement? ## [A Moms for Liberty Cofounder Just Got Her Butt Kicked in a Florida School Board Race, and I Couldn’t Be Happier](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73486910/florida-school-board-elections-moms-for-liberty/) _2026-08-20 · News-Politics - Esquire_ Even the little victories matter. ## [Oil and Gas Companies Are Supporting Government Emissions Reporting—Just Not for the Reason We’d Hoped](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73484188/greenhouse-gas-emissions-reporting-epa/) _2026-08-20 · News-Politics - Esquire_ You think these greedy crazies would actually do something good for the environment? ## [France fines UK fashion site Boohoo over fake sales](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/20/france-fines-uk-fashion-site-boohoo-over-fake-sales_6756708_4.html) _2026-08-20 · Magazine : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Boohoo has been handed a €2.33 million fine by France's anti-fraud and consumer agency, which found the UK-based online retailer had falsely promoted clothes and other items as discounts. ## [AAI Statement on the FBI's 2025 Hate Crime Data Release](https://www.aaiusa.org/library/2025hatecrime) _2026-08-19 · AAI · Library - Arab American Institute_ Reported Hate Crimes Fall in 2025, but Data Shows Continued Threat to Targeted Communities with Anti-Latino Incidents at Their Highest Level Ever Recorded ## [Stocks ranked by what execs say (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KKkfGCM4CThI) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Evidence-backed watchlists from earnings calls and filings, cited to real transcripts—not guesses. ## [Sounds Like Trump Insiders Are Getting a Little Jealous of the President’s Weirdly Close Relationship with His Favorite Aide](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73477557/trump-aide-natalie-harp/) _2026-08-19 · News-Politics - Esquire_ Maybe they’re just envious that Natalie Harp has the log-in to his Truth Social account. ## [Florida Is Poised to Become Way Less Insane After This Election Season—but Only if Its Democratic Candidates Work Together](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73477351/florida-primary-results-before-midterms/) _2026-08-19 · News-Politics - Esquire_ Senate candidate Angie Nixon has ties to Democratic Socialists. Gubernatorial candidate David Jolly is a former Republican. Can they play nice for the greater good? ## [The Supreme Court Has Basically Allowed Racial Profiling, and Now ICE Is Having a Field Day](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73467166/racial-profiling-ice-slurs/) _2026-08-19 · News-Politics - Esquire_ So these psychos are allowed to just pull over anyone they want without facing any consequences? ## [Pittsburgh Might Just Be the Most Dynamic City in America](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a73444112/insiders-guide-pittsburgh/) _2026-08-19 · News-Politics - Esquire_ The collapse of the steel industry was supposed to kill the Steel City, but my hometown never rusted away. Now it’s having a major moment. On a recent trip home, I investigated how the yinzers pulled it off. ## [Why Germany is about to turbo-charge the populist revolt in the West](https://www.mattgoodwin.org/p/why-germany-is-about-to-turbo-charge) _2026-08-19 · Matt Goodwin · Matt Goodwin_ A crunch set of state elections is about to usher in a historic new phase in the rebellion against Europe’s political establishment. ## [Ukraine’s Economy Braces for Disaster as Zelensky Faces New Political Challenge](https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/ukraines-economy-braces-for-disaster) _2026-08-19 · Simplicius · Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge_ The Economist has sounded alarm on Russian strikes against Ukraine’s infrastructure in the wake of Ukraine’s undeclared war on the Wildberries chain. ## [The MAGA Horde Accusing Jon Ossoff of Sexism Is a Bit Too on the Nose for Me](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73463880/jon-ossoff-speech-natalie-trump-gop-reaction/) _2026-08-18 · News-Politics - Esquire_ During a recent speech, the Georgia senator made one tiny mention of Trump’s favorite White House aide, and it clearly hit close to home ## [When Establishment Officials Aren’t Pampered by Establishment Media](https://www.aaiusa.org/library/when-establishment-officials-arent-pampered-by-establishment-media) _2026-08-17 · AAI · Library - Arab American Institute_ Two July podcasts hosted by progressive media stars and featuring leading Democratic lawmakers brought home the deep disconnect that exists between the way establishment politicians and media operate and the way both come to speak about the Middle East and the realities that exist in that region. ## [A summer of fire and fiction](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/08/17/a-summer-of-fire-and-fiction_6756592_117.html) _2026-08-17 · Magazine : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Fashion, culture, politics and recommendations: Every other Sunday, 'M International' newsletter brings you the best of 'M Le magazine du Monde,' in English. ## [Why are British WORKERS paying for this?! This is how the social contract breaks and why this NEW policy is urgently needed](https://www.mattgoodwin.org/p/why-are-british-workers-paying-for) _2026-08-17 · Matt Goodwin · Matt Goodwin_ Join Britain's fastest-growing independent political community which provides more than 90,000 readers with counter-cultural evidence, analysis, and debate that challenges the establishment. ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IgCo4UzflSDf) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [Iran's Strategy Vindicated as US's Logistics Chain Hobbled and Stretched by Early Strikes](https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/irans-strategy-vindicated-as-uss) _2026-08-17 · Simplicius · Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge_ On the Iranian front, the most interesting item over the transom today are new reports vindicating something many analysts have proposed since the beginning of the conflict. ## [Mahmoud Darwish and Tamar Ben Ami: The impossible love of a Palestinian poet and an Israeli dancer](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/08/16/mahmoud-darwish-and-tamar-ben-ami-the-impossible-love-of-a-palestinian-poet-and-an-israeli-dancer_6756554_117.html) _2026-08-16 · Magazine : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ In the early 1960s, in Haifa, Israel, the young Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish fell in love with Tamar Ben Ami, a Jewish Israeli dancer. Their romance was intense but brief. From this forbidden love, the writer composed a poignant poem, 'Rita and the Rifle,' which is still sung throughout the Arab world. ## [Bombshell Report: Touted "Futuristic" 155mm Factory in Texas Produced Zero Shells in MIC Mega-Flop](https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/bombshell-report-touted-futuristic) _2026-08-15 · Simplicius · Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge_ A bombshell report has been published by ProPublica which has been making the rounds concerning the much-vaunted new General Dynamics factory in Mesquite, Texas which was meant to massively boost US production of critical 155mm artillery shells for Ukraine and beyond. ## [Trump Has Found Yet Another Frivolous Way to Dump Our Tax Dollars on the Military](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73438206/military-spending-catapults-trump-obsession/) _2026-08-14 · News-Politics - Esquire_ The president’s fixation this time has something to do with catapults, and no, it’s nowhere near important. ## [The British people are turning against immigration.](https://www.mattgoodwin.org/p/the-british-people-are-turning-against) _2026-08-14 · Matt Goodwin · Matt Goodwin_ New data reveals just how badly the establishment has misread the country ## [A Federal Judge Just Dealt a Decisive Blow to Trump’s Batty Legal Crusade Against Harvard](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73428346/judge-decision-harvard-trump-administration/) _2026-08-13 · News-Politics - Esquire_ No matter how hard the president tries, he can’t seem to outmuscle the prestigious university. ## [Encore at the Cirque Du Hormuz - The Greatest Show on Earth!](https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/encore-at-the-cirque-du-hormuz-the) _2026-08-13 · Simplicius · Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge_ The unhinged nature of Trump’s Iranian debacle continues to degrade into something truly bathetic. ## [Anna Wintour and André Leon Talley's sudden break](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/lifestyle/article/2026/08/12/anna-wintour-and-andre-leon-talley-s-sudden-break_6756431_37.html) _2026-08-12 · Magazine : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ 'Sewn and torn' (3/6). Love stories and friendships can sometimes end badly, even in the world of fashion. For nearly 40 years, the fashion journalist accompanied the rise of the woman who would become the all-powerful and influential editor-in-chief of 'Vogue.' Until he fell out of favor. ## [Is Andy Burnham about to call a snap election? The key numbers that should make everybody on the right WORRY and WAKE-UP.](https://www.mattgoodwin.org/p/is-andy-burnham-about-to-call-a-snap) _2026-08-12 · Matt Goodwin · Matt Goodwin_ The case for a snap election is clear - will Labour take it? ## [Russian Arena-M Active Protection System Finally Comes of Age on the Battlefield](https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/russian-arena-m-active-protection) _2026-08-11 · Simplicius · Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge_ At a recent speech Ukraine’s former Commander-in-Chief Valeri Zaluzhny made a stunning admission. ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bTod7p6oQe3P) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Tunisia, country of broken dreams: 'I wanted to photograph the young people whose lives began with the revolution'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/summer-reads/article/2026/08/10/tunisia-country-of-broken-dreams-i-wanted-to-photograph-the-young-people-whose-lives-began-with-the-revolution_6756355_183.html) _2026-08-10 · Magazine : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ 'Growing up in hostile environments' (3/7). Tunisian photographer Zied Ben Romdhane has documented his country since the fall of Ben Ali and the Arab Spring in late 2010. His work captures the deep malaise of a generation that has known only political turmoil and a lack of economic opportunities. ## [El-Sayed’s Win in Michigan Is the Most Consequential Election This Year](https://www.aaiusa.org/library/el-sayeds-win-in-michigan-is-the-most-consequential-election-this-year) _2026-08-10 · AAI · Library - Arab American Institute_ Dr Abdul El-Sayed won a victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. It was a close contest—a nail-biter, as we say—but it was an important win that marks a watershed moment in US politics. ## [The Islamist network hiding in plain sight](https://www.mattgoodwin.org/p/the-islamist-network-hiding-in-plain) _2026-08-10 · Matt Goodwin · Matt Goodwin_ What recent reports, investigations and scandals reveal about a problem Britain refuses to confront ## [Lesbian love in China remains forbidden](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/10/lesbian-love-in-china-remains-forbidden_6756325_4.html) _2026-08-09 · Magazine : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ 'Growing up in hostile environments' (2/7). In 2014 in Xiamen, China, Dutch photographer Sarah Mei Herman met four lesbian students. Over the years, she has continued to follow them, capturing in her portraits a truth that these young women must otherwise hide in a society where homosexuality remains taboo. ## [Ukraine's Air Defense Crisis Turns Global as Russian Ferocity Puts Country on Brink](https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/ukraines-air-defense-crisis-turns) _2026-08-09 · Simplicius · Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge_ The crisis in Ukraine continues to come to a desperate head. ## [The French far-right fighters of the Lebanese Civil War](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/08/09/the-french-far-right-fighters-of-the-lebanese-civil-war_6756306_117.html) _2026-08-09 · Magazine : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ Despite their lack of military experience, in 1976, several young French far-right militants, eager for adventure, took up arms in Lebanon alongside Christian Phalangists during the civil war. The story has become a legend in their political camp. ## [A fragile enclave in Colombia offers shelter from armed group violence](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/summer-reads/article/2026/08/08/a-fragile-enclave-in-colombia-offers-shelter-from-armed-group-violence_6756282_183.html) _2026-08-08 · Magazine : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ 'Growing up in hostile environments' (1/7). Photographer Louisa Ben traveled to the port city of Buenaventura, Colombia, long plagued by armed group violence. She opens the doors to the stilt houses of the so-called 'peace zone,' a neighborhood protected by police and soldiers but whose fragile safety has been shaken since the recent election of a far-right president backed by Donald Trump. ## [We are winning the argument. Many of the ideas we pushed are now going mainstream.](https://www.mattgoodwin.org/p/we-are-winning-the-argument-many) _2026-08-07 · Matt Goodwin · Matt Goodwin_ Join Britain's fastest-growing independent political community which provides more than 90,000 readers with counter-cultural evidence, analysis, and debate that challenges the establishment. ## [Testy New Interview Reveals the Changing Colors of Robert Kagan](https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/testy-new-interview-reveals-the-changing) _2026-08-07 · Simplicius · Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge_ It is always interesting to read Robert Kagan’s words, because they represent a glimpse into the heart of the neocon ideological crucible and how it has evolved and pivoted in the years following the disastrous global refutation of PNAC’s core ideological thesis. ## [Takes Two Wings to Fly](https://www.souloftheparty.com/p/takes-two-wings-to-fly) _2026-08-06 · Mike Lux · Soul of the Party_ The Democratic Party needs to rebuild the bridge between the progressive movement and the establishment. If not: fascism wins. ## [Why Reform should avoid a pact with Restore.](https://www.mattgoodwin.org/p/why-reform-should-avoid-a-pact-with) _2026-08-05 · Matt Goodwin · Matt Goodwin_ The path to power does not run through Rupert Lowe's 4 per cent - it runs through millions of Conservative, Labour, and none-of-the-above voters. ## [Disastrous End to Zelensky's 40-Day Operation Exposes a Dwindling Ukraine](https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/disastrous-end-to-zelenskys-40-day) _2026-08-04 · Simplicius · Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge_ Today is the final day of Zelensky’s 40-day Special Military Operation, and it has come with ominous undertones. ## [It’s Dangerous to Conflate Criticism of Israel with Antisemitism](https://www.aaiusa.org/library/its-dangerous-to-conflate-criticism-of-israel-with-antisemitism) _2026-08-03 · AAI · Library - Arab American Institute_ Does criticizing actions of the Israeli government or the behavior of its prime minister fuel antisemitism? Despite the stretch of logic required to make this argument and the danger its bizarre conflation presents to American Jews, some US pro-Israel organizations are working overtime to establish the case that criticizing Israel puts American Jews at risk. Their view on this matter has now been… ## [The real message from Ceuta: we need to build Fortress Britain before it's too late.](https://www.mattgoodwin.org/p/the-real-message-from-ceuta-we-need) _2026-08-03 · Matt Goodwin · Matt Goodwin_ Join Britain's fastest-growing independent political community which provides more than 90,000 readers with counter-cultural evidence, analysis, and debate that challenges the establishment. ## [In Barcelona, Russian and Ukrainian exiles cross paths at the baths: 'We don't talk about the war, not even at the banya'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/08/02/in-barcelona-russian-and-ukrainian-exiles-cross-paths-at-the-baths-we-don-t-talk-about-the-war-not-even-at-the-banya_6756093_117.html) _2026-08-02 · Magazine : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ For the past year, traditional steam baths from Eastern Europe and Russia have been springing up across the Catalan capital. Popular with both Russians and Ukrainians – who arrived by the thousands on the Costa Brava at the start of the war in 2022 – the establishments have become an unexpected place for the two communities to coexist. ## [In Nantes, La Cigale is an Art Nouveau restaurant that nearly runs itself](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/summer-reads/article/2026/08/02/in-nantes-la-cigale-is-an-art-nouveau-restaurant-that-nearly-runs-itself_6756087_183.html) _2026-08-02 · Magazine : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ 'More Than Just A Restaurant' (6/6). In this emblematic Art Nouveau establishment, listed as a historic monument, owner Yannick Curty prefers to step back, insisting the staff can manage without him. And it seems to be working. ## ['I don't let my AI talk to me like that'](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2026/08/02/i-don-t-let-my-ai-talk-to-me-like-that_6756079_117.html) _2026-08-02 · Magazine : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ In her column, Guillemette Faure points to the pride people feel when they believe they have trained their artificial intelligence to be more useful than average. ## [US Careens Into Senseless Iran Escalation Amidst Lack of Options](https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/us-careens-into-senseless-iran-escalation) _2026-08-02 · Simplicius · Simplicius's Garden of Knowledge_ Netanyahu’s recent visit to DC has come with marching orders, which according to reports Trump is dutifully following with plans for launching a major strike campaign against Iran’s energy infrastructure. ## [The Tour d'Argent: Three generations at the pinnacle of Parisian dining](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/summer-reads/article/2026/08/01/the-tour-d-argent-three-generations-at-the-pinnacle-of-parisian-dining_6756063_183.html) _2026-08-01 · Magazine : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ 'More Than A Restaurant' (5/6). Perched above the Seine and facing Notre-Dame, this legendary establishment earned its renown with its pressed duck recipe served since the 19th century. It's been run by the Terrail family for three generations. ## [In Provence, the bold bets of L'Oustau de Baumanière](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/summer-reads/article/2026/07/31/in-provence-the-bold-bets-of-l-oustau-de-baumaniere_6756036_183.html) _2026-07-31 · Magazine : Latest news on Le Monde.fr._ 'More Than A Restaurant' (4/6). A Provençal landmark that's at once a tourist complex carved into a rock and a world-class restaurant, L'Oustau de Baumanière is helmed by the elegant Jean-André Charial.