Felon 47 regime is a big fat satirical joke on all of us with real consequences.
In 2002 Republican President Bush famously misquoted the proverb, fool me once, shame on-shame on you. Fool me-you can't fool me again. We all laughed at him. Funny to think he was being tricked but not funny when nothing is learned. IMO 2024 MAGA tricked again by the Republican Party, nothing learned. Idk about these voters...why do they not see this list as a mistake?
I see now, 6 months later🤯, reports are coming out that the counts on the 2024 votes are not kosher and the People of the United States did not elect the Orange Felon Pedo. What can be done now, I have no idea but it helps me sleep better knowing this Country did NOT elect this slime bucket evil dictator into office and they all cheated and rigged it for Taco Trump
This is what happens when we allow a complete moron and criminals run our government. They have gutted our foreign services staff and now global security is being handled by a real estate guy who is friends with Trump. This is ridiculous and Ukraine and Europe must stand in the way of this.
Remember that the Afghanistan withdrawal (that the media allowed to be blamed on Biden) was “negotiated” by Trump WITHOUT the participation of the Afghan government (such as it was). So, this is not new.
Trump is a failed businessperson and generally inept in all things except bullying and conning people — which, alas, succeeds with timid and deliberately ignorant folks (rubes).
Remember that it was MIKE POMPEO who negotiated the AFGHAN WITHDRAWAL timed to sabotage incoming President Biden, carefully withdrew US FORCES, released TALIBAN TERRORISTS that AFGHANS had incarcerated.
AFGHANISTAN had a long proud history that was on its way to restoration with women being educated & democracy created that the WARPED TURD destroyed just as he destroyed the STATE DEPARTMENT...& now the ORANGE TURD has removed TPS STATUS for the few AFGHANS who escaped.
In another lifetime, I was accepted into the PEACE CORPS at a time the SHAH was still in charge - although I declined the offer, it prompted me to PAY ATTENTION.
MUSLIMS place high importance on INFORMATION & EDUCATION, unlike Americans.
They remember what the U.S. has done.
In IRAN, a democratically elected leader MOSSADAGH was overthrown by the DULLES BROTHERS (pre-cursor to CIA) in order to protect the BRITISH CASH COW BP that Mossadagh threatened.
From that point forward, IRAN'S history has been infected by the U.S.
POPPY BUSH armed IRAN & IRAQ to fight each other, provided different WMD to each nation to identify who employed it. WMD for IRAN smuggled through ISRAEL. It was testified before the UNITED NATIONS that IRAQ DID NOT possess the capability to manufacture WMD. (Lengthy testimony on CSPAN - that's what you do when you have insomnia). Intelligence was also shared.
Americans don't know, but IRANIANS know what the U.S. has done.
The U.S. was quietly negotiating with NORTH KOREA - avoided public notice to avoid giving credibility to the MIDGET DICTATOR.
Notice TRUMP goes in with FAN FARE & the MIDGET is building NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
I am a frim believer in LOOKING IT UP! ANY ISSUE!
TRUMP BETRAYED THE KURDS! Do you think the WORLD doesn't remember?
RUSSIAN ASSET TULSI GABBARD praised Ba'athist regime ruled by Bashar al-Assad who brutally killed, tortured & disappeared citizens - it's still not finished!
RE: POMPEO
Mike Pompeo takes his own arrows over the Afghanistan collapse
This may seem inconsequential, but most Americans have never traveled outside of the country, most do not possess a passport. They believe the WORLD only exists to the oceans that surround us & we won't address our neighbors who are being villified.
PASSPORTS BY STATE + OTHER STATISTICS (Center for American Progress):
The US/CIA installed THUGS, taught MONSTERS at the SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS (where it is reported that BORDER PATROL is being instructed), supported MASSACRES of civilians & violence to inflict CORPORATE RAPISTS to destroy their environments & rape resources, exploiting natives.
MAGA MAGGOTS are destroying the STATE DEPARTMENT at our peril, just as CHINA is increasing their outreach. The ORANGE TURD is uniting our ALLIES against the U.S. & we have no protection.
USAID had a significant impact - not widely publicized, they monitored DISEASES that could be transported to the U.S. - like EBOLA or POLIO.
With a BRAIN FRIED SCIENTIFIC MORON like RFK JR in charge, what could go wrong?
He stood in front of the FOOD INDUSTRY & babbled about FOOD ADDITIVES that he was too stupid to look up & couldn't pronounce - one was a B VITAMIN used for FOOD COLORING, the other was SEAWEED.
Elliott Abrams, prominent D.C. neocon, named special envoy for Venezuela
excerpt:
By Nahal Toosi
01/25/2019 05:55 PM EST
Elliott Abrams, a controversial neoconservative figure who was entangled in the Iran-Contra affair, has been named as a Trump administration special envoy overseeing policy toward Venezuela, which has been rocked by a leadership crisis.
Abrams’ appointment, announced Friday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, is something of a surprise — President Donald Trump nixed his 2017 bid to be deputy secretary of State after learning that Abrams had criticized him.
Ramona - check the links - it's all public record NOW
You got CHEAP BANANAS thanks to CHIQUITA EXPLOITATION (now on strike in PANAMA)
The US sold RICE to HAITI below what locals could sell it for & forced forced farmers off their land - helping to destroy HAITI's economy.
I went through a period of having insomnia - CSPAN at the time was a wonderful solution, but it's a jig saw puzzle that sometimes doesn't reveal itself immediately.
One night, OXFORD UNIVERSITY had a debate about the PROJECT FOR THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY that was impressive - look up the organization & look at the founders.
I had a business relationship with someone who was sent to IRAN when the SHAH was in power to work on DAIRY MACHINERY. The SHAH promoted MILK CONSUMPTION - not to be smart - but it's FREAKING HOT in IRAN - NO COWS for good reason. MILK was imported...HUH? I won't delve into the science of a population that likely lacked the digestive enzyme for milk...
there was a great deal that created hostility toward the BRUTAL SHAH....
if you look at PRE-WAR MAPS it provides some insight into why the ALLIES created countries that didn't previously exist, as well as creating conflicting groups within nations that could only be controlled by supporting THUGS in charge. Look up the history of WORLD WAR 1 & 2.
MUSLIMS are well educated - when SADDAM was overthrown, there were more PhD PHYSICS candidates in IRAN than in the US.
There have been leaders in the MIDDLE EAST who made overtures to the US to address conflicts that the US has ignored. If they grew broccoli, no one would care...BUT OIL!
Although I haven't read JARED DIAMOND's recent information, I would encourage you to READ - his insight about collapsing nations & terrorism was on target.
I encourage everyone to READ! READ! READ!
Most books available from your PUBLIC LIBRARY if you still have one.
David Cay Johnston wrote 2 books about TRUMP'S CASINO FOLLY failures.
JANE MAYER wrote DARK MONEY about KOCH organizing the WEALTHY to attack DEMOCRACY.
Brian Tyler Cohen wrote SHAMELESS that explains republican's obstruction etc
This stuff doesn't fit in SOUND BYTES.
David Pakman has just published the ECHO MACHINE.
The Echo Machine: How Right-Wing Extremism Created a Post-Truth America Hardcover – March 25, 2025
by David Pakman (Author)
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 1,280 ratings
See all formats and editions
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER
"For anyone who wants to stand up to disinformation and deepen their understanding of politics without getting lost in jargon, this book is essential reading.”
—Brian Tyler Cohen, YouTuber and bestselling author of Shameless
From the host of The David Pakman Show comes a vital exploration of how right-wing extremism, media manipulation, and ideological echo chambers have eroded critical thinking and deepened political divisions —and how we can fight back to save our democracy
The 2024 election cycle made one thing clear: disinformation isn’t just a byproduct of our political system—it’s a weaponized force shaping public opinion. In The Echo Machine, popular radio and podcast host David Pakman unpacks how misinformation spreads, why people become trapped in ideological bubbles, and the real-world consequences of media echo chambers on democracy. With his trademark clarity and sharp analysis, Pakman offers a roadmap for breaking free from cycles of manipulation and reclaiming critical thinking.
Deeply researched and accessibly written, The Echo Machine is not just an exposé but a call to action. Beyond dissecting how we got to this point, Pakman also offers tangible solutions for how we can fix our broken system: increasing media literacy, cultivating intellectual humility, and consciously engaging with diverse viewpoints. As one early reader put it, "Pakman doesn’t just diagnose the disease of disinformation—he prescribes the cure."
Whether you’re left-leaning, right-leaning, or somewhere in between, The Echo Machine challenges you to rethink the information you consume and recognize the forces shaping modern discourse. In an era where misinformation is rampant and democracy hangs in the balance, this book is an essential guide to navigating the political landscape with clarity and reason.
JOYCE VANCE has a new book as well -
Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy Hardcover – October 21, 2025
by Joyce Vance (Author)
A politico manifesto for our present moment—part history lesson, part call to save the Republic
"Brilliant, galvanizing, and inspirational. A road map to help us find our way out of the darkness." —Mary L. Trump
We’re in this together.
For the past several years, Joyce Vance has signed off posts on her chart-topping Substack, "Civil Discourse", with these four words. In that time, she has guided readers through a continued erosion of democratic norms, the unprecedented felony conviction of an ex-president, and the constitutionally calamitous beginning to the second Trump administration. Here, Vance offers a blueprint for avoiding burnout and despair, and for strengthening our democratic muscle.
Giving Up Is Unforgivable is a clarion call to action, putting our current crisis in historical context and sketching out a vision for where we go next. Vance’s message is hopeful at its heart, even as it acknowledges the daunting challenges that lie ahead. She is the constitutional law professor you never knew you needed, explaining the legal context and the political history— and why the rule of the law still matters. At the same time, she empowers the reader to do something, both as individuals and collectively.
Consider this the birth of a countermovement to Project 2025, a rallying cry for citizen engagement to combat the second Trump administration and save American democracy.
Right to Learn is a Canadian 🇨🇦 charitable organization that ingeniously provides IT tools that let Afghan girls and women continue their education in their own homes. It also provides scholarships to Afghan girls and women to complete their education abroad,
and also provides the girls and women of Afghanistan with baskets of food and other necessities to help them survive the brutal rule of the misogynistic Taliban which has destroyed all the human rights of the girls and women of Afghanistan.
I hope that many of you will donate to Right to Learn —- no amount is too small.
Moreover, by supporting the human rights of the girls and women of Afghanistan you will also be undermining the misogynistic orange monster t-rump.
Thank you to Right to Learn for all the ingenious and great ways it evades the extremely misogynistic and oppressive Taliban to restore the rights of the girls and women of Afghanistan!
Watch Netflix: Dirty Money Episode2 documentary “THE CONFIDENCE MAN” also a book just mentioned on MSNBC. It’s worth watching & Everyone should see it. Too bad all didn’t read the book “ The Making of Donald tRump” by David Cay Johnston author but a tax specialist
Charles, they are not only ignorant, they are so brainwashed by the Right Wing media which has reproduced all of the vulgar lies coming out of the Dumpster and all of his sycophants!
Only because Witcoff was caught lying did he confess. The question is, how did he think he wasn't going to get caught lying about this critical conversation? A land swap?! Everyone knows Putin will not concede victory, and Zelinsky will not, rightly, give up territory. The arrogance and incompetence of this regime is not only staggering, it's extremely dangerous.
The Project 2025 overlords who are pulling Trump's strings honestly thought the USA was so invincible, they could do and say anything and folks would just get into line and do anything to curry favour with the Trump/2025 regime.
You are right. I have never seen such evil happening in the United States and it all stems from Heritage Foundation who wrote Project 2025 and who are in the Oval Office telling Trump what to do and say and it is all criminal behavior destroying our Democracy and shredding the Constitution, while pretending they are Christians . Christian Nationalists are the KKK without the Sheets and to be honest I did not know anything about them till Trump and Trump is the disgrace of America and has no soul. Thank you Canada for helping Ukrainian fight, they are all so deserving and have strength I have never seen before xoxo 😘
This red-tie Neville Chamberlain will host a much more disastrous Alaska gathering than when Bill Kristol became besotted with Sarah Palin over a meal of halibut cheeks. Trump is sending the National Guard into D.C. when crime is at historic lows. He’s pissed Judge Chutkan will hear his FOIA case.
He not even sending them to the hot spots and the only crime is carjacking. All the other crime numbers are down. They beat the brakes off that young guy in DC, Musk hired to steal data. It was a carjacking. They said they arrested three juveniles from Maryland. That's the only reason he called in the National Guard.
The USA is now under a kakistocracy. Total fools in charge. A meeting between Trump and Putin without Zelensky is worthless. Trump is on the wrong side of history. He's a total tool for Putin.
In case we haven't noticed, Putin has changed the world order using Trump's psychopathic/sociopathic skills and his narcissism to do it. Trump wants the Nobel Prize*, and if Putin isn't holding out that to him as a goal, along with world power and money, I'd be shocked. Putin's a master psychopath/sociopath/narcissist etc with more self control and savvy than Trump, as we know. Meeting on Alaskan (USA) ground is a major achievement for Putin and Russia. Trump doesn't care about the NoBelly Prize, just the Nobel! Maybe the Universe will provide a medical event or a shooter. But Putin and his Russian Mafia have good reason to keep Trump on the planet. JD Vance would not be so good a puppet for Putin as Trump. We'd have to stop Putin, not just Trump. Good luck with that. Tucker, Tulsi, and all the Trumpers are in Putin's pocket now, too.
Asking Ukraine to cede any territory is wrong to start with. If the “translation error” is the way the original version was explained, if Witkoff conceded that Putin never talked about giving up its claim to any Ukrainian territory, then it’s infinitely worse.
The resistance might be growing stronger, but Trump will remain in power. Why? He is a patsy!! The Oligarchs are running our country!! Both parties are being paid by lobbyists from major corporations. Did you know that Hakeem Jeffries received over a million dollars from AIPAC(lobbyist for Israel). My democratic representative in Florida, Lois Frankel received over $650,000.00 from AIPAC. There is a list of Democrats who have received the same. The list is large!! And we wonder why we keep sending weapons to Israel??? Then there’s the NRA, Wall Street, Black Rock and more!! Until we get the money out of politics NOTHING is going to be done for THE PEOPLE!!!! By the way, Bernie Sanders recently had a Town Hall about this (it’s on YouTube). Bernie has been warning us about this for years!!!!
Good morning, Meidas. Thanks for information on the latest Photo Op out of the regime. So important that we don’t forget the victims of Epstein and Maxwell.
This so called “ negotiations” meeting is being held to appease both American citizens and Russians. It’s all smoke and mirrors. Two dictators pretending to end a Russian invasion. Stand strong Ukraine!
The proposed meeting in Alaska between Trump and Putin is a complete farce and total waste of time. Zelenskyy hasn’t been invited although Trump is now saying he may invite him. Zelenskyy if asked should refuse to go what can only be described as a complete stitch up.
Trump is acting like a real estate broker offering Putin land that doesn’t belong to either of them. There is no land to sell or swap. The land belongs to Ukraine alone.
Trump’s willingness to appease or slavishly do Putin’s bidding would suggest that Putin has something on him that is even greater than all the vile and corrupt things he has done that we already know about.
The trump regime equals liars, felons, sexual assaulters, racist, billionaires, incompetence, and tv personalities.
Haha, the true list (taking from Mel Brooks), repeat it like in the movie Blazing Saddles!
Felon 47 regime is a big fat satirical joke on all of us with real consequences.
In 2002 Republican President Bush famously misquoted the proverb, fool me once, shame on-shame on you. Fool me-you can't fool me again. We all laughed at him. Funny to think he was being tricked but not funny when nothing is learned. IMO 2024 MAGA tricked again by the Republican Party, nothing learned. Idk about these voters...why do they not see this list as a mistake?
I see now, 6 months later🤯, reports are coming out that the counts on the 2024 votes are not kosher and the People of the United States did not elect the Orange Felon Pedo. What can be done now, I have no idea but it helps me sleep better knowing this Country did NOT elect this slime bucket evil dictator into office and they all cheated and rigged it for Taco Trump
Amen
This is what happens when we allow a complete moron and criminals run our government. They have gutted our foreign services staff and now global security is being handled by a real estate guy who is friends with Trump. This is ridiculous and Ukraine and Europe must stand in the way of this.
Remember that the Afghanistan withdrawal (that the media allowed to be blamed on Biden) was “negotiated” by Trump WITHOUT the participation of the Afghan government (such as it was). So, this is not new.
Trump is a failed businessperson and generally inept in all things except bullying and conning people — which, alas, succeeds with timid and deliberately ignorant folks (rubes).
Remember that it was MIKE POMPEO who negotiated the AFGHAN WITHDRAWAL timed to sabotage incoming President Biden, carefully withdrew US FORCES, released TALIBAN TERRORISTS that AFGHANS had incarcerated.
AFGHANISTAN had a long proud history that was on its way to restoration with women being educated & democracy created that the WARPED TURD destroyed just as he destroyed the STATE DEPARTMENT...& now the ORANGE TURD has removed TPS STATUS for the few AFGHANS who escaped.
Now the AFGHANS can't even feed their population.
PARDON ME FOR DISTRACTING...
In another lifetime, I was accepted into the PEACE CORPS at a time the SHAH was still in charge - although I declined the offer, it prompted me to PAY ATTENTION.
MUSLIMS place high importance on INFORMATION & EDUCATION, unlike Americans.
They remember what the U.S. has done.
In IRAN, a democratically elected leader MOSSADAGH was overthrown by the DULLES BROTHERS (pre-cursor to CIA) in order to protect the BRITISH CASH COW BP that Mossadagh threatened.
From that point forward, IRAN'S history has been infected by the U.S.
POPPY BUSH armed IRAN & IRAQ to fight each other, provided different WMD to each nation to identify who employed it. WMD for IRAN smuggled through ISRAEL. It was testified before the UNITED NATIONS that IRAQ DID NOT possess the capability to manufacture WMD. (Lengthy testimony on CSPAN - that's what you do when you have insomnia). Intelligence was also shared.
Americans don't know, but IRANIANS know what the U.S. has done.
The U.S. was quietly negotiating with NORTH KOREA - avoided public notice to avoid giving credibility to the MIDGET DICTATOR.
Notice TRUMP goes in with FAN FARE & the MIDGET is building NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
I am a frim believer in LOOKING IT UP! ANY ISSUE!
TRUMP BETRAYED THE KURDS! Do you think the WORLD doesn't remember?
RUSSIAN ASSET TULSI GABBARD praised Ba'athist regime ruled by Bashar al-Assad who brutally killed, tortured & disappeared citizens - it's still not finished!
RE: POMPEO
Mike Pompeo takes his own arrows over the Afghanistan collapse
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/26/mike-pompeo-afghanistan-collapse-506927
18 Facts About Mike Pompeo
https://facts.net/history/people/18-facts-about-mike-pompeo/
Mike Pompeo
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pompeo
This may seem inconsequential, but most Americans have never traveled outside of the country, most do not possess a passport. They believe the WORLD only exists to the oceans that surround us & we won't address our neighbors who are being villified.
PASSPORTS BY STATE + OTHER STATISTICS (Center for American Progress):
https://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/SAVEact-tables.pdf
The US/CIA installed THUGS, taught MONSTERS at the SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS (where it is reported that BORDER PATROL is being instructed), supported MASSACRES of civilians & violence to inflict CORPORATE RAPISTS to destroy their environments & rape resources, exploiting natives.
MAGA MAGGOTS are destroying the STATE DEPARTMENT at our peril, just as CHINA is increasing their outreach. The ORANGE TURD is uniting our ALLIES against the U.S. & we have no protection.
USAID had a significant impact - not widely publicized, they monitored DISEASES that could be transported to the U.S. - like EBOLA or POLIO.
With a BRAIN FRIED SCIENTIFIC MORON like RFK JR in charge, what could go wrong?
He stood in front of the FOOD INDUSTRY & babbled about FOOD ADDITIVES that he was too stupid to look up & couldn't pronounce - one was a B VITAMIN used for FOOD COLORING, the other was SEAWEED.
IT ALL MATTERS!
Keep going - truth be told!
Awesome post. 👍
For some misguided reason, President Biden nominated LIAR ELIOTT ABRAMS who never saw MASSACRES that surrounded him.
PROJECT FOR THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY - look at the FOUNDERS:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century
Elliott Abrams: Convicted Liar, Defender of Dictators, Accomplice to Genocide—and Foreign Policy Wise Man
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/elliott-abrams-liar-whitewash/
Biden Nominates Elliott Abrams, Death Squad Backer Convicted of Lying to Congress, to Gov’t Commission
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/7/6/headlines/biden_nominates_elliott_abrams_death_squad_backer_convicted_of_lying_to_congress_to_govt_commission
US special envoy for Venezuela has long, controversial history in Latin America
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/26/americas/elliott-abrams-venezuela-special-envoy-career
Elliott Abrams, prominent D.C. neocon, named special envoy for Venezuela
excerpt:
By Nahal Toosi
01/25/2019 05:55 PM EST
Elliott Abrams, a controversial neoconservative figure who was entangled in the Iran-Contra affair, has been named as a Trump administration special envoy overseeing policy toward Venezuela, which has been rocked by a leadership crisis.
Abrams’ appointment, announced Friday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, is something of a surprise — President Donald Trump nixed his 2017 bid to be deputy secretary of State after learning that Abrams had criticized him.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/25/elliott-abrams-envoy-venezuela-1128562
Who noticed that HILLARY CLINTON's ASSISTANT was VICTORIA NULAND, wife of KAGAN WAR PROFITEER?
A Family Business of Perpetual War
https://consortiumnews.com/2015/03/20/a-family-business-of-perpetual-war/
ASK QUESTIONS & DO YOUR RESEARCH!
Someday Jessie I hope you make this post a book and publish it as a text book. Who knows how much of this info may be destroyed. Excellent.
Ramona - check the links - it's all public record NOW
You got CHEAP BANANAS thanks to CHIQUITA EXPLOITATION (now on strike in PANAMA)
The US sold RICE to HAITI below what locals could sell it for & forced forced farmers off their land - helping to destroy HAITI's economy.
I went through a period of having insomnia - CSPAN at the time was a wonderful solution, but it's a jig saw puzzle that sometimes doesn't reveal itself immediately.
One night, OXFORD UNIVERSITY had a debate about the PROJECT FOR THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY that was impressive - look up the organization & look at the founders.
I had a business relationship with someone who was sent to IRAN when the SHAH was in power to work on DAIRY MACHINERY. The SHAH promoted MILK CONSUMPTION - not to be smart - but it's FREAKING HOT in IRAN - NO COWS for good reason. MILK was imported...HUH? I won't delve into the science of a population that likely lacked the digestive enzyme for milk...
there was a great deal that created hostility toward the BRUTAL SHAH....
if you look at PRE-WAR MAPS it provides some insight into why the ALLIES created countries that didn't previously exist, as well as creating conflicting groups within nations that could only be controlled by supporting THUGS in charge. Look up the history of WORLD WAR 1 & 2.
MUSLIMS are well educated - when SADDAM was overthrown, there were more PhD PHYSICS candidates in IRAN than in the US.
There have been leaders in the MIDDLE EAST who made overtures to the US to address conflicts that the US has ignored. If they grew broccoli, no one would care...BUT OIL!
Although I haven't read JARED DIAMOND's recent information, I would encourage you to READ - his insight about collapsing nations & terrorism was on target.
I encourage everyone to READ! READ! READ!
Most books available from your PUBLIC LIBRARY if you still have one.
David Cay Johnston wrote 2 books about TRUMP'S CASINO FOLLY failures.
JANE MAYER wrote DARK MONEY about KOCH organizing the WEALTHY to attack DEMOCRACY.
Brian Tyler Cohen wrote SHAMELESS that explains republican's obstruction etc
This stuff doesn't fit in SOUND BYTES.
David Pakman has just published the ECHO MACHINE.
The Echo Machine: How Right-Wing Extremism Created a Post-Truth America Hardcover – March 25, 2025
by David Pakman (Author)
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 1,280 ratings
See all formats and editions
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER
"For anyone who wants to stand up to disinformation and deepen their understanding of politics without getting lost in jargon, this book is essential reading.”
—Brian Tyler Cohen, YouTuber and bestselling author of Shameless
From the host of The David Pakman Show comes a vital exploration of how right-wing extremism, media manipulation, and ideological echo chambers have eroded critical thinking and deepened political divisions —and how we can fight back to save our democracy
The 2024 election cycle made one thing clear: disinformation isn’t just a byproduct of our political system—it’s a weaponized force shaping public opinion. In The Echo Machine, popular radio and podcast host David Pakman unpacks how misinformation spreads, why people become trapped in ideological bubbles, and the real-world consequences of media echo chambers on democracy. With his trademark clarity and sharp analysis, Pakman offers a roadmap for breaking free from cycles of manipulation and reclaiming critical thinking.
Deeply researched and accessibly written, The Echo Machine is not just an exposé but a call to action. Beyond dissecting how we got to this point, Pakman also offers tangible solutions for how we can fix our broken system: increasing media literacy, cultivating intellectual humility, and consciously engaging with diverse viewpoints. As one early reader put it, "Pakman doesn’t just diagnose the disease of disinformation—he prescribes the cure."
Whether you’re left-leaning, right-leaning, or somewhere in between, The Echo Machine challenges you to rethink the information you consume and recognize the forces shaping modern discourse. In an era where misinformation is rampant and democracy hangs in the balance, this book is an essential guide to navigating the political landscape with clarity and reason.
JOYCE VANCE has a new book as well -
Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy Hardcover – October 21, 2025
by Joyce Vance (Author)
A politico manifesto for our present moment—part history lesson, part call to save the Republic
"Brilliant, galvanizing, and inspirational. A road map to help us find our way out of the darkness." —Mary L. Trump
We’re in this together.
For the past several years, Joyce Vance has signed off posts on her chart-topping Substack, "Civil Discourse", with these four words. In that time, she has guided readers through a continued erosion of democratic norms, the unprecedented felony conviction of an ex-president, and the constitutionally calamitous beginning to the second Trump administration. Here, Vance offers a blueprint for avoiding burnout and despair, and for strengthening our democratic muscle.
Giving Up Is Unforgivable is a clarion call to action, putting our current crisis in historical context and sketching out a vision for where we go next. Vance’s message is hopeful at its heart, even as it acknowledges the daunting challenges that lie ahead. She is the constitutional law professor you never knew you needed, explaining the legal context and the political history— and why the rule of the law still matters. At the same time, she empowers the reader to do something, both as individuals and collectively.
Consider this the birth of a countermovement to Project 2025, a rallying cry for citizen engagement to combat the second Trump administration and save American democracy.
Right to Learn is a Canadian 🇨🇦 charitable organization that ingeniously provides IT tools that let Afghan girls and women continue their education in their own homes. It also provides scholarships to Afghan girls and women to complete their education abroad,
and also provides the girls and women of Afghanistan with baskets of food and other necessities to help them survive the brutal rule of the misogynistic Taliban which has destroyed all the human rights of the girls and women of Afghanistan.
I hope that many of you will donate to Right to Learn —- no amount is too small.
Moreover, by supporting the human rights of the girls and women of Afghanistan you will also be undermining the misogynistic orange monster t-rump.
Thank you for the heads up!
We exist to make the right to education a reality for Afghan women and girls.
https://righttolearn.ca/
Thank you to Right to Learn for all the ingenious and great ways it evades the extremely misogynistic and oppressive Taliban to restore the rights of the girls and women of Afghanistan!
Don't forget cheating at golf ( and everything else he turns a hand to)...
Watch Netflix: Dirty Money Episode2 documentary “THE CONFIDENCE MAN” also a book just mentioned on MSNBC. It’s worth watching & Everyone should see it. Too bad all didn’t read the book “ The Making of Donald tRump” by David Cay Johnston author but a tax specialist
Charles, they are not only ignorant, they are so brainwashed by the Right Wing media which has reproduced all of the vulgar lies coming out of the Dumpster and all of his sycophants!
I’m not surprised he lied, are you? I am surprised there was a confession of lying.
Only because Witcoff was caught lying did he confess. The question is, how did he think he wasn't going to get caught lying about this critical conversation? A land swap?! Everyone knows Putin will not concede victory, and Zelinsky will not, rightly, give up territory. The arrogance and incompetence of this regime is not only staggering, it's extremely dangerous.
The Project 2025 overlords who are pulling Trump's strings honestly thought the USA was so invincible, they could do and say anything and folks would just get into line and do anything to curry favour with the Trump/2025 regime.
Turns out that was wrong.
You are right. I have never seen such evil happening in the United States and it all stems from Heritage Foundation who wrote Project 2025 and who are in the Oval Office telling Trump what to do and say and it is all criminal behavior destroying our Democracy and shredding the Constitution, while pretending they are Christians . Christian Nationalists are the KKK without the Sheets and to be honest I did not know anything about them till Trump and Trump is the disgrace of America and has no soul. Thank you Canada for helping Ukrainian fight, they are all so deserving and have strength I have never seen before xoxo 😘
The horrible masked "agents" throwing people down and taking them away with no due process...truly evil and utterly wrong.
The KKK rides again...
Invincible and gullible!
So is the "Alaska meeting" of dt & Putin turning into a mere golf game?
Obviously nothing else will be worked out.
Still cannot fathom dt ever negotiating anything other than his own fortune gains.
This red-tie Neville Chamberlain will host a much more disastrous Alaska gathering than when Bill Kristol became besotted with Sarah Palin over a meal of halibut cheeks. Trump is sending the National Guard into D.C. when crime is at historic lows. He’s pissed Judge Chutkan will hear his FOIA case.
Having Chutkan hear his case is just delicious!
“Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?” moaned Judge Chutkan.
He not even sending them to the hot spots and the only crime is carjacking. All the other crime numbers are down. They beat the brakes off that young guy in DC, Musk hired to steal data. It was a carjacking. They said they arrested three juveniles from Maryland. That's the only reason he called in the National Guard.
Zelenskyy did the right thing, for his people and the world. ✊
Hope he sticks to his convictions!
The USA is now under a kakistocracy. Total fools in charge. A meeting between Trump and Putin without Zelensky is worthless. Trump is on the wrong side of history. He's a total tool for Putin.
Yeah. Putin is playing 3D chess while Trump is playing checkers, poorly.
Bwahaha- you can sure bet if Trump even plays checkers, he'll find a way to cheat at it!
dt is not even up to checkers level... he's playing coloring books with melted crayons.
A mere pu..y for Putin.
In case we haven't noticed, Putin has changed the world order using Trump's psychopathic/sociopathic skills and his narcissism to do it. Trump wants the Nobel Prize*, and if Putin isn't holding out that to him as a goal, along with world power and money, I'd be shocked. Putin's a master psychopath/sociopath/narcissist etc with more self control and savvy than Trump, as we know. Meeting on Alaskan (USA) ground is a major achievement for Putin and Russia. Trump doesn't care about the NoBelly Prize, just the Nobel! Maybe the Universe will provide a medical event or a shooter. But Putin and his Russian Mafia have good reason to keep Trump on the planet. JD Vance would not be so good a puppet for Putin as Trump. We'd have to stop Putin, not just Trump. Good luck with that. Tucker, Tulsi, and all the Trumpers are in Putin's pocket now, too.
Yes, Tucker and Tulsi are trained Russian agents and there are those in Congress who are also. Perhaps Chief Roberts and his 5 Injustices too.
Yup. They drank the poisoned Kool-Aid.
Putin psychopath going to beat Trump sociopath.
Cunning wins over emotional instability
In fact, the cunning one will use the emotions of DT against him.
DT will get the loathing of Putin, not the daddy-approval DT seeks.
Asking Ukraine to cede any territory is wrong to start with. If the “translation error” is the way the original version was explained, if Witkoff conceded that Putin never talked about giving up its claim to any Ukrainian territory, then it’s infinitely worse.
Insane to think of all the tips the USA has handed Putin by using their RU translators
Or, in some cases, maybe just to show off (nuclear sub information to the Australian, for example)….
The resistance might be growing stronger, but Trump will remain in power. Why? He is a patsy!! The Oligarchs are running our country!! Both parties are being paid by lobbyists from major corporations. Did you know that Hakeem Jeffries received over a million dollars from AIPAC(lobbyist for Israel). My democratic representative in Florida, Lois Frankel received over $650,000.00 from AIPAC. There is a list of Democrats who have received the same. The list is large!! And we wonder why we keep sending weapons to Israel??? Then there’s the NRA, Wall Street, Black Rock and more!! Until we get the money out of politics NOTHING is going to be done for THE PEOPLE!!!! By the way, Bernie Sanders recently had a Town Hall about this (it’s on YouTube). Bernie has been warning us about this for years!!!!
This 🖕🏼
Call it out no matter what party it is
Time for Democratic Leadership gives Bernie Sanders respect! IMO He should decide the Democratic platform!
Good morning, Meidas. Thanks for information on the latest Photo Op out of the regime. So important that we don’t forget the victims of Epstein and Maxwell.
Two convicted felons and sexual assaulters,, what are our children learning from these criminals/Magats.
What an embarrassment our government is. From tRump to Ken Paxton, what hole did they crawl out of?
escapees from Dante's Inferno.
Hope a new. lower-than-low ring will be added to the Inferno, for politicians-against-the-people.
Each others ass hole.
A really 💩💩💩💩💩💩Hole!
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This so called “ negotiations” meeting is being held to appease both American citizens and Russians. It’s all smoke and mirrors. Two dictators pretending to end a Russian invasion. Stand strong Ukraine!
Most American citizens are not in favor of this meeting. Of course, tRumpty's cult followers will be, the rest of us not so much.
Love all of you.
Funny how pedophiles and abusers gravitate towards the White House these days.
The proposed meeting in Alaska between Trump and Putin is a complete farce and total waste of time. Zelenskyy hasn’t been invited although Trump is now saying he may invite him. Zelenskyy if asked should refuse to go what can only be described as a complete stitch up.
Trump is acting like a real estate broker offering Putin land that doesn’t belong to either of them. There is no land to sell or swap. The land belongs to Ukraine alone.
Trump’s willingness to appease or slavishly do Putin’s bidding would suggest that Putin has something on him that is even greater than all the vile and corrupt things he has done that we already know about.