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Chapter 3: The Mask of Success hartmannreport.com/p/chapter-3-... Lipstick on a pig.
Chapter 3: The Mask of Success
Your weekly excerpt from one of my books. This week: "The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink"
hartmannreport.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Chapter 3: The Mask of Success hartmannreport.com/p/chapter-3-... Lipstick on a pig.
Saturday Report 11/29/25 — Is a cornered party as dangerous as a cornered rat?
hartmannreport.com/p/saturday-r... Interesting question.
hartmannreport.com/p/saturday-r... Interesting question.
Saturday Report 11/29/25 — Is a cornered party as dangerous as a cornered rat?
The Best of the Rest of the News and Opinion
hartmannreport.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Saturday Report 11/29/25 — Is a cornered party as dangerous as a cornered rat?
hartmannreport.com/p/saturday-r... Interesting question.
hartmannreport.com/p/saturday-r... Interesting question.
There’s been some pushback, but wheels still aren’t on the tracks. The government will still be captured, or barely functional, even when Trump is gone.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump’s Plan Is Now Out in the Open
It’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
There’s been some pushback, but wheels still aren’t on the tracks. The government will still be captured, or barely functional, even when Trump is gone.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no... That algorithmic virus of Fascism seems to propagate most anywhere.
The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’
The long read: Still largely viewed as a peaceful philosophy, across much of south-east Asia, the religion has been weaponised to serve nationalist goals
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no... That algorithmic virus of Fascism seems to propagate most anywhere.
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Remarkable, isn’t it.
US designates four European anti-fascist groups as terrorist threats
State department claims groups in Germany, Italy and Greece ‘conspiring to undermine foundations of western civilization’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Remarkable, isn’t it.
substack.com/@senschiff/n... The corruption of John Roberts.
Trump's Biggest Enabler (It's Not Who You Think)
Donald Trump’s number one enabler has given him the power to engage in countless acts of lawlessness without fear of ever being held accountable.
substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
substack.com/@senschiff/n... The corruption of John Roberts.
youtu.be/4odSW2lSUyI?... Economy Report
Monopolies have crushed innovation, and Alltman began an AI arms race that the US, and world, wasn't ready for. Relatively, good, with important issues touched on.
Monopolies have crushed innovation, and Alltman began an AI arms race that the US, and world, wasn't ready for. Relatively, good, with important issues touched on.
As China wins AI race, OpenAI begs US gov't for bailout when bubble pops
YouTube video by Geopolitical Economy Report
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
youtu.be/4odSW2lSUyI?... Economy Report
Monopolies have crushed innovation, and Alltman began an AI arms race that the US, and world, wasn't ready for. Relatively, good, with important issues touched on.
Monopolies have crushed innovation, and Alltman began an AI arms race that the US, and world, wasn't ready for. Relatively, good, with important issues touched on.
Resistance will ultimately come down to a political debate about the Democratic Party. The old guard is often linked with neoliberalism: it was co-opted long ago. The new party will certainly need to bridge Social Democrats and Abundance.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Socialism or Abundance?
Two visions fight for the Democratic Party’s soul as it searches for purpose, direction, and a modicum of popularity.
nymag.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Resistance will ultimately come down to a political debate about the Democratic Party. The old guard is often linked with neoliberalism: it was co-opted long ago. The new party will certainly need to bridge Social Democrats and Abundance.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
The Facebook Files - WSJ
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The Facebook Files - WSJ
More than a bit of risk here, as we, eg, see that even CBS will be tomorrow's Fox. This is worth the time.
youtu.be/K7wufpKdCGc?...
youtu.be/K7wufpKdCGc?...
What Larry Ellison Doesn’t Want You To Know
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
More than a bit of risk here, as we, eg, see that even CBS will be tomorrow's Fox. This is worth the time.
youtu.be/K7wufpKdCGc?...
youtu.be/K7wufpKdCGc?...
What the Democrats Must Do. Now!
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
What the Democrats Must Do. Now!
Friends,
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
What the Democrats Must Do. Now!
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
A good discussion about the risk of bilding and releasing safe AI. The title is unfortunate, but it's not so badly put. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPow....
The A.I. Prompt That Could End The World
YouTube video by Offline with Jon Favreau
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
A good discussion about the risk of bilding and releasing safe AI. The title is unfortunate, but it's not so badly put. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPow....
This is a very interesting discussion about AI. Most us would likely learn a great deal from, and it's important information. The title is unfortunate, but it's not so badly put.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPowHYhUlJM.
November 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
This is a very interesting discussion about AI. Most us would likely learn a great deal from, and it's important information. The title is unfortunate, but it's not so badly put.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPowHYhUlJM.
Bill Kristol and General Mark Hertling discuss the wave of senior military officers forced out under Trump, the redeployment of forces toward Venezuela, and growing signs of unlawful or politically driven military actions that threaten alliances, strategy, and the..
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Senior Military Leaders Don't Like What They've Heard (w/ Mark Hertling)
YouTube video by The Bulwark
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Bill Kristol and General Mark Hertling discuss the wave of senior military officers forced out under Trump, the redeployment of forces toward Venezuela, and growing signs of unlawful or politically driven military actions that threaten alliances, strategy, and the..
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... should all speech be free?
What we misunderstand in the debate over free speech | Avram Alpert
Freedom of speech requires freedom of thought – and the American political climate poses a serious threat to it
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... should all speech be free?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... fits too well.
Trump is threatening Venezuela. But his own country looks a lot like it | Daniel Mendiola
The US president’s efforts to consolidate power are strikingly similar to historical authoritarian moves in Caracas
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... fits too well.