Russ Baker
@realrussbaker.bsky.social
Editor in Chief, WhoWhatWhy.org; author of Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America's Invisible Government and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years
Conspiracy fabricator Alex Jones says there is NOTHING of interest regarding Trump and Epstein. Oh boy what an endorsement!
February 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Conspiracy fabricator Alex Jones says there is NOTHING of interest regarding Trump and Epstein. Oh boy what an endorsement!
Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China (Guardian). Presumably he is too cowardly and morally bankrupt to confess his sins
February 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China (Guardian). Presumably he is too cowardly and morally bankrupt to confess his sins
Elon Musks’s AI company is violating clean air regulations per the website Floodlight. More of his thinking the rules don’t apply to him
February 13, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Elon Musks’s AI company is violating clean air regulations per the website Floodlight. More of his thinking the rules don’t apply to him
RFK Jr on a youtube show today, This Past Weekend with Theo Von: “I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.” That's the man in charge of our health.
February 13, 2026 at 1:37 AM
RFK Jr on a youtube show today, This Past Weekend with Theo Von: “I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.” That's the man in charge of our health.
Trump is turning increasingly irrational and desperate, picking fights with fellow Republicans and calling them names
February 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Trump is turning increasingly irrational and desperate, picking fights with fellow Republicans and calling them names
After Trump cut funding for electric vehicles, compelling auto makers to shut plants, most employees blame their employers, not Trump
February 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
After Trump cut funding for electric vehicles, compelling auto makers to shut plants, most employees blame their employers, not Trump
Jeffrey Epstein engineered an intimate relationship between a woman in his network and Kimbal Musk, who is the brother of Elon Musk and on the board of directors at Tesla, according to emails from the Department of Justice’s recent release of documents (Guardian)
February 10, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Jeffrey Epstein engineered an intimate relationship between a woman in his network and Kimbal Musk, who is the brother of Elon Musk and on the board of directors at Tesla, according to emails from the Department of Justice’s recent release of documents (Guardian)
An Irish man has spent five months in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention and faces deportation despite having a valid work permit and no criminal record.
Irish? Even MAGA won’t like this
Irish? Even MAGA won’t like this
February 9, 2026 at 10:38 PM
An Irish man has spent five months in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention and faces deportation despite having a valid work permit and no criminal record.
Irish? Even MAGA won’t like this
Irish? Even MAGA won’t like this
Dopey conservatives visiting San Francisco for Super Bowl astonished by how nice it is after listening to right-wing media lie about the city for years
February 9, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Dopey conservatives visiting San Francisco for Super Bowl astonished by how nice it is after listening to right-wing media lie about the city for years
Every single day, I read important, exclusive, interesting articles at the Washington Post. It is needed. It deserves an owner who cares.
February 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Every single day, I read important, exclusive, interesting articles at the Washington Post. It is needed. It deserves an owner who cares.
Even crazier than before: Trump lawyers tell court any delays in building ballroom would have "national security implications"
February 4, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Even crazier than before: Trump lawyers tell court any delays in building ballroom would have "national security implications"
If you look closely at X, Elon has built an army of fake followers who "applaud" what he says and attack his real, actual critics, of whom there are huge numbers
February 4, 2026 at 12:41 AM
If you look closely at X, Elon has built an army of fake followers who "applaud" what he says and attack his real, actual critics, of whom there are huge numbers
READ THIS: ‘Melania’, Minneapolis, Moguls, Midterms: Many Battles, One War
We live in a country where wealth sucks up to power, power works for the wealthy, and somehow the fault lies with the immigrants. russbaker.substack.com/p/melania-mi...
We live in a country where wealth sucks up to power, power works for the wealthy, and somehow the fault lies with the immigrants. russbaker.substack.com/p/melania-mi...
February 4, 2026 at 12:36 AM
READ THIS: ‘Melania’, Minneapolis, Moguls, Midterms: Many Battles, One War
We live in a country where wealth sucks up to power, power works for the wealthy, and somehow the fault lies with the immigrants. russbaker.substack.com/p/melania-mi...
We live in a country where wealth sucks up to power, power works for the wealthy, and somehow the fault lies with the immigrants. russbaker.substack.com/p/melania-mi...
Guardian: Trump scolds CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins for not smiling as she asks about Epstein abuse survivors –
February 4, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Guardian: Trump scolds CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins for not smiling as she asks about Epstein abuse survivors –
French prosecutors carried out a search on the offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X Tuesday morning and summoned the billionaire owner to attend a hearing in April. Bit of the shoe is on the other foot, eh? When its not ICE doing the raid?
February 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
French prosecutors carried out a search on the offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X Tuesday morning and summoned the billionaire owner to attend a hearing in April. Bit of the shoe is on the other foot, eh? When its not ICE doing the raid?
I thought I just read that “Melania” is a low budget horror film. Actually what it said was that Melania was beaten in box office receipts by a low budget horror film. But you can understand my confusion.
February 3, 2026 at 2:21 AM
I thought I just read that “Melania” is a low budget horror film. Actually what it said was that Melania was beaten in box office receipts by a low budget horror film. But you can understand my confusion.
Now that Trump just called for elections to be taken over by the federal government from the states, and since Musk clearly opposes democracy himself, it's high time his employees did the right thing and resign en masse.
February 3, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Now that Trump just called for elections to be taken over by the federal government from the states, and since Musk clearly opposes democracy himself, it's high time his employees did the right thing and resign en masse.
Trump just announced that the Kennedy Center will close for two years. Renovations, he says. No talent willing to perform there, I say
February 2, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Trump just announced that the Kennedy Center will close for two years. Renovations, he says. No talent willing to perform there, I say
news sites are notoriously sneaky. Try to make it impossible to cancel subscription online. @BostonGlobe looks like worst I've seen. Instructions on how to cancel dont work, take you in a circle. Dirtbags.
February 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
news sites are notoriously sneaky. Try to make it impossible to cancel subscription online. @BostonGlobe looks like worst I've seen. Instructions on how to cancel dont work, take you in a circle. Dirtbags.
“Being regarded as a star changes nothing inside — does not heal pain, erase inadequacy, confer joy. All it does is make you the object of other people’s attention — people who don’t care about you as a human being.” -David Foster Wallace, per WaPo
February 1, 2026 at 2:22 PM
“Being regarded as a star changes nothing inside — does not heal pain, erase inadequacy, confer joy. All it does is make you the object of other people’s attention — people who don’t care about you as a human being.” -David Foster Wallace, per WaPo
Conservative media long accused Judge James Boasberg of D.C. of bias against the Trump administration -- and Trump admin filed judicial misconduct complaint. It has now been dismissed because admin failed to provide requested evidence
February 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Conservative media long accused Judge James Boasberg of D.C. of bias against the Trump administration -- and Trump admin filed judicial misconduct complaint. It has now been dismissed because admin failed to provide requested evidence
Mayor Mamdani announced his appointment of the first-ever formerly incarcerated person to serve as head of the Department of Correction
February 1, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Mayor Mamdani announced his appointment of the first-ever formerly incarcerated person to serve as head of the Department of Correction
In September Elon Musk posted that Epstein “tried to get me to go to his island and I REFUSED.” New release shows he wrote him “Sounds good, will try to make it.” Elon, please explain the discrepancy.
January 31, 2026 at 2:49 PM
In September Elon Musk posted that Epstein “tried to get me to go to his island and I REFUSED.” New release shows he wrote him “Sounds good, will try to make it.” Elon, please explain the discrepancy.
Bet THIS isnt in the new documentary about Melania: a 2002 email from her to Ghislaine Maxwell: “Dear G! How are you?..Nice story about JE in NY mag. You look great in the picture.”
January 31, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Bet THIS isnt in the new documentary about Melania: a 2002 email from her to Ghislaine Maxwell: “Dear G! How are you?..Nice story about JE in NY mag. You look great in the picture.”
Newly released Epstein file: "Complainant following up after call w NYPD officer re her previous tip, reporting was forced to perform sex acts when she was 13 years old and pregnant in 1984. ...reported Donald Trump participated regularly in paying money to force her to perform sex acts with him.."
January 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Newly released Epstein file: "Complainant following up after call w NYPD officer re her previous tip, reporting was forced to perform sex acts when she was 13 years old and pregnant in 1984. ...reported Donald Trump participated regularly in paying money to force her to perform sex acts with him.."