Champion of Truth
The Navy said they didn’t want any more littoral combat ships because they sucked, but Congress spent a bunch more money building more of them due to district politics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT7TWwMj8OQ
Japan’s first woman prime minister is somewhat populist right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFwvVChYp2M
ICE is mostly deporting noncriminals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vNSDtkMUnU
How Russia weaponizes your mind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wBLIqYrI4I
“The new map was the least favorable for Democrats of the six that the Legislature considered”
Legislators choosing voters rather than voters choosing their legislators.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/06/utah-new-map-redistricting-00595076
Judges appointed by Trump keep ruling against him. He’s not happy about it.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/06/trump-judges-ruling-against-him-00595511
Trump looms large in Chief Justice John Roberts’ legacy
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/06/john-roberts-donald-trump-supreme-court-00594600
“States that embrace renewable energy are far more likely to save money for electricity consumers than those relying on fossil fuels or nuclear power, a POLITICO analysis of federal and industry data shows — findings that undermine one of the Trump administration’s main justifications for its aggressive rollback of federal clean energy policies.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/07/green-electricity-costs-cheap-trump-00594123
Republicans Have a Senate Map Without the Meltdowns
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/10/04/republicans-senate-2026-primaries-thune-trump-00593428
“A decade ago, only a fairly small group of congressional Democrats voted to support President Barack Obama’s free trade agenda. Protectionism was on the rise, helping fuel the campaigns of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. Most of the “yes” votes for Obama’s trade program were Republicans.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/10/05/jared-polis-trump-democrats-campaign-free-trade-inflation-00592744