West Wing Report (Edited by Paul Brandus)✓

Bio: 5-time author, speaker 7 presidential libraries. Dow Jones / MarketWatch columnist. Worked in Moscow for 5 years, New York 11. Also London & L.A. Network TV, Capitol Hill, White House. Been to 67 countries but only 43 states. Longtime venture capital investor. Meet my Corgi:

“The typical lawmaker of today is a man wholly devoid of principle…if the right pressure could be applied to him he would be cheerfully in favor of polygamy, astrology or cannibalism.” -H.L. Mencken, 96 years ago

If you think the Russians aren't meddling in our elections, you're not paying attention - or perhaps you're in denial. My latest newsletter is out today:

-Survey: Mis/Disinformation a greater threat than violent crime -an accelerant for corruption, sexual exploitation -Russian midterm meddling -and more in my latest newsletter:

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Americans disagree with Trump's claim about living in a "golden" era (via @hamrickisms)

A comprehensive look at Trump's ecomomic record - vs. his pronises - via @FT

Vladimir Putin - who for nearly five years has been bombing Ukrainian schools, hospitals, apartment buildings - unspeakable war crimes - was praised as a "humanitarian" today by Trump's envoy Witkoff

-AI campaign ads surge - voters can’t tell the difference -Russia’s midterm meddling -”We will kill you all” - Russian TV’s message to the West -Our brains are “surrendering” to AI - I discuss the damage this can do -All this and more in my latet newsletter. Hope you’ll share & subscribe

Housing is 1/6 of U.S. economy - and it is deeply troubled

I cover the issue of #Disinformation. A lie always has first-mover advantage over the truth. The below claim is a lie. The truth rarely catches up, and not one White House reporter, to my knowledge, has called him out for this one

More corruption, higher municipal costs for residents, loss of community - and torrents of disinformation. Four bad things which happen when local journalism - newspapers/radio/TV coverage - dries up. My latest newsletter is out. Hope you'll share/subscribe.

Fox News poll out tonight: Trump approval: 36% Disapproval: 64%