Andrew Gumbel

The Trump admin may not be articulating a Fascist-era master race ideology, but its policies targeting int'l aid, global health, the poor and the weak nevertheless evoke a bygone era of eugenics and racial supremacy. My latest Substack, with iconography courtesy of the Labor Dept. lnkd.in/gCMNYXpN

Quoting @marcelias.bsky.social and @justinlevitt.bsky.social among others.

Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom:‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’ White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect midterms

The Trump administration is taking a whole-of-government approach to undermining next year's midterm elections and eroding voting rights. My best attempt to make sense of this -- and Trump's chances of success on his terms -- today in the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

California goes mud-wrestling with a mud-wrestling champ Gavin Newsom's initiative to push back against Donald Trump's out-of-control gerrymandering looks set to pass handily, but it's a move born of weakness, not strength

Gavin Newsom's Prop. 50 looks set to achieve its goal of kicking Donald Trump where it hurts, but it's a move born of weakness, not strength. For all the talk of "protecting democracy", it will do no such thing. If you haven't subscribed to my Substack yet, please do!

How Trump has turned the legal system ‘on its head’ to meet deportation goals Cuban asylum seeker EC and others saw hard-won victories vanish as new rules upended immigration courts

How the Trump administration has turned the legal system on its head in pursuit of its immigration deportation goals -- a blow-by-blow account of the summer that has taken a sledgehammer to the rule of law, for immigrants and everyone else. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

When Trump tariffs hit French barrels and corks, California’s winemakers feel the squeeze Small California producers say Trump’s EU levies are driving up costs and threatening family businesses

The president says tariffs will help American businesses. California’s wine growers and retailers beg to disagree. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/au...

The week the anti-Trump resistance found its voice and its purpose. My take in the Observer. observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’ Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was not necessary

It’s not just Angelenos who do not want the US military patrolling their streets. The National Guard and Marines are telling friends and family they don’t want to be there either.
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Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’ Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was not necessary

i am not being pollyannish when i insist that the people who sign up do not sign up to advance a president’s domestic political agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Could a British Fox News personality fix Republicans’ losing streak in California? Steve Hilton, once an adviser to David Cameron, sees signs of Democrats’ grip on the state slackening – but the Trump factor could prove tricky

Could Steve Hilton's low-key charm and British accent be the answer to the Republicans' long losing streak in California? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

How Columbia University is tearing itself apart to please Trump Students in detention, free speech threatened, a paranoid campus divided. JD Vance called for attacks on American universities… and now New York truly is a battleground

How Columbia University tore itself apart over the Middle East, making it ripe for the picking by Trump and the ideologues who want to destroy higher ed. observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Watch An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th (HBO) | Max Watch An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th (HBO) on Max. Plans start at $9.99/month In 1995, Timothy McVeigh ignited a truck bomb outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 peop...

Yes the doc is excellent. play.max.com/movie/ffec6d...

‘The bomber’s words sound mainstream. Like he won!’ Oklahoma City’s tragedy in the time of Trump Revulsion at deadly Oklahoma City explosion in 1995 has faded. But echoes of the blast, and its perpetrator, Timothy McVeigh, are heard today as far-right ideas storm the US

It's Timothy McVeigh's world now. How, in 30 years , the unspeakable became mainstream. In the Observer. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...