Ahmed Baba

Anthropic Just Became The First Tech Giant To Stand Up To Trump This Term. Here’s Why It Matters. I sat down with computer scientist Greg Fish to break down what Anthropic’s defiance of Trump means for civil liberties, the AI industry, and the fight against tech-powered authoritarianism.

Watch my full pod on the state of AI here. You’ll learn a lot. And while you’re there, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber:

Anthropic refused to let the Pentagon use its AI for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons.

Trump Admin retaliated by designating them a supply chain risk.

But consumers rewarded their resistance. They're now #1.

Other companies should take note: Decency is good business.

Hegseth is the worst communicator for this moment. Americans don’t want media trolling and superlatives about death and destruction.

Americans want calm clarity, a day after plan, and assurances Americans aren’t dying in another regime change war that will destabilize the region.

You “guess?” This was an obvious potential outcome that should’ve been in his pre-strike briefings and factored into the decision.

In a sane Admin, they’d have a contingency plan for this that POTUS could clearly communicate. But they didn’t adequately prepare for the day after.

I don’t know how these leaders sleep at night. If even one innocent child died due to an order I gave or a war I started, I wouldn’t be able to live with myself. One life is one too many. The normalization of the slaughter of civilian life in war is sickening to me.

I have read and watched a lot of takes on the Iran situation  This was by far the most comprehensive picture.

Great specifics and details inside Iran, plus zooming out to the broader global geopolitics.

Enjoyed my conversation with @ahmedbaba.bsky.social on Iran and the unknown perils this war puts on the table. Please watch:

Trump's Iran Regime Change War Has No Plan, No Mandate, & No End in Sight I sat down with my longtime friend and foreign policy expert Adam Ali to break down what's really happening in Iran, and why this war of choice is Trump's biggest foreign policy blunder yet.

Watch my full Substack Live about the Iran regime change war. We really dove deep. If you’re looking for some in-depth analysis, definitely check this out:

Iran was complying with the JCPOA.

Trump tore it up because he was jealous of Obama and wanted to tarnish his legacy.

Enrichment accelerated. And now Trump is waging a regime change war.

Trump creates problems, then pretends only he can solve them.

Trump Says War Could Last Weeks and Offers Contradictory Visions of New Regime

Read this. Trump has no idea what he's doing.

In one breath he says Iran could have a Venezuela-like transition: basically same regime but different head. Then, he says he hopes the IRGC will turn their weapons over to the Iranian people?? Delusional.

“That’s the way it is” - President Trump flippantly predicting more US service members dying in his ill-planned regime change war a plurality of Americans oppose

John Bolton Sounds the Alarm on Trump’s Iran Gamble In an exclusive, Trump’s onetime national security adviser warns the strike on Iran may deepen conflict, create a dangerous power vacuum — and plunge the region into turmoil.

Even John Bolton is spooked…

Americans remember Iraq and Afghanistan

Been working with Claude this weekend after importing my ChatGPT memory over.

It's significantly better than ChatGPT when giving feedback on writing, and Claude Code is next-level.

Anthropic standing up to Trump made me switch for moral reasons, but the quality makes it earned.

To be clear, the GOP majority abdicating its congressional responsibilities and ceding its power to the executive is a choice.

Republicans could call votes and end this today if they wanted to. They choose not to.

Notable opposition to the Iran attack from Tucker Carlson, who has spoken out against Trump’s interventionism in the past. This betrayal of Trump’s anti-war promise could further fracture the MAGA coalition.

Just want to note that 3am in Washington is like 11:30am in Tehran. The American people are the ones he snuck up on in the dead of night to conduct this illegal attack, not the purported enemy.

Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution is clear. Congress holds the sole power to declare war.

Here, Trump is already referring to his attack on Iran as a war, without any congressional input or credible public case made to the American people.

Unmistakably unconstitutional.

Trump sees attacking Iran as a desperate way to cover up political weakness. Thanks for the insights into your psyche, 2012 & 2013 Donald.

Happy to be of service 🫡

I just woke up and this was how I found out a new war started.

Thanks Ahmed.

There’s always a tweet. From 2013👇🏾

Right-Wing Media Is Downplaying The Withheld Trump Accuser Files Scandal I've been analyzing how right-wing outlets are covering the withheld Trump accuser documents. I found they're avoiding the cover-up question, then ignoring, downplaying, and reframing the development.

I've been analyzing how right-wing outlets are covering the withheld Trump accuser documents.

I found they're avoiding the cover-up question, then ignoring, downplaying, and reframing the development.

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It was awesome talking to you brother!

Ahmed Baba with Matt - February 26, 2026 Ahmed Baba is the founder of the bestselling Substack newsletter AhmedBaba.News and a columnist at The Independent. He documented every day of Trump’s first term and was among the first to cover Proje

An absolute privilege to get to talk with reporter, columnist, and pundit @ahmedbaba.bsky.social today. We discussed the clear diminishment of Trump, the collapse of his master plan, and how he is setting the Republicans up for a massive fall. #Spotlight Interview! soundcloud.com/user-5879035...

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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

With the Ellisons in charge, CNN could go the way of CBS, HBO could wane in quality, and Warner Bros. Studios could lose its edge in favor of what Trump pressures them to make. The worst outcome of this bidding war.

The Epstein Fallout Is Exposing A Much Bigger Accountability Crisis From Ex-Prince Andrew and Mandelson to Trump’s latest allegation, my conversation with James Matthewson analyzes how powerful people are protected by broken systems and why moral courage is necessary.

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Trump killed shame and rewired the incentives of politics.

When he proved shamelessness was profitable, many indecent Republicans realized they no longer had to pretend to be decent to gain power.

They didn't abandon their principles. They never had any principles to begin with.