The Hound | Feb. 6

                    

LOTS OF POSTS IGNORED BY BLOGGER.....

ALL POSTS ARE AVAILABLE ON

MIDDLEBORO REVIEW AND SO ON

Hi there, It’s Friday. Meta is currently running an ICE ad featuring a neo-Nazi anthem. Donald Trump is throwing Attorney General Pam Bondi under the bus, saying it was her insistence as to why Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was at the Fulton county election office raid. Republicans are also dismissing a whistleblower complaint against Gabbard, which alleges she withheld classified information for political reasons. In addition, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) warns that Trump’s threat to ‘nationalize’ elections is very real. Sen. Warner’s warning that Donald Trump and his allies are planning a coordinated effort to interfere in the 2026 midterms is not speculation or partisan messaging—it is a serious alarm from a senior lawmaker with deep knowledge of election security threats. Plans to undermine election administration, intimidate officials, and delegitimize results pose a direct risk to democratic governance. When coverage minimizes or fragments credible alerts about election interference, it leaves the public unprepared and allows anti-democratic strategies to advance without sustained scrutiny. 🖊️ Add your name to call on major media outlets to cover warnings about midterm interference with urgency, depth, and persistence—connecting the dots, examining the plans being openly discussed, and clearly explaining what is at stake. Democracy depends on a press that treats threats to free and fair elections as front-page news, not as another fleeting political controversy.... SUBSCRIBE TO ADD YOUR NAME TO CIVIC SHOUT PETITIONS! Read about this, and more, with today’s stories: Mark Warner Warns Trump Planning a ‘Coordinated Effort to try to Interfere’ in the Midterms (Mediaite) Slotkin Refuses DOJ Request in Revenge Probe Into Message to Troops (The New Republic) WATCH: Trump says Gabbard joined FBI search at Fulton County election center at Bondi's 'insistence' (PBS News) Republicans dismiss whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard (The Guardian) A Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE (AP News) Lawmakers Call on Meta to Stop Running ICE Ad Featuring Neo-Nazi Anthem (The Intercept) A Texas lawsuit tests the legal protections for doctors who provide abortion pills (The 19th) ‘I’m Devastated’: Washington Post Foreign Correspondent Reveals She Was Fired ‘in the Middle of a War Zone’ (Mediaite) The Winter Olympics in Italy were meant to be sustainable. Are they? (NPR) One of Africa’s Most Important Water Sources Just Got Some Very Good News (Inside Climate News) Until next time, Harry from The Hound P.S. Do you know someone who would appreciate The Hound? If you can, forward this email and encourage them to subscribe! Let’s stay informed, together.

Part of the Civic Shout activist network © 2026 The Hound 16192 Coastal Highway Lewes, DE 19958, United States

 

Putin's Puppet Cuts All Aid To Ukraine

3.3.25

Ally Sammarco Mar 4

Happy Monday, folks. Welcome back to another edition of Today’s American News, your source for news and analysis on the circus that is American politics and entertainment.

Stocks tumble as Trump insists on starting tariffs for Mexico, Canada… Wall Street responded in fear as it appears Trump’s previously delayed tariffs against major North American trading partners Canada and Mexico will go into effect just hours from this writing. Reuters reports “The S&P 500 (.SPX), opens new tab lost 1.75%, to end at 5,850.31 points, while the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC), opens new tab lost 2.64%, closing at 18,350.19. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), opens new tab fell 1.47%, to 43,197.30.” Meanwhile, Reuters writes in another article Trump “alerted America's farmers to coming U.S. tariffs on ‘external product,’ telling them to get ready to sell their goods domestically.” Though the tariffs will be anything but “fun” for these farmers, Trump ended his post by saying: “Have fun!”

Trump orders pause of U.S. military aid to Ukraine… Trump, the Associated Press reports, “directed a ‘pause’ to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting as Trump seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in peace talks with Russia.” The move comes after Trump caused an international scene last week by castigating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on live TV at the White House. After the ambush in DC, Zelensky was welcomed back to Europe in a supportive meeting with the continent’s leaders. Trump has repeatedly lied about the amount of resources the U.S. has sent Ukraine, valuing U.S. donated weapons at $500 billion, not the actual value, $175 billion. Moreover, Trump seems oblivious to the fact that this money went to American weapons manufacturers to support American jobs after which older weapons were given to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s full-scale, unprovoked and brutal invasion.

Top FBI official who stood up for colleagues is forced out… The head of the FBI’s New York office James Dennehy urged his colleagues to stay strong as others were being forced out. “Last month,” NBC News explains, “Dennehy wrote an email to his staff after the Trump Justice Department, led by acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, demanded a list of all bureau employees who had worked on criminal cases against Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.” Now, Dennehy has been fired. He told colleagues today that he was not given a reason. His firing is the latest in an intense purge of allegedly anti-Trump officials in federal law enforcement. Trump likes to claim he is the victim of a “witch hunt,” but the real witch hunt is the one being conducted by Trump himself.

Slotkin ready to deliver Democrats’ response to Trump… A response from the opposite party following a president’s State of the Union address is a long-running tradition, and in the past it was considered a curse… Think: Marco Rubio’s reach for a bottle of water, Congressman Joe Kennedy’s bright lip gloss, and Alabama Sen. Katie Britt’s creepy kitchen. This year, the Democratic party has chosen freshman moderate Sen. Elisa Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, for the role. The Lansing State Journal in her home state’s capital has a good rundown in advance of Slotkin’s speech. Tune in to hear her remarks tomorrow after Trump’s speech, or catch it on YouTube if you, like us, can’t stand to watch Trump talk.

Today’s Buzz

Spotify plummets $2B in 3 days as Niel Young pulls music over Joe Rogan fiasco… Niel Young had a message last week for Spotify. The music app, he said, “can have Rogan or Young. Not both.” Variety reports “Over a three-day period last week, the company’s market capitalization fell over $2 billion. “Shares of Spotify fell 6% from Jan. 26-28. Over the same time period, the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 1.7% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.1%. For the sake of comparison, Netflix’s stock recovered a bit, up 4.9% over the last three days, after getting hammered following its Jan. 20 earnings report. Spotify stock closed Thursday (Jan. 27) at a 19-month low of $171.32/share.” Young wrote that Spotify’s new partnership with Rogan, valued at over $100 million, shows the music app has become “a very damaging force via its public misinformation and lies about COVID.” The Alt Media reports while Rogan’s podcast remains popular, he lost the #1 spot to progressive podcast MeidasTouch News.

Today’s Furry Friend

Puppies make us smile and laugh no matter what is happening in the world.

The weekend is here, so be sure to take some time for yourself. Check back in with Today’s American News’ next edition Monday evening.