Friday, October 16, 2026

Heather Cox Richardson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehn-DsZkyaQ

 Trump going softer and softer on Russia, in its incursive aggression against Ukraine. Western Europe has a stake in things and Trump seems a problem to their interests into keeping Ukranian borders intact. Plus more.

The issues as she has described them should have an Internet presence readers can easily track down.

For now, this link is all that Crabgrass is posting on HCR's linked discussions.

This post is a 100% endorsement of the video. Watch it please. 

UPDATE: William Kristol is not a left leaning pundit. Sarah Longwell got a shout-out from HCR.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r25bQ0MfhKs Stylistically different from HCR, but parallels can be found.

FURTHER: search = ukraine russia russian money trump energy truce

Try that, and see if you see Trump putting a thumb on the scale against Ukraine - Europe. Yes/no? 

FURTHER: Try search = Medicare for All as an issue today 2026 election impact

Do you wonder why Michelle Toyfoya seems to recently have backslid on her Trump train ride? Cause and effect? Versus her ultimate likelihoods if she ever gets near to a U.S. Senate seat. Do you trust her Trump turn-away? One of conscience or convenience?

I do not credit that recent distancing very much. It is a subjective thing and opinions can range wide.

Superficial things and people do not impress me. I have Medicare and Social Security, they are not superficial, and I want to keep them. That factors into my voting. Not that anyone is directly pointing at me and saying "His Medicare and Social Security cost too much, so strip him." But feeling are feelings.