I have been a Avid fan since the 70' but I am disgusted with your reporting of Trump. You have no empathy or understanding for a different point of view to your deep held Liberals views of America which I never seen before in your writing but this cheeky Gossip peace seems you dunked in like a church fair dunking booth. In reading it and compare it to honest reporting you have previously done on America any honest person could not help but vomit. Maybe you are doing it because in 2016 the media put you to pasture because you did not go along with a 24/7 mantra of Russia Gate and false and planted stories. I don't know, maybe your old and just don't care anymore.
The Republican Adgenda since before Reagan was to Cut the Federal Government down to the year 1800 staffing levels, and in all that years it was never done just a campaign speech to the people ignored once the term started. This President is intent on doing it. However not even that gets a mention. This was pathic reporting taking the low hanging fruit and some Government reports usually three years behind and on many issues and departments during Biden Admistration they just stopped reporting. Like Immigrants in America numbers. No one knows for sure how many people were let in and the story is should we let them in. Nuts for any country.
I am hoping you find your purpose again as even in this poorly addressed gossip column piece there are myriad of things that you could get to the truth on that would matter. I just hope.
The important issue is not the lapse of secrecy: it is the (repeated) bombing of a city -- the killing of hundreds if not thousands of civilians -- to punish the Houthis who target Israeli shipping in measured responses to Netanyahu's war crimes. Even worse is the possibility of war with Iran.
I wonder if you have considered working with Matt Taibi and his team to really go a few levels deeper into the Twitter files? It still feels to me that a few bits and pieces were reported, some mentioned in congressional hearings but the true extent adn the opportunity to hold someone accountable seems to have disappeared. I believe this is equally important as many of your most important work.
I was confused for a moment there! And could not see who wrote that message. And I do hope I am getting to the right person now. That is a very generous offer. But I'm going to turn it down with immense thanks. I am sure there are many more around whose need is greater than mine . And I am sure I can find a way to do this. The streets here are littered by colleagues in the same boat or sinking and of course by the general economic and political realities here. I am better off in fact than many. But that really is an extraordinary offer. Thanks. It triggered a memory too. I was once the president of my union. Our "general secretary" who was our accountant had been given our account by to audit in his early days of practice which I think were not too far from World War 2. It's long ago. He wasn't a journalist and I don't think he ever grew to love journalists. But he was an honorary member and had that title. He did our books, scrupulously. We had a fund which was in effect a pension fund. And another for desperate penniless journalists. At some point he had to retire and a bunch of us old timers eventually left too. And new people were hired and paid to do various jobs including looking after the finances. There were also elections regularly so everybody was new at some point. Well i am sure you can guess this next bit. When the Rand Daily Mail was killed, there were retrenchments packages. But an apartheid legacy meant black journalists were not able to join the company's main pension fund. So they got nothing and came to us for help. They were not members of the union either but we did decide to help. And when the kitty was opened it had nothing in it at all. There was not an obvious person to blame but the then elected and paid officials found somebody to blame. In the investigation that followed I was her "defence ". She was in the end absolved from all blame. And jobs however were hard to find. There were then many out of work and literally penniless. This was in the early 80s. And eventually everybody went and some left the country, others found jobs here but many did not. Now most of those died penniless, I was never in that position and I am still not. So i don't think I could accept in all good conscience. I remain better off than many here. Our auditor and general secretary by the way had been in that war as a soldier. And at Congresses to which always came there was a point during the drunk part of it that when he would be asked to do his seargent major thing. He had most obviously been one!
Surprised I'm allowed to comment. Typically big names paywall the comment section. Glad that's not the case here, of course, I suspect it was at launch.
How amazing and wonderful it is to find you here! From My Lai to Mar a Lago—you’re still at it, and a great gift to those of us want to know the truth but don’t know where to find it. Thank you!
https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/an-endgame-in-ukraine Seymour Hersh (Robin K). Hersh is a CIA scrivener. Sometimes he gets tossed real finds based on insider unhappiness or fractures. Russia is not negotiating with Ukraine until there is a new President and constitutional provisions and decrees barring negotiations are revoked. So there’s no point in talking because the current crew is unlikely to be in power much longer. Plus Russia has zero reason to hurry. See how it is forcing the US to go step by step in those talks. https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/03/links-3-11-2025.html
Substack is fine today, but what about tomorrow? #Fediverse #WriteFreely #Mastodon #OpenSource #Peertube #Lemmy #Hubzilla no Billionaire owners, no ads, no tracking algorithms no nonsense. And … no money 😎
What evidence is there that Iran didn't remove the enriched uranium before the attack?
I have been a Avid fan since the 70' but I am disgusted with your reporting of Trump. You have no empathy or understanding for a different point of view to your deep held Liberals views of America which I never seen before in your writing but this cheeky Gossip peace seems you dunked in like a church fair dunking booth. In reading it and compare it to honest reporting you have previously done on America any honest person could not help but vomit. Maybe you are doing it because in 2016 the media put you to pasture because you did not go along with a 24/7 mantra of Russia Gate and false and planted stories. I don't know, maybe your old and just don't care anymore.
The Republican Adgenda since before Reagan was to Cut the Federal Government down to the year 1800 staffing levels, and in all that years it was never done just a campaign speech to the people ignored once the term started. This President is intent on doing it. However not even that gets a mention. This was pathic reporting taking the low hanging fruit and some Government reports usually three years behind and on many issues and departments during Biden Admistration they just stopped reporting. Like Immigrants in America numbers. No one knows for sure how many people were let in and the story is should we let them in. Nuts for any country.
I am hoping you find your purpose again as even in this poorly addressed gossip column piece there are myriad of things that you could get to the truth on that would matter. I just hope.
The important issue is not the lapse of secrecy: it is the (repeated) bombing of a city -- the killing of hundreds if not thousands of civilians -- to punish the Houthis who target Israeli shipping in measured responses to Netanyahu's war crimes. Even worse is the possibility of war with Iran.
It gets hard to afford everyone youd like to follow on the a la carte menu. I wish folks would come up with some sort of bulk pricing options
Your presence here heightens the trust I have in journalism.
Love to see you here, sir.
I wonder if you have considered working with Matt Taibi and his team to really go a few levels deeper into the Twitter files? It still feels to me that a few bits and pieces were reported, some mentioned in congressional hearings but the true extent adn the opportunity to hold someone accountable seems to have disappeared. I believe this is equally important as many of your most important work.
I was confused for a moment there! And could not see who wrote that message. And I do hope I am getting to the right person now. That is a very generous offer. But I'm going to turn it down with immense thanks. I am sure there are many more around whose need is greater than mine . And I am sure I can find a way to do this. The streets here are littered by colleagues in the same boat or sinking and of course by the general economic and political realities here. I am better off in fact than many. But that really is an extraordinary offer. Thanks. It triggered a memory too. I was once the president of my union. Our "general secretary" who was our accountant had been given our account by to audit in his early days of practice which I think were not too far from World War 2. It's long ago. He wasn't a journalist and I don't think he ever grew to love journalists. But he was an honorary member and had that title. He did our books, scrupulously. We had a fund which was in effect a pension fund. And another for desperate penniless journalists. At some point he had to retire and a bunch of us old timers eventually left too. And new people were hired and paid to do various jobs including looking after the finances. There were also elections regularly so everybody was new at some point. Well i am sure you can guess this next bit. When the Rand Daily Mail was killed, there were retrenchments packages. But an apartheid legacy meant black journalists were not able to join the company's main pension fund. So they got nothing and came to us for help. They were not members of the union either but we did decide to help. And when the kitty was opened it had nothing in it at all. There was not an obvious person to blame but the then elected and paid officials found somebody to blame. In the investigation that followed I was her "defence ". She was in the end absolved from all blame. And jobs however were hard to find. There were then many out of work and literally penniless. This was in the early 80s. And eventually everybody went and some left the country, others found jobs here but many did not. Now most of those died penniless, I was never in that position and I am still not. So i don't think I could accept in all good conscience. I remain better off than many here. Our auditor and general secretary by the way had been in that war as a soldier. And at Congresses to which always came there was a point during the drunk part of it that when he would be asked to do his seargent major thing. He had most obviously been one!
You sent a message to me and I can't find it. I need to reply. Where are you and it?
Surprised I'm allowed to comment. Typically big names paywall the comment section. Glad that's not the case here, of course, I suspect it was at launch.
Good Day Sir!
You have found your home!
Substack is my favorite go to for real information.. easy to navigate and many great topics and writers.
Looking forward to following your storyline as well!
How amazing and wonderful it is to find you here! From My Lai to Mar a Lago—you’re still at it, and a great gift to those of us want to know the truth but don’t know where to find it. Thank you!
https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/an-endgame-in-ukraine Seymour Hersh (Robin K). Hersh is a CIA scrivener. Sometimes he gets tossed real finds based on insider unhappiness or fractures. Russia is not negotiating with Ukraine until there is a new President and constitutional provisions and decrees barring negotiations are revoked. So there’s no point in talking because the current crew is unlikely to be in power much longer. Plus Russia has zero reason to hurry. See how it is forcing the US to go step by step in those talks. https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/03/links-3-11-2025.html
Keep up the great reporting Seymour Hersh. Thank you for all you do to wake up the brain washed people.
I have always admired your work. Welcome aboard!
Substack is fine today, but what about tomorrow? #Fediverse #WriteFreely #Mastodon #OpenSource #Peertube #Lemmy #Hubzilla no Billionaire owners, no ads, no tracking algorithms no nonsense. And … no money 😎
Grateful for Substack for those reasons. Thank you Mr. Hersch.