Bestselling author, journalist, diplomat. Appeared on CNN, NPR, Fox, SiriusXM, BBC. Contribute to Washington Monthly; POLITICO. Fugitive hunter & raconteur. https://jameslbruno.substack.com/ https://t.crdtg2.com/331727/5165?aff_sub5=SF_006OG000004lmDNhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mrut5fx6g22zThe Trump administration is transforming the State Dept into Ribbentrop foreign office 2.0, in an effort to subordinate all agencies to the will of a president with ambitions to become America’s first dictator. This bodes ill for US national security. https://jameslbruno.substack.com/p/the-magafication-of-the-us-department30 Jul 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrut5fx6g22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mrnh6p3rq22oUnder Trump "the FDA has lost 20% of its staff; the CDC is down 25%. The CDC used to have 11 scientists tracking food parasites; now it's three." Results: measles, cyclosporiasis, screw worm, ebola, salmonella... Actions have consequences! Who knew? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-trump-admin-cuts-have-compromised-food-safety/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=98644559627 Jul 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnh6p3rq22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mreeuvvbxk2bJust let him have a proper Christian burial for heaven’s sake.24 Jul 2026 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mreeuvvbxk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mrd4zq3w4s2oAmerica today faces an existential threat. COMMUNISM! Could Senator Joe McCarthy have been right? Republicans think so. https://jameslbruno.substack.com/p/are-you-now-or-have-you-ever-been23 Jul 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd4zq3w4s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mr6vofl6q22nOh my God! Susan Collins is “deeply troubled” again by Trump administration policies. She’s voted for Trump policies 95% of the time. This old schtick is getting seriously tired. Time for Maine voters to change senators. https://ca.yahoo.com/news/susan-collins-deeply-troubled-hegseth-191448104.html21 Jul 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6vofl6q22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mqzmenlnds2wTrump’s unhinged speech last Thursday is laying the groundwork to declare an emergency at or about the time of the elections. Make no mistake: Trump’s ludicrous claims do not constitute political tomfoolery. They have a deadly serious purpose. https://jameslbruno.substack.com/p/our-year-of-living-dangerously-prepare19 Jul 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzmenlnds2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mqldkzrc322zGraham, McConnell and their ilk will go down in history as asterisks pointing out their hypocrisy and amorality. As Shakespeare reminded us about such people, their legacy will hang loose about each of them, like a giant’s robe upon a dwarfish thief. https://jameslbruno.substack.com/p/weekly-mind-dump-ruminations-on-the14 Jul 2026 04:10 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqldkzrc322zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mqf46a63f227If a future sane president of either party cannot restore stable American policy, then we will know that we have reached an historical inflection point marked by the inexorable decline of a great nation and the rise of others to fill the vacuum. LINK: https://jameslbruno.substack.com/p/the-last-best-hope-on-earth-crashes11 Jul 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqf46a63f227https://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mq6pgt6vbs2mA Day that Will Live in Intifada - “Trump says the ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ fired missiles at US aircraft carrier” https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/trump-says-islamic-republic-japan-131852690.html09 Jul 2026 03:37 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6pgt6vbs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mq6ler5ojk22Trump is no longer flying on the 747 ‘gifted’ to him by Qatar after the Secret Service deemed the aircraft a national security risk. This comes after spending $400 million of our tax dollars modifying it, which btw he plans to keep after leaving office. Your tax money at work.09 Jul 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6ler5ojk22https://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mq357yhets23Graham Platner - Meet Eric Swalwell & Anthony Weiner07 Jul 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq357yhets23https://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mq2xzudlrc2uI attribute Americans voting in one of history’s greatest scoundrels to their moral indifference and intellectual laziness and cite Plato, who said, “The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” https://jameslbruno.substack.com/p/weekly-mind-dump-the-joy-of-schadenfreude07 Jul 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2xzudlrc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mptzhumzac24The “Patriot Front” marches in DC on July 4th. Brings back memories.04 Jul 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptzhumzac24https://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mptvifg3322qTwice in modern times, Americans, presented with the principles of the Declaration of Independence, but not being told their origin, have sided with King George by denouncing them as subversive and unacceptable. https://jameslbruno.substack.com/p/our-countrys-founders-today-would04 Jul 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptvifg3322qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mpi5cjncms2vTulsi Gabbard has been controlled for many years by a cult leader. She has also been accused of being an asset of Russian intelligence. The question therefore arises: Who owns Tulsi Gabbard? https://jameslbruno.substack.com/p/weekly-mind-dump-who-owns-tulsi-gabbard30 Jun 2026 04:14 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpi5cjncms2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mp5glpbpss2sThe tide may at long last be turning in democracy’s favor. And Trump’s lame duck presidency may soon become deader than the poor waterfowl succumbing to MAGA slime in the Reflecting Pool. And not soon enough. My latest in “Dispatches From Exile.” https://jameslbruno.substack.com/p/trumps-presidency-goes-from-lame25 Jun 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5glpbpss2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mort6of3522tThe vulgarity of the Trumpian elite is a symptom of a collapse in values and norms that, unless confronted and reversed, may herald the end of the American experiment. Radical renewal starts with removing the leader who is dividing the soul of the nation. https://jameslbruno.substack.com/p/trumps-bread-and-circuses-have-taken21 Jun 2026 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mort6of3522thttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3moqhyy7ves26It’s as if Trump made a pact with the Vandals and Visigoths to sack the District of Columbia.20 Jun 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqhyy7ves26https://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3moq7mngv4k2f20 Jun 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3moq7mngv4k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3moml6kjgjk23“Nearly 160 Troops Fall Ill at Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional“ 160 more reasons why science matters. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/flu-outbreak-air-force-base.html19 Jun 2026 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3moml6kjgjk23https://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3molkn77ry224Here’s why science matters. So, Trump’s genius contractor pours a paint remover into the Reflecting Pool and - voila! managed to remove the new paint too. That paint job cost us $15 million. This alone should be an impeachable offense.18 Jun 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3molkn77ry224https://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mol3t5y5722tMirror, mirror in the pool, Who’s the world's greatest fool?18 Jun 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol3t5y5722thttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mohrvl6r422qW.C. Fields said, “Some people are born losers; others acquire the knack gradually.” Trump falls into the former category and has excelled at every turn, now with the Iran "deal." https://jameslbruno.substack.com/p/weekly-mind-dump-this-is-what-losing17 Jun 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohrvl6r422qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mogqm6loqk2gThe belle of the party.16 Jun 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogqm6loqk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mog6j2ba7c2aMarco Rubio, in his quest to constantly debase himself before Trump, is at the G-7 Summit wearing the way-oversized Florsheim shoes Trump gifted him earlier this year. All he needs to complete his attire is a bulbous red nose, a honky-horn and ballooning white clown costume.16 Jun 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog6j2ba7c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3moa72fsodk2jWe haven’t reached rock bottom yet under Trump, but we will. Finally hitting bottom will constitute the inflection point that will determine whether we have it in us as a people to save the nation. We still have a distance to go. Fasten your seat belts. https://jameslbruno.substack.com/p/the-coming-trumpapocalypse-that-triggers14 Jun 2026 06:59 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3moa72fsodk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mo7f2wk7hs24Running on empty, runnin' blind, In ‘22 I was sixty-nine and runnin' up M01, I don't know where I'm runnin' now, I'm just runnin' on…13 Jun 2026 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7f2wk7hs24https://bsky.app/profile/jameslbruno.bsky.social/post/3mo57zfqavs2tAs we wait for the eleventh hour removal of a vandal's name from Kennedy Center, here's a screen shot of the restored website. Isn't it sweet?13 Jun 2026 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:i23vikofctfry35rcchdhyg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo57zfqavs2t