@ahmedbaba
Journalist. Political Analyst. Tech. Founder - https://www.AhmedBaba.News/. Columnist at The Independent. Co-Founded Rantt Media. Seen on MSNBC, CNN, NYT, WaPo, etc. Bookings: ahmed@rantt.com. Newsletter, features, and socials: AhmedBaba.news
Trump was rattled by the surge in oil prices & stock dips, so he made a vague, contradictory statement about how this Iran war will end “very soon.”
No details. No change on the ground.
Stocks surged, oil prices declined.
Which insiders knew Trump would say this & bought the dip? Who profited?
It’s frustrating seeing this barbarism knowing what we could be.
All these scientific and technological breakthroughs that could elevate humanity, and we’re busy murdering each other.
The world's progress is being held hostage by the giant fragile egos of small depraved men.
We’re still surging in the top 100 Rising Substacks in US Politics! Yesterday we were at #76, now we’re at #63! Thank you all. If you haven’t yet, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber! Let’s keep rising. Your support for my independent journalism means a lot 🙌🏾 ahmedbaba.news
This Obama eulogy of Jesse Jackson is genuinely great
"Firing the face doesn't absolve the people who built the machine" @ahmedbaba.bsky.social - best comment I've seen about this administration.
You can watch my full conversation with Don Lemon here. We do these Substack Lives weekly, so subscribe if you want to get notified for the next one:
Republicans are going to try to use Kristi Noem's firing to deflect from ICE's cruelty ahead of the midterms.
Don't let them. She didn't design the agenda. Stephen Miller and Donald Trump did.
Firing the face doesn't absolve the people who built the machine.
Thank you so much Fiona! I really appreciate you!
Ahmed Baba is not only a well-spoken, thoughtful journalist, but he's also a kind, caring person.
How do I know that? Because he was a frequent guest on the now-defunct Shrinking Trump series hosted by mental health specialists. I'm a psychiatrist-psychotherapist, so I watched it religiously.
Thank you so much for all your support Leslie! I see you in every live always adding to the conversation and you always share my work. It genuinely means so much!
Well deserved 🎉@ahmedbaba.bsky.social
Let’s keep it going, all the way to #1 where you belong.
C’mon folks, you know what to do! 🗣️
If you haven’t yet, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber to Ahmed Baba News. Let’s keep rising 🙌🏾
We’re now one of the top 100 Rising Substack publications in U.S. Politics!
Major thanks to everyone who reads, shares, and supports my work. Independent pro-democracy journalism is more important than ever, and I’m grateful to be among those doing this work.
We’re making an impact!
A war crime
The New York Times makes a compelling case that the Trump Admin is responsible for bombing that killed over 160 children in Iran.
If this is the case, the Trump Admin is responsible for an inexcusable atrocity. Children’s lives taken. Futures robbed. Families shattered.
Don Lemon says Karma is catching up with Kristi Noem.
But changing the face at DHS changes nothing about the cruelty behind it.
Don Lemon and I break down Kristi Noem’s firing and what it means in our latest conversation.
Watch it in full here: www.ahmedbaba.news/p/don-lemon-...
Really good conversation on AI. It starts with the blowup with Anthropic, but it goes on to many topics:
What parts of the AI story are hype versus where real benefits are being achieved, how data centers are not the end game, and so much more.
Well worth 47 minutes of your time.
Took a bit to come to fruition but this still stands.
If Republicans think the ousting of Noem will give them a deflection talking point from ICE’s cruelty ahead of the midterms they have another thing coming.
The ultimate blame lies at the feet of Trump, Stephen Miller, and the Admin at large.
Fox News is reporting that she was made aware she was fired so is she just cosplaying?? Letting people call her Madame Secretary in the audience? Lmaooo what a way to go out
Kristi Noem is speaking in Tennessee, and it’s not clear whether or not she knows she’s fired???
She gave remarks about DHS coordinating with local law enforcement and is now answering questions on behalf of DHS. Questioners are calling her “Secretary.”
This is humiliating lmao.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem (the last time I’ll write that) has been fired.
She is the 1st Cabinet member ousted in Trump’s 2nd term.
To be clear, it wasn’t Noem’s lies about Americans killed by ICE that was her final straw. It was because she made Trump look bad in a hearing.
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:
