HUFFPOST - Ex-Trump Aide Stunned By His Profiteering Presidency: 'This Is Next Level'
Alyssa Farah Griffin, former White House communications director under President Donald Trump, argued his profiteering could affect the midterms.
NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - The Costs of War
We look at how Israeli trade restrictions and shadowy profiteers have driven up the prices of nearly everything in Gaza.
SUBSTACK (The Grayzone) - Max Blumenthal: Trump’s Iran Gamble Is Collapsing
Max says Israel’s prison abuse, the Iran war, and Trump-world profiteering all point to one corrupt system, while Iran, Lebanon, and even veteran imperial planners like Robert Kagan confirm the U.S.
is losing control.Open
NYTIMES (Christopher Maag) - Did a Luxury Nursing Home Hold a 91-Year-Old Woman Captive?
Her memory was failing, and the $28,000-a-month assisted living facility wouldn’t let her leave. Was it protecting her from an untrustworthy guardian?
AI:A luxury nursing home in New York charging $28,000 a month faced intense scrutiny after a 91-year-old resident was effectively held captive by the facility. While establishment outlets attempt to frame the incident as a debate over whether the home was protecting the vulnerable woman from an untrustworthy guardian, the situation highlights a growing pattern of institutional extortion and profiteering within high-end elder care. This standoff underscores systemic failures in oversight that allow expensive facilities to use "care protocols" as a pretext to restrict movement and drain the assets of seniors.Open