From the Bomb Shelter

The regime seems to be putting pieces in place for full authoritarian takeover: * Steve Bannon’s recent comments on Trump third term * KKKarolina Leavitt’s briefings on Obama & “Russia hoax,” Dems being “terrorists & criminals” * Stephen Miller’s “technical difficulty” during CNN interview where he said too much * Jared Kushner’s “master plan” for Gaza * Black SoCom Commander quits amidst tension...

Problems with the FBI’s cut-and-dried “leftwing actor” explanation: * Nick Fuentes & the Groyper War: CK’s “family values” message vs. right-wing incel culture: * Criticism of CK for questioning Trump & Israel, calling for release of Epstein files Saint CK vs. who he really was… * Frustration & confusion on Left * Unhinged & hypocritical reaction on Right (Trump, Nancy Mace, Erika Kirk, JD Vance T...

Sorry we’re posting this a bit late…the country’s in chaos & so are we………. * Trump’s $300 million tantrum in response to Oct. 18 No Kings rallies * Is there more to the story than the most expensive ballroom in human history…? (Connections to Hitler, Nazis, & Argentina are difficult to ignore…) * Meanwhile, Mike Johnson’s government shutdown continues… * SNAP funds have been halted for Nov. 1—who...

ICE’s Domestic Terror in Chicago: Who is really waging war? * Middle-of-the-night building raid, children in zip-ties, possible connection to real estate corruption * Alderperson arrested for defending constituent’s constitutional rights * Creepy vehicles posting up outside schools Jesus’s Message vs. Christian Nationalism: Do they align on hot-button issues? * Immigrants * Poor & sick * Violence...

SecDef Kegseth and Old Yam Tits bomb at Quantico in front of all the US military’s top brass Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP blaming Democrats for federal government shutdown despite having majorities in both chambers of Congress and the White House This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit fromthebombshelter.substack.com

Spiderwebs are fascinating feats of engineering. Practically invisible yet incredibly strong, we can walk right into them and get stuck before we even realize they’re there. Luckily for us, we’re not tiny bugs with no way to make sense of the situation and escape. We can learn to recognize them, avoid them, and even tear them down so they can’t make meals of us any more. In Part 2 of this episode,...

News on the Narcissist in Chief:  * The Trump regime has enacted a federal takeover of DC and is attempting to steal the 2026 election through voter suppression, according to renowned elections attorney Marc Elias * California governor Gavin Newsom is the latest Democrat to go scorched-Earth in response to the insanity * Agent Krasnov had an intimate lunch planned for his bestie goals in Alaska, b...

In Part 2, we finally get to the Boss Level in our discussion of the increasingly technocratic impulses of Palantir Technologies: the ultimate evil CEO with a god complex, cofounder/Chairman Peter Thiel. Palantir is the AI/tech company doing the most to help the Trump regime expand the surveillance state by mining Americans’ private data. But should we assume worst intentions? Maybe Thiel is just...

We open our latest two-part episode with a song by Wisconsin band Secret Menu that tears the Trump regime and late-stage capitalism in general several new holes. The lyrics couldn’t be more fitting for this week’s news: * US markets tank, the latest jobs numbers are staggeringly but predictably bad due to DOGE’s mass firings and failed economic policy, and Ole Yam Tits pulls his favorite move to a...

Who is Alex Karp, the “good cop” cofounder of Palantir Technologies to Theil’s “bad cop”? He portrays himself as a progressive, an enemy of fascism, a victim caught in the crosshairs of a rogue administration. But do his words and actions align? (Hint: Concerned Palantir alumni don’t seem to think so, according to their recent open letter to “the tech workers of Silicon Valley.”) As we watch the E...

The Empire’s veneer is finally crumbling as the corruption of the ultra-wealthy and those who feed off them is revealed in real-time. It’s a reminder that, as Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber says, Originally, apocalyptic literature existed not to scare the bejesus out of children so that they would be good boys and girls, but to proclaim a big hope-filled idea that dominant powers are not ultimate powers. E...

On June 30, Robert Reich published an op-ed in The Guardian entitled ‘Peter Thiel’s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans,’ in which he wrote, In JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings , a “palantír” is a seeing stone that can be used to distort truth and present selective visions of reality. During the War of the Ring, a palantír falls under the control of Sauron, who uses it to manipulate and...

Greetings, fellow apocalyptees. In this first of a many-part series, we begin to explore the potential danger posed by the increasingly concerning partnership between Palantir/Peter Thiel and the Trump regime. But first, we open with a brief discussion of some top stories: * The assassination of Minnesota’s Democratic Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert (K...

Our resident cybersecurity expert Jillian Ratliff filled in for Katie as cohost again yesterday to help Keith debrief the week’s many developments. * Millions of Americans rallied against the Trump regime in all 50 states for No Kings Day * Old Yam Tits’ military birthday parade was a big embarrassing flop * Another right-wing terrorist committed horrifying political violence in Minnesota, assassi...

Almost immediately after the election in 2024, Yale historian Timothy Snyder published a piece called 'Decapitation Strike: Preserving America from Trump's Appointments ,’ in which he warned that Americans must see past our outrage at each individual candidate Trump proposed as head of federal a agency to look at the ‘larger pattern,’ the plan being enacted by those who ‘wish to destroy the United...

Almost immediately after the election in 2024, Yale historian Timothy Snyder published a piece called 'Decapitation Strike: Preserving America from Trump's Appointments ,’ in which he warned that Americans must see past our outrage at each individual candidate Trump proposed as head of federal a agency to look at the ‘larger pattern,’ the plan being enacted by those who ‘wish to destroy the United...

Citizens united against racist, fascist billionaires & corporations: * Kiandria Demone takes on Stripe, the payment processor for Shiloh Hendrix’s racist GiveSendGo fundraiser * Stripe CEO Patrick Collison’s connection to Peter Theil, one of the architects of the current fascist coup * Ways to join the fight More People Power: * Secretary of homeland security, Kristi Noem gets kicked out of Spring...

There’s been so much bad news over the past five months. It can be really overwhelming. This week, we wanted to focus on all the ways Americans are fighting the good fight against fascism and highlight recent WINS: * Salty old white guys (& Pedro Pascal) calling out the Mean Girl in Chief, Orangina George * Nottoway Plantation: burn, baby, burn * The Big Beautiful Budget Bill Bust * Badass blue st...

Keith was joined by our resident cybersecurity expert Jillian this week so Katie could have Mother's Day off. They discussed the week's news, including the eugenic overtones of the RFK Jr autism study, the ICE raid on Worcester, MA where a mother was ripped from her child as onlookers tried to intervene; the arrest of the Mayor of Newark outside of an ICE facility in his community; the threats by...

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.’s dangerous depiction of autism as a “tragedy” and a “preventable disease” should be a red flag to all Americans, one in five of whom will experience “mental illness” in their lifetimes according to the National Institute of Mental Health. But knowing about the danger does no good if we don’t also act. In Part 2 of this episode,...

The history of humanity’s treatment of people with intellectual & emotional differences/disabilities is a dark one.  In her book Divergent Mind , Jenara Nerenberg writes, ‘In the 1400s, the common notion of madness was that the devil and evil spirits had taken possession of the human mind. This belief contributed to many women being viewed as "witches" and then killed, especially if they were cons...

In part 2 of this episode, we take you through some other fascist shit the Trump regime is doing that you should have on your radar… * Two dangerous bills just passed in the House: * SAVE Act: Who voted for it in the House (including which Dems)? Could it pass in the Senate? How would it affect U.S. citizens’ ability to vote? * No Rogue Rulings Act: How would it allow Trump to bypass judicial ruli...

We’re trying something new this week and splitting our latest episode into two parts. In Part 1, we discuss the concern over Trump using the military to police U.S. citizens. * Where it started: Jan. 20 Executive Order in which Trump ordered a report be submitted within 90 days on ‘whether to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807’ * The Insurrection Act, explained: How similar is it to martial law?...

Katie and Keith welcome back cybersecurity expert Jillian Ratliff to discuss the mother-of-all scandals, Signalgate (I hate adding -gate suffixes but everyone does it) Jillian, who had top secret clearance discussed all the ways that Trump's National Security Team violated OPSEC (operational security, someone tell Hegseth what it means) and put our troops at risk. This is a public episode. If you...

News: ICE/DHS Kidnappings - Alien Enemies Act Venezuelans sent to El Salvador prison camp + Kristi Noem's violation of the 4th Geneva Convention International students detained Public Health HHS cutting billions in funding for state and local health departments Meanwhile, new concerns about the potential human-to-human transmission of bird flu Emergency Preparedness Checklist Discussion: Community...