Ray Hartmann

“ICE didn’t just go after undocumented immigrants. Under Trump, it became a secret police force in plain sight.”If that sounds dramatic, read the receipts: 🔗 #immigration" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">rayhartmann.substack.com/p/ice-wont-com… #ICE #civilrights #journalism

Millions showed up yesterday for No Kings protests. But it wasn’t the finish line. It was the starting gun. open.substack.com/pub/rayhartman…

@adamscochran As a journalist for the past 50+ years, congratulations on what you're doing. (I'm a new follower). The biggest story to me right now is the mainstream media's failure to cover Trump's absence and distancing (from them) when it's THEIR work that's directly being impacted.

1/13 More proof of a Trump health cover-up: -Trump leaves WH again this morning, mouth agape. -Not allowed to speak with reporters. Then it gets weirder... Like full-on AI gaslighting kinda weird...!

Missouri’s Mike Kehoe just sent in the National Guard. Not to stop violence. But to intimidate peaceful protestors. Here’s what that really means: 🔗 rayhartmann.substack.com/p/mike-kehoe-c…

BREAKING: ABC just fired Terry Moran—hours after suspending him for criticizing Stephen Miller. Trump demanded it. ABC caved. The First Amendment is under attack—and the networks are helping. I just about it. Now, he's fired (no connection). rayhartmann.substack.com/p/tv-news-is-h…

TV networks are caving to Trump’s attacks on the press—not to defend journalism, but to protect billions in profits.My latest: ABC’s surrender. CBS’s hush money. The FCC in ruins.👉 Read: rayhartmann.substack.com/p/tv-news-is-h…

I've been a journalist for more than 50 years. This is as chilling a sign as we've ever had that freedom of the press is dying in America. We should all stand with @TerryMoran. Those in the news media who lack the guts to do so are complicit. cnn.com/2025/06/08/med…

If you own stock in a popcorn company, you’re probably feeling good. Trump and Elon’s Awful Monster Movie — a real-time horror film playing out in American politics. rayhartmann.substack.com/p/trump-and-el…

Republicans are desperate to keep Biden on stage — to pummel him over his mental decline. Too little, too late. He should’ve resigned a year ago. And we wouldn’t be living today’s nightmare. 👉 rayhartmann.substack.com/p/republicans-… #Biden #2024 #Politics #Substack

Trump kicked off Pride Month by erasing Harvey Milk. One man saved lives in the Navy. The other dodged duty with “bone spurs.” My new column: 👉 rayhartmann.substack.com/p/keyboard-war… #HarveyMilk #PrideMonth #Trump #LGBTQ

I grew up believing America was the good guy. I don’t recognize that country anymore. New post: Why Did America Stop Caring? rayhartmann.substack.com/p/why-did-amer… If it speaks to you, I’d be grateful if you’d subscribe. #Substack #SundayReads #AmericanValues

In case it wasn't clear, there’s a Substack to go with that meme: rayhartmann.substack.com/p/want-to-fix-…

Instant replay from my Substack: bit.ly/3Sud957

For my mom: Mother’s Day and the Forbidden Topic of My Youth , by @rayhartmann open.substack.com/pub/rayhartman…

Trump’s assault on Harvard is real. But the WSJ just compared it to Obama cracking down on Corinthian Colleges. That’s not a political parallel—it’s ideological improv with a broken compass. My new column: 🧼 rayhartmann.substack.com/p/sure-trumps-… #Trump #WSJ #Harvard #Media #Substack

We’ve had a federal law against hiring undocumented workers since 1986. We just don’t enforce it. We jail the powerless — and protect the people writing the paychecks. And it drives illegal immigration. rayhartmann.substack.com/p/want-to-fix-… #Immigration #Politics #Labor #RayHartmann

From the column: “Let’s be clear: Trump didn’t call South Africa a shithole today. And he didn’t refer to Ramaphosa as his African. But he might as well have called him ‘my African guest star.’” 🎬 Full piece: rayhartmann.substack.com/p/ambush-that-…

🎬 “Ambush That Foreign Leader” — now streaming from the White House. Trump turned the Oval Office into a TV studio — complete with propaganda, fawning acolytes, and a strangely silent Elon Musk. 🧠 I broke it all down here: rayhartmann.substack.com/p/ambush-that-… #Trump #OvalOffice #Ramaphosa

“Reportedly, FEMA will mosey out Wednesday so the administration can start thinking about maybe helping.” No empathy. No urgency. Just cruelty. cc: @jonstewart @Thom_Hartmann @KeithOlbermann @NewsAndGuts 👉 rayhartmann.substack.com/p/your-tax-dol…

• FEMA staff down 20% • $646M cut from disaster grants • Mitigation funding killed • FEMA Corps disbanded All courtesy of Trump’s Project 2025 shock troops — now ghosting Missouri in its worst moment.

FEMA? Nowhere to be found. Trump? Too busy ranting about more important things. Four days after a killer tornado, St. Louis is still waiting. My latest: Your Tax Dollars At Rest 👉 rayhartmann.substack.com/p/your-tax-dol…