John Walcott
@JohnWalcott20
Award-winning journalist, author and professor who's reported from more than 80 countries. Played by Rob Reiner in “Shock and Awe”. Writing on Substack.
I wrote about @DNIGabbard's dangerous deception for @FoxNews. I thought it was important to take facts straight to the lion’s den, and I appreciate that they let me have my say. foxnews.com/opinion/americ…
(Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to reverse its scientific determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health, removing the legal foundation that underpins all major climate regulations, two sources familiar with the discussions told…
In landmark opinion, the World Court says climate change is an 'existential threat' - reuters.com/sustainability…
“There is no one in Gaza now outside the scope of famine,” said Dr. Ahmed al-Farra, who leads the pediatric ward at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza. “I am speaking to you as a health official, but I, too, am searching for flour to feed my family.” nytimes.com/2025/07/24/wor…
The FCC had major concerns about the Paramount/Skydance merger and they all went away once Paramount pulled Donald Trump’s biggest critic off the air. Colbert is fired and immediately the merger is approved. These people don’t hide the corruption. They celebrate it.
@JonathanLanday reports: (Reuters) - An internal U.S. government analysis found no evidence of systematic theft by the Palestinian militant group Hamas of U.S.-funded humanitarian supplies, challenging the main rationale that Israel and the U.S. give for backing a new armed…
Reuters, AFP, AP and BBC News issued the following joint statement on July 24, 2025: reutersagency.com/media-centre/j…
SCOOP: The Pentagon’s inspector general has received evidence that messages from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Signal account previewing a U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen derived from a classified email labeled “SECRET/NOFORN,” people familiar with the matter said.
Catholic priests have been barred from providing religious services inside Florida's controversial new migrant detention facility — dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" — nearly three weeks after it opened deep in the Everglades, the archbishop of Miami said. bit.ly/3IFk8qd
“Children arrived in makeshift buckets. In pieces.” @McmonagleMorgan, a humanitarian trauma surgeon, shared with me heartbreaking details on what it was like to operate in Nasser Hospital in #Gaza under fire. In Ep. 1 of The View From Here, we talk war, ethics, and survival 1/
My first substack post is up! In it, I explain why I launched my podcast, The View From Here: "In this polarized, tribal environment, I think we've lost something essential. We've lost our ability to see each other's humanity across political and cultural divides....1/
I fear the Intelligence Community may never recover from all the lies and misinformation. We already know we can’t trust any DNI assessment.
NEW: The @MiamiHerald has obtained a list of hundreds of people detained or scheduled to be at Alligator Alcatraz. The government isn't realizing names. Families and attorneys are having trouble finding people at the site We're publishing the list here: miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…
An expert’s look at the cost of the Trump administration’s attack on America’s international broadcasting.
Ratcliffe is distorting the truth. No malfeasance found. “The review, however, did not overturn the judgment that Putin employed a disinformation and cyber campaign to sway the 2016 vote to Trump over his Democratic challenger, Hillary Clinton.” (Reuters)
Natasha is one of the most respected reporters covering national security and a huge asset to the Pentagon press corps.
President Trump is demanding that CNN fire @NatashaBertrand and while attacking her reporting, decides to offer analysis insulting her on her on-camera performance. This is while he is at the NATO summit.
US giving $30 million to a humanitarian group delivering aid in war-torn Gaza despite concern among some U.S. officials about the operation and killings of Palestinians near distribution sites, according to four sources and a document seen by Reuters. reuters.com/world/middle-e…