Ben Rhodes

1. The paperback of my book on the rise of authoritarianism, After the Fall, is out. It's the backstory of a world unravelling, extraordinary people fighting back, and my personal journey through the rough currents of politics and identity today.

As a longtime humanitarian who has battled famines and hunger crises, I fear that starvation in Gaza has now passed the tipping point and we are going to see mass-scale starvation mortality. A thread on famine momentum, famine response, and what it means for Gaza today.

What possible interest would the US government have in keeping Epstein’s clients secret? Oh…

Sure, the Rupert Murdoch-owned, multi-decade right-wing opinion leading WSJ is part of the "fake news liberal media" just like Epstein is a "Democrat hoax."

Let me be clear, there is a man-made famine in Gaza right now.  This is illegal and it is inhumane, Israel must let humanitarian aid into Gaza immediately. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

NEW: Former Gaza Aid Security Contractor in Interview: “This Has to Stop” | Report by Israel’s Channel 12 A former American security guard who worked for UG Solutions at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) sites has delivered a scathing indictment of the aid operation in an…

I can’t believe Palestinian mothers have to beg for their children not to be starved and rely on Ms Rachel because the world’s leaders are silent.

Republicans are covering up the Epstein files to defend a rotten corrupt establishment led by Donald Trump.

This is one of those images you instantly know will appear in history books of the future. And people will wonder how we allowed this to happen.

Old enough to remember when Elon posted: "Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public."

We need to have transparency now. @SpeakerJohnson must immediately reverse his decision to prevent @RepThomasMassie and my bill to release the Epstein Files & protect victims from getting a vote. Keep the House open this week and have the vote.

"So, let me say that I’ve been working on this field of famine, food crisis and humanitarian action for more than 40 years, and there is no case, over those four decades, of such minutely engineered, closely monitored, precisely designed mass starvation of a population as is…

Report: IDF shot at Gazans holding white flags near aid site, reservist says haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Gaza hospitals report patients collapsing in streets from starvation, warning severe malnutrition under blockade is causing an imminent "wave of deaths" haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Per Dick Durbin, FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files were told to flag anything mentioning Trump.

In just the last day, Colbert was cancelled, PBS and NPR were defunded, and Trump threatened to sue even conservative outlets like the Wall Street Journal and NewsCorp over revelations related to Epstein. It sure looks like an open attempt at authoritarian control of the media.

.@RepThomasMassie and I are on the side of America's children. 10 Republicans and 212 Democrats stand ready tonight to vote for the release of the Epstein files. But Republican leadership is not allowing a vote. They are protecting the rich and powerful.

Enigmas never age.

“This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night,” top CBS executives said in a statement announcing the news. “It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.”

MAYBE IF I CANCEL MY SUBSCRIPTION THINGS THAT ARE TRUE WONT BE TRUE