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The Zero of 9/11

Wed, Sep. 9, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

DonaldThe US has reached a dark and sad place when nobody believes a word that comes out of Donald Trump’s mouth... Communicators fear AI will rob PR of its identity... AI researchers tell PR pros to "chill" since artificial intelligence may soon wipe us all out.

Flock Safety Hires Off Hill Strategies

Tue, Sep. 8, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

FLOCKFlock Safety has hired Off Hill Strategies, a boutique lobby firm that boasts of its commitment to conservative principles.

Bessent Muzzles Media

Wed, Sep. 2, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Scott BessentThin-skinned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent banned America's top-tier financial media from covering the G20 financial summit staged on our home field... GOP bans CBC/Radio Canada from covering Donald Trump's super-rally set for Dallas next week... The US is poised to join Lebanon, Peru, Gabon and Nigeria as most perceived corrupt countries.

New 7UP Falls Flat

Tue, Sep. 1, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Seven UpKeurig Dr Pepper isn’t exactly lighting up the lemon-lime soda category with the August reformulation of 7UP... Coca-Cola successfully spins 'new Coke' marketing blunder into a strategic masterstroke... White House press shop praises Army Secretary Dan Driscoll as he resigns due to tensions with DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth... It's much easier for the Pentagon to pay influencers rather than trying to figure way out of Iran mess.

Ballard Takes on Korea's SK Americas

Mon, Aug. 31, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

SKAmericansBallard Partners has signed South Korea’s SK Americas unit for representation on US semiconductor policies and developments.

Taking on Pentagon's Censors

Fri, Aug. 28, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Stars and StripesFired Stars and Stripes journalists fire back at Pentagon with suit charging censorship and First Amendment violations... H/Advisors reports 44 percent of $1B or more deals were leaked to the press... What's Trump going to do with Ontario (CA), Toronto (OH), Montreal (WI), New Brunswick (NJ) and Halifax (VA)?

Renaming Lake Ontario

Wed, Aug. 26, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

OntarioDonald Trump's crazy idea to rename Lake Ontario destroys the H-O-M-E-S acronym for Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior. S-H-A-M-E doesn't do justice to the lakes... Team Trump's cheap shots at Canada's military irritates former US brass... Trump may love French-Canadians but that love is not reciprocal... Stanley Druckenmiller delivers big plug for AI... Polaroid cashes in on anti-data center sentiment. (Updated)

Invoking the Spirit of J. Edgar Hoover

Fri, Aug. 14, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

J. Edgar HooverIt’s evident to all that our 80-year-old president is a man stuck in the past but did he really have to invoke the spirit of disgraced FBI director J. Edgar Hoover?... NYC probes prediction markets. Kalshi Polymarket, Coinbase and Gemini Titan... Does anybody want Karoline Leavitt's job? It's no fun playing second fiddle to Trump, who serves as his own press spokesperson.

Kurdistan Taps Trump-Connected Continental

Wed, Aug. 12, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Continental StrategyThe Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, which has been hit hard by the US/Iran war, has retained Continental Strategy to promote its interests among US policymakers, business leaders and key decision-makers.

Rogers Counsels Venezuela's Machado

Fri, Aug. 7, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

MachadoThe law firm of Ed Rogers, founding partner of BGR Group, has agreed to provide pro-bono guidance and strategic counsel to Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado.

Hypocrite Trump Blames Big Oil for Making Too Much Money

Wed, Aug. 5, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

TrumpieDonald Trump, who earned more than $2B last year, accuses oil companies of making too much money... Rocket science isn't easy, according to SpaceX chief Elon Musk... The volatile Jeanine Pirro has the edge over smarmy Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in the battle over blame for The Reflecting Pool mess... Omnicom CEO John Wren credits clients for adjusting pretty well to the disruptions caused by the Middle East, Ukraine and tariff chaos.

Credibility Gap Spills into Business Arena

Wed, Jul. 29, 2026

By Steve Barnes

BursonA new Burson report finds that a general lack of trust in social and political institutions has spilled over into the business arena.

Pandering Pays Off for Infantino

Wed, Jul. 29, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Gianni InfantinoFIFA chief Gianni Infantino’s audacious scheme to sell stakes in a new subsidiary that will manage the World Cup is the payoff for his obnoxious pandering to Donald Trump... PwC's "thought leadership" pieces on AI and electric vehicles are riddled with "hallucinations."... Elon Musk’s high-profile legal battle with the World Federation of Advertising ends in a whimper.

Manchester Trade Promotes the DRC

Tue, Jul. 28, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

Manchester TradeManchester Trade is working to promote US investment in the minerals-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Haaretz Wants Israel to Pull Plug on US Influence Ops

Mon, Jul. 27, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

HaartezAs Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to meet with Donald Trump, the influential Israeli media outlet, Haaretz, has called on the country to end of the country’s influence ops campaign targeted at the US.

Trump Gets it Wrong About Iran Mess

Wed, Jul. 22, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

TrumpDonald Trump falsely clams that his Iranian war disaster won't have an impact on him... Pvt Isabella Gonzales, the 19-year-old killed in action in Jordan, would have flunked Pentagon Pete's T-level tests... The Conservative Political Action Conference inaugural session in the UK flops. Brits are turned off by weak speeches and prayer sessions... Establishment Partnership for NYC heaps kudos on the Democratic Socialist Big Apple mayor... Prologis issues quirky press release in its takover bid for Segro... New York Mets are down but not yet out.