Burn The Playbook — PowerBurn The Playbook web reporting: power.https://burntheplaybook.news/en-usExtreme Networks Blamed a Front Company. DOJ Says Its Own Employees Hid the Russian Missile Maker.https://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-27/extreme-networks-blamed-a-front-company-doj-says-its-own-employees-hid-the-rushttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-27/extreme-networks-blamed-a-front-company-doj-says-its-own-employees-hid-the-rusThe company sold gear to the plant behind the S-300 and S-400, came forward under the threat of a news story, and walks away with a non-prosecution deal.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:17:40 GMTnewspowermichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)ICE Vouches for Venturella's Ethics, Skips His 11 Years at GEOhttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-23/ice-response-venturellahttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-23/ice-response-venturellaAsked about its acting director's private prison past, $2.2 billion in prison purchases and Medicaid data that ended up with Palantir, ICE sent a biography, a slogan and a swipe at a lawsuit it did not name.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:36:00 GMTanalysispowericedavid-venturellageo-groupcorecivicmedicaidpalantirmichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)Vanity Fair Publishes Book Excerpt Alleging Kushner Used Gulf-Funded Accounts. Kushner Calls It Categorically False.https://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-22/vanity-fair-kushner-excerpt-what-is-claimed-what-is-confirmedhttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-22/vanity-fair-kushner-excerpt-what-is-claimed-what-is-confirmedThe excerpt from Matthew Cole's Princes and Thieves says Dutch intelligence watched Jared Kushner's hacked phone and saw accounts fed by Saudi and Emirati money. No records were published with it. Here is what is claimed, what is denied, and what is confirmed.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:04:02 GMTnewspowerJared KushnerGulf moneySaudi ArabiaUAErumor-checkmichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)Opinion: Congress Wrote a Lock on Russia Sanctions, Then Handed the White House the Keyhttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/opinion-congress-wrote-a-lock-and-handed-over-the-keyhttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/opinion-congress-wrote-a-lock-and-handed-over-the-keyThe Graham Act says the sanctions end only with peace in Ukraine. It also lets them vanish with one certification nobody has to explain in public. Congress should stop writing laws with a back door built in.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:20:00 GMTcolumnpoweropinionrussiasanctionscongressmichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)Congress Passed Russia Sanctions That End Only With a Ukraine Peace Deal. One Order Waived Them With a Single Certification.https://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/graham-act-russia-sanctions-waived-same-orderhttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/graham-act-russia-sanctions-waived-same-orderThe Graham Act says sanctions can be terminated only after Russia signs a peace agreement Ukraine accepts. It also lets the president waive them by certifying the national interest. The Oct. 16 order did that, and waived the termination section too.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:35:00 GMTanalysispowerrussiasanctionscongressaccountabilitymichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)Who Decides Your Electricity Bill? Not the Power Company. A State Board You Probably Never Heard Of.https://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/who-decides-your-electricity-bill-rate-caseshttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/who-decides-your-electricity-bill-rate-casesUtilities ask, state commissions decide. Two live cases show how it works: a $456 million request in Michigan and a 21.9% increase in Delaware, half of which customers are already paying.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:29:00 GMTexplainerpowerutilitieselectricitycost-ledgeraccountabilitymichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)CMS Canceled Obamacare for 760,000 People. Its Own Fact Sheet Does Not Say How It Decided.https://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/760000-obamacare-cancellations-what-cms-sayshttps://burntheplaybook.news/article/2026-10-19/760000-obamacare-cancellations-what-cms-saysThis was not a new rule and not a subsidy cutoff. It was one Aug. 31 action against enrollments the government calls unauthorized. Here is what the record shows and what it leaves out.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:17:00 GMTanalysispowerhealth-careobamacareacarumor-checkcmsmichael@ravnintel.com (Michael Starr Hopkins)