Malevolent and incompetent.
What a great combination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/he...
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Malevolent and incompetent.
What a great combination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/he...
Meanwhile in Russia: frustrated by the creeping speed of Putin's invasion, state TV host Vladimir Solovyov provides his advice to the troops on how to speed up their advancement, and proposes various terrorist attacks and sabotage against Europe & the US.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghan...
Pirate Wiresβfounded by Peter Thiel protege Mike Solana (with an investment from Thielβ whines that Wikipedia calls Trump an βauthoritarian.β 10/10/25 β¦ 1/ www.piratewires.com/p/wikipedia-...
12.10.2025 00:57 β π 346 π 122 π¬ 32 π 10With GOP leaders branding the upcoming No Kings rally on October 18 a βhate America rally,β itβs worth revisiting General Mark Milleyβs warning: βWe donβt take an oath to a king, or a queen, or a tyrant, or a dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution.β
12.10.2025 01:01 β π 86 π 30 π¬ 9 π 3βThe Heritage Foundation [which spearheaded Project 2025] says it will βidentify and targetβ Wikipedia editors over alleged bias.β 9/18/25 β¦ 1/ www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
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There's no end to his lies.
12.10.2025 02:05 β π 1414 π 258 π¬ 175 π 30Newsweek is the old magazine in name only. It was bought by Korean cult leader David Jang's media group IBT in 2013.
newrepublic.com/article/1589...
In case folks have wondered about some of the right-wing opinions that run in Newsweek.
Josh Hammer is the senior editor-at-large for Newsweek.
Claremont-Newsweek-A3P-WH.
Billionaires invest in the long game.
Thread h/t @jennycohn.bsky.social
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magine trying to put a woman in jail
bc she had proven to a jury
that youβre a crook.
Mediocre feels generous.
11.10.2025 21:16 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0#FEMA folks are organizing a rally. Itβs a ways off but letβs save the date. Share this shamelessly & let everyone know whether itβs your fellow FEMA employees or allies in the DMV area.
1/2
Letβs check in with the Secretary Noemβs Liaison to The White House and President Donald Trumpβs nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination claims.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Medical Health Aged Care 11/10/2025 20:01 COVID-19 causes changes in sperm that lead to increased anxiety in offspring The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
COVID-19 causes changes in sperm that lead to increased anxiety in offspring.
"Florey researchers have shown that a fatherβs SARS-CoV-2 viral infection before conception can alter their offspring's brain development and behaviour, through changes in sperm"
Source: archive.md/3s9M2
Priests tried to bring communion to the detainees in Broadview, Illinois, a privilege apparently allowed under Illinois law.
ICE did not respond. No way are they are doing God's work.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigrat...
Food pantry visits by military families are up over 30% since the #TrumpShutdown began. Our troops defend our country. They shouldn't have to worry about feeding their families because of Trump's political games. Fund our government. Pay our troops.
11.10.2025 15:31 β π 207 π 72 π¬ 8 π 1Many have asked how you can help The Steady State.
The answer is simple:
(1) Donβt give up. Donβt give in.
(2) Help expand our reachβfollow, repost, and share.
(3) Weβre not (yet) seeking donations, but we welcome paid subscribers to our Substack: @steadystate1.
Democracy is defended together.
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11.10.2025 15:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Re-upping this piece I wrote a month ago, which becomes ever more relevant as Trump's tyranny worsens, as masked thugs keep terrorizing immigrants, and as the "Justice" Department keeps inventing charges against political opponents.
I ask: WHY WON'T THE MEDIA SAY TRUMP IS BECOMING A DICTATOR?
NEW REPORT from me tonight:
Trumpβs Behavior Could End Up Helping Those He Is Targeting
A former prosecutor who fielded claims of vindictive and selective prosecution by Jan. 6 rioters weighs in on what the DOJ is doing today.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trumps...
Klobuchar on Trump's failed DM to Bondi: "How many other secret messages are there out there where he told her to do things?
10.10.2025 20:27 β π 1383 π 313 π¬ 34 π 12Klobuchar: "I remember Bondi saying, 'the president is the most transparent president in history.' I wish I said, Well then why doesn't he just release the Epstein files?"
10.10.2025 20:28 β π 9211 π 2131 π¬ 297 π 83I just wrote this up this morning. You can read it here. No paywalls: www.muellershewrote.com/p/jim-comey-...
10.10.2025 20:32 β π 1124 π 348 π¬ 54 π 18Klobuchar: "Let's look at these healthcare premiums. Three-fourths of the people on ACA plans live in states that Donald Trump won. The majority of them are in Republican congressional districts ... "
10.10.2025 20:32 β π 928 π 237 π¬ 40 π 14Youβll never guess who is in charge of the Homeland Security Councilβ¦.
(Miller. Itβs Stephen Miller.)
As we near 250 years of the United States, Independence Hall is shuttered.
Across the nation, dedicated public servants and necessary public services are left in the dark.
Speaker Johnson β call us back into session.
Fridays with Nicole Sandler
www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/10/f...
Q: What guarantees did you give Hamas to persuade them Israel will stop the bombing campaign once hostages have been exchanged?
TRUMP: What did I do with respect to them? Well, you know, I spoke a little bit tough ... they knew retribution would be tremendous. Would've been complete obliteration.
WGN, this womanβs employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released.
DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.