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2/ Because Trump’s fraud theories about Georgia have already been debunked thoroughly, this unexplained federal action raises real concerns about what could happen in 2026.

FBI executes search warrant for 2020 election files in Fulton County FBI agents were executing a search warrant at the Fulton County elections office near Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, an agency spokesperson confirmed.

1/ Georgia was ground zero for Trump’s “find me the votes” scheme. His claims of voter fraud were audited, investigated, and repeatedly disproven. A judge signed the warrant, but no evidence has been made public about why ballots were seized.

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3/ If dissent can be suppressed without explanation or accountability, we should all be asking: how much erosion of free expression will we accept before we speak out? The time to defend our voices is now—not after they’re gone.

2/ The free exchange of ideas is a fundamental right in a democracy. When voices are quietly filtered or shut down, that right is weakened.

We’ve recently shared our experience with what appears to be content suppression on TikTok. It’s not just us. Others raising factual concerns are seeing the same pattern.

The Rebranding of DHS, ICE, and CBP: Are Nazi and White Supremacist Slogans Deliberate or Out of Ignorance? The Steady State | by Charles A. Ray

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“The cumulative, long-term impact of this brand of propaganda is corrosive and will take a long time to erase.”

2/ jeopardizing the rule of law and eroding civil liberties. He urges Congress to demand a fully independent, transparent inquiry into the shooting.

ICE violence erodes our civil liberties and Congress must respond [letter] I write as a retired career United States diplomat and national security professional, and a citizen moved by grief and anger, to condemn the fatal Jan. 24 shooting in Minneapolis

1/ In a letter to the editor published by Lancaster Online, Steady State member Chris Sandrolini, a retired U.S. diplomat, warns that ICE is increasingly operating as a paramilitary force,

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“This is why loyalty to an autocrat is always misplaced. It is never reciprocal, never secure, and never rewarded in the long run. In authoritarian systems, friends are tools, supporters are shields, and expendability is not a risk...”

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2/ When DHS tries to push into a marked Ecuadorian consulate on top of warrantless home raids and the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, it’s a pattern of disregarding hard legal limits on state power. This is the kind of boundary‑testing that marks authoritarian rule.

1/ Foreign consulates are legally off‑limits to U.S. agents without consent under the Vienna Convention. @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

3/ Taken together, these situations show how annexation talk directed at Canada and Greenland is backed by concrete dependencies that could be used to pressure Ottawa and Copenhagen over sovereignty, even as U.S. officials insist that the United States is “not a threat.”

2/ Trump’s ambassador ties Canada’s fighter choice to possible changes in NORAD and more U.S. jets over Canadian airspace, while a Danish MP warns that Washington could “destroy” Denmark’s F‑35 fleet by cutting spare parts during a dispute over Greenland.

ANALYSIS | NORAD would be 'altered' if Canada doesn’t buy F-35 jets, warns U.S. ambassador | CBC News U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is warning of consequences to the continental defence pact if Canada does not move forward with the purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets.

1/ Trump-era “51st state” rhetoric about Canada and the push to “own” Greenland both sit on top of real structural leverage created by U.S. control over NORAD posture and F‑35 supply chains.

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In his typical authoritarian fashion, Trump waves off the murder of an American by DHS paramilitaries on the street as “hoopla” and a distraction, in an attempt to delegitimize scrutiny of state violence. #holdfast

The same politicians who preach a ‘Second Amendment without limits’ suddenly discover restrictions when their own power feels threatened. #holdfast

Alex Pretti was in earlier confrontation with federal agents who tackled him, broke his rib, sources say | CNN Federal immigration officials have been collecting information on protesters and agitators, sources told CNN.

DHS paramilitary practices in Minneapolis raise massive legal flags. If you care about civil liberties, now’s the time to demand real oversight——contact your reps, demand a congressional inquiry, and support watchdog orgs pressing for transparency.

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The Second Amendment doesn’t disappear when it becomes inconvenient. Turning it off on demand is going against it. #holdfast

The Steady State Sends Demand Letter to Department of Homeland Security Over Threats to Protected Speech The Steady State

My law firm sent demand letter on behalf of @thesteadystate.org to DHS to seek renouncement of statements by Border Patrol official Greg Bovino that there will be “consequences” for those who exercise 1st Amendment protected activity.

Letter is here:

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@markzaidesq.bsky.social (and his law firm), along with the amazing Kevin Carroll got this done. Thanks to Mark, Kevin and the firm.... The line “Let’s kill all the lawyers” is making the point that tyrants must first eliminate the rule of law and those who uphold it. Guys like Mark and Kevin.

“No single person can destroy what America stands for and believes in, not even a President, if we —all of America - stand up and speak out. We know who we are. It's time to show the world.”

As the U.S. keeps alienating its own allies, they’re not waiting around. They’re cutting massive trade and security deals with each other instead, and Washington is waking up to a world where its leverage is no longer guaranteed.

Episode 6 is out now!

Listen at thesteadystate.org/podcast, on Apple at apple.co/45rB0JB. or wherever you get your podcasts.

After weeks of broken promises and ignored orders, the chief judge is effectively saying to ICE: you don’t get to turn Minnesota into a rights‑free zone.

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YouTube video by The Steady State TikTok Censorship? The Steady State.... #holdfast #steadystate

TikTok censorship take 2!

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Good point! I missed it (but it was put on the accompanying placard!)

The Steady State Sends Demand Letter to Department of Homeland Security Over Threats to Protected Speech The Steady State

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Hear our Executive Director, Steven Cash, on the Ron Show!

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After Alex Pretti's killing, is our 'steady state' in stage IV decline?

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