Steven A. Cash
@cashsteven.bsky.social
Executive Director, The Steady State; Former: DHS Intelligence Officer; Chief Counsel, Sen. D. Feinstein; CIA Operations Officer; Assistant District Attorney, New York County. Lots of former.
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And, if you can't tell from my picture - I am old, white, and a man.
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And, if you can't tell from my picture - I am old, white, and a man.
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The Future of Counterintelligence in America open.substack.com/pub/steadyst... Tulsi Gabbard making an effort to move CI from the FBI to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence raises the fraught and frightening prospect of a politically-motivated, secret security organization.
The Future of Counterintelligence in America
The Steady State | by Edward J. Appel, Sr.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Future of Counterintelligence in America open.substack.com/pub/steadyst... Tulsi Gabbard making an effort to move CI from the FBI to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence raises the fraught and frightening prospect of a politically-motivated, secret security organization.
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Ingrassia withdrew his original nomination b/c even his own party couldn’t support him after his racist comments and harassment allegations. Installing him as GSA’s deputy GC, despite being just > 1 yr out of law school, shows how professional standards are replaced with loyalty.
President Trump has tapped Paul Ingrassia, who withdrew his nomination for the Office of Special Counsel after racist remarks emerged, to become deputy general counsel of the General Services Administration.
Trump moves loyalist to GSA posting after previous nomination fell apart
Paul Ingrassia had withdrawn his nomination as head of Office of Special Counsel after racist remarks and other controversies.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Ingrassia withdrew his original nomination b/c even his own party couldn’t support him after his racist comments and harassment allegations. Installing him as GSA’s deputy GC, despite being just > 1 yr out of law school, shows how professional standards are replaced with loyalty.
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When officials suggest they will step up ops if a judge issues a lawful order, they blur a line between enforcing law and challenging the courts’ constitutional role. By portraying themselves as needing to “push past” oversight, they erode separation of powers, a pattern our assessment warns about.
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
When officials suggest they will step up ops if a judge issues a lawful order, they blur a line between enforcing law and challenging the courts’ constitutional role. By portraying themselves as needing to “push past” oversight, they erode separation of powers, a pattern our assessment warns about.
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Career DOJ lawyers hesitating to touch a routine civil case isn’t normal. It signals fear of political retaliation — exactly the kind of chilling effect our assessment warned would arise when prosecutorial independence erodes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
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Justice Dept. Struggled to Find Lawyers to Handle Maurene Comey Suit
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November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Career DOJ lawyers hesitating to touch a routine civil case isn’t normal. It signals fear of political retaliation — exactly the kind of chilling effect our assessment warned would arise when prosecutorial independence erodes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
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A raid with helicopters and TV cameras arrested 37. Stephen Miller said the complex was “filled with TdA terrorists” and the raid “saved God knows how many lives.” Prosecutors haven’t charged any with crimes or terrorism. That gap between spectacle and substance should alarm all of us.
A Black Hawk helicopter. SWAT teams repelling to the roof. 300 agents. Flash-bang grenades. A TV crew.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A raid with helicopters and TV cameras arrested 37. Stephen Miller said the complex was “filled with TdA terrorists” and the raid “saved God knows how many lives.” Prosecutors haven’t charged any with crimes or terrorism. That gap between spectacle and substance should alarm all of us.
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“Cash told me that Steady State members are deeply worried about the weakening condition of American democracy — and the findings of the organization’s new report that the U.S. now shares most of the traits of foreign countries that have fallen to autocratic regimes.”
www.salon.com/2025/11/13/d...
www.salon.com/2025/11/13/d...
Donald Trump’s path to authoritarian rule is wide open
Former national security official warns “Trump is moving faster than most dictators have"
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November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Cash told me that Steady State members are deeply worried about the weakening condition of American democracy — and the findings of the organization’s new report that the U.S. now shares most of the traits of foreign countries that have fallen to autocratic regimes.”
www.salon.com/2025/11/13/d...
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The Daily Drift: Tracking America’s Path Toward Autocracy
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The Daily Drift: Tracking America’s Path Toward Autocracy
President Trump seems emboldened by the ongoing government shutdown and the decision by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to keep the House closed for business, as there is currently no legislative ch...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Daily Drift: Tracking America’s Path Toward Autocracy
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November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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I wrote something on Syria….
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I wrote something on Syria….
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Marc knows of what he speaks. First hand.
The Silhouette
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Incredibly...aspects of life in Syria ring true for America…Secret police snatching people .... A breakdown in the rule of law,...co-equal branches of government no longer functioning. Retribution against "the enemies of the state."
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Incredibly...aspects of life in Syria ring true for America…Secret police snatching people .... A breakdown in the rule of law,...co-equal branches of government no longer functioning. Retribution against "the enemies of the state."
The Silhouette
The Steady State | by Marc Polymeropoulos
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November 7, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Marc knows of what he speaks. First hand.
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Let history take note. The majority of us are not tolerating any of this evil. Pay attention to what happened during this mid-election. We’re coming back stronger and stronger and stronger. No more negativity. We are the strong people that never give up. And we will never give up.
November 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Let history take note. The majority of us are not tolerating any of this evil. Pay attention to what happened during this mid-election. We’re coming back stronger and stronger and stronger. No more negativity. We are the strong people that never give up. And we will never give up.
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Well. Honestly, this is who is leading the effort. m.youtube.com/watch?v=vLRK...
Jon Lovitz As Tommy Flanagan - Saturday Night Live
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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November 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Well. Honestly, this is who is leading the effort. m.youtube.com/watch?v=vLRK...
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Not everything Republicans don't like is, in fact, communism. Learn what the term really means!
Our former Senior Intelligence Officers know what communism is. Read this article by The Steady State's Adam Wasserman, who started a career at the CIA analyzing the Soviet Union.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Not everything Republicans don't like is, in fact, communism. Learn what the term really means!
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Are We the Baddies? -- Funny but it hurts.... open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
For those of us who have spent our careers inside the national security community, that question is... one we must keep asking—of ourselves, our institutions, and our leaders. The health of our democracy depends on it.
For those of us who have spent our careers inside the national security community, that question is... one we must keep asking—of ourselves, our institutions, and our leaders. The health of our democracy depends on it.
Are We the Baddies? -- Funny but it hurts....
The Steady State | By Steven Cash November 1, 2025
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November 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Are We the Baddies? -- Funny but it hurts.... open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
For those of us who have spent our careers inside the national security community, that question is... one we must keep asking—of ourselves, our institutions, and our leaders. The health of our democracy depends on it.
For those of us who have spent our careers inside the national security community, that question is... one we must keep asking—of ourselves, our institutions, and our leaders. The health of our democracy depends on it.
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Welcome new followers! 🇺🇸 A Starter Pack — credible voices in democracy, national security, and public service.
👉 go.bsky.app/RXFLYri
Push it out to your followers — repost, tag, and help strengthen the civic conversation.
Strange bedfellows indeed… the kind democracy needs.
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Push it out to your followers — repost, tag, and help strengthen the civic conversation.
Strange bedfellows indeed… the kind democracy needs.
November 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Welcome new followers! 🇺🇸 A Starter Pack — credible voices in democracy, national security, and public service.
👉 go.bsky.app/RXFLYri
Push it out to your followers — repost, tag, and help strengthen the civic conversation.
Strange bedfellows indeed… the kind democracy needs.
👉 go.bsky.app/RXFLYri
Push it out to your followers — repost, tag, and help strengthen the civic conversation.
Strange bedfellows indeed… the kind democracy needs.
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FREDONIA PROJECT - SITREP 19: US DOMESTIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY - OCTOBER 31 2025
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Don't miss this latest intercept from the Fredonia Embassy in Washington! Unique insights about the latest from the Trump administration!
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Don't miss this latest intercept from the Fredonia Embassy in Washington! Unique insights about the latest from the Trump administration!
FREDONIA PROJECT - SITREP 19: US DOMESTIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY - OCTOBER 31 2025
CABLE ID: 2025-1031-FRED/WASH/SITREP - 019
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October 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
FREDONIA PROJECT - SITREP 19: US DOMESTIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY - OCTOBER 31 2025
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Don't miss this latest intercept from the Fredonia Embassy in Washington! Unique insights about the latest from the Trump administration!
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Don't miss this latest intercept from the Fredonia Embassy in Washington! Unique insights about the latest from the Trump administration!
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Federal agents wearing horror masks during real arrests is psychological intimidation and performance violence.
The Purge — except it’s not fiction.
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The Purge — except it’s not fiction.
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'Happy Halloween!': DHS spokeswoman responds to report of immigration agents wearing horror masks in L.A.
The story by a local news site featured images posted to social media showing what the outlet says were agents in unmarked cars donning Chucky and Momo masks.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Federal agents wearing horror masks during real arrests is psychological intimidation and performance violence.
The Purge — except it’s not fiction.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The Purge — except it’s not fiction.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Today @steadystate2025 published an "An Open Letter to the Serving and Former Flag Officers of the U.S. Military" -- they face awful decisions.
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An Open Letter to the Serving and Former Flag Officers of the U.S. Military
The Steady State | October 31, 2025
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November 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Today @steadystate2025 published an "An Open Letter to the Serving and Former Flag Officers of the U.S. Military" -- they face awful decisions.
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“At what point must a senior officer refuse to obey an order that, while issued by the command, is in fact illegal — or that would serve the interests of an aspiring autocrat rather than the Constitution and the Republic it protects — a moment when the armed forces may be our last line of defense?”
November 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
“At what point must a senior officer refuse to obey an order that, while issued by the command, is in fact illegal — or that would serve the interests of an aspiring autocrat rather than the Constitution and the Republic it protects — a moment when the armed forces may be our last line of defense?”
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Flynn isn’t talking “reform.” He’s calling for shutting down independent federal law enforcement and replacing it with a loyalty force — textbook authoritarian power consolidation.
November 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Flynn isn’t talking “reform.” He’s calling for shutting down independent federal law enforcement and replacing it with a loyalty force — textbook authoritarian power consolidation.