Jon Steinman
@jonsteinman.bsky.social
dad, dog walker, Nebraskan
@ProtectDemocracy.org
*and because time is short, cofounder of workfour.org
Skeets my own
@ProtectDemocracy.org
*and because time is short, cofounder of workfour.org
Skeets my own
The giltiest man in the world. Everyone working for him is covering up sex crimes, sending people to concentration camps, or robbing the neediest to feed the oligarchs.
Building a more inclusive & resilient democracy must include holding them all accountable. Every one.
Happy Holidays!
Building a more inclusive & resilient democracy must include holding them all accountable. Every one.
Happy Holidays!
December 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The giltiest man in the world. Everyone working for him is covering up sex crimes, sending people to concentration camps, or robbing the neediest to feed the oligarchs.
Building a more inclusive & resilient democracy must include holding them all accountable. Every one.
Happy Holidays!
Building a more inclusive & resilient democracy must include holding them all accountable. Every one.
Happy Holidays!
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1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
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30 minutes. Some deportees described sexual assault. Detainee describes the guard sexually assaulting most detainees. Lights left on all day. Prisoners not given clean water.
Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
December 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
30 minutes. Some deportees described sexual assault. Detainee describes the guard sexually assaulting most detainees. Lights left on all day. Prisoners not given clean water.
Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
Found that infamous “Deep State” that subvents the law and victimizes innocents for the benefit of a powerful few.
The DOJ is continuing to redact more mentions of Donald Trump found in the Epstein files.
On the left the original version, on the right today’s version.
Source: justice.gov/multimedia/C...
#OpDeathEaters
On the left the original version, on the right today’s version.
Source: justice.gov/multimedia/C...
#OpDeathEaters
December 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Found that infamous “Deep State” that subvents the law and victimizes innocents for the benefit of a powerful few.
ICE says it’s going after the worst of the worst, and that appears to apply only to its recruits
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
December 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
ICE says it’s going after the worst of the worst, and that appears to apply only to its recruits
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Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose
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"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
Five year olds think pirates are cool.
Health care is about to be unaffordable for most Americans and the dangerous dingdongs running our government just couldn’t give a shit.
Health care is about to be unaffordable for most Americans and the dangerous dingdongs running our government just couldn’t give a shit.
December 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Five year olds think pirates are cool.
Health care is about to be unaffordable for most Americans and the dangerous dingdongs running our government just couldn’t give a shit.
Health care is about to be unaffordable for most Americans and the dangerous dingdongs running our government just couldn’t give a shit.
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The Kennedy Center, the Department of Defense & the US Institute of Peace can only be renamed by acts of Congress. Their names have NOT been changed. Trump's playing a sad sad but ultimately meaningless game. Erasing his shallow imprint on DC at the end of his term will be celebrated in the streets.
December 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The Kennedy Center, the Department of Defense & the US Institute of Peace can only be renamed by acts of Congress. Their names have NOT been changed. Trump's playing a sad sad but ultimately meaningless game. Erasing his shallow imprint on DC at the end of his term will be celebrated in the streets.
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These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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Faith communities have been key to the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. This holiday season, we all have a chance to support their efforts. Watch and share this powerful message with our partners @interfaithalliance.org calling on people of all backgrounds to choose LoveNotICE.org
December 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Faith communities have been key to the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. This holiday season, we all have a chance to support their efforts. Watch and share this powerful message with our partners @interfaithalliance.org calling on people of all backgrounds to choose LoveNotICE.org
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This is extraordinary, heartbreaking, and a red alert warning sign for our democracy.
These people are about to be federal judges, and they refuse to answer whether the U.S. Capitol was attacked on January 6.
They say they can't comment because it's "a political controversy".
These people are about to be federal judges, and they refuse to answer whether the U.S. Capitol was attacked on January 6.
They say they can't comment because it's "a political controversy".
Sen. BLUMENTHAL: Was the U.S. Capitol attacked on January 6, 2021?
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: Well, individuals entered the Capitol.
Blumenthal: You are in fear—how will you have the courage to be fair and impartial?
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: Well, individuals entered the Capitol.
Blumenthal: You are in fear—how will you have the courage to be fair and impartial?
December 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is extraordinary, heartbreaking, and a red alert warning sign for our democracy.
These people are about to be federal judges, and they refuse to answer whether the U.S. Capitol was attacked on January 6.
They say they can't comment because it's "a political controversy".
These people are about to be federal judges, and they refuse to answer whether the U.S. Capitol was attacked on January 6.
They say they can't comment because it's "a political controversy".
Trump’s “It’s Not My Fault” speech is a mess, yes. He didn’t bother offering condolences to the recent horrific shootings or explain his unprovoked aggression in the Caribbean.
But mostly it’s proof that no one in the WH has any juice or courage.
All losers.
But mostly it’s proof that no one in the WH has any juice or courage.
All losers.
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Trump’s “It’s Not My Fault” speech is a mess, yes. He didn’t bother offering condolences to the recent horrific shootings or explain his unprovoked aggression in the Caribbean.
But mostly it’s proof that no one in the WH has any juice or courage.
All losers.
But mostly it’s proof that no one in the WH has any juice or courage.
All losers.
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I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
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ICE PEPPER SPRAYED A ONE-YEAR-OLD because her mother was filming them.
ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
ICE PEPPER SPRAYED A ONE-YEAR-OLD because her mother was filming them.
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"Troops in the Continental Army swore to defend the country against 'King George, his heirs and successors, and his and their abettors, assistants, and adherents.'”
In 1789 the oath became allegiance to the Constitution.
But I like the original too.
#NoKings
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In 1789 the oath became allegiance to the Constitution.
But I like the original too.
#NoKings
open.substack.com/pub/ofthebra...
Why Today’s Army-Navy Game Is Different
Deploying to US cities is not the mission our soldiers signed up for.
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Troops in the Continental Army swore to defend the country against 'King George, his heirs and successors, and his and their abettors, assistants, and adherents.'”
In 1789 the oath became allegiance to the Constitution.
But I like the original too.
#NoKings
open.substack.com/pub/ofthebra...
In 1789 the oath became allegiance to the Constitution.
But I like the original too.
#NoKings
open.substack.com/pub/ofthebra...
Attendees at Saturday’s Army Navy game in Baltimore will be surrounded by "Not The Mission" ads highlighting the serious risks to both our military and civil society posed by domestic deployments.
Our troops volunteer to serve us all, not divide us.
NotTheMission.org
Our troops volunteer to serve us all, not divide us.
NotTheMission.org
Troops on our streets is not the mission.
Men and women in uniform signed up to defend us from foreign adversaries,
not police our communities.
NotTheMission.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Attendees at Saturday’s Army Navy game in Baltimore will be surrounded by "Not The Mission" ads highlighting the serious risks to both our military and civil society posed by domestic deployments.
Our troops volunteer to serve us all, not divide us.
NotTheMission.org
Our troops volunteer to serve us all, not divide us.
NotTheMission.org
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Q: "You pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández…he was convicted in of drug trafficking. How is that zero tolerance on drug trafficking?"
Trump: "I don't know him and I know very little about him."
Q: " Do you think it could send the wrong message to drug dealers?"
Trump: "No."
Trump: "I don't know him and I know very little about him."
Q: " Do you think it could send the wrong message to drug dealers?"
Trump: "No."
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Q: "You pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández…he was convicted in of drug trafficking. How is that zero tolerance on drug trafficking?"
Trump: "I don't know him and I know very little about him."
Q: " Do you think it could send the wrong message to drug dealers?"
Trump: "No."
Trump: "I don't know him and I know very little about him."
Q: " Do you think it could send the wrong message to drug dealers?"
Trump: "No."
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The last few months, I’ve been working on a major project: analyzing the Trump admin’s hostile treatment of the First Amendment. That has led to today’s release of our @freepress.bsky.social report “Chokehold.” @brianstelter.bsky.social @cnn.com details our findings: www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/m...
Analysis: Trump’s first year back in office contradicts his ‘free speech’ commitments | CNN Business
Nora Benavidez of the nonprofit advocacy group Free Press set out to catalog the Trump administration’s First Amendment infringements. She soon had a list of almost 200.
www.cnn.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The last few months, I’ve been working on a major project: analyzing the Trump admin’s hostile treatment of the First Amendment. That has led to today’s release of our @freepress.bsky.social report “Chokehold.” @brianstelter.bsky.social @cnn.com details our findings: www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/m...
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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This year, I set out to chronicle free speech under the Trump admin. No small feat. Trump attacks dissent & leverages the White House to go after critics constantly. But how? Read our bombshell new @freepress.bsky.social report. I'm proud & horrified: www.freepress.net/attack-on-fr...
Chokehold: Donald Trump’s War on Free Speech & the Need for Systemic Resistance
This Free Press report examines the Trump administration’s hostile relationship with dissent and free expression in 2025. It analyzes how Trump and his political enablers have sought to undermine and ...
www.freepress.net
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This year, I set out to chronicle free speech under the Trump admin. No small feat. Trump attacks dissent & leverages the White House to go after critics constantly. But how? Read our bombshell new @freepress.bsky.social report. I'm proud & horrified: www.freepress.net/attack-on-fr...
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TODAY: Our team is at SCOTUS representing FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in her challenge to an unlawful firing by the Trump admin. The Court’s ruling could reshape dozens of independent agencies that protect us all from powerful corporate interests — impacting homes, businesses and more.
Supreme Court to hear major test of presidential power over Trump's firing of FTC commissioner
President Trump's efforts to reshape the executive branch and flex his presidential power are set to be tested at the Supreme Court on Monday.
www.cbsnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
TODAY: Our team is at SCOTUS representing FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in her challenge to an unlawful firing by the Trump admin. The Court’s ruling could reshape dozens of independent agencies that protect us all from powerful corporate interests — impacting homes, businesses and more.
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Last month:
“I, DONALD J. TRUMP, do hereby grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all United States citizens … for any conduct relating to their efforts to expose voting fraud and vulnerabilities in the 2020 Presidential Election.”
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
“I, DONALD J. TRUMP, do hereby grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all United States citizens … for any conduct relating to their efforts to expose voting fraud and vulnerabilities in the 2020 Presidential Election.”
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Last month:
“I, DONALD J. TRUMP, do hereby grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all United States citizens … for any conduct relating to their efforts to expose voting fraud and vulnerabilities in the 2020 Presidential Election.”
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
“I, DONALD J. TRUMP, do hereby grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all United States citizens … for any conduct relating to their efforts to expose voting fraud and vulnerabilities in the 2020 Presidential Election.”
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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History suggests that things don't go well when white nationalists are warning against "civilizational erasure" in Europe
The new US National Security Strategy makes for scary reading. I wrote about how the US wants to support forces in Europe to tear itself apart back in November 2024, and last May. This NSS confirms that's exactly the US objective for Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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December 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
History suggests that things don't go well when white nationalists are warning against "civilizational erasure" in Europe
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It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.