Steve Pietroske
@spietroske.bsky.social
Recently retired husband and father of 2 twenty something’s. Packer, Brewers, Bucks fan. Greenfield, WI
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US: ICE Arrest at FIFA Event Spotlights Dangers for World Cup www.hrw.org/news/2025/12... HT @rravinetto.bsky.social
US: ICE Arrest at FIFA Event Spotlights Dangers for World Cup
The arrest and return of an asylum seeker who took his children to the Club World Cup soccer tournament final on July 13, 2025, raises serious concerns about the safety of noncitizens attending the 20...
www.hrw.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM
US: ICE Arrest at FIFA Event Spotlights Dangers for World Cup www.hrw.org/news/2025/12... HT @rravinetto.bsky.social
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Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
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they’ll do anything to avoid being woke
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
they’ll do anything to avoid being woke
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Turns out the deal Trump bragged about, the one where China would buy 12 million metric tons of US soybeans by year end, was never an actual deal.
It was a “concept” of a deal.
It was a “concept” of a deal.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Turns out the deal Trump bragged about, the one where China would buy 12 million metric tons of US soybeans by year end, was never an actual deal.
It was a “concept” of a deal.
It was a “concept” of a deal.
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"These fake personas, posing as enthusiastic American Trump supporters, told U.S. voters to “vote for Trump in 2024” while the actual women depicted (from countries like Denmark, the Netherlands, and even Russia) had no idea their images were being misused."
X rolled out a new feature that accidentally exposed a massive covert foreign influence operation — more than one, actually — that is currently live on the platform. It’s a huge story and I wrote about it — and what it means for America — here:
open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...
open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...
X Just Accidentally Exposed A Vast Covert Influence Network Targeting Americans
How a new X feature led to the most sweeping public exposure of covert foreign activity on a major platform since 2016.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
"These fake personas, posing as enthusiastic American Trump supporters, told U.S. voters to “vote for Trump in 2024” while the actual women depicted (from countries like Denmark, the Netherlands, and even Russia) had no idea their images were being misused."
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President Donald Trump’s directive to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost as much as $2 billion, according to six people with knowledge of the potential cost. NBC News’ Gordon Lubold reports.
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
President Donald Trump’s directive to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost as much as $2 billion, according to six people with knowledge of the potential cost. NBC News’ Gordon Lubold reports.
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Whoops! 😂
Musk Accidentally Proves 70% Of MAGA Accounts On Twitter Live In Russia
Whoops!
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Whoops! 😂
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I talked to Sen Gary Peters about his investigation into DOGE’s handling of our Social Security data. It's CRAZY. If you haven’t read the report, do.
TLDR? It’s very likely that DOGE uploaded all of our most private Social Security data to an insecure cloud server. Nobody knows who can access it.
TLDR? It’s very likely that DOGE uploaded all of our most private Social Security data to an insecure cloud server. Nobody knows who can access it.
November 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I talked to Sen Gary Peters about his investigation into DOGE’s handling of our Social Security data. It's CRAZY. If you haven’t read the report, do.
TLDR? It’s very likely that DOGE uploaded all of our most private Social Security data to an insecure cloud server. Nobody knows who can access it.
TLDR? It’s very likely that DOGE uploaded all of our most private Social Security data to an insecure cloud server. Nobody knows who can access it.
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This is blatantly, undeniably true and has been for a long time, and it is cooking people's brains to hang out there and think it's not true. Regardless of if you like this place as an alternative or not. Musk puts his thumb heavily on the scale because your feed there is his personal plaything.
If you're trying to convince your friends to spend time on Bluesky rather than X, maybe show them this. X is not "the public town square" or about "free speech." It's "just what Elon Musk wants you to see." If you see stuff he doesn't like he'll step in to make sure you don't see it for long.
If you scroll on X, you are only being shown what Elon wants you to see. If you create content on X, no one will see it unless Elon wants them to.
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is blatantly, undeniably true and has been for a long time, and it is cooking people's brains to hang out there and think it's not true. Regardless of if you like this place as an alternative or not. Musk puts his thumb heavily on the scale because your feed there is his personal plaything.
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They're so fucking stupid and don't realize it. The only reason many white students can afford graduate degrees is because foreign students pay for the programs and allow them to be economically efficient. Without foreign students, many programs will now simply collapse. Genius.
The White House just blasted this out under the headline "Good News You May Have Missed"
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
They're so fucking stupid and don't realize it. The only reason many white students can afford graduate degrees is because foreign students pay for the programs and allow them to be economically efficient. Without foreign students, many programs will now simply collapse. Genius.
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Threats against members of Congress jumped from 902 in 2016 to an estimated 14,000 by the end of 2025.
Survey researchers found white nationalism is the strongest predictor of support for political violence in America. buff.ly/xDfMIH7
Survey researchers found white nationalism is the strongest predictor of support for political violence in America. buff.ly/xDfMIH7
White nationalism fuels tolerance for political violence nationwide
Active white nationalist groups operate in all but two U.S. states. Researchers have found that there’s a strong association between holding white nationalist views and supporting political violence.
theconversation.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Threats against members of Congress jumped from 902 in 2016 to an estimated 14,000 by the end of 2025.
Survey researchers found white nationalism is the strongest predictor of support for political violence in America. buff.ly/xDfMIH7
Survey researchers found white nationalism is the strongest predictor of support for political violence in America. buff.ly/xDfMIH7
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Goldman Sachs says the U.S. lost 50,000 jobs last month—which is why Trump’s refusing to release the jobs and inflation reports. They don’t want you seeing how bad the economy really is, but everybody knows.
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Goldman Sachs says the U.S. lost 50,000 jobs last month—which is why Trump’s refusing to release the jobs and inflation reports. They don’t want you seeing how bad the economy really is, but everybody knows.
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So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
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It sounds like what Republicans want is a single payer universal healthcare system with no insurance companies. All it took was a government shutdown to get them to take that position?
November 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
It sounds like what Republicans want is a single payer universal healthcare system with no insurance companies. All it took was a government shutdown to get them to take that position?
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New polling reveals 61% of voters think Trump has made the economy worse:
"It seems we've finally come upon something that most Americans agree upon, and that is a central theme of Trump's winning message a year ago, 'I will bring costs down,' just simply has not happened."
"It seems we've finally come upon something that most Americans agree upon, and that is a central theme of Trump's winning message a year ago, 'I will bring costs down,' just simply has not happened."
November 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
New polling reveals 61% of voters think Trump has made the economy worse:
"It seems we've finally come upon something that most Americans agree upon, and that is a central theme of Trump's winning message a year ago, 'I will bring costs down,' just simply has not happened."
"It seems we've finally come upon something that most Americans agree upon, and that is a central theme of Trump's winning message a year ago, 'I will bring costs down,' just simply has not happened."
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Host: What you're looking at is a Great Gatsby party. Just the notion that Tump had a Great Gatsby party on Halloween night, just before the SNAP benefits went away for 40 million Americans and the people are suffering again, this imagery was noteworthy
November 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Host: What you're looking at is a Great Gatsby party. Just the notion that Tump had a Great Gatsby party on Halloween night, just before the SNAP benefits went away for 40 million Americans and the people are suffering again, this imagery was noteworthy
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Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
November 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
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NEW: Our calculator is now updated to include 2026 average benchmark silver premium data.
ACA Marketplace open enrollment starts Nov. 1. Estimate how much more you would pay in premiums with and without the enhanced premium tax credits: https://on.kff.org/4olBSa4
ACA Marketplace open enrollment starts Nov. 1. Estimate how much more you would pay in premiums with and without the enhanced premium tax credits: https://on.kff.org/4olBSa4
Calculator: ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credit
The ACA's enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire at the end of 2025. This calculator estimates how much out-of-pocket premiums would increase for families if Congress does not extend the credits. The projected premium increases are estimated bas...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NEW: Our calculator is now updated to include 2026 average benchmark silver premium data.
ACA Marketplace open enrollment starts Nov. 1. Estimate how much more you would pay in premiums with and without the enhanced premium tax credits: https://on.kff.org/4olBSa4
ACA Marketplace open enrollment starts Nov. 1. Estimate how much more you would pay in premiums with and without the enhanced premium tax credits: https://on.kff.org/4olBSa4
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The disastrous 2010 Citizens United decision legitimized corruption and put our elections on sale to the highest bidder.
It was the beginning of the end of true democracy.
It’s time to #EndCitizensUnited.
It was the beginning of the end of true democracy.
It’s time to #EndCitizensUnited.
October 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The disastrous 2010 Citizens United decision legitimized corruption and put our elections on sale to the highest bidder.
It was the beginning of the end of true democracy.
It’s time to #EndCitizensUnited.
It was the beginning of the end of true democracy.
It’s time to #EndCitizensUnited.
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(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: As the Trump-Epstein Shutdown Wears On and Tens of Thousands of Public Servants Are Summarily Fired By Trump, "ICE Barbie" Kristi Noem and Her Extramarital Boy-Toy Corey Lewandowski Buy Themselves Matching, $86 Million-Apiece Luxury Jets With Your Tax Money
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: As the Trump-Epstein Shutdown Wears On and Tens of Thousands of Public Servants Are Summarily Fired By Trump, "ICE Barbie" Kristi Noem and Her Extramarital Boy-Toy Corey Lewandowski Buy Themselves Matching, $86 Million-Apiece Luxury Jets With Your Tax Money
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They fired a top-level commander, the top of the chain of command but for SecDef and POTUS, because the wanton murder spree on the high seas as it's been conducted so far wasn't enough for them.
And there you have it. These strikes are clearly not legal. Pete will push commanders aside until he finds one who won’t question these extrajudicial killings. #SOUTHCOM
October 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
They fired a top-level commander, the top of the chain of command but for SecDef and POTUS, because the wanton murder spree on the high seas as it's been conducted so far wasn't enough for them.
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Trump kept his business interests
Then used public office to enrich himself
From foreign money to crypto schemes
I call it what it is: corruption—& the most corrupt presidency in modern history
I explain on ABC Australia's Chasing Trump’s Billions 👇 - TN www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Then used public office to enrich himself
From foreign money to crypto schemes
I call it what it is: corruption—& the most corrupt presidency in modern history
I explain on ABC Australia's Chasing Trump’s Billions 👇 - TN www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
October 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Trump kept his business interests
Then used public office to enrich himself
From foreign money to crypto schemes
I call it what it is: corruption—& the most corrupt presidency in modern history
I explain on ABC Australia's Chasing Trump’s Billions 👇 - TN www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Then used public office to enrich himself
From foreign money to crypto schemes
I call it what it is: corruption—& the most corrupt presidency in modern history
I explain on ABC Australia's Chasing Trump’s Billions 👇 - TN www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Americans gambled $150 Billion on online Sportbooks last year. Far too many almost lost everything.
For some young men, sports betting is a near-fatal gamble.
For some young men, sports betting is a near-fatal gamble.
There's Now a Casino in Everyone's Pocket. For Some Young Men, It's a Near-Fatal Gamble
bit.ly
October 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Americans gambled $150 Billion on online Sportbooks last year. Far too many almost lost everything.
For some young men, sports betting is a near-fatal gamble.
For some young men, sports betting is a near-fatal gamble.
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Every time he does this a calculator somewhere in the country spontaneously bursts into flames
Trump: "We're gonna be reducing the cost of medicines by 100%, 200%, 300%, 500% and even more than that."
October 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Every time he does this a calculator somewhere in the country spontaneously bursts into flames