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370+ former national security officials who remain committed to their oaths to “defend the Constitution."
The Steady State Sentinel podcast is coming Jan 6!
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The Steady State Sentinel podcast is coming Jan 6!
www.thesteadystate.org
https://substack.com/@steadystate1?utm_source=global-search
This post by Stephen Miller’s wife helps normalize the idea that borders are provisional and power decides outcomes. Coming from someone adjacent to the people shaping that worldview is not incidental. It reinforces the direction of travel without requiring formal endorsement. #holdfast
January 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
This post by Stephen Miller’s wife helps normalize the idea that borders are provisional and power decides outcomes. Coming from someone adjacent to the people shaping that worldview is not incidental. It reinforces the direction of travel without requiring formal endorsement. #holdfast
Claims of occupation and governance have only existed in extraordinary cases—post-WWII Germany and Japan, after unconditional surrender and international authorization. That is not the situation Trump is describing when he says he’s “going to run the country right.” #holdfast #NicolasMaduro
January 4, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Claims of occupation and governance have only existed in extraordinary cases—post-WWII Germany and Japan, after unconditional surrender and international authorization. That is not the situation Trump is describing when he says he’s “going to run the country right.” #holdfast #NicolasMaduro
January 6, 2026 EPISODE ONE “Our Leaders Are No Longer Accountable”
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January 4, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The Staffing of Trump 2.0 – Part 2: Rules of the Road and the Danger of Ignoring Them
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We may never know the damage caused by this administration’s short-circuiting of the employee hiring process...The question is, how much, and what will it take to undo it?
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We may never know the damage caused by this administration’s short-circuiting of the employee hiring process...The question is, how much, and what will it take to undo it?
The Staffing of Trump 2.0 – Part 2: Rules of the Road and the Danger of Ignoring Them
The Steady State | by Charles A. Ray
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January 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The Staffing of Trump 2.0 – Part 2: Rules of the Road and the Danger of Ignoring Them
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We may never know the damage caused by this administration’s short-circuiting of the employee hiring process...The question is, how much, and what will it take to undo it?
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We may never know the damage caused by this administration’s short-circuiting of the employee hiring process...The question is, how much, and what will it take to undo it?
“Donald Trump and his Cabinet, and the Congressional bloc enabling this behavior, have demonstrated, repeatedly and unmistakably, contempt for law, for constitutional constraint, and for the values that have historically shaped American conduct abroad.”
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January 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM
“Donald Trump and his Cabinet, and the Congressional bloc enabling this behavior, have demonstrated, repeatedly and unmistakably, contempt for law, for constitutional constraint, and for the values that have historically shaped American conduct abroad.”
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substack.com/@steadystate... Of particular concern is the unwarranted, imperious self-assuredness of the president in stating that the US “will run things in Venezuela until a suitable transition can be arranged.”
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“Of particular concern is the unwarranted, imperious self-assurednes...
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January 3, 2026 at 10:33 PM
substack.com/@steadystate... Of particular concern is the unwarranted, imperious self-assuredness of the president in stating that the US “will run things in Venezuela until a suitable transition can be arranged.”
Venezuela Shows the Danger of Power Without Restraint: Presidential Authority, Assumptions of Good Faith, and the Breaking Point
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Venezuela Shows the Danger of Power Without Restraint: Presidential Authority, Assumptions of Good Faith, and the Breaking Point
A Statement Following the U.S. Military Operation in Venezuela
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January 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Venezuela Shows the Danger of Power Without Restraint: Presidential Authority, Assumptions of Good Faith, and the Breaking Point
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As he continues to ignore the role of Congress and the Constitutional division of national security powers, Trump implies that Cuba may be the administration’s next head target in the administration’s regional strategy.
Trump: "I think Cuba is gonna be something we'll end up talking about, because Cuba is a failing nation. It's very similar"
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
As he continues to ignore the role of Congress and the Constitutional division of national security powers, Trump implies that Cuba may be the administration’s next head target in the administration’s regional strategy.
Trump openly frames military force as a commercial acquisition tool. You can’t credibly argue limited self defense, LE action, narrow authorization, or emergency necessity while simultaneously describing infrastructure takeover, profit generation, corporate involvement, and follow-on strikes.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Trump openly frames military force as a commercial acquisition tool. You can’t credibly argue limited self defense, LE action, narrow authorization, or emergency necessity while simultaneously describing infrastructure takeover, profit generation, corporate involvement, and follow-on strikes.
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Steven Cash, Executive Director of the Steady State, announces the Auxiliary and the Sentinel Podcast.
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Auxiliary announcement
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January 2, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Steven Cash, Executive Director of the Steady State, announces the Auxiliary and the Sentinel Podcast.
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Trump says the U.S. will defend peaceful protesters in Iran.
At home, he sent federal forces and National Guard troops into American cities to suppress peaceful protests against ICE abuses.
You don’t defend free speech abroad while undermining it at home.
At home, he sent federal forces and National Guard troops into American cities to suppress peaceful protests against ICE abuses.
You don’t defend free speech abroad while undermining it at home.
January 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Trump says the U.S. will defend peaceful protesters in Iran.
At home, he sent federal forces and National Guard troops into American cities to suppress peaceful protests against ICE abuses.
You don’t defend free speech abroad while undermining it at home.
At home, he sent federal forces and National Guard troops into American cities to suppress peaceful protests against ICE abuses.
You don’t defend free speech abroad while undermining it at home.
Oligarchic money, patriotic branding, weaponized division, and a cult of a “great man” eroding democracy from within is the story told in "Keeper of the Flame" (1942). It is also how a growing body of research now characterizes the authoritarian trend of Trump’s second presidency.
January 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Oligarchic money, patriotic branding, weaponized division, and a cult of a “great man” eroding democracy from within is the story told in "Keeper of the Flame" (1942). It is also how a growing body of research now characterizes the authoritarian trend of Trump’s second presidency.