Steve Miles
@stevemiles.bsky.social
Refugee from Meta and WaPost. Looking for trustworthy sources of news and a community of people that still believe in democracy.
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Hey Brendan "we can do this the easy way or the hard way" Carr:
Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:
Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:
September 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hey Brendan "we can do this the easy way or the hard way" Carr:
Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:
Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic:
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What Trump said is a fucking outrage.
It’s against democracy.
If Donald Trump has his way on this, our democracy is over.
It’s against democracy.
If Donald Trump has his way on this, our democracy is over.
September 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
What Trump said is a fucking outrage.
It’s against democracy.
If Donald Trump has his way on this, our democracy is over.
It’s against democracy.
If Donald Trump has his way on this, our democracy is over.
I hope I'm wrong but: The main reason Senate parties haven't escalated the nuclear option in the past was because they knew the other party would use it when they gained power. Why are the Republicans doing this now? Because they don't expect to lose control of the Senate. Ever.
Senate confirms 48 Trump nominees at once, including Kimberly Guilfoyle and Callista Gingrich
Republicans this month triggered the "nuclear option," changing Senate rules to confirm nominees en bloc, calling it an attempt to overcome Democratic obstruction.
www.nbcnews.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I hope I'm wrong but: The main reason Senate parties haven't escalated the nuclear option in the past was because they knew the other party would use it when they gained power. Why are the Republicans doing this now? Because they don't expect to lose control of the Senate. Ever.
Please don't bend the knee @jimmykimmel.com. You said nothing wrong or inappropriate. Disney is likely reeling from the loss of many Disney, Hulu, etc. subscribers over the past day. You hold the cards.
Walt Disney executives to meet with Kimmel, assess talk show future, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4ncLT92
Walt Disney executives to meet with Kimmel, assess talk show future, Bloomberg News reports
Walt Disney executives will meet with suspended talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel to discuss the future of his program, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing three people with knowledge of the matter.
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September 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Please don't bend the knee @jimmykimmel.com. You said nothing wrong or inappropriate. Disney is likely reeling from the loss of many Disney, Hulu, etc. subscribers over the past day. You hold the cards.
The silencing of Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert, not to mention CBS’s editorial bending-of-the-knee, are the most noteworthy and shocking examples of true CENSORSHIP in my lifetime. We are on a slippery slope, folks. And it doesn’t lead to a good place.
September 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The silencing of Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert, not to mention CBS’s editorial bending-of-the-knee, are the most noteworthy and shocking examples of true CENSORSHIP in my lifetime. We are on a slippery slope, folks. And it doesn’t lead to a good place.
The Right has been whining about “cancel-culture” for decades as “censorship”. In fact, what they call cancel-culture is really just expression of free speech by PEOPLE. True censorship OTOH is the direct or indirect silencing of critics by the GOVERNMENT...
September 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The Right has been whining about “cancel-culture” for decades as “censorship”. In fact, what they call cancel-culture is really just expression of free speech by PEOPLE. True censorship OTOH is the direct or indirect silencing of critics by the GOVERNMENT...
I have cancelled my Hulu and Disney subscriptions "indefinitely". I also cancelled my Paramount Plus subscription, although that was not a "purely financial decision."
September 18, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I have cancelled my Hulu and Disney subscriptions "indefinitely". I also cancelled my Paramount Plus subscription, although that was not a "purely financial decision."
We shouldn't worry too much about the poor job numbers announced today. I mean there's a pretty clear solution to that problem: just fire the person who announced those numbers. Because killing the messenger always solves the problem, right?
September 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We shouldn't worry too much about the poor job numbers announced today. I mean there's a pretty clear solution to that problem: just fire the person who announced those numbers. Because killing the messenger always solves the problem, right?
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Read these words from Senator Murray, who has said it so well tonight. We’re in danger of losing democracy. Don’t ignore what’s happening. joycevance.substack.com/p/we-are-a-d...
"We are a democracy. But we can lose that democracy."
This afternoon, Washington Senator Patty Murray, who has been in the Senate for more than 32 years, rose to condemn the treatment of California Senator Alex Padilla, who was manhandled out of a press ...
joycevance.substack.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Read these words from Senator Murray, who has said it so well tonight. We’re in danger of losing democracy. Don’t ignore what’s happening. joycevance.substack.com/p/we-are-a-d...
She is saying that the intent of federal forces to LA is to usurp the democratically elected leaders of California and Los Angeles. Let that sink in for a moment. Watch out Seattle, Chicago, DC, Philadelphia and New York, you're next.
June 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
She is saying that the intent of federal forces to LA is to usurp the democratically elected leaders of California and Los Angeles. Let that sink in for a moment. Watch out Seattle, Chicago, DC, Philadelphia and New York, you're next.
Just before Noem's gestapo forcibly silenced Sen. Padilla, here's what she was saying: "We are staying to liberate this city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into this city."
June 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Just before Noem's gestapo forcibly silenced Sen. Padilla, here's what she was saying: "We are staying to liberate this city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into this city."
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This is how you normalize authoritarianism.
June 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is how you normalize authoritarianism.
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And why are editors still doing both-sides framing? RFK Jr made money from his anti-vax grift. He lied during his confirmation hearing. And yet his “experts” carry the same weight in stories as “pro-vaccine groups” that represent the vast majority of scientists?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It took RFK Jr. just six minutes to lie to Congress
Trump's HHS nominee is indeed anti-vaccine.
www.motherjones.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
And why are editors still doing both-sides framing? RFK Jr made money from his anti-vax grift. He lied during his confirmation hearing. And yet his “experts” carry the same weight in stories as “pro-vaccine groups” that represent the vast majority of scientists?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Not a very fine person?
W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
June 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Not a very fine person?
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Finally, if Democrats do manage to take back Congress, it will be Trump's first defeat since 2020. Like that election, he will claim that the outcomes were "rigged" and illegitimate. Look for another Jan. 6-style attempt to thwart a legitimate electoral outcome that he disagrees with. (7/7)
May 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Finally, if Democrats do manage to take back Congress, it will be Trump's first defeat since 2020. Like that election, he will claim that the outcomes were "rigged" and illegitimate. Look for another Jan. 6-style attempt to thwart a legitimate electoral outcome that he disagrees with. (7/7)
Before and after the mid-terms, look for Trump to try to replace local election officials to ensure the outcomes that he wants. After the election, he will strong-arm Republicans who currently control Congress to only accept representatives whom he deems "legitimately elected". (6/7)
May 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Before and after the mid-terms, look for Trump to try to replace local election officials to ensure the outcomes that he wants. After the election, he will strong-arm Republicans who currently control Congress to only accept representatives whom he deems "legitimately elected". (6/7)
One way to interfere with elections will be through a massive disinformation campaign. A campaign that will be financed by the bribes he has received since his re-election and/or by his oligarch enablers. (5/7)
May 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
One way to interfere with elections will be through a massive disinformation campaign. A campaign that will be financed by the bribes he has received since his re-election and/or by his oligarch enablers. (5/7)
As we get closer to the mid-terms, look for Trump to try to assert authority (authority he doesn't have) over local elections and election officials. He will stop an nothing to prevent Democrats from gaining control of Congress. (4/7)
May 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
As we get closer to the mid-terms, look for Trump to try to assert authority (authority he doesn't have) over local elections and election officials. He will stop an nothing to prevent Democrats from gaining control of Congress. (4/7)
He will also likely use the DOJ and courts to silence or coerce pollsters to do his bidding, as he has tried to do with law firms, universities, and other entities who stand or who have stood up for the truth. (3/7)
May 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
He will also likely use the DOJ and courts to silence or coerce pollsters to do his bidding, as he has tried to do with law firms, universities, and other entities who stand or who have stood up for the truth. (3/7)
Trump will try to discredit pollsters and their polls using the same ad-hominem attacks that he has used against anyone that doesn't fall in line (e.g. the "failing NY Times", "overrated" Bruce Springsteen and countless other examples). (2/7)
May 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Trump will try to discredit pollsters and their polls using the same ad-hominem attacks that he has used against anyone that doesn't fall in line (e.g. the "failing NY Times", "overrated" Bruce Springsteen and countless other examples). (2/7)
As poll numbers for Trump continue to fall and as the mid-terms get nearer, look for two things: 1) Trump will ramp up attacks on pollsters and polls; 2) Trump will try to interfere with the mid-term elections to prevent Democrats from taking back control of Congress. (1/7)
May 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
As poll numbers for Trump continue to fall and as the mid-terms get nearer, look for two things: 1) Trump will ramp up attacks on pollsters and polls; 2) Trump will try to interfere with the mid-term elections to prevent Democrats from taking back control of Congress. (1/7)
Reading Karl Popper’s "The Open Society and Its Enemies", I came across this Heraclitus quote that echoes across centuries: “A people ought to fight for the laws of the city as if they were its walls.” Today, the rule of law is under attack. Will we fight to defend it?
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March 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Reading Karl Popper’s "The Open Society and Its Enemies", I came across this Heraclitus quote that echoes across centuries: “A people ought to fight for the laws of the city as if they were its walls.” Today, the rule of law is under attack. Will we fight to defend it?
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@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
“You’re gambling with World War 3!” Trump’s words in his embarrassing Oval Office shakedown today. Remember: with Trump, every accusation is a confession. What Trump/Vance displayed was weakness. And weakness invites chaos. They didn't just betray our allies; they brought the world closer to war.
March 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
“You’re gambling with World War 3!” Trump’s words in his embarrassing Oval Office shakedown today. Remember: with Trump, every accusation is a confession. What Trump/Vance displayed was weakness. And weakness invites chaos. They didn't just betray our allies; they brought the world closer to war.