Steve Warnstadt
@stevewarnstadt.bsky.social
Retired soldier & state legislator now serving by increasing access to higher education.
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On Aug 24, 1869, Ohio Rep. John Bingham, principal framer of the 14th amendment, gave a remarkable speech on “Equal Rights-Impartial Suffrage,” in which he said of those who sought to reject the principal of birthright citizenship, “no greater political atrocity than this can possibly be committed.”
December 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
On Aug 24, 1869, Ohio Rep. John Bingham, principal framer of the 14th amendment, gave a remarkable speech on “Equal Rights-Impartial Suffrage,” in which he said of those who sought to reject the principal of birthright citizenship, “no greater political atrocity than this can possibly be committed.”
LTG (ret) Mark Hertling's apt advice regardingUkraine & Russia: "Listen to the Europeans who know Russia. Listen to the Ukrainians who know the cost of freedom." www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
The U.S. Must Not Push Ukraine Into an Unjust, Unstable Peace
It would be a moral betrayal and a strategic blunder.
www.thebulwark.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
LTG (ret) Mark Hertling's apt advice regardingUkraine & Russia: "Listen to the Europeans who know Russia. Listen to the Ukrainians who know the cost of freedom." www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
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October 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Discover calm, wisdom, and perspective with daily Stoic reflections — and get personalised feedback on your Stoic attitudes.
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Discover calm, wisdom, and perspective with daily Stoic reflections — and get personalised feedback on your Stoic attitudes.
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Based on my 30 years of military service, I share background on why using National Guard domestically needs to be rare and for narrowly defined purposes.
October 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Based on my 30 years of military service, I share background on why using National Guard domestically needs to be rare and for narrowly defined purposes.
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
"National security." "The cabinets, vanities and furniture tariffs are set to be imposed under section 232, a provision of a national security law . . . if certain imports are deemed to threaten national security." www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Kitchen sink drama: Trump’s latest tariffs leave experts scratching heads
President places new duties on cabinets, vanities and sofas but national-security justification prompts puzzlement
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"National security." "The cabinets, vanities and furniture tariffs are set to be imposed under section 232, a provision of a national security law . . . if certain imports are deemed to threaten national security." www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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1/ Kickbacks, conflicts of interest, and collusion may seem abstract, but their impact on people’s health, livelihoods, and security is all too real.
@abigailbellows.bsky.social explains the human costs of systemic corruption:
www.justsecurity.org/118796/human...
@abigailbellows.bsky.social explains the human costs of systemic corruption:
www.justsecurity.org/118796/human...
The Human Costs of Systemic Corruption
When core functions of the state become warped into tools of personal enrichment or political control, ordinary people suffer.
www.justsecurity.org
August 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
1/ Kickbacks, conflicts of interest, and collusion may seem abstract, but their impact on people’s health, livelihoods, and security is all too real.
@abigailbellows.bsky.social explains the human costs of systemic corruption:
www.justsecurity.org/118796/human...
@abigailbellows.bsky.social explains the human costs of systemic corruption:
www.justsecurity.org/118796/human...
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"... records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down — quadruple the rate of rejections for the same period a year earlier."
by @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
by @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals
Amid concerns about the stability of the agency, records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down — quadruple the rate of rejectio...
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August 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"... records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down — quadruple the rate of rejections for the same period a year earlier."
by @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
by @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
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"Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ...
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ...
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
Zurich Insurance Group warns "that the cost of insured losses has outpaced global GDP growth by more than double over the past three decades."
August 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Zurich Insurance Group warns "that the cost of insured losses has outpaced global GDP growth by more than double over the past three decades."
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"...drawdowns [in our intelligence communities] directly affect the capacity to generate actionable, relevant intelligence, not only for senior policymakers but especially for military commanders..."
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/america-is...
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/america-is...
America Is Blinding Itself
In a dangerous world, downsizing our intelligence agencies is shortsighted and dangerous.
www.thebulwark.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"...drawdowns [in our intelligence communities] directly affect the capacity to generate actionable, relevant intelligence, not only for senior policymakers but especially for military commanders..."
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/america-is...
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/america-is...
Access to child care is essential for parents seeking degrees or credentials for self-sufficiency (and address workforce shortages). Fall semester starts soon with no word on continuing federal support.
July 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Access to child care is essential for parents seeking degrees or credentials for self-sufficiency (and address workforce shortages). Fall semester starts soon with no word on continuing federal support.
30 years since the genocide at Srbrenica. We must remember - for those impacted and as a warning for the future. www.bbc.com/news/article...
'We're worried about our future': Srebrenica massacre's tensions still felt 30 years on
While communities in Sarajevo mark three decades since the massacre, denial of the genocide in on the rise.
www.bbc.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
30 years since the genocide at Srbrenica. We must remember - for those impacted and as a warning for the future. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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SCOOP: Guardsmen deployed to LA aren't on formal orders, thus aren't set up to be paid or get healthcare yet
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Guard Soldiers Deployed in Trump's LA Crackdown Aren't Getting Paid Yet
According to more than a dozen Guardsmen across four units who spoke to Military.com, none has received formal activation orders, the critical paperwork that not only authorizes their duty status, but...
www.military.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
SCOOP: Guardsmen deployed to LA aren't on formal orders, thus aren't set up to be paid or get healthcare yet
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social 🤯 list of items #WV families requested vouchers cover:
Disney & ski vacations, home landscaping/furniture, "Playground & lawn equipment (ex: ninja warrior courses)", TVs/streaming services, "jewelry", pool tables, gift cards, groceries, hunting/fishing licenses, trampolines
Disney & ski vacations, home landscaping/furniture, "Playground & lawn equipment (ex: ninja warrior courses)", TVs/streaming services, "jewelry", pool tables, gift cards, groceries, hunting/fishing licenses, trampolines
West Virginia’s school voucher program, the Hope Scholarship, is clarifying how students can use the money for education expenses after parents asked to purchase ammunition, gaming consoles, live animals, witchcraft herbs and more through the program, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.
Hope Scholarship board says voucher can’t be used on ammunition, witchcraft herbs, animals and more
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June 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social 🤯 list of items #WV families requested vouchers cover:
Disney & ski vacations, home landscaping/furniture, "Playground & lawn equipment (ex: ninja warrior courses)", TVs/streaming services, "jewelry", pool tables, gift cards, groceries, hunting/fishing licenses, trampolines
Disney & ski vacations, home landscaping/furniture, "Playground & lawn equipment (ex: ninja warrior courses)", TVs/streaming services, "jewelry", pool tables, gift cards, groceries, hunting/fishing licenses, trampolines
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Lincoln, of course, celebrates those soldiers who died at Gettysburg for giving their lives for our American values, but his speech isn't for them, it's for us. The speech is for the Americans who didn't die at Gettysburg, it's our job to carry on for those who fell. It's our duty to do so.
May 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Lincoln, of course, celebrates those soldiers who died at Gettysburg for giving their lives for our American values, but his speech isn't for them, it's for us. The speech is for the Americans who didn't die at Gettysburg, it's our job to carry on for those who fell. It's our duty to do so.
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Commander @markhertling.bsky.social shares his 1sthand knowledge of the Women, Peace and Security program that ensures "the strategic inclusion of half the population in the fight against instability, terror, conflict and chaos." It's not woke, and it really works. www.thebulwark.com/p/a-commande...
A Commander’s Case for Women, Peace, and Security
The program makes the military more effective. The secretary of defense thinks it’s “woke.”
www.thebulwark.com
May 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Commander @markhertling.bsky.social shares his 1sthand knowledge of the Women, Peace and Security program that ensures "the strategic inclusion of half the population in the fight against instability, terror, conflict and chaos." It's not woke, and it really works. www.thebulwark.com/p/a-commande...
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More in No, Other People:
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
April 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
More in No, Other People:
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
It often isn't lack of skills that prevent people from earning a 2 or 4 year degree. Outside elements create obstacles, which could be overcome with additional resources. My column in the Sioux City Journal.
April 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
It often isn't lack of skills that prevent people from earning a 2 or 4 year degree. Outside elements create obstacles, which could be overcome with additional resources. My column in the Sioux City Journal.
"After the last soldier was found, the Lithuanian government planned a procession for the soldiers’ departure on Thursday, with schools closing early and thousands lining the streets of Vilnius." This is what is being risked by the administration. This is a significant of respect we aren't returning
@nicollewallace.bsky.social Thank you, Nicolle, for telling the story of the 4 soldiers returning from Lithuania. Here’s something that will provide a bit more background. www.thebulwark.com/p/when-ameri...
When American Soldiers Were in Trouble, Our Allies Showed Up
Inside the allied effort to find four soldiers lost in a training exercise.
www.thebulwark.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
"After the last soldier was found, the Lithuanian government planned a procession for the soldiers’ departure on Thursday, with schools closing early and thousands lining the streets of Vilnius." This is what is being risked by the administration. This is a significant of respect we aren't returning
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Virginia service worker Jennifer Piggott voted for Trump knowing others would suffer she just never thought… 🐆💀
March 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Virginia service worker Jennifer Piggott voted for Trump knowing others would suffer she just never thought… 🐆💀
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Ossoff: This is why things don’t work for ordinary people. It’s not because of trans kids or woke college students. It’s not because of our new arch-enemy… Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Ossoff: This is why things don’t work for ordinary people. It’s not because of trans kids or woke college students. It’s not because of our new arch-enemy… Canada.
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Also, historical note: When President Lincoln *actually suspended* habeas corpus under the Suspension Act of 1863, he was required to provide lists of all people detained who were not POWs to the circuit court. He complied. While prosecuting an *actual war*. (This is Milligan)
March 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Also, historical note: When President Lincoln *actually suspended* habeas corpus under the Suspension Act of 1863, he was required to provide lists of all people detained who were not POWs to the circuit court. He complied. While prosecuting an *actual war*. (This is Milligan)