Donald Fithian Stevens
@donaldfstevens.bsky.social
Professional historian, editor, author, etc.
Amateur pedestrian.
Physically in Philadelphia, mentally in Mexico.
he/him
DonaldFithianStevens.com
Amateur pedestrian.
Physically in Philadelphia, mentally in Mexico.
he/him
DonaldFithianStevens.com
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There was a time when the United States looked down its nose at the countries in South America for being lawless banana republics. Who's the banana republic now, bitches?
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
There was a time when the United States looked down its nose at the countries in South America for being lawless banana republics. Who's the banana republic now, bitches?
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Let's also not forget that when Marjorie Taylor Greene entered Congress in 2021, she was worth about $700,000. She leaves five years later, worth around $25,000,000.
Donald Trump isn't the only person using a political office to make money. #Corruption
Donald Trump isn't the only person using a political office to make money. #Corruption
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Let's also not forget that when Marjorie Taylor Greene entered Congress in 2021, she was worth about $700,000. She leaves five years later, worth around $25,000,000.
Donald Trump isn't the only person using a political office to make money. #Corruption
Donald Trump isn't the only person using a political office to make money. #Corruption
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The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies against leaders of defeated Nazi Germany for invading other countries & committing atrocities of the worst kind.
Some tried to defend themselves saying they were following orders. That defense was not accepted. They were found guilty & most were executed
Some tried to defend themselves saying they were following orders. That defense was not accepted. They were found guilty & most were executed
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies against leaders of defeated Nazi Germany for invading other countries & committing atrocities of the worst kind.
Some tried to defend themselves saying they were following orders. That defense was not accepted. They were found guilty & most were executed
Some tried to defend themselves saying they were following orders. That defense was not accepted. They were found guilty & most were executed
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Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of Black Chicagoans. https://bit.ly/4oHpDVu
Chicago has always defied kidnappings of our neighbors - Chicago Reader
Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of men, women, and children who had escaped slavery
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of Black Chicagoans. https://bit.ly/4oHpDVu
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A friend's incisive take
November 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A friend's incisive take
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Mike Johnson bemoans able-bodied men collecting healthcare benefits from the government while not working--exactly what Mike Johnson is currently doing.
Mike Johnson: "With Medicaid, we eliminated the fraud, waste, and abuse. We got able-bodied young men without dependents off the program. They were never intended to be there. They're sitting around on their couches playing video games. Yes, that's an actual study."
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Mike Johnson bemoans able-bodied men collecting healthcare benefits from the government while not working--exactly what Mike Johnson is currently doing.
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Republicans are willing to starve poor children to protect rich men who raped children.
It's just another form of child abuse.
It's just another form of child abuse.
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Republicans are willing to starve poor children to protect rich men who raped children.
It's just another form of child abuse.
It's just another form of child abuse.
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it's hard to Nazi what's going on here
Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."
October 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
it's hard to Nazi what's going on here
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No, man, Republicans are in charge of the government.
Do you think Democrats are the ones who keep telling the House to stay on vacation week after week in order to prevent the release of the Epstein Files?
Because I'm pretty positive that's *you* who's been doing that.
Do you think Democrats are the ones who keep telling the House to stay on vacation week after week in order to prevent the release of the Epstein Files?
Because I'm pretty positive that's *you* who's been doing that.
Mike Johnson: "Democrats are required to open the government. They keep saying, 'Republicans are in charge of government.' We aren't!"
October 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
No, man, Republicans are in charge of the government.
Do you think Democrats are the ones who keep telling the House to stay on vacation week after week in order to prevent the release of the Epstein Files?
Because I'm pretty positive that's *you* who's been doing that.
Do you think Democrats are the ones who keep telling the House to stay on vacation week after week in order to prevent the release of the Epstein Files?
Because I'm pretty positive that's *you* who's been doing that.
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Trump Called a Canadian Ad Fake. It Faithfully Reproduces Reagan’s Words.
Trump Called a Canadian Ad Fake. It Faithfully Reproduces Reagan’s Words.
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Trump Called a Canadian Ad Fake. It Faithfully Reproduces Reagan’s Words.
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Sen. Paul is right. These are murders.
Rand Paul on Trump's strikes on boats: "I would call them extrajudicial killings. This is akin to what China does, what Iran does with drug dealers -- they summarily execute people without presenting evidence to the public. So it's wrong."
October 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Sen. Paul is right. These are murders.
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The Ronald Reagan video denouncing tariffs, which Donald is in such a snit about, was posted to YouTube eight years ago. It is authentic. Donald is lying. It is not AI.
We are living in such twisted times, when Ronald Reagan's own words are offensive to Republicans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5Q...
We are living in such twisted times, when Ronald Reagan's own words are offensive to Republicans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5Q...
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
www.youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Ronald Reagan video denouncing tariffs, which Donald is in such a snit about, was posted to YouTube eight years ago. It is authentic. Donald is lying. It is not AI.
We are living in such twisted times, when Ronald Reagan's own words are offensive to Republicans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5Q...
We are living in such twisted times, when Ronald Reagan's own words are offensive to Republicans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5Q...
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JD VANCE: "My mother got the drugs that almost killed her from Mexicans."
REALITY: JD's mother got the drugs that almost killed her from her hospital patients, whom she stole from.
REALITY: JD's mother got the drugs that almost killed her from her hospital patients, whom she stole from.
October 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
JD VANCE: "My mother got the drugs that almost killed her from Mexicans."
REALITY: JD's mother got the drugs that almost killed her from her hospital patients, whom she stole from.
REALITY: JD's mother got the drugs that almost killed her from her hospital patients, whom she stole from.
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If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt
37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.
www.cnn.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.
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I'm not a biblical scholar, but I think "Don't take the Lord's name in vain" is less about yelling "Jesus effing Christ!" when you stub your toe, and more about calling yourself a "Christian" while starving the hungry, denying medicine to the sick, and being violently hostile to immigrants.
October 4, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I'm not a biblical scholar, but I think "Don't take the Lord's name in vain" is less about yelling "Jesus effing Christ!" when you stub your toe, and more about calling yourself a "Christian" while starving the hungry, denying medicine to the sick, and being violently hostile to immigrants.
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ICE used HELICOPTERS and the raid "resulted in the arrest of two suspected gang members." *Suspected*
What makes this even more pathetic is that these two people arrested were probably *suspected* of being gang members solely because they're not white. And maybe had a tattoo honoring their mother.
What makes this even more pathetic is that these two people arrested were probably *suspected* of being gang members solely because they're not white. And maybe had a tattoo honoring their mother.
DHS says an operation last week in which agents raided a Chicago apartment building, rappelled in from helicopters, broke down doors and detained numerous residents, resulted in the arrest of two suspected gang members.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
October 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
ICE used HELICOPTERS and the raid "resulted in the arrest of two suspected gang members." *Suspected*
What makes this even more pathetic is that these two people arrested were probably *suspected* of being gang members solely because they're not white. And maybe had a tattoo honoring their mother.
What makes this even more pathetic is that these two people arrested were probably *suspected* of being gang members solely because they're not white. And maybe had a tattoo honoring their mother.
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"What kind of monsters grab children & take them outside without clothes? Who does that? What kind of govt permits its agents to abuse American citizens & non-citizens w/o the slightest concern for their rights, their well-being, indeed their basic humanity?"
www.americaamerica.news/p/got-a-minu...
www.americaamerica.news/p/got-a-minu...
Got a Minute or Two?: The Attack in Chicago
The night-time raid on a Chicago apartment building and its residents is an ugly escalation by an immoral regime—and an attack on all decent people
www.americaamerica.news
October 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"What kind of monsters grab children & take them outside without clothes? Who does that? What kind of govt permits its agents to abuse American citizens & non-citizens w/o the slightest concern for their rights, their well-being, indeed their basic humanity?"
www.americaamerica.news/p/got-a-minu...
www.americaamerica.news/p/got-a-minu...
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Dear Department of Homeland Security:
I gave this request almost a full second's worth of consideration, and my answer is an unequivocal no. I would have answered sooner, but I was laughing.
I gave this request almost a full second's worth of consideration, and my answer is an unequivocal no. I would have answered sooner, but I was laughing.
September 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Dear Department of Homeland Security:
I gave this request almost a full second's worth of consideration, and my answer is an unequivocal no. I would have answered sooner, but I was laughing.
I gave this request almost a full second's worth of consideration, and my answer is an unequivocal no. I would have answered sooner, but I was laughing.
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Meanwhile, back in the real world . . .
Bagram Air Base was built by the Soviet Union in the 1950s.
What an idiot.
Bagram Air Base was built by the Soviet Union in the 1950s.
What an idiot.
September 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Meanwhile, back in the real world . . .
Bagram Air Base was built by the Soviet Union in the 1950s.
What an idiot.
Bagram Air Base was built by the Soviet Union in the 1950s.
What an idiot.
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Gee, I wonder why.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
September 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Gee, I wonder why.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
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MAGA loves free speech so much they want to keep it all for themselves.
September 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
MAGA loves free speech so much they want to keep it all for themselves.
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