Steve Livingston
@soilmaker-steve.bsky.social
Frighteningly serious about life and living, passionate and outspoken about politics and spirituality, endlessly grateful for the opportunities, adventures, and relationships that have led me to believe I'm the luckiest guy on the planet.
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“Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed. They’ve embraced the unknown as an opportunity to actually shape the future they dream.”
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed. They’ve embraced the unknown as an opportunity to actually shape the future they dream.”
This scene of destruction was once the East Wing of the People's House in Washington, DC.
"It won't interfere with the current building. It won't be, it'll be, uh, uh, near it but not touching it. And pays total respect to the existing building which I'm the biggest fan of."
~Err Shitler
"It won't interfere with the current building. It won't be, it'll be, uh, uh, near it but not touching it. And pays total respect to the existing building which I'm the biggest fan of."
~Err Shitler
October 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This scene of destruction was once the East Wing of the People's House in Washington, DC.
"It won't interfere with the current building. It won't be, it'll be, uh, uh, near it but not touching it. And pays total respect to the existing building which I'm the biggest fan of."
~Err Shitler
"It won't interfere with the current building. It won't be, it'll be, uh, uh, near it but not touching it. And pays total respect to the existing building which I'm the biggest fan of."
~Err Shitler
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"Let’s be blunt: if this were any other president, there would be immediate outrage and calls for accountability. Instead, many are ready to shrug because it’s Trump. That double standard . . . . normalizes a presidency run for personal vendettas."
"Let’s be blunt: if this were any other president, there would be immediate outrage and calls for accountability. Instead, many are ready to shrug because it’s Trump. That double standard . . . . normalizes a presidency run for personal vendettas."
NEWS: White House Blindsided as Trump Posts Private Directive to Bondi Urging Prosecutions of Opponents
The White House was stunned after Trump posted his private directive to Bondi urging political prosecutions, Homan accepted the $50,000 cash at a Cava, US to control TikTok algorithm, and more.
aaronparnas.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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"Let’s be blunt: if this were any other president, there would be immediate outrage and calls for accountability. Instead, many are ready to shrug because it’s Trump. That double standard . . . . normalizes a presidency run for personal vendettas."
"Let’s be blunt: if this were any other president, there would be immediate outrage and calls for accountability. Instead, many are ready to shrug because it’s Trump. That double standard . . . . normalizes a presidency run for personal vendettas."
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These two a friends. Period. End of story.
I’ve covered a variety of summits. And I know what admiration looks like.
That’s the end of the world order as we knew it. A sad day for everyone.
I’ve covered a variety of summits. And I know what admiration looks like.
That’s the end of the world order as we knew it. A sad day for everyone.
August 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
These two a friends. Period. End of story.
I’ve covered a variety of summits. And I know what admiration looks like.
That’s the end of the world order as we knew it. A sad day for everyone.
I’ve covered a variety of summits. And I know what admiration looks like.
That’s the end of the world order as we knew it. A sad day for everyone.
Err Shitler: I will end the war in Ukraine on DAY ONE!
Feckless Trumpublicans: Hooray for Peace! Hooray for Shitler!
Reality dwellers: BULLSHIT!
Reality:
Feckless Trumpublicans: Hooray for Peace! Hooray for Shitler!
Reality dwellers: BULLSHIT!
Reality:
August 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Err Shitler: I will end the war in Ukraine on DAY ONE!
Feckless Trumpublicans: Hooray for Peace! Hooray for Shitler!
Reality dwellers: BULLSHIT!
Reality:
Feckless Trumpublicans: Hooray for Peace! Hooray for Shitler!
Reality dwellers: BULLSHIT!
Reality:
File under "Erase, Replace, our National Disgrace:"
New signage instructs National Park visitors that they are on land that "belongs to the American people" and to report any signs "that are negative about either past or living Americans."
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New signage instructs National Park visitors that they are on land that "belongs to the American people" and to report any signs "that are negative about either past or living Americans."
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Visitors to Colorado historic sites urged to report “negative” information about America, per order
Signage seeking visitor feedback went up last week at the Amache and Sand Creek Massacre sites, prompting concern stories could be sanitized.
coloradosun.com
July 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
File under "Erase, Replace, our National Disgrace:"
New signage instructs National Park visitors that they are on land that "belongs to the American people" and to report any signs "that are negative about either past or living Americans."
coloradosun.com/2025/06/18/a...
New signage instructs National Park visitors that they are on land that "belongs to the American people" and to report any signs "that are negative about either past or living Americans."
coloradosun.com/2025/06/18/a...
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A lot of this country’s problems boil down to straight white men who see themselves as some sort of default “normal” but any variation on that as “an identity” that is “political”
July 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A lot of this country’s problems boil down to straight white men who see themselves as some sort of default “normal” but any variation on that as “an identity” that is “political”
"It took Trump less than 150 days to destroy our alliances, destroy our economy, start a failed trade war against the world, send our military to attack Los Angeles, and now create a massive war in the Middle East."
Ben Meiselas, co-founder of Meidas Touch
Ben Meiselas, co-founder of Meidas Touch
June 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"It took Trump less than 150 days to destroy our alliances, destroy our economy, start a failed trade war against the world, send our military to attack Los Angeles, and now create a massive war in the Middle East."
Ben Meiselas, co-founder of Meidas Touch
Ben Meiselas, co-founder of Meidas Touch
NBC News captured Sen. Padilla clearly identifying himself before his is forcibly removed from the press conference with Secretary Noem. Subsequently he was forced to the ground and handcuffed. No one asked him to present ID.
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Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles
Noem was in L.A. to address the ongoing demonstrations against President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
www.nbcnews.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
NBC News captured Sen. Padilla clearly identifying himself before his is forcibly removed from the press conference with Secretary Noem. Subsequently he was forced to the ground and handcuffed. No one asked him to present ID.
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The last unsettled 2024 election race is finally settled, after a Trump-appointed judge scolded the Trumpublican candidate for attempting to disqualify eligible voters after their votes were cast.
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Griffin concedes NC Supreme Court race, ending unprecedented effort to overturn election
Griffin’s concession puts to bed a contentious and chaotic saga in NC politics, one that has raised substantial questions about democracy and may impact the state’s elections for years to come.
www.newsobserver.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The last unsettled 2024 election race is finally settled, after a Trump-appointed judge scolded the Trumpublican candidate for attempting to disqualify eligible voters after their votes were cast.
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After four months in session, Trumpublicans have shut down the Legislative Branch so successfully that only five Bills have passed, three of them Resolutions condemning Executive departments for doing their jobs in defiance of Herr Shitler, thus clearing the way for him to misrule by fiat.
May 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
After four months in session, Trumpublicans have shut down the Legislative Branch so successfully that only five Bills have passed, three of them Resolutions condemning Executive departments for doing their jobs in defiance of Herr Shitler, thus clearing the way for him to misrule by fiat.
So the occupant of the White House has no idea what the Declaration of Independence says and no idea what is in the Constitution, and he doesn't know he swore an oath to uphold it. And 70 Million people don't give a shit, as long as they can buy cheaper eggs.
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Trump, asked if he has to 'uphold the Constitution,' says, 'I don't know'
Trump said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he’s following lawyers’ advice as he tries to execute rapid deportations, arguing that giving immigrants due process is time-consuming.
www.nbcnews.com
May 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
So the occupant of the White House has no idea what the Declaration of Independence says and no idea what is in the Constitution, and he doesn't know he swore an oath to uphold it. And 70 Million people don't give a shit, as long as they can buy cheaper eggs.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
IT'S BIDEN'S FAULT!
May 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
IT'S BIDEN'S FAULT!
"I am saying it loud and clear to President Trump and his Cabinet: I am not afraid of you!"
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Judge frees Columbia student activist whom Trump administration wants to deport
Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested as part of a crackdown on pro-Palestinian students who were legally studying in the United States.
www.politico.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
"I am saying it loud and clear to President Trump and his Cabinet: I am not afraid of you!"
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www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
The economic situation . . . [is] like a car stuck on train tracks . . . and you can’t get out . . . [T]he train is only 400 yards away, so even if the conductor slams the brakes, he can’t avoid you . . . . The train is Trump, and the economy — and you — are in for quite a blow.
~ G Elliott Morris
~ G Elliott Morris
April 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The economic situation . . . [is] like a car stuck on train tracks . . . and you can’t get out . . . [T]he train is only 400 yards away, so even if the conductor slams the brakes, he can’t avoid you . . . . The train is Trump, and the economy — and you — are in for quite a blow.
~ G Elliott Morris
~ G Elliott Morris
According to the State Dept. the mere presence of Palestinian persons in our midst "undermines US policy to combat antisemitism." To my mind this says nothing about the danger of Palestinians and everything about the danger of the current regime.
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Mohsen Mahdawi — the Columbia student arrested at his citizenship appointment — speaks
Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."
www.npr.org
April 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
According to the State Dept. the mere presence of Palestinian persons in our midst "undermines US policy to combat antisemitism." To my mind this says nothing about the danger of Palestinians and everything about the danger of the current regime.
www.npr.org/2025/04/29/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/29/n...
Trump thinks Putin is awesome, longs to be his friend, and aspires to his model of pseudo-democratic state capture. Putin . . . views Trump as an intermittently useful symbol (or symptom) of America’s global decline. He’s not wrong.
www.salon.com/2025/04/27/t...
www.salon.com/2025/04/27/t...
The world has a verdict on 100 days of Trump 2.0: Wow, what a loser
His return to the global stage has been an extended, catastrophic self-own. Yeah, he's dangerous — but not serious
www.salon.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Trump thinks Putin is awesome, longs to be his friend, and aspires to his model of pseudo-democratic state capture. Putin . . . views Trump as an intermittently useful symbol (or symptom) of America’s global decline. He’s not wrong.
www.salon.com/2025/04/27/t...
www.salon.com/2025/04/27/t...
"We are a government where men are involved in the process of law, and ideally, you're going to have honest men like me."
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Read the Full Transcript of Trump’s ‘100 Days’ Interview
President Trump discussed his trade war and the economy, immigration, presidential power, and more
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April 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"We are a government where men are involved in the process of law, and ideally, you're going to have honest men like me."
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ICYMI.
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""They are going to eliminate the Civil Rights Division as it was built to exist," one former department employee familiar with the changes told Reuters. "The only purpose now will be to victimize the very people it was created to protect."
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""They are going to eliminate the Civil Rights Division as it was built to exist," one former department employee familiar with the changes told Reuters. "The only purpose now will be to victimize the very people it was created to protect."
US Justice Department reassigns about a dozen civil rights attorneys amid shakeup, say sources
The U.S. Justice Department is reassigning about a dozen senior career attorneys from its civil rights unit, four people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump's administration steers the division away from its historic priorities.
www.reuters.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
ICYMI.
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""They are going to eliminate the Civil Rights Division as it was built to exist," one former department employee familiar with the changes told Reuters. "The only purpose now will be to victimize the very people it was created to protect."
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""They are going to eliminate the Civil Rights Division as it was built to exist," one former department employee familiar with the changes told Reuters. "The only purpose now will be to victimize the very people it was created to protect."
It's not just "immigrants" whom the Shitler regime seeks to "self deport."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain
A trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold.
www.nature.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It's not just "immigrants" whom the Shitler regime seeks to "self deport."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
White House press release, Apr 22, 2025:
"On Earth Day, we finally have a President who follows science."
Sure he does. Just like a sexual predator follows women.
"On Earth Day, we finally have a President who follows science."
Sure he does. Just like a sexual predator follows women.
April 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
White House press release, Apr 22, 2025:
"On Earth Day, we finally have a President who follows science."
Sure he does. Just like a sexual predator follows women.
"On Earth Day, we finally have a President who follows science."
Sure he does. Just like a sexual predator follows women.
Over 800 measles cases have now been confirmed in 27 states. This is what happens when the nation's health department is headed by a man with a tinfoil hat instead of a medical degree.
April 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Over 800 measles cases have now been confirmed in 27 states. This is what happens when the nation's health department is headed by a man with a tinfoil hat instead of a medical degree.
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The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.
Pope Francis, who reached out to the margins of society, has died at 88
The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.
The Shitler regime is bragging about the record low number of refugees crossing the southern border in the month of March. As if it's a great achievement that they transformed the US into an undesirable destination in the space of only 40 days.
April 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The Shitler regime is bragging about the record low number of refugees crossing the southern border in the month of March. As if it's a great achievement that they transformed the US into an undesirable destination in the space of only 40 days.
"The . . . Constitution . . . in Article II, Section 3 . . . mandated that 'the president shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.' This clause is violated each day when Donald Trump awakens and opens his eyes."
www.salon.com/2025/04/15/j...
www.salon.com/2025/04/15/j...
John Roberts can't control the monster he made
This is beyond a constitutional crisis because Roberts’ Supreme Court already granted Trump presidential immunity
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April 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"The . . . Constitution . . . in Article II, Section 3 . . . mandated that 'the president shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.' This clause is violated each day when Donald Trump awakens and opens his eyes."
www.salon.com/2025/04/15/j...
www.salon.com/2025/04/15/j...