Steve W
steve-weiss.bsky.social
Steve W
@steve-weiss.bsky.social
Human, lawyer, Democrat, awake, progressive, anti-fascist, friend of dogs. Wikipedia > chatgpt
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🔴 Scolding a U.S. reporter for asking questions about MBS ordering a fellow journalist to be bonesawed to death signals to dictators everywhere that they can murder journalists with impunity.

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November 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Gee I wonder if autocrats around the world will feel more or less emboldened to commit violence against journalists and dissidents now www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
The de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia was branded a pariah in 2018 after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Now, U.S.-Saudi relations are approaching a high point.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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8 million Americans rely on SSI to survive. Cutting these benefits will plunge thousands of Americans, including disabled adults and children, into poverty.

Rep. Danny Davis and I are demanding that the SSA provide the American people with information on how these cuts will impact them.
Scanlon Presses Social Security Administration Regarding Rule Changes Threatening Ability of Supplemental Security Income Recipients to Live With Family
scanlon.house.gov
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Donald Trump has never been particularly critical of the Saudis, and he has always been very clear about the reasons why.

“They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.”
Trump meets business partner In the Oval Office
From “bad situation” to “things happen”: How Saudi money changed Trump’s tune on Khashoggi's murder.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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The Trump regime has fired an estimated 70 immigration judges since February. This is happening as immigration courts face a record backlog of cases.

Remember: it was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.
“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:
An Insider’s View of the Immigration System
A former senior immigration policy official offers insight into how the system works and highlights urgent problems that must be addressed.
www.brennancenter.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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if dems win congress next year they need to introduce an impeachment resolution against emil bove
Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats
NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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My friend @marcelias.bsky.social knows a thing about the law, but also politics and culture. Please read this interesting column: www.democracydocket.com/opinion/it-w...
It Was the Epstein Shutdown All Along
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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You would think that the 8 GOP Senators who are SO OUTRAGED that Jack Smith subpoenaed their phone records that they want $1 million compensation would bring him in to testify IN A PUBLIC HEARING to explain why he did this. But no, they don’t want to do that. I wonder why?
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Federal tax credits for various home electrification upgrades will be expiring on Dec. 31. If you’re among the heat-pump or EV-car-charger curious, read on for how to take advantage of the savings that are disappearing.
Want to Electrify Your Home? Buy a Heat Pump? It’s Go Time | KQED
A suite of federal incentives to help pay for new electric appliances will sunset Dec. 31. Here’s how to take advantage of them while you can.
www.kqed.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“Veterans groups say recent Washington Post stories on VA disability payments paint a misleading picture. The paper stands by its reporting”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The trouble with US veterans benefits isn’t ‘rampant’ fraud – it’s bureaucratic roadblocks, advocates say
Veterans groups say recent Washington Post stories on VA disability payments paint a misleading picture. The paper stands by its reporting
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
“I emerged from that experience with a better understanding of the widening gulf between what our readers expected from us and what our owner and leaders wanted the paper to be. That clarity contributed to my decision to leave The Post this summer.”
The Washington Post Got 21,000 Emails After It Didn't Endorse. I Read Them All.
Reading and editing letters gave me a theory about what is wrong with America — and how it could be fixed.
www.notus.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM