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🔄 {𝗮𝙅𝙎𝘿} My notes about the article… ⤵
{𝗮𝙅𝙎𝘿} My notes about the article… Claim Set Steven Cash, speaking in a Salon interview, argues that the United States now shows ❝all the indicators of late-stage democratic erosion,❞ not just hypothetical risk.1,3,4 The Steady State’s assessment concludes the U.S. is on a trajectory toward ❝competitive authoritarianism,❞ with elections and courts preserved but systematically manipulated to entrench executive power.2,3, Cash contends that Trump is following a modern autocrat’s playbook: weaponizing security services, undermining courts, attacking civil society, and repurposing propaganda to normalize fear and hierarchy.1,2,3,4 The Steady State network of several hundred former senior U.S. officials is actively warning Congress and the public, including via a formal report and subsequent oversight appeals.1,2,3,5 Corroboration & Context The Salon piece is an interview with Steven Cash, executive director of The Steady State and a former national-security official, centred on the group’s assessment of U.S. democratic decline.1,3 The Steady State report, ❝Accelerating Authoritarian Dynamics: Assessment of Democratic Decline,❞ applies intelligence-style indicators to the U.S. and finds accelerating erosion consistent with late-stage democratic backsliding.2,3,4 Independent coverage summarizes the report as concluding, with ❝moderate to high confidence,❞ that the U.S. is moving toward competitive authoritarianism — a system with formal elections and courts but systematically biased toward the ruling executive.2,4 Subsequent reporting shows Steady State members urging Congress to investigate structures such as the Interagency Weaponization Working Group, arguing that government tools are being turned against perceived enemies.5 Chronology & Sequence The Steady State report was released on Thu. 16-Oct-2025 and quickly covered by multiple outlets, which highlighted its warning that U.S. democratic decline is now entrenched and accelerating.2,3,4 Within weeks, Steady State members and allied analysts used interviews, essays, and public forums to translate dense analytic findings into accessible warnings for broader audiences.1,3,4 The Salon interview published Thu. 13-Nov-2025, situates the report in the immediate post-election context, arguing that recent electoral setbacks for Trump do not by themselves close the path to autocracy.1,3 A Reuters piece on Tue. 21-Oct-2025 documents Steady State’s call for congressional inquiry into a government ❝weaponization❞ working group, illustrating how the group is moving from analysis into institutional advocacy.5 Stakeholder Map & Positions The Steady State presents itself as a nonpartisan, pro-democracy network of several hundred former senior officials from intelligence, law-enforcement, diplomatic, and defence agencies, warning of systemic democratic decline.1,2,3 Trump administration and allies are described in the interview and report as pursuing ❝executive aggrandizement❞ strategies: concentrating power, politicizing security services, undermining independent oversight, and normalizing domestic deployments of force.1,2,4 Congress is framed as a potential but underutilized check: Steady State urges hearings and inquiries, but the interview suggests legislative resistance has so far been inconsistent and shaped by partisan incentives.1,3,5 Media and civil society are depicted as divided: some outlets amplify the ❝trajectory to authoritarianism❞ framing, while others default to softer language like ❝polarization,❞ which Cash argues blunts public understanding.1,2,4 Risks & Trade-offs A central risk identified is the ❝normalization phase❞ of authoritarianism: extraordinary abuses — selective prosecutions, politicized deployments of force, erosion of judicial compliance — becoming background noise rather than alarms.1,2,4 The Steady State warns that analytic tools originally designed for foreign democracies now register similar warning signs at home, implying that a failure to act could allow competitive authoritarian structures to harden.2,3,4 There is a trade-off between alarm and fatigue: intensive messaging about democratic emergency may mobilize some actors but can also produce public exhaustion or resignation, which authoritarian projects can exploit.1,4 Aggressive countermeasures —such as broad legal constraints on executive authority— could themselves be framed by opponents as ❝politicizing❞ national security, potentially complicating coalition-building around reforms.2,3,5 Disagreement Radar (Fact / Interpretation / Method) Fact axis: There is no serious dispute that The Steady State exists as a network of hundreds of ex-officials, that it released a report on U.S. democratic erosion, and that Cash gave the quoted interview.1,2,3,5 Interpretation axis: Steady State and allied scholars characterize current trends as late-stage erosion and competitive authoritarian drift; critics may accept some facts but frame them as partisan overstatement or routine policy conflict.2,3,4
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
citizenptnewsva.bsky.social
Winchester schools are taking a bold step forward by revamping their emergency management policy to enhance safety protocols and interagency collaboration.

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#VA #CitizenPortal #InteragencyCollaboration #VirginiaSchools #PublicHealth #EmergencyManagement
Winchester schools update emergency‑management policy; adds cardiac, athletic and public‑health planning
Dr. Joyner told the board the division’s crisis and emergency management policy will be substantially revised to reflect recent Virginia law and contemporary best practices, emphasizing interagency collaboration, emergency manager designation, on‑site law‑enforcement safety audits, stop‑the‑bleed and naloxone procedures, and new cardiac and sport‑s
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November 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
pendletonbot.bsky.social
The Director of Interagency, United States Northern Command, Department of the Air Force shouldn't be a political insider. Tell the Inspectors General at https://www.oversight.gov/contact-us
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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The Lane County Interagency Deadly Force Investigation Team (IDFIT) is set to review an officer-involved shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon, according to the Eugene Police Department.
Officer-involved shooting in Eugene prompts investigation by Lane County
EPD officials said officers responded on Nov. 12 to reports of a man armed with a shotgun reportedly threatening others in the 1400 block of Railroad Boulevard.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Tell Congress: Investigate Trump's Revenge Committee

He's built a secret team to punish his enemies—& to terrify anyone daring to criticize or hold him accountable known as the “Interagency Weaponization Working Group”—even Repubs refusing to bend the knee!
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Investigate Trump's Revenge Committee
Donald Trump has built a secret team to punish his enemies—and to terrify anyone who might dare to criticize or hold him accountable. Send your letter to demand Congress act immediately.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
chickgonebad.bsky.social
Trump’s White House is running a covert “Revenge Committee” known as the “Interagency Weaponization Working Group.” Its mission: root out anyone who’s ever challenged him—even Republicans who refused to bend the knee. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Investigate Trump's Revenge Committee
Donald Trump has built a secret team to punish his enemies—and to terrify anyone who might dare to criticize or hold him accountable. Send your letter to demand Congress act immediately.
actionnetwork.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Interagency national underwater mine clearance group to be created in Ukraine

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November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Interagency national underwater mine clearance group to be created in Ukraine

⚓️ [💥Sapper feed: Landmines](bsky.app/profile/did:...)
Interagency national underwater mine clearance group to be created in Ukraine
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine, in partnership with the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture and other key mine action stakeholders, will create the first…
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November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Press statements following Russia-Kazakhstan talks • President of Russia

https://www.europesays.com/uk/565940/

As part of the state visit by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation, an extensive package of intergovernmental and interagency …#uk #news #uknews
Press statements following Russia-Kazakhstan talks • President of Russia - United Kingdom
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November 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
giemma321.bsky.social
He means "white" Americans.

The chump administration dismantled or reduced several agencies: the Department of Education, U.S. Agency for Global Media, Wilson Center, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Interagency Council on Homelessness, CDFI Fund, and Minority Business Development Agency.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d
When you’ve lost Sorbo.
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025 California Coastal Commission in Sacramento

The California Coastal Commission meeting on November 5, 2025, covered various agenda items, including public comments, executive reports, interagency agreements, plastic pollution guid…
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025 California Coastal Commission in Sacramento
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025 California Coastal Commission in SacramentoLocation: Holiday Inn Downtown Sacramento 300 J Street Sacramento CA 95814Agenda: https://...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
If the actions of the US military are justifiable, why would this need to be a question?

“That assertion… appears to be part of the effort to shoehorn the fight against cartels into a law-of-war framework, analysts said.”

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The Washington post Headline: U.S. troops not liable in boat strikes, classified Justice Dept. memo says Lede: The Trump administration laywers said that U.S. military personnel engaged in lethal action in Latin America would not be exposed to future prosecution, according to four people familiar with the matter. November 12 at 10:54 AM 2025 The decision to pursue an opinion, drafted in July, reflects the heightened concerns within the government raised by senior civilian and military lawyers that such strikes would be illegal. The strikes, now totaling 19, with a death toll of 76, began in September, though interagency discussions regarding the use of lethal force to combat drug cartels started early in the Trump administration. Top officers, including Adm. Alvin Holsey, the head of Southern Command, sought caution on such strikes, according to two people, who like several others interviewed for this story spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter's sensitivity. Holsey wanted to make sure any option presented to the president was fully vetted first, one person said. In October, he abruptly announced he was resigning at year's end, which will be about a year into what is typically a three-year assignment. A Pentagon spokesman, Sean Parnell, has previously denied that Holsey had "hesitation or any concerns" about the mission. A spokesperson for Holsey said he had no information to provide about such discussions. "The [boat] strikes were ordered consistent with the laws of armed conflict, and as such are lawful orders," said a Justice Department spokesperson in response to a request for comment. "Military personnel are legally obligated to follow lawful orders and, as such, are not subject to prosecution for following lawful orders." The opinion, which runs nearly 50 pages, also argues that the United States is in a "non-international armed conflict" waged under the president's Article Il authorities, a core element to the analysis that the strikes are permissible under domestic law. The armed-conflict argument, which was also made in a notice to Congress from the administration last month, is fleshed out in more detail by the OLC. The opinion also states that drug cartels are selling drugs to finance a campaign of violence and extortion, according to four people. That assertion, which runs counter to the conventional wisdom that traffickers use violence to protect their drug business, appears to be part of the effort to shoehorn the fight against cartels into a law-of-war framework, analysts said.
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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... in Frankfurt, West Germany) is a retired European astronaut and is a Brigadier General in the German Air Force currently working as ESA Interagency Coordinator and Advisor to the Director General at the European Space Agency (ESA). He was one of the top 25 astronauts in terms of total time in...
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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please do not let this distract anyone from the #Epstein #emails
washingtonpost ... in the region, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday he was revoking intelligence sharing with the United States while the boat strikes continued. . "All levels of law enforcement intelligence are ordered to suspend communications and other agreements with U.S. security agencies," Petro posted on social media. "This measure will remain in place as long as missile attacks on boats in the Caribbean continue. The fight against drugs must be subordinate to the human rights of the Caribbean people." . Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (New York), the House Foreign Affairs Committee's top Democrat, wrote to Trump in September urging him to sustain U.S.-Colombia cooperation. In the letter, Meeks noted that between January 2024 and June this year, some 85 percent of all actionable intelligence used by the Joint Interagency Task Force South — which is stationed in Florida and partners with other nations to reduce illegal drug trade originated in Colombia.
November 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
boiler40.bsky.social
“Meeks noted that between January 2024 and June this year, some 85 percent of all actionable intelligence used by the Joint Interagency Task Force South”…” originated in Colombia.” In other words, this is (apparently) harming actual drug interdiction.
maxboot.bsky.social Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 1d
In a significant blow to the Trump administration’s anti-narcotics operations in the region, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday he was revoking intelligence sharing with the United States while the boat strikes continued. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Venezuela orders massive mobilization as U.S. aircraft carrier approaches
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said that Venezuela would put the entire country’s military arsenal at the ready, including its militia and almost 200,000 soldiers.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Should the Director, Aeronautics and Cross Agency Support Division, Office International and Interagency Relations, National Aeronautics and Space Administration serve Trump or the American people? Contact the Inspectors General at https://www.oversight.gov/contact-us
November 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
politicalfollowing.bsky.social
He literally gutted the US Interagency Council on Homelessness.
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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OO PRA'd redlined copy of EAP from Interagency Commission on Homelessness. The ICH critique ended up being the biggest obstacle for EAP, the fact that the state agency that evaluates the city's grant applications pointed to numerous conceptual problems. oaklandca.nextrequest.com/documents/52...
November 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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In line with projections.
How do the STAP projections for New Jersey compare with observations? In comparing the STAP projections to tide-gauge observations, it is essential to be cognizant that the STAP is projecting changes in 19-year average sea level (e.g., the reported 2040 projections are the projected average sea level over the period 2031-2049). The projections do not include interannual variability, which at Atlantic City (for example) adds + 0.2 ft (0.06 m) variability (2ơ) around the 19-year average. The closest SLR projection the STAP can compare to observations is the 2020 projection (or the measured average of sea level during the period 2011-2029). Since the 2011-2029 average sea-level has not yet been fully observed at the time of publication, the STAP must extrapolate the observed tide-gauge record to estimate the 2011-2029 average sea-level. The Federal Interagency SLR report (Sweet et al., 2022) constructed quadratic extrapolations of the 1970-2020 tide-gauge record. The Federal Interagency SLR report partially removed natural variability through regression on climate indices representing the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, and North Atlantic Oscillation. The Federal Interagency SLR report also accounted for serially correlated variability in estimating the associated uncertainty. The Federal Interagency SLR report's extrapolations for 2020 (adjusted to match the 2005 or 1995-2014 baseline period used in this report) are shown in Table 8. In New Jersey, the extrapolated value in 2020 relative to 1995-2014 ranges from 0.31 ÷ 0.11 ft (0.09 ÷ 0.03 m) at Atlantic City to 0.37 ‡ 0.13 ft (0.11 ‡ 0.04 m) at Cape May. The notable diference between the two relatively proximal sites likely reflects differences in subsidence, potentially associated with groundwater withdrawal.
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
mxttqhuman.bsky.social
I am glad the UK is taking some amount of stand, but this is absolutely a sign of the direction we are headed in as Trump ramps up his war of aggression on the Americas.

www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Headline: Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break Natasha Bertrand, CNN Updated 10:09 AM EST November 11, 2025 The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The UK's decision marks a significant break from its closest ally and intelligence sharing partner and underscores the growing skepticism over the legality of the US military's campaign around Latin America. For years, the UK, which controls a number of territories in the Caribbean where it bases intelligence assets, has helped the US locate vessels suspected of carrying drugs so that the US Coast Guard could interdict them, the sources said. That meant the ships would be stopped, boarded, its crew detained, and drugs seized. The intelligence was typically sent to Joint Interagency Task Force South, a task force stationed in Florida that includes representatives from a number of partner nations and works to reduce the illicit drug trade. But shortly after the US began launching lethal strikes against the boats in September, however, the UK grew concerned that the US might use intelligence provided by the British to select targets. British officials believe the US military strikes, which have killed 76 people, violate international law, the sources said. The intelligence pause began over a month ago, they said. The UN's human rights chief, Volker Türk, said last month that the strikes violate international law and amount to "extrajudicial killing." The UK agrees with that assessment, the sources told CNN.
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
ebottcher.bsky.social
updates from the Village interagency safety task force, and more.
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
haydonmp.bsky.social
That’s not far off from how a lot of these interagency calls work now.

Ie - the more appropriate agency takes lead and law enforcement takes the “back up” role. Though usually not with a shotgun (I know that’s just an example.)

But that’s a resource use and allocation question.
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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HR6005
To amend the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 to direct the Interagency Working Gr...

📢 Introduced in House

https://congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6005

#HR6005 #congress119 #house #democrat #congress #newbill
Description of HR6005, and a depiction of its sponsor, Debbie Dingell.
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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6/10 HOW ARE WE TRACKING THIS?

Tracking a virus across Canada requires a massive network.

"Canada’s Interagency Surveillance Program for Avian Influenza in Wildlife" was formed in 2005, linking the #CWHC, #CFIA, #EnvironmentCanada, #ParksCanada, #PHAC, and #universities.

#Science #Surveillance
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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New HAZARDS TFR issued via NOTAM 5/4723:
19NM NW ROANOKE, VA, Tuesday, November 11, 2025 through Tuesday, November 25, 2025 UTC

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November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM