Alan Stamm
@alanstamm.bsky.social
Recovering journalist in Michigan. Upper Manhattan roots.
@lyz.bsky.social on Kash Patel:
"This may come as a shock to you, but the guy who spent most of the past four years making a podcast isn't doing the best job leading a federal law enforcement agency."
"This may come as a shock to you, but the guy who spent most of the past four years making a podcast isn't doing the best job leading a federal law enforcement agency."
Dingus of the week: Kash Patel | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
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November 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
@lyz.bsky.social on Kash Patel:
"This may come as a shock to you, but the guy who spent most of the past four years making a podcast isn't doing the best job leading a federal law enforcement agency."
"This may come as a shock to you, but the guy who spent most of the past four years making a podcast isn't doing the best job leading a federal law enforcement agency."
"Elected officials like Trump, and appointed officials like Hegseth, come and go, but the uniforms worn by service members were there before them, and they will be there after they are gone."
-- @lktiv.bsky.social, West Point grad ('69) and third-generation U.S. Army veteran
-- @lktiv.bsky.social, West Point grad ('69) and third-generation U.S. Army veteran
Hegseth is not fit to carry Senator Mark Kelly’s laundry
Oh boy, is Senator Kelly in trouble now.
substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"Elected officials like Trump, and appointed officials like Hegseth, come and go, but the uniforms worn by service members were there before them, and they will be there after they are gone."
-- @lktiv.bsky.social, West Point grad ('69) and third-generation U.S. Army veteran
-- @lktiv.bsky.social, West Point grad ('69) and third-generation U.S. Army veteran
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
@lyz.bsky.social posts at Patreon:
"I have to rest up. The War on Christmas is coming. And as a liberal, I'm on the frontlines."
"I have to rest up. The War on Christmas is coming. And as a liberal, I'm on the frontlines."
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
@lyz.bsky.social posts at Patreon:
"I have to rest up. The War on Christmas is coming. And as a liberal, I'm on the frontlines."
"I have to rest up. The War on Christmas is coming. And as a liberal, I'm on the frontlines."
This West Point graduate (‘69) and third-generation U.S. Army veteran, @lktiv.bsky.social, rises to say . . .
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This West Point graduate (‘69) and third-generation U.S. Army veteran, @lktiv.bsky.social, rises to say . . .
@elliotkirschner.bsky.social is hopeful this Thanksgiving weekend:
November 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
@elliotkirschner.bsky.social is hopeful this Thanksgiving weekend:
From @avindman.bsky.social, former National Security Council official anss U.S. Army lieutenanyt colonel:
November 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
From @avindman.bsky.social, former National Security Council official anss U.S. Army lieutenanyt colonel:
"Most members of the military don't like it when outsiders, people who are not in uniform, come into their world and fuck around with the rules they live by. . . .
"To those in uniform, Hegseth and Trump are outsiders, despite their temporary status in the chain of command."
-- @lktiv.bsky.social
"To those in uniform, Hegseth and Trump are outsiders, despite their temporary status in the chain of command."
-- @lktiv.bsky.social
Hegseth is not fit to carry Senator Mark Kelly’s laundry
Oh boy, is Senator Kelly in trouble now.
substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"Most members of the military don't like it when outsiders, people who are not in uniform, come into their world and fuck around with the rules they live by. . . .
"To those in uniform, Hegseth and Trump are outsiders, despite their temporary status in the chain of command."
-- @lktiv.bsky.social
"To those in uniform, Hegseth and Trump are outsiders, despite their temporary status in the chain of command."
-- @lktiv.bsky.social
Peter Carr’s Justice Dept career began in 2007 and "came to an abrupt end in April when I was fired with no notice and without cause."
"At the Justice Department, politics didn't play a role in whether to bring a case. . . . . Your experience and expertise were sought out and valued. Until now."
"At the Justice Department, politics didn't play a role in whether to bring a case. . . . . Your experience and expertise were sought out and valued. Until now."
An Insider Continuing to Fight for Justice - On the Outside
Peter Carr's mission hasn't changed. Like others who left DOJ noted in their farewell letters, he has found the best way to fight for DOJ is on the outside.
substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Peter Carr’s Justice Dept career began in 2007 and "came to an abrupt end in April when I was fired with no notice and without cause."
"At the Justice Department, politics didn't play a role in whether to bring a case. . . . . Your experience and expertise were sought out and valued. Until now."
"At the Justice Department, politics didn't play a role in whether to bring a case. . . . . Your experience and expertise were sought out and valued. Until now."
"This president – aided by his business cronies with no diplomatic or foreign policy experience – has systematically put this country in the precarious position of being less safe. . . .
"Most world leaders are laughing at the idea that the U.S. is a reliable partner."
-- @thedanrather.bsky.social
"Most world leaders are laughing at the idea that the U.S. is a reliable partner."
-- @thedanrather.bsky.social
Clown Car Diplomacy
Maybe Trump’s developer friends should stick to real estate
substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"This president – aided by his business cronies with no diplomatic or foreign policy experience – has systematically put this country in the precarious position of being less safe. . . .
"Most world leaders are laughing at the idea that the U.S. is a reliable partner."
-- @thedanrather.bsky.social
"Most world leaders are laughing at the idea that the U.S. is a reliable partner."
-- @thedanrather.bsky.social
"The amount of self-serving corruption that the Trump administration has brought to American foreign policy in just 10 months is staggering in its width and depth.
"With no guard rails . . . there is no reason to think things are going to improve."
-- @thedanrather.bsky.social
"With no guard rails . . . there is no reason to think things are going to improve."
-- @thedanrather.bsky.social
Clown Car Diplomacy
Maybe Trump’s developer friends should stick to real estate
substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"The amount of self-serving corruption that the Trump administration has brought to American foreign policy in just 10 months is staggering in its width and depth.
"With no guard rails . . . there is no reason to think things are going to improve."
-- @thedanrather.bsky.social
"With no guard rails . . . there is no reason to think things are going to improve."
-- @thedanrather.bsky.social
"Lawyers at all levels of government tried to pump the brakes about Trump’s illegal airstrikes in the Caribbean but were overruled. ... Lawyers throughout the administration were removed, replaced, sidelined or they resigned."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social, DHS chief of staff under in Trump's 1st term
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social, DHS chief of staff under in Trump's 1st term
NEWS: Trump says Dems "should be in jail right now" for questioning him
The president unintentionally proved the point of top Democrats, who warned about "illegal orders" in his administration.
substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"Lawyers at all levels of government tried to pump the brakes about Trump’s illegal airstrikes in the Caribbean but were overruled. ... Lawyers throughout the administration were removed, replaced, sidelined or they resigned."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social, DHS chief of staff under in Trump's 1st term
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social, DHS chief of staff under in Trump's 1st term
"So now we know, as if we didn't before, how far Donald Trump is willing to go to enforce his will on those who speak words that he doesn't like.
"Trump is seeking to criminalize speech by members of Congress."
- @lktiv.bsky.social, author and journalist
"Trump is seeking to criminalize speech by members of Congress."
- @lktiv.bsky.social, author and journalist
Hegseth is not fit to carry Senator Mark Kelly’s laundry
Oh boy, is Senator Kelly in trouble now.
substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"So now we know, as if we didn't before, how far Donald Trump is willing to go to enforce his will on those who speak words that he doesn't like.
"Trump is seeking to criminalize speech by members of Congress."
- @lktiv.bsky.social, author and journalist
"Trump is seeking to criminalize speech by members of Congress."
- @lktiv.bsky.social, author and journalist
At @semafor.com newsletter today, @congressmanboyle.bsky.social speaks for many of us . . .
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
At @semafor.com newsletter today, @congressmanboyle.bsky.social speaks for many of us . . .
Truth is wackier than fiction when self-parody never ends . . .
"The organization once endorsed by President Theodore Roosevelt no longer supports the future of American boys."
— Pete Hegseth in draft memo saying Scouting is "genderless" and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion
"The organization once endorsed by President Theodore Roosevelt no longer supports the future of American boys."
— Pete Hegseth in draft memo saying Scouting is "genderless" and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Truth is wackier than fiction when self-parody never ends . . .
"The organization once endorsed by President Theodore Roosevelt no longer supports the future of American boys."
— Pete Hegseth in draft memo saying Scouting is "genderless" and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion
"The organization once endorsed by President Theodore Roosevelt no longer supports the future of American boys."
— Pete Hegseth in draft memo saying Scouting is "genderless" and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion
From @petercarr10.bsky.social, whose 18-year Justice Department career "came to an abrupt end in April when I was fired with no notice and without cause." | @justiceconnection.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
From @petercarr10.bsky.social, whose 18-year Justice Department career "came to an abrupt end in April when I was fired with no notice and without cause." | @justiceconnection.bsky.social
"It's important that we recognize how fragile democracy truly is in this moment. When the man at the top says the rules only apply when they don't impede him, things are breaking down.
"If the rule of law is optional, then it doesn’t exist."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social
"If the rule of law is optional, then it doesn’t exist."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social
NEWS: Trump says Dems "should be in jail right now" for questioning him
The president unintentionally proved the point of top Democrats, who warned about "illegal orders" in his administration.
substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"It's important that we recognize how fragile democracy truly is in this moment. When the man at the top says the rules only apply when they don't impede him, things are breaking down.
"If the rule of law is optional, then it doesn’t exist."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social
"If the rule of law is optional, then it doesn’t exist."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social
"The real scandal here is the crime against language. We may be facing the biggest plot twist in this entire story: What if [Olivia] Nuzzi isn’t a good writer after all?
"What if . . . the true hero of this 15-act opera is whoever was editing her pieces at New York?"
"What if . . . the true hero of this 15-act opera is whoever was editing her pieces at New York?"
I wrote 4000 words about Nuzzi/Lizza/RFK, please read it before it gets taken down by HR
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
"The real scandal here is the crime against language. We may be facing the biggest plot twist in this entire story: What if [Olivia] Nuzzi isn’t a good writer after all?
"What if . . . the true hero of this 15-act opera is whoever was editing her pieces at New York?"
"What if . . . the true hero of this 15-act opera is whoever was editing her pieces at New York?"
@milestaylor.bsky.social echoes what's being posted by Justice Department departees at @justiceconnection.bsky.social.
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
@milestaylor.bsky.social echoes what's being posted by Justice Department departees at @justiceconnection.bsky.social.
"Approximately 5,500 employees have left DOJ since the inauguration, and of those, more than 200 were fired. ...
"Generations of brilliant attorneys & agents and analysts and others have left"
— Stacey Young, founder of @justiceconnection.bsky.social, to @jenrubin.bsky.social at @contrariannews.org
"Generations of brilliant attorneys & agents and analysts and others have left"
— Stacey Young, founder of @justiceconnection.bsky.social, to @jenrubin.bsky.social at @contrariannews.org
The Justice Department is Being Systematically Dismantled: Stacey Young Explains
"You are not seeing career DOJ lawyers violate rules. You’re not. You’re seeing a lot of them resign because they refuse to follow illegal or unethical orders."
contrarian.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"Approximately 5,500 employees have left DOJ since the inauguration, and of those, more than 200 were fired. ...
"Generations of brilliant attorneys & agents and analysts and others have left"
— Stacey Young, founder of @justiceconnection.bsky.social, to @jenrubin.bsky.social at @contrariannews.org
"Generations of brilliant attorneys & agents and analysts and others have left"
— Stacey Young, founder of @justiceconnection.bsky.social, to @jenrubin.bsky.social at @contrariannews.org
"Suddenly, everywhere you look, you see a White House flailing.
"But Trump seems only to be doubling down. As his ongoing political prosecutions fall apart, he is reaching more & more erratically for crazier and crazier forms of retribution against increasingly outlandish targets"
— @thebulwark.com
"But Trump seems only to be doubling down. As his ongoing political prosecutions fall apart, he is reaching more & more erratically for crazier and crazier forms of retribution against increasingly outlandish targets"
— @thebulwark.com
Amateur Hour At 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
The White House is in free fall. How long will it last?
substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"Suddenly, everywhere you look, you see a White House flailing.
"But Trump seems only to be doubling down. As his ongoing political prosecutions fall apart, he is reaching more & more erratically for crazier and crazier forms of retribution against increasingly outlandish targets"
— @thebulwark.com
"But Trump seems only to be doubling down. As his ongoing political prosecutions fall apart, he is reaching more & more erratically for crazier and crazier forms of retribution against increasingly outlandish targets"
— @thebulwark.com
"Many people ... are shouldering the responsibility to defend this country's values, its institutions, its claims to decency.
"Not all of us. ... But more and more of us—in more and more places, through more and more innovative and effective ways of standing up, standing together, standing strong."
"Not all of us. ... But more and more of us—in more and more places, through more and more innovative and effective ways of standing up, standing together, standing strong."
Deb Fallows, on some of the reasons to be thankful for one another these days — and some more examples of people standing up, standing together, standing strong.
(On my substack, no paywall.)
fallows.substack.com/p/thankful-f...
(On my substack, no paywall.)
fallows.substack.com/p/thankful-f...
Thankful for One Another.
Keeping sight of the encouraging examples, in discouraging times. (Including a guest post.)
fallows.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Many people ... are shouldering the responsibility to defend this country's values, its institutions, its claims to decency.
"Not all of us. ... But more and more of us—in more and more places, through more and more innovative and effective ways of standing up, standing together, standing strong."
"Not all of us. ... But more and more of us—in more and more places, through more and more innovative and effective ways of standing up, standing together, standing strong."
Reposted by Alan Stamm
Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
Technical problems, communication lapses, bureaucratic hurdles and scant preparation snarl distribution of grants from a $1.4B fed program for schools & local governments.
"The shift [between agencies] is like asking states to fly with no air traffic control," Maryland official tells @politico.com.
"The shift [between agencies] is like asking states to fly with no air traffic control," Maryland official tells @politico.com.
The Education Department gave another agency power to distribute its money. It hasn't gone well.
Critics say issues with accessing federal career and technical education funding could preview bigger problems when the Trump administration starts to outsource more of the Education Department’s resp...
www.politico.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Technical problems, communication lapses, bureaucratic hurdles and scant preparation snarl distribution of grants from a $1.4B fed program for schools & local governments.
"The shift [between agencies] is like asking states to fly with no air traffic control," Maryland official tells @politico.com.
"The shift [between agencies] is like asking states to fly with no air traffic control," Maryland official tells @politico.com.