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Ric Steinberger
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Tahoe dweller, democracy defender, systems analyst, lifelong techie
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · May 19
The Dirty, Dangerous Dozen: Trump, Vance, Vought, Miller, Hegseth, Gabbard, RFK Jr, Patel, Noem, Bondi, Homan, Rubio

Plus 77 million MAGA voters who put a convicted, hyper-corrupt criminal back in the White House because he promised to protect white male privilege
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 10h
Trump is still shitting on Americans
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 10h
It’s a cult. Cult members NEVER revolt against their cult leaders even when they are dying due to decisions by those cult leaders
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 11h
The NYT is terrified of Trump
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 11h
Stephen Miller can’t wait for permission to construct and operate America’s first Death camps.
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 11h
Set my country free
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 11h
Heritage Foundation = Hitler Foundation
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 11h
Trump will continue breaking as many laws as he chooses until MAGA politicians in Congress and the Supreme Court act to stop him. So far, there is ZERO evidence that any of them will, so the Trump lawbreaking will only grow worse and more dangerous. MAGA voters remain thrilled
October 31, 2025
Yesterday a reporter asked Representative Joe Neguse, a Democrat of Colorado, about the administration’s withholding of reserve funds Congress intended would fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 11h
The Trump regime is desperate for a terrorist attack against/inside the US so they can seriously ramp up their fascism and put far more troops on the streets. Miller will finally get the OK to build and operate death camps
The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After (Updated)
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 12h
This is what fascism looks like
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 13h
The Trump Administration is basically claiming the right to kill anyone anywhere for any reason or for no reason, with no evidence provided or accountability to Congress or the American people.
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 13h
What could be more Trumpy than deliberately starving Americans
Why Republicans think it’s okay to starve poor people
Explaining the Right � is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politics—and why you need to know. Democrats have been sounding the ...
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 13h
77 million US voters thought this corrupt criminal was the best choice to be president. As near as I can tell, virtually all of them still do!
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 15h
Trump to Americans: what I’m about to do in Venezuela: You are fucking next if you dare oppose me! And you will NEVER get the Epstein files!
Trump’s Escalation With Venezuela Has Crossed ‘Red Lines’ — And Is Heading Toward Full War
The Trump administration is barreling towards a war in Venezuela with minimal checks or clarity around top officials' policy-making goals.
www.huffpost.com
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 15h
Trump does not give a fuck and therefore his MAGA Congress doesn’t either
Airports Crippled Across U.S. Amid 'Surge' In Air Traffic Controller Callouts
"After 31 days without pay, air traffic controllers are under immense stress and fatigue," the Federal Aviation Administration warned.
www.huffpost.com
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 15h
Trump’s massive corruption grows even worse

And still MAGA does not give a fuck because Trump is the führer, their god king, their lord and savior, their Jesus.
Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito
www.nytimes.com
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 16h
77 million Americans thought this corrupt convicted felon was the best choice.
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 17h
SCOTUS did not create the Trump monster but it did make it possible for him to exercise extraordinarily corrupt power and face no consequences
Opinion | How the Supreme Court Paved the Way for Revenge Prosecutions
www.nytimes.com
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 1d
If we survive Trump and MAGA, we are going to need Nuremberg type trials for a lot of people
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 1d
Heritage Foundation Changes Name to Hitler Foundation
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 1d
Trump is already the de facto first American king, but he wants more. Not content with being our Henry VIII, he wants to be an Emperor, an American Caesar Augustus
Trump’s Plan Is Now Out in the Open
It’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots.
www.theatlantic.com
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 1d
Hegseth should face some future Nuremburg trial
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 1d
No one can say that American fascism is not surging
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 1d
Does law matter when there’s no one left who will enforce it?
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 1d
"Every republic in history that no longer exists failed when some guy in power decided he didn’t want to give up power .. Our little experiment in democracy will end the way they all do: when a man who has access to more guns than any of the other guys decides he doesn’t want to go away."
Here’s Why Trump Has Been Flirting With a Third Term
Trump cannot be president again. But he and his loyal followers have every reason for wanting to make people think he can.
www.thenation.com
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Ric Steinberger @ricst.bsky.social · 1d
Every fascist regime needs foreign and domestic wars in order to maintain its power and conceal its corruption and incompetence
U.S. Eyes Striking Venezuelan Military Targets Used for Drug Trafficking
If President Trump decides to move forward with airstrikes, the targets would send a clear message to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro that it is time to step down, according to U.S. officials.
www.wsj.com