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Steven

@steven831.bsky.social

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Former educator, small business owner, former Republican but still center/ conservative but understand economics. Currently starting a private tutoring company and a believer in human rights. #introduction

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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · Sep 2

Wow!

Aut. Stuart Miller 📖✍️🤓 @authorstuartmiller.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Description: "11 and 8-year-old prodigy sisters played Vivaldi Winter with me"

This is serious musical talent 🎻🎻🎹🎶🎵

#VivaldiWinter #Song #music #Piano #Violin #Instruments #Instrumental

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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 4h

Forget that he is doing it probably in defiance of his bosses at Disney who paid Trump off on a frivolous lawsuit instead of defending him. So in this case, I will celebrate him because most people will not stand up to their bosses for fear of losing their job (Steven Colbert is an example)

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 4h

Does he have a spine at all? Does he understand that he is supposed to be a leader? Does he not understand he doesn’t have to do Trump’s bidding all the time?

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 4h

Unfortunately, I think they have the law on their side. But it is telling how they are propagandizing his death as a pretext and using it as a back door to stifle dissent.

State Department Revokes Visas Over Charlie Kirk Comments — The Wall Street Journal

The agency says the U.S. ‘has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans’

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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 4h

It’s not genetic but social.

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 5h

That’s why I don’t believe this report at all from DHS. They are bringing in more drugs across the border now because no one is looking.

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 5h

This is the future of the GOP? I knew it was going downhill with their reaction to President Obama, but so far, so fast? @lizcheney.bsky.social and @adamkinzinger.substack.com are going to be working overtime restoring it, if we have elections again.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 5h

They are so brazen and unconcerned about it because that’s what they see coming from the top leaders of the MAGA GOP.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 5h

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Had to think because I haven’t used that word in awhile.

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 5h

Just another example of wasteful spending according to the GOP. What are lives worth to them? Nothing. What’s sad is that all their government representatives are GOP and did not do anything to save it. One of the things Democrats are fighting for: no more recissions.

Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 8h

Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 6h

If they didn’t lie so much, I would be concerned. All they do is lie though, so 🤷🏾

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 6h

Provide the evidence. There’s none so you won’t.

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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 6h

All these videos will be discoverable during the trials. Immunity does not protect Noem, it only protects Trump.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 6h

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 7h

Whatever they are putting into his body to counter his dementia lowers his inhibitions. He’s reverting back to his younger days when he did those things to E Jean Carroll.

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 7h

Because it makes Yrump happy

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 8h

So let me understand this, the Senate is meeting and voting on legislation, while the House isn’t? And Johnson really expects us to believe it has nothing to do with the discharge petition? Only MAGA are that idiotic enough to believe him.

US Senate Committee set to vote on aviation safety legislation next week — Reuters

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is set to vote on October 21 on aviation safety legislation after a fatal January crash between an American Airlines (AAL.O) regional jet and an Army helicopter near...

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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 9h

Now this sounds like him. I don’t think he typed it though, probably dictation.

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 9h

That’s because he and his staff are just playing to appease Trump and MAGA. He doesn’t want facts or truth, but propaganda.

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 9h

They have not crossed the line yet????? WTF?!? Wait, all you watch is Fox News 🤮🤢🙄 no wonder you don’t know what’s going on in reality. You should be better informed.

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 1d

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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 16h

Or cannot do. Books like Harry Potter, Charlottes Web, are out of reach. The data was supposed to be used as a base, not as a limit, a beginning for the teacher to use as they push the student to do more. No wonder literacy rates are declining and readability is at 5th grade level.

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 16h

Correlation is not causation, but one thing that frustrated me is that teachers limit the choices kids can read. Not all, but many do. Why? Because of STAR reading scores. I taught at Title 1, subbed there a lot and I never understood that mentality. It teaches kids limits, limits to what they can

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 16h

He’s better prepared with the distractions than Bondi. Swear her in and those names are already redacted. You think that there aren’t some edited copies already floating around? Oh, if there are 1,000, then that implies others were involved. A lot of others. Like most of the donor class, elites.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

FOX: You said last week that you would swear in Grijalva whenever she wants. She has written a letter to your office. You have not sworn her in. Doesn't your resistance add fuel to the fire that this is about Epstein?

MIKE JOHNSON: No. This is another partisan manufactured thing

Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 16h

Umm okay. You are conveniently forgetting that you all made it a big thing. Oh, they (Dems) did criticize the sweetheart deal he received. If you are for transparency, swear her in. Also, didn’t you tell your members to go home? How then can they meet?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Steven @steven831.bsky.social · 16h

I’m actually surprised that the Post didn’t agree.

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information

Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas