Alan Stamm
@alanstamm.bsky.social
Recovering journalist in Michigan. Upper Manhattan roots.
"I wasn’t joking when I wrote 'Giving Up Is Unforgivable.' We have a lot of work to do." -- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"I wasn’t joking when I wrote 'Giving Up Is Unforgivable.' We have a lot of work to do." -- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
From @milestaylor.bsky.social, homeland security chief of staff during Trump’s first term:
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
From @milestaylor.bsky.social, homeland security chief of staff during Trump’s first term:
"The video game aesthetic isdesigned to make killing feel normal, even entertaining. It's the visual language of 1st-person shooter games applied to the government's official account for actual human deaths."
- @azzacohen.bsky.social at @contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/split-scre... 1/2
- @azzacohen.bsky.social at @contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/split-scre... 1/2
December 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"The video game aesthetic isdesigned to make killing feel normal, even entertaining. It's the visual language of 1st-person shooter games applied to the government's official account for actual human deaths."
- @azzacohen.bsky.social at @contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/split-scre... 1/2
- @azzacohen.bsky.social at @contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/split-scre... 1/2
"The fight to hold free and fair elections, continues to be 1 of the most essential issues we face. Voter turnout will be an essential component of it—turnout in numbers high enough to beat gerrymanders like the ones now approved in Texas. ...
"We're in this together"
- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
"We're in this together"
- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"The fight to hold free and fair elections, continues to be 1 of the most essential issues we face. Voter turnout will be an essential component of it—turnout in numbers high enough to beat gerrymanders like the ones now approved in Texas. ...
"We're in this together"
- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
"We're in this together"
- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
At 'Men Yell at Me' on Patreon, Lyz Lenz is harsh, but honest:
"Hegseth now appears to be in need of a fall guy. . . . He'd probably ask his mom to come out and take the blame if it meant he could continue to escape consequences."
"Hegseth now appears to be in need of a fall guy. . . . He'd probably ask his mom to come out and take the blame if it meant he could continue to escape consequences."
December 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
At 'Men Yell at Me' on Patreon, Lyz Lenz is harsh, but honest:
"Hegseth now appears to be in need of a fall guy. . . . He'd probably ask his mom to come out and take the blame if it meant he could continue to escape consequences."
"Hegseth now appears to be in need of a fall guy. . . . He'd probably ask his mom to come out and take the blame if it meant he could continue to escape consequences."
Filmmaker @azzacohen.bsky.social critiques "alarming propaganda videos depicting military strikes that . . . could violate international law."
"They're produced as spectacle. . . . The camera angle creates emotional detachment from the horrific human toll." contrarian.substack.com/p/split-scre...
"They're produced as spectacle. . . . The camera angle creates emotional detachment from the horrific human toll." contrarian.substack.com/p/split-scre...
December 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Filmmaker @azzacohen.bsky.social critiques "alarming propaganda videos depicting military strikes that . . . could violate international law."
"They're produced as spectacle. . . . The camera angle creates emotional detachment from the horrific human toll." contrarian.substack.com/p/split-scre...
"They're produced as spectacle. . . . The camera angle creates emotional detachment from the horrific human toll." contrarian.substack.com/p/split-scre...
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"This is how democracies slide toward authoritarianism: not through sudden dramatic changes, but through gradual normalization of what should remain shocking. And visuals are at the forefront of that narrative."
"This is how democracies slide toward authoritarianism: not through sudden dramatic changes, but through gradual normalization of what should remain shocking. And visuals are at the forefront of that narrative."
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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"This is how democracies slide toward authoritarianism: not through sudden dramatic changes, but through gradual normalization of what should remain shocking. And visuals are at the forefront of that narrative."
"This is how democracies slide toward authoritarianism: not through sudden dramatic changes, but through gradual normalization of what should remain shocking. And visuals are at the forefront of that narrative."
"By discussing the sequence of [Sept. 2] events, Hegseth has made it much harder for the administration to resist demands from Congress for documents & records & sworn testimony. ... He's already lifted the veil of secrecy."
— William Kristol at @thebulwark.com | www.thebulwark.com/p/the-potemk...
— William Kristol at @thebulwark.com | www.thebulwark.com/p/the-potemk...
December 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
"By discussing the sequence of [Sept. 2] events, Hegseth has made it much harder for the administration to resist demands from Congress for documents & records & sworn testimony. ... He's already lifted the veil of secrecy."
— William Kristol at @thebulwark.com | www.thebulwark.com/p/the-potemk...
— William Kristol at @thebulwark.com | www.thebulwark.com/p/the-potemk...
"There is renewed understanding and belief that we can move past Trump and MAGA. It may not be easy, and our progress most likely won’t be linear. There will be moments where it will be frustrating.
"But we can do this."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
"But we can do this."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"There is renewed understanding and belief that we can move past Trump and MAGA. It may not be easy, and our progress most likely won’t be linear. There will be moments where it will be frustrating.
"But we can do this."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
"But we can do this."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
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The retired lieutenant general's guestions:
"Were unlawful orders issued or implied?
"Did service members feel pressured to act unlawfully?
"Were there attempts to suppress or alter reporting?
"What guidance was provided, and by whom?"
The retired lieutenant general's guestions:
"Were unlawful orders issued or implied?
"Did service members feel pressured to act unlawfully?
"Were there attempts to suppress or alter reporting?
"What guidance was provided, and by whom?"
December 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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The retired lieutenant general's guestions:
"Were unlawful orders issued or implied?
"Did service members feel pressured to act unlawfully?
"Were there attempts to suppress or alter reporting?
"What guidance was provided, and by whom?"
The retired lieutenant general's guestions:
"Were unlawful orders issued or implied?
"Did service members feel pressured to act unlawfully?
"Were there attempts to suppress or alter reporting?
"What guidance was provided, and by whom?"
Heather Delaney Reese (@itsalovelylife.bsky.social) senses a vibe shift in Washington that matters:
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Heather Delaney Reese (@itsalovelylife.bsky.social) senses a vibe shift in Washington that matters:
@ronfournier.bsky.social, a former longtime White House correspondent, is part of a drumbeat growing louder and wider:
December 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
@ronfournier.bsky.social, a former longtime White House correspondent, is part of a drumbeat growing louder and wider:
From @lktiv.bsky.social, a third-generation graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point:
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
From @lktiv.bsky.social, a third-generation graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point:
"Secretary Hegseth's public statements over the past decade reflect a belief that military legal oversight constrains warfighters, that investigations burden troops &that commanders should be freer in the use of force."
-- @markhertling.bsky.social at @thebulwark.com | substack.com/home/post/p-...
-- @markhertling.bsky.social at @thebulwark.com | substack.com/home/post/p-...
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"Secretary Hegseth's public statements over the past decade reflect a belief that military legal oversight constrains warfighters, that investigations burden troops &that commanders should be freer in the use of force."
-- @markhertling.bsky.social at @thebulwark.com | substack.com/home/post/p-...
-- @markhertling.bsky.social at @thebulwark.com | substack.com/home/post/p-...
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"The American people can accept honest mistakes. They can accept fog-of-war judgment calls. What we as a nation should not accept is moral drift at the top of the chain of command."
"The American people can accept honest mistakes. They can accept fog-of-war judgment calls. What we as a nation should not accept is moral drift at the top of the chain of command."
December 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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"The American people can accept honest mistakes. They can accept fog-of-war judgment calls. What we as a nation should not accept is moral drift at the top of the chain of command."
"The American people can accept honest mistakes. They can accept fog-of-war judgment calls. What we as a nation should not accept is moral drift at the top of the chain of command."
Things do seem to be shifting, yes. This Reddit comment is under my link a few days ago to @nbcnews.com coverage of voters in Warren, Michigan, frustrated that Trump's promised economic rebound hasn't come yet.
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Things do seem to be shifting, yes. This Reddit comment is under my link a few days ago to @nbcnews.com coverage of voters in Warren, Michigan, frustrated that Trump's promised economic rebound hasn't come yet.
"It will be difficult, if not impossible, for anyone, especially at the command level, to claim ignorance and say they were not obligated to inquire into the legality of an order to do what the [Law of War] manual prohibits."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
December 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"It will be difficult, if not impossible, for anyone, especially at the command level, to claim ignorance and say they were not obligated to inquire into the legality of an order to do what the [Law of War] manual prohibits."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
Echoing @markey.senate.gov of Massachusetts a few days ago:
December 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Echoing @markey.senate.gov of Massachusetts a few days ago:
Just one anecdotal field report, but other stirrings suggest it may reflect a consequential shift.
Posted on Reddit under @nbcnews.com coverage of voters in Warren, Michigan, awaiting the economic rebound Trump promised:
Posted on Reddit under @nbcnews.com coverage of voters in Warren, Michigan, awaiting the economic rebound Trump promised:
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Just one anecdotal field report, but other stirrings suggest it may reflect a consequential shift.
Posted on Reddit under @nbcnews.com coverage of voters in Warren, Michigan, awaiting the economic rebound Trump promised:
Posted on Reddit under @nbcnews.com coverage of voters in Warren, Michigan, awaiting the economic rebound Trump promised:
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
– George Santayana, philosopher, in "The Life of Reason" (1905)
German Capt. Heinz Eck and four others were convicted of war crimes at a British occupantion force trial in Germany, @usni.org recounts. [1/2]
– George Santayana, philosopher, in "The Life of Reason" (1905)
German Capt. Heinz Eck and four others were convicted of war crimes at a British occupantion force trial in Germany, @usni.org recounts. [1/2]
December 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
– George Santayana, philosopher, in "The Life of Reason" (1905)
German Capt. Heinz Eck and four others were convicted of war crimes at a British occupantion force trial in Germany, @usni.org recounts. [1/2]
– George Santayana, philosopher, in "The Life of Reason" (1905)
German Capt. Heinz Eck and four others were convicted of war crimes at a British occupantion force trial in Germany, @usni.org recounts. [1/2]
@hcrichardson.bsky.social sees a consequential collision beyond the rhetorical posturing:
November 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social sees a consequential collision beyond the rhetorical posturing:
November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"Instead of hiring more immigration judges, the Department of Justice just posted an ad for 'deportation judges.'"
-- @margyoh.bsky.social, senior fellow at @brennancenter.org
-- @margyoh.bsky.social, senior fellow at @brennancenter.org
November 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Instead of hiring more immigration judges, the Department of Justice just posted an ad for 'deportation judges.'"
-- @margyoh.bsky.social, senior fellow at @brennancenter.org
-- @margyoh.bsky.social, senior fellow at @brennancenter.org