Phil Steck
@philsteck.bsky.social
Member of NYS Assembly - 110th AD, representing Colonie, Niskayuna, Guilderland, and Schenectady. Follows, replies ≠ endorsement.
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New column from @jeremybenami.bsky.social:
If we want the next generation of American Jews to stay connected to Israel, we owe them honesty – not mythology.
Real love is built on truth, responsibility and the work of building a more just future.
🔗 jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/how-can-i-...
If we want the next generation of American Jews to stay connected to Israel, we owe them honesty – not mythology.
Real love is built on truth, responsibility and the work of building a more just future.
🔗 jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/how-can-i-...
December 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
New column from @jeremybenami.bsky.social:
If we want the next generation of American Jews to stay connected to Israel, we owe them honesty – not mythology.
Real love is built on truth, responsibility and the work of building a more just future.
🔗 jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/how-can-i-...
If we want the next generation of American Jews to stay connected to Israel, we owe them honesty – not mythology.
Real love is built on truth, responsibility and the work of building a more just future.
🔗 jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/how-can-i-...
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If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and moral, then it’s not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power. - Dwight Eisenhower
December 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and moral, then it’s not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power. - Dwight Eisenhower
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Universal healthcare is a moral imperative. It unleashes creativity. It unleashes small business.
I often think about what Maine would look like if all of my friends who work incredibly hard didn't have to worry about healthcare.
I often think about what Maine would look like if all of my friends who work incredibly hard didn't have to worry about healthcare.
December 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Universal healthcare is a moral imperative. It unleashes creativity. It unleashes small business.
I often think about what Maine would look like if all of my friends who work incredibly hard didn't have to worry about healthcare.
I often think about what Maine would look like if all of my friends who work incredibly hard didn't have to worry about healthcare.
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“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
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Sudthisak Rinthalak was a Thai farmworker. He came to Israel to earn a living, and never came home.
His body has now been returned, more than two years after he was taken and killed on Oct. 7. May his family finally have the dignity of laying him to rest.
His body has now been returned, more than two years after he was taken and killed on Oct. 7. May his family finally have the dignity of laying him to rest.
Hamas Returns Body of Last Thai Hostage in Gaza
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Sudthisak Rinthalak was a Thai farmworker. He came to Israel to earn a living, and never came home.
His body has now been returned, more than two years after he was taken and killed on Oct. 7. May his family finally have the dignity of laying him to rest.
His body has now been returned, more than two years after he was taken and killed on Oct. 7. May his family finally have the dignity of laying him to rest.
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The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
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rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
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🎧: Trump and Netanyahu have shown disregard for democracy – and it’s hardly a surprise that Trump emboldened Netanyahu to seek a pardon.
Americans and Israelis deserve leaders committed to a democracy aligned with our Jewish and democratic values.
Americans and Israelis deserve leaders committed to a democracy aligned with our Jewish and democratic values.
How Trump 'emboldened' Netanyahu to seek a pardon
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www.haaretz.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🎧: Trump and Netanyahu have shown disregard for democracy – and it’s hardly a surprise that Trump emboldened Netanyahu to seek a pardon.
Americans and Israelis deserve leaders committed to a democracy aligned with our Jewish and democratic values.
Americans and Israelis deserve leaders committed to a democracy aligned with our Jewish and democratic values.
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A corrupt president pardons a corrupt member of Congress for corrupt reasons. With multiple guilty pleas establishing a bribery-laundering scheme, Hakeem Jeffries still called the case “thin” and sought cover in a bribery-plagued Supreme Court.
A lesson in squandering potential inroads with voters.
A lesson in squandering potential inroads with voters.
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A corrupt president pardons a corrupt member of Congress for corrupt reasons. With multiple guilty pleas establishing a bribery-laundering scheme, Hakeem Jeffries still called the case “thin” and sought cover in a bribery-plagued Supreme Court.
A lesson in squandering potential inroads with voters.
A lesson in squandering potential inroads with voters.
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Today's sidewalk chalk message
Kavanaugh Stops
What if ICE was stopping cars and
busting out windows with rifle butts because
the people inside
"looked Jewish"
Kavanaugh Stops
What if ICE was stopping cars and
busting out windows with rifle butts because
the people inside
"looked Jewish"
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Today's sidewalk chalk message
Kavanaugh Stops
What if ICE was stopping cars and
busting out windows with rifle butts because
the people inside
"looked Jewish"
Kavanaugh Stops
What if ICE was stopping cars and
busting out windows with rifle butts because
the people inside
"looked Jewish"
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Progressive @CornelWest,bsky.social points to #DonaldTrump as an example of our "gangsterized" moment in history.
"What I mean is the eclipse of integrity, honesty, decency," he says.
But he adds, "Gangsterism is not just a right-wing thing."
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"What I mean is the eclipse of integrity, honesty, decency," he says.
But he adds, "Gangsterism is not just a right-wing thing."
Follow on Spotify: tinyurl.com/48thv562
December 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Progressive @CornelWest,bsky.social points to #DonaldTrump as an example of our "gangsterized" moment in history.
"What I mean is the eclipse of integrity, honesty, decency," he says.
But he adds, "Gangsterism is not just a right-wing thing."
Follow on Spotify: tinyurl.com/48thv562
"What I mean is the eclipse of integrity, honesty, decency," he says.
But he adds, "Gangsterism is not just a right-wing thing."
Follow on Spotify: tinyurl.com/48thv562
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If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
They must hammer economic populism — and have a laser focus on the cost of living crisis in America.
There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.
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I'm old enough to have grown up among the rich who were paying pre-Reagan taxes. We had great schools and nice parks and good roads. And they were all plenty rich enough to buy big houses and join fancy country clubs and jump horses over fences.
November 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I'm old enough to have grown up among the rich who were paying pre-Reagan taxes. We had great schools and nice parks and good roads. And they were all plenty rich enough to buy big houses and join fancy country clubs and jump horses over fences.
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Or the famous Madison Square Garden address he gave days before being reelected in a landslide
m.youtube.com/watch?v=IjST...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=IjST...
FDR: I Welcome Their Hatred
YouTube video by heckofjob
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November 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Or the famous Madison Square Garden address he gave days before being reelected in a landslide
m.youtube.com/watch?v=IjST...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=IjST...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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The New Deal wasn’t built on a promise that there would be “no ceiling” for the richest Americans.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The New Deal wasn’t built on a promise that there would be “no ceiling” for the richest Americans.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
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Money…
How much he charged for 🇭🇳 former president pardon?
It’s not about drugs.
It’s all about the money.
How much he charged for 🇭🇳 former president pardon?
It’s not about drugs.
It’s all about the money.
November 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Money…
How much he charged for 🇭🇳 former president pardon?
It’s not about drugs.
It’s all about the money.
How much he charged for 🇭🇳 former president pardon?
It’s not about drugs.
It’s all about the money.
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The American people know that our current health care system is broken and extremely expensive. They understand that health care is a human right.
A recent poll shows that 6 in 10 back Medicare for All.
Let’s do it.
A recent poll shows that 6 in 10 back Medicare for All.
Let’s do it.
6 in 10 Americans Back Medicare for All — Poll
The poll's results stand in stark contrast to Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," which cuts federal health care spending.
truthout.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The American people know that our current health care system is broken and extremely expensive. They understand that health care is a human right.
A recent poll shows that 6 in 10 back Medicare for All.
Let’s do it.
A recent poll shows that 6 in 10 back Medicare for All.
Let’s do it.
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🚨NEW: A new poll Americans’ support for Medicare For All has intensified to the point where the old attacks may no longer work.
As both parties legislate criticism of socialism, there has been a 50-point shift on a key question in just 6 years.
This is YUGE.
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As both parties legislate criticism of socialism, there has been a 50-point shift on a key question in just 6 years.
This is YUGE.
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A Massive Shift In Health Care Politics
As both parties are legislating criticism of socialism, Americans’ support for Medicare For All has intensified to the point where the old attacks may no longer work.
substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🚨NEW: A new poll Americans’ support for Medicare For All has intensified to the point where the old attacks may no longer work.
As both parties legislate criticism of socialism, there has been a 50-point shift on a key question in just 6 years.
This is YUGE.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
As both parties legislate criticism of socialism, there has been a 50-point shift on a key question in just 6 years.
This is YUGE.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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In two years, Israel has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Every day, settlers attack Palestinian villages. Netanyahu & his extremist allies have one goal: annexation by force. The U.S. has enabled them.
NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID FOR ISRAEL.
Every day, settlers attack Palestinian villages. Netanyahu & his extremist allies have one goal: annexation by force. The U.S. has enabled them.
NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID FOR ISRAEL.
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In two years, Israel has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Every day, settlers attack Palestinian villages. Netanyahu & his extremist allies have one goal: annexation by force. The U.S. has enabled them.
NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID FOR ISRAEL.
Every day, settlers attack Palestinian villages. Netanyahu & his extremist allies have one goal: annexation by force. The U.S. has enabled them.
NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID FOR ISRAEL.
Phony right-wing legal theories: originalism; textualism; gov’t of limited powers; three co-equal branches of gov’t.The Civil War ended originalism.Text is ignored when convenient (2nd Amendment). Congress only makes the laws not President or S.Ct.
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Phony right-wing legal theories: originalism; textualism; gov’t of limited powers; three co-equal branches of gov’t.The Civil War ended originalism.Text is ignored when convenient (2nd Amendment). Congress only makes the laws not President or S.Ct.
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„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
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Would be a shame to lose this gorgeous, modernized arts space:
“Without the Massry, there’s not a good, small-sized concert hall in the city of Albany,” Barker Schwartz said. “It’s really important that they figure out some way to make it viable for it to stay what it was meant to be.”
“Without the Massry, there’s not a good, small-sized concert hall in the city of Albany,” Barker Schwartz said. “It’s really important that they figure out some way to make it viable for it to stay what it was meant to be.”
Saint Rose Massry Center is a home 'waiting to happen' for artists, community
Lack of finances and operational resources prove a major stumbling block for local arts organizations vying to keep the Massry Center a community arts space.
www.timesunion.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Would be a shame to lose this gorgeous, modernized arts space:
“Without the Massry, there’s not a good, small-sized concert hall in the city of Albany,” Barker Schwartz said. “It’s really important that they figure out some way to make it viable for it to stay what it was meant to be.”
“Without the Massry, there’s not a good, small-sized concert hall in the city of Albany,” Barker Schwartz said. “It’s really important that they figure out some way to make it viable for it to stay what it was meant to be.”
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Trump has doubled his wealth this year off crypto scams and clear pay-to-play practices.
“America First” was always a distraction from the real project: enriching himself. BREAKING UPDATE: He was never going to lower grocery prices.
“America First” was always a distraction from the real project: enriching himself. BREAKING UPDATE: He was never going to lower grocery prices.
November 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Trump has doubled his wealth this year off crypto scams and clear pay-to-play practices.
“America First” was always a distraction from the real project: enriching himself. BREAKING UPDATE: He was never going to lower grocery prices.
“America First” was always a distraction from the real project: enriching himself. BREAKING UPDATE: He was never going to lower grocery prices.