Steve Chesney
@schesney.com
Retired software guy in Lesser Minnesota. Klaatu barada nikto years old. I follow interesting people but I'm boring. I ignore DMs unless I know you.
A lot of that going around lately.
OMG! I just got internal bleeding from pretending to be hit by a car.
January 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM
A lot of that going around lately.
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The man who plainly stated if the Epstein files are released some of his friends will get hurt is mad somebody called him a Pedo Protector.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 AM
The man who plainly stated if the Epstein files are released some of his friends will get hurt is mad somebody called him a Pedo Protector.
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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As ICE was racing to add 10,000 new officers to its force, an AI error in how their applications were processed sent many new recruits into field offices without proper training, according to two law enforcement officials familiar with the error.
January 15, 2026 at 1:40 PM
As ICE was racing to add 10,000 new officers to its force, an AI error in how their applications were processed sent many new recruits into field offices without proper training, according to two law enforcement officials familiar with the error.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act, allowing him to deploy troops, to 'put an end' to protests in Minneapolis.
January 15, 2026 at 1:20 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act, allowing him to deploy troops, to 'put an end' to protests in Minneapolis.
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By moving to the so-called “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening inequality, economic insecurity, and the unchecked political power of corporations and the rich.
There is no more "center" anymore. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQzG_TrhyrY
There is no more "center" anymore. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQzG_TrhyrY
The Failures of “Centrism”
By moving to the so-called “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening ine
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
By moving to the so-called “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening inequality, economic insecurity, and the unchecked political power of corporations and the rich.
There is no more "center" anymore. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQzG_TrhyrY
There is no more "center" anymore. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQzG_TrhyrY
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Crucial context: ICE agents have typically been taught not to get scared, shoot fleeing moms in the head, and then call them a bitch afterwards on days 48 and 49 of their training.
Chris Murphy: "The amount of training that's given to an ICE officer has been cut in half by this administration. The number of days of training they get are 47. You know why they get 47 days? As an homage to the vanity of POTUS. No wonder the number of violent incidents are going through the roof."
January 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Crucial context: ICE agents have typically been taught not to get scared, shoot fleeing moms in the head, and then call them a bitch afterwards on days 48 and 49 of their training.
Why indeed?
Why would the ICE Agent who killed the woman in Minneapolis FLEE THE SCENE?
January 7, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Why indeed?
Wow
ICE is responsible for the *only* shooting and homicide in Minneapolis so far in 2026.
January 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Wow
Indeed
This would be a good moment for top editors in our major news organizations to call a meeting to announce to their staff that Trump has lost his mind and you don’t have to cover him like he’s normal anymore.
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Indeed
Also, they allied with the Confederacy.
Russia is winning the Cold War. They are not winning by outproducing us, by out-innovating us or by defeating us militarily. They are winning by hollowing us out — politically, institutionally, and morally — until we did the work for them.
open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
Russia Is Winning the Cold War Without Firing A Shot
In 1956, Nikita Khrushchev delivered what was meant to be a chilling warning to the West.
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Also, they allied with the Confederacy.
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Well, we are definitely seeing why Trump submitted a record $1 trillion military budget last year.
January 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Well, we are definitely seeing why Trump submitted a record $1 trillion military budget last year.
Aye
It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.
January 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Aye
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For over two thousand years Christians have been warning us about the antichrist.
When he finally shows up, they vote him into office.
Twice.
🤦🏻♂️
When he finally shows up, they vote him into office.
Twice.
🤦🏻♂️
January 2, 2026 at 8:47 AM
For over two thousand years Christians have been warning us about the antichrist.
When he finally shows up, they vote him into office.
Twice.
🤦🏻♂️
When he finally shows up, they vote him into office.
Twice.
🤦🏻♂️
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Canada: Our Prime Minster studied at Oxford and Harvard, was the Governor of both the Banks of England and Canada, and is recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds around.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
January 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Canada: Our Prime Minster studied at Oxford and Harvard, was the Governor of both the Banks of England and Canada, and is recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds around.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.
A mystery
If I were actually a free thinker who questioned everything I might get to wondering why my government tries to make me mad at Somalis every time something new comes out about Epstein
December 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A mystery
Hmmm
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Hmmm
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We don’t spend enough time discussing how the entire MAGA movement is kept afloat by the constant threats of stochastic terrorism orchestrated by the president of the United States.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
“I’m 84 years old. Threats against my life expectancy are kind of hollow. I don’t have much time anyway. I’m more concerned that our democracy is at risk because of the trends against the rule of law.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We don’t spend enough time discussing how the entire MAGA movement is kept afloat by the constant threats of stochastic terrorism orchestrated by the president of the United States.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
Stands to reason...
What we’re being told is that a guy who is an adjudicated rapist, who was credibly accused of sexual assault by dozens of women, who paid hush money to a porn star, who cheated on all his wives, who is mentioned hundreds of times in the Epstein files, couldn’t possibly be a sexual predator.
December 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Stands to reason...
I see what he did there...
Our first lamé duck president
"About a third of the walls are now covered in gold — appliqués, frames or other decorations, a Times analysis showed."
December 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I see what he did there...
Cover up, cover up
Makes you wanna holler "hide the schmo"
Burns your soul up don'tcha know
Cover up, cover up
(Apologies to the late, great Roger Miller.)
Makes you wanna holler "hide the schmo"
Burns your soul up don'tcha know
Cover up, cover up
(Apologies to the late, great Roger Miller.)
December 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Cover up, cover up
Makes you wanna holler "hide the schmo"
Burns your soul up don'tcha know
Cover up, cover up
(Apologies to the late, great Roger Miller.)
Makes you wanna holler "hide the schmo"
Burns your soul up don'tcha know
Cover up, cover up
(Apologies to the late, great Roger Miller.)
He seems nice.
At 79, Trump is violently unhinged, threatening to "terminate" networks on Christmas Eve. This is a blatant authoritarian move to crush a free press that dares to criticize him.
Trump, 79, Delivers Deranged Threat to TV Networks in Yuletide Meltdown
The president spent the first few minutes of Christmas Eve saying a popular TV host should be “put to sleep, NOW.”
www.thedailybeast.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
He seems nice.
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thinking of the fugitive slave act and people who profited from it
NEW: A variety of military and intelligence contractors have already signed on to help ICE's immigrant bounty hunter program. A review of procurement data shows 10 companies stand to make up to *ONE BILLION* dollars from the program by 2027. theintercept.com/2025/12/23/i...
10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deportation machine.
theintercept.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
thinking of the fugitive slave act and people who profited from it
I can't.
Everything redacted is Trump.
Prove me wrong!
Prove me wrong!
December 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I can't.