Stephen Miles
@spmiles42.bsky.social
Former President of Win Without War, lover of Philly sports, and opinionated observer of foreign policy.
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Stephen Miles
@spmiles42.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Whole lotta new folks here 👋 so seems like a good to introduce myself again! On here mostly to talk US foreign policy, politics, and Philly sports, not necessarily in that order.
Excited to see so many old friends here and to make some new ones. Time to build something new for a better tomorrow.
Excited to see so many old friends here and to make some new ones. Time to build something new for a better tomorrow.
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Wow, new high in @pewresearch.org data
44% of Dems/leaners are ANGRY at federal government
Higher than both first Trump term and GOP anger during Biden; in fact, highest level for either side since '97
Likely goes some way in explaining recent turnout patterns
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
44% of Dems/leaners are ANGRY at federal government
Higher than both first Trump term and GOP anger during Biden; in fact, highest level for either side since '97
Likely goes some way in explaining recent turnout patterns
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Wow, new high in @pewresearch.org data
44% of Dems/leaners are ANGRY at federal government
Higher than both first Trump term and GOP anger during Biden; in fact, highest level for either side since '97
Likely goes some way in explaining recent turnout patterns
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
44% of Dems/leaners are ANGRY at federal government
Higher than both first Trump term and GOP anger during Biden; in fact, highest level for either side since '97
Likely goes some way in explaining recent turnout patterns
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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Trump just pardoned a dude who was convicted of using his position as president of Honduras to help cartels smuggle 400 tons of cocaine into the US, but keep going ICE Barbie.
Noem: You have saved hundreds of millions of lives with the Cocaine you’ve blown up in the Caribbean
December 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump just pardoned a dude who was convicted of using his position as president of Honduras to help cartels smuggle 400 tons of cocaine into the US, but keep going ICE Barbie.
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George Will: "Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement. ... The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself" www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
George Will: "Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement. ... The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself" www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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If the U.S. was at war, Pete Hegseth's order would be a war crime, a military lawyer said. Instead, it might just be murder. wapo.st/49KbUJ1
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If the U.S. was at war, Pete Hegseth's order would be a war crime, a military lawyer said. Instead, it might just be murder. wapo.st/49KbUJ1
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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Unsurprisingly, the first reason Maria Elvira Salazar gives FOX Business when discussing U.S. military intervention in #Venezuela is: OIL
Not people. Not the well being of the immigrants Trump is deporting BACK to Venezuela.
But oil.
Not people. Not the well being of the immigrants Trump is deporting BACK to Venezuela.
But oil.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Unsurprisingly, the first reason Maria Elvira Salazar gives FOX Business when discussing U.S. military intervention in #Venezuela is: OIL
Not people. Not the well being of the immigrants Trump is deporting BACK to Venezuela.
But oil.
Not people. Not the well being of the immigrants Trump is deporting BACK to Venezuela.
But oil.
“Oren Burks on the tackle of Kenny Gainwell” as the ghost of @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social past face off in this Steelers Bengals showdown 🦅
November 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“Oren Burks on the tackle of Kenny Gainwell” as the ghost of @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social past face off in this Steelers Bengals showdown 🦅
Fantastic rundown of the madness that is Kash Patel's tenure as FBI Director by @vermontgmg.bsky.social today www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/kash-patel...
Kash Patel, the FBI's Agent of Chaos
The biggest little scandal in Washington right now is how bad Patel is at being FBI director
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Fantastic rundown of the madness that is Kash Patel's tenure as FBI Director by @vermontgmg.bsky.social today www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/kash-patel...
Has there ever been a greater need for an anti corruption movement in this country?
79% of Americans believe that at least half the people running the government are corrupt, with only 21% saying it's few/none of them—again with no real partisan skew.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Has there ever been a greater need for an anti corruption movement in this country?
Just two political images captured by Getty in the past 24 hours...
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Just two political images captured by Getty in the past 24 hours...
I believe the term is shellacking 🌊
November 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I believe the term is shellacking 🌊
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Is social media dying? How much has Twitter changed as it became X? Which party now dominates the conversation?
Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed.
Here are the key take-aways 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed.
Here are the key take-aways 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Is social media dying? How much has Twitter changed as it became X? Which party now dominates the conversation?
Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed.
Here are the key take-aways 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed.
Here are the key take-aways 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
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ICE abducted Sami Hamdi, a Muslim journalist and political commentator, from SFO and is holding him in custody.
Punishing speech is censorship.
Release him now.
Punishing speech is censorship.
Release him now.
October 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
ICE abducted Sami Hamdi, a Muslim journalist and political commentator, from SFO and is holding him in custody.
Punishing speech is censorship.
Release him now.
Punishing speech is censorship.
Release him now.
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CZ pleaded guilty to a criminal money laundering charge and was sentenced to prison.
But then he financed President Trump’s stablecoin and lobbied for a pardon.
Today, he got it.
If Congress does not stop this kind of corruption, it owns it.
But then he financed President Trump’s stablecoin and lobbied for a pardon.
Today, he got it.
If Congress does not stop this kind of corruption, it owns it.
October 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
CZ pleaded guilty to a criminal money laundering charge and was sentenced to prison.
But then he financed President Trump’s stablecoin and lobbied for a pardon.
Today, he got it.
If Congress does not stop this kind of corruption, it owns it.
But then he financed President Trump’s stablecoin and lobbied for a pardon.
Today, he got it.
If Congress does not stop this kind of corruption, it owns it.
We're just unprepared for corruption this brazen and open.
Trump pardons corrupt crypto king and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. Zhao admitted to money-laundering violations that allowed terrorists, drug traffickers and other criminals to move money on the platform.
Binance has a deal with Trump crypto venture. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Binance has a deal with Trump crypto venture. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Pardons Binance Founder With Ties to First Family’s Crypto Venture
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We're just unprepared for corruption this brazen and open.
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George Santos is the 10th GOP Congressman to get a pardon or clemency from President Trump. The other nine were also all convicted of various criminal charges:
October 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
George Santos is the 10th GOP Congressman to get a pardon or clemency from President Trump. The other nine were also all convicted of various criminal charges:
Really fascinating and essential reading from Peter Attia digging into the latest on Tylenol and autism. Spoiler, no, maternal Tylenol use is almost surely not causing the rise in autism. Sharing because there's so much disinformation out there, it can be helpful to actually dig into the facts.
#367 - Tylenol, pregnancy, and autism: What recent studies show and how to interpret the data
“Science is not about being right or wrong in an absolute sense. It's really about constantly updating our priors, understanding the probability of something as new evidence becomes emergent.” —Peter ...
peterattiamd.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Really fascinating and essential reading from Peter Attia digging into the latest on Tylenol and autism. Spoiler, no, maternal Tylenol use is almost surely not causing the rise in autism. Sharing because there's so much disinformation out there, it can be helpful to actually dig into the facts.
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Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival
www.avclub.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...
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Though nice to see Jon Finer and Philip Gordon catch up to bare minimum of where activists and the public have been for nearly two years on restricting US arms to the Israeli government, their article erases their own role in abetting the Netanyahu government’s genocide.
September 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Though nice to see Jon Finer and Philip Gordon catch up to bare minimum of where activists and the public have been for nearly two years on restricting US arms to the Israeli government, their article erases their own role in abetting the Netanyahu government’s genocide.
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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New from me: As we learn more information about Charlie Kirk's alleged killer, here's what you need to to know. open.substack.com/pub/ctrlaltr...
Meme Ideology
The shooter’s political leanings don’t matter. Here’s what does.
open.substack.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
New from me: As we learn more information about Charlie Kirk's alleged killer, here's what you need to to know. open.substack.com/pub/ctrlaltr...
These are dark times and even darker days appear to lay ahead.
Find the light in your life, hold it close.
But this darkness is not new and it will not last.
Protect yourself and your light. Protect one another. And build for a better tomorrow.
Find the light in your life, hold it close.
But this darkness is not new and it will not last.
Protect yourself and your light. Protect one another. And build for a better tomorrow.
September 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
These are dark times and even darker days appear to lay ahead.
Find the light in your life, hold it close.
But this darkness is not new and it will not last.
Protect yourself and your light. Protect one another. And build for a better tomorrow.
Find the light in your life, hold it close.
But this darkness is not new and it will not last.
Protect yourself and your light. Protect one another. And build for a better tomorrow.
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My new commentary on how Trump is repurposing "War on Terror" mechanisms to target immigrants and cartels, and how we got here: (link below)
September 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
My new commentary on how Trump is repurposing "War on Terror" mechanisms to target immigrants and cartels, and how we got here: (link below)