Steph
@stephinformed.bsky.social
I'm a retired large bank corporate lender. Married for 50+ yrs, proud of our two daughters. Very concerned about Americans who do not read or fact check. Trump gets away with lies because many Americans are willfully uninformed. Please be one that reads.
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ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
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I believe that Trump is building his own paramilitary force.
ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
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I believe that Trump is building his own paramilitary force.
ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
Is America’s president building his own paramilitary militia?
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January 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
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I believe that Trump is building his own paramilitary force.
ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
I believe that Trump is building his own paramilitary force.
share.google/nk4D6oxi8hBe.... PART OF A PLAN TO INTERFERE WITH ELECTIONS.The judge concluded that “the DOJ’s campaign to collect sensitive voter data paints an alarming picture regarding the CENTRALIZATION OF AMERICANS' INFO W/IN THE EXEC. BRANCH W/O APPROVAL FROM CONGRESS OR AMERICANS THEMSELVES."
Trump Administration Has Sued More than 20 States for Refusing to Turn Over Voter Files
The Justice Department’s attempts to collect sensitive voter information are part of a plan to interfere with elections.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:02 AM
share.google/nk4D6oxi8hBe.... PART OF A PLAN TO INTERFERE WITH ELECTIONS.The judge concluded that “the DOJ’s campaign to collect sensitive voter data paints an alarming picture regarding the CENTRALIZATION OF AMERICANS' INFO W/IN THE EXEC. BRANCH W/O APPROVAL FROM CONGRESS OR AMERICANS THEMSELVES."
Top Intelligence Committee Democrats Demand Answers on Gabbard’s Presence in Fulton County, Seek Immediate Committee Briefings - Press Releases - Mark R. Warner share.google/hgC88XPHytBx....
Top Intelligence Committee Democrats Demand Answers on Gabbard’s Presence in Fulton County, Seek Immediate Committee Briefings
WASHINGTON - Today, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (D-CT-04) wrote to ...
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January 30, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Top Intelligence Committee Democrats Demand Answers on Gabbard’s Presence in Fulton County, Seek Immediate Committee Briefings - Press Releases - Mark R. Warner share.google/hgC88XPHytBx....
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202.... Total dysfunction within DHS. Immigrant hater Stephen Miller is really calling the shots. "Miller has been holding daily conference calls pressuring DHS and other fed agencies to prioritize immigration arrests & deportations above all other objectives."
Battles Are Raging Inside the Department of Homeland Security
Officials overseeing Trump’s mass-deportation campaign are fighting one another for power.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:43 PM
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202.... Total dysfunction within DHS. Immigrant hater Stephen Miller is really calling the shots. "Miller has been holding daily conference calls pressuring DHS and other fed agencies to prioritize immigration arrests & deportations above all other objectives."
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This is when pathetic becomes dangerous. The US DNI, who is supposed to be protecting the country from all sort of nasty things, is spending time fulfilling the twisted delusions of a president who can’t concede a 5-yr-old election in a state whose vote was twice audited. Now they’ll make stuff up
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
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January 29, 2026 at 3:34 AM
This is when pathetic becomes dangerous. The US DNI, who is supposed to be protecting the country from all sort of nasty things, is spending time fulfilling the twisted delusions of a president who can’t concede a 5-yr-old election in a state whose vote was twice audited. Now they’ll make stuff up
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HOW DOES THE FBI HAVE TIME TO TAKE & REVIEW 700 BOXES OF FULTON COUNTY RECORDS BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO REVIEW AND RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES? I think they are setting this up to say that the vote count in Dem Fulton County was fraudulent. Trump will cheat to ensure the Rs retain the House.
January 29, 2026 at 4:53 PM
HOW DOES THE FBI HAVE TIME TO TAKE & REVIEW 700 BOXES OF FULTON COUNTY RECORDS BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO REVIEW AND RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES? I think they are setting this up to say that the vote count in Dem Fulton County was fraudulent. Trump will cheat to ensure the Rs retain the House.
share.google/Wr26eTWqA4cU.... In advance of the mid terms, I think Trump is using this as pretext to sow doubt & undermine our elections. I don't trust any of the Republicans leading this investigation. We've already seen how Trump & his sycophants are willing to lie or just make up false info!
FBI raids Atlanta-area elections office amid Trump’s push to relitigate 2020 election
The action comes after Trump promised that individuals would be prosecuted “soon” related to the 2020 presidential election.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:21 AM
share.google/Wr26eTWqA4cU.... In advance of the mid terms, I think Trump is using this as pretext to sow doubt & undermine our elections. I don't trust any of the Republicans leading this investigation. We've already seen how Trump & his sycophants are willing to lie or just make up false info!
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The date for the next No Kings Day is set.
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
January 28, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The date for the next No Kings Day is set.
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202.... Alone, Trump would still not have reacted to the killings in Minneapolis BECAUSE HE IS A DELUSIONAL SOCIOPATH, DEVOID OF EMPATHY. Many Rs, including B. Kilmeade of Fox News, were desperately contacting the WH in order to persuade Trump to act.He is totally unfit.
It Wasn’t Democrats Who Persuaded Trump to Change Course
A flood of GOP statements sent an unmistakable message to Trump: Enough.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:19 PM
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202.... Alone, Trump would still not have reacted to the killings in Minneapolis BECAUSE HE IS A DELUSIONAL SOCIOPATH, DEVOID OF EMPATHY. Many Rs, including B. Kilmeade of Fox News, were desperately contacting the WH in order to persuade Trump to act.He is totally unfit.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/.... Reassigning Bovino is temporary window dressing.Trump's sociopathic cruelty has engendered this culture of violence.Former Sec.of Def. Esper confirmed that in 2020,Trump asked him "Can't you just shoot them (protesters)? Just shoot them in the legs or something?"
What the Administration Is Signaling to Federal Agents After Minnesota
Trump officials’ combative defense of immigration operations has given rise to a culture of impunity.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:05 AM
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/.... Reassigning Bovino is temporary window dressing.Trump's sociopathic cruelty has engendered this culture of violence.Former Sec.of Def. Esper confirmed that in 2020,Trump asked him "Can't you just shoot them (protesters)? Just shoot them in the legs or something?"
I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULD BELIEVE ANYTHING COMING FROM TRUMP & HIS MINIONS.By his thousands of denials & lies, Trump has effectively taught & expects them to lie!Noem suggested w/out evidence that Pretti “arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill law enforcement.”
January 27, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULD BELIEVE ANYTHING COMING FROM TRUMP & HIS MINIONS.By his thousands of denials & lies, Trump has effectively taught & expects them to lie!Noem suggested w/out evidence that Pretti “arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill law enforcement.”
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A new Times video analysis breaks down the flawed and lethal actions by federal agents in the killing of Alex Pretti. Watch our visual investigation. nyti.ms/3YXeODB
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM
A new Times video analysis breaks down the flawed and lethal actions by federal agents in the killing of Alex Pretti. Watch our visual investigation. nyti.ms/3YXeODB
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202.... Now, they just need to"demote" incompetent & mentally ill Trump as the ultimate decision-maker.
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:02 AM
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202.... Now, they just need to"demote" incompetent & mentally ill Trump as the ultimate decision-maker.
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Take off their masks. End their immunities. Limit their jurisdiction. Restrain their tactics. All of this can be done through legislation without inhibiting humane immigration enforcement. If it’s done correctly, legislative reform can lead to greater accountability across the whole of government.
Opinion | ‘We Are Creating the Conditions for a Catastrophe.’ Three Columnists on Minneapolis.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Take off their masks. End their immunities. Limit their jurisdiction. Restrain their tactics. All of this can be done through legislation without inhibiting humane immigration enforcement. If it’s done correctly, legislative reform can lead to greater accountability across the whole of government.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202.... Ran out of gift articles. Republican C. Madel announced today that he was ending his run for Minnesota governor,saying,"I cannot support
the nat'l Rs stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
the nat'l Rs stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
Republican drops bid for governor, citing GOP’s ‘retribution’ on Minnesota
Chris Madel said in a video posted to social media that ICE operations in his state have been an “unmitigated disaster” and that he “cannot support the national Republicans’ stated retribution on the ...
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January 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202.... Ran out of gift articles. Republican C. Madel announced today that he was ending his run for Minnesota governor,saying,"I cannot support
the nat'l Rs stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
the nat'l Rs stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article.... $ weakens, gold at $5K. Per Bloomberg's analysis: "The $ fell the most since May last week amid (Trump's) unpredictable US policymaking, tariff tensions (US & Europe & now Canada) and renewed attacks on the Fed’s independence." WE CANNOT AFFORD TRUMP'S STUPIDITY!
Yen Extends Gains Amid Threat of Intervention: Markets Wrap
The dollar weakened in early Monday trading on concern the US may assist Japan in currency intervention. Gold climbed above $5,000 for the first time.
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January 26, 2026 at 12:42 AM
www.bloomberg.com/news/article.... $ weakens, gold at $5K. Per Bloomberg's analysis: "The $ fell the most since May last week amid (Trump's) unpredictable US policymaking, tariff tensions (US & Europe & now Canada) and renewed attacks on the Fed’s independence." WE CANNOT AFFORD TRUMP'S STUPIDITY!
Senators call for investigation into killing of Alex Pretti www.npr.org/2026/01/25/g....
Senate Democrats and Republicans call for investigation into killing of Alex Pretti
Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., accuses the federal government of a 'cover up,' and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., warns White House against attempts to "shut down an investigation."
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January 25, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Senators call for investigation into killing of Alex Pretti www.npr.org/2026/01/25/g....
share.google/zZi3n3pvFByl.... Canada & Europe now know that it is the U.S Bond market that constrains Trump. He can't control it and will always back down when the bond market reacts negatively as it did when monumentally stupid Trump first imposed a 145% on China & recently threatened Greenland.
Trump wants lower interest rates, but the bond market won't cooperate
Longer-term borrowing rates are set on global markets, as savvy players make bets on the future of growth and inflation.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:33 PM
share.google/zZi3n3pvFByl.... Canada & Europe now know that it is the U.S Bond market that constrains Trump. He can't control it and will always back down when the bond market reacts negatively as it did when monumentally stupid Trump first imposed a 145% on China & recently threatened Greenland.
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Federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis on Saturday, the authorities said. Agents carrying out the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown have shot at least two other people in the city this month, including Renee Good. Here’s what we know about the latest shooting.
What We Know About a Second Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident on Saturday, the city’s police chief said.
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January 24, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis on Saturday, the authorities said. Agents carrying out the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown have shot at least two other people in the city this month, including Renee Good. Here’s what we know about the latest shooting.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... It is not immediately clear what would meet Trump’s threshold of a deal — Canada and China’s agreement earlier this month was essentially a ltd trade pact, focused on agriculture and electric vehicles. The WH didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump Threatens 100% Retaliatory Tariffs Against Canada
President Donald Trump threatened Canada with 100% tariffs against all its exports to the US if it makes a trade deal with China, escalating tensions between the US and its northern neighbor.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:52 PM
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... It is not immediately clear what would meet Trump’s threshold of a deal — Canada and China’s agreement earlier this month was essentially a ltd trade pact, focused on agriculture and electric vehicles. The WH didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
How Trump has challenged a constitutional foundation www.npr.org/2026/01/23/g...
How President Trump has challenged a constitutional foundation
In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has presided over a sweeping expansion of executive power while eroding democratic norms.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM
How Trump has challenged a constitutional foundation www.npr.org/2026/01/23/g...