Steve Banfield
@stevebanfield.blog
Kentuckian in Seattle. Photography, bourbon, politics, golf, dogs, UK Wildcats, and startups but not always in that order. Opinions personal, strongly held, and often fiercely debated.
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Crow: "It just tells us everything that we need to know that reminding people to obey the law, reminding people to obey the Constitution, is somehow criminal in Trumpworld and should be responded to with death threats. It's very, very telling."
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Crow: "It just tells us everything that we need to know that reminding people to obey the law, reminding people to obey the Constitution, is somehow criminal in Trumpworld and should be responded to with death threats. It's very, very telling."
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November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Not to kick on Larry Summers when he's down, but once, on an academic panel, I ventured that any economic model that could not provide half the young black men in a major city with legal employ wasn't working well. He replied by lecturing us all on the dangers of communism.
First-rate mind there.
First-rate mind there.
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Not to kick on Larry Summers when he's down, but once, on an academic panel, I ventured that any economic model that could not provide half the young black men in a major city with legal employ wasn't working well. He replied by lecturing us all on the dangers of communism.
First-rate mind there.
First-rate mind there.
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And if you've previously picked a side, you don't have to stay there. Whatever you may have thought Trump was, he's proven his unfit. Let's be pro-democracy now. We can go back to party politics when we get through this.
“If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a f**king side,” Sen. Chris Murphy said.
Democratic Senator Drops F-Bomb In Fiery Response To Trump’s ‘HANG THEM’ Attack
“If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a f**king side,” Sen. Chris Murphy said.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
And if you've previously picked a side, you don't have to stay there. Whatever you may have thought Trump was, he's proven his unfit. Let's be pro-democracy now. We can go back to party politics when we get through this.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.
No contract? NO COFFEE!
No contract? NO COFFEE!
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.
No contract? NO COFFEE!
No contract? NO COFFEE!
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John Oliver and Co did a great explanation of what public media does, and who exactly the funding recission actually hurts (Hint: it's not liberal elites.) Also very proud to see my old friend and former WBEZ reporter Lauren Chooljian featured for her amazing work.
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
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Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
John Oliver and Co did a great explanation of what public media does, and who exactly the funding recission actually hurts (Hint: it's not liberal elites.) Also very proud to see my old friend and former WBEZ reporter Lauren Chooljian featured for her amazing work.
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
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I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
Deep in Coal Country, Miners With Black Lung Say Government Is Suffocating the 'Working Man'
Deep in Coal Country, Miners With Black Lung Say Government Is Suffocating the 'Working Man' | The Daily Yonder
This story was originally published by AP News. Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist’s face softens and
dailyyonder.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Deep in Coal Country, Miners With Black Lung Say Government Is Suffocating the 'Working Man'
I don't recall seeing a Kentucky team with shot selection and a lack of patience this poor since last week's game against Louisville. I love my Wildcats but damn we need to get some seriousness and focus into this team.
November 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I don't recall seeing a Kentucky team with shot selection and a lack of patience this poor since last week's game against Louisville. I love my Wildcats but damn we need to get some seriousness and focus into this team.
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DOJ will refuse to release the Epstein files based on their sham "ongoing investigation." Bookmark it.
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
DOJ will refuse to release the Epstein files based on their sham "ongoing investigation." Bookmark it.
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John Oliver had masterful segment on public media and how pulling federal money hurt rural consumers legislators said they were defending, while making it more likely those stations need NPR and PBS. And he's doing a cool auction to raise money. WATCH: https://loom.ly/t7FRhXc
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
John Oliver had masterful segment on public media and how pulling federal money hurt rural consumers legislators said they were defending, while making it more likely those stations need NPR and PBS. And he's doing a cool auction to raise money. WATCH: https://loom.ly/t7FRhXc
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You should watch this report by Scott Pelley of @60minutes.bsky.social — while more of a synopsis of the earlier reporting on this utterly corrupt pardon of Binance’s founder as the Trumps feather their fetid nest, bringing it all together makes for a powerful indictment.
‘This Is Corruption’: ’60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He ‘Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family
‘This Is Corruption’: ’60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He ‘Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family
"60 Minutes" reported President Trump pardoned the founder of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange after he "enriched" the Trump family during its crypto push
The post ‘This Is Corruption’: ’60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He ‘Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family first appeared on Mediaite.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
You should watch this report by Scott Pelley of @60minutes.bsky.social — while more of a synopsis of the earlier reporting on this utterly corrupt pardon of Binance’s founder as the Trumps feather their fetid nest, bringing it all together makes for a powerful indictment.
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This is just theater for MAGA. If Trump REALLY wanted the Epstein Files released, he doesn't need Congress. He could just call Pam Bondi and order her to release them. He hasn't. And won't. He and Pam have cooked up a new "ongoing investigation" that she can use as an excuse not to release evidence.
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is just theater for MAGA. If Trump REALLY wanted the Epstein Files released, he doesn't need Congress. He could just call Pam Bondi and order her to release them. He hasn't. And won't. He and Pam have cooked up a new "ongoing investigation" that she can use as an excuse not to release evidence.
Any elected Democrat that couldn't be bothered to endorse Mamdani but is now falling over themselves to welcome MTG's sudden conversion to is everything that's wrong with the party leadership.
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Any elected Democrat that couldn't be bothered to endorse Mamdani but is now falling over themselves to welcome MTG's sudden conversion to is everything that's wrong with the party leadership.
Trump's 50 year mortgage isn't designed to help home ownership. It's designed to dupe young people into leasing a house from a bank and die with nothing to show for it.
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Trump's 50 year mortgage isn't designed to help home ownership. It's designed to dupe young people into leasing a house from a bank and die with nothing to show for it.
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Coons on Epstein files: "My hunch is that AG Bondi, having just been ordered on social media by the president to open an investigation into a series of high-profile Dems, will promptly say, 'No, there's an ongoing investigation, we can't disclose any of this,' and the president will back that up."
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Coons on Epstein files: "My hunch is that AG Bondi, having just been ordered on social media by the president to open an investigation into a series of high-profile Dems, will promptly say, 'No, there's an ongoing investigation, we can't disclose any of this,' and the president will back that up."
This is the game. Trump will "give" Massive and MTG their hollow victory while continuously claiming he's released everything he *legally* can and none of the *released* files implicate him.
Game is being played.
As soon as Congress votes to release the Epstein files,
DOJ will claim some ongoing investigation that prohibits the release of anything with TACO’s name on it.
As soon as Congress votes to release the Epstein files,
DOJ will claim some ongoing investigation that prohibits the release of anything with TACO’s name on it.
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is the game. Trump will "give" Massive and MTG their hollow victory while continuously claiming he's released everything he *legally* can and none of the *released* files implicate him.
Trump's "flip" on the Epstein vote is a smoke screen. It comes with the caveat he wants to release anything he "legally can". Remember his tax returns never released as he blamed legal limits from "audits". With Trump's ordered Dem investigations, he will claim Epstein files can't be fully shared.
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Trump's "flip" on the Epstein vote is a smoke screen. It comes with the caveat he wants to release anything he "legally can". Remember his tax returns never released as he blamed legal limits from "audits". With Trump's ordered Dem investigations, he will claim Epstein files can't be fully shared.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
It is a sign that JD Vance fears the political consequences of openly disavowing Nick Fuentes, Jamelle Bouie writes. “But while the vice president won’t say where he stands, it is not hard to sense where his sympathies lie.”
It is a sign that JD Vance fears the political consequences of openly disavowing Nick Fuentes, Jamelle Bouie writes. “But while the vice president won’t say where he stands, it is not hard to sense where his sympathies lie.”
Opinion | JD Vance Is Idling at the Edges of American Politics
Why doesn’t the vice president have more to say about Nick Fuentes?
nyti.ms
November 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
It is a sign that JD Vance fears the political consequences of openly disavowing Nick Fuentes, Jamelle Bouie writes. “But while the vice president won’t say where he stands, it is not hard to sense where his sympathies lie.”
It is a sign that JD Vance fears the political consequences of openly disavowing Nick Fuentes, Jamelle Bouie writes. “But while the vice president won’t say where he stands, it is not hard to sense where his sympathies lie.”
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It's a revealing moment...
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
November 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's a revealing moment...
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
Affordability is just the 2025 way of saying "it's the economy stupid". It's ALWAYS the economy. The Democratic leadership had a winning message focusing on healthcare costs and food subsidies. Then they blinked.
Meanwhile the MAGA is tanking the economy to satisfy the Mad King.
Meanwhile the MAGA is tanking the economy to satisfy the Mad King.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Affordability is just the 2025 way of saying "it's the economy stupid". It's ALWAYS the economy. The Democratic leadership had a winning message focusing on healthcare costs and food subsidies. Then they blinked.
Meanwhile the MAGA is tanking the economy to satisfy the Mad King.
Meanwhile the MAGA is tanking the economy to satisfy the Mad King.
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A short list of who to primary.
a close up of a man 's face with a beard looking at the camera .
Alt: Close up of a Stansfield (Gary Oldman), the corrupt DEA agent in the film Leon: The Professional. He's a white guy about 40, with stringy brown hair and an unkempt mustache/goatee thing going on. He's sweating more than an agent should sweat unless he's chasing someone. Wearing an off-white suit jacket. In the GIF he turns to the camera and says "EVERYONE!", as in that's all of the backup agents he wants his guys to call to handle the rapidly deteriorating tactical situation he has put himself in as he tries to capture the hitman Leon.
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A short list of who to primary.
An administration that was running to SCOTUS to halt payments to hungry Americans was not winning the public battle. There was zero reason for this deal now. It was bad negotiation strategy and bad politics. I just can't fathom what they were thinking.
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
An administration that was running to SCOTUS to halt payments to hungry Americans was not winning the public battle. There was zero reason for this deal now. It was bad negotiation strategy and bad politics. I just can't fathom what they were thinking.