Steve Downes
@stevemdownes.bsky.social
Former Philosophy Professor. Salt Lake City, Utah Resident. Interests: Liverpool FC, Photography, Music, Snowboarding, Rock climbing, Mountain biking and Philosophy.
Add one less Republican seat from Utah.
Texas getting its gerrymander blocked while California and Virginia eliminate 8-9 Republican seats would be a stupendous, comical outcome.
"But when the Trump Administration reframed its request as a demand to redistrict congressional seats based on their racial makeup, Texas lawmakers immediately jumped on board."
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Add one less Republican seat from Utah.
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I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
Dregs ...
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Dregs ...
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If anyone needs to see "files" at this point, we're doomed. Read the original article in the Miami Herald by Julie Brown. Fill in the now-known facts. Impeach the asshole now! I'll bet the votes are there.
November 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If anyone needs to see "files" at this point, we're doomed. Read the original article in the Miami Herald by Julie Brown. Fill in the now-known facts. Impeach the asshole now! I'll bet the votes are there.
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Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
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My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Saudification of America is under way | Karen Attiah
Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder was a warning sign for the US, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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*Every single* institution, organization, and individual who caved into Trump already looks worse for having done so.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
Man, CBS must feel really stupid right now!
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Eleventh Circuit throws out Trump's suit against CNN in a per curiam unpublished ruling. Meaning Trump's arguments were totally meritless, not even worthy of a published opinion. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
*Every single* institution, organization, and individual who caved into Trump already looks worse for having done so.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
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Utah House Minority Leader Angela Romero with an EPIC quote when I asked if she wants to run for the new congressional seat: “Why the f— would I want to be part of that s— show when I’m already in this s— show?!?!”
She’s not running, for the record. She added: “I do love this s— show.” #utpol #Utah
She’s not running, for the record. She added: “I do love this s— show.” #utpol #Utah
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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That doesn't mean Olivia's actions weren't wildly unethical as a journalist, and it doesn't make her a good person
but I just hate what this world does to young women and I hope we don't lose sight of that aspect in all of this
but I just hate what this world does to young women and I hope we don't lose sight of that aspect in all of this
November 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
That doesn't mean Olivia's actions weren't wildly unethical as a journalist, and it doesn't make her a good person
but I just hate what this world does to young women and I hope we don't lose sight of that aspect in all of this
but I just hate what this world does to young women and I hope we don't lose sight of that aspect in all of this
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The Senate has agreed to pass the Epstein bill by unanimous consent.
November 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The Senate has agreed to pass the Epstein bill by unanimous consent.
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AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
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You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
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One for the ages 😱
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
One for the ages 😱
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Jim Jordan begged someone to not rat out the sexual assault that was happening at Ohio State. He was crying on the phone. Groveling. This man threw out all his dignity to try and cover for horrifying crimes of sexual abuse. Think about that for a moment.
November 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Jim Jordan begged someone to not rat out the sexual assault that was happening at Ohio State. He was crying on the phone. Groveling. This man threw out all his dignity to try and cover for horrifying crimes of sexual abuse. Think about that for a moment.
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Pinker, Taylor, Souljah, Pie
Campus free speech, the new Swift album, and Democrats’ shift to the center will give your family plenty to talk about this Thanksgiving.
by Maureen Dowd
Campus free speech, the new Swift album, and Democrats’ shift to the center will give your family plenty to talk about this Thanksgiving.
by Maureen Dowd
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Pinker, Taylor, Souljah, Pie
Campus free speech, the new Swift album, and Democrats’ shift to the center will give your family plenty to talk about this Thanksgiving.
by Maureen Dowd
Campus free speech, the new Swift album, and Democrats’ shift to the center will give your family plenty to talk about this Thanksgiving.
by Maureen Dowd
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European political scientists are blue in the face from constantly pointing out that accommodating the far right does not help centre-left parties win, and contributes to the rise of far-right parties. There's a mountain of data to support that.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
European political scientists are blue in the face from constantly pointing out that accommodating the far right does not help centre-left parties win, and contributes to the rise of far-right parties. There's a mountain of data to support that.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
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Maga #metoo news cycle today is "yes, I'm a pedophile"
I give you Pedocon Theory, ripped from the headlines by @liberalcurrents.com @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...
I give you Pedocon Theory, ripped from the headlines by @liberalcurrents.com @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Maga #metoo news cycle today is "yes, I'm a pedophile"
I give you Pedocon Theory, ripped from the headlines by @liberalcurrents.com @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...
I give you Pedocon Theory, ripped from the headlines by @liberalcurrents.com @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...
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RFK Jr.: ‘The President Having Sex With Children Is Fine From A Purely Nutritional Standpoint’
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
RFK Jr.: ‘The President Having Sex With Children Is Fine From A Purely Nutritional Standpoint’
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This cartoon is exactly how Trump treats women. Even the girls who were victims of Epstein files.
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This cartoon is exactly how Trump treats women. Even the girls who were victims of Epstein files.
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It's all been leading up to the "President Donald Trump is a white-hat pedophile, actually" gambit. All of American history has been leading up to it.
Nancy Mace: "You can see in the Epstein emails that he's clearly targeting President Trump as retribution for him being a good man ... he's a good man who protects women. That's what real men do."
November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It's all been leading up to the "President Donald Trump is a white-hat pedophile, actually" gambit. All of American history has been leading up to it.
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If I wanted to learn linguistics, I'd study with Steven Pinker. If I wanted to practice law, I'd learn from Alan Dershowitz. So it should be obvious that I, wanting to have sex with females several decades younger than me, would learn from the great Jeffrey Epstein.
by Larry Summers
by Larry Summers
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
If I wanted to learn linguistics, I'd study with Steven Pinker. If I wanted to practice law, I'd learn from Alan Dershowitz. So it should be obvious that I, wanting to have sex with females several decades younger than me, would learn from the great Jeffrey Epstein.
by Larry Summers
by Larry Summers
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BREAKING:
The House just passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, 427-1.
Republican Clay Higgins was the lone 'no' vote.
The House just passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, 427-1.
Republican Clay Higgins was the lone 'no' vote.
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
BREAKING:
The House just passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, 427-1.
Republican Clay Higgins was the lone 'no' vote.
The House just passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, 427-1.
Republican Clay Higgins was the lone 'no' vote.
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In normaler times, this is front page, above the fold, all caps behavior by an American president
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In normaler times, this is front page, above the fold, all caps behavior by an American president
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Having the world’s most powerful country run by people with the worldview of malevolent children was a big mistake
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Having the world’s most powerful country run by people with the worldview of malevolent children was a big mistake
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Just the president of the United States rationalizing that a Washington Post reporter was basically asking to be murdered and cut to pieces with a bone saw because of his reporting.
As he sits next to the thug who ordered it.
As he sits next to the thug who ordered it.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Just the president of the United States rationalizing that a Washington Post reporter was basically asking to be murdered and cut to pieces with a bone saw because of his reporting.
As he sits next to the thug who ordered it.
As he sits next to the thug who ordered it.