Steve Yelvington
@yelvington.com
Former enemy of the people, now mostly just an annoyance. Digital news pioneer. Cancer survivor. Newspaper journalism survivor. Would-be traveler.
Held senior positions at startribune.com, Cox, Morris.
Self-hosting Mastodon @[email protected]
Held senior positions at startribune.com, Cox, Morris.
Self-hosting Mastodon @[email protected]
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A report reveals the DOJ—after frantically realizing the files would be released—has been paying FBI agents nearly $1M in overtime to work on the “Epstein Transparency Project."
Ostensibly aimed at protecting victims' privacy, the project could also prevent exposing Trump. trib.al/su4zh6N
Ostensibly aimed at protecting victims' privacy, the project could also prevent exposing Trump. trib.al/su4zh6N
November 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A report reveals the DOJ—after frantically realizing the files would be released—has been paying FBI agents nearly $1M in overtime to work on the “Epstein Transparency Project."
Ostensibly aimed at protecting victims' privacy, the project could also prevent exposing Trump. trib.al/su4zh6N
Ostensibly aimed at protecting victims' privacy, the project could also prevent exposing Trump. trib.al/su4zh6N
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A person is not a people. If you are saying ‘them’ for the actions of ‘him’, you are wrong.
And inevitably when the mob expands, ‘them’ will include ‘you’. And it will be too late for us all.
And inevitably when the mob expands, ‘them’ will include ‘you’. And it will be too late for us all.
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A person is not a people. If you are saying ‘them’ for the actions of ‘him’, you are wrong.
And inevitably when the mob expands, ‘them’ will include ‘you’. And it will be too late for us all.
And inevitably when the mob expands, ‘them’ will include ‘you’. And it will be too late for us all.
Stephen Miller should self-deport.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Stephen Miller should self-deport.
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To make their quota, ICE is now arresting spouses of US citizens who are in the country legally and who have passed all background checks, have no criminal records and are just waiting for their green card to be issued. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
To make their quota, ICE is now arresting spouses of US citizens who are in the country legally and who have passed all background checks, have no criminal records and are just waiting for their green card to be issued. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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“What I want to do is this. I just want to find, uh, 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state."
BREAKING: The case against Donald Trump in Georgia is officially dead.
The prosecutor who took it over recently has moved to drop it – and Judge McAfee has granted the motion.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
The prosecutor who took it over recently has moved to drop it – and Judge McAfee has granted the motion.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“What I want to do is this. I just want to find, uh, 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state."
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Let me tell you what the upshot is from the now-dropped Georgia January 6 case:
A rich white man can with impunity plot to overthrow our government with 18 co-defendants—in a plot with a death toll—if a Black woman involved in the investigation had inadvisable sex.
*That* is how racist America is.
A rich white man can with impunity plot to overthrow our government with 18 co-defendants—in a plot with a death toll—if a Black woman involved in the investigation had inadvisable sex.
*That* is how racist America is.
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Let me tell you what the upshot is from the now-dropped Georgia January 6 case:
A rich white man can with impunity plot to overthrow our government with 18 co-defendants—in a plot with a death toll—if a Black woman involved in the investigation had inadvisable sex.
*That* is how racist America is.
A rich white man can with impunity plot to overthrow our government with 18 co-defendants—in a plot with a death toll—if a Black woman involved in the investigation had inadvisable sex.
*That* is how racist America is.
George's corrupt Republican party finally gets its way and kills the election interference case against Donald Trump.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Georgia prosecutor kills the historic racketeering case against Trump and allies | CNN Politics
A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday officially dropped the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and others for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, closing the chapter in a legal effort once seen as a grave threat to Trump’s political future.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
George's corrupt Republican party finally gets its way and kills the election interference case against Donald Trump.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Trump wants one of his conspiracy theorist followers out of Colorado prison custody. Colorado isn't having any of it.
www.9news.com/article/news...
www.9news.com/article/news...
Tina Peters to remain in state custody despite federal request | 9news.com
The Colorado Department of Corrections is resisting federal pressure to transfer a former Mesa County clerk to federal custody, despite Trump's backing.
www.9news.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Trump wants one of his conspiracy theorist followers out of Colorado prison custody. Colorado isn't having any of it.
www.9news.com/article/news...
www.9news.com/article/news...
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In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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Two weeks after The Blaze made the explosive claim that a former Capitol police officer was responsible for planting bombs on Jan. 6—identifying her by name and in photos—CBS News reports the FBI ruled the woman out because she has an alibi www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
How an innocent woman's name was tied to the Jan. 6 pipe bombs
The FBI has ruled the woman out as a suspect in the 2021 plot, sources said, but only after her name circulated on social platforms and a conservative news site.
www.cbsnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Two weeks after The Blaze made the explosive claim that a former Capitol police officer was responsible for planting bombs on Jan. 6—identifying her by name and in photos—CBS News reports the FBI ruled the woman out because she has an alibi www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
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"A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked — and it shows the American envoy effectively acting as a strategist for Moscow."
It’s nice to finally have proof of what we all assumed. www.counteroffensive.news/p/newsflash-...
It’s nice to finally have proof of what we all assumed. www.counteroffensive.news/p/newsflash-...
NEWSFLASH: Witkoff was secretly giving Russians advice
A secret transcript reveals that the Trump envoy was helping a Putin advisor formulate a plan.
www.counteroffensive.news
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
"A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked — and it shows the American envoy effectively acting as a strategist for Moscow."
It’s nice to finally have proof of what we all assumed. www.counteroffensive.news/p/newsflash-...
It’s nice to finally have proof of what we all assumed. www.counteroffensive.news/p/newsflash-...
The scary thing is that we're still in the FA stage. 2026 will be a very unfortunate FO.
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The scary thing is that we're still in the FA stage. 2026 will be a very unfortunate FO.
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I see we've entered the making-movies-for-the-strongman phase of democratic decline.
‘Rush Hour 4’ in the Works at Paramount at Trump’s Request
"Rush Hour 4" in the works at Paramount after prodding from president Trump.
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I see we've entered the making-movies-for-the-strongman phase of democratic decline.
Now the red hat moron patrol is going after Scouting.
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Now the red hat moron patrol is going after Scouting.
This is exactly what the magats voted for.
Performative cruelty.
Performative cruelty.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is exactly what the magats voted for.
Performative cruelty.
Performative cruelty.
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Even Boy Scouts are not safe.
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Even Boy Scouts are not safe.
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Reminder:
The use of tear gas as a method of warfare is prohibited under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention
The use of tear gas as a method of warfare is prohibited under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention
Reminder of all the side effects of tear gas & it's just being deployed in residential neighborhoods for a gaggle or three of people who don't want their neighbors kidnapped.
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reminder:
The use of tear gas as a method of warfare is prohibited under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention
The use of tear gas as a method of warfare is prohibited under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention
It was an error to describe the 3 branches of government as "co-equal." They are not. The first three words of the Constitution are "We the people." The people are sovereign. We rule through Congress, and have power to depose a president or a judge. A president is not a ruler, nor is a justice.
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It was an error to describe the 3 branches of government as "co-equal." They are not. The first three words of the Constitution are "We the people." The people are sovereign. We rule through Congress, and have power to depose a president or a judge. A president is not a ruler, nor is a justice.
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this is not a legally binding edict. There is no Department of War-congress would have to approve the name change. There legally exists only a Department of Defense.
Still an incompetent drunk threatening to court martial a man with exemplary service on false charges. Hegseth is an unfit poser.
Still an incompetent drunk threatening to court martial a man with exemplary service on false charges. Hegseth is an unfit poser.
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
this is not a legally binding edict. There is no Department of War-congress would have to approve the name change. There legally exists only a Department of Defense.
Still an incompetent drunk threatening to court martial a man with exemplary service on false charges. Hegseth is an unfit poser.
Still an incompetent drunk threatening to court martial a man with exemplary service on false charges. Hegseth is an unfit poser.
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The number of ways this is disgraceful behavior from the Secretary of Defense is...a lot.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The number of ways this is disgraceful behavior from the Secretary of Defense is...a lot.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
Service members do have a duty to refuse illegal orders
All Americans have a 1st Amendment right to say that out loud.
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BREAKING: DOJ CASES AGAINST JAMES COMEY AND LETICIA JAMES DISMISSED
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
BREAKING: DOJ CASES AGAINST JAMES COMEY AND LETICIA JAMES DISMISSED
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One might think this is exactly the kind of thing the separation of powers and the Speech or Debate Clause were designed to prevent. It’s positively Charles I type behavior.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
One might think this is exactly the kind of thing the separation of powers and the Speech or Debate Clause were designed to prevent. It’s positively Charles I type behavior.