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IL Steve

@21law.bsky.social
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Lawyer in the 21st state ■ Chicago, IL ■ Bearded man illustration is ©1996 Edw. Gorey edwardgoreyhouse.org ■

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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
People are sick of the whining sad-owner nonsense from the McC family. end
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
the Bears must stop the multiple annual payments to the blocks of McC/Halas family members and start behaving like responsible team owners in America’s 3rd largest football market, and if they need to sell off pieces of the team to other wealthy families, so be it. -- continues --
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
If I am IL house speaker / senate president I want to require, as a condition of any State help, that the Bears must keep paying and using Soldier Field until a new stadium in IL is finished. No scurry away move to Indy, or Ryan Field, or anywhere. The bottom line is this: -- continues--
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
@annecaprara.bsky.social the following was prompted by a family discussion about Bears maybe using Ryan Field::: The reality is the outstanding debt on soldier field means the Bears must stay put until there is a new stadium. --continues--
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social Can you please respond Steve I sent you the following on twitter (X): @carlquintanilla please follow so I can DM you a quick question (about a DM your wife sent me)
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Bill Walter @billwalter.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Mahan is doing what he's supposed to do and won't back out. MAGA's will use every manipulation and dirty trick. We need to make every reasonable voter wise to all their tricks. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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What Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orbán Understand About Your Brain
Why do some people who support Trump also wind up believing conspiracy theories? There’s a scientific explanation for that.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/04/2026
WE NEED TO KEEP CALLING THIS OUT BECAUSE IT MATTERS: California is the 4th largest economy on Earth, and the most populous state in the country. This isn’t a place for amateurs. Becerra has the experience for a state this big, this complex, and this consequential. 🧵
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
@lauralorson.net x.com/SeanManning_...
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social I sent you the following on twitter (X): @carlquintanilla please follow so I can DM you a quick question (about a DM your wife sent me)
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
hi Anne @annecaprara.bsky.social Please get folks energized and going on this talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/tell-...
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Tell Your State To Pass This No-ICE-At-Our-Precincts Model Law. Now.
I’ve gotten a number of helpful responses to my post from earlier...
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
@annecaprara.bsky.social x.com/SadeekCreate...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14/10/2025
You need to see this: “The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
omg @economist.com www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Donald Trump’s approval rating
Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
—Office of Human Resources —National Center for Injury Prevention and Control   RIF notices also sent to the CDC’s 2023 and 2024 class of civilian EIS officers known as its main disease detectives, per sources. These are the people who are typically the first responders in an outbreak. -END-
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
The CDC official who was leading the measles response and was RIFd has more than 28 yrs experience as the senior USG official leading outbreaks on Ebola, Marburg virus, and mpox.  Among other RIF notices at CDC: —Center for Forecasting and Analytics; —all of CDC Washington MORE
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
LenaSun @bylenasun NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.” Among those RIFd: —leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases; —leadership of global health center —leadership of the measles outbreak response;   MORE
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
substack.com/@markmansour... Anne @annecaprara.bsky.social please read
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Mark Mansour (@markmansour)
This one of the most important articles I have read in some time. Some of us have been pushing this and once again, @Christopher Armitage has articulated a solution that every blue state should follow...
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
youtu.be/QkAfAh5ImUA?...
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She Challenged Douglas Murray on Israel… Big Mistake
YouTube video by Aryeh Weinstein
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
I enjoy your blu-posts to your question, the answer's yes you posted about Liz Warren and I replied about her addressing Bernie Sanders, you tried to make the topic an unfairness toward her I took it as a form of whataboutism neither has visited Gaza; my comment about truth is what matters to me
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
The many Gaza experts like Liz and Bernie make me feel sad for every person trying to find truth
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
She’s never been to GAZA
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
She has never visited Gaza
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Much as I hate to say it, I think the best long run course may be for the rest of the world to band together to jointly punish the U.S. for its current behavior.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Both internationally and with the domestic assault on universities, law firms, and the press, Trump has been relying on divide & conquer. You strongarm a few targets into compliance, it become harder for the rest to resist. Best chance of successful pushback is to plan a united front.
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
@GovPritzker & @GovKathyHochul needs to watch out for nationalized ANG DHS/USAF MQ-9 drone & NG ARMY RC-12 SIGINT missions entering your state’s airspace to monitor cellular & pinpoint the Dems.
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
2) HAVE A LOCAL ESCORT/SECURITY 3) REMOVE SIMS & LIMIT MOBILE PHONE USAGE TO BURNERS-FRIENDS 4) STAY OFF ZOOM. 5) DON’T RENT CARS USE FRIENDS & START DEM RIDE NETWORK. 6) SWITCH LOCATIONS & CARS OFTEN 7) USE DECOYS & DECEPTION 8) WATCH FOR SURVEILLANCE -more-
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
@annecaprara.bsky.social by @MalcolmNance WARNING: ASSUME TRUMP WILL ARREST TX DEMS -next move for #Texas attack on Democracy is for Trump to use US Marshalls, DoD, FBI & DHS/ICE to track & arrest/kidnap the @texasdemocrats as fed'l fugitives 1) DISPERSE -DON'T CONCENTRATE. STAY SEPARATE -more-
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Bill McBride @calculatedrisk.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
This is misleading. Dr. Kugler was appointed to fill the remainder of an unexpired term that ends in Jan 2026. So, she is just leaving a few months early (probably to be available to start the coming school year). This has no impact on "Trump's takeover of the Fed".
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
@douglasporter.bsky.social fantastic dougporter.substack.com/p/the-follow...
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The Following Message Is for Donald J. Trump, President of the United States
Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein ...
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Goodbye to All That www.lawfaremedia.org/article/good...
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Goodbye to All That
My resignation from the FBI. 
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
(🧵) I’ve never—in 30 years in journalism—published a report like this: one that could genuinely bring hope. I spent the last 15 hours curating and labeling photos from hundreds of No Kings Day protests. It’s the largest archive of its kind and it has *lots* of Easter eggs (memes, an essay and more).
sethabramson.substack.com
Over 250 Photos From Around the Nation and the World From the Historic “No Kings Day” Protests
Almost no one showed up to Donald Trump’s surprisingly timid, depressing, and generally lackluster birthday party in Washington, but protests against him were bursting at the seams across the globe.
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
GIFT LINK Trump’s top general contradicts his assessment of Putin, L.A. unrest wapo.st/4kFGgyV
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Trump’s top general contradicts his assessment of Putin, L.A. unrest
Gen. Dan Caine’s comments in Senate testimony were restrained but significant, perhaps allaying lawmakers’ fears he would bow to political pressure.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Bren @kindofnerdy.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Here's an EXCELLENT visual timeline of the last 24 hours to help us manage our perceptions. Whatever comes next, in #LA and elsewhere, remember what was and was not true. This admin wants to rile and incite us. Let's not fall for the bait. Stay strong & keep it peaceful! 🎥 @jessicayellin (Insta)
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Tariffs & ICE raids are connected insofar as they are attempts to blame economic & social conditions entirely on the actions of foreigners while attempting to paint domestic enemies as a traitorous fifth column working with the foreigners to undermine the country
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
This is why healthcare is too expensive. "Here’s a wild-but-true factoid: 10 of the 20 largest companies on the new Fortune 500 list derive profit from the 340B program. I guess you can’t throw off tens of billions of profits without titans of industry figuring out how to get their hands on it."
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 10/06/2025
As I’ve said before: I don’t necessarily have a problem with M4All in theory…but imagine RFK Jr. having complete control over the ENTIRE U.S. healthcare system instead of “only” half of it as he does now.
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
This
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Leo Kottke At Garcia’s (Chicago)
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Kids will starve. People will die. All so billionaires can get a tax break. #TrumpsBillWillKill 🗣️ my favorite - Jenifer Lewis
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Trump's Education Secretary Linda McMahon's family is worth $3.2 billion. The administration is trying to give her a huge tax cut, paid for by cuts to Medicaid and food assistance -- including for kids. I asked her to explain why she needs the money. She refused.
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Nuclear expert Jon Wolfsthal on the costs of US nuclear weapons programs spiraling out of control thebulletin.org/2025/05/nucl...
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Nuclear expert Jon Wolfsthal on the costs of US nuclear weapons programs spiraling out of control
The Defense Department's inability to meet budget and schedule for its nuclear programs requires prioritizing strategic investments or it will risk nuclear reductions and instability by default, says ...
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 134 is out! The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
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Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 134
June 2, 2025
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Don’t print lies in the newspaper Don’t keep hosting the far right authoritarians who engage in serial performative lying on your TV shows Don’t keep asking “Is the sun going to rise in the east?” when you can simply look outside & observe the direction of the sunrise What is journalism, anyway?
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Your top 10 FAQ on drug prices open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
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Your top 10 FAQ on drug prices
Some clarity for this wildly confusing topic.
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Edwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
To sum up. latest GOP defenses of House-passed reconciliation bill and its draconian #Medicaid cuts are: 1) there are no Medicaid cuts (2) we are all going to die anyways and (3) ignore the upcoming nonpartisan CBO estimates inevitably confirming massive cuts & coverage losses as they are partisan.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I wrote a short primer on unitary executive theory for public administration scholars. Time was, you used to be able to ignore crackpot constitutional theories. Not any more! #pasky journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
In the Schedule F Executive Order and elsewhere the Trump administration is explicitly relying on unitary executive theory. This is the novel legal theory that the founding fathers of the American constitution wanted a President with King-like powers. More specifically, it is a theory that the vesting and take care clauses of Article II of the constitution gives the President previously unrecognized powers over the executive branch, and protects him from traditional constraints. Bill Barr, Trump’s Attorney General in his first term, put it this way: “Constitutionally, it is wrong to conceive of the President as simply the highest officer within the Executive branch hierarchy. He alone is the Executive branch. As such, he is the sole repository of all executive powers conferred by the constitution” (emphasis in original, Moynihan, 2022, 175).
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
left field idea: @annecaprara.bsky.social Anne, been thinking about Governors (D and R) putting forward their own bill in the Senate that will prevent the closre of hospitals and retain Medicaid services to ppl in need The idea is conversation and messaging
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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Jake Tapper is a lubricious sell out. He sold his soul to appeal to the worst of humanity. And he used a book title to appeal to supposed “Christian” Nationalists, who likely don’t even know that original sin isn’t even biblical. They’d have to have read the Bible to know that.
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IL Steve @21law.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
youtu.be/xUMATTj3Ai0?... Is Trump’s America still a democracy? | Ruth Ben-Ghiat, autocracy scholar, on the Prospect Podcast
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Is Trump’s America still a democracy? | Ruth Ben-Ghiat, autocracy scholar, on the Prospect Podcast
YouTube video by Prospect Magazine
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