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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There are a few things to worry about that will still be here post-Trump. (sharing one of my favorite cartoons)

"Bugs on the windshield" cartoon. 3 panes. First says 1990 and shows lots of bugs on the windshield. Second says 2020 and shows no bugs and a smiling driver. Third says 2050 and the car is empty. The message: first the climate kills off the bugs, then it kills off us.

Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Krugman lays out the challenge of the path before us this morning. The midterms are just the start of a steep climb back to sanity. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/its-underw...

There is a straight line from Koch Brothers money, allied with segregationists and religious fundamentalists, that runs through the Federalist Society and the Roberts Supreme Court, through the MAGA-fied Republican Party, through the crypto-industry and the tech-broligarchy, that leads to Trump. And it will take a single-minded, fearless and incorruptible new generation of Democrats to defeat this many-headed hydra.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Why do ALL the mainstream media say McConnell "announces" his release from rehab? Is McConnell a piece of paper? Could they at least have the journalistic integrity to say his OFFICE announces ...? Also NYT, nice use of an old photo just to misdirect everybody.

nytimes.com

Mitch McConnell Discharged From Rehabilitation Facility (Gift Article)

The Kentucky Republican has been absent from Congress for nearly two months after a health episode. He said he would continue recovering from home.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Most Americans are not fascists, but too many Americans are vulnerable to fascism because we look the other way when fascists threaten our friends and neighbors. "Maybe they deserve it" is a thought the GOP has been planting in our heads for decades, and it may end up costing us our democracy.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

A great article by Peter Törnberg. "It’s Not Polarization; It’s the Radicalization of the Political Right." Perspectives on Politics, July 2026. Available online at doi:10.1017/S1537592726105246.

This is an image of a table from this article, summarizing and comparing the polarization and radicalization perspectives.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I wrote this piece from the perspective of a foreign intelligence officer assigned the task of profiling America’s President. Here is how you get a pathological narcissist to do exactly what you want him to do.

sjgenco.medium.com

Donald Trump’s Tower of Vulnerability — Introduction

This was all predictable back in 2015. We elected him anyway … twice.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A 5-4 decision on this is unconscionable. The minority vote on this interpretation of the Constitution constitutes an actionable violation of their oaths of office, to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States... ." THEY are enemies of the US, and need to be held accountable.

cnn.com

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship | CNN Politics

The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship and ruled states can ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

If you think the Reflecting Pool looks bad today, wait until you see what the Office of the DNI looks like in about 2 weeks. In case you're wondering, the purpose of all this is to enable (not avoid!) a terrorist attack on US soil so he can declare martial law and cancel the midterms.

cnn.com

Trump’s new acting intel chief Bill Pulte arrives early, eyes firing hundreds | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump’s pick for acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, showed up at his new job a day early on Thursday after asking for a list of every employee in the office so he c...

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I'm with you, as long as you make it a solo mission.

This is an image of Elon Musk wearing his Occupy Mars t-shirt.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Found this quote in a Medium piece by Cory Doctorow this morning and suddenly everything makes perfect sense.

Image of a quote from Douglas Adams. "Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that’s invented between when you’re 15 and 35 is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. Anything invented after you’re 35 is against the natural order of things."

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Yeah, it's surprising. Are we "healing"? Or are employers still whistling in the wind? Maybe we should wait for the adjustments that will come out in a month or so. The numbers may be real, but with this government, does anyone want to bet their lives on that?

axios.com

May's booming jobs report is a "plot twist"

Friday's jobs report confirms the U.S. jobs market is healing from its dismal hiring stretch.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Oh #NYTimes, let's check back in a couple of weeks. I suspect this is not going to age well.

nytimes.com

Opinion | The Strait of Hormuz Is Getting Less Dire by the Day

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Oh Newsweek, to think I used to actually read you. Story reminds me of the statistician's joke: if you have one foot in the freezer and the other in the oven, on average you're comfortable! It ain't the average, it's the distribution. Right now the top 10% are doing great, the rest of us ... meh.

newsweek.com

5 numbers that defy the Trump economy doomers

Perspective: Is the U.S. economy "wrecked" and "failed" under President Donald Trump?

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

It's Friday: "I'll huff and I'll puff" day Saturday: "peace is at hand" day Sunday: Iran weighs in, "no dice, Donnie" day Monday: "Collect on insider trades" day rest of week: It's ballroom day next Friday: "this time I really mean it ... " Welcome to the rest of the year!

cnbc.com

Trump lays out Iran deal demands, says he's about to make 'final determination'

Trump's Truth Social statement left unclear which of his conditions are already part of a deal that negotiators are working on to pause the U.S.-Iran war.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Stanford political scientist Adam Bonica saw corruption as a unifying theme for Dems in '26 almost a year ago. But a true anti-corruption campaign will require Dems to face up to their own dependence on big money as well. Who will lead? substack.com/inbox/post/1...

substack.com

The Democrats' Path Forward: Become the Anti-Corruption Party

But to reform the system they first need to reform the Democratic Party.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I just wonder, if a billion dollars of Bezos' money suddenly disappeared, would he even notice? What would be the impact on his quality of life? Why do we listen to these whining cry-babies?

substack.com

Bezos, Backlash and Zombies

What we can learn from an unintentionally revealing interview

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

It's telling that the mainstream media has yet to properly identify the SCOTUS VRA decision for what it is: a finally open declaration of war against the US constitution and the values it enshrines. No more wink-wink, nudge-nudge. When will we start treating these traitors as the traitors they are?

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

It's hard to imagine a dumber or more-likely-to-backfire response to gas prices, which means this idea will be like catnip to the morons in charge.

A screen shot from X describing Trump's plan to pause the federal gas tax.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I just re-published this post from a year ago, in which I argued we are already in the middle of a second Civil War. Sadly, the case has only gotten stronger since then, esp thanks to rogue SCOTUS. Can we instill in Dem leaders an appreciation of the existential danger of this moment?

medium.com

Repost: Actually, We Are Already in the Middle of a Second American Civil War

Same players, same goals, same stakes … how will it end this time?

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

A purge is surely coming, either of them or us. Theirs will be extra-judicial, brutal, and fatal to their targets, implemented by ICE, their "law enforcement" gestapo. Ours will be governed by domestic & international law with Nuremberg outcomes. It all depends on who is left standing after Nov.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

If Repub traitors (aka #seditionists, #insurrectionists, #Nazis, #racists, #criminals) think their dismantling of fair election maps is going to overcome the reality of $10 a gallon gas and a complete economic meltdown by November, they might have another think coming. #FAFO

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

It's sure looking like the SCOTUS VRA decision is going to go down in history as the OFFICIAL first day of the OFFICIAL coup to overthrow the OFFICIAL government of the United States and replace it with a NEW CONFEDERACY. Only the American people stand in the way.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Really, if we didn't have a big ballroom at the White House, where would these average Americans go on a Monday night?

This is a collage of bizarre costumes on display at the 2026 Met Gala in New York City. So American!

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Sure, let's fall for this one more time. Maybe when someone actually gets prosecuted for lying in a nomination hearing, they'll stop lying in nomination hearings. And the media just goes "well, that's what he said!" Repubs are nothing more than irredeemable traitors at this point.

nytimes.com

Live Updates: Fed Chair Nominee Asserts at Hearing He Won’t Do Trump’s Bidding

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Then his lawyer reminds him what discover is all about, he soils himself, and the lawsuit is never mentioned again. But to be fair, if I were as pathetically out of my depth as this grifter, I would be heavily day-drinking as well.

forbes.com

Kash Patel Slams ‘Hit Piece’—Promises Lawsuit On Monday

FBI Director Kash Patel said a report in The Atlantic, which included allegations he drinks excessively and is often absent, based on conversations with unnamed colleagues, is “fake news” and a “hit p...

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Clarence continues to pursue his lifetime ambition: to make the modern world pay for every grievance he imagines he has suffered. Here he is cementing his legacy as the worst justice in the history of the Supreme Court. And that's saying a lot, the competition is intensive. #SCOTUS #JusticeThomas

salon.com

Clarence Thomas blames progressivism for Hitler. Historians aren’t having it - Salon.com

Experts say the justice’s remarks misrepresent the causes of authoritarianism while inflaming political rhetoric

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Dems need to realize that Peter Magyar is their role model now, just as Orban was for the Trumpers. Watch what he does: He's not just "moving on". He's "cleaning up". If Dems don't remove traitors from office and bring down criminal indictments, we're just going to be right back here in 4 years.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Fun fact. All House & Senate members take this oath, swearing to defend the Constitution against ALL enemies, DOMESTIC and foreign. How many Repubs have violated this oath by refusing to hold criminal DJ Trump accountable? 14th Amendment says they can all be removed. A GOP purge is key to recovery.

this is the congressional oath of office: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Mainstream media: Congratulations, Mr. President! Excellent use of the madman strategy! Trump: The what?

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Trump is evolving. Used to be he'd wake up every morning with one thought: "what can I destroy today?" Now the sadism is in full control and he wakes up every morning with a new thought: "who can I kill today?" Will he be removed in time to save the world from his insanity? Stay tuned.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Whatever patriot convinced him to deliver this turd sandwich on April Fools Days deserves our eternal gratitude.

nytimes.com

5 Takeaways From Trump’s Address on Iran

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The threats are becoming more and more unhinged and desperate. This would be a war crime, of course, but it's also a pathetic bluff. Trump is stuck in TACO mode. He's the Big Bad Wolf trying to blow down the brick house. He huffs, he puffs, he extends his deadline.

cnbc.com

Trump says U.S. will destroy Iran’s oil wells, Kharg Island without deal to 'immediately' reopen Hormuz Strait

Donald Trump warned the U.S. will completely obliterate all of Iran's electric generating plants, oil wells and Kharg Island if a peace deal is not reached.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Just a reminder to Steve Bannon and whomever decides to send ICE to polling places in Nov ... US Code Title 18 Section 592. We will come for you.

“Whoever, being an officer of the Army or Navy, or other person in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, orders, brings, keeps, or has under his authority or control any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held, unless such force be necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; and be disqualified from holding any office of honor, profit, or trust under the United States.” (emphasis added)

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

my contribution for No Kings Day.

a constructed image of trump with his pants down, being impaled on the Horn of Hormuz.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Just a reminder to House Repubs who won't resist Trump's Constitutional violations. Giving 'aid & comfort' to enemies of the Constitution is a violation of their oath. 14th Amendment says that is automatic disqualification from holding office. So they should think twice about what they're doing now.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Another day, another war. But if you're looking for some alternative programming, here's a piece I just published on Medium about "conservative morality" and how it ended up endorsing concentration camps in America.

medium.com

Conservative Morality: How “moral intuitions” morphed into the nazification* of the American…

Morality is about right and wrong, not right and left

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Once you get comfortable with the idea that the American federal govt has been overthrown and replaced by a global criminal syndicate led by a demented capo dei capi, everything just starts making perfect sense.

theguardian.com

Stock markets stumble as global trade faces more Trump tariff uncertainty

US president’s international trade war spooks investors, with drops in US share prices after European losses

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Actually, #Elon, we do have a common #culture in the United States, but sadly, you will never be a part of it, b/c money can't buy it & hate can't dissolve it. We reject your fascism and Nazi propaganda. Look to #Minneapolis to see how our culture rises up against monsters like you.

screenshot of a tweet by Elon Musk on X, declaring that America has a "culture" of English-Scotts-Irish origin and any effort to expand that must disavow any other cultural heritages, religions, etc.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Wish Bondi had been asked: Should the Dem Party be banned? What % of the US pop do you consider your constituency? Is democracy a hindrance to your ability to do you job? How does the 4th Amendment allow ICE to enter Americans' home without a warrant? Who does not deserve due process in USA?

Pam Bondi lectures and insults US Representatives at House hearing today.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Thanks @theother98.bsky.social for reminding us. Best friends often bond over similar tastes. "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey" <-- Trump's words printed over a naked, small breasted female torso in the Epstein birthday book. The walls are closing in.

two photos, one from Jeffrey Epstein's mansion, one from Trump's tasteless "redecoration" of the Oval Office. The decorating choices are disturbingly similar.

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Steve Genco @sjgenco.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Could we get a few more fake gold gee-gaws slapped onto that fireplace, please? I can still see some of the original paint from when real Presidents worked in that room.

a photo of donald trump and mark carney in the oval office, in front of the fireplace now festooned in fake gold (a tribute to Jeffrey Epstein's fireplace in Manhattan?).

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