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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Speaker Johnson knows the power of the publicity and the consequences to the vote. Minority Leader Jeffries apparently does not.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I've often claimed that AI could best be controlled by legislating strict civil liability for companies and executives for harms caused by their LLMs. It would still allow for innovation and development, but provide severe consequences for unbridled “Move fast and break things” culture.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I saw some discussion here about a constitutional convention to close some of the loopholes that allowed establishment of the regime. When I created my shoestring audio drama about this, there was little chance of it coming true because the GOP controlled a large majority of state governments.

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Article Five

When a reclusive billionaire with politicians in his pocket realizes his lifelong dream of a constitutional convention to slash the federal government to the bone, a determined Nevada legislator conco...

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

1/ I posted the 3rd & last part of "Engineering an Impeachment" on my shiny new Substack today. The subject is using of the methods of engineering to solve the problem of Trump, under current political circumstances. Questions it answers: Is impeachment the right tool? Can it really be useful?

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Finally finished the last section of my article "Engineering an Impeachment". It starts out summarizing a set of guidelines based on the analysis in the previous section. The model applies to our current political state, likely to change drastically in January, so the guidelines have to be adapted.

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Engineering an Impeachment III

Step 3 Model Summary and Step 4 Data

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

1/ I’ve been working for weeks on an essay called “Engineering an Impeachment”. The gods laughed. The last part was to design a pilot project to prove the thesis. Once started into it, I realized that it had the makings of a short story script, which I like writing a lot more than essays. ...

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Part II in the series "Engineering an Impeachment" is up. This one deals with modeling impeachment in the current political environment.

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Engineering an Impeachment

Step 3: Modeling

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

There are logical problems with every strategy for obtaining a Trump impeachment I've seen. I have some passing familiarity with the field of engineering, so I decided to set out on the task of using those methods to design a coherent impeachment strategy that will work under current political...

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Engineering an Impeachment

Steps 1 & 2: Define The Problem & Brainstorm Solutions

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Seems like lots of people on Bluesky are gamers. I thought of a new game called "Impeachment" and plotted it out. See what you think. First picture is the game map.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Article: "Engineering an Impeachment" coming up soon.

Woman: The Democrats say they want to stick to kitchen table issues. Man: I agree. Getting rid of this centerpiece should be at the top of the list. Centerpiece is miniature grinning Donald Trump.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

If you accept 3 stipulations: 1) Impeachment (even w/o Senate conviction) can strip any gov’t official of power (e.g. Johnson, Nixon, Noem) 2) ultimate power resides in a person who can strip others of power 3) The US is the most powerful nation on earth, then in recent (lockstep partisan) times,

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I am working on my first ever long form essay on impeachment. Working title is: "A Reality Check for Trump Impeachment Supporters" Since I'm one of them, you can guess that it's about strategy, not whether it's necessary. As I write, a few things look like they'd make a good thread. Here's one. . .

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Add a three more to the total. The goal is still 47 reasons to impeach (not counting conviction and removal). Now more than half way there.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I had to re-read it twice to believe that I forgot Epstein! Shows the effectiveness of Trump's over-the-top distraction campaign. Also added a new item for surrendering to Iran.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

47 REASONS TO IMPEACH DONALD TRUMP NOW I'm working on a farm in Hawaii, so here's 20 from stream of consciousness over breakfast, not in any particular order. Please add your own. These aren't about why he deserves it. That list would be in the 100s. 0. He could be convicted & removed.

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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 21/05/2026

The impeachment articles filed in reference to January 6th explicitly mention Section 3, and a majority in the Senate convicted on those terms. That counts as Congress invoking Section 3 under the Trump v Anderson decision by SCOTUS, which claimed there are “no limits” in Congress’s power here.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

If you post about Trump impeachment you're guaranteed to get back the same rubber stamp comment: "You don't understand math! You'll never get 67 votes in the Senate to convict. It's a waste of time." There is someone who's spent a lifetime ignoring that math. He did well for himself.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Posting, for no particular reason, an addendum originally attached to a letter I sent to my Representative @georgewhitesides.bsky.social on 1 May, 2025.

NEED FOR IMPEACHMENT ACTION IS URGENT
Weak support among some Trump constituencies are an opportunity
Wreckage of Constitutional government & imposition of authoritarian rule show urgent need
Popular opposition & razor thin House majority are opportunity.
TRUMP’S SUPPORT AMONG HIS ELITE BASE IS WEAKENING
Economists say that Trump’s policies are likely to be disastrous
Financial supporters are splitting with him over tariffs that threaten their interests
Corporate CEOs can't manage in uncertainty and chaos
TRUMP’S SUPPORT AMONG HIS POPULIST BASE IS ERODING
His polls for popularity & issues are at record lows
He has alienated core constituencies (such as Boomers and Veterans)
Collapse of supply chains & inventory in the next few months will lead to recession or stagflation
May 1 numbers show that the economy is contracting
THE OPPOSITION NEEDS A SIMPLE DEFINED GOAL
The Hands Off protests, rallies, absentee town hall meetings, etc. need a clear, non-violent political goal.
An Impeachment Petition Effort would provide a goal
WITH THESE DYNAMICS, IMPEACHMENT IN THE HOUSE BECOMES POSSIBLE
Wobbly Republicans will be forced to take a stand
WAITING FOR THE MIDTERMS COULD BE DISASTROUS
Destruction of government, entrenchment of autocracy, destruction of foreign policy, & Constitutional violations become harder to remedy when left unchecked.
Violent demonstrations may result in the President invoking emergency powers & using the Armed Forces to crush dissent.
CONVICTION IN THE SENATE IS NOT NECESSARY
The impeachment process will interfere with the President’s autocratic designs and unconstitutional methods by distracting, consuming resources, & changing the narrative
IF THERE IS A CONVICTION, VICE PRESIDENT VANCE WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT
He does not have a cult-like following
He won't have the same control over Republicans in Congress
Coming into power as a result of impeachment will show limits of executive actions
Vance does not show signs of dementia or psychopathy

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

the guys walking around in shoes that don’t fit are not gonna do a 25th Amendment

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Time to write what I intended to write this morning. What can we learn from the Noem impeachment effort? This chart is a timeline of the effort, with the daily number of co-sponsors & the resulting percentage of the Dem caucus, by day. Sorry about appearance. Looks fine to an engineer.

It's a timeline of the Noem impeachment effort, with the daily number of co-sponsors and the resulting percentage of the Dem caucus, plotted by day.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Impeachment, it's what's for breakfast. There is a strong argument for targeting a minion rather than (or addition to) the king. Our Congress is not ready to go for the king (yet). Waiting for the midterms & a new crop of reps is suicide. And unnecessary. It has just been demonstrated . . .

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Coming soon to a Blusky near you 🧵: A BLUEPRINT FOR EFFECTIVE IMPEACHMENT Brought to you by: ¿ ¿ ¿ Today’s House Democrats ? ? ? (Impossible! you say) It wasn’t perfect, but they did show how it can be done. Start with the ingredients. The recent Noem impeachment effort had all of these.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

This is from a good thread about changing public perceptions. bsky.app/profile/empt...

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

After months of letters and emails, I finally got a response from @georgewhitesides.bsky.social He joined the recent wave of 24 or so in co-sponsoring impeachment of Noem. Later in the game than I would've liked and it's not Trump, but this single-issue voter views it as a good 1st step.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

1/ 🧵. Some have posted that Kristy Noem & other criminal minions should not be impeached unless Trump is included, arguing that this dilutes impeachment efforts against him. I disagree. Each use of that power reinforces its potency for the next. The machinery of impeachment is now dormant & rusty.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Hey @georgewhitesides.bsky.social , if you get on board, you can really juice your approval ratings, help protect your constituents from rampaging ICE when they make their way here, and hold murderers accountable. If you're still sitting on your hands at midterm time, you lost my vote, and others.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I'm a single issue voter. If a GOP congr candidate with no record of Nazi support made it their mission to remove the felons from the White House and back the rule of law, I would vote for them over a Dem candidate determined to sit on their hands. Perhaps relevant for GOP facing hard times in Nov.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

1/ Jeffries' statement is the only one I've seen by Dem leaders justifying their opposition to impeachment. My review: "Impeachment is a sacred constitutional vehicle designed to hold a corrupt executive accountable for abuse of power, breaking the law and violating the public trust." ✔️

Impeachment is a sacred constitutional vehicle designed to hold a corrupt executive accountable for abuse of power, breaking the law and violating the public trust. The effort traditionally requires a comprehensive investigative process, the collection and review of thousands of documents, an exacting scrutiny of the facts, the examination of dozens of key witnesses, Congressional hearings, sustained public organizing and the marshaling of the forces of democracy to build a broad national consensus. None of that serious work has been done, with the Republican majority focused solely on rubber stamping Donald Trump’s extreme agenda. Accordingly, we will be voting “present” on today’s motion to table the impeachment resolution as we continue our fight to make life more affordable for everyday Americans.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

1/ Long 🧵 warning. If you agree that we are at a historic turning point in our story as a country and we should take urgent action, here is a step-by-step plan. Lots of people will probably disagree on these steps. Propose alternatives or your own plan. No plan at all assures failure. Prelude:

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 28/11/2025

If you read just one thing today, make it this: "By not impeaching, or even starting the process of getting there, Congress sends the message that Trump is America, and that it has acquiesced to the Constitution being replaced by Trump’s brand of corrupt evil." www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/o...

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Oaths Of Office, And How Everyone Not Moving To Impeach Trump Is Violating Their Own

Until very recently the only member of Congress excused from not having moved to impeach Trump was Rep. Grijalva, because until someone swore her in there was nothing she could officially do. But f…

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 21/11/2025

To our knowledge, this is the first editorial board in the United States to call for Trump's impeachment.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Just finished watching The Residence on Netflix. It's det fiction/comedy about the White House filmed before Trump 2. Hadn't really thought much about Trump's motives for rose garden, trashy gold glitz, or East Wing. Ep 8 just after the 1 hr mark is spooky in how close it hits the mark. (spoiler)

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I looked around for a calendar that showed days worked in the House. The official ones look like there's business every day, and we all know that isn't true. So I constructed my own, using an icon for all those extra recess days.

Calendars for Sept Oct Nov with an icon of Trump and Epstein holding hands on the non-working days. Brought to you by Congressional Republicans.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

For 7 months I’ve been posting my support for impeachment. I tell stories, so I’ll tell you one about our current situation and the likely near future. This is to set the scene for re-introducing the impeachment subject. In our story . . .

The time for effective use of impeachment has almost passed. Although Drump is still weak, his secret police grows stronger by the day. It’s only the regime’s incompetence that delays their firm entrenchment into the states. Once that happens (or SCOTUS allows deployment of the military), it’s game over.
Write your own story of an election under martial law with a demented dictator. It’s not hard to picture ICE rolling up on black and brown people lined up to vote, or invading state offices to arrest “dissident” officials, or terrorizing election volunteers. Picture the FBI knocking at my door because I wrote this post or your door because you liked it.
Some succumb to the “Wait for the midterms” delusion. In the 9 months since Drump became Pres, he nearly destroyed the rule of law, neutered the legislative branch, promoted terror in the cities, formed and uncaged a secret police, and gleefully looted the US Treasury. It’s 12 more months until the midterms.
SCOTUS won’t stop him, except in narrow economic ways if he runs up against the oligarchy. Lower court rulings won’t stop him. At some point he’ll decide that they are too much of a nuisance and will start ignoring them completely. All of the people with guns work for him. Why should he listen to a bunch of lawyers?
There are only three forks for Dem peaceful power. 1) The shutdown, which has power while the Rs think that someday they will be the minority (will need the filibuster). With rigged elections, they won’t be in the minority. Dems demand only healthcare with this power, so other Drump plans can continue. 2) The Epstein files must contain political kryptonite, given how far they’ve gone to cover them up (e.g. shutting down the House). Undoubtedly, there’s an army working to scrub Drump from these files. 3) Impeachment . . . Wait, you ask, what about mass demonstrations? What if we hit the magic 3.5%? - That won’t result in a Tooth Fairy rescue in this story. Drump is itching to unleash his dog…

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

A thread on Articles of Impeachment.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Everyone who protested yesterday should write or call their Rep and urge them to support impeachment. I sent an email to my Rep today that takes a different tack. See what you think. What will it take? @citizensimpeachment.com @fsfp.bsky.social @georgewhitesides.bsky.social

Dear Congressman Whitesides:
I have written several times soliciting your support for a resolution to impeach President Trump. I have also tagged you with discussion on this subject on social media. I have never received a reply from you or your office. I ask that you please consider one more question and provide an answer, even if it is "I don't know."
The Constitution specifies 3 grounds for impeachment of a president: treason, bribery, and High crimes and misdemeanors. Treason is defined as levying war against the United States. The public statements and actions of the president and his "Secretary of War" and his use of US troops against American cities under pretext meet this definition. Bribery is defined as the offer or acceptance of something of value in exchange for an official action. The president's acceptance of an airplane and subsequent grant of extraordinary favors to a foreign country meet that definition, along with numerous other public transactions. High crimes and misdemeanors occur every day in full view of the public, but the most straightforward is his refusal to "take care that the laws are faithfully executed" as is his Constitutional duty.
My question is this: What will it take? What will it take for you, personally, to introduce or support articles in the House? What does the president (or his administration) have to do that would be sufficiently horrible to overcome your reluctance? Are you waiting on Democratic leadership to say that it is OK? Is there some political threshold that has to be met for you to act? What can your constituents do to urge you across that threshold?
Please answer, "What would it take?" either to me or with a public announcement. Then we will understand.
Your Constituent,

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

I want to emphasize the impeachment call buried in my posts yesterday. It's long past the time to take concrete action to bring this travesty to an end. YOUR Rep can get the ball rolling and YOU have the power to urge him to do it. 7 million others have your back. @citizensimpeachment.com

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I'm not really much of a graphic artist, but I've had this vision for a while and I can't get it out of my head. ICED AMERICA

Alligators with ICE caps slavering over the statue of Liberty, with a sash that says AMERICA, on its back and bound to a rock.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Now how do you think he'd react if we threw some nice impeachment articles with lots of public exposure of his High Crimes onto the fire?

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Why Congress Should Support Impeachment of Donald Trump Reason #1: Integrity - His Oath and Theirs Easy to get bogged down in the endless swamp of High Crimes and Misdemeanors, so here's a zoomed out ethics argument.

Why Congress Should Support Impeachment of President Donald Trump
Reason #1: Integrity - His Oath and Theirs
President Trump’s failure to uphold his oath of office to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” is obvious to anyone who has even casually looked at news. His “high crimes and misdemeanors” accumulate by the day, including blatant public bribery, a high crime specifically named in the Constitution. The Constitution says Trump’s duty is to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed”. His actions are often the complete opposite of this. He takes care that his actions benefit himself, his supporters, and ideological extremists, with open disregard of the laws passed by Congress. In Trump’s dozens of executive orders he claims “authority vested in me as President by the Constitution…” The Constitution specifies the powers granted to the President. It was written to limit presidential power, not provide limitless power. The Constitution does not give a president the power to violate its own terms, override laws passed by Congress, or ignore rulings of any court, including the Supreme Court. Many of his executive orders do exactly those things.
On December 3, 2022 (before he was re-elected), Trump posted: “A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.”
On May 4, 2025, Trump, asked if he has to 'uphold the Constitution,' says, 'I don't know'.
Under these circumstances, Representatives are bound by their oath of office. “I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. Trump has demonstrated repeatedly that he is a “domestic enemy” of the Constitution and their duty is clear. Use every means at their disposal to defend the Constitution, up to and including impeachment.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

"He's lost the step. This is not the same Trump..." This is the message that would give Trump's supporters psychological permission to jump ship. If it's not the same guy they idolized, there is no betrayal. Why is this not being shouted from the rooftops?

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Nice, convincing argument of the moral imperative for "as much as possible and as long as possible" impeachment efforts. As you pointed out, some say that impeachment is a political loser. Want to know what a political loser looks like? It’s any course of action that gets your party 20% approval!

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Why impeach now? Conditions are as good as they will ever get. With the massive $$ soon to be dumped into secret police and concentration camps, that won't last. Keys to success: razor thin house margin and public opinion in red states. In the graphic, green is good, so terrible polling is green.

WHERE WE ARE WHAT BAD LOOKS LIKE GRADE
House of Rep 7 vote advantage (1.6%) 20 vote advantage (5%) -------|-------
Senate 3 vote advantage (3%) 5 vote advantage (5%) -------|-------
President Demented, stupid, unprincipled, old Competent, smart, devoted fascist -------------|-
SCOTUS Partisan lock, 2 soft votes Partisan lock
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Lower Courts Split, but most support rule of law Partisan lock ------------|--
Overall T Support -10%, trend down Positive, trend up ------------|--
Immigration -6%, ↓ " ------------|--
Deportation -14%, ↓ " --------------|
Jobs & Economy -13%, ↓ " --------------|
Trade -17%, ↓ " --------------|
Inflation, COL -23%, ↓ " --------------|
Budget Bill -29% " --------------|
Epstein -46% " --------------|
Media Free media, corporate bias State media, opp. suppressed ----------|----
Secret Police Limited presence, terrorist tactics Wide presence, systematic ------------|--
Concentration camps Limited capacity, poor logistics Large capacity, logistics in place ------------|--
Civilian police support Too early to tell >50% conform to Fed ------------|--
Armed forces deployed Minor, testing the water Widespread through most states ------------|--

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Put flags on my war jeep today, like every 4th July. First time I ever had 2nd thoughts. What country am I supporting? The one I grew up in that was mostly a force for good in the world? That took pride in feeding the hungry? That in 1776 evicted a king? Where my dad and uncles fought Nazis in WW2?

A 75 year old restored military Jeep with 2 American Flags flying from the back.

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Steve Stranov @sstranov.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Can I program my feed to block any posts with photos or videos of Karoline Leavitt? There are dozens today that provide zero useful information and seem to be designed only to produce cortisol reactions. The White House press operation has lost all real-world relevance and should be ignored.

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