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Steve Snyder

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Minnesota geek, fact based person, Pro Democracy, Pro Environment , Progressive, Immigrant Friendly Substack: substack.com/@stevemsnyder?r=fozh4&…

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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 8h
Not established: that Hegseth personally ordered the delay. The Pentagon says no final decision has been made on timing. Still, voters deserve the findings before they vote. Call your reps: (202) 224-3121 Free Substack article :
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The Iranian Minab School Strike Report: What Is Reported, and What Isn't Proven
And the Pentagon’s Top Leaders are Delaying its Release Until After the Mid-Term Elections
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 8h
Bloomberg reports Pentagon officials plan to hold the Minab school strike report until after the Nov. 3 midterms. The February strike killed 150+ people, at least 123 of them children. The report has reportedly been nearly done for months. Search and rescue efforts in Minab:
Search and Rescue in Minab
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 16h
#KatieZacharia #WhiteHouse #PressSecretary #BreakingNews #Trump #WhiteHousePress #Midterms2026 #Journalism #Accountability
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 16h
BREAKING: A senior White House official told Fox News that Katie Zacharia is "transitioning out" as Trump's press secretary. She was appointed Oct. 9. Her first briefing lasted about 15 minutes. Trump says he told her to reconsider. No on-record statement yet, "fired" is unconfirmed. One week.
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BREAKING: Trump's New Press Secretary Is Already "Transitioning Out"
She only lasted a week
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 20h
#IlhanOmar #Trump #PresumptionOfInnocence #DueProcess #RuleOfLaw #Minnesota #MN05 #WeaponizationOfJustice #Immigration #Midterms2026 #CivicDuty #Substack
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 20h
A search warrant is not a verdict. Judge-approved is not guilty. Innocent until proven otherwise. Free article on my Substack. stevemsnyder.substack.com/p/a-search-w...
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A Search Warrant Is Not a Verdict: The Case for Ilhan Omar's Innocence
On Monday, October 12, federal agents showed up at Rep.
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 20h
Feds searched Ilhan Omar's home Oct 12. DOJ calls it a criminal investigation. No charges. She denies wrongdoing. The "married her brother" claim? Fact-checkers have called it false for years. Trump, Vance, and Homan all talked up an investigation BEFORE the warrant.
Raid on Ilhan Omar’s DC residence
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
#IlhanOmar #ProgressivePolitics #Minnesota #MN05 #Congress #USPolitics
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Setting aside her 2023 committee removal and minority status, I graded her on her own choices: strong on votes and policy, weaker on makings them laws. My free Substack article has the details: stevemsnyder.substack.com/p/ilhan-omar...
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Ilhan Omar is One of the Most Progressive Members of Congress
And conservatives agree
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
US House of Representatives member Ilhan Omar votes with the House's progressive wing almost without exception and backs Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, and universal school meals. Her signature bills, like the Homes for All Act, have not advanced due to Republicans blocking her at every vote.
Ilhan Omar
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
#Ukraine #Moscow #Yandex #Vladimir #DataCenters #Drones #Airspace #Russia #Vnukovo #Sheremetyevo #InvestigativeJournalism #StandWithUkraine
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
It's the same site Yandex said was completely shut down on Oct 11. Unconfirmed, so "reportedly." Closed skies and fried servers in one night. Free Substack article covers the details : stevemsnyder.substack.com/p/ukraine-hi...
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Ukraine Hit Vladimir Again, and Moscow's Airports Went Dark
Russia can't reliably keep its airports open.
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Moscow's airports went dark overnight. Departures and arrivals were canceled at Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky and Sheremetyevo. Moscow's mayor says 59+ drones were shot down. Meanwhile, monitoring channels report Yandex's Vladimir data center was targeted again.
Yandex Vladimir Data Center
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
#Yandex #DataCenters #Ukraine #Russia #CloudInfrastructure #CriticalInfrastructure #DroneWarfare #Resilience #DisasterRecovery #MediaLiteracy
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Fact-check on the Russian Yandex data center strikes: • Sasovo and Vladimir: shut down • Kaluga: partly knocked out, not destroyed • Ivanteevka and Mytishchi: no reported damage Claims they’re “running at 100%” or overheating? I couldn’t find a source stevemsnyder.substack.com/p/three-yand...
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Three Yandex Data Centers Left working, Three Different Problems: Kaluga, Ivanteevka and Mytishchi
One was hit, two haven’t been, and the gap between them says a lot about how fragile Russia’s cloud has become
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
#KimberlyGuilfoyle #Greece #Ambassador #Accountability #Ethics #WhiteHouse #TrumpAdministration #Oversight #Transparency #InvestigativeJournalism #Substack
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Her lawyer disputes the texts' authenticity. Last week, Rubio called her a "strong ambassador." Resignation isn't an investigation. Full free article is on my Substack.
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Asked to Resign: The Guilfoyle Ambassadorship is Over
It Ends the Way You Saw Coming
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Breaking: The White House asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign. She stepped down Tuesday. The allegation: she asked a donor to pay her $100K credit card bill in exchange for access, per texts the WSJ reported. She denies wrongdoing.
US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#Yandex #Ukraine #Russia #DataCenters #Cloudflare #NetBlocks #DroneStrikes #FactCheck #MediaLiteracy #InfoWar
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
But "the Russian bots went silent"? My free Substack article has the details + an action plan you can follow: stevemsnyder.substack.com/p/russias-ya...
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Russia’s Yandex Data Centers Went Dark After Ukrainian Drone Strikes
Did the Bots Go With It?
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Ukrainian drones hit 3 Yandex data centres in 4 days (Oct 8-11). Two are fully offline, and the third lost several modules. 80+ Russian services were disrupted. NetBlocks shows Yandex Cloud connectivity falling from ~98% to ~33%. Cloudflare Radar shows requests from Yandex's network collapsing.
Yandex Vladimir data center after drone impact
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#USPS #Prosegur #PostalService #MailInVoting #Midterms2026 #ArmedGuards #CivicWatch #FOIA #ElectionSecurity #Accountability #LocalNews #InvestigativeJournalism
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
One of my sources: www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
rawstory.com
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What's NOT: any evidence the guards touch ballots. USPS says it's not election-related. Free Substack article + what you can do (no paywall):
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Armed Guards at the US Post Office before 2026 Mid-Term Elections: What We Know, What We Don’t
Just in time for mail-in balloting
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Nearly 1,000 armed private guards are being deployed at 54+ USPS facilities weeks before the midterms, per Raw Story's FOIA-based reporting. The contractor is Prosegur. What's documented: the scale, the contract, the training gaps flagged in a 2022 USPS audit.
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#StephenMiller #Trump #corruption #MAGA
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Rawstory is reporting that Stephen and Katie Miller have been hosting lavish MAGA parties and insiders are spilling the ugly truth about them. www.rawstory.com/stephen-and-...
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#BillionairesBuyingElections #CitizensUnited #DarkMoney #Midterms2026 #CampaignFinance #SuperPACs #FollowTheMoney #ATF #VoteNov3 #MoneyInPolitics #Democracy
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Source: atfactionfund.org/billionaires...
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Billionaires Buying Elections: Midterm Edition - Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund
As of August 28th, 170 billionaire families have spent over $1.7 billion to influence the outcome of the 2026 federal […]
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Pocket change. Democracy isn't for sale. It's just really cheap to rent. My Free Substack article has the details stevemsnyder.substack.com/p/billionair...
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Billionaires Spent $1.7 Billion on the 2026 Midterms
And We Aren't Even Done Yet
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
170 billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms. That's as of Aug 28. Two months before Election Day. The record for the whole 2022 cycle? $1B. Plus ~$600M in dark money from unknown sources. Up 53x since Citizens United, per ATF. It's just 0.04% of their wealth.
ATF 2000-2026 Billionaire US Election spending
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#TheyreHere #OperationMetroSurge #Minneapolis #Documentary #VeniceFilmFestival #LauraPoitras #Minnesota #ICE #CivicLife
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The official story of the surge is told from the top. This film tells it from the street. My free Substack article has the details:
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The Neighbors Who Watched the Watchers
The Twin Cities neighbors kept track of ICE during the Metro Surge
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
During Operation Metro Surge, Minneapolis neighbors built a rapid-response network to track federal agents and look out for each other. A new 25-minute documentary, "They're Here," premiered at Venice, directed by Laura Poitras and Minnesota native Rachel Lauren Mueller.
They’re Here Documentary image
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#UniversityofIllinois
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#Irkutsk #PlagueScare #FactCheck #NIH #RFKJr #WhiteCoatWaste #Russia #PublicHealth #MediaLiteracy #Biosecurity
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
• The lab worker's cause of death is officially undetermined The real question is oversight of Russia-linked grants. My free Substack article has the details and sources. stevemsnyder.substack.com/p/plague-sca...
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Plague Scare in Siberia: The $800K Funding Claim, and Who's Actually Responsible
NIH, Congress, Trump Administration and Russia have some explaining to do
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
That viral headline says a Russian plague lab got $800K from RFK Jr.'s HHS. The accurate version: • NIH gave ~$780K to the University of Illinois (2025-26), not to the Russian lab
• It funded a fox behavior study with a Russian genetics institute that has worked with the Irkutsk lab. NIH
NIH Clinical Campus in Bethesda Maryland
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#PortShuaiba #IranWar #USArmy #Landstuhl #MilitaryHealth #Accountability #Oversight #Veterans #Kuwait #PoliticalAccountability
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
One soldier blames a coding error. The Pentagon says admission depends on injury severity. My free Substack article has the details and sources:
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Wounded in Kuwait, Sidelined in Germany: Soldiers Say the Army Left Them to Fend for Themselves
It was the second day of the war with Iran, what happened since then that the Army is not telling us?
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
US soldiers wounded in Iran's March 1 drone strike in Kuwait told the AP the military's medical system left them to find care on their own. After a cargo flight to Germany, they learned they weren't documented as wounded in combat, so Landstuhl Regional Medical Center wouldn't admit them.
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#Trump #IranWar #LosAngeles #SanDiego #California #FactCheck #GasPrices #Newsom #NebraskaRally #PoliticalAccountability #Breaking #Politics
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
BREAKING: The President of the United States has goaded Iran into destroying Los Angeles or San Diego, California today. My free Substack has details and sources:
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Donald Trump is now Goading Iran to Attack the United States
And he is focusing Iran on California
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#Brazil #BrazilElection #Lula #FlavioBolsonaro #WorkersRights #TaxTheRich #6x1 #LatinAmerica #Democracy #Substack
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Paid for by a minimum tax on high earners and a 10% tax on dividends sent abroad. Flávio promises privatization, spending cuts, Milei-style reform. Details still thin. My free Substack article has the details: stevemsnyder.substack.com/p/brazils-20...
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Brazil's 2026 Runoff between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro: Who's Actually Fighting for the People?
I’ll give you a hint: It’s the man who signed a workers tax cut for the 11.3 million Brazilians
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Brazil votes Oct 25 for a new President. Flávio Bolsonaro 47%, Lula 45%. Wall Street is already cheering Flávio. Citigroup told investors to go bullish. Lula signed a tax cut: no income tax up to R$5,000/month. About 11M Brazilians off the rolls. Brazil’s HDI under Lulu was between 2003-2010:
Brazil’s HDI 1990-2026 graph
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#SusanCollins #AMGeneral #Navatek #CampaignFinance #DefenseSpending #Appropriations #FactCheck #Maine #Senate2026 #FollowTheMoney
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Congress included $345 million for it in the final defense spending bill passed in February 2026. $58,000 from AM General PAC money flowed after into Collins-linked committees since then. My free Substack article has the details:
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Donations Flowed to Susan Collins After the Army Said It Had Enough Vehicles and Congress Bought $345 Million More
Collins had not received money from AM General's workers in more than a decade
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Steve Snyder @steves-mn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
After the Army in May 2025 said more deliveries of an AM General vehicle would be "excess”. In the weeks after, donors tied to AM General, including its CEO, gave $50,000 to Maine Senator Susan Collins's fundraising committees.
AM General logo
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