Alan Stamm
@alanstamm.bsky.social
Recovering journalist in Michigan. Upper Manhattan roots.
"The real scandal here is the crime against language. We may be facing the biggest plot twist in this entire story: What if [Olivia] Nuzzi isn’t a good writer after all?
"What if . . . the true hero of this 15-act opera is whoever was editing her pieces at New York?"
"What if . . . the true hero of this 15-act opera is whoever was editing her pieces at New York?"
I wrote 4000 words about Nuzzi/Lizza/RFK, please read it before it gets taken down by HR
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
"The real scandal here is the crime against language. We may be facing the biggest plot twist in this entire story: What if [Olivia] Nuzzi isn’t a good writer after all?
"What if . . . the true hero of this 15-act opera is whoever was editing her pieces at New York?"
"What if . . . the true hero of this 15-act opera is whoever was editing her pieces at New York?"
@milestaylor.bsky.social echoes what's being posted by Justice Department departees at @justiceconnection.bsky.social.
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
@milestaylor.bsky.social echoes what's being posted by Justice Department departees at @justiceconnection.bsky.social.
"Approximately 5,500 employees have left DOJ since the inauguration, and of those, more than 200 were fired. ...
"Generations of brilliant attorneys & agents and analysts and others have left"
— Stacey Young, founder of @justiceconnection.bsky.social, to @jenrubin.bsky.social at @contrariannews.org
"Generations of brilliant attorneys & agents and analysts and others have left"
— Stacey Young, founder of @justiceconnection.bsky.social, to @jenrubin.bsky.social at @contrariannews.org
The Justice Department is Being Systematically Dismantled: Stacey Young Explains
"You are not seeing career DOJ lawyers violate rules. You’re not. You’re seeing a lot of them resign because they refuse to follow illegal or unethical orders."
contrarian.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"Approximately 5,500 employees have left DOJ since the inauguration, and of those, more than 200 were fired. ...
"Generations of brilliant attorneys & agents and analysts and others have left"
— Stacey Young, founder of @justiceconnection.bsky.social, to @jenrubin.bsky.social at @contrariannews.org
"Generations of brilliant attorneys & agents and analysts and others have left"
— Stacey Young, founder of @justiceconnection.bsky.social, to @jenrubin.bsky.social at @contrariannews.org
"Suddenly, everywhere you look, you see a White House flailing.
"But Trump seems only to be doubling down. As his ongoing political prosecutions fall apart, he is reaching more & more erratically for crazier and crazier forms of retribution against increasingly outlandish targets"
— @thebulwark.com
"But Trump seems only to be doubling down. As his ongoing political prosecutions fall apart, he is reaching more & more erratically for crazier and crazier forms of retribution against increasingly outlandish targets"
— @thebulwark.com
Amateur Hour At 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
The White House is in free fall. How long will it last?
substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"Suddenly, everywhere you look, you see a White House flailing.
"But Trump seems only to be doubling down. As his ongoing political prosecutions fall apart, he is reaching more & more erratically for crazier and crazier forms of retribution against increasingly outlandish targets"
— @thebulwark.com
"But Trump seems only to be doubling down. As his ongoing political prosecutions fall apart, he is reaching more & more erratically for crazier and crazier forms of retribution against increasingly outlandish targets"
— @thebulwark.com
"Many people ... are shouldering the responsibility to defend this country's values, its institutions, its claims to decency.
"Not all of us. ... But more and more of us—in more and more places, through more and more innovative and effective ways of standing up, standing together, standing strong."
"Not all of us. ... But more and more of us—in more and more places, through more and more innovative and effective ways of standing up, standing together, standing strong."
Deb Fallows, on some of the reasons to be thankful for one another these days — and some more examples of people standing up, standing together, standing strong.
(On my substack, no paywall.)
fallows.substack.com/p/thankful-f...
(On my substack, no paywall.)
fallows.substack.com/p/thankful-f...
Thankful for One Another.
Keeping sight of the encouraging examples, in discouraging times. (Including a guest post.)
fallows.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Many people ... are shouldering the responsibility to defend this country's values, its institutions, its claims to decency.
"Not all of us. ... But more and more of us—in more and more places, through more and more innovative and effective ways of standing up, standing together, standing strong."
"Not all of us. ... But more and more of us—in more and more places, through more and more innovative and effective ways of standing up, standing together, standing strong."
Reposted by Alan Stamm
Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
Technical problems, communication lapses, bureaucratic hurdles and scant preparation snarl distribution of grants from a $1.4B fed program for schools & local governments.
"The shift [between agencies] is like asking states to fly with no air traffic control," Maryland official tells @politico.com.
"The shift [between agencies] is like asking states to fly with no air traffic control," Maryland official tells @politico.com.
The Education Department gave another agency power to distribute its money. It hasn't gone well.
Critics say issues with accessing federal career and technical education funding could preview bigger problems when the Trump administration starts to outsource more of the Education Department’s resp...
www.politico.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Technical problems, communication lapses, bureaucratic hurdles and scant preparation snarl distribution of grants from a $1.4B fed program for schools & local governments.
"The shift [between agencies] is like asking states to fly with no air traffic control," Maryland official tells @politico.com.
"The shift [between agencies] is like asking states to fly with no air traffic control," Maryland official tells @politico.com.
"In response to accusations that his administration might be breaking the law, [Trump] is bear-hugging illegality. He is demonstrating very clearly why the Democratic lawmakers needed to make the warning in the first place."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social, DHS chief of staff under in Trump's first term
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social, DHS chief of staff under in Trump's first term
NEWS: Trump says Dems "should be in jail right now" for questioning him
The president unintentionally proved the point of top Democrats, who warned about "illegal orders" in his administration.
substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"In response to accusations that his administration might be breaking the law, [Trump] is bear-hugging illegality. He is demonstrating very clearly why the Democratic lawmakers needed to make the warning in the first place."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social, DHS chief of staff under in Trump's first term
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social, DHS chief of staff under in Trump's first term
From author @tommytomlinson.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
From author @tommytomlinson.bsky.social
Reposted by Alan Stamm
NEW: ""Quite frankly I was pissed off!"
Growing online page chronicles Trump Justice Dept. resignation letters
Just filed ===========>
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-j...
Growing online page chronicles Trump Justice Dept. resignation letters
Just filed ===========>
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-j...
"Quite frankly I was pissed off!" Growing online page chronicles Trump Justice Dept. resignation letters
Amid a wave of departures from the Justice Department, some of its former officials are curating a public online display of the farewell messages of ousted employees.
www.cbsnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
NEW: ""Quite frankly I was pissed off!"
Growing online page chronicles Trump Justice Dept. resignation letters
Just filed ===========>
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-j...
Growing online page chronicles Trump Justice Dept. resignation letters
Just filed ===========>
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-j...
"For everyone in the federal government, especially intelligence or military personnel, the flashing light is getting brighter & the alarm is getting louder. . . .
"The president is forecasting additional violations of law. And he's trying to scare off whistleblowers."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social
"The president is forecasting additional violations of law. And he's trying to scare off whistleblowers."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social
NEWS: Trump says Dems "should be in jail right now" for questioning him
The president unintentionally proved the point of top Democrats, who warned about "illegal orders" in his administration.
substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
"For everyone in the federal government, especially intelligence or military personnel, the flashing light is getting brighter & the alarm is getting louder. . . .
"The president is forecasting additional violations of law. And he's trying to scare off whistleblowers."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social
"The president is forecasting additional violations of law. And he's trying to scare off whistleblowers."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social
Reposted by Alan Stamm
Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?
"It's going to be another one of 'those' weeks. . . . It's another week where the administration will try to place itself above the rule of law."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social |
joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social |
joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"It's going to be another one of 'those' weeks. . . . It's another week where the administration will try to place itself above the rule of law."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social |
joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social |
joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
Justice Dept departees are posting outsed employees’ farewell messages. Over 5,000 have left since January through resignations, firings and retirements.
"These messages show what is happening in our country at this moment," said Peter Carr, who was fired earlier this year.
— @cbsnews.com [1/2]
"These messages show what is happening in our country at this moment," said Peter Carr, who was fired earlier this year.
— @cbsnews.com [1/2]
"Quite frankly I was pissed off!" Growing online page chronicles Trump Justice Dept. resignation letters
Amid a wave of departures from the Justice Department, some of its former officials are curating a public online display of the farewell messages of ousted employees.
www.cbsnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Justice Dept departees are posting outsed employees’ farewell messages. Over 5,000 have left since January through resignations, firings and retirements.
"These messages show what is happening in our country at this moment," said Peter Carr, who was fired earlier this year.
— @cbsnews.com [1/2]
"These messages show what is happening in our country at this moment," said Peter Carr, who was fired earlier this year.
— @cbsnews.com [1/2]
"Examples are piling up of the administration ordering individuals to engage in apparently unlawful conduct. . . .
"People on the inside know what's happening is illegal and are rushing to protect themselves."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social [1/2]
"People on the inside know what's happening is illegal and are rushing to protect themselves."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social [1/2]
NEWS: Trump says Dems "should be in jail right now" for questioning him
The president unintentionally proved the point of top Democrats, who warned about "illegal orders" in his administration.
substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"Examples are piling up of the administration ordering individuals to engage in apparently unlawful conduct. . . .
"People on the inside know what's happening is illegal and are rushing to protect themselves."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social [1/2]
"People on the inside know what's happening is illegal and are rushing to protect themselves."
-- @milestaylor.bsky.social [1/2]
"Trump thought he could do away with due process. . . . The courts and a few brave lawyers are trying to stand in his way."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | substack.com/home/post/p-...
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | substack.com/home/post/p-...
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"Trump thought he could do away with due process. . . . The courts and a few brave lawyers are trying to stand in his way."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | substack.com/home/post/p-...
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | substack.com/home/post/p-...
Stark reality from @lktiv.bsky.social:
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Stark reality from @lktiv.bsky.social:
"What the Epstein class understands is that the more accessible information becomes, the more precious nonpublic information is. . . .
"These are permanent survivors who will profit when things are going this way and then profit again when they turn."
-- @anandwrites.bsky.social
"These are permanent survivors who will profit when things are going this way and then profit again when they turn."
-- @anandwrites.bsky.social
The Epstein emails “together sketch a devastating epistolary portrait of how our social order functions, and for whom,” Anand Giridharadas writes. “Saying that isn’t extreme. The way this elite operates is.”
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
This power elite was already used to ignoring the powerless. Redeeming a disgraced sex offender was a logical next step.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
"What the Epstein class understands is that the more accessible information becomes, the more precious nonpublic information is. . . .
"These are permanent survivors who will profit when things are going this way and then profit again when they turn."
-- @anandwrites.bsky.social
"These are permanent survivors who will profit when things are going this way and then profit again when they turn."
-- @anandwrites.bsky.social
By @milestaylor.bsky.social, a still-wired Department of Homeland Security insider from 2017-19:
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
By @milestaylor.bsky.social, a still-wired Department of Homeland Security insider from 2017-19:
Eleven years ago, @ronfournier.bsky.social posts, "I underestimated Trump's feral instincts for channeling and exploiting the grievances of rootless voters.”
I identified the moment, but dismissed the man. This moment is still ripe for populist disruptors. . . . Strange things are happening.
I identified the moment, but dismissed the man. This moment is still ripe for populist disruptors. . . . Strange things are happening.
President Greene? Stranger Things Might Happen
The QAnon queen is a political force unleashed.
substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Eleven years ago, @ronfournier.bsky.social posts, "I underestimated Trump's feral instincts for channeling and exploiting the grievances of rootless voters.”
I identified the moment, but dismissed the man. This moment is still ripe for populist disruptors. . . . Strange things are happening.
I identified the moment, but dismissed the man. This moment is still ripe for populist disruptors. . . . Strange things are happening.
Veteran presidential campaign chronicle @ronfournier.bsky.social shares a point he first posted in 2014:
"In a celebrity-infused culture, a charismatic populist from outside the political system could catch fire.""
That applied then to Donald Trump and is raised anew about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
"In a celebrity-infused culture, a charismatic populist from outside the political system could catch fire.""
That applied then to Donald Trump and is raised anew about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
President Greene? Stranger Things Might Happen
The QAnon queen is a political force unleashed.
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Veteran presidential campaign chronicle @ronfournier.bsky.social shares a point he first posted in 2014:
"In a celebrity-infused culture, a charismatic populist from outside the political system could catch fire.""
That applied then to Donald Trump and is raised anew about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
"In a celebrity-infused culture, a charismatic populist from outside the political system could catch fire.""
That applied then to Donald Trump and is raised anew about Marjorie Taylor Greene.
"The Trump administration is putting federal employees in an impossible position.
"They're asking them to do things that the courts are easily finding to be 'illegal' and 'unconstitutional,' and then they're threatening those employees not to come forward."
— @milestaylor.bsky.social
"They're asking them to do things that the courts are easily finding to be 'illegal' and 'unconstitutional,' and then they're threatening those employees not to come forward."
— @milestaylor.bsky.social
NEWS: Trump “illegal orders” exposed — one day after he said Democrats should be executed for warning troops to refuse them
Federal judges, military lawyers, and DOJ investigators all point to unlawful orders across Trump’s government — validating the six lawmakers he threatened with death.
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"The Trump administration is putting federal employees in an impossible position.
"They're asking them to do things that the courts are easily finding to be 'illegal' and 'unconstitutional,' and then they're threatening those employees not to come forward."
— @milestaylor.bsky.social
"They're asking them to do things that the courts are easily finding to be 'illegal' and 'unconstitutional,' and then they're threatening those employees not to come forward."
— @milestaylor.bsky.social
The totally unjust disrespect Carlos Sanchez received at the Dallas Fort Worth airport apparently reflects widespread behavior tolerated -- perhaps encouraged -- by a heavy-handed agency.
“It took a recent personal and threatening encounter with ICE recently for me to realize that this is an agency that is bathing in the arrogance of power and is soon to be out of control,” writes Carlos Sanchez. elpasomatters.org/2025/11/20/o...
Opinion: My airport run-in with ICE revealed a dangerous arrogance taking hold in America
During a routine flight connection, retired journalist Carlos Sanchez experienced firsthand the arrogance and abuse of power by ICE agents, reinforcing fears that the agency is becoming dangerously…
elpasomatters.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The totally unjust disrespect Carlos Sanchez received at the Dallas Fort Worth airport apparently reflects widespread behavior tolerated -- perhaps encouraged -- by a heavy-handed agency.
Reposted by Alan Stamm
1. Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, reveals that she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia just hours after she gave birth to her daughter, and that she has less than a year to live.
Schlossberg is just 35.
(Link below)
Schlossberg is just 35.
(Link below)
November 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
1. Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, reveals that she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia just hours after she gave birth to her daughter, and that she has less than a year to live.
Schlossberg is just 35.
(Link below)
Schlossberg is just 35.
(Link below)