Sean Casten
@seancasten.bsky.social
U.S. Representative, IL-06. Personal account. Dad. Husband. Trained as an engineer, 16 years as a clean energy CEO, now in middle management. For official stuff see @casten.house.gov
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Sean Casten
@seancasten.bsky.social
· Nov 7
"The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass
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Not for the first time, I am reminded that I wouldn't trust anyone in the Trump WH other than Rubio with secure information. Including Trump. And Rubio would still need supervision. Just massive incompetence that will take decades to repair.
What a shit show. Everyone could see this plan was written by the Kremlin. Adopted by Witkoff and Trump who demanded Ukraine accept it by this Thursday. After a firestorm of objections by Europe and Republican senators it appears Rubio wants to distance himself from it.
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Not for the first time, I am reminded that I wouldn't trust anyone in the Trump WH other than Rubio with secure information. Including Trump. And Rubio would still need supervision. Just massive incompetence that will take decades to repair.
The era of managed retreat is underway.
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The era of managed retreat is underway.
I've long maintained that the Democratic party tolerates criticism of Israel as long as it doesn't trip into anti-semitism. The Republican party tolerates anti-semitism as long as it doesn't trip into criticism of Israel. And here we are.
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I've long maintained that the Democratic party tolerates criticism of Israel as long as it doesn't trip into anti-semitism. The Republican party tolerates anti-semitism as long as it doesn't trip into criticism of Israel. And here we are.
The debate on the House floor right now is so very, very stupid. A bunch of people who's salaries are paid by tax payers, doing a job that would be impossible to outsource to the private sector are condemning the evils of socialism. Either they are stupid, or that they think you are.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The debate on the House floor right now is so very, very stupid. A bunch of people who's salaries are paid by tax payers, doing a job that would be impossible to outsource to the private sector are condemning the evils of socialism. Either they are stupid, or that they think you are.
The House voted UNANIMOUSLY to repeal this yesterday. The fact that Thune continues to defend it is unconscionable. 8 Senators got caught asking for free money. Show some personal accountability and admit you messed up. But don’t keep demeaning yourself and the institution.
As the Senate tries to defend a million dollar payday to 8 of their own - and as the House GOP tries to explain why they refused to amend the CR to strip it out, let's review exactly what it is they want restitution for. Brief thread:
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The House voted UNANIMOUSLY to repeal this yesterday. The fact that Thune continues to defend it is unconscionable. 8 Senators got caught asking for free money. Show some personal accountability and admit you messed up. But don’t keep demeaning yourself and the institution.
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Prioritizing the interests of energy producers over the interests of energy consumers has caused prices to skyrocket.
It's time for an approach to energy policy that puts American consumers first.
It's time for an approach to energy policy that puts American consumers first.
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Prioritizing the interests of energy producers over the interests of energy consumers has caused prices to skyrocket.
It's time for an approach to energy policy that puts American consumers first.
It's time for an approach to energy policy that puts American consumers first.
Last month it was the Young Republicans praising Hitler. Last week it was Fuentes & Carlson criticizing "Jewry". This week, they're saying swastikas and nooses aren't hate speech. The rot is party-wide. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.seattletimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Last month it was the Young Republicans praising Hitler. Last week it was Fuentes & Carlson criticizing "Jewry". This week, they're saying swastikas and nooses aren't hate speech. The rot is party-wide. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
This is encouraging from a consumer perspective and depressing from an industrial perspective. Consumers keep favoring cheap energy - and Trump's policies are driving the investment in the underlying technologies outside of our borders. www.cleaninvestmentmonitor.org/reports/q3-2...
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This is encouraging from a consumer perspective and depressing from an industrial perspective. Consumers keep favoring cheap energy - and Trump's policies are driving the investment in the underlying technologies outside of our borders. www.cleaninvestmentmonitor.org/reports/q3-2...
You cannot argue that US natural gas is clean AND that we should not prevent methane leaks from US natural gas infrastructure. This is just encouraging waste and pollution. www.eenews.net/articles/sen...
Senate upholds Trump administration methane rule
Two Democrats sought to challenge the rule under the Congressional Review Act.
www.eenews.net
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
You cannot argue that US natural gas is clean AND that we should not prevent methane leaks from US natural gas infrastructure. This is just encouraging waste and pollution. www.eenews.net/articles/sen...
This is so cool. And the Chicago Agricultural School is such a treasure on the south side. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/11...
CPS students cook up Thanksgiving dinner for South Side seniors
The event, organized by Ald. Matt O'Shea's office with help from local businesses and restaurants, has served more than 5,000 meals in its 13 years. "By the time you walk out, you are going to be real...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is so cool. And the Chicago Agricultural School is such a treasure on the south side. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/11...
Could [trendy thing in equity markets] have synergistic impact on [other, unrelated TTIEM]? This CEO of a company in the TTIEM industry says YES. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios Future of Energy - ⚛️ Data center CEO: AI speeds fusion by decades
www.axios.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Could [trendy thing in equity markets] have synergistic impact on [other, unrelated TTIEM]? This CEO of a company in the TTIEM industry says YES. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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🎯🎯Must read piece on how John Roberts created the conditions for Trump’s rise and has enabled his criminality at every turn by @pemalevy.bsky.social and @ariberman.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🎯🎯Must read piece on how John Roberts created the conditions for Trump’s rise and has enabled his criminality at every turn by @pemalevy.bsky.social and @ariberman.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Earlier this month, I spoke to students at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park. I enjoyed answering their questions about what’s happening in Congress and life in public service.
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Earlier this month, I spoke to students at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park. I enjoyed answering their questions about what’s happening in Congress and life in public service.
Quiet, piggy.
Trump: "Coal needs a little help public relations wise, so we refer to it as 'clean beautiful coal'"
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Quiet, piggy.
Once again:
We had an amendment to strip the Seditioning Senate Stimulus provision in the House but GOP leadership blocked it, agreeing instead to pass a standalone bill that Thune had no obligation nor desire to take up. Faced with the opportunity to lead, Johnson cowered.
We had an amendment to strip the Seditioning Senate Stimulus provision in the House but GOP leadership blocked it, agreeing instead to pass a standalone bill that Thune had no obligation nor desire to take up. Faced with the opportunity to lead, Johnson cowered.
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Once again:
We had an amendment to strip the Seditioning Senate Stimulus provision in the House but GOP leadership blocked it, agreeing instead to pass a standalone bill that Thune had no obligation nor desire to take up. Faced with the opportunity to lead, Johnson cowered.
We had an amendment to strip the Seditioning Senate Stimulus provision in the House but GOP leadership blocked it, agreeing instead to pass a standalone bill that Thune had no obligation nor desire to take up. Faced with the opportunity to lead, Johnson cowered.
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
Mike Johnson doesn't stand up to Trump because he takes his oath seriously, or that he fights for Congressional prerogatives in the Constitution. He does it because he senses that his own personal politics depend on creating distance from Trump.
November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Mike Johnson doesn't stand up to Trump because he takes his oath seriously, or that he fights for Congressional prerogatives in the Constitution. He does it because he senses that his own personal politics depend on creating distance from Trump.
So here’s a really fascinating thing in energy news today. According to PJM, the only thing better at meeting grid short-term power needs than load-sited demand reduction “DR” is nuclear. This is a really BFD. www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC...
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
So here’s a really fascinating thing in energy news today. According to PJM, the only thing better at meeting grid short-term power needs than load-sited demand reduction “DR” is nuclear. This is a really BFD. www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC...
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I joined Democratic members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation to release a comprehensive fact check refuting the Trump Administration’s false accounts of dangerous immigration enforcement actions in Illinois.
We must hold this administration accountable.
We must hold this administration accountable.
Durbin, Illinois Democrats Release Fact Sheet Debunking The DHS Misinformation Campaign | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
CHICAGO – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary...
www.judiciary.senate.gov
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I joined Democratic members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation to release a comprehensive fact check refuting the Trump Administration’s false accounts of dangerous immigration enforcement actions in Illinois.
We must hold this administration accountable.
We must hold this administration accountable.
More good coverage on crypto fraud in the NYT this morning. Note the phrase "at least $28 billion". It is undoubtedly A LOT more than $28 billion because the technology is so perfectly designed to be untraceable AND this doesn't include all kinds of fraud. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Crypto Industry’s $28 Billion in ‘Dirty Money’
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
More good coverage on crypto fraud in the NYT this morning. Note the phrase "at least $28 billion". It is undoubtedly A LOT more than $28 billion because the technology is so perfectly designed to be untraceable AND this doesn't include all kinds of fraud. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
Crypto ATMs are almost perfectly designed to facilitate financial crime from the most vulnerable Americans. Be very suspicious of anyone who asks you to make a deposit into one; they are designed to make it impossible for you to get it back. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
How Fraudsters Use Cryptocurrency A.T.M.s to Target Victims
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Crypto ATMs are almost perfectly designed to facilitate financial crime from the most vulnerable Americans. Be very suspicious of anyone who asks you to make a deposit into one; they are designed to make it impossible for you to get it back. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
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This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
#KavanaughStop
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
#KavanaughStop
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My office is collecting holiday cards to share with seniors throughout IL-06! Deliver cards to my Lombard or Oak Forest office by Monday, December 1, 2025.
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My office is collecting holiday cards to share with seniors throughout IL-06! Deliver cards to my Lombard or Oak Forest office by Monday, December 1, 2025.
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Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files