Steve Yelvington
@yelvington.com
Former enemy of the people, now mostly just an annoyance. Digital news pioneer. Cancer survivor. Newspaper journalism survivor. Would-be traveler.
Held senior positions at startribune.com, Cox, Morris.
Self-hosting Mastodon @[email protected]
Held senior positions at startribune.com, Cox, Morris.
Self-hosting Mastodon @[email protected]
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Trump is banning fact-checkers--yes, those people who do the research to learn the truth--from entering the USA.
When Trump says he supports free speech, what he means is supports his right to lie. Those who tell the truth are therefore his natural enemies.
When Trump says he supports free speech, what he means is supports his right to lie. Those who tell the truth are therefore his natural enemies.
December 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Trump is banning fact-checkers--yes, those people who do the research to learn the truth--from entering the USA.
When Trump says he supports free speech, what he means is supports his right to lie. Those who tell the truth are therefore his natural enemies.
When Trump says he supports free speech, what he means is supports his right to lie. Those who tell the truth are therefore his natural enemies.
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Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
Christmas morning, Savannah, Georgia.
December 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Christmas morning, Savannah, Georgia.
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The DOJ is lying when it says they *just now* received Epstein files from the Southern District of New York.
December 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The DOJ is lying when it says they *just now* received Epstein files from the Southern District of New York.
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Epstein's plot seems like it was a Amway style pyramid scheme for sexual abuse.
Here's how the gov't described it:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file... & www.justice.gov/multimedia/C... #doj #epstein files
Here's how the gov't described it:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file... & www.justice.gov/multimedia/C... #doj #epstein files
December 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Epstein's plot seems like it was a Amway style pyramid scheme for sexual abuse.
Here's how the gov't described it:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file... & www.justice.gov/multimedia/C... #doj #epstein files
Here's how the gov't described it:
www.justice.gov/epstein/file... & www.justice.gov/multimedia/C... #doj #epstein files
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"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
December 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
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They’re scrambling. Written for a party of one.
December 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
They’re scrambling. Written for a party of one.
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Having to watch a bootlegged copy of a video from another country because my country censored it is making me feel as if I'm living in 1980s Eastern Germany.
December 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Having to watch a bootlegged copy of a video from another country because my country censored it is making me feel as if I'm living in 1980s Eastern Germany.
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Pope Leo vs. Franklin Graham
December 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Pope Leo vs. Franklin Graham
I hate to break it to you all but flying reindeers aren't in the Bible.
December 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I hate to break it to you all but flying reindeers aren't in the Bible.
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I work murders. No one is hiding murders. The numbers in these cities and others are down. This is historic good news.
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I work murders. No one is hiding murders. The numbers in these cities and others are down. This is historic good news.
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A major loss for Trump and his goons.
Supreme Court tells Trump he can’t use the military to police Chicago
The decision affirms lower court rulings that found no evidence of rebellion or unrest justifying military involvement.
www.motherjones.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A major loss for Trump and his goons.
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I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
We should all be furious about Trump's failure to release the Epstein files. We should all be skeptical of what's in them. Not everything the FBI collects turns out to be true.
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
We should all be furious about Trump's failure to release the Epstein files. We should all be skeptical of what's in them. Not everything the FBI collects turns out to be true.
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Trump let Nvidia sell its second-most powerful chip to China after CEO Jensen Huang donated to his ballroom. While Trump lines his pockets, “militarily and commercially he is letting China clean America’s clock.” From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/7KnoSaR
Trump Loses GOP Support on China Policy - The American Prospect
Add Republican objections to Trump’s China capitulations to the growing realm of defections from leaders of his own party.
trib.al
December 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump let Nvidia sell its second-most powerful chip to China after CEO Jensen Huang donated to his ballroom. While Trump lines his pockets, “militarily and commercially he is letting China clean America’s clock.” From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/7KnoSaR
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All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
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Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.
December 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.
I guess we're going to have to rename the Streisand Effect.
December 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I guess we're going to have to rename the Streisand Effect.
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saw someone suggest I should add commentary, and this isn't what was meant, but my commentary is I believe the video depicts major laws being broken by the US federal government and that their attempt to bury the TV segment in favor of a government approved edit reveals awareness of their wrongdoing
December 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
saw someone suggest I should add commentary, and this isn't what was meant, but my commentary is I believe the video depicts major laws being broken by the US federal government and that their attempt to bury the TV segment in favor of a government approved edit reveals awareness of their wrongdoing
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NEW: CBS is in a cat and mouse game with internet pirates after the network's spiked CECOT story was accidentally released via TV streaming in Canada. 👀
Now people keep uploading the video, and CBS keeps issuing copyright takedowns. But good luck stopping BitTorrent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATpV...
Now people keep uploading the video, and CBS keeps issuing copyright takedowns. But good luck stopping BitTorrent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATpV...
First part of banned 60 Minutes CERCOT episode
YouTube video by Lee Drake
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
NEW: CBS is in a cat and mouse game with internet pirates after the network's spiked CECOT story was accidentally released via TV streaming in Canada. 👀
Now people keep uploading the video, and CBS keeps issuing copyright takedowns. But good luck stopping BitTorrent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATpV...
Now people keep uploading the video, and CBS keeps issuing copyright takedowns. But good luck stopping BitTorrent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATpV...
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Parents everywhere are terrified that their teens’ sudden need to download the forbidden 60 minutes story is a gateway drug to wanting even more news
December 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Parents everywhere are terrified that their teens’ sudden need to download the forbidden 60 minutes story is a gateway drug to wanting even more news
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Judge James Boasberg said the U.S. denied due process to the Venezuelan men it deported to a prison in El Salvador after President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. n.pr/3YaVn9X
Federal judge rules the U.S. violated due process with Alien Enemies Act deportations
Judge James Boasberg said the U.S. denied due process to the Venezuelan men it deported to a prison in El Salvador after President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Judge James Boasberg said the U.S. denied due process to the Venezuelan men it deported to a prison in El Salvador after President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. n.pr/3YaVn9X