JC Steiniger
@northcountryjoe.bsky.social
Retired financial adviser. CFP Board Emeritus®. Arts advocate. Former foundation trustee, nonprofit director. Former a lot of things.
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I remember when being called "woke" was a compliment.
Have our values really changed that much?
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I was child of the 60’s—the era of JFK’s New Frontier and LBJ’s Great Society. #Trump is dismembering those ideals and aspirations in real time right before our eyes. Have our values as a nation really changed 180 degrees in my lifetime? ADK Diary looks for answers.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:17 PM
We can debate the economic fallacy of the tariffs, or the cruelty of immigration policy, or the legality of kidnapping foreign leaders. Jan 6 is not debatable. For this and this alone the man should be impeached.
January 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
We can debate the economic fallacy of the tariffs, or the cruelty of immigration policy, or the legality of kidnapping foreign leaders. Jan 6 is not debatable. For this and this alone the man should be impeached.
Most of us would rather forget 2025. Some found solace in the extraordinary generosity of their local communities. My year end review in Adirondack Diary on Substack. Link is in the bio.
January 1, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Most of us would rather forget 2025. Some found solace in the extraordinary generosity of their local communities. My year end review in Adirondack Diary on Substack. Link is in the bio.
Reposted by JC Steiniger
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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A pair of property owners in Old Forge and Essex, NY have agreed to turn their short-term rentals (STRs) into long-term housing, becoming the first participants in a pilot project meant to help alleviate the region’s persistent housing shortage.
Program Helps Adk Property Owners Convert Short-Term Rentals to Long-Term Housing - New York Almanack
Adirondack property owners can get support for turning their short-term rentals (STRs) into long-term housing to help the region’s housing shortage.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A pair of property owners in Old Forge and Essex, NY have agreed to turn their short-term rentals (STRs) into long-term housing, becoming the first participants in a pilot project meant to help alleviate the region’s persistent housing shortage.
As the snowbirds prepare to head south for the winter, so do the songbirds that have serenaded us all summer. That sudden absence of sound in the woods surrounding the house is the first warning that summer is about to end. In this week's Substack: jcsteiniger.substack.com/p/summer-ends
#Adirondacks
#Adirondacks
Summer Ends...
...and autumn comes
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September 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
As the snowbirds prepare to head south for the winter, so do the songbirds that have serenaded us all summer. That sudden absence of sound in the woods surrounding the house is the first warning that summer is about to end. In this week's Substack: jcsteiniger.substack.com/p/summer-ends
#Adirondacks
#Adirondacks
In this week's Adirondack Diary: "We had talked about things like cancelling DEI programs, and defunding education, and defunding the arts and humanities, and no one had mentioned the name of the one person responsible for all of it."
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"He who must not be named"
No, the other dark wizard.
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September 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
In this week's Adirondack Diary: "We had talked about things like cancelling DEI programs, and defunding education, and defunding the arts and humanities, and no one had mentioned the name of the one person responsible for all of it."
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The end of the story will be written by the justices of the Supreme Court, and based upon recent decisions the final outcome is anything but certain.
This week's Adirondack Diary, on Substack:
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This week's Adirondack Diary, on Substack:
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"Justice is Blind"?
Or just refusing to see.
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September 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The end of the story will be written by the justices of the Supreme Court, and based upon recent decisions the final outcome is anything but certain.
This week's Adirondack Diary, on Substack:
jcsteiniger.substack.com/p/supreme-co...
This week's Adirondack Diary, on Substack:
jcsteiniger.substack.com/p/supreme-co...
In this week's Adirondack Diary | Substack: The MAGA movement, led by the President, is trying to convince the country that diversity, equity, and inclusion for everyone are detrimental values for a community and for the country. #politics
jcsteiniger.substack.com/p/goodbye-dei
jcsteiniger.substack.com/p/goodbye-dei
August 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In this week's Adirondack Diary | Substack: The MAGA movement, led by the President, is trying to convince the country that diversity, equity, and inclusion for everyone are detrimental values for a community and for the country. #politics
jcsteiniger.substack.com/p/goodbye-dei
jcsteiniger.substack.com/p/goodbye-dei
President Trump invited Vladimir to have a chat. It did not go well. He rated it a "10". Of course he did.
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#politicssky
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#politicssky
Moy drug, Vlad
My friend, Vladimir
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August 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
President Trump invited Vladimir to have a chat. It did not go well. He rated it a "10". Of course he did.
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#politicssky
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#politicssky
Hot off the press, so to speak: Did the sandwich leave a mark? Did it leave a stain? If you throw your sandwich at some random DC tourist dressed up in Bolivian Army camo and they turn out to be an ICE agent, does it count?
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Gerrymander this!
We're looking at you, Texas...
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August 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Hot off the press, so to speak: Did the sandwich leave a mark? Did it leave a stain? If you throw your sandwich at some random DC tourist dressed up in Bolivian Army camo and they turn out to be an ICE agent, does it count?
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This week's Adirondack Diary update looks at a smorgasbord of White House (illegal, immoral, ill-considered) initiatives, along with Alan Dershowitz's continuing quest to purchase pierogis on Martha's Vineyard.
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"Promises Made, Promises Kept"
Please stop.
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August 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This week's Adirondack Diary update looks at a smorgasbord of White House (illegal, immoral, ill-considered) initiatives, along with Alan Dershowitz's continuing quest to purchase pierogis on Martha's Vineyard.
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This week's semi-wonky look at #stockmarket valuations.
What me worry?
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What me worry?
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Whither the Markets?
What, me worry?
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August 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This week's semi-wonky look at #stockmarket valuations.
What me worry?
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What me worry?
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You probably thought that empathy was a virtue, didn't you? For the right wing of the Republican Party, empathy is now viewed as an impediment to designing good public policy. This week's Substack post explores how it happened.
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You probably thought empathy was a virtue
Not to everyone
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July 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
You probably thought that empathy was a virtue, didn't you? For the right wing of the Republican Party, empathy is now viewed as an impediment to designing good public policy. This week's Substack post explores how it happened.
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I have given up trying to understand why someone continues to support Donald Trump. I and those like me must now figure out how to rebuild everything that has been destroyed. Trump supporters will never be part of that effort. So be it; we will do it ourselves. open.substack.com/pub/jcsteini...
There is not enough common ground...
Sorry, not sorry.
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July 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I have given up trying to understand why someone continues to support Donald Trump. I and those like me must now figure out how to rebuild everything that has been destroyed. Trump supporters will never be part of that effort. So be it; we will do it ourselves. open.substack.com/pub/jcsteini...
People a lot smarter than me agree. This legislation is even worse than we thought it was. This week's Adirondack Diary, on Substack:
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Upon Further Reflection...
...this legislation is even worse than I thought.
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July 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
People a lot smarter than me agree. This legislation is even worse than we thought it was. This week's Adirondack Diary, on Substack:
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Lots of blame to go around here, primarily with the White House. 2/3 of the country didn't know about the bill or didn't care about the bill. Of those that did, only 1/3 approved. Mix one part apathy with one part cruelty, and here we are:
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Big? Yes. But Beautiful?
...not so much
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July 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Lots of blame to go around here, primarily with the White House. 2/3 of the country didn't know about the bill or didn't care about the bill. Of those that did, only 1/3 approved. Mix one part apathy with one part cruelty, and here we are:
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This week's Substack, in which we examine the inverse correlation between the speed of modern digital communications, and the accuracy of the content:
"Have We Reached Peak Stupid?"
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"Have We Reached Peak Stupid?"
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"Send" Message ...or not!
Have we reached Peak Stupid?
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June 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This week's Substack, in which we examine the inverse correlation between the speed of modern digital communications, and the accuracy of the content:
"Have We Reached Peak Stupid?"
jcsteiniger.substack.com/p/press-send...
"Have We Reached Peak Stupid?"
jcsteiniger.substack.com/p/press-send...
What's more optimistic than a freshly planted garden?
This week's Adirondack Diary, on Substack:
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#gardening #adirondacks
This week's Adirondack Diary, on Substack:
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#gardening #adirondacks
The $64 Tomato?
Let me check my math.
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June 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
What's more optimistic than a freshly planted garden?
This week's Adirondack Diary, on Substack:
jcsteiniger.substack.com/p/the-64-tom...
#gardening #adirondacks
This week's Adirondack Diary, on Substack:
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#gardening #adirondacks
The House is now scheduled to vote as early as tomorrow on the "Rescission Bill" which will defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. If public radio and television is as important to your family as it is to ours, please read the attached.
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The Fight for Public Broadcasting
...and why it matters
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June 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The House is now scheduled to vote as early as tomorrow on the "Rescission Bill" which will defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. If public radio and television is as important to your family as it is to ours, please read the attached.
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What could possibly go wrong? 👇🏻
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Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts
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June 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
What could possibly go wrong? 👇🏻
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The Trumps have upped their game since the days when you could bankrupt a casino and just leave your employees, vendors and lenders holding the bag. Trump 2 is a masterclass in lining your own pockets.
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Grifters Gonna Grift
Trump's Pay-to-Play Masterclass
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June 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The Trumps have upped their game since the days when you could bankrupt a casino and just leave your employees, vendors and lenders holding the bag. Trump 2 is a masterclass in lining your own pockets.
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Some excitement down at the dock this morning. A northern water snake having la grenouille for breakfast, hold the garlic butter. #adirondacks
June 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Some excitement down at the dock this morning. A northern water snake having la grenouille for breakfast, hold the garlic butter. #adirondacks
Expanding on the premise that I wrote about yesterday👇🏻
“Now would be a very good time for Washington to bring back its debt obsession,” Rogé Karma writes:
The Simple Formula That Explains Why the Debt Matters
When interest rates outpace growth, very bad things can happen.
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June 1, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Expanding on the premise that I wrote about yesterday👇🏻