Phil Stevens
@philstevens19.bsky.social
Retired Illinois public ed guy and proud dad/husband. I love critical thinking based on objective truth. And there’s the Michigan football thing.
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The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
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The idea that others are using unfair advantages to get ahead is a core element of both Trumpism and anti-immigration rhetoric. Letting rich people and businesses ostentatiously buy U.S. residency is as explicit a shortcut as you’ll find.
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Trump's "Gold Card" plan is a cynical immigration gimmick
Philip Bump: It’s tough to sell economic populism to the MAGA base when a million dollars lets you cut the immigration line in Trump’s America.
www.ms.now
December 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The idea that others are using unfair advantages to get ahead is a core element of both Trumpism and anti-immigration rhetoric. Letting rich people and businesses ostentatiously buy U.S. residency is as explicit a shortcut as you’ll find.
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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Free link. Last year, China bought 26.8 million tons of US soy beans. Donald's tariffs drove him to make a deal with China for 12 million. So far, they've actually bought 2.25 million. Such a brilliant deal maker.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/i...
Illinois farmers welcome Trump aid package but say more needs to be done to save struggling industry
A combination of trade wars with China and rising costs has led to projections of billions in losses nationally for growers this year.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Free link. Last year, China bought 26.8 million tons of US soy beans. Donald's tariffs drove him to make a deal with China for 12 million. So far, they've actually bought 2.25 million. Such a brilliant deal maker.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/i...
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At this hearing, @padilla.senate.gov asked me whether mass deportation is making us more safe. Here was my response.
December 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
At this hearing, @padilla.senate.gov asked me whether mass deportation is making us more safe. Here was my response.
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A U.S. citizen who in October was dragged from her SUV by masked federal immigration agents in West Town testified before a congressional public forum in Washington Tuesday that she has experienced panic attacks and daily nightmares after being held in federal custody.
Chicago woman detained by federal agents among five U.S. citizens to testify in Washington
chicago.suntimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A U.S. citizen who in October was dragged from her SUV by masked federal immigration agents in West Town testified before a congressional public forum in Washington Tuesday that she has experienced panic attacks and daily nightmares after being held in federal custody.
STRONG kudos to Phil Williams and Channel 5 Nashville for having the guts to bring racists and fascists out of the shadows. These assholes are emboldened by MAGA. Decent people should ostracize and shame them.
WATCH: Advocates for political violence among those welcomed to conference at Tennessee state park www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Advocates for political violence among those welcomed to conference at Tennessee state park
For years, the guest list for an annual white nationalist gathering at Tennessee’s Montgomery Bell State Park has been a closely guarded secret.
www.newschannel5.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
STRONG kudos to Phil Williams and Channel 5 Nashville for having the guts to bring racists and fascists out of the shadows. These assholes are emboldened by MAGA. Decent people should ostracize and shame them.
Free. Another banger from the Trib. Real law enforcement has some thoughts about how ICE conducts itself.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
From shooting to Slim Jims, immigration agents’ poor tactics made for needless safety risks, experts say
A Tribune review found Immigration agents routinely broke urban policing protocols meant to limit danger to themselves and others.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Free. Another banger from the Trib. Real law enforcement has some thoughts about how ICE conducts itself.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
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“.. Last year, the percentage of H-1B-sponsored doctors in rural counties was nearly twice the share in urban ones ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
@washingtonpost.com
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December 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“.. Last year, the percentage of H-1B-sponsored doctors in rural counties was nearly twice the share in urban ones ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/d...
Gift link. Really, really good reporting. Bottom line is that MAGA gives people permission to be assholes.
Gift link. Really, really good reporting. Bottom line is that MAGA gives people permission to be assholes.
Resurgence of a slur: Local parents, intellectual disability advocates condemn Trump’s use of the ‘R-word’
Once a common schoolyard insult, the R-word had largely vanished from mainstream speech until recently. Donald Trump has helped its resurgence.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/d...
Gift link. Really, really good reporting. Bottom line is that MAGA gives people permission to be assholes.
Gift link. Really, really good reporting. Bottom line is that MAGA gives people permission to be assholes.
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Resurgence of a slur: Local parents, intellectual disability advocates condemn Trump’s use of the ‘R-word’
Resurgence of a slur: Local parents, intellectual disability advocates condemn Trump’s use of the ‘R-word’
Once a common schoolyard insult, the R-word had largely vanished from mainstream speech until recently. Donald Trump has helped its resurgence.
trib.al
December 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Resurgence of a slur: Local parents, intellectual disability advocates condemn Trump’s use of the ‘R-word’
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“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
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FLASHBACK: These humane immigration answers from Bush & Reagan show it’s the Republican Party that has become much more extreme.
Think either of these guys could even come close to winning a Republican primary these days? 😬
Think either of these guys could even come close to winning a Republican primary these days? 😬
December 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
FLASHBACK: These humane immigration answers from Bush & Reagan show it’s the Republican Party that has become much more extreme.
Think either of these guys could even come close to winning a Republican primary these days? 😬
Think either of these guys could even come close to winning a Republican primary these days? 😬
"Worst of the worst", aka the people who remove your snow and work your food sources.
Federal deportation campaign to have chilling effect for Chicago's snow removal companies chicago.suntimes.com/work/2025/12...
Federal deportation campaign to have chilling effect for Chicago's snow removal companies chicago.suntimes.com/work/2025/12...
Federal deportation campaign to have chilling effect for Chicago's snow removal companies
Some Chicago landscaping companies that rely on immigrant workers are struggling with labor shortages, and the impact is being felt even more as they ramp up snow removal services.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"Worst of the worst", aka the people who remove your snow and work your food sources.
Federal deportation campaign to have chilling effect for Chicago's snow removal companies chicago.suntimes.com/work/2025/12...
Federal deportation campaign to have chilling effect for Chicago's snow removal companies chicago.suntimes.com/work/2025/12...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Go figure.
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Go figure.
1) Science-data derived from rigorous testing shows the vax is safe and effective.
2) Dollars and cents-the full course of the vax costs around 200 bucks. Chronic liver disease is MUCH more than that.
But a dude on the internet said it’s poison and now it’s gov’t policy. Thanks Trump voters.
2) Dollars and cents-the full course of the vax costs around 200 bucks. Chronic liver disease is MUCH more than that.
But a dude on the internet said it’s poison and now it’s gov’t policy. Thanks Trump voters.
💬Viewpoint: Eliminating universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccination risks an estimated 8% increase in annual perinatal #HepatitisB infections in the US, increasing preventable chronic disease burden. ja.ma/3Me0zHh
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
1) Science-data derived from rigorous testing shows the vax is safe and effective.
2) Dollars and cents-the full course of the vax costs around 200 bucks. Chronic liver disease is MUCH more than that.
But a dude on the internet said it’s poison and now it’s gov’t policy. Thanks Trump voters.
2) Dollars and cents-the full course of the vax costs around 200 bucks. Chronic liver disease is MUCH more than that.
But a dude on the internet said it’s poison and now it’s gov’t policy. Thanks Trump voters.
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Hepatitis B infection in infancy (almost half of all HepB is caught in childhood) is associated with a 90% chance of becoming a chronic infection (ie the body can never clear the virus), and is highly likely to progress to liver failure and liver cancer.
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
💬Viewpoint: Eliminating universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccination risks an estimated 8% increase in annual perinatal #HepatitisB infections in the US, increasing preventable chronic disease burden. ja.ma/3Me0zHh
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Hepatitis B infection in infancy (almost half of all HepB is caught in childhood) is associated with a 90% chance of becoming a chronic infection (ie the body can never clear the virus), and is highly likely to progress to liver failure and liver cancer.
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat https://theonion.com/u-s-military-carries-out-strike-on-scuffy-the-tugboat/
December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat https://theonion.com/u-s-military-carries-out-strike-on-scuffy-the-tugboat/
How Republicans have sold their souls. Any R who hasn’t already condemned Donald can kiss my ass now and forever. I wouldn’t vote for them for sewage taster.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
The Silence of the Canaries
Trump has normalized xenophobia
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
How Republicans have sold their souls. Any R who hasn’t already condemned Donald can kiss my ass now and forever. I wouldn’t vote for them for sewage taster.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Trump entered the Mar-a-Lago ballroom for his Thanksgiving feast to the song “We Are the World,” a song used to raise money to help starving children.
Trump himself has cut aid to address global famine and has fought for the right to cut food stamps from American families.
Trump himself has cut aid to address global famine and has fought for the right to cut food stamps from American families.
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Trump entered the Mar-a-Lago ballroom for his Thanksgiving feast to the song “We Are the World,” a song used to raise money to help starving children.
Trump himself has cut aid to address global famine and has fought for the right to cut food stamps from American families.
Trump himself has cut aid to address global famine and has fought for the right to cut food stamps from American families.
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Trump: “They gave him 45 years because he was the President of the Country — you could do this to any President.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Trump: “They gave him 45 years because he was the President of the Country — you could do this to any President.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...