Steve Fermier
@stevefermier.bsky.social
Just the facts, please. Retired broadcaster. Clergy dropout. Played a politician on TV. (VEEP, House of Cards)
B.A., M.Div., SAG-AFTRA
B.A., M.Div., SAG-AFTRA
Why invade Venezuela?
Pick your favorite rationalization:
-Remove Maduro and restore democracy
-Get the oil
-Stop narcotic export
-Distract from. Epstein files
-Set a foundation of "war" to justify triggering the Insurrection Act
I'm leaning towards the latter. Or oil. Or both.
Pick your favorite rationalization:
-Remove Maduro and restore democracy
-Get the oil
-Stop narcotic export
-Distract from. Epstein files
-Set a foundation of "war" to justify triggering the Insurrection Act
I'm leaning towards the latter. Or oil. Or both.
January 5, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Why invade Venezuela?
Pick your favorite rationalization:
-Remove Maduro and restore democracy
-Get the oil
-Stop narcotic export
-Distract from. Epstein files
-Set a foundation of "war" to justify triggering the Insurrection Act
I'm leaning towards the latter. Or oil. Or both.
Pick your favorite rationalization:
-Remove Maduro and restore democracy
-Get the oil
-Stop narcotic export
-Distract from. Epstein files
-Set a foundation of "war" to justify triggering the Insurrection Act
I'm leaning towards the latter. Or oil. Or both.
Democrats:
You need to obstruct.
Not just condemn or complain.
Push back hard!
youtube.com/watch?v=UoR8...
You need to obstruct.
Not just condemn or complain.
Push back hard!
youtube.com/watch?v=UoR8...
Venezuela, the Failure of the Democrats, and the History of Resistance
YouTube video by Tad Stoermer
youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Democrats:
You need to obstruct.
Not just condemn or complain.
Push back hard!
youtube.com/watch?v=UoR8...
You need to obstruct.
Not just condemn or complain.
Push back hard!
youtube.com/watch?v=UoR8...
Donald Trump treats the War Powers Act pretty much the same way he treats marriage vows.
January 4, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Donald Trump treats the War Powers Act pretty much the same way he treats marriage vows.
At least George W. Bush went to
Congress ahead of invading Iraq.
One more guardrail falls.
Congress ahead of invading Iraq.
One more guardrail falls.
January 4, 2026 at 4:39 AM
At least George W. Bush went to
Congress ahead of invading Iraq.
One more guardrail falls.
Congress ahead of invading Iraq.
One more guardrail falls.
I want to say to all those MAGA bootlickers who insisted online ahead of the 2024 election that Donald Trump will be the"peace president,"
Fuck you.
Fuck you.
January 4, 2026 at 4:37 AM
I want to say to all those MAGA bootlickers who insisted online ahead of the 2024 election that Donald Trump will be the"peace president,"
Fuck you.
Fuck you.
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
Mr. Maduro has the misfortune of being president of Venezuela and not Honduras.
January 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Mr. Maduro has the misfortune of being president of Venezuela and not Honduras.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
The sauerkraut is up. Already for the pork. Anybody else preparing a traditional German meal to welcome the new year?
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The sauerkraut is up. Already for the pork. Anybody else preparing a traditional German meal to welcome the new year?
My new year's resolution?
Easy.
I've been way way too easy on the current Administration and the Republicans that are in lockstep
Well...
That's going to change in 2026.
Easy.
I've been way way too easy on the current Administration and the Republicans that are in lockstep
Well...
That's going to change in 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 4:07 PM
My new year's resolution?
Easy.
I've been way way too easy on the current Administration and the Republicans that are in lockstep
Well...
That's going to change in 2026.
Easy.
I've been way way too easy on the current Administration and the Republicans that are in lockstep
Well...
That's going to change in 2026.
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There are still great journalists working there, and great stories being published. But now we know that these stories will only be seen when the bosses allow it. And not all those bosses are working at CBS News.
The end of CBS News
Why corporate media won't come to save us.
www.motherjones.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM
There are still great journalists working there, and great stories being published. But now we know that these stories will only be seen when the bosses allow it. And not all those bosses are working at CBS News.
The 1/6 attackers were either very gullible and believed lies or just didn't care. There's no alternative scenario.
Jack Smith in just-released House Committee interview … about Trump:
“The attack that happened at the Capitol … does not happen without him. The other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit”
youtu.be/1NOVLkzycPI?...
“The attack that happened at the Capitol … does not happen without him. The other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit”
youtu.be/1NOVLkzycPI?...
Jack Smith in House Cmte interview re: Trump: “Attack.. at the Capitol does not happen without him”
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The 1/6 attackers were either very gullible and believed lies or just didn't care. There's no alternative scenario.
If you're buying for New Year's Eve, remember to look for the union label!
December 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
If you're buying for New Year's Eve, remember to look for the union label!
Would qualify as infuriating.
December 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Would qualify as infuriating.
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This month, your rightwing uncle demands
1) Turn away refugees
2) Tax cuts for the richest
3) Be cruel to trans ppl
4) Defend the Confederate flag
5) More prisons
6) More executions
7) More guns
8) No healthcare for "illegals"
9) Hate anything "woke"
10) Keep Christ in Christmas
1) Turn away refugees
2) Tax cuts for the richest
3) Be cruel to trans ppl
4) Defend the Confederate flag
5) More prisons
6) More executions
7) More guns
8) No healthcare for "illegals"
9) Hate anything "woke"
10) Keep Christ in Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This month, your rightwing uncle demands
1) Turn away refugees
2) Tax cuts for the richest
3) Be cruel to trans ppl
4) Defend the Confederate flag
5) More prisons
6) More executions
7) More guns
8) No healthcare for "illegals"
9) Hate anything "woke"
10) Keep Christ in Christmas
1) Turn away refugees
2) Tax cuts for the richest
3) Be cruel to trans ppl
4) Defend the Confederate flag
5) More prisons
6) More executions
7) More guns
8) No healthcare for "illegals"
9) Hate anything "woke"
10) Keep Christ in Christmas
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Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.
December 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.
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America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
So now we bomb people in Nigeria for killing Christians
but
we're fine with the people who do it in Ukraine???
but
we're fine with the people who do it in Ukraine???
December 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
So now we bomb people in Nigeria for killing Christians
but
we're fine with the people who do it in Ukraine???
but
we're fine with the people who do it in Ukraine???
And the piece is from several months ago!
Source: YouTube share.google/gX8u9osySoME...
Source: YouTube share.google/gX8u9osySoME...
Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
share.google
December 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
And the piece is from several months ago!
Source: YouTube share.google/gX8u9osySoME...
Source: YouTube share.google/gX8u9osySoME...
Merry Christmas to all.
December 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Merry Christmas to all.
It's not the New York Times bestselling list, but I'll take it.
December 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It's not the New York Times bestselling list, but I'll take it.
Looks like the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future finally visited the Supreme Court justices. Well, some of them.
December 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Looks like the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future finally visited the Supreme Court justices. Well, some of them.
The administration refused to comment which reporter Alfonsi rightly identifies as a "kill switch." Bari Weiss is violating a cardinal rule of journalism. No government should have the power to kill a story simply by refusing to comment.
December 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The administration refused to comment which reporter Alfonsi rightly identifies as a "kill switch." Bari Weiss is violating a cardinal rule of journalism. No government should have the power to kill a story simply by refusing to comment.