Steve Gatt
@stevegatt.bsky.social
Random dispatches from near Bellingham, WA. Lean progressive, coffee, whiskey, donuts, deadlifts, college football, cars and T1D
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The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
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Schumer: "It makes you think that maybe to Trump he wants to distract the American people, as he always does, from the skyrocketing costs they are facing, from the Epstein files."
January 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Schumer: "It makes you think that maybe to Trump he wants to distract the American people, as he always does, from the skyrocketing costs they are facing, from the Epstein files."
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From the House Intelligence Committee’s ranking Democrat:
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
From the House Intelligence Committee’s ranking Democrat:
Oil sure is one helluva a drug and America is addicted to it, and greed.
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Oil sure is one helluva a drug and America is addicted to it, and greed.
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This Jack Smith deposition makes one thing abundantly clear:
If Donald Trump wasn’t re-elected, he’d be spending the rest of his life in prison.
And he should be.
If Donald Trump wasn’t re-elected, he’d be spending the rest of his life in prison.
And he should be.
January 1, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This Jack Smith deposition makes one thing abundantly clear:
If Donald Trump wasn’t re-elected, he’d be spending the rest of his life in prison.
And he should be.
If Donald Trump wasn’t re-elected, he’d be spending the rest of his life in prison.
And he should be.
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Donald Trump is a felon.
Donald Trump is a rapist.
Donald Trump is a grifter.
Donald Trump is directly responsible for the violence, deaths, & terror that occurred on Jan. 6, 2021.
Impeach. Remove. Convict.
Donald Trump is a rapist.
Donald Trump is a grifter.
Donald Trump is directly responsible for the violence, deaths, & terror that occurred on Jan. 6, 2021.
Impeach. Remove. Convict.
December 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Donald Trump is a felon.
Donald Trump is a rapist.
Donald Trump is a grifter.
Donald Trump is directly responsible for the violence, deaths, & terror that occurred on Jan. 6, 2021.
Impeach. Remove. Convict.
Donald Trump is a rapist.
Donald Trump is a grifter.
Donald Trump is directly responsible for the violence, deaths, & terror that occurred on Jan. 6, 2021.
Impeach. Remove. Convict.
Unsealed: Abrego Garcia
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Unsealed: Abrego Garcia
The sealed order in the Abrego Garcia case that I wrote about in Sunday night’s “The Week Ahead” column was unsealed today.
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Unsealed: Abrego Garcia
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Any word from armed services members? Did they receive their “$1,776 Warrior Bonus”??
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Any word from armed services members? Did they receive their “$1,776 Warrior Bonus”??
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the Courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who would pervert the Constitution.”
- Abraham Lincoln
- Abraham Lincoln
December 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the Courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who would pervert the Constitution.”
- Abraham Lincoln
- Abraham Lincoln
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Get ready for the “Trump was a young playboy” propaganda even though he was 50 and the girls were 14.
December 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Get ready for the “Trump was a young playboy” propaganda even though he was 50 and the girls were 14.
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WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
December 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
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1/14/25 DOJ released special counsel Jack Smith’s 137-page report on Donald Trump's election interference case. If Trump had not won the election, he would have been found guilty.
October 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
1/14/25 DOJ released special counsel Jack Smith’s 137-page report on Donald Trump's election interference case. If Trump had not won the election, he would have been found guilty.
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🚨 BREAKING: I obtained the letter the DOJ sent to Congress about today's Epstein files release. NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE! The law requires 5 exceptions. They're using 8. Here's what they're hiding and why it matters.
December 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
🚨 BREAKING: I obtained the letter the DOJ sent to Congress about today's Epstein files release. NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE! The law requires 5 exceptions. They're using 8. Here's what they're hiding and why it matters.
Wanna bet on who’s the next Fed Chair?
December 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Wanna bet on who’s the next Fed Chair?
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This has the votes to pass with bipartisan support, but Johnson is going to adjourn the House again to delay it as long as possible just like he did with Epstein.
December 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This has the votes to pass with bipartisan support, but Johnson is going to adjourn the House again to delay it as long as possible just like he did with Epstein.
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I meant to write a post today but instead I made beef cheeks for dinner. So in advance of Trump's speech let me lay out how they're reverse engineering VZ.
First, all the lies Stephen Miller has told.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/01/s...
First, all the lies Stephen Miller has told.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/01/s...
Stephen Miller's Snowballing Deportation Deceptions - emptywheel
Stephen Miller has been building the lies about migrants that are falling apart under legal scrutiny for years. That's why Trump has to force journalists to affirm his false claims about Kilmar Abrego...
www.emptywheel.net
December 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I meant to write a post today but instead I made beef cheeks for dinner. So in advance of Trump's speech let me lay out how they're reverse engineering VZ.
First, all the lies Stephen Miller has told.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/01/s...
First, all the lies Stephen Miller has told.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/01/s...
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Literally destroying the independence of agencies *created* to be independent
They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Literally destroying the independence of agencies *created* to be independent
Trump is the worst president ever.
Per @garretthaake.bsky.social, the extremely tacky "presidential wall of fame" that lines the colonnade to the West Wing now has obviously-Trump-penned plaques insulting or praising the presidents.
December 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Trump is the worst president ever.
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
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The way he pushes back against Republicans is *chef's kiss*!
Really well done! He holds him accountable, doesn't insult him, but doesn't let him off the hook. Nice.
Really well done! He holds him accountable, doesn't insult him, but doesn't let him off the hook. Nice.
James Talarico: Could your book ban include Romeo and Juliet?
Republican: I-I’m not advised on Romeo and Juliet…
Talarico: Your bill could ban Lonesome Dove, a Texas classic?
Republican: I-It’s possible…
Talarico: You’re not removing filth. You’re removing classical literature.
Republican: I-I’m not advised on Romeo and Juliet…
Talarico: Your bill could ban Lonesome Dove, a Texas classic?
Republican: I-It’s possible…
Talarico: You’re not removing filth. You’re removing classical literature.
December 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The way he pushes back against Republicans is *chef's kiss*!
Really well done! He holds him accountable, doesn't insult him, but doesn't let him off the hook. Nice.
Really well done! He holds him accountable, doesn't insult him, but doesn't let him off the hook. Nice.
Cooper Joesph relaxing after a short fight with the evil vacuum!
December 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Cooper Joesph relaxing after a short fight with the evil vacuum!
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It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.