Steph
Steph
@stephinformed.bsky.social
I'm a retired large bank corporate lender. Married for 50+ yrs, proud of our two daughters. Very concerned about Americans who do not read or fact check. Trump gets away with lies because many Americans are willfully uninformed. Please be one that reads.
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www.theatlantic.com/politics/202.... "Tax advisers & economists told me that Trump's decision to brand the accounts in his image had become a major impediment for potential beneficiaries."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus.... Trump is a sociopath & enjoys inflicting pain on his perceived enemies. It gives him a sense of control/power that assuages his deep seated insecurity.In Trump's mind, there is no good or evil per se. It's only what's good for him.
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Former Federal Prosecutors and Human Rights Leaders Launch New Organization to Ensure Criminal Accountability for Public Officials in the United States ruleoflawproject.org/news/project...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/u.... Lies, fear, cheating, malign labels, threats and bribes....those are the only tactics Trump knows because he cannot intelligently craft nor support his policies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/o... There is no bottom for MAGA. Vance admitted that he would "create" stories (LIE) to get his message across. They all learned from the most shameless, inveterate liar of them all....Trump.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale.... Trump used conservation easements on his golf courses to claim massive charitable deductions w/keeping full bus ownership & operational control, according to an investigation by Forbes. Donated "developmental" rights using high appraisals instead of land ownership
wapo.st/4dWoZA9 Ignorant, Trump does not understand Putin's pure hatred for the U.S. In 8/08 (during our fin.meltdown), Treasury Sec. Paulson was in Beijing & was shocked to learn that Putin had encouraged Chinese leaders to dump Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac securities to push the U.S. over the edge.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/u.... "Mr. Obama assailed Mr. Ramaswamy over the ad, saying there appeared to be “no line” Mr. Ramaswamy would not cross. “There’s a decency that we should expect out of our public officials,” the former president said."Personally, I know how the decency ended: w/ Trump😡
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c.... "W/in sight of a southeast Texas middle school stands a chemical plant that President Trump excused from new federal rules intended to curb its cancer-causing pollution."Same for a PA. steel-making facility has spewed carcinogenic chemicals near homes for years.
Cont'd "And on the outskirts of Richmond, Va., the owners of an industrial warehouse emailed the Trump administration asking for their own waiver. Their wish was granted. Nine months later, the facility accidentally released a large plume of carcinogenic gas into the community. TRUMP DOES NOT CARE!😡
wapo.st/47w9wmR Musk apparently doesn't realize that many, if not all democratic countries, do not trust him or Trump!
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u.... The true source of at least some of Polar LNG’s money was Novatek, a Russian energy giant under partial U.S. sanctions. It's not only unlawful, but it’s not in the U.S. interest to have Russian tech controlling the commercialization of Arctic gas in the North Slope."
The Unhidden Hand www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-.... Former CIA analyst, Julia Curlee writes about how Trump dismantled U.S. defenses against foreign interference in our election (CISA/FBI). Trump also fired the Inspectors General.Trump puts his own personal interests above Americans' interests.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u.... "The move, described on the condition of anonymity because it has yet to be publicly announced, would escalate a bipartisan confrontation over Trump's increasingly conciliatory approach toward Russia." It would potentially play out after the mid terms.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/t.... Voters aren't just voting for candidates, they are voting to elect judges that align with one's values: the rule of law for EVERYONE equally, no oligarchy, no corruption, equal opportunity for all, free speech, freedom of the press, preservation of our democracy!
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1.... The willfully ignorant, incredibly gullible or worse...., voted for this would-be fascist dictator & now, we all have to pay for their stupidity. Many of them now say..."Oh, we didn't vote for that!". YES YOU DID! YOU WERE TOO LAZY TO FACT-CHECK ANYTHING!
wapo.st/3Wi3Av9 In her compendium book, " The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump", the first book I read in order to understand why Trump lied constantly,violated laws & sought retribution, psychiatrist, Dr. Bandy Lee said that Trump would get worse over time. This is happening right before our eyes.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature.... Did the manosphere read ANYTHING about malignant narcissist Trump before they voted for him??? Trump would have said & promised ANYTHING to get elected!! Trump only ran 1) to rid himself of the federal indictments 2) to enrich himself 3) to seek retribution.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/o.... The author, Robert Rubin, (Yale law/Harvard/London School of Economics) was Treasury Sec. during the Clinton adm. (Balanced Budget!) Long career w/Goldman Sachs. Read his excellent book: "The Yellow Pad: Making Better Decisions in an Uncertain World."
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u.... TRUMP: PARDONS FOR SALE $50M Proponents from both political parties argue that recent high-profile use of broad and highly controversial clemency actions (primarily by Trump) demonstrate a need for structural checks to safeguard accountability & public trust.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u.... Trump is trying to hide all evidence of his dirty dealings. He wants to get rid of the Presidential Records Act ('78) w/ dictates that official records of presidents & vice presidents belong to the American public rather than the office holders as private property.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti.... An older Bloomberg article from 2017 that I wished all Trump supporters had read. He acknowledged many of his lies during a legal deposition. So many Trump supporters were & are willfully ignorant. They re-elected an insurrectionist, felon, sexual abuser & liar.
share.google/HOrNx47XpUs8.... At a minimum, the Trump adm. wanted to use this as a pretext to invalidate votes.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article.... BLOOMBERG GIFT ARTICLE. The Ukraine "believes the Trump adm. throttled back the information-sharing, allowing missiles in a first wave of attacks to get through, then reinstating the early warning system for a second wave of attacks later in the evening."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1.... T. Nichols: "Trump has now abandoned pretense and is openly aiding the Kremlin in its war against a friend and partner of the U.S. Trump has abandoned the Western order, the most successful—and powerful—security arrangement in human history."
wapo.st/47tgE3d Fareed: Rubio misunderstands.What truly distinguishes western civilization is not its military power/national pride.It developed a set of ideas that challenged the arbitrary exercise of power: reason, scientific inquiry, individual liberty, democracy, the rule of law & human rights.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature.... BLOOMBERG GIFT ARTICLE. Trump & Putin collaboration. Venal, ignorant Trump is an easy mark for Putin. Putin wants to destroy the U.S. from within. Trump is his useful idiot.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/w.... Would be dictator Trump admires dictator and war criminal Putin. Trump will forever be a stain on our country while Zelensky reminds me of Churchill during WWII, a man who inspired a nation to bravely fight a fascist dictator.
You’ve been given free access to this story from The Economist as a gift. You can open the link five times within seven days. After that it will expire. "WRONG-HEADED AND IMMORAL." www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article.... An important Bloomberg article about the high indirect and direct water usage by AI data systems used for generating electricity to power the centers (indirect) and for its cooling systems (direct). We need standard rules/protocols for reporting AI water usage.