More money than ever has gone into detention and deportation, and it's not working. To hear more, listen to the full episode of The Steady State Sentinel: zurl.co/rw8XT

Donna Hughes Brown had lived in the U.S. since age 11. Returning from Ireland, she was detained at Chicago O’Hare while her husband Jim was told she’d be on the next flight. She never was. Hear their story on our latest podcast, hosted by Lauren Anderson ( @LCAndersonIntl ), here: zurl.co/f0B4w

Patriotism and the oath to the constitution and not to individuals is a core part of what makes our country safe.Listen to the latest full episode of The Steady State Sentinel at the link below: zurl.co/ile1V #holdfast #democracy #nationalsecurity #politics

zurl.co/Sgb8M The referral to the Inspector General asks whether appropriated funds paid for the political component of the event, whether FBI channels were used to amplify it, and whether Department personnel coordinated with the White House political operation,

Election security is the foundation of a functioning democracy. What is happening is a deliberate effort to diminish election security, reduce defenses, and degrade Americans' faith in their own elections. The intent is clear, degrade American's faith in their own elections.

Members of The Steady State, Martha Duncan and Doug Clapp, co-authored one of our most important recent essays: "We Took an Oath. It Has No Expiration Date." In this video, they sat down for a short, (virtual) conversation about why they felt compelled to write it, the ideas behind it, and why its message matters now more than ever. Watch the video, then read the full article below: zurl.co/CnQ85

Steady State member Lauren C. Anderson wrote an important article examining what the FBI is supposed to be. In this video, she shares the thinking behind her piece and why it matters. Watch her video and read her important essay at the link below: open.substack.com/pub/steady… @LCAndersonIntl #steadystate #holdfast #fbi #politics

Join co-hosts Bree Fram and Lauren Anderson as they discuss the challenges faced by women, minorities, and all military personnel under Trump and Hegseth's increasingly dysfunctional defense department in the most recent episode of the Sentinel Podcast. You can listen to the whole episode wherever you get your podcasts.

In a powerful essay, Steady State member Bill Piekney issues a call to action for every American: defend our democracy. As he writes, “There is nothing more important to American democracy than the right to vote and to have a free and fair election.” Watch his video and read the essay below: zurl.co/8P2m7

If taxpayer dollars are involved, accountability should be too. Bipartisan demand for answers involving FBI Director Kash Patel's use of taxpayer money should matter to everyone. Former FBI National Security Expert and member of The Steady State, Lauren C. Anderson, explains in detail. #holdfast #steadystate #standwatch #fbi #accountability #fyp @LCAndersonIntl

Another person has been killed by ICE. Members of the Steady State who have served in the CIA, DIA, NSA, and State Department have witnessed, analyzed, and reported on the actions of authoritarian regimes abroad. We've seen how dictators create police and military forces that are more loyal to them than to their own country. We've seen those forces commit unconstitutional and unlawful acts of violence to intimidate and coerce populations into submission. Most importantly, we've seen how entire societies become desensitized to that violence, eventually accepting it as a normal part of daily life. As Americans, as citizens of a democracy, we cannot accept these kinds of actions by our federal government. If we allow them to go unchecked, we risk having our most fundamental freedoms taken from us.

Bragging that every “single man or woman…who had anything to do with” the criminal investigations of President Trump at DOJ and the FBI has been fired, resigned, or pushed into early retirement is something Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche now boasts about publicly. That is a bizarre thing for the country’s second‑ranking law enforcement official to celebrate. He is either admitting that he does not understand that his job is to safeguard an impartial Justice Department, or he is consciously and proudly telling the country that he is serving as a corrupt political tool of the president. zurl.co/zGHUK

zurl.co/EwaIa Leadership depends on something larger than any one person. It depends on institutions that encourage independence and insist on accountability, and respect for the rule of law. Robert S. Mueller III embodied that standard. Remembrances from the Author.