Photo of the former Ambassadorial Residence in Baku, Azerbaijan As we consider the consequences to our national security, well being and prosperity that the Administration’s firing of 30 experienced ambassadors (replacements for whom no candidates have been nominated) has wrought, we cannot set aside the cruelty of this sudden and expedited recall of these ambassadors […]
DATE-TIME GROUP: 271800ZDECEMBER25 FROM: EMBASSY OF FREDONIA, WASHINGTON, D.C. TO: MFA NAGADOCHES CLASSIFICATION: CONEOFSILENCE // FREDONIAN EYES ONLY SUBJECT: SITREP 021 “THE FREDONIA PROJECT” – OBSERVATIONAL DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA IN CRISIS 8-26 DECEMBER 2025 SUMMARY: IN ACCORDANCE WITH MFA DIRECTIVE 1826-APRIL-1, THIS EMBASSY HAS INITIATED A REGULAR SERIES OF ANALYTICAL DISPATCHES REGARDING THE INTERNAL DYNAMICS […]
Founded in 2016, The Steady State is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization of more than 360 former senior national security professionals. Our membership includes former officials from the CIA, FBI, Department of State, Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security. Drawing on deep expertise across national security disciplines including intelligence, diplomacy, military affairs and law, […]
It is ever so difficult to watch the US sit on its hands while the heavily burdened Ukrainian President Zelensky turns himself inside out in repetitive fits of coerced reimagination to reach an agreement acceptable to the US on how the two shall approach Putin. This interminable stretch of US-driven futility is particularly hard to […]
On September 25, 2025, the Trump administration issued National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7), “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence.” The memorandum explicitly identifies anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity, extremism on migration, race, and gender, and hostility against those who hold so-called traditional American views on family, religion, and morality as indicators of domestic terrorism. Unlike […]
ORIGINAL LETTER LINK December 30, 2025 The Honorable Andrew Garbarino Chair, Committee on Homeland Security United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Bennie Thompson Ranking Member, House Committee on Homeland Security United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Subject: DHS Handling of an Unfavorable Polygraph Involving the Acting CISA Director Dear […]
Check out this teaser to our Steady Stage Sentinel Podcast coming January 6! #stillStandingWatch
Over the past year, a quiet but notable development has taken shape across social-media platforms, particularly on X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky: the growing visibility of accounts styled as “Alt” versions of government agencies — Alt DOJ, Alt State, Alt EPA, and dozens of variations beyond. These accounts are often operated by former federal officials […]
The oath of allegiance taken by George Washington while encamped at Valley Forge, due to a Congressional Resolve of Feb. 3, 1778, that directed ‘every officer who holds or shall hereafter hold a commission or office from Congress’ to take such oath. (National Archives 12043370) In his first administration (2017-2021), Donald Trump vowed to ‘drain […]
Over the past several months, we have heard from many people who want to be involved in The Steady State’s work — to advocate, educate, and sound the alarm about the existential threat facing American democracy: the rise of authoritarianism led by Donald Trump, his associates, and his family. The Steady State’s core membership is, […]