One of Donald Trump’s early executive orders was to end birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants. This has sparked a national debate that further deepens the partisan divide, threatening the American democracy as we know it. What is birthright citizenship? The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants birthright citizenship. The concept of […]
FREDONIA PROJECT – SITREP 007: U.S. DOMESTIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY 16-21 JUNE 2025 CABLE ID: 2025-0621-FRED/WASH/SITREP-007 DATE-TIME GROUP: 211800ZJUN25 FROM: EMBASSY OF FREDONIA, WASHINGTON, D.C. TO: MFA NAGADOCHES CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL // FREDONIAN EYES ONLY SUBJECT: SITREP: U.S. POLICY DEVELOPMENTS (16-21 JUNE 2025) SUMMARY: IN ACCORDANCE WITH MFA DIRECTIVE 1826-APRIL-1, THIS EMBASSY HAS INITIATED A REGULAR […]
On the eve of the Iraq War, I sat quietly as a guest—a “plus-one”, if you will—behind Senator Dianne Feinstein, who I served as her intelligence staff. We were at a closed-door gathering of the Democratic “War Group,” a subset of the Senate Democratic caucus convened to hammer out a unified response to the Bush […]
The Steady State Statement Following U.S. Bombing of Iran FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2025 The Steady State views with grave concern the recent decision by the Trump administration to bomb targets in Iran in response to escalating tensions with Iran and its proxies. This moment demands clarity not only about the action itself but […]
Wars are easy to start, but hard to end. We should have learned this lesson in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Contrary to what many people seem to believe, ending a war is not a simple matter of wiping one’s hands and declaring victory. The recent three-way Israel-Iran-US conflict, which might or might not be ended […]
REPUBLIC OF FREDONIA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) CABLE ID: 2025-0516-FRED/WASH/SITREP-002 DATE-TIME GROUP: 161800ZMAY25 FROM: EMBASSY OF FREDONIA, WASHINGTON, D.C. TO: MFA NAGADOCHES CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL // FREDONIAN EYES ONLY SUBJECT: SITREP: U.S. POLICY DEVELOPMENTS (9–16 MAY 2025) SUMMARY: FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THIS MISSION, PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ACTIONS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD RAISED SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS REGARDING […]
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Searching for the Trigger explores how President Trump is laying the groundwork for invoking the Insurrection Act to justify deploying military force inside the United States. Following the unprecedented federalization of California’s National Guard without state consent, and with a looming interagency plan to embed military support in domestic policing due by July 27, the […]
Steady State Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 2025 Letter to Congress: Exercise of Congressional War Powers Authority 290 Senior National Security Veterans Call on Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Steady State, a nonpartisan network of more than 290 national security professionals, today transmitted a letter to Members of the U.S. Senate and House […]
U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have ignited intense global debate in the media, with conflicting claims about the extent of destruction and its effect on Iran’s nuclear program. In the chaos of speculation and analysis, an unsettling narrative that the media has overlooked has emerged: the U.S. president’s cryptic remarks suggesting a possibility of […]