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Steve Achilles

@stevea13.bsky.social

Family, Nonprofits, Misericordia, Chicago, Level 5 Leadership, Hockey, and a good book.

created November 13, 2024

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Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks

30/8/2025, 1:41:33 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

How stupid does the adminiatration think we are? Apparently really stupid.

29/8/2025, 11:15:29 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

Amen!

29/8/2025, 3:11:20 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Seeing historians 1nd the list is terrifying.

29/8/2025, 3:03:28 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 (@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social) reposted

In another instalment of: “Didn’t Age Well” This video was deleted from Twitter. So you know what to do. 😏

28/8/2025, 2:05:49 PM | 2106 1644 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

If the definition of socialist is take care of your neighbor that has been America for most of its history. When people who rage against government control of society and economy use the government to control the economy and society we need to stop thinking and calling MAGA is conservative.

28/8/2025, 10:23:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

We nwed to undetstand that these are socialists. Never before has the government played a bigger role in our economy. It wont end well.

27/8/2025, 9:57:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

Not a surprise and glad the Brennan Center did the research.

25/8/2025, 11:04:42 AM | 4 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Allison Wiltz (@allyfromnola.bsky.social) reposted

Black people are not a societal problem. Racism against Black people is.

23/8/2025, 1:55:34 PM | 2152 509 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Republicans have become the socialist party. Our government is now pucking winners and losers. This never ends well.

23/8/2025, 6:23:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Is there any doubt that Trump is a socialist? He thinks he should determine the means of production.

22/8/2025, 9:39:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

I wish every American knew these important numbers.

19/8/2025, 1:30:52 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

This administration has an utter lack of knowledge necessary to handle International issues. Subservience to King Trump is not a qualification to represent the USA on the world stage.

17/8/2025, 5:17:55 PM | 6 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Achillesforidaho.com

17/8/2025, 11:56:25 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Please stop MAGA conservative. Never in my life has the government had a more significant role in my life than it does today.

15/8/2025, 3:21:53 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

You have that right.

14/8/2025, 2:37:00 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted

Re-post ad infinitum. Slava Ukraini!🇺🇦

11/8/2025, 5:25:42 PM | 824 459 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

You should include Independents such as Achilles4Idaho

10/8/2025, 1:35:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Autocracy is not about Trump. Its about a free and fair election which Trump and his MAGA are destroying.

8/8/2025, 4:41:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

Every American should hear this. I will fight for our democracy. For all our flaws the vision of America is too great to let us fail.

8/8/2025, 12:32:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted

NEW: Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. He’s now working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice.

7/8/2025, 1:22:24 PM | 10885 6644 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

The benefit of trump issuing edicts is they are not laws and can be overturned.

3/8/2025, 4:12:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

I wish more Americans understood these numbers. This is the result of voting for parties rather than voting for competent leaders.

3/8/2025, 4:05:43 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

America is quickly seeing the importance of competent leadership. Hopefully Americans can learn to think beyond party and vote for competence.

3/8/2025, 3:48:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal.bsky.social) reposted

Interestingly, the Board *does have control. Powell only gets one vote See also: not understanding how the economy works

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1/8/2025, 12:42:39 PM | 1152 151 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Walked by his office a few times and no one smiles. Reflects Sen Scott, just not good at being human.

1/8/2025, 4:47:42 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Fair points. However, Hungary achieved serious economic success and under Orban its gone. Research is clear, authoritarian governments perform poorly and we can see it happening in America today.

27/7/2025, 11:56:23 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

Rhis is what you voted for #MAGA

27/7/2025, 2:32:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Why even listen to Orban. He took the wealthiest country in central Europe and made it tje poorest. Are you watching America?

27/7/2025, 11:26:28 AM | 37 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture masshole55.bsky.social (@masshole55.bsky.social) reposted

Listen !!! Release the Files !!!!!!

26/7/2025, 11:59:17 AM | 3595 1926 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal.bsky.social) reposted

Thing I think about a lot How long does it take people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history?

23/7/2025, 2:21:46 PM | 4504 589 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture RC deWinter (@rcdewinter.bsky.social) reposted

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23/7/2025, 1:56:39 AM | 90 45 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Agreed.

17/7/2025, 10:36:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Trumpf is acting like a guilty man.

17/7/2025, 10:26:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Trailblazer fan. Dame is amazing. We will never win a title with Dame.

17/7/2025, 10:25:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

My Grandfather was an author of NATO. His final paper at the Atlantic Council was his most important. He predicted that if we didn't improve civics education we could lose our democracy. He was right!

12/7/2025, 11:32:11 PM | 17 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Dan Bongino is telling he is unfit for his job.

12/7/2025, 5:33:54 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Source?

11/7/2025, 9:11:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

One of the classiest gentlemen in tennis.He rose above the hate around him. The world needs more people as great as Arthur Ashe.

9/7/2025, 12:41:01 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Beyond stupid. Only a cultural elite who has never been on a farm would say something so stupid.

8/7/2025, 9:09:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Kiev was a major city long before Moscow

6/7/2025, 7:22:39 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

This is why so many Americans are fed up with politicians. The blatant hypocrisy is so obvious. They think we are fools and since keep electing hypocrites, maybe they are right.

24/6/2025, 2:59:15 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Sister was a force who lifted care for people with disabilities in Illinois and set a standard that raised the level of care across the country.

22/6/2025, 6:19:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Miaericordia worked because Sister demanded the best care and that will always be a part of our mission.

21/6/2025, 3:20:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you for supporting Misericordia.

21/6/2025, 3:19:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you for sharing your story, its another Misericordia story.

21/6/2025, 3:18:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you Governor. Sister Rosemary was a model that inspired other nonprofit across the country.

21/6/2025, 3:17:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Every American should go to a cemetary and count the headstones of children before and after vaccines. It will astonish you.

17/6/2025, 1:50:48 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Sandieglo (@sandieglo.bsky.social) reposted

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15/6/2025, 7:43:12 PM | 10683 3825 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

It does feel like 1984 with teump's cabinet.

14/6/2025, 7:17:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

I appreciate your clarifying what is happening. It is hard to hear and greatly appreciated.

11/6/2025, 3:45:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho (@achillesid.bsky.social) reposted

Finally, some good news for a change: the provision in the House budget bill to sell public lands in Utah and Nevada was stripped after massive public outcry. Your calls, letters, and emails worked!

11/6/2025, 12:09:23 AM | 12 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Who cares!

5/6/2025, 10:23:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Trump shows again that he is in over his head. He was a failed business person and a failed negotiator. Russia targets civilians and start your negotiation from there.

5/6/2025, 2:46:26 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

I have read Jonathan Livingston Seagull a few times every year for decades and my life is better for it.

5/6/2025, 12:34:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

And the burgers taste better north of the border.

3/6/2025, 12:09:09 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

America first was never about making America great. Trump and his syncophants have made America less important in just 4 months. Congratulations Ukraine. www.bbc.com/news/live/cg...

1/6/2025, 5:41:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

If Bessent has to say this there is a problem with American debt.

1/6/2025, 4:40:02 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Slava Ukrainii

1/6/2025, 1:00:46 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

As an American who lived in the UK for the love of a healrhy life dont copy the American health system.

31/5/2025, 2:52:33 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Keep posting these videos @mjfree.bsky.social

30/5/2025, 12:39:41 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

So true ...

27/5/2025, 12:48:10 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Businesses solve easy problems, Nonprofits solve hard problems and Governments solve impossible problems.

26/5/2025, 4:08:03 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

My wife asks this of every MAGA. Most state a period in the 20th century and she reminds them of what racism looked like in that decade.

25/5/2025, 6:20:52 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Yaroslava (@strategywoman.bsky.social) reposted

I translated it for you. The post of a Ukrainian woman during the night attack on Kyiv. ‘Today, for the first time, my children were so afraid of the drones that they started praying (although this is not practised in our family) and crying. War and children are something unrealistically painful 😭’

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24/5/2025, 8:09:40 AM | 1055 285 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shaun Pinner (@olddogua.bsky.social) reposted

Stole my house, killed my friends, tortured me and gave me the death penalty. Russia made me a Russophobe

22/5/2025, 5:06:36 PM | 452 84 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

I wish America had a leader focused on his Constitution who would stand up for his citizens.

20/5/2025, 2:10:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Amen. We need people who have demonstrated allegiance to the Constitution and not a political party.

19/5/2025, 10:24:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

This was a GREAT interview! Two smart people having a serious conversation about the greatest issue of our time.

18/5/2025, 12:18:39 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Proud of my beautiful leather bound books. Its a treat to open a great book beautifully bound.

8/5/2025, 10:04:32 PM | 0 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

@tachilles.bsky.social I thought you might enjoy this.

7/5/2025, 7:06:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

History is repeating itself ...

3/5/2025, 11:02:23 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Tiger Sparks (@misstigersparks.bsky.social) reposted

26/4/2025, 9:05:00 PM | 6016 2473 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

So painfully true I just had to laugh.

24/4/2025, 9:51:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

Powerful! Wish an American publication would this.

24/4/2025, 9:42:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho (@achillesid.bsky.social) reposted

In 2024, more than 700,000 people visited four of Idaho's national parks: Craters of the Moon, Hagerman Fossil Beds, Minidoka and Nez Perce. Each visitor contributes $83 to the Idaho economy - that's $60M injected into rural communities like Arco and Carey near the Moon vimeo.com/1077797690?s...

23/4/2025, 1:13:03 AM | 6 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Trump is showing us why he declared bankruptcy 6 times. Chaos is not an effective leadership style.

19/4/2025, 2:27:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

Ukraine is an model for the rest of the world. They deserve more support from all democracies.

18/4/2025, 3:48:34 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

We must do better. Thanks Todd.

15/4/2025, 12:48:27 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

You killed it. Glad to have a vet speaking truth to power.

15/4/2025, 12:48:01 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

This chaos is why his companies went bankrupt.

14/4/2025, 12:28:01 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

No athletes should be shaking hands with Russian athletes.

13/4/2025, 12:35:14 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Russia Ukraine megotiations are REALLY HARD. America has a President who can't do hard things.

11/4/2025, 9:53:45 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks Nightly Timeline Cleanse, puts a smile on my face every night.

11/4/2025, 4:06:49 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

The world can learn a lot from the Japanese.

10/4/2025, 12:05:37 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Probably the best balanced news show in America. They both agree Trump's tariffs are the dumbest policy ever.

5/4/2025, 2:39:23 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shaun Pinner (@olddogua.bsky.social) reposted

Just truly awful Russia is a terrorist state.

5/4/2025, 1:44:49 AM | 160 37 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Stop electing people who put winning over governing.

5/4/2025, 1:34:57 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

More Bad Doge please

4/4/2025, 4:12:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

Thanks for a good laugh on a gloomy day

4/4/2025, 2:35:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted

I'm no good with patterns. Can someone help me out here?

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3/4/2025, 9:25:33 PM | 36061 13247 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

The problem is we are so tied to our parties that we don't recognize that many politicians represent the worst of America and get away with it.

3/4/2025, 2:46:04 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Adam Kinziger why does Washington break so many?

31/3/2025, 12:54:12 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

Makes me laugh every time.

30/3/2025, 9:36:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Due process is the law in America. If you dont like it you can leave.

26/3/2025, 3:18:00 AM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social) reply parent

Straight up Hunger Games

24/3/2025, 2:34:21 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Bad DOGE is bringing the receipts.

23/3/2025, 3:22:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Todd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho (@achillesid.bsky.social) reposted

Bad DOGE Fired IRS auditors focused on these tax cheats “In 2019, the U.S. Treasury Department estimated that the top 1% of Americans accounted for 28% of the “tax gap” — the disparity between taxes owed and taxes collected — totaling an approximate $163 billion each year.”

23/3/2025, 1:28:22 PM | 3 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Steve Achilles (@stevea13.bsky.social)

Pissing off Canadians will cost Americans jobs.

23/3/2025, 1:38:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view