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Sean Casten

@SeanCasten@mastodon.social
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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · 16h ago

How do you possibly run a gambling website that gives people opportunity to profit off wars and then threaten journalists to edit their stories to let them win their bets and live with yourself the next morning? https://www.timesofisrael.com/gamblers-trying-to-win-a-bet-on-polymarket-are-vowing-to-kill-me-if-i-dont-rewrite-an-iran-missile-story/

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · 1d ago

Following up on this. NYT reporting yesterday that the Trump administration is now spending millions of taxpayer dollars maintaining tankers they have seized because courts are raising these same questions: namely, you can't sell something you don't have title to. https://x.com/RepCasten/status/2019132001018900883?s=20

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · 1d ago

A heroin junkie who bombs his dealer in the name of heroin supply independence is no basis for foreign, or drug policy. An American energy policy focused on getting clean is how you fix this. No one with an EV is exposed to the junkie’s risk, after all. https://x.com/atrupar/status/2032851549546840312?s=61

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · 2d ago

For the you can’t make this up file. TSA, FEMA and DHS are currently shut down because the GOP refuses to separate ICE from the package and/or provide reasonable conditions on ICE (no masks, judicial warrants, etc.). And so next week they are using up limited floor time for (wait for it)…

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · 3d ago

The strategic incompetence of the Trump administration in Iran knows no end. Lifting sanctions on Russian oil will make it easier for Russia - who has worked closely with Iran on the design and use of drones in Ukraine and the Middle East - to fund attacks against us.

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · 3d ago

As a guy who spent over a year negotiating / cajoling / fighting with MA utilities to create standard interconnection rules for non-utility power - this is a really big deal. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/virginia-to-become-second-state-balcony-solar

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · 4d ago

I've been saying forever that Donald Trump's energy policy is to prioritize the interest of energy producers (high prices) over consumers (low prices). It appears he agrees with me.

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Mar 07, 2026
Wisdom from Jesse Jackson’s service yesterday: “You don’t forgive because they deserve mercy. You forgive because you deserve peace. Forgiveness is an emancipation.”
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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Mar 04, 2026

In today’s classified briefing on Iran we received ZERO information relating to (a) preplanning for anything beyond kinetic operations (b) planning for what happens when the bombing stops or (c) imminent threats to the US to warrant an attack without Congressional consent.

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Mar 04, 2026

There is no better way to insulate yourself from global oil & gas price volatility than to invest in technologies that generate useful heat & power without any oil & gas input. The Trump WH attack on renewables is a direct attack on your economic security.

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Mar 02, 2026

Gasoline has been - so far - the only real non-inflationary commodity in Trump's economy. Mostly because of efficiency keeping demand down and the Saudis keeping supply high rather than any positive thing Trump has done. He can act negatively though... https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/oil-prices-iran-strikes-rcna261209

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 28, 2026

My statement on the recent events in Iran. https://casten.house.gov/media/press-releases/casten-statement-on-us-military-action-in-iran

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 27, 2026

This is remarkable, but not surprising. If you see a gas well being dug, or a pipeline being built in America it isn't being built for you. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67225

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 27, 2026

"Outside of crimes and scams, [cryptocurrency] is useless, and its economics are even worse" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/opinion/crypto-trump-bitcoin-clarity-genius.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 26, 2026
Johnson can’t maintain his House majority unless he keeps “one person accused of domestic abuse… and another guy accused of massive sexual harassment… If that’s not a statement about the 119th Congress under Mike Johnson’s leadership, I don’t know what is.” https://www.ms.now/news/republicans-razor-thin-majority-untouchable-tony-gonzales
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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 26, 2026

I hope my opponent also creates a fake video where they are endorsed by a felon and adjudicated rapist with collapsing popularity who is all over the Epstein files. https://www.dailyherald.com/20260225/us-congress-politics/gop-candidate-deletes-video-of-trump-that-white-house-calls-fake/

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 25, 2026

Hmm.

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 25, 2026

What an embarrassment. Here’s to a brighter tomorrow.

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 25, 2026

He lingers, salaciously over people who were hurt and murdered. But there is no joy, no happiness in this speech. Just an angry, bitter, hateful, man who knows no one in this room loves him any more than he loves them.

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 25, 2026

33 of the people pardoned by Trump for January 6 have committed more crimes including molesting children and killing people while drunk driving.

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 25, 2026

This is unbelievable. Everyone of these slack-witted sycophants is proud of the fact that they stand when Trump tells them too. My dog has more independence than these clowns.

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 13, 2026

The good news here, such as it is is that Americans are good people, writ large. We are so much better than him. https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-ice-minneapolis-deportation-42aff472ccf1ecd7b92ba0c90469c9e7

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 13, 2026

A cabinet full of self-promoting, incompetent blowhards, led by... a self-promoting, incompetent blowhard. I still can't fathom how any Senator voted to confirm these clowns. And wonder if they hold themselves in any way accountable for what has followed. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95?mod=hp_lead_pos7

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 13, 2026

There are ~90 million people alive today because of USAID. Russ Vought illegally shut it down and now is spending the money on himself. These are deeply evil people. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-uses-usaid-funds-budget-director-voughts-security-documents-show-2026-02-13/

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 12, 2026

This is a BFD - watch this story. If any other country were to steal the assets of another country, move the money into a Qatari bank account and claim to have disbursed them with no audit controls we would see IMF and potentially ICC involvement. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/venezuela-oil-money-democrats-congress.html

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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 12, 2026

Denying climate change and it's causes is no different than denying gravity. It is an argument made by idiots. It does not change the laws of nature, but when used to change the laws of the country, people will die. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/climate/trump-epa-greenhouse-gases-climate-change.html

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 11, 2026
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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 11, 2026

This will lock in the support of all 682 of our nation’s Manchinists.

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Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 11, 2026

Proud to earn the Chicago Tribune’s endorsement today. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/11/editorial-illinois-6th-congressional-district-sean-casten-niki-conforti-primary/

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Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Feb 06, 2026

Really good explainer video from Vox on why expanding the House - and adding an option for multi-member districts with ranked choice voting - would make our democracy more democratic. (And my bill to do that.) https://youtu.be/KhQGHY44XPM?si=rm4k_RwIusxPOJkr

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Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Jan 26, 2026
Look, I'm glad we're having a conversation about the hypocrisy of the legal logic used by America's gun nuts. But can we stop pretending this is a new thing? They have never advocated for universal access to firearms. They only want their team to be armed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/25/alex-pretti-gun-debate-second-amendment/
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Sean Casten
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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Jan 24, 2026
Don't forget: the reason ICE is in Minnesota is because Trump wanted to score some points with his xenophobic base by going after Somalis who committed financial fraud. And the GOP was fine with that.
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Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Dec 07, 2025
IOW, rather than make stablecoins stable, the bill makes their inherent instability contagious, shifting their risk onto the larger banking system. It’s a direct wealth transfer from law abiding Americans to criminals.
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Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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Sean Casten
Sean Casten
@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

Congressman, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Occasional piano player. "The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass

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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social · Dec 07, 2025
Having sent a crappy bill to the Senate the Senate - per tradition - made our bill worse by adding a provision that says that in the event of a run on a bank holding stablecoin deposits, those deposits have a senior claim, above those of law abiding citizens in insured accounts.
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