Resolute Square

Lisa Senecal

Resolute Square Executive Editor and a Contributor, writer, political activist, and host

About Lisa Senecal

Lisa Senecal is a writer, entrepreneur, political professional and activist, co-host of We're Speaking, and Executive Editor of Resolute Square. Her perspectives and writing appear in a range of media, from NPR Morning Edition and PBS News Hour to The Daily Beast and USA Today. Lisa was appointed to the Vermont Commission on Women by Gov. Phil Scott in 2017 where she has served as Co-Chair and Chair since 2019.

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Is Alabama In the Hospitable Uterus Business?
Alabama's "Embryos are people, too" ruling has lead to complete chaos, uncertainty, and suffering in the state, but Lisa Senecal's biggest question has yet to be answered: What comes next?
March 7, 2024
Ukraine: Two Years Of Giving Russia Hell
ZeroLine with Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

ZeroLine with Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

Returning special guest Oleksandr Musiienko, head of the Kiev-based Center for Military and Legal Studies, joins Sarah Ashton-Cirillo and Lisa Senecal to dive deep into Ukraine's defense strategy, European support, and the outcomes of the Munich Security Conference. Oleksandr shares expert insights on the critical role of timely military aid, the strategic importance of specific weapons systems, and the impact of European solidarity with Ukraine. Additionally, they explore the challenges and successes of Ukraine's military leadership, the morale of its forces, and strategic decisions on the battlefield, including maritime operations against the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
February 22, 2024
Traitor Trash: How Tucker Carlson Turned On America
ZeroLine with Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

ZeroLine with Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

On this episode of The ZeroLine, Sarah Ashton-Cirillio connects with executive editor of Resolute Square, Lisa Senecal. This week, Sarah reflects on being named to Russia's terrorist list, considering it as a badge of honor for her investigative work. The two discuss Tucker Carlson, his visit to Moscow, faux-journalism to justify promoting Putin over Ukraine, and his now longstanding willingness to be a Russian stooge.
February 8, 2024
Ukraine: Fighting The War We Thought We'd Won
ZeroLine with Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

ZeroLine with Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

After stints in Washington DC and Central America, Sarah Ashton-Cirillo is back in Kyiv. On this episode she joins Resolute Square executive editor Lisa Senecal to discuss her personal experiences and military involvement, and the broader geopolitical implications of the strength and stability of the US and NATO. With Ukraine fighting "a war we thought we'd won in 1945," Sarah and Lisa delve into U.S. domestic politics, Congress's stance on Ukrainian aid and the destructive influence of Trump.
February 1, 2024
The Kremlin's Propaganda Playbook
ZeroLine with Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

ZeroLine with Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

On this episode of The ZeroLine, Sarah Ashton-Cirillio connects with executive editor of Resolute Square, Lisa Senecal to discuss the use of soft propaganda by Russia and its influence war on the West and democracy.
January 18, 2024
ZeroLine with Sarah Ashton-Cirillo
Putin's Propaganda And Lying Liars Echoing It
ZeroLine with Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

ZeroLine with Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

Ukrainian civilians are under constant threat and attack from Putin's Russia - through both physical weapons and the weapon of propaganda. Through it all, says ZeroLine's Sarah Ashton-Cirillio, civilians are defiant. But the propaganda doesn't end at Ukraine's borders - Sarah talks with Resolute Square executive editor Lisa Senecal about the extremists in the GOP who are carrying Putin's water and endanger democracy at home and abroad.
October 5, 2023
ZeroLine
Understanding The Realities Of Russian Propaganda And Disinformation
ZeroLine with Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

ZeroLine with Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

Sarah Ashton-Cirillo gives an update on the war from Kyiv and shares her experiences being targeted by Russian propaganda. Sarah and Lisa Senecal discuss useful Russian stooges like Tucker Carlson who aid the Kremlin by pushing its disinformation into the US mainstream and social media.
September 14, 2023
Queer Liberation Protest
The Right Is Playing A Dangerous Game With Our Children
Trans children are the preferred target of the far right and Christo fascists today, but the othering of vulnerable groups in society – those with the least social, political, and financial power – is nothing new in America or around the globe, writes Lisa Senecal.
June 15, 2023
Nobody Gets That Mad Because They’re Winning
The Republican party is choosing to hold a sexual predator as the representative of their values and goals.
May 20, 2023
The Poison Of Fascism: America's Kids In Crisis
Lisa Senecal warns that we have to make a decision: Do we value our children's lives enough to do something?
April 20, 2023
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DeSantis Is The Great Red Wave Of The 2024 GOP Primary
Like the Great Red Wave of 2022, Ron DeSantis's campaign is crumbling right before our very eyes to the chagrin of the Republican media machine and donors ready to move past Trump.
March 31, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene and McCarthy In Toxic Love
A Timeless Story Of Toxic Love
McCarthy pledged, "I will never leave that woman. I will always take care of her." One filthy hand washes the other in this toxic love story.
January 26, 2023
Rick Wilson
Calling Out Crazy
"That's not conservative. That's bleeping crazy."
January 25, 2023

Topics

Alabama
Alabama
Ukraine
Ukraine
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
Unabashed liar, chief Fox News propagandist, and promoter of the racist, debunked Great Replacement conspiracy theory. Carlson has taken white, male grievance to its most fascistic extreme throwing molotov cocktails on the fire of a dangerous, militant far right movement because being Ivy League educated and heir to a TV dinner fortune still didn't make people like him.
Russo-Ukrainian War
Russo-Ukrainian War
Vladimir Putin’s criminal invasion and ongoing genocide in Ukraine that began in February of 2022. Provoked by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who saw an independent Ukraine’s shift toward democracy and potential expansion of NATO as a threat to his power in the region. Putin’s underestimation of Ukraine’s counter-offensive and global support rallied by Pres. Joe Biden has resulted in a weakening of Putin’s power over the Russian people and the region.
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Twice-impeached 45th POTUS and wannabe authoritarian dictator who orchestrated a violent insurrection to overthrow the US Government in order to remain president despite losing re-election to Joseph R. Biden by 7,059,547 votes.
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
The 2nd term Governor of Florida and reason that the state has one of the highest death rates per capita from COVID-19. When Ron isn't convincing people to congregate unmasked during a pandemic, he's practicing his mini-me Trump impersonations both legislatively and physically by arresting Black voters his administration approved to vote and tormenting the LGBTQ community in hopes of one day being America's favorite authoritarian. Never. Going. To. Happen.
Republican Party
Republican Party
MAGA’s hold on the GOP
MAGA’s hold on the GOP