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Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 19d

When hate and division becomes the voice of leadership, it comes from a hollow place. Hate easily fills the void in a man when integrity and compassion no longer exist. And when that kind of rhetoric seeps into our daily conversation, it doesn’t just poison our politics, it erodes our shared values

Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 20d

Handed a national stage at Charlie’s memorial, he could have honored the moment with a unifying message. Instead, he used it to pat himself on the back and take a dump on half the country.

Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 20d

Apparently hungry Americans don’t exist anymore, because the administration decided to cancel the survey.

Invisible hunger, invisible problem.

www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey

The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”

www.wsj.com

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Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 20d

Trump saying ‘nothing stops reporters’ while Hegseth makes them sign censorship pledges is like handing Taylor Swift a gag, duct tape and a blindfold, then bragging she’s free to perform anytime.

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Trump on Pentagon restrictions for the press: 'Nothing stops reporters'

He was responding to a question about restrictions announced Friday.

www.politico.com

Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 20d

When leaders cling to hate, it’s because without it, they have nothing. As that hate spreads into everyday speech, cruelty becomes normal. History and scripture warn us: when lies and division rule, the result isn’t just political collapse, but a deeper moral and spiritual decay.

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Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 21d

Equal justice promised, unequal justice delivered

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

www.msnbc.com

Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 21d

This throws a wrench in their narrative and the way they’ve been attacking Anti-Fascism.

www.thedailybeast.com/doj-cant-tie...

DOJ Can’t Tie Suspected Kirk Killer to Left Like MAGA Wants

DOJ Can’t Tie Suspected Kirk Killer to Left Like MAGA Wants

Investigators have yet to turn up evidence that suspect Tyler Robinson was connected to any left-wing organizations.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 25d

New Tyler Robinson posts leaked to me tell a very different story than you've heard before:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...

Exclusive: Leaked Messages from Charlie Kirk Assassin

Accused shooter’s “politics” is not what government and media say

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 24d

NYT’s “Anatomy of Two Giant Deals” shows how the UAE gained U.S. approval for advanced AI chips while investing billions in Trump crypto. Laura Loomer played a role by attacking an NSC official who opposed the chip transfer. That official was later removed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.

www.nytimes.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25d

"This type of language spurs on depraved people, deranged people who who take that as a cue."

Right, Speaker Johnson?

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Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 25d

We are not alone

Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 25d

Some still have their eye on the ball

Charlie Kirk deserves better
He was human, with good and bad like anyone else. His death is no justification for weaponizing the government against millions of Americans. Direct that energy toward getting the Epstein records opened.

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Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 26d

It really makes you wonder what trauma in his younger years shaped him into who he is now.

Pretty sure being an elected official comes with a benefits package that includes therapy… might be time to use it.

Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 26d

It’s official, welcome to the authoritarian states of America

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Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 26d

“We can return violence with violence. We can return hate with hate, and that’s the problem with political violence, it metastasizes because we can always point the finger at the other side. At some point, we have to find an offramp or else it’s going to get much, much worse.”

Utah Governor Cox

Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 26d

🤣🤣🤣 true true

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Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @disavowtrump20.bsky.social · 27d

🚨NEW: Stephen Colbert has won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series just months after CBS cancelled his show to gain favor with the Donald Trump.

RETWEET if you stand with Colbert!

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Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 27d

At last, a ballroom big enough for Trump’s ego, lawsuits and unpaid contractors.

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A.Better.World @skyladsy.bsky.social · 27d

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Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 27d

Interesting similarities between the Nazi theorist Carl Schmitt and Project 2025:

Politics as an existential battle - friend vs enemy

Strong executive power over institutions

Weakening of pluralism and checks

Crisis used to justify drastic action

Opponents framed as threats to national survival

Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 27d

Miller, Loomer and Elon must be in the same book club. Sounds like last month’s pick was Carl Schmitt’s The Concept of the Political:

“The political enemy need not be morally evil… he is, nevertheless, the other, the stranger.”

Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 27d

Judging by their recent rhetoric, Stephen and Elon’s book club just finished Schmitt’s The Concept of the Political:

“The political enemy need not be morally evil… he is, nevertheless, the other, the stranger.”

Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 27d

Stephen Miller and Elon must be in the same book club. Sounds like last month’s pick was Carl Schmitt’s The Concept of the Political:

“The political enemy need not be morally evil… he is, nevertheless, the other, the stranger.”

Chuck A @candersonjax.bsky.social · 27d

@foxnews Brian Kilmeade should be fired. Period. Thank you for your attention to this matter.