Chris
@321helloworld.bsky.social
Here for political sanity. Since we currently have no way to rein in the radical right media silos of propaganda & lies, this craziness is going to last way past Trump. So strap in.
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If Machado was trying to convince Trump that she was a strong leader who could handle Maduro’s thugs while keeping the oil flowing, giving Trump her prize was the exact opposite way to do that. What an epic fail allowing herself to be used like that by the charlatan.
January 16, 2026 at 2:42 AM
If Machado was trying to convince Trump that she was a strong leader who could handle Maduro’s thugs while keeping the oil flowing, giving Trump her prize was the exact opposite way to do that. What an epic fail allowing herself to be used like that by the charlatan.
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Imagine for a second Biden or Obama did this.
Hannity would stroke out on live television, and the ghost of Rush Limbaugh would rise to lead the charge against communism
Hannity would stroke out on live television, and the ghost of Rush Limbaugh would rise to lead the charge against communism
January 16, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Imagine for a second Biden or Obama did this.
Hannity would stroke out on live television, and the ghost of Rush Limbaugh would rise to lead the charge against communism
Hannity would stroke out on live television, and the ghost of Rush Limbaugh would rise to lead the charge against communism
WOW
January 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
WOW
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Periodic reminder that, when you’re the president, the words you say matter.
He told the Iranian people help was on the way and to keep protesting.
Now he’s come up with some fantasy that the regime has decided to stop killing people (they haven’t) and backed off.
He told the Iranian people help was on the way and to keep protesting.
Now he’s come up with some fantasy that the regime has decided to stop killing people (they haven’t) and backed off.
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Periodic reminder that, when you’re the president, the words you say matter.
He told the Iranian people help was on the way and to keep protesting.
Now he’s come up with some fantasy that the regime has decided to stop killing people (they haven’t) and backed off.
He told the Iranian people help was on the way and to keep protesting.
Now he’s come up with some fantasy that the regime has decided to stop killing people (they haven’t) and backed off.
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The insurrection act was always the end goal - I’ve been talking about this for months. He’s been trying to find a city that would push back enough to give him a (flimsy) excuse to do it
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The insurrection act was always the end goal - I’ve been talking about this for months. He’s been trying to find a city that would push back enough to give him a (flimsy) excuse to do it
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The right: stop calling us Nazis
Joe Rogan: this is some Gestapo bullshit.
Joe Rogan: this is some Gestapo bullshit.
Rogan: "You don't want militarized people in the streets just roaming around, snatching up people — many of which turn out to be U.S. citizens that just don't have their papers on them. Are we really gonna be the Gestapo, 'Where's your papers?' Is that what we've come to?"
January 14, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The right: stop calling us Nazis
Joe Rogan: this is some Gestapo bullshit.
Joe Rogan: this is some Gestapo bullshit.
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Know what’s fucking insane?
Our NATO allies are sending troops to Greenland to defend against a possible US invasion.
I know this administration doesn’t understand anything about anything, but the US is not self-sufficient enough to thrive in an interconnected world on our own.
Our NATO allies are sending troops to Greenland to defend against a possible US invasion.
I know this administration doesn’t understand anything about anything, but the US is not self-sufficient enough to thrive in an interconnected world on our own.
January 14, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Know what’s fucking insane?
Our NATO allies are sending troops to Greenland to defend against a possible US invasion.
I know this administration doesn’t understand anything about anything, but the US is not self-sufficient enough to thrive in an interconnected world on our own.
Our NATO allies are sending troops to Greenland to defend against a possible US invasion.
I know this administration doesn’t understand anything about anything, but the US is not self-sufficient enough to thrive in an interconnected world on our own.
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Same. That’s standard operating procedure, right?
Whenever I am bleeding internally after being hit by a car I keep filming on my cell
phone while briskly walking away from the scene without waiting for medical attention. What about you guys?
phone while briskly walking away from the scene without waiting for medical attention. What about you guys?
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
January 14, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Same. That’s standard operating procedure, right?
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For folks keeping score at home, in Trump's America you can have
two (2) dolls
five (5) pencils
one (1) "piece" of chicken
one (1) "piece" of broccoli
one (1) corn tortilla
one (1) other thing (?)
I mean, are we great again OR WHAT 🤡
two (2) dolls
five (5) pencils
one (1) "piece" of chicken
one (1) "piece" of broccoli
one (1) corn tortilla
one (1) other thing (?)
I mean, are we great again OR WHAT 🤡
January 15, 2026 at 12:32 AM
For folks keeping score at home, in Trump's America you can have
two (2) dolls
five (5) pencils
one (1) "piece" of chicken
one (1) "piece" of broccoli
one (1) corn tortilla
one (1) other thing (?)
I mean, are we great again OR WHAT 🤡
two (2) dolls
five (5) pencils
one (1) "piece" of chicken
one (1) "piece" of broccoli
one (1) corn tortilla
one (1) other thing (?)
I mean, are we great again OR WHAT 🤡
Trump's new operating principles for US justice:
Rule 1: Guilty until proven innocent.
Rule 2: Proving one's innocence is Mission Impossible.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Rule 1: Guilty until proven innocent.
Rule 2: Proving one's innocence is Mission Impossible.
apnews.com/article/trum...
US suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance
The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United State...
apnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Trump's new operating principles for US justice:
Rule 1: Guilty until proven innocent.
Rule 2: Proving one's innocence is Mission Impossible.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Rule 1: Guilty until proven innocent.
Rule 2: Proving one's innocence is Mission Impossible.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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I also thought his cronies would make a faster and more competent run at shutting down our institutions, which they seemed to be doing in the first months and now seems to be blowing up in their faces
My guess is that Tom had the same worry that I did:
He'd coast on Biden's economy and consolidate power with the moderates and independents. The most dangerous authoritarians aren't the ones who take everything: they're the ones who give you something.
He's incapable of understanding that lesson.
He'd coast on Biden's economy and consolidate power with the moderates and independents. The most dangerous authoritarians aren't the ones who take everything: they're the ones who give you something.
He's incapable of understanding that lesson.
January 13, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I also thought his cronies would make a faster and more competent run at shutting down our institutions, which they seemed to be doing in the first months and now seems to be blowing up in their faces
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@radiofreetom.bsky.social See? Some of us get what you exhaustively try to explain every single day.
January 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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This. What you’re seeing now is panic and weakness and chaos.
Trump is surfing the buzz of bombing and invading and threatening, but things are not going his way; he wants ICE to freak people out. (It is. But not the way he hopes.)
Trump is surfing the buzz of bombing and invading and threatening, but things are not going his way; he wants ICE to freak people out. (It is. But not the way he hopes.)
His escalations are due to his weakness and declining support. And they will only accelerate his decline.
Does anybody think his Minnesota Shitshow is going to swing things back his way and boost his approval ratings?
Does anybody think his Minnesota Shitshow is going to swing things back his way and boost his approval ratings?
January 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
This. What you’re seeing now is panic and weakness and chaos.
Trump is surfing the buzz of bombing and invading and threatening, but things are not going his way; he wants ICE to freak people out. (It is. But not the way he hopes.)
Trump is surfing the buzz of bombing and invading and threatening, but things are not going his way; he wants ICE to freak people out. (It is. But not the way he hopes.)
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This is the correct answer and one that any American should know without having to ask an expert
Yeah as much as I hate Trump, the states run elections and maybe he can say no elections and some red states will say yes, but we don't really have another method to get legitimate leaders. Even Russia and Iran have "elections".
January 14, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This is the correct answer and one that any American should know without having to ask an expert
Sauron's cohorts are doing their dead-level best to gin up a violent reaction to their bullshit.
This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
January 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Sauron's cohorts are doing their dead-level best to gin up a violent reaction to their bullshit.
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🚨BREAKING: A Virginia court rejected an emergency bid to halt a proposed constitutional amendment meant to counter Republican gerrymanders nationwide ahead of the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Court rejects GOP request to immediately block Virginia redistricting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
🚨BREAKING: A Virginia court rejected an emergency bid to halt a proposed constitutional amendment meant to counter Republican gerrymanders nationwide ahead of the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Today I wrote about a dangerous development that has not gotten the attention it deserves. JD Vance is building a prosecutorial office in the White House that will operate under his and Trump's direct control. Sign up to support Democracy Docket's work and access premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
January 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Today I wrote about a dangerous development that has not gotten the attention it deserves. JD Vance is building a prosecutorial office in the White House that will operate under his and Trump's direct control. Sign up to support Democracy Docket's work and access premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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World doubles Trump’s market brag. #econsky
Trump also claimed US economy is "hottest country anywhere in the world." Markets suggest otherwise.
Stock markets in the U.S. are up ~16% since he took office. Not bad, for sure, but markets everywhere else in the world are up ~DOUBLE that
Stock markets in the U.S. are up ~16% since he took office. Not bad, for sure, but markets everywhere else in the world are up ~DOUBLE that
January 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
World doubles Trump’s market brag. #econsky
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It's been interesting seeing the number of healthcare executives "resigning" since Trump 1.0 that have been caught saying & doing egregious things (1 add'tl ex): Telemedicine CEO fired after video allegedly shows him ridiculing teen boy wearing prom dress share.google/3vbZneebkqyF...
Telemedicine CEO fired after video allegedly shows him ridiculing teen boy wearing prom dress
The CEO of a Nashville telemedicine company was fired after video surfaced of him ridiculing a teen boy wearing a prom dress for a photoshoot with his date.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:35 PM
It's been interesting seeing the number of healthcare executives "resigning" since Trump 1.0 that have been caught saying & doing egregious things (1 add'tl ex): Telemedicine CEO fired after video allegedly shows him ridiculing teen boy wearing prom dress share.google/3vbZneebkqyF...
I can't imagine anything worse these days than a brainwashed MAGA running anything that has anything to do with health care, so good riddance Jayden Scott.
His name is Jayden Scott of Bay City.
The company is Harmony Investment Group of Troy.
The company is Harmony Investment Group of Troy.
A video circulating online shows a Michigan man shouting, “We executed one of you yesterday” at an anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis — the day after a mother of three was fatally shot in the head by an immigration agent in Minnesota.
January 13, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I can't imagine anything worse these days than a brainwashed MAGA running anything that has anything to do with health care, so good riddance Jayden Scott.
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ARMSTRONG: “.. The Trump administration’s actions have damaged the credibility of the next Fed chair .. The best hope for markets is that they don’t need the help of a credible and unified Fed in the next few years.”
@financialtimes.com @robarmstrong.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/414a...
@financialtimes.com @robarmstrong.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/414a...
January 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
ARMSTRONG: “.. The Trump administration’s actions have damaged the credibility of the next Fed chair .. The best hope for markets is that they don’t need the help of a credible and unified Fed in the next few years.”
@financialtimes.com @robarmstrong.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/414a...
@financialtimes.com @robarmstrong.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/414a...
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There's a delusion among rightwing Cubans that the Cubans in Cuba would welcome the US as liberators. The embargo has starved the island and I'm sure that many will welcome any food an invasion might bring. But the identity of Cubans in Cuba is based on on how they successfully
January 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
There's a delusion among rightwing Cubans that the Cubans in Cuba would welcome the US as liberators. The embargo has starved the island and I'm sure that many will welcome any food an invasion might bring. But the identity of Cubans in Cuba is based on on how they successfully
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NEW: @propublica.org found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
“I felt like I was going to die” said a 16-yr-old citizen.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social & @mckenziefunk.com report
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
“I felt like I was going to die” said a 16-yr-old citizen.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social & @mckenziefunk.com report
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
NEW: @propublica.org found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
“I felt like I was going to die” said a 16-yr-old citizen.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social & @mckenziefunk.com report
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
“I felt like I was going to die” said a 16-yr-old citizen.
@nicolefoy.bsky.social & @mckenziefunk.com report
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
"Social distancing from the world’s hegemon is a painful business, especially if you are an ally. Yet America’s friends are those most urgently in need of it."
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January 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"Social distancing from the world’s hegemon is a painful business, especially if you are an ally. Yet America’s friends are those most urgently in need of it."
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Trump is going to use DOJ/FBI to try to steal the 2026 election. My legal team and I will fight back in court but we all have a role to play.
Tomorrow, I will offer my thoughts on what Trump is up to and what we need to do now. Subscribe to Democracy Docket for free to find out. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Tomorrow, I will offer my thoughts on what Trump is up to and what we need to do now. Subscribe to Democracy Docket for free to find out. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
January 12, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Trump is going to use DOJ/FBI to try to steal the 2026 election. My legal team and I will fight back in court but we all have a role to play.
Tomorrow, I will offer my thoughts on what Trump is up to and what we need to do now. Subscribe to Democracy Docket for free to find out. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Tomorrow, I will offer my thoughts on what Trump is up to and what we need to do now. Subscribe to Democracy Docket for free to find out. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0