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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘
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Fintech & Data Geek, World Traveler, Politics Junkie, UCLA Bruin, Husband, Father, views are my own and shared by rational people
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· Jun 11
🚨 If you see ICE in Orange County, call the OC Rapid Response Network immediately: 714‑881‑1558 or email [email protected]. They offer support for ICE sightings, raids, legal referrals, and more. Learn more at ocrapidresponse.org and help our community stay safe. πŸ’ͺ #iceraid
OC Rapid Response Network
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· 2h
Cruelty is the point.
crampell.bsky.social Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social Β· 19h
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· 19h
Even the most advanced AI (Deep NN, advanced reasoning) will never feel anything. Consciousness isn’t computation. It’s a biological phenomenon rooted in lived experience. At best, they’re Chalmers’s philosophical zombies. Stochastic parrots without an inner world. #AI
akwyz.com AntΓ³nio @akwyz.com Β· 21h
Stating the obvious but still relevant.
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says only biological beings are capable of consciousness, and that developers and researchers should stop pursuing projects that suggest otherwise. #AI
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/02/mic…
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· 3d
Happy πŸŽƒ Halloween. Great to see Brian Stack back as Frankenstein. A Conan classic that will start your day with a smile.
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· 4d
Exactly! This mistake should not be made again.
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· 4d
Worthy of a few moments of your time www.tiktok.com/@beezay22/vi...
#dei #equity #diversity #inclusion #schoolboard #Virginia #virginiabeach #resist #fyp #news
TikTok video by BeezayDad
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· 8d
State-sponsored media will spin each of those topics to make them seem positive. If it impacts an individual who is a devout follower, the erosion of the fourth estate will reinforce their conviction that making America great again is a worthy sacrifice. They will follow him to their own peril.
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· 8d
According to usafacts.org/articles/how..., we are looking at 2.86 million on the payroll, so @ike55.bsky.social is spot on. This payment is a drop in the bucket, and some repayment will happen at some point.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social Β· 9d
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying β€œlet’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· 11d
The sad thing is, this isn't a joke. He visited the Winter Palace in 1987 and used it to inspire his penthouse in Trump Tower. www.thetimes.com/world/us-wor...
It’s Winter Palace meets casino room .Β .Β . he likes it β€˜gaudy asΒ hell’
When nearly 19 million Americans tuned in on Sunday night for the first big TV interview with their next president, they saw Donald Trump perched on a golden Louis XV chair, beneath an arched ceiling
www.thetimes.com
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Β· 11d
We have just over two weeks to pass Prop 50. And when we do, it will send a message of hope across the country, that change is possible if we do the work.

So, let’s get to it. linktr.ee/cadem
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· 11d
According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development, the cost to feed one child a year would be $208.05, which means Trump could’ve fed $4.8 million children for an entire year, or he could build this horrendous vanity project. www.donorplatform.org/wp-content/u...
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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com Β· 11d
34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.

adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
Known Lethal U.S. Attacks on Civilian Vessels in the Caribbean Total reported killed: 34 people Notification Date Number Reported Killed Approximate Location Notification URL September 2, 2025 11 β€œin the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility” (later revealed as between Sucre, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago) View September 15, 2025 3 β€œin International Waters… in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility”; Colombian president claimed it was a fishing boat in Colombian waters View September 19, 2025 3 β€œin international waters… in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” near the Dominican Republic View October 3, 2025 4 β€œin international waters just off the coast of Venezuela” View October 14, 2025 6 β€œin International Waters… just off the Coast of Venezuela” View October 16, 2025 2; 2 reported survivors β€œin the Caribbean” View October 17, 2025 3 β€œin the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” View October 21, 2025 2 β€œin the Eastern Pacific” View
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· 12d
And depending your source, Oklahoma ranks either 49th or 50th out of our 50 states in education. πŸ€” www.news9.com/story/6882fa...
Oklahoma ranks 50th in the nation for public education
Oklahoma ranks 50th in the U.S. for public education, says new Wallet Hub study.
www.news9.com
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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social Β· 12d
⚠️ ORANGE COUNTY - ELECTION ALERT ⚠️
Only 14 days left.
Only 15% of ballots returned.
The race is neck and neck.
Your vote has never been more important. Please, take 5 minutes to complete your ballot, SIGN IT, and return it today.
Orange County CA - Ballot Update 10-21-2025 Ballots Issued: 1,921,253 Ballots Returned: 297,376 % of Ballots Returned: 15.48% Democratic Ballots Returned: 121,442 Republican Ballots Returned: 106,783 Number of Days til Nov. 4: 14
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Dale Denwalt @denwalt.bsky.social Β· 15d
Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.

He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social Β· 15d
β€œWe’re here peacefully protesting, looking as ridiculous as we can, just so maybe we appeal to the president because he’s a ridiculous leader that is normalizing abuse of power. And we cannot stand and act like nothing is happening.” πŸ¦„
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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social Β· 15d
I joined the "human banner" at San Francisco's Ocean Beach. This flag was at the center. It was a gorgeous day with enormous waves. #nokings
The image is taken from an angle, and you can see the ocean tilting 30 degrees in the distance, with a huge crowd in front of it. In the foreground, you can see the giant American flag that is being held up by hundreds of protesters clustered around its edges. This is the human banner from the air. It's sign made from masses of people standing together to form letters. It reads "No Kings Yes on 50." There is an American flag in the middle and a thick border around the banner. (Prop 50 is a California state proposition to gerrymander the state to create more blue districts, in order to combat the Texas law that gerrymanders their state to create more red districts.)
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· 15d
This Frog had the moves to the drums too.
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· 15d
It was great to see you and Sarmiento out today!
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com Β· 17d
When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· 19d
When the press can’t stay independent, transparency and accountability die, and with it, the last shreds of our democracy. www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
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Chris Hecht βŒπŸ‘‘ @checht.bsky.social Β· 20d
Sounds like the pot calling the kettle black to me.
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Erin Burnett OutFront @outfrontcnn.bsky.social Β· 24d
β€œWe could hear them laughing.”

Rev. David Black, the minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, speaks to #CNN’s Erin Burnett in his first television interview since he was shot in the head with pepper balls while praying in front of an ICE facility.

#OutFrontCNN #News #ICE #Chicago
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Valorie Bridges Fant * Author of * Go Back to Your Country * @vrfant1.bsky.social Β· 22d
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social Β· 23d
aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
sophiesherry.bsky.social Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social Β· 23d
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. 

It wasn’t the feds β€”Β  it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: β€˜I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
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