Chris J. Zähller
@chris.zahller.me
https://chris.zahller.me | Okie from Jokelahoma. Int’l man of mystery. Cocktail nerd. Web Designer / Developer @ https://messengerwebdesign.com. Paparazzo & ink-stained wretch @ https://mercury.photo #OKIEX
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I think about this almost every day
January 22, 2026 at 11:57 AM
I think about this almost every day
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Europe stood up to the US for one week and it backed down on using the military in Greenland and on tariff threats.
It’s clear placating the bully doesn’t work, telling the US to sit down and shut up does work.
The Australian government can apply this lesson to the US and to Newscorp.
#AusPol
It’s clear placating the bully doesn’t work, telling the US to sit down and shut up does work.
The Australian government can apply this lesson to the US and to Newscorp.
#AusPol
January 21, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Europe stood up to the US for one week and it backed down on using the military in Greenland and on tariff threats.
It’s clear placating the bully doesn’t work, telling the US to sit down and shut up does work.
The Australian government can apply this lesson to the US and to Newscorp.
#AusPol
It’s clear placating the bully doesn’t work, telling the US to sit down and shut up does work.
The Australian government can apply this lesson to the US and to Newscorp.
#AusPol
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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"Cash Rules Everything Around Me (C.R.E.A.M.). Get the money. Dollar, dollar bill, y'all."
-The Social Contract, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1762)
-The Social Contract, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1762)
January 21, 2026 at 11:46 PM
"Cash Rules Everything Around Me (C.R.E.A.M.). Get the money. Dollar, dollar bill, y'all."
-The Social Contract, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1762)
-The Social Contract, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1762)
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please refer to your Davos phrasebook www.ft.com/content/ab4f...
January 21, 2026 at 2:23 PM
please refer to your Davos phrasebook www.ft.com/content/ab4f...
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"She just rubbed me the wrong way" -- Trump is now rambling about the Swiss head of state, whose name and title he does not know
January 21, 2026 at 2:43 PM
"She just rubbed me the wrong way" -- Trump is now rambling about the Swiss head of state, whose name and title he does not know
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What civil rights leaders learned at the time was that while nonviolence could be an effective tactic, the best outcomes for the movement came when nonviolent protesters were met with brutal state repression that was broadcast around the world. See Rep. John Lewis on Bloody Sunday in Selma. 4/
January 21, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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sigh ok I flipped CNN back on and this is the worst comedy routine I've ever heard, who IS this guy
January 21, 2026 at 1:58 PM
sigh ok I flipped CNN back on and this is the worst comedy routine I've ever heard, who IS this guy
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Only a matter of time before he threatens to annex Ireland at this rate. "They have gold reserves, gold reserves like you wouldn't believe, and they're just protected by little guys in green uniforms who dance -- 'jigging' they call it, those wacky green dancing guys with all the gold...."
Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
January 21, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Only a matter of time before he threatens to annex Ireland at this rate. "They have gold reserves, gold reserves like you wouldn't believe, and they're just protected by little guys in green uniforms who dance -- 'jigging' they call it, those wacky green dancing guys with all the gold...."
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You can set your watch by it
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 2:52 PM
You can set your watch by it
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Immigration officers are caught on video violating policy, training, and settled law pretty much every day. The administration just cheers them on. What makes anyone think they're going to implement any of these "guardrails?" They think de-escalation is woke.
This is just giving them more money.
This is just giving them more money.
Other aspects:
-de-escalation training for ICE and CBP officers
-training all law officers and agents, on Americans’ right to record any interactions.
-Provides line-item funding ($20 million) for mandated, independent oversight of detention facilities
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
-de-escalation training for ICE and CBP officers
-training all law officers and agents, on Americans’ right to record any interactions.
-Provides line-item funding ($20 million) for mandated, independent oversight of detention facilities
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov
January 20, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Immigration officers are caught on video violating policy, training, and settled law pretty much every day. The administration just cheers them on. What makes anyone think they're going to implement any of these "guardrails?" They think de-escalation is woke.
This is just giving them more money.
This is just giving them more money.
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They’re going to corral them? Perhaps… concentrate them, if you will. Into camps.
⚡️NEW: Israel Is Preparing Land in Rafah to Corral Palestinians into an Area Under Full Military Occupation
Satellite images...show Israel razing land, compacting ground, and clearing rubble in Rafah in a way that...
By @ForensicArchi (X) & @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/rafah-gaza...
Satellite images...show Israel razing land, compacting ground, and clearing rubble in Rafah in a way that...
By @ForensicArchi (X) & @dropsitenews.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/rafah-gaza...
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 AM
They’re going to corral them? Perhaps… concentrate them, if you will. Into camps.
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rewatching I, Claudius and you gotta hand it to the Roman's, they knew exactly how to handle a demented old tyrant who's lived too long
January 21, 2026 at 12:07 AM
rewatching I, Claudius and you gotta hand it to the Roman's, they knew exactly how to handle a demented old tyrant who's lived too long
JFC the #blueskymoderation Team is out of control
oh for the love of
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM
JFC the #blueskymoderation Team is out of control
Wait so they’re so dumb they haven’t got a country and they’re poor but they’re also so smart that all they have to do is get to Amurica and they’re suddenly millionaires?
Astonishingly racist comments in this rant, barely remarked upon, as far as I can tell, by the major newsrooms.
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Wait so they’re so dumb they haven’t got a country and they’re poor but they’re also so smart that all they have to do is get to Amurica and they’re suddenly millionaires?
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Schumer, Biden, Hillary, and Kerry voted 24 years ago to build a panopticon, and in that time it has only ever expanded, relentlessly, with full bipartisan support.
January 21, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Schumer, Biden, Hillary, and Kerry voted 24 years ago to build a panopticon, and in that time it has only ever expanded, relentlessly, with full bipartisan support.
I started following this yesterday but had to quit mid-journey. Reposting now that the saga has ended.
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THREAD:
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I started following this yesterday but had to quit mid-journey. Reposting now that the saga has ended.
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
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This is super cool bc:
1) Many of the highest-risk conditions, like ME/CFS & Long Covid, aren't on the list
2) The best way to protect the vulnerable is to protect the population so others don't infect them
3) None of this accounts for Novavax which is not mRNA
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
1) Many of the highest-risk conditions, like ME/CFS & Long Covid, aren't on the list
2) The best way to protect the vulnerable is to protect the population so others don't infect them
3) None of this accounts for Novavax which is not mRNA
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
CDC panel votes to limit who is eligible for this fall's Covid vaccine
Only people 65 and over or with underlying health conditions should get the shots, the advisory group recommended. There may be insurance roadblocks for others.
www.nbcnews.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is super cool bc:
1) Many of the highest-risk conditions, like ME/CFS & Long Covid, aren't on the list
2) The best way to protect the vulnerable is to protect the population so others don't infect them
3) None of this accounts for Novavax which is not mRNA
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
1) Many of the highest-risk conditions, like ME/CFS & Long Covid, aren't on the list
2) The best way to protect the vulnerable is to protect the population so others don't infect them
3) None of this accounts for Novavax which is not mRNA
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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One thing most people don't understand is that we in the US enjoy greater wealth funded by other countries because they assume we are a stable and relatively friendly hegemon.
*DANISH PENSION FUND AKADEMIKERPENSION TO EXIT US TREASURIES
January 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM
One thing most people don't understand is that we in the US enjoy greater wealth funded by other countries because they assume we are a stable and relatively friendly hegemon.
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i just feel like america has no business starting fights with the country that makes ozempic
January 19, 2026 at 8:05 AM
i just feel like america has no business starting fights with the country that makes ozempic
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rediscovering the easiest way to cut 10,000 words from a book draft:
1. divide it into sections
2. craft careful to do list for each
3. clean the whole house
4. go for a walk
5. return home with a satisfied sigh, march through the door, throw the book in the bin and run away to live in the woods
1. divide it into sections
2. craft careful to do list for each
3. clean the whole house
4. go for a walk
5. return home with a satisfied sigh, march through the door, throw the book in the bin and run away to live in the woods
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
rediscovering the easiest way to cut 10,000 words from a book draft:
1. divide it into sections
2. craft careful to do list for each
3. clean the whole house
4. go for a walk
5. return home with a satisfied sigh, march through the door, throw the book in the bin and run away to live in the woods
1. divide it into sections
2. craft careful to do list for each
3. clean the whole house
4. go for a walk
5. return home with a satisfied sigh, march through the door, throw the book in the bin and run away to live in the woods
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We are entering an utterly horrifying new reality, in which the most advanced technologies, planet-killing industries, and naked fascism are combining forces against us.
Our only hope is that the 99% of us who are for life on Earth unite and stop them.
We are many, they are few.
Our only hope is that the 99% of us who are for life on Earth unite and stop them.
We are many, they are few.
January 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM
We are entering an utterly horrifying new reality, in which the most advanced technologies, planet-killing industries, and naked fascism are combining forces against us.
Our only hope is that the 99% of us who are for life on Earth unite and stop them.
We are many, they are few.
Our only hope is that the 99% of us who are for life on Earth unite and stop them.
We are many, they are few.
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Brett Kavanaugh must be so proud.
How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
January 17, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Brett Kavanaugh must be so proud.