Christopher Butler
@chrisb6575.bsky.social
Banned books are the best,so read them while you still can! Theatre and opera buff. Certified Mental Health Peer Specialist. He/Him. Opinions are my own and definitely not my employer's.
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February 15, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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The Trump administration’s sole unifying message is white supremacy. They are constantly looking for ways to express it.
If you think there’s NOTHING in our heritage (or in any nation’s) to be unapologetic about, you’re a fool. A dangerous fool.
February 15, 2026 at 10:26 PM
The Trump administration’s sole unifying message is white supremacy. They are constantly looking for ways to express it.
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They talk and act exactly like Nazis in pursuit of the exact same objectives as Nazis using the exact same tactics and rationales as Nazis but it would be wrong to call them Nazis until they grow the little mustache.
White House stands by State Department nominee who complains that "white Americans are increasingly second-class citizens," warns of "white erasure" and says "the Jews love to see themselves as oppressed." @camcgrady.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Trump Nominates an Apostle of ‘White Erasure’ for the State Department
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:43 AM
They talk and act exactly like Nazis in pursuit of the exact same objectives as Nazis using the exact same tactics and rationales as Nazis but it would be wrong to call them Nazis until they grow the little mustache.
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Hey, remember the last time he was president and he dismantled our pandemic preparation, then THERE WAS A PANDEMIC AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DIED?
Not sure why I suddenly thought of that. Just reminiscing, I guess.
Not sure why I suddenly thought of that. Just reminiscing, I guess.
“Staff members at the United States’s premier infectious-disease research institute have been instructed to remove the words “biodefense” and “pandemic preparedness” from the institute’s web pages, according to e-mails Nature has obtained.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Hey, remember the last time he was president and he dismantled our pandemic preparation, then THERE WAS A PANDEMIC AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DIED?
Not sure why I suddenly thought of that. Just reminiscing, I guess.
Not sure why I suddenly thought of that. Just reminiscing, I guess.
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A murder of crows. A parliament of owls. A cabinet of pedophiles.
The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.
Seems kinda bad?
Seems kinda bad?
At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files
The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.
www.nbcnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM
A murder of crows. A parliament of owls. A cabinet of pedophiles.
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The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
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@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
February 14, 2026 at 5:42 PM
@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
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HHS Sec RFK Jr.’s guidance is amazing. I’m glad kids will know to only eat things fried in beef tallow and that we’re easing the stigma around toilet-seat germs so they’ll feel comfortable snorting more cocaine. Vaccines are for the weak, kids. Dying from measles builds character
February 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
HHS Sec RFK Jr.’s guidance is amazing. I’m glad kids will know to only eat things fried in beef tallow and that we’re easing the stigma around toilet-seat germs so they’ll feel comfortable snorting more cocaine. Vaccines are for the weak, kids. Dying from measles builds character
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This is what authoritarians are never gonna understand: average, everyday citizens do not like watching paramilitary thugs brutalize children. All the vaporware memes in the world can't fix that for them
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This is what authoritarians are never gonna understand: average, everyday citizens do not like watching paramilitary thugs brutalize children. All the vaporware memes in the world can't fix that for them
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Just as ICE and CBP have no legitimate role in "election security" neither does the head of DHS. The mere existence of this press conference should be a scandal, much less this tone-deaf comment.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Just as ICE and CBP have no legitimate role in "election security" neither does the head of DHS. The mere existence of this press conference should be a scandal, much less this tone-deaf comment.
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Turns out “They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists…” was Trump introducing his own administration.
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 14, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Turns out “They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists…” was Trump introducing his own administration.
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Of all the Warner Brothers contract players from the 40s, you proclaim a day in honor of Ronald Reagan? Really? Not Claude Raines? Not Barton MacLane? Not George Tobias? I call bullshit!
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Of all the Warner Brothers contract players from the 40s, you proclaim a day in honor of Ronald Reagan? Really? Not Claude Raines? Not Barton MacLane? Not George Tobias? I call bullshit!
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The specter of fascism in Berlin in the early 1930s creates a rich atmosphere for the vibrant film Cabaret – which premiered on this date in 1972. Alongside the electric Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey’s performance is career-defining. Cabaret also marked a directorial comeback (of sorts) for Bob Fosse.
February 13, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The specter of fascism in Berlin in the early 1930s creates a rich atmosphere for the vibrant film Cabaret – which premiered on this date in 1972. Alongside the electric Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey’s performance is career-defining. Cabaret also marked a directorial comeback (of sorts) for Bob Fosse.
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Need some American politicians to take the fucking hint here.
NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs' top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
February 13, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Need some American politicians to take the fucking hint here.
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“The Constitution does not permit the government to arrest thousands of individuals and then disregard their constitutional rights because it would be too challenging to honor those rights.”
BREAKING: Judge Nancy Brasel, a Trump appointee, has issued a TRO in the Minnesota access-to-counsel case about treatment at Whipple.
"It appears that in planning for Operation Metro Surge, the government failed to plan for the constitutional rights of its civil detainees."
"It appears that in planning for Operation Metro Surge, the government failed to plan for the constitutional rights of its civil detainees."
February 13, 2026 at 12:24 AM
“The Constitution does not permit the government to arrest thousands of individuals and then disregard their constitutional rights because it would be too challenging to honor those rights.”
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This is what's called, in MAGA circles, "peak alpha male performance"
Form an orderly queue, ladies
(Though just the white and Christian ones, please, as he's a white supremacist)
You can find him, probably, someday soon at the State Department being paid *your tax dollars* to do "NatC" things
Form an orderly queue, ladies
(Though just the white and Christian ones, please, as he's a white supremacist)
You can find him, probably, someday soon at the State Department being paid *your tax dollars* to do "NatC" things
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
This is what's called, in MAGA circles, "peak alpha male performance"
Form an orderly queue, ladies
(Though just the white and Christian ones, please, as he's a white supremacist)
You can find him, probably, someday soon at the State Department being paid *your tax dollars* to do "NatC" things
Form an orderly queue, ladies
(Though just the white and Christian ones, please, as he's a white supremacist)
You can find him, probably, someday soon at the State Department being paid *your tax dollars* to do "NatC" things
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The scene in front of Stonewall Inn at this afternoon’s protest of Trump’s removal of the Gay Pride Flag. 👊🏻💥🏳️🌈
substack.com/@georgehahnn...
substack.com/@georgehahnn...
Gay Pride at Stonewall Inn
A recording from George Hahn's live video
substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The scene in front of Stonewall Inn at this afternoon’s protest of Trump’s removal of the Gay Pride Flag. 👊🏻💥🏳️🌈
substack.com/@georgehahnn...
substack.com/@georgehahnn...
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And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the meritocracy they want you to believe Black people are violating
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the meritocracy they want you to believe Black people are violating
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
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Trump's lusty obsession with coal can be traced back to when he was told it is excavated by minors.
"Sir, to show our appreciation, the trophy says 'the undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal'"
February 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Trump's lusty obsession with coal can be traced back to when he was told it is excavated by minors.
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It's important to point out in the sea of horrible news we see all the time: They keep losing! And seemingly at greater frequency every week.
BREAKING: Judge blocks Hegseth effort to punish Sen. Kelly.
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARK KELLY,
Plaintiff,
Civil Case No. 26-81 (RJL)
V.
PETE HEGSETH, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
February 12, 2026 [Dkt. #2]
United States Senator Mark Kelly, a retired naval officer, has been censured by
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for voicing certain opinions on military actions and
policy. In addition, he has been subjected to proceedings to possibly reduce his retirement
rank and pay and threatened with criminal prosecution if he continues to speak out on these
issues.
Secretary Hegseth relies on the well-established doctrine that military
servicemembers enjoy less vigorous First Amendment protections given the fundamental
obligation for obedience and discipline in the armed forces. Unfortunately for Secretary
Hegseth, no court has ever extended those principles to retired servicemembers, much less a retired servicemember serving in Congress and exercising oversight responsibility over
the military. This Court will not be the first to do so!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiclbgaenrhgnor6zvmnfql4d3olwzqp7zikm3maum5ylc4m6epys4@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 6:29 PM
It's important to point out in the sea of horrible news we see all the time: They keep losing! And seemingly at greater frequency every week.
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I will be down at the Stonewall Monument today where political leaders and activists will be defiantly raising the Pride flag again at 4pm.
I will be there with my SiriusXM program, live on the air, interviewing folks there, including protesters, activists, and political leaders.
I will be there with my SiriusXM program, live on the air, interviewing folks there, including protesters, activists, and political leaders.
February 12, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I will be down at the Stonewall Monument today where political leaders and activists will be defiantly raising the Pride flag again at 4pm.
I will be there with my SiriusXM program, live on the air, interviewing folks there, including protesters, activists, and political leaders.
I will be there with my SiriusXM program, live on the air, interviewing folks there, including protesters, activists, and political leaders.