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Chris Donat

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Mechanical Engineer with over 19 years experience in Biotech and Aerospace

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Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 6h

Certainly call, but you all must have seen enough by now... just vote him out of office in November 2026! He doesn't even have the cojones to meet in person with his constituents, the most basic, important part of being a Representative in Congress.

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 1d

Blake Morlock for the win! I especially like where he mentions that we don't even have the money to lock up the homeless because its far more expensive than just housing them. We pay far too little in taxes to fund what we expect government to do in Arizona.
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All roads lead to Phoenix when it comes to Tucson's transit safety | What the Devil won't tell you

The Tucson City Council is now at odds over re-instituting transit fees to make riding on buses more secure. The opioid crisis has left government to clean up Big Pharma's mess — and the state Legisla...

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Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 2d

Hanging with this gal in Southern AZ wine country enjoying a jammy GSM blend and a slice of woodfired pizza.

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 2d

Please take the 12 minutes to watch Bernie's full address covering AI, its expected impact on workers, and some solutions he is proposing which sound a lot like what I had been proposing earlier this year when running for Congress.

youtu.be/dthbi4lzO58?...

AI Could Wipe Out the Working Class | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 3d

When Democrats retake the House in 2026, I suggest they not swear in Mike Johnson. He is a despicable man.

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 3d

They will lose their homes, and then get arrested on the streets for being homeless... the groundwork is already being put into place. Massive new detainment centers are being built, and criminalization of homelessness, even here in Tucson. Bernie, we need legislation so AI gains are shared equally!

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 4d

Sounds like a scam to me. Ciscomani could have voted no on the Big Beautiful Bill and we wouldn't be here. Has he ever had an idea on how to lower healthcare costs?

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 11d

I look forward to watching the Republican gubernatorial primary debates, gonna be a race to the bottom to win Orange Daddy's love. Remember, Washington is not savable because you went there to intentionally muck it up in 2011.
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David Schweikert jumps into Arizona governor race, reshaping GOP field

Schweikert says Arizona is savable, calling himself the real conservative.

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 12d

Ooof, this has me thinking where I stand. I am anti nuclear weapon, and anti AI server farms. I AM pro desalination, decarbonization and nuclear energy. Cant we just use the plutonium for things that are beneficial to all people, not just the Broligarchs?

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 12d

I mean, there has to be some sort of conversation and persuasion, or are you saying we need to eliminate over 70M people in the US? I refuse to give up on people who have been horribly misled and brainwashed by algorithms.

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 12d

So, which is it? Tylenol or the MMR vaccine? If it's Tylenol, maybe go and get those vaccines since Measles is on the rise, a disease I have never seen in my nearly 43 years on this planet

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 12d

Why are we in such a damn hurry? Can we wait until we have the green energy (and water in some cases) to fuel these data centers? As far as I'm concerned, they should supply their own energy (nuclear) and not be connected to the grid.

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 12d

And at that table, what would you specifically fight for, Senator Kelly? Do you support Medicare for All, the only way to lower costs while raising the level of care?

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 12d

Something = ? I love The Loop and it should be safe, but if we aren't going to put people up in housing and sanitariums, the only other option is prison, which costs significantly more than the other options. Why are we, as a city/county, hamstrung when it comes to raising the revenue to fix this?

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 12d

Anything short of Medicare for All is a waste of time. The American public is ready, Bernie. I talked to so many people who know this is the only way to save EVERYONE money while also providing better care.

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 12d

AIPAC prevents sane, rational people from serving in public office. 65K people in Gaza have been murdered by Benjamin Netanyahu's regime. The majority of people in Israel do not want this. The majority of Americans do not want this. We must stop propping up Netanyahu with our wealth and weapons.

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 12d

Can we stop allowing anticompetitive mergers please? Let's try channelling trust-buster Theodore Roosevelt's spirit for a change, eh?

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 17d

The shocking part of this story is that 26,411 people (30% of vote) in CD7 thought a man who could barely form a sentence should go to congress.
www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...

Grijalva wins with 70% landslide in Southern Az congressional election

With the release of the first batch of early ballots in Tuesday’s special Congressional District 7 election, Democrat Adelita Grijalva was headed to a 69-30 victory over Republican Daniel Butierez. Sh...

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Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 20d

Photosynthesis is around 1-6% efficient. Solar panels are around 25%. We use a ton of land and energy growing crops to feed cattle. Lab-grown meat will be better for the environment when scaled up and powered by green energy.

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 20d

This is why we need to put as much of our R&D budgets into lab grown steak as possible. I do not want to eat hairy caterpillars.

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 24d

I haven't been too impressed with human created content recently, hoping AI can come up with something more stimulating than Marvel movies.

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 24d

We don't want any more gas fired power plants to power cat videos or fascist Palantir servers.

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 24d

Time to boycott Disney, which I pretty much have the majority of my life anyways, but no more Star Wars, which is OK, because its sucked since the original trilogy anyways (and maybe Return of the Jedi did too because of the Ewoks).
variety.com/2025/tv/news...

ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments

Nexstar, one of the biggest owners o US f TV stations in, said will pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel's late night show due to the host's Charlie Kirk remarks

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · 24d

Does this impact Andy Biggs?

Chris Donat @chrisdonat.bsky.social · Sep 10