Chris Muravez
@chrismuravez.bsky.social
Father, Army Veteran, Recovering Adjunct English Professor.
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Chris Muravez
@chrismuravez.bsky.social
· Feb 15
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Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
I wrote a short piece for The Chamberlain Network on the use of military facilities for migrant deportations.
A Shameful Policy — The Chamberlain Network
As a veteran, when I read that the Trump administration wants to use military facilities to detain migrants – including in my home state of California – I cannot help but be embarrassed, once again, b...
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April 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I wrote a short piece for The Chamberlain Network on the use of military facilities for migrant deportations.
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This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
These billionaires are singlehandedly destroying people's lives across the country and then have the gall to mock them for it.
'Cried about Trump, Elon': US President shares SpongeBob meme to mock federal workers after work email outcry
US President Donald Trump used a Spongebob meme to mock federal workers after they expressed frustration and anger over Elon Musk's email. This was in support of Musk aftef an email was sent out by th...
m.economictimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
These billionaires are singlehandedly destroying people's lives across the country and then have the gall to mock them for it.
"I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries;
February 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries;
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Every fucking day it’s something.
February 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Every fucking day it’s something.
Do we now still pledge to each
other our lives, our fortunes,
our sacred honor.
There are no kings in America.
Only gilded men we can topple
again and again.
other our lives, our fortunes,
our sacred honor.
There are no kings in America.
Only gilded men we can topple
again and again.
There are no kings in America
We are sanctuary for the hungry, the homeless, the huddled, held together by an idea our immigrant fathers believed in. What do we say to our immigrant fathers who held certain truths to be self-evide...
www.poetryfoundation.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Do we now still pledge to each
other our lives, our fortunes,
our sacred honor.
There are no kings in America.
Only gilded men we can topple
again and again.
other our lives, our fortunes,
our sacred honor.
There are no kings in America.
Only gilded men we can topple
again and again.
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I was electrocuted, beaten, stabbed in the leg and starved after being captured while defending my home and family in Mariupol.
We held back Putin’s invasion for several weeks while Russia slaughtered over 25,000 predominantly Russian speaking Ukrainians including women and children.
We held back Putin’s invasion for several weeks while Russia slaughtered over 25,000 predominantly Russian speaking Ukrainians including women and children.
February 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I was electrocuted, beaten, stabbed in the leg and starved after being captured while defending my home and family in Mariupol.
We held back Putin’s invasion for several weeks while Russia slaughtered over 25,000 predominantly Russian speaking Ukrainians including women and children.
We held back Putin’s invasion for several weeks while Russia slaughtered over 25,000 predominantly Russian speaking Ukrainians including women and children.
"A CDC employee who was charged with preventing the introduction of zoonotic diseases (those that jump from animals to humans), had assumed they'd be safe from layoffs because their work involved national security and border control. They'd recently received a CDC award of excellence for their work"
Health agencies lose staff in key areas as Trump firings set in
As the dust settles from the first wave of firings at health agencies, here's how many people got cut, and the impact of the roles that were lost.
www.npr.org
February 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"A CDC employee who was charged with preventing the introduction of zoonotic diseases (those that jump from animals to humans), had assumed they'd be safe from layoffs because their work involved national security and border control. They'd recently received a CDC award of excellence for their work"
Wow I did not expect my post about the federal layoffs to take off like it has. Thanks to everyone who reposted it. And hello to everyone who started following. Let me introduce myself. I'm a disabled veteran and father of three. I used to be an adjunct English Professor until we had more kids.
February 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Wow I did not expect my post about the federal layoffs to take off like it has. Thanks to everyone who reposted it. And hello to everyone who started following. Let me introduce myself. I'm a disabled veteran and father of three. I used to be an adjunct English Professor until we had more kids.
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A government employee went mega-viral after she SPOKE OUT against Musk's firing on HIS OWN APP.
Now she's coming on my channel to share her story.
Interview premieres at 7:00pm on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQx...
Now she's coming on my channel to share her story.
Interview premieres at 7:00pm on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQx...
February 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A government employee went mega-viral after she SPOKE OUT against Musk's firing on HIS OWN APP.
Now she's coming on my channel to share her story.
Interview premieres at 7:00pm on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQx...
Now she's coming on my channel to share her story.
Interview premieres at 7:00pm on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQx...
Reposted by Chris Muravez
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
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February 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
"A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody."
- Thomas Paine
- Thomas Paine
February 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody."
- Thomas Paine
- Thomas Paine
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It was such a treat getting to visit Martha Wells and her lovely family and found family earlier this year. She’s well known now for her iconic Murderbot series, but Martha endured a number of heartbreaking trials over the course of her career as a working writer. She’s got some true grit.
How Murderbot Saved Martha Wells' Life
Martha Wells created one of the most iconic characters in 21st-century science fiction: Murderbot, reluctant savior of humanity. Then she faced an existential threat of her own.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:55 PM
It was such a treat getting to visit Martha Wells and her lovely family and found family earlier this year. She’s well known now for her iconic Murderbot series, but Martha endured a number of heartbreaking trials over the course of her career as a working writer. She’s got some true grit.
Hi, I am joining Stop Soldier Suicide in their 50-mile Ruck March Challenge for November. This will be my second fundraising march for Stop Solider Suicide, a veteran-founded, veteran-led nonprofit that fights to reduce military suicide.
StopSoldierSuicide.donordrive.com/participant/...
StopSoldierSuicide.donordrive.com/participant/...
November 50 Mile Ruck March Challenge - I'm supporting Stop Soldier Suicide!
November 50 Mile Ruck March ChallengeI'm taking on the November 50 Mile Challenge to support Stop Soldier Suicide! Together, we're connecting veterans and service members to free counseling and crisis...
StopSoldierSuicide.donordrive.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Hi, I am joining Stop Soldier Suicide in their 50-mile Ruck March Challenge for November. This will be my second fundraising march for Stop Solider Suicide, a veteran-founded, veteran-led nonprofit that fights to reduce military suicide.
StopSoldierSuicide.donordrive.com/participant/...
StopSoldierSuicide.donordrive.com/participant/...
My step daughter wants me to try to be a social media influencer, and I'm honestly considering it.
November 18, 2024 at 1:20 AM
My step daughter wants me to try to be a social media influencer, and I'm honestly considering it.
I guess Netflix was trying to punch above their weight tonight...
November 16, 2024 at 7:10 AM
I guess Netflix was trying to punch above their weight tonight...
Men who get way too into EDC things are just dudes learning how to accessorize.
November 16, 2024 at 6:58 AM
Men who get way too into EDC things are just dudes learning how to accessorize.
As a teenager I loved watching WW2 documentaries on the History channel. One of the largest events in human history has so many intricate and complex details, it's nearly impossible to comprehend them all. 1/
November 16, 2024 at 4:15 AM
As a teenager I loved watching WW2 documentaries on the History channel. One of the largest events in human history has so many intricate and complex details, it's nearly impossible to comprehend them all. 1/
Name your favorites from Star Trek:
Uniform: DS9
Spock: Nimoy
Couple: Worf and Dax
Character: Miles O'Brien
Ship: Defiant
Villain: Dukat
Series: DS9
Movie: Wrath of Khan
Theme: Enterprise (it annoys my wife)
Guest: Dwayne Johnson
Uniform: DS9
Spock: Nimoy
Couple: Worf and Dax
Character: Miles O'Brien
Ship: Defiant
Villain: Dukat
Series: DS9
Movie: Wrath of Khan
Theme: Enterprise (it annoys my wife)
Guest: Dwayne Johnson
November 15, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Name your favorites from Star Trek:
Uniform: DS9
Spock: Nimoy
Couple: Worf and Dax
Character: Miles O'Brien
Ship: Defiant
Villain: Dukat
Series: DS9
Movie: Wrath of Khan
Theme: Enterprise (it annoys my wife)
Guest: Dwayne Johnson
Uniform: DS9
Spock: Nimoy
Couple: Worf and Dax
Character: Miles O'Brien
Ship: Defiant
Villain: Dukat
Series: DS9
Movie: Wrath of Khan
Theme: Enterprise (it annoys my wife)
Guest: Dwayne Johnson