PatricksDad
@chriswalker.bsky.social
Politics nerd, elderly wanna-be motorcycle racer, futbol is life
Sure would be nice to watch the tournament.
January 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Sure would be nice to watch the tournament.
Substitute DC United if you’re a fan of both footballs.
January 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Substitute DC United if you’re a fan of both footballs.
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*REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS.
Please stop framing it as “Congress” when the only party preventing this from happening are the Republicans who have the majority & the complete lack of integrity. Democrats have *been* ready to stop these lawless acts.
Please stop framing it as “Congress” when the only party preventing this from happening are the Republicans who have the majority & the complete lack of integrity. Democrats have *been* ready to stop these lawless acts.
January 18, 2026 at 2:49 AM
*REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS.
Please stop framing it as “Congress” when the only party preventing this from happening are the Republicans who have the majority & the complete lack of integrity. Democrats have *been* ready to stop these lawless acts.
Please stop framing it as “Congress” when the only party preventing this from happening are the Republicans who have the majority & the complete lack of integrity. Democrats have *been* ready to stop these lawless acts.
Followed you just because of your user name. Re-reading The Colour of Magic for the eleventy-first time.
January 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Followed you just because of your user name. Re-reading The Colour of Magic for the eleventy-first time.
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
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I wrote up my analysis of what Ross's movements and actions reveal about whether or not he had a "reasonable belief that he was in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury" (the legal standard). I list 7 crucial moments that suggest he did not. asharangappa.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
Friday Round Up! 1/9/26
It was a bad shoot.
asharangappa.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I wrote up my analysis of what Ross's movements and actions reveal about whether or not he had a "reasonable belief that he was in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury" (the legal standard). I list 7 crucial moments that suggest he did not. asharangappa.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
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Statement on Trump’s military actions in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Statement on Trump’s military actions in Venezuela.
A handful of courageous republicans is nor commonly known as a myth
January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
A handful of courageous republicans is nor commonly known as a myth
Rubio’s tell is looking down whenever Trump lies.
January 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Rubio’s tell is looking down whenever Trump lies.
Probably all three
December 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Probably all three
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In 2021, I left Big Law and built my own law firm to protect democracy.
In 2020, I saw what corporate overlords were doing to media, so I decided to build Democracy Docket.
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In 2020, I saw what corporate overlords were doing to media, so I decided to build Democracy Docket.
Now, I need your help to make it grow and thrive. Support its 22 person team by becoming a member today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In 2021, I left Big Law and built my own law firm to protect democracy.
In 2020, I saw what corporate overlords were doing to media, so I decided to build Democracy Docket.
Now, I need your help to make it grow and thrive. Support its 22 person team by becoming a member today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
In 2020, I saw what corporate overlords were doing to media, so I decided to build Democracy Docket.
Now, I need your help to make it grow and thrive. Support its 22 person team by becoming a member today. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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Wild this didn’t work
I’ll say it again—Trump needs to be straight with the American people and explain what his strategy is and what the hell he’s doing in the Caribbean.
President Trump says in an interview with WABC radio in New York that the U.S. had “knocked out” a Venezuelan facility, a move that would be a major escalation in U.S. military strikes.
December 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Wild this didn’t work
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They say imitation crab is the sincerest form of crab
December 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
December 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
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A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
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Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
December 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.
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NEW: last night, the US govt launched an assault on the ‘global censorship industrial complex’, aka European tech researchers/campaigners.
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
A message to America: we are not your enemy
Last night, the US launched an all-out assault on the "global censorship industrial complex", I respond with some deep breaths, solidarity and a vibey video (it's all I have)
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
NEW: last night, the US govt launched an assault on the ‘global censorship industrial complex’, aka European tech researchers/campaigners.
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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60 Minutes, dead at 57. The murder weapon was Bari Weiss.
December 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
60 Minutes, dead at 57. The murder weapon was Bari Weiss.