Chris Plourde
@cplourde.bsky.social
My days are filled with walking dogs, doing dishes, playing guitar, taking pictures, reading books, and making tv shows. Maybe not in that order.
Reposted by Chris Plourde
How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
Tech Bros > manufacturing.
U.S. LUTNICK: ONCE EU SETS A DIGITAL FRAMEWORK WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH, WE CAN WORK ON RESOLVE OUTSTANDING CASES, SUCH AS STEEL AND ALUMINUM
November 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Tech Bros > manufacturing.
Reposted by Chris Plourde
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Reposted by Chris Plourde
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
"There is a great mass of voters today who don’t care about left vs right (or left vs center), and just want politicians to care about them and improve their lives.
"The party that wins the non-ideological, affordability-minded voters will win the next election."
"The party that wins the non-ideological, affordability-minded voters will win the next election."
Good morning. I've got a banger new post out today that develops a new method for placing voters on the left-right ideological spectrum, and adds a new, "non-ideological"/affordability axis to usual way we chart & think about US voters (esp swing voters). www.gelliottmorris.com/p/not-just-l...
Not just left vs right: Most voters think about affordability and material wellbeing, not in ideological terms
Most voters want a party that emphasizes cost of living issues and makes the world a better place. Few Americans think in solidly ideologically terms. "Moderates" are mostly non-ideological.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"There is a great mass of voters today who don’t care about left vs right (or left vs center), and just want politicians to care about them and improve their lives.
"The party that wins the non-ideological, affordability-minded voters will win the next election."
"The party that wins the non-ideological, affordability-minded voters will win the next election."
Reposted by Chris Plourde
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
Reposted by Chris Plourde
A lot of people criticizing Trump for not lowering grocery prices when what he's doing now is precisely what he said he would do on the issue while he was campaigning. To jog your memory: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Column | Here’s how Donald Trump would lower grocery prices
During Donald Trump’s town hall in Pennsylvania, an attendee asked about grocery bills and inflation. Here is Trump’s response in its entirety.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A lot of people criticizing Trump for not lowering grocery prices when what he's doing now is precisely what he said he would do on the issue while he was campaigning. To jog your memory: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Chris Plourde
MICROSOFT, NVIDIA AND ANTHROPIC ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
MICROSOFT, NVIDIA AND ANTHROPIC ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Reposted by Chris Plourde
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
We're now more likely to read the Epstein files than economic data from last month.
WHITE HOUSE: FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM MAY HAVE PERMANENTLY BEEN DAMAGED WHITE HOUSE: OCTOBER JOBS REPORTS LIKELY NEVER RELEASED
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We're now more likely to read the Epstein files than economic data from last month.
Republican reneging took less than 24 hrs.
Durbin, Shaheen, Kaine, King, et.al., got nothing. Pretty bold move to save MAGA and poison all Democratic moderates in one swoop.
Durbin, Shaheen, Kaine, King, et.al., got nothing. Pretty bold move to save MAGA and poison all Democratic moderates in one swoop.
US House Speaker Johnson said he won't commit to a vote on ACA subsidies, I'm told – Semofar Reporter on X.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Republican reneging took less than 24 hrs.
Durbin, Shaheen, Kaine, King, et.al., got nothing. Pretty bold move to save MAGA and poison all Democratic moderates in one swoop.
Durbin, Shaheen, Kaine, King, et.al., got nothing. Pretty bold move to save MAGA and poison all Democratic moderates in one swoop.
Charlie Brown trusts Lucy.
"It includes no guarantee from Republicans to extend the health care subsidies that have been at the heart of the funding fight, but Democrats involved in the talks believe that House and Senate GOP leaders will negotiate on a compromise in the coming weeks."
"It includes no guarantee from Republicans to extend the health care subsidies that have been at the heart of the funding fight, but Democrats involved in the talks believe that House and Senate GOP leaders will negotiate on a compromise in the coming weeks."
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Charlie Brown trusts Lucy.
"It includes no guarantee from Republicans to extend the health care subsidies that have been at the heart of the funding fight, but Democrats involved in the talks believe that House and Senate GOP leaders will negotiate on a compromise in the coming weeks."
"It includes no guarantee from Republicans to extend the health care subsidies that have been at the heart of the funding fight, but Democrats involved in the talks believe that House and Senate GOP leaders will negotiate on a compromise in the coming weeks."
WSJ: "The potential deal seemed to give Democrats little in exchange for voting to end the shutdown, prompting reticence from some in the party."
Schumer does not understand his own base.
Schumer does not understand his own base.
SENATORS HAVE REACHED A DEAL TO END THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: POLITICO
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
WSJ: "The potential deal seemed to give Democrats little in exchange for voting to end the shutdown, prompting reticence from some in the party."
Schumer does not understand his own base.
Schumer does not understand his own base.
Reposted by Chris Plourde
My fellow Americans,
Almost 42 million of your citizens are beneficiaries of food stamps (SNAP) to sustain their nutritional well-being. Chances are someone you know requires this assistance.
Everyone enabling this government, and its effort to block this program, should be appropriately punished.
Almost 42 million of your citizens are beneficiaries of food stamps (SNAP) to sustain their nutritional well-being. Chances are someone you know requires this assistance.
Everyone enabling this government, and its effort to block this program, should be appropriately punished.
November 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My fellow Americans,
Almost 42 million of your citizens are beneficiaries of food stamps (SNAP) to sustain their nutritional well-being. Chances are someone you know requires this assistance.
Everyone enabling this government, and its effort to block this program, should be appropriately punished.
Almost 42 million of your citizens are beneficiaries of food stamps (SNAP) to sustain their nutritional well-being. Chances are someone you know requires this assistance.
Everyone enabling this government, and its effort to block this program, should be appropriately punished.
Reposted by Chris Plourde
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
Reposted by Chris Plourde
real sense in which last night was fairly predictable. real question is why our pundits and the elites who listen to them couldn’t see it. (gift link)
Opinion | Trump Is an Albatross
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
real sense in which last night was fairly predictable. real question is why our pundits and the elites who listen to them couldn’t see it. (gift link)
Reposted by Chris Plourde
Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault
September 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault
This is what a directed economy looks like:
"The data-analytics company said it had $1.18 billion in sales for the third quarter, a year-over-year gain of 63%, and a net profit of $475.6 million. Both came in ahead of analyst expectations"
www.wsj.com/tech/palanti...
"The data-analytics company said it had $1.18 billion in sales for the third quarter, a year-over-year gain of 63%, and a net profit of $475.6 million. Both came in ahead of analyst expectations"
www.wsj.com/tech/palanti...
Palantir Revenue Climbs to Another Record as Defense Work Booms
The company said its sales were $1.18 billion in the third quarter for a year-over-year growth rate of 63%.
www.wsj.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is what a directed economy looks like:
"The data-analytics company said it had $1.18 billion in sales for the third quarter, a year-over-year gain of 63%, and a net profit of $475.6 million. Both came in ahead of analyst expectations"
www.wsj.com/tech/palanti...
"The data-analytics company said it had $1.18 billion in sales for the third quarter, a year-over-year gain of 63%, and a net profit of $475.6 million. Both came in ahead of analyst expectations"
www.wsj.com/tech/palanti...
Language check:
Tax credits for real estate are “tax cuts,” but tax credits for ACA recipients are “subsidies.”
Universally.
What if we flipped our language?
Tax credits for real estate are “tax cuts,” but tax credits for ACA recipients are “subsidies.”
Universally.
What if we flipped our language?
November 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Language check:
Tax credits for real estate are “tax cuts,” but tax credits for ACA recipients are “subsidies.”
Universally.
What if we flipped our language?
Tax credits for real estate are “tax cuts,” but tax credits for ACA recipients are “subsidies.”
Universally.
What if we flipped our language?
Standing up for his flock.
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Standing up for his flock.
Reposted by Chris Plourde
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
Reposted by Chris Plourde
In the eyes of the establishment, there’s literally nothing Mamdani can do to prove he’s not an antisemite, and literally nothing the openly fascist trump regime can do to prove they are, up to and including intentionally dressing like literal, historical Nazis
November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In the eyes of the establishment, there’s literally nothing Mamdani can do to prove he’s not an antisemite, and literally nothing the openly fascist trump regime can do to prove they are, up to and including intentionally dressing like literal, historical Nazis
Many conservatives wonder why their movement became the authoritarian one they feared.
Here's why:
They wanted "small government" with the world's largest military, "limited government" capable of tracking menstrual cycles, and a "free market" rigged to limit competition to 3-4 giant corporations.
Here's why:
They wanted "small government" with the world's largest military, "limited government" capable of tracking menstrual cycles, and a "free market" rigged to limit competition to 3-4 giant corporations.
October 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Many conservatives wonder why their movement became the authoritarian one they feared.
Here's why:
They wanted "small government" with the world's largest military, "limited government" capable of tracking menstrual cycles, and a "free market" rigged to limit competition to 3-4 giant corporations.
Here's why:
They wanted "small government" with the world's largest military, "limited government" capable of tracking menstrual cycles, and a "free market" rigged to limit competition to 3-4 giant corporations.
Once government can break the law to get "bad people," it can break the law to do whatever it wants.
(10/X) Trump is just going to ruin the lives of millions of people you don't know. And a lot of it is going to be random, because that's how narcissistic sociopaths operate.
You are just as likely to get fucked up by Trump as that neighbor who's obsessed with composting it.
You are just as likely to get fucked up by Trump as that neighbor who's obsessed with composting it.
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Once government can break the law to get "bad people," it can break the law to do whatever it wants.