Chris Shackley
@cshackley.bsky.social
🩵💙Michigan 💙🩵
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Home of “Big Gretch”
Freedom of speech
Freedom of/from religion
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of the press
🩵GIRL POWER !!!🩵
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"Trump doesn’t believe in anything except himself... When that resistance and those protests actually made his policies tremendously unpopular, he relented. And I think it’s a lesson that we should apply elsewhere when he engages in outrageous activities...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Trump’s Minnesota Retreat Points to the Power of Public Anger
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:40 AM
"Trump doesn’t believe in anything except himself... When that resistance and those protests actually made his policies tremendously unpopular, he relented. And I think it’s a lesson that we should apply elsewhere when he engages in outrageous activities...”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
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Collective action works. We the people decide how law enforcement can operate.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Trump’s Minnesota Retreat Points to the Power of Public Anger
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Collective action works. We the people decide how law enforcement can operate.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
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“A modern-day concentration camp”
Seamus Culleton, an Irishman still detained by Trump’s ICE goons for 5 MONTHS (making private prisons rich), here LEGALLY for two decades, married to a citizen— describes horrific conditions: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Seamus Culleton, an Irishman still detained by Trump’s ICE goons for 5 MONTHS (making private prisons rich), here LEGALLY for two decades, married to a citizen— describes horrific conditions: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
February 12, 2026 at 3:41 AM
“A modern-day concentration camp”
Seamus Culleton, an Irishman still detained by Trump’s ICE goons for 5 MONTHS (making private prisons rich), here LEGALLY for two decades, married to a citizen— describes horrific conditions: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Seamus Culleton, an Irishman still detained by Trump’s ICE goons for 5 MONTHS (making private prisons rich), here LEGALLY for two decades, married to a citizen— describes horrific conditions: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Trump’s approval numbers are now like his jobs numbers: too damaging to reveal.
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Trump’s approval numbers are now like his jobs numbers: too damaging to reveal.
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🚨 ICE shoved you for standing still? PAXIS says that likely violates your 4th Amendment rights. No badge and mask enables force on peaceful people.
🎥 FILM EVERYTHING.
📍 Stay calm. Don’t retaliate.
📍 Record badge #, time, witnesses.
📍 File a complaint.
✊🏽 Help fight ICE: gofund.me/7fd97b0e9
🎥 FILM EVERYTHING.
📍 Stay calm. Don’t retaliate.
📍 Record badge #, time, witnesses.
📍 File a complaint.
✊🏽 Help fight ICE: gofund.me/7fd97b0e9
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
🚨 ICE shoved you for standing still? PAXIS says that likely violates your 4th Amendment rights. No badge and mask enables force on peaceful people.
🎥 FILM EVERYTHING.
📍 Stay calm. Don’t retaliate.
📍 Record badge #, time, witnesses.
📍 File a complaint.
✊🏽 Help fight ICE: gofund.me/7fd97b0e9
🎥 FILM EVERYTHING.
📍 Stay calm. Don’t retaliate.
📍 Record badge #, time, witnesses.
📍 File a complaint.
✊🏽 Help fight ICE: gofund.me/7fd97b0e9
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They're weaponizing the government against Brennan. An Orwellian exchange.
JIM JORDAN: Is Brennan going to be indicted?
BONDI: I can confirm we have received a referral from you, Chairman Jordan, to investigate John Brennan. Weaponization has ended
BONDI: I can confirm we have received a referral from you, Chairman Jordan, to investigate John Brennan. Weaponization has ended
February 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
They're weaponizing the government against Brennan. An Orwellian exchange.
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It has been reported that Donald Trump's name appears in the Epstein files 38,000 times.
That is a lie.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has said that when he searched for Trump in the unredacted files, Trump’s name came up “more than a million times.”
We should be calling them “The Trump Files.”
That is a lie.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has said that when he searched for Trump in the unredacted files, Trump’s name came up “more than a million times.”
We should be calling them “The Trump Files.”
February 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
It has been reported that Donald Trump's name appears in the Epstein files 38,000 times.
That is a lie.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has said that when he searched for Trump in the unredacted files, Trump’s name came up “more than a million times.”
We should be calling them “The Trump Files.”
That is a lie.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has said that when he searched for Trump in the unredacted files, Trump’s name came up “more than a million times.”
We should be calling them “The Trump Files.”
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Rep. Mike Lawler said the president should acknowledge the racist history tied to the post.
GOP Lawmaker Says Trump Must Still Apologize For Now-Deleted Obama Post
GOP Lawmaker Says Trump Must Still Apologize For Now-Deleted Obama Post
www.huffpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Rep. Mike Lawler said the president should acknowledge the racist history tied to the post.
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“A letter tossed over the detention center fence said they’ve been held 290 days… haven’t had a single piece of fruit… no pain meds…”
@corecivic, folks
@corecivic, folks
February 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
“A letter tossed over the detention center fence said they’ve been held 290 days… haven’t had a single piece of fruit… no pain meds…”
@corecivic, folks
@corecivic, folks
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A once great institution destroyed by greed and personal ambition. During Trump I, the Post was turning out superb journalism. And then Bezos bowed to Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
A once great institution destroyed by greed and personal ambition. During Trump I, the Post was turning out superb journalism. And then Bezos bowed to Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
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Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt
Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt
Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt
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I have never been a supporter of Donald Trump, but if the woke Olympic athletes don’t stop criticizing ICE, I will have no choice but to hold my nose and vote for him for the fourth time in 2028.
February 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I have never been a supporter of Donald Trump, but if the woke Olympic athletes don’t stop criticizing ICE, I will have no choice but to hold my nose and vote for him for the fourth time in 2028.
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BASH: Is this measles outbreak a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines?
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
BASH: Is this measles outbreak a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines?
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
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Re-upping this because it's a huge scandal.
What are Susan Wiles and Gabbard covering up?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
What are Susan Wiles and Gabbard covering up?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Re-upping this because it's a huge scandal.
What are Susan Wiles and Gabbard covering up?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
What are Susan Wiles and Gabbard covering up?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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NBC is editing out JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. CBS and ABC paid millions in bogus settlements to fund Trump. CNN made Scott Jennings a rightwing star. The Washington Post just laid off 300 journalists.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM
NBC is editing out JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. CBS and ABC paid millions in bogus settlements to fund Trump. CNN made Scott Jennings a rightwing star. The Washington Post just laid off 300 journalists.
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John Phelan, the billionaire art collector whom President Trump appointed to oversee the U.S. Navy, appears to have traveled on at least two transatlantic flights with Jeffrey Epstein.
John Phelan, Trump’s Navy secretary, listed in Epstein flight logs
Documents indicate that Navy Secretary John Phelan was a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein’s Boeing 727 for two transatlantic flights in 2006.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:51 AM
John Phelan, the billionaire art collector whom President Trump appointed to oversee the U.S. Navy, appears to have traveled on at least two transatlantic flights with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Rep. Thomas Massie and I have requested a meeting with Todd Blanche to ask why the senders of these emails have been redacted.
Concealing the reputations of these powerful men is a blatant violation of the Epstein Transparency Act we passed.
Concealing the reputations of these powerful men is a blatant violation of the Epstein Transparency Act we passed.
February 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Rep. Thomas Massie and I have requested a meeting with Todd Blanche to ask why the senders of these emails have been redacted.
Concealing the reputations of these powerful men is a blatant violation of the Epstein Transparency Act we passed.
Concealing the reputations of these powerful men is a blatant violation of the Epstein Transparency Act we passed.
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Breaking: I have launched an investigation as ranking member of the Select Committee on China into a $500 million UAE investment in the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company.
This is about public trust and transparency. https//www.wsj.com...
This is about public trust and transparency. https//www.wsj.com...
Exclusive | Top Democrat Launches Probe Into ‘Spy Sheikh’ Deal With Trump Company
World Liberty Financial said lawmakers are “harassing a private American business to score political points.”
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Breaking: I have launched an investigation as ranking member of the Select Committee on China into a $500 million UAE investment in the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company.
This is about public trust and transparency. https//www.wsj.com...
This is about public trust and transparency. https//www.wsj.com...
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Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
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Islamic Republic security forces in Iran run over protestors.
February 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Islamic Republic security forces in Iran run over protestors.
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A Ron Wyden specialty: sending a letter in public that reveals he's seen some really bad classified shit that he wants an explanation for.
February 4, 2026 at 9:29 PM
A Ron Wyden specialty: sending a letter in public that reveals he's seen some really bad classified shit that he wants an explanation for.
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You know, @seancasten.bsky.social is very good at this.
If you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.
February 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
You know, @seancasten.bsky.social is very good at this.
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Sam Altman and Tim Cook toe the line between calling out DHS's violence and staying on Trump's good side.
February 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Sam Altman and Tim Cook toe the line between calling out DHS's violence and staying on Trump's good side.