Chris Wentworth
@cdw314.bsky.social
Retired physics professor. I continue to teach physics courses and work on research projects.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christopher-Wentworth
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Trump just pardoned crypto firm BitMex for violating money laundering laws — making him potentially the first president in American history to pardon a corporation.
It's truly a new Golden Age for corporate crime.
It's truly a new Golden Age for corporate crime.
April 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Trump just pardoned crypto firm BitMex for violating money laundering laws — making him potentially the first president in American history to pardon a corporation.
It's truly a new Golden Age for corporate crime.
It's truly a new Golden Age for corporate crime.
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"After enduring 15 months of extreme hunger starting in December 2023, many of us have come to see starvation as even more brutal than the more explicitly violent horrors of war."
Bread Lines, Empty Shelves, Bombed Farms — This Is How Starvation Feels in Gaza
In Gaza, many of us have come to fear the forced starvation that Israel is inflicting on us more than its bombs.
truthout.org
April 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"After enduring 15 months of extreme hunger starting in December 2023, many of us have come to see starvation as even more brutal than the more explicitly violent horrors of war."
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Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
April 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
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The FBI is trying to criminalize Habitat for Humanity for receiving climate grants from the EPA.
Yes, the nonprofit that builds houses for low-income people.
This clearly demonstrates just how absurd and extreme the Trump regime has become.
It's targeted harassment.
Yes, the nonprofit that builds houses for low-income people.
This clearly demonstrates just how absurd and extreme the Trump regime has become.
It's targeted harassment.
March 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The FBI is trying to criminalize Habitat for Humanity for receiving climate grants from the EPA.
Yes, the nonprofit that builds houses for low-income people.
This clearly demonstrates just how absurd and extreme the Trump regime has become.
It's targeted harassment.
Yes, the nonprofit that builds houses for low-income people.
This clearly demonstrates just how absurd and extreme the Trump regime has become.
It's targeted harassment.
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While emptying the pockets of working people, the DOGE crew are lining their own. Even as Musk claimed that DOGE was slashing government spending, his own firms received billions in government contracts.
Social Security Is Not a Ponzi Scheme - Boston Review
Today’s attacks are just the latest form of backlash to the New Deal.
www.bostonreview.net
March 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
While emptying the pockets of working people, the DOGE crew are lining their own. Even as Musk claimed that DOGE was slashing government spending, his own firms received billions in government contracts.
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“…the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power.” - FDR, 1938
March 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“…the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power.” - FDR, 1938
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March 8, 2025
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March 8, 2025
Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made it clear that the Trump administration’s goal is to slash the federal government and to privatize its current services.
open.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
March 8, 2025
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A little-noticed executive order may in the long run have the largest impact on US democracy.
Independent Agencies Oversee Elections and Media. Trump’s Seizing Their Reins.
A little-noticed executive order may in the long run have the largest impact on US democracy.
buff.ly
March 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A little-noticed executive order may in the long run have the largest impact on US democracy.
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Musk views empathy as a “bug” that threatens his political agenda. This framing is instructive.
Elon Musk Is Leading a Far Right Anti-Empathy Revolution
Musk views empathy as a “bug” that threatens his political agenda. This framing is instructive.
buff.ly
March 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Musk views empathy as a “bug” that threatens his political agenda. This framing is instructive.
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
March 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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The Commerce Department just made it easier for states and municipalities to use government subsidies to buy Musk’s Starlink internet service.
When Musk's many ethics conflicts are tallied up, it will make Warren G. Harding’s Teapot Dome scandal look like a game of checkers.
When Musk's many ethics conflicts are tallied up, it will make Warren G. Harding’s Teapot Dome scandal look like a game of checkers.
Musk Set to Cash In Big on Trump’s Internet Overhaul
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reportedly wants to modify a Biden-era broadband program, opening it up to satellite internet providers.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Commerce Department just made it easier for states and municipalities to use government subsidies to buy Musk’s Starlink internet service.
When Musk's many ethics conflicts are tallied up, it will make Warren G. Harding’s Teapot Dome scandal look like a game of checkers.
When Musk's many ethics conflicts are tallied up, it will make Warren G. Harding’s Teapot Dome scandal look like a game of checkers.
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On Thursday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that aims to limit legal challenges to his administration’s actions by seeking to get judges to require monetary “security” payments from plaintiffs if an injunction is issued.
Trump’s Latest Order Aims to Stifle Legal Challenges to His Executive Actions
The order requires agencies to demand “financial securities” from plaintiffs suing the administration.
buff.ly
March 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
On Thursday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that aims to limit legal challenges to his administration’s actions by seeking to get judges to require monetary “security” payments from plaintiffs if an injunction is issued.
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Israel has committed nearly 1,000 violations of the Gaza ceasefire agreement since it was first implemented just six weeks ago, Palestinian officials say, including killing over 100 civilians.
Palestinian Officials Say Israel Has Committed at Least 962 Ceasefire Violations
Israeli forces have killed 116 civilians and wounded 490 others in Gaza since the ceasefire went into effect in January.
buff.ly
March 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Israel has committed nearly 1,000 violations of the Gaza ceasefire agreement since it was first implemented just six weeks ago, Palestinian officials say, including killing over 100 civilians.