@chris-ndc.bsky.social
Mostly politics from a guy who has lived and worked in Washington, DC for decades including with political appointees from both parties and for Trump years before he ran. Views are my own.
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it's amazing we can look at this, as a society, seeing that employers are drugging their employees to increase productivity and say "yes, these people are geniuses who should be in charge of things"
December 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
it's amazing we can look at this, as a society, seeing that employers are drugging their employees to increase productivity and say "yes, these people are geniuses who should be in charge of things"
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The Bank Secrecy Act requires financial institutions to maintain programs to know their customers and detect suspicious activity. But it is up to banks to design those programs.
The regulations don’t even require that the programs be effective.
(Published June 2025)
The regulations don’t even require that the programs be effective.
(Published June 2025)
How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans
Asian crime syndicates’ online scams have reached industrial proportions, cheating victims around the world out of more than $44 billion a year. U.S. banks have been unable to stop them.
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Bank Secrecy Act requires financial institutions to maintain programs to know their customers and detect suspicious activity. But it is up to banks to design those programs.
The regulations don’t even require that the programs be effective.
(Published June 2025)
The regulations don’t even require that the programs be effective.
(Published June 2025)
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New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
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As much as anything, the case for abolishing ICE is that it serves as Trump’s personal military.
December 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As much as anything, the case for abolishing ICE is that it serves as Trump’s personal military.
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Agree 💯 With Matthew Dowd......
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Agree 💯 With Matthew Dowd......
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Sheriffs and sheriff-adjacent people have been trolling guns shows etc for years. As I point out, this merging of gun culture and masculine patriotism brings out people who join because they like the culture.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707263...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707263...
The Highest Law in the Land by Jessica Pishko: 9780593471319 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Shortlisted for Columbia Journalism School’s J. Anthony Lukas Award A Publishers Lunch NonFiction Buzz Book| Named Most Anticipated by Los Angeles Times A leading authority on sheriffs investigat...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Sheriffs and sheriff-adjacent people have been trolling guns shows etc for years. As I point out, this merging of gun culture and masculine patriotism brings out people who join because they like the culture.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707263...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707263...
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Most coastal journalists don't live around gun culture politics and haven't talked to any of the people who are involved. They genuinely believe they are good patriots.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Private Citizens Who Want to Help Trump Deport Migrants
For years, right-wing civilians have eagerly patrolled the border. Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, has hinted that he might enlist their help.
www.newyorker.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Most coastal journalists don't live around gun culture politics and haven't talked to any of the people who are involved. They genuinely believe they are good patriots.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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This profile is already what sheriffs have been recruiting and encouraging, as I wrote in my book.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This profile is already what sheriffs have been recruiting and encouraging, as I wrote in my book.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Mississippi is awash in voter fraud?!
December 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Mississippi is awash in voter fraud?!
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Endless lies 🤥
December 31, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Endless lies 🤥
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Phillip: Shouldn't he have to provide actual evidence of fraud before just walking up to a building and saying fraud is happening here?
December 31, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Phillip: Shouldn't he have to provide actual evidence of fraud before just walking up to a building and saying fraud is happening here?
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BREAKING:
Democrat Renee Hardman just won a special election for the Iowa State Senate, according to the AP — a result that prevents Republicans from reclaiming a supermajority in the chamber.
Democrat Renee Hardman just won a special election for the Iowa State Senate, according to the AP — a result that prevents Republicans from reclaiming a supermajority in the chamber.
December 31, 2025 at 3:25 AM
BREAKING:
Democrat Renee Hardman just won a special election for the Iowa State Senate, according to the AP — a result that prevents Republicans from reclaiming a supermajority in the chamber.
Democrat Renee Hardman just won a special election for the Iowa State Senate, according to the AP — a result that prevents Republicans from reclaiming a supermajority in the chamber.
The Washington Post editorial board is a bunch of ultra Conservative morons. Every idiot that wants to condemn universal healthcare cites the occasional issues in the UK and Canada for why we shouldn’t have it and never other nations.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Socialized medicine can’t survive the winter
The British government is begging sick people to stay away from hospitals during the holidays.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Washington Post editorial board is a bunch of ultra Conservative morons. Every idiot that wants to condemn universal healthcare cites the occasional issues in the UK and Canada for why we shouldn’t have it and never other nations.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
I cite Trump Admin members who look like human penises as a problem.
Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I cite Trump Admin members who look like human penises as a problem.
Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Announces Plans for New ‘Trump Class’ Warships.
Amazingly they will run on alternative energy: Big Macs and brown nosing.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Amazingly they will run on alternative energy: Big Macs and brown nosing.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Announces Plans for New ‘Trump Class’ Warships
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Announces Plans for New ‘Trump Class’ Warships.
Amazingly they will run on alternative energy: Big Macs and brown nosing.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Amazingly they will run on alternative energy: Big Macs and brown nosing.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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Impeach Trump, the pedophile rapist! 😎✨
December 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Impeach Trump, the pedophile rapist! 😎✨
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We don’t have enough hospital beds to care for the sick kids we already have even without stripping vaccine recommendations. Our PICU is full. Our NICU is full. The pediatric acute care floors are nearly full.
December 20, 2025 at 3:31 AM
We don’t have enough hospital beds to care for the sick kids we already have even without stripping vaccine recommendations. Our PICU is full. Our NICU is full. The pediatric acute care floors are nearly full.
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I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
The view of US inflation data in Australia.
December 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The view of US inflation data in Australia.
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Kash is on the Kase
December 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Kash is on the Kase
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CNN: But if days before, you had Trump on tape suggesting to the GA secretary of state he should find him some 11k votes, you don't think there's sufficient cause to investigate if he was doing that with members of Congress?
CLINE: Jack Smith is a political hack
C: I didn't hear you answer the Q
CLINE: Jack Smith is a political hack
C: I didn't hear you answer the Q
December 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
CNN: But if days before, you had Trump on tape suggesting to the GA secretary of state he should find him some 11k votes, you don't think there's sufficient cause to investigate if he was doing that with members of Congress?
CLINE: Jack Smith is a political hack
C: I didn't hear you answer the Q
CLINE: Jack Smith is a political hack
C: I didn't hear you answer the Q
Impeach RFK Jr.
"[S]even grants totaling millions of dollars... including for research on reducing sudden infant deaths, improving adolescent health, preventing fetal alcohol syndrome and identifying autism early, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post."
Petty retribution hurting kids and families.
Petty retribution hurting kids and families.
SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Impeach RFK Jr.
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Exactly the same pattern that saw RFK Jr. push out CDC leadership: he cannot tolerate dissent and will use public resources to punish critics. This is what happens when the President normalizes this sort of abuse of power.
SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Exactly the same pattern that saw RFK Jr. push out CDC leadership: he cannot tolerate dissent and will use public resources to punish critics. This is what happens when the President normalizes this sort of abuse of power.
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.
SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.