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Chris Jalufka @chrisjalufka.bsky.social · 17d

evening portrait

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Jun 16

Hey there Scott Walker. I noticed you deleted this after learning that in fact the shooter was from the right. I don’t think it matters either way, violence is violence, so I’m waiting for you to tweet the same thing with corrected facts?

Cuz you’re uh, to use your words, “being silent.”

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · Jun 14

Two phrases that need to be retired:
“We are better than this.” (We’re not.)
The U.S. president is “the leader of the free world.” (He’s not.)

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · May 28

A reminder that none of this is true about AOC, it’s demonstrably and provably untrue, and it’s being pushed by the kind of C-list (ok, D-list?) celebs who flock to Trump and MAGA:

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Chris Jalufka @chrisjalufka.bsky.social · May 23

The Desert and the Golden Rule

the attraction of solitude

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Chris Jalufka @chrisjalufka.bsky.social · May 19

Rejection has played a big role in my life—it formed into the bitterness in which I lived in the world.

Not sure if it’s a specifically male bitterness, but I think a lot of men might understand the feeling.

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The Rejected Man

A Male Cocktail of Shame + Embarrassment = Bitterness

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Chris Jalufka @chrisjalufka.bsky.social · May 2

From the archives—portrait of @aliciamariebody.bsky.social He-Man

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Chris Jalufka @chrisjalufka.bsky.social · Apr 30

Found this MAGA chatbot on Instagram. At least it knows MAGA voted against their best interests

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Apr 30

I mean, yeah.

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Chris Jalufka @chrisjalufka.bsky.social · Apr 24

'Ceremony' by Chris Jalufka

YouTube video by EVIL TENDER

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Apr 24

My eldest daughter Claudia once asked me why there isn’t a provision that says that convicted felons can’t be president and this was *exactly* my answer

George Hahn @georgehahn.com · Apr 24

Never.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Apr 20

WOW. Kilmar García was deported off a bogus, discredited gang sheet—based on junk intel from a cop later convicted of misconduct.

Trump’s still using it to deny him due process.

📌 COPS: He wore Chicago Bulls hat they claimed was “Hispanic gang culture” and meant he was in good standing with MS-13.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Apr 20

New: Pete Hegseth shared sensitive information about military strikes to another Signal group chat that included his wife and brother.

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat

The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Jalufka @chrisjalufka.bsky.social · Apr 20

Happy Easter to those expected to celebrate

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Trade The Cross for the Cosmos

An Atheist on Easter reads Henry Miller

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Chris Jalufka @chrisjalufka.bsky.social · Apr 19

Recently, my wife was recalling a moment before my accident, before sobriety and therapy. She said, “you were so angry all the time.”

She’s right. I was. That feels like a different version of me.

The change was slow—so gradual I hadn’t noticed.

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Man in Therapy

Gradual change—suddenly—appears!

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · Apr 16

Prove that you didn’t just snatch a legal resident of the United States off the streets and ship him to a foreign country for illegal detention. Has he been convicted of a crime? Has he been formally charged and appeared before a court? This administration is behaving like the terrorist.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · Apr 16

when she was florida’s atty general, trump “donated” $25k to her campaign and she suddenly dropped a fraud case against trump university. someone check her price tag for this and we’ll scape it together.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 16

Bondi says she's looking at suing Minnesota and California next over their accommodations for trans people, saying "they are the top two that should be on notice"

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Chris Jalufka @chrisjalufka.bsky.social · Apr 14

The New York Public Library Digital Collection is an amazing resource for inspiration—a favorite act of writing is to create a story around whatever random public domain images come up. From forgotten images—glorp—a story!

Stories built from the Public Domain

from forgotten images—glorp—a story!

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Apr 14

One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.

An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."

The other said, "Take him anyway."

So they did.

Wilmer only found out his son had been detained after receiving a phone call on March 15 from his nephew, Luis, who lives with them. That morning was their last time together; they had gone around the corner to do their laundry. Later that day, Wilmer said that his son met with a friend to get help with some errands at the American Red Cross. He learned this from Luis, who looked at the situation from inside the apartment: when his son was on his way back, just steps from his home when ICE agents stopped him. “The officers grabbed him and two other boys right at the entrance to our building. One said, ‘No, he’s not the one,’ like they were looking for someone else. But the other said, ‘Take him anyway.'”

That moment marked the beginning of Wilmer’s search for answers — answers he’s still waiting for.

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Chris Jalufka @chrisjalufka.bsky.social · Apr 13

Visual art takes one second to absorb and form an opinion.

Writing takes time to absorb—and not everyone is willing to spend that time on the unknown, perhaps even the unworthy.

Publishing a book is easy, sharing is hard

Plus! A Book Excerpt!

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Chris Jalufka @chrisjalufka.bsky.social · Apr 12

A love story to my collection of baseball hats

The Nature of Collecting:

The Value of Memory

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Chris Jalufka @chrisjalufka.bsky.social · Apr 8

I'm a collector. I have a collection of collections. Some objects are sought for their power to return me to a former self.

The Nature of Collecting:

The Value of Memory

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · Apr 7

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Chris Jalufka @chrisjalufka.bsky.social · Apr 7

The art of UK based printmaker Georgia Green has a spirit—an inner ghost. Green casts remarkable shapes and color in tangible layers of ink.

"I always prioritise texture over detail."

Interview up Substack where I'll be sharing more interviews, essays on art, and other words on / around art.

Blown Out Daydreams:

Interview with Printmaker Georgia Green

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Apr 3

How is this not one of the biggest scandals of the year? This bigoted loon sitting down with the president in the Oval and demanding he fire national security officials. Insane. The normalization of Trump and the far continues apace.

Laura Loomer Pushes Trump to Fire National Security Officials in Oval Office Meeting

During the 30-minute meeting, Laura Loomer excoriated National Security Council officials in front of the president and Michael Waltz, the national security adviser.

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