CKJohnsonBK 🇺🇦🇬🇱
@ckjohnsonbk.bsky.social
Brooklyn-based pest. Longtime volunteer with Sister District, a direct action organization working to create and maintain progressive majorities in state legislative houses. No automatic followbacks.
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Most analysts, pundits, academics, and terminally on-line Bluesky posters are high-info voters, who likely have somewhat stable policy view bc they think nonstop abt the issue. It's why they do what they do!
But most voters? ARE NOT THAT WAY.
Which means a survey is measuring SOMETHING ELSE.
But most voters? ARE NOT THAT WAY.
Which means a survey is measuring SOMETHING ELSE.
December 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Most analysts, pundits, academics, and terminally on-line Bluesky posters are high-info voters, who likely have somewhat stable policy view bc they think nonstop abt the issue. It's why they do what they do!
But most voters? ARE NOT THAT WAY.
Which means a survey is measuring SOMETHING ELSE.
But most voters? ARE NOT THAT WAY.
Which means a survey is measuring SOMETHING ELSE.
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BREAKING: Democrats have *flipped* a seat in Georgia's state House tonight.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
December 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
BREAKING: Democrats have *flipped* a seat in Georgia's state House tonight.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
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This is bleak.
My view is that the Reconstruction amendments, which outlawed slavery and its variants, are good and correct. And that true American liberalism is inseparable from the principle that every human born here is an equal citizen, as enshrined in our Constitution.
My view is that the Reconstruction amendments, which outlawed slavery and its variants, are good and correct. And that true American liberalism is inseparable from the principle that every human born here is an equal citizen, as enshrined in our Constitution.
I continue to think that Matty coming out against birthright citizenship a few months ago should have been taken as a major warning sign that the group chats have already decided to surrender on this.
December 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This is bleak.
My view is that the Reconstruction amendments, which outlawed slavery and its variants, are good and correct. And that true American liberalism is inseparable from the principle that every human born here is an equal citizen, as enshrined in our Constitution.
My view is that the Reconstruction amendments, which outlawed slavery and its variants, are good and correct. And that true American liberalism is inseparable from the principle that every human born here is an equal citizen, as enshrined in our Constitution.
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What an interesting coincidence.
December 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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This remains one of the most disturbing stories of the year. A 1st trimester fetus incubated in a dead woman's body against the will of her family until a very early term birth when the corpse could no longer sustain life.
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
Baby boy born to brain-dead Georgia mother remains hospitalized nearly 6 months later, family says
Adriana Smith's pregnancy made national headlines when she was declared brain dead but placed on life support to let her fetus grow. Now her family is sharing an update on the condition of her infant ...
www.cbsnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This remains one of the most disturbing stories of the year. A 1st trimester fetus incubated in a dead woman's body against the will of her family until a very early term birth when the corpse could no longer sustain life.
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
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This is EXACTLY who i want as the face of the military
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is EXACTLY who i want as the face of the military
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To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Ding ding ding! “Now it just seems layoffs are happening for economic reasons with AI as a convenient cover story.”
I’d love tech CEOs to stick to a lane. Either AI makes workers so much more productive that they need to do layoffs or there’s so few workers in place that everyone needs to work nights and weekends.
Now it just seems layoffs are happening for economic reasons with AI as a convenient cover story.
Now it just seems layoffs are happening for economic reasons with AI as a convenient cover story.
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Ding ding ding! “Now it just seems layoffs are happening for economic reasons with AI as a convenient cover story.”
If you need a tetanus booster (and you probably do), go get one. It includes a vaccine against pertussis (whooping cough). These babies likely caught pertussis from a weakly or unvaccinated person. Your pertussis vaccine has waned. You need a booster.
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
If you need a tetanus booster (and you probably do), go get one. It includes a vaccine against pertussis (whooping cough). These babies likely caught pertussis from a weakly or unvaccinated person. Your pertussis vaccine has waned. You need a booster.
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NYC: ICE is staging at Centre and Howard St. Get down there if you can.
Happening now near Canal Street, federal agents had been staging inside a fed owned parking garage, now being confronted by a group of protesters. masked agents are looking on from above.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
NYC: ICE is staging at Centre and Howard St. Get down there if you can.
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Did you really read this whole long thread? Wow! Go spread the word: DOGE isn't actually over.
The "DOGE is gone" articles are clickbait but this one gets it closer to the truth: DOGE is not gone, it just claims to have "no centralized leadership" anymore -- in other words, its leadership is hiding in an attempt to avoid blame.
DOGE no longer has ‘centralized leadership’ under White House tech team, personnel head says
The team that was altered to house DOGE — formerly the U.S. Digital Service — is also still doing its own technology work across agencies.
www.nextgov.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Did you really read this whole long thread? Wow! Go spread the word: DOGE isn't actually over.
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hey, good opportunity for a psa about this gif i’ve seen a few people using — it comes from the ai cartoon created by a white supremacist
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 AM
hey, good opportunity for a psa about this gif i’ve seen a few people using — it comes from the ai cartoon created by a white supremacist
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P.S, Someone I know called him “Burnt Reynolds” and I have not stopped laughing since.
November 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
P.S, Someone I know called him “Burnt Reynolds” and I have not stopped laughing since.
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NEW: President Biden commuted the death sentences of most people on the federal death row before exiting office.
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
This story was produced by Bolts and published in partnership with The Nation. Inside the federal supermax tucked away in Colorado’s high desert, prisoners spend 22 to 24 hours a day... Read More
boltsmag.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
NEW: President Biden commuted the death sentences of most people on the federal death row before exiting office.
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
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How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
Timeline cleanse
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Timeline cleanse
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i think this is basically right, trump’s vision for america is an extractive multi-commodity export economy. a deliberate resource curse that requires minimal labor inputs and can be controlled via as few nodes as possible. bsky.app/profile/mugr...
It's literally why America has two two parties it does, one party represents natural resource extraction, high volume low margin low skill management and investments, the other represents high margin highly educated skilled work and investment vehicles.
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
i think this is basically right, trump’s vision for america is an extractive multi-commodity export economy. a deliberate resource curse that requires minimal labor inputs and can be controlled via as few nodes as possible. bsky.app/profile/mugr...
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For those of us who are slow on the uptake, I think this is the USCG reference... www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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 11:11 PM
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In my work, democracy isn’t a regime type. It’s the set of conditions that let a society check what’s true, argue about it, and hold power to account. When that system breaks, the label on the regime stops telling you anything useful.
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In my work, democracy isn’t a regime type. It’s the set of conditions that let a society check what’s true, argue about it, and hold power to account. When that system breaks, the label on the regime stops telling you anything useful.
It’s funny because it’s true. 😆 😬
I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke.
IG bscomedian
IG bscomedian
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It’s funny because it’s true. 😆 😬
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We're at the next stag of the authors' lawsuit against Anthropic.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We're at the next stag of the authors' lawsuit against Anthropic.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
Check the link below to see which of your books they raided and then click through to file a claim.
Four of mine were in there.
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Laura Loomer has just discovered - to her shock and horror - that noted extremist Laura Loomer is a part of the GOP.
I can no longer follow the plot of this show. I suspect the writers and actors can’t either. I don’t think they have a show runner.
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Laura Loomer has just discovered - to her shock and horror - that noted extremist Laura Loomer is a part of the GOP.
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Border Patrol can operate anywhere in the country. The 100 mile zone is where they have heightened vehicle stop authority.
I'm guess Border Patrol goons are allowed to operate in Charlotte because it's within 100 miles of the South of the Border rest stop on I-95? I can't think of any real border that's close by
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Border Patrol can operate anywhere in the country. The 100 mile zone is where they have heightened vehicle stop authority.