Conrad Z. Risher
@czrisher.bsky.social
(he/him) (Not actually Thomas Hobbes, I just try to be.)
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2) ALWAYS be in control of yourself. If you aren't - if you're too mad, or sad, or overwhelmed, or filled with love, or whatever - to be making clearheaded decisions, it's not the time to be making decisions.
3) ALWAYS parent from love and treat your kid with respect.
3) ALWAYS parent from love and treat your kid with respect.
December 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM
2) ALWAYS be in control of yourself. If you aren't - if you're too mad, or sad, or overwhelmed, or filled with love, or whatever - to be making clearheaded decisions, it's not the time to be making decisions.
3) ALWAYS parent from love and treat your kid with respect.
3) ALWAYS parent from love and treat your kid with respect.
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liberals often get baited into being overly fair:
Q: what if clinton's in the files?
A: then fuck him
& that's not wrong, but note how the conversation has now changed from trump being a pedo, to IF a dem is
Q: what if clinton's in the files?
A: then fuck him
& that's not wrong, but note how the conversation has now changed from trump being a pedo, to IF a dem is
I’m naive, I’m a sucker, I’m all those things, but I really don’t think Bill Clinton is a childfucker
Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
December 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
liberals often get baited into being overly fair:
Q: what if clinton's in the files?
A: then fuck him
& that's not wrong, but note how the conversation has now changed from trump being a pedo, to IF a dem is
Q: what if clinton's in the files?
A: then fuck him
& that's not wrong, but note how the conversation has now changed from trump being a pedo, to IF a dem is
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It used to be that the United States would use Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to transmit truth across the borders of repressive regimes.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It used to be that the United States would use Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to transmit truth across the borders of repressive regimes.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
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This is what's so aggravating to me.
December 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is what's so aggravating to me.
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These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
This is a phenomenal speech and well worth the five minutes of your time.
the full speech is something to see & is one of the reasons it is good to have a trans member of congress
youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...
youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...
Rep Sarah McBride on the steps of the Capitol
YouTube video by David Steinglass
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is a phenomenal speech and well worth the five minutes of your time.
In fairness, the current administration is making clear that the next administration will need to arrest both the current FBI Director and the current Attorney General for their actual crimes.
Trump just endorsed a post calling for the arrests of Chris Wray and Merrick Garland.
There's almost no media coverage of the sitting president supporting the arrest of a former FBI director and former Attorney General.
There's almost no media coverage of the sitting president supporting the arrest of a former FBI director and former Attorney General.
December 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
In fairness, the current administration is making clear that the next administration will need to arrest both the current FBI Director and the current Attorney General for their actual crimes.
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I am reminded of Lincoln's famous letter to Joshua Speed in 1855
quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/li...
quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/li...
![Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that "all men are created equal." We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except negroes." When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read "all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and catholics." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty-to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy [sic].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kok4aqdr3qnsj6ktfkq76kqz/bafkreibv56orcjfhjc2czd5kkydlzapnuem3xkzbhna4fia27pyajprzvq@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I am reminded of Lincoln's famous letter to Joshua Speed in 1855
quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/li...
quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/li...
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Pretty concise summary of modern life
December 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Pretty concise summary of modern life
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"When will I ever use this?" "How is this useful in my life?"
Not everything we learn in math has to be applied. Math can be seen as an art as well.
Not everything we learn in math has to be applied. Math can be seen as an art as well.
December 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"When will I ever use this?" "How is this useful in my life?"
Not everything we learn in math has to be applied. Math can be seen as an art as well.
Not everything we learn in math has to be applied. Math can be seen as an art as well.
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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Federal judges were given life tenure on the assumption that it would free them FROM political pressure, not free them TO apply it.
And yes, all circuit judges will end up being politicians, but there should be limits, and some are clearly violating them.
And yes, all circuit judges will end up being politicians, but there should be limits, and some are clearly violating them.
December 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Federal judges were given life tenure on the assumption that it would free them FROM political pressure, not free them TO apply it.
And yes, all circuit judges will end up being politicians, but there should be limits, and some are clearly violating them.
And yes, all circuit judges will end up being politicians, but there should be limits, and some are clearly violating them.
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“Donald, you are not going to believe just how hungry this caterpillar is.”
December 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“Donald, you are not going to believe just how hungry this caterpillar is.”
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The biggest civics mistake ever made was teaching children we have “three co-equal branches of government.”
Congress is the first among equals with checks and balances.
Congress is the first among equals with checks and balances.
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The biggest civics mistake ever made was teaching children we have “three co-equal branches of government.”
Congress is the first among equals with checks and balances.
Congress is the first among equals with checks and balances.
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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Volvo Trucks - Look Who’s Driving feat. 4-year-old Sophie
YouTube video by Volvo Trucks
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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There's a couple reasons so many IWW songs are set to the tunes of hymns and one is that the Salvation Army Band would show up and try to stop workers organizing by playing hymns to drown out speeches, so the Wobblies came up with words so they could sing along. SA has been trash all along.
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
There's a couple reasons so many IWW songs are set to the tunes of hymns and one is that the Salvation Army Band would show up and try to stop workers organizing by playing hymns to drown out speeches, so the Wobblies came up with words so they could sing along. SA has been trash all along.
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"The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows...are illegal. For example, 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥."
-DoD Law of War manual
-DoD Law of War manual
December 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows...are illegal. For example, 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥."
-DoD Law of War manual
-DoD Law of War manual
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New post by me on #MITPressReader @mitpress.bsky.social
On the 100th anniversary of the #ScopesMonkeyTrial
the ways we depict #evolution can still give an erroneous progressive view (that evolution leads to humans or ‘increased complexity’).
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-our-pictu...
On the 100th anniversary of the #ScopesMonkeyTrial
the ways we depict #evolution can still give an erroneous progressive view (that evolution leads to humans or ‘increased complexity’).
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-our-pictu...
December 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New post by me on #MITPressReader @mitpress.bsky.social
On the 100th anniversary of the #ScopesMonkeyTrial
the ways we depict #evolution can still give an erroneous progressive view (that evolution leads to humans or ‘increased complexity’).
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-our-pictu...
On the 100th anniversary of the #ScopesMonkeyTrial
the ways we depict #evolution can still give an erroneous progressive view (that evolution leads to humans or ‘increased complexity’).
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-our-pictu...
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Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
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When asked why they make up lies for the right-wing instead of the left, the fake news creators said, "Look man. We tested everything. We write made-up stories for the right and the left. The left is not gullible enough."
Hateful people are self-selected for gullibility. 🤷🏿♂️
Easy marks.
Hateful people are self-selected for gullibility. 🤷🏿♂️
Easy marks.
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
When asked why they make up lies for the right-wing instead of the left, the fake news creators said, "Look man. We tested everything. We write made-up stories for the right and the left. The left is not gullible enough."
Hateful people are self-selected for gullibility. 🤷🏿♂️
Easy marks.
Hateful people are self-selected for gullibility. 🤷🏿♂️
Easy marks.
As usual, @gregsargent.bsky.social is correct that we know the current president has given illegal orders. One example missing here is that just yesterday a federal judge found that his ordering the National Guard to Washington, DC, violated not only federal law but the Constitution.
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
As usual, @gregsargent.bsky.social is correct that we know the current president has given illegal orders. One example missing here is that just yesterday a federal judge found that his ordering the National Guard to Washington, DC, violated not only federal law but the Constitution.
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent trees I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent trees I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
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There’s one person squarely to blame for Trump’s corruption, authoritarianism & assault on democracy: John Roberts. He’s enabled so much of Trump’s lawlessness while somehow escaping accountability for it
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
There’s one person squarely to blame for Trump’s corruption, authoritarianism & assault on democracy: John Roberts. He’s enabled so much of Trump’s lawlessness while somehow escaping accountability for it
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...