Rafique Tucker
@riffraf979.bsky.social
A God-fearing, well-educated,,reasonable guy with thoughts on the issues of the day. A lover of precise words. Here's to clear thinking.
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Charlie Kirk was a person. He might not have cared if I died, but if I don’t care that he died then I’ve already lost.
I believe in the dignity of all human beings and I want to live in a society that treats each of us as sacred and ensouled.
I believe in the dignity of all human beings and I want to live in a society that treats each of us as sacred and ensouled.
September 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Charlie Kirk was a person. He might not have cared if I died, but if I don’t care that he died then I’ve already lost.
I believe in the dignity of all human beings and I want to live in a society that treats each of us as sacred and ensouled.
I believe in the dignity of all human beings and I want to live in a society that treats each of us as sacred and ensouled.
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As someone who aspires to be a constant defender of the rule of law, I’m just distraught by everything right now. Things fall apart.
September 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
As someone who aspires to be a constant defender of the rule of law, I’m just distraught by everything right now. Things fall apart.
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I am deeply disturbed by the shooting in Utah. Doug and I send our prayers to Charlie Kirk and his family.
Let me be clear: Political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence.
Let me be clear: Political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence.
September 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I am deeply disturbed by the shooting in Utah. Doug and I send our prayers to Charlie Kirk and his family.
Let me be clear: Political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence.
Let me be clear: Political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence.
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I did this during the pandemic and completely forgot until this moment
Apparently @minakimes.bsky.social narrated a Nat Geo documentary called "Game of Sharks". 148 people have watched it on Letterboxd and at least 10 of the reviews call the show "Rigged". Guess I need to watch this to see if Mina is rigging shark competitions or if people are doing libel about her.
June 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I did this during the pandemic and completely forgot until this moment
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I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
June 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
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This is the best day ever to be in a group chat with people who aren’t online. They react to every piece of breaking news about the beef like you’re Paul Revere.
June 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This is the best day ever to be in a group chat with people who aren’t online. They react to every piece of breaking news about the beef like you’re Paul Revere.
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looking at the photo that headlines this piece i think i know what the university of austin means when they say they don't tolerate "DEI" quillette.com/2025/05/16/i...
Is the University Of Austin Betraying Its Founding Principles?
Created as a haven for free thinkers, UATX was the last place where I’d expected to encounter ideological litmus tests.
quillette.com
May 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
looking at the photo that headlines this piece i think i know what the university of austin means when they say they don't tolerate "DEI" quillette.com/2025/05/16/i...
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It's remarkable how much of this administration's agenda has been laser focused on simply making life worse for ordinary Americans.
Russell Vought, acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of US data brokers to sell Americans’ most sensitive data, credit history, and Social Security numbers.
CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers
Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data.
wrd.cm
May 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It's remarkable how much of this administration's agenda has been laser focused on simply making life worse for ordinary Americans.
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Buried in the House's 1,000-page tax-and-budget bill: a provision banning federal judges from enforcing contempt of court rulings over a wide range of court orders open.substack.com/pub/walterol...
Wild: House bill would strip courts of contempt enforcement power
In the ongoing public discussion about whether the courts will try to rein in the Trump administration’s lawlessness, or will prevail in a resulting showdown if they do, the story that follows has bee...
open.substack.com
May 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Buried in the House's 1,000-page tax-and-budget bill: a provision banning federal judges from enforcing contempt of court rulings over a wide range of court orders open.substack.com/pub/walterol...
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More on the Harvard Magna Carta, including this magnificent quote:
“Behind every scholarly revelation stands the essential work of librarians who not only collect and preserve materials but create pathways that otherwise would remain hidden”
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
“Behind every scholarly revelation stands the essential work of librarians who not only collect and preserve materials but create pathways that otherwise would remain hidden”
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Thought It Had a 1327 Copy of the Magna Carta. Then British Scholars Discovered It’s an Original. | News | The Harvard Crimson
British researchers have determined that a “copy” of the Magna Carta owned by the Harvard Law School Library is a rare original issued by England’s King Edward I in 1300. The copy, previously thought ...
www.thecrimson.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
More on the Harvard Magna Carta, including this magnificent quote:
“Behind every scholarly revelation stands the essential work of librarians who not only collect and preserve materials but create pathways that otherwise would remain hidden”
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
“Behind every scholarly revelation stands the essential work of librarians who not only collect and preserve materials but create pathways that otherwise would remain hidden”
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Seems to me that if there’s a senile guy doing nothing in particular the usual way and a senile guy setting everything on fire, the fire guy is the one who should be the focus of media inquiry
May 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Seems to me that if there’s a senile guy doing nothing in particular the usual way and a senile guy setting everything on fire, the fire guy is the one who should be the focus of media inquiry
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The skeleton key to understanding reactionary conservatism is quite simple: they are scared, all the time, of everything.
April 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The skeleton key to understanding reactionary conservatism is quite simple: they are scared, all the time, of everything.
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Very proud of NFL Live being nominated for best studio show again! It’s a show about football for people who love football—and we have the best producers and host around. @laurarutledge.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Very proud of NFL Live being nominated for best studio show again! It’s a show about football for people who love football—and we have the best producers and host around. @laurarutledge.bsky.social
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It is indeed wild tho not entirely unpredictable that Trump term 2 is openly the anti- operation warp speed administration
April 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
It is indeed wild tho not entirely unpredictable that Trump term 2 is openly the anti- operation warp speed administration
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I regret joking about Jeffrey Goldberg because I think he may be in genuine danger.
March 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I regret joking about Jeffrey Goldberg because I think he may be in genuine danger.
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We rebelled against a king. We do not have kings in America. Sadly, way, way too many Americans have forgotten this basic American truth. Let’s remind them. Go to - oneflaginitiative.org and become part of the #NoKings movement. No authoritarianism in America. #NoKings.👇
March 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
We rebelled against a king. We do not have kings in America. Sadly, way, way too many Americans have forgotten this basic American truth. Let’s remind them. Go to - oneflaginitiative.org and become part of the #NoKings movement. No authoritarianism in America. #NoKings.👇
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First they came for your due process rights, and you said nothing for you had not committed a crime.
Then they came for your right to privacy, and you said nothing for you had nothing to hide.
Then they came for your free speech rights, and you said nothing.
Then they came for your right to privacy, and you said nothing for you had nothing to hide.
Then they came for your free speech rights, and you said nothing.
March 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
First they came for your due process rights, and you said nothing for you had not committed a crime.
Then they came for your right to privacy, and you said nothing for you had nothing to hide.
Then they came for your free speech rights, and you said nothing.
Then they came for your right to privacy, and you said nothing for you had nothing to hide.
Then they came for your free speech rights, and you said nothing.
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oh my GOD
My son met Paddington last week and offered him his half eaten marmalade sandwich.
March 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
oh my GOD
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Lots of people on Bluesky are hostile to the petty retaliatory attacks on law firms. The hard truth is that most Americans are fine with it or don't care.
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...
Trump signs executive order against law firm Jenner & Block
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that takes action against the law firm Jenner & Block, for what a White House official described as the company's acti...
ca.finance.yahoo.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Lots of people on Bluesky are hostile to the petty retaliatory attacks on law firms. The hard truth is that most Americans are fine with it or don't care.
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...
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I had legit completely forgotten this.
March 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I had legit completely forgotten this.
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If a law firm won't risk everything to defend itself, what makes you think it will risk anything to defend you?
My advice: Find a law firm that will not back down and will never bend a knee.
My advice: Find a law firm that will not back down and will never bend a knee.
March 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
If a law firm won't risk everything to defend itself, what makes you think it will risk anything to defend you?
My advice: Find a law firm that will not back down and will never bend a knee.
My advice: Find a law firm that will not back down and will never bend a knee.