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Chad Thiele

@chadjthiele.bsky.social
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Proud Wisconsin Badger and WVU Mountaineer. Applied sociologist and marketing communications professional. This is where I talk about politics, economics, and society.

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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The hope of God's grace, friends and family, the work of local nonprofits, a world-class education, and valuable life experience. That is the list.
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is why I think Hollywood has a responsibility to keep telling WWII stories. As living memory fades, film may be the most powerful way to help new generations understand the human cost of war and inspire them to learn the history behind it.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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Alan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Disinformation is typically a preparatory act for corruption. Examples: grooming victims for fraud or sexual assault. Disinformation research does not promote censorship. It informs anti-corruption policy and public awareness. youtu.be/3fye7X6TtVw?...
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Disinformation supports corruption
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I worry too many people learn history from social media instead of reliable sources. One way to counter that is with high-profile Hollywood films about WWII, the Holocaust, and the rise of Hitler. Stories can keep history alive, and remind new generations why these atrocities must never be repeated.
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Madeline Peltz @peltzmadeline.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My latest: Turning Point USA’s upcoming campus tour features influencer Joshua Haymes, a Christian nationalist who believes women shouldn’t have the right to vote and Hitler was “misunderstood” numbertwopencil.substack.com/p/turning-po...
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Doesn't Trump realize that every place, landmark, and building he renames can just as easily be renamed back once Republicans no longer control the executive branch? Weapons of Mass Distraction.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
"You want to snatch it from us again?" Here is how a farmer donated land to a city to be turned into a park. Instead, the city sold the land and its now being turned into a massive data center www.404media.co/a-farmer-don...
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The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Psaki on the UFC arena at the White House: "Nothing says Rome is burning like building a big, heinous coliseum to overshadow the seat of America's democratic government."
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Politics aside, one of the most disturbing trends on social media is the flood of deepfakes of attractive women designed to cater to male fantasies. This content has always existed, but now it's completely over the top. I might just be getting old, but I wonder how it will affect social norms.
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I'm not a fan of Pete Hegseth, but context matters. The Pulp Fiction "prayer" was given to him by the lead mission planner of the rescue operation. It was not appropriate for a religious event, but it also was not the mistake some are saying it was.
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Sometimes people say that the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are the same. I hope I never hear that again. They are not the same.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/01/2026
A new video appears to show the moments leading up to a fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis, with the individual appearing to simply record on his phone as agents escalated the situation. 🎥 dangjessie / Threads
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Please make this stop. ICE needs to leave Minneapolis.
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Betsy Nagler @betsynagler.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Not just a shooting. An execution.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 09/01/2026
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 09/01/2026
I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
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daviss @daviss.org · 07/01/2026
NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning. “SAY HER NAME!” “RENEE GOOD!”
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Viewing the video from one angle, it looks like an ICE agent murdered Renee Nicole Good in cold blood. But viewing the video from a different angle, it looks like an ICE agent murdered Renee Nicole Good in cold blood. So who's to say what really happened?
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
This is what corruption looks like.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/11/2025
“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One"
graphic showing the prices of various food products rising significantly since one year ago
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
An immigrant wins NYC. Liberty smiles again.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 05/11/2025
"No crowns, no thrones, no kings." Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks out after winning huge fight against Trump and the GOP's redistricting push.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Louisiana — the red state that Mike Johnson nominally represents — has the second highest percentage of residents enrolled in SNAP in the nation. They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 03/11/2025
By that logic, Trump’s defense should invite the very same scrutiny from House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY). When asked, Comer replied, “I would assume he knew. ... Sometimes he says things and we have to really analyze and give him another opportunity to make sure he didn't misspeak.”
By that logic, Trump’s claim that he doesn’t know who he pardoned is hardly exculpatory. If a pardon must reflect the president’s own decision‑making, “I don’t know him” invites the very same scrutiny the staff of House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) just leveled at Biden.

Comer was subsequently asked about Trump’s claims not to know Zhao. “Well I mean I would assume he knew. But if he said he didn't I have to look and see what he said. Sometimes he says things and we have to really analyze and give him another opportunity to make sure he didn't misspeak.”12
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse. I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/11/2025
Why is it so hard for people to just say, out loud, what is obvious: Donald Trump is a socialist who is trying to make the American economy function more like Communist China? Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:
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Donald Trump Is a Commie
Bernie’s democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy. Trump’s national socialism is not. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Fund SNAP. Reverse the Medicaid cuts. Restore USAID. (image cia @peppapaxpippa.bsky.social)
"Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings." ~ Nelson Mandela
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
"Be very clear, Y’all: the current government shutdown isn’t just political theater. It is biological warfare disguised as budgeting." ~ @drstaceypatton.bsky.social drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/starving-y...
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Starving You is the Point: The Neuroscience of Hunger and Obedience in America
We are watching a government experiment in population management using stress, scarcity, and biology to keep people too tired to fight back.
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The news is on a lot in my house, but this is how I heard about the proposal to "fix" the ACA by making health care more expensive for people with pre-existing conditions. Strange world. That said, it is awesome that Earth to Eve is getting the word out. www.youtube.com/shorts/jDYnp...
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Your daily dose of headlines (in musical form) #fdt #nokings #newmusic #shorts
YouTube video by Earth To Eve
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Pure evil. MAGA builds a lavish ballroom while suggesting that health insurance should be more expensive for people with pre-existing conditions. I hope Louisiana votes this guy out of office. While they are at it, I hope they vote Mike Johnson out, too. Pure evil. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Touting ‘high-risk pools,’ Republican senator endorses rolling back the clock
Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana wants a debate about bringing back a failed pre-ACA health care idea. He should be careful what he wishes for.
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
"Donald Trump, like autocrats around the globe, is weaponizing food supply." ~ Jennifer Rubin contrarian.substack.com/p/maga-uses-...
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MAGA Uses Hunger as a Political Weapon
Starving children is a new low
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Standing there insisting this is all somehow Democrats' fault because they won't support *your* budget -- a budget that explicitly wages war on Democratic constituencies and Democratic programs -- when you refuse to negotiate or compromise at all is just ludicrously laughably stupid.
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KGET 17 News @kgetnews.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
New footage shows a blind man being violently detained by federal agents at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland.
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WATCH: Blind man dragged by federal agents into Oregon ICE facility
The videos show several federal agents circling around Quinn Haberl before grabbing him by his limbs and carrying him toward the ICE building before dropping him on his head.
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The Dark Left @thedarkleft.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
He’s building a private army. If you can’t see it, I can’t help you #liberal #democrat
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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
If you don’t want to be called a N*zi, perhaps stop doing N*zi things…
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Democrats @democrats.org · 23/10/2025
It’s been 31 days since @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her election, and she still hasn’t been sworn in. Do your job, Speaker Johnson.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
I’ve been saying for a long time that Democrats should be holding press conferences in front of the White House daily. Now they should be holding press conferences daily in front of the destruction of the East Wing.
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David W. Congdon @dwcongdon.com · 21/10/2025
"You're Christian nationalists." "We love Christian nationalism!" "You're Nazis." "Heil Hitler!" "No kings!" "Yes kings!" "You're Darth Vader." "Long live the Empire!" There isn't a negative label that MAGA won't embrace.
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
"It is also the starkest example yet of potential ethical conflicts created by installing the president's former lawyers atop the Justice Department." ~ Devlin Barrett and Tyler Pager
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The Ballad of the Portland Frog Brigade / Peaceful Protest Song youtu.be/QGtBfOdnG24?...
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The Ballad of the Portland Frog Brigade / Peaceful protest song
YouTube video by Hot Garbage Productions
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
How can Republicans still try to make George Soros the boogeyman when the richest man in the world openly used his money to influence the 2024 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump? Pot, meet kettle. (And, by the way, those weren't millions of paid protesters this weekend.)
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
This is in an interesting TED Talk. It is not necessarily anti-Trump, but rather a warning about what is happening all around the world. youtu.be/Ew59SKy181Y?...
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Are We Heading Toward World War III? | Heni Ozi Cukier | TED
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
You rarely get to see an actual photograph of the First Amendment being neutered. 1/2
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
There are many lessons we can learn from movies. The House I Live In (1945), a short film starring Frank Sinatra, delivers a timeless message about American values we should never forget. youtu.be/ovwHkb1wEfU?...
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The House I Live In
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CNN @cnn.com · 14/10/2025
The planet is grappling with a “new reality” as it reaches the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible climate tipping points: the widespread death of coral reefs, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists across the world. cnn.it/42EJdJ4
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Chad Thiele @chadjthiele.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
I feel the need to applaud President Trump for doing a good thing. At the same time, I keep thinking about what Gust Avrakotos kept saying in Charlie Wilson's War. We'll see.
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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
People are being robbed. The answer to that is not shame or anger. The answer is empathy and compassion.
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