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Chic Canfora @chiccanfora.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Watch this. And remember it when you vote for change in November—and as you consider the part you will play in altering America’s dangerous course. Let’s bring back what was worth preserving—and build something better from what never was. x.com/donwinslow/s...

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Do You Remember America Before Trump? NEW VIDEO! WATCH! TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK. Let's get this to 1 million views fast. Please retweet and quote tweet.

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Chic Canfora @chiccanfora.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

No president is our savior. No party deserves the surrender of our judgment. Today’s Crisis Paper examines what happens when political loyalty becomes political idolatry—and people abandon their principles rather than judge their leaders by them. chiccanfora.substack.com/p/crisis-pap...

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CRISIS PAPER #8: The Crisis of Idolatry

When Leaders Become Gods and Citizens Become Disciples

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Chic Canfora @chiccanfora.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Every democracy is only one courageous witness away from the truth. My newest #CrisisPapers essay asks a timeless question: What qualities of character must democratic leaders possess if they are to withstand coercion or blackmail and place the public good above self-preservation?

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CRISIS PAPER #6: The Crisis of Compromise

When Leaders Become Vulnerable to Coercion and Blackmail

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Chic Canfora @chiccanfora.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

We rarely think about food inspectors, epidemiologists, emergency managers, or laboratory scientists. Until something goes wrong. Crisis Paper #5 explores the quiet cost of replacing expertise with loyalty in government—and why every citizen should care. Subscribe for free.

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CRISIS PAPER #5: The Crisis of Competence

The Quiet Cost of Replacing Expertise with Loyalty

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Chic Canfora @chiccanfora.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Democracy depends on citizens who ask good questions. Journalism begins with three: How do you know? What evidence supports this claim? Who else has independently verified it? My latest Crisis Paper reflects on why those questions matter now more than ever.

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Trump and the Crisis of Truth

Why a Free Press Matters More Than Ever

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Chic Canfora @chiccanfora.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Subscribe to "The Crisis Papers" for free at chiccanfora.substack.com to see more essays where I examine threats to American democracy through the lens of history, conscience, and lived experience.

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Chic Canfora @chiccanfora.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

TIme to show your support for democracy in America! Find your local "No Kings" rally at: www.nokings.org See you on Saturday!

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Chic Canfora @chiccanfora.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

I still post my views on FB because at 75, that's where my friends are and I have a growing responsibility to make sense of things for an increasing number of followers who appreciate help doing so. Blue Sky is where my vibe and people are, but for full commentary find me @facebook.com/chic.canfora

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Chic Canfora @chiccanfora.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Musk's bizarro-world speech in the Oval Office this week was as jaw-dropping as Kanye West's vulgar, 10-minute, "MotherF-ing"-laden rant. Remember that one?--When one ass was sitting at the Resolute Desk while the other ass was s(h)itting on it? Watch this week's spectacle and gasp again:

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Lawrence: In Oval Office, Elon Musk shows the world Trump ‘is not the boss of me’

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell details the display of the presidential subservience to Elon Musk in the Oval Office as they made baseless claims of waste, fraud and abuse without any evidence and turned t...

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