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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Feeling desperate, Republicans experiment with ethical behavior and accountability. Still unsure what to do about pedophiles. thehill.com/homenews/hou...

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Justice Kavanaugh, circa 1954: “You’re asking this Court to desegregate ALL schools? Do you know how messy that would be?”

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

"For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed; And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still." (Lord Byron) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

But if your unvaccinated child ends up in the hospital, a couple of beers might help you sleep.

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Ah yes, why challenge Putin when you can vanquish Calibri? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

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At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Hegseth: “I stand behind Admiral Bradley 100 yards … I mean percent.”

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Not a good sign when your foreign policy is inspired by Jeffrey Epstein and Sean "Diddy" Combs. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

In my line of work, people on the spectrum are in my classes and faculty meetings. I'll take quirky over sociopath every day of the week.

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

PEOPLE ARE SAYING IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST BANNERS EVER IN BRITAIN. BIGGER THAN BRUCE BANNER, THE HULK. MAYBE I'M A SUPERHERO, I DON'T KNOW. COULD BE. DON'T I LOOK GREAT IN THAT PICTURE?

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Looks like someone in charge of labor statistics is going to lose their job.

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Not so different from a smash and grab jewelry store heist. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

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DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Is this what "winning" looks like? And would Republicans be howling if jobs data were revised down this much under a Democratic president?

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

As Republicans pass a bill full of extremely unpopular provisions aimed at further enriching the obscenely wealthy, remember that over half of their campaign funds in 2024 came from just 100 mega-donors who absolutely love this bill. That's not a coincidence.

Line chart titled “Share of Total Contributions From Top 100 Donors By Party.” It shows the percentage of total campaign contributions coming from the top 100 donors to Democrats and Republicans from 2008 to 2024. The y-axis ranges from 0% to 70%, and the x-axis marks election cycles every two years from 2008 to 2024. A red line represents the GOP and a blue line represents the Democrats.

Key data points:
• GOP share rises steadily from about 7% in 2008 to over 50% in 2024.
• Democrats’ share fluctuates, peaking near 30% in 2020, then declining to around 17% in 2024.
• In 2024, Republicans receive over half of their contributions from just 100 donors, while Democrats rely on them far less.

The chart source is the DIME database. A note indicates the data includes contributions to candidates and party-affiliated/aligned PACs and Super-PACs.

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Democrats, Independents, and non-MAGA Republicans all agree that the GOP budget isn't beautiful at all.

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

As far as I can tell, generative AI is like an experimental drug whose effects on the mind are unknown and potentially harmful. I can't in good conscience encourage my students to use it.

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A.I. Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts

Recent studies suggest that tools such as ChatGPT make our brains less active and our writing less original.

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Food banks and food pantries do great work, but they cannot replace SNAP and other food assistance programs; they don't have nearly enough resources. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/n...

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‘An Existential Threat’: Food Banks Brace for Fallout From Trump Cuts

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

And we should keep giving the rich big tax cuts because ...?

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Reverse Robin Hood: this is how the Republican budget will make people with lower incomes worse off and the rich better off over the next decade (the diamond symbol shows the net effect of tax cuts and spending cuts). The bill is big, yes; beautiful, no way.

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Their numbers aren't in the right ballpark or even the correct time zone. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/u...

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Trump and Allies Sell Domestic Policy Bill With Falsehoods

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

May the fourth be with you. ih1.redbubble.net/image.112977...

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Over time, big law firms often change their names. For the firms that have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars in legal services to causes favored by the Trump administration, I can imagine: Skadden Vichy Arps Kirkland, Ellis, Neville & Chamberlain

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Gone is “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” Maya Angelou’s transformative best-selling 1970 memoir chronicling her struggles with racism and trauma. Two copies of “Mein Kampf” by Adolf Hitler are still on the shelves. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...

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Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library? (Gift Article)

An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The Trump White House is still very sensitive about pronouns. But with all of Trump’s conflicting statements and actions on tariffs, isn’t it legit to ask the President, “What were they thinking?”

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

President Trump is using the Abrego Garcia case to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop him from imprisoning anyone he wants anywhere else in the world never to be seen or heard from again. His dream is to preside over a police state. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...

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Opinion | Trump’s Gulag Archipelago

He is seeking to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop his administration from imprisoning anyone it wants, anywhere in the world.

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Not sure whether to file this under "tariffs," "measles," "Social Security," "national security group chats," "tax cuts for the rich," "ignoring the courts," ...

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Chris Howard @chris-howard.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Ralph Waldo Emerson: "What you are speaks so loudly, I can't hear what you are saying."

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