Reposted by Christopher HudsonLucy Steigerwald @lucystag.bsky.social · 3hScott, who used to sound like he knew what he's talking about is now podcasting with Darryl "The Holocaust was a big POW oopsie" Cooper. Scott continues to emulate his hero Ron Paul by putting himself with trash people so trash that they start to make you wonder if you dreamed his good qualities. 142
Reposted by Christopher HudsonShikha Dalmia @shikhadalmia.bsky.social · 29/09/20261/ You should check out my sobering and compelling conversation with @radleybalko.bsky.social about ICE and why it must be abolished before its abusive tactics spread to the rest of American law enforcement at @theunpopulist.net . 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...open.substack.comAbolish ICE Before Its Abusive Tactics Spread to Other Law Enforcement: A Conversation With Radley BalkoThe agency has gone rogue and cannot be reformed 16722
Reposted by Christopher HudsonNathan Goodman @nathanpgoodman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My colleagues & I recently discussed possible limits to free speech. I argue that regardless of what the appropriate limits are, people with power have incentives to try to repress speech to a degree that's impermissible. When this happens, we need to push back. And I argued that's happening now.pursuitofliberalism.comAre there limits to free speech?here’s what we each argued during a recent debate! 2124
Reposted by Christopher HudsonAnimal Activist Legal Defense Project @aaldp-du.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We've filed pretrial motions on behalf the Ridglan rescuers, laying out the defense we plan to raise at trial: that the rescue was necessary to protect the dogs from extreme cruelty. Full press release, with a link to the motion, here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... 053
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hardcore bands, please stop going to Will Putney. He’s fucking up y’all mix. 010
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The biggest lie the church told me was if I turned away from God, people would be constantly offering me free sex and drugs. 051
Reposted by Christopher HudsonThe Inner Life of Liberalism @liberalpractice.org · 28/09/2026New episode of The Inner Life of Liberalism: @aselrod.bsky.social joins us to talk about political cruelty, “dirtbagism,” sincerity, cringe, doomerism, and why liberal politics needs not just good policy, but also better habits of feeling, relating, and living together.liberalpractice.org006: Against the Politics of Cruelty — with Alan ElrodA conversation about how politics is about more than just policy. 0206
Reposted by Christopher HudsonElizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“a spokesperson for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) didn't deny that the agency was using facial recognition to identify sex workers” reason.com/2026/09/19/c...reason.comCustoms and Border Protection doesn't deny using facial recognition to target foreign OnlyFans modelsThe immigration system has a confusing and opaque approach to foreigners who have done sex work. 22211
Reposted by Christopher HudsonGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Many thanks to @theunpopulist.net for reposting my piece on Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration, which really needs more attention. This agency announces right in its name that white nationalism is the basis for US immigration policy: www.theunpopulist.net/p/stephen-mi...theunpopulist.netStephen Miller Is Paying Monstrous Dictators to Admit Expelled ImmigrantsA Democratic Congress needs to urgently investigate this abuse of taxpayer dollars that were actually meant for refugees 29592293
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Why did no one tell me how fucking good The Warriors were?tidal.comWarriors, The - War Is Hell (Redux)Listen to War Is Hell (Redux) on TIDAL in exceptional sound quality, or on your choice of service 000
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Why would you bother with anything by Taylor Sheridan when you could watch MobLand? 010
Reposted by Christopher HudsonAndrew Sacher @andrewdsacher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026wrote about new albums from smidley, index (ex-control top), pain of truth & more, plus a tribute to chad gilbert andrewsacher.substack.com/p/8-new-albu...andrewsacher.substack.com8 new albums + RIP Chad GilbertRead my reviews of new albums from Index (ex-Control Top), Pain of Truth, Ian Noe, and more, plus a tribute to New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert. 041
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#KCD2 ⚔️ @warhorsestudios.bsky.social @kingdomcomerpg.bsky.social #gaming #ps5 042
Reposted by Christopher HudsonEric Boehm @ericboehm87.bsky.social · 24/09/2026John Fetterman saving JD Vance from having to cast the tie-breaking vote is **infuriating** 141
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026youtube.comNorm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald | Official Trailer | NetflixYouTube video by Netflix 010
Reposted by Christopher HudsonCJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Latest: Last month I reported on extreme overcrowding at an ICE field office in Miramar, Florida. Now an ICE whistleblower has provided House Oversight Democrats with photos of detainees being held in the facility's sally port reason.com/2026/09/22/w...reason.comWhistleblower photos show ICE detainees in Miramar, Florida, amid extreme overcrowding, overflowing toiletsThe facility has a capacity of 56 but reportedly held as many as 342 detainees, with some sleeping on garage floors and using overflowing toilets. 14929
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“Today’s frontier technologies and critical sectors, from semiconductors to critical minerals, are the next iteration in this long history of state capitalism. Importantly, this history is inseparable from that of empire, warmaking, and settler colonialism.” 022
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Finished the first season of Foundation and Jesus Christ that shit sucked. I can’t believe how much talent was wasted on that dumpsterfire.static.klipy.comFoundation: Lee Pace as Brother DayAlt: Foundation: Lee Pace as Brother Day Apple TV 110
Reposted by Christopher HudsonChris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Big news from @ij.org: A federal judge in Alabama has just ordered ICE and CBP to stop warrantless raids of construction sites, to stop detaining people without individualized suspicion, and to stop detaining people who present valid ID. More to come shortly. 9412123
Reposted by Christopher HudsonStudents for Sensible Drug Policy @ssdpofficial.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🚨 ACTION ALERT: Tell the FDA to support psychedelic therapy access using SSDP's easy public comment tool. 🗓️ The deadline to submit comments is October 5, 2026 by 11:59 p.m. ET. 📢 Make your voice heard! secure.everyaction.com/8WOPuUXBMUyW...secure.everyaction.comSubmit a Public CommentIt takes less than five minutes to make a difference! 011
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Certain people are taking a smug victory lap, but this very challenging & vulnerable @nhannahjones.bsky.social NYT piece is worth reading in full. “When it comes to the education of Black children in this country, there is nearly always going to be a struggle. It’s just a matter of which one.” 010
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“Press credentials aren’t a reward for loyalty to the government.” @thefireorg.bsky.socialfire.orgFIRE statement on Trump banning news outlets from the White HousePresident Trump has banned CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House in response to their coverage. 021
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“Once this apparatus of oppression has been created…it’s easy to just redefine the ‘enemies.’” - @attackerman.bsky.social 0169
Reposted by Christopher HudsonGiant Bomb @giantbomb.com · 18/09/2026Fall Review Season continues! @mamavitelli.bsky.social wrote our review for Control Resonant, and you can read it here, RIGHT NOW! ➡️ giantbomb.com/reviews/cont... 123823
Reposted by Christopher HudsonElizabeth Nolan Brown @enbrown.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What if everything we think we know about teens, tech, and mental health is wrong? You can't read Peter Gray's new book, Restoring Childhood, without getting that impression ... reason.com/2026/09/15/r...reason.com'Restoring Childhood' says it’s not smartphones making teens miserable. It’s school.Computers, video games, and the internet actually helped "restore childhood" in the 1990s, suggests psychologist Peter Gray in a new book. 1187
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Rest in Peace baby brotherdignitymemorial.comA Heartwarming Tribute to Travis Cooper HudsonEvery life is special, every person unique in the world. Watch this memorial video that celebrates and honors the life of a loved one, then leave a note for the family if you wish. 330
Reposted by Christopher HudsonAlex Pilkington @alxpilk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Rainbow Liberty: Liberal Political Economy and Queer Freedom is available to pre-order from Routledge. Edited by Nathan P. Goodman, Jordan K. Lofthouse, and Mikayla Novak, it reads LGBTQ freedom through Smith, Hayek, Buchanan, and the Ostroms. It’s been a long time coming. 🧵 142
Reposted by Christopher HudsonTechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 17/09/202618 FCC veterans of both parties' support ABC’s First Amendment lawsuit to stop the FCC from jawboning ABC in retaliation for speech the President doesn’t like. Read the amicus brief we just filed with @protectdemocracy.org ⤵️ techfreedom.org/fcc-threaten... 1136
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“The resistance by pundits and politicians like Fuentes, Owens, Marjorie Taylor Green and others to U.S. support for Israel is transparently rooted in antisemitism first and foremost.” 031
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#KCD2 🎮 @kingdomcomerpg.bsky.social @warhorsestudios.bsky.social #gaming 021
Reposted by Christopher HudsonPrison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 15/09/2026President Trump has been saying that 2% of the U.S. population accounts for all or almost all crime in the country — and he's using our data to back up the bogus claim. Here's what the data actually shows 🧵prisonpolicy.orgNote to President Trump: No, 2% of the population doesn’t account for all crimeCrime is more complex than the president claims. Pinning blame on a tiny subset of the population is rhetorically useful, but both crime and criminalization ... 1127
Reposted by Christopher HudsonAaron Ross Powell @aaronrosspowell.com · 15/09/2026If you're not listening to the Inner Life of Liberalism, you're missing out. For example, on this awesome interview my co-host @uncanonical.net did with Theodore Schatzki, one of the most cited philosophers in the world, about what it means to view society as a set of overlapping practices.liberalpractice.org005: Practice Theory with Theodore SchatzkiA conversation about the role of virtue in liberal theory. 062
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026There is absolutely zero reason to promote AILD or anything serial abuser Tim Lambesis is associated with. 020
Reposted by Christopher HudsonUna Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Lukas Graham, another support act on Ed Sheeran’s tour, also now withdrawing from the tour. 652105452
Reposted by Christopher Hudson@makeherway @makeherway.bsky.social · 11/09/2026On this day, let's remember that George W Bush took a national tragedy and turned it into a decades-long global disaster that ruined, poisoned, and ended countless lives, burned and misappropriated countless amounts of money, and broke brains in so many ways that got us to where we are today. 1142
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I feel especially torn in my enormous mistrust of both large companies’ ethical AI management and the federal government’s competence in regulating AI risks. 020
Reposted by Christopher HudsonCJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 08/09/2026My giant cover story for the latest issue of Reason is online! My goal was to write a readable history of US prisons. I visited the Angola prison rodeo, interviewed a guy whose life sentence was overturned, and talked to historians about our shifting attitudes about crime reason.com/2026/09/08/t...reason.comThe American prison experiment: A 250-year history of good intentions and bad resultsA strange trip through the U.S. prison system's never-ending cycle of failure and reform 16329
Reposted by Christopher HudsonAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Maybe we should try electing some kind of larger body of people who can decide law and policy instead of vesting near-absolute power in one man, checked only at the extreme outer margins by his own party's judicial appointees. 16528100
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026supporting.afsp.orgEunice HernandezHelp Eunice Hernandez support AFSP's mission to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. 000
Reposted by Christopher HudsonRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Here's a gift link to my 9/11 essay in the NYT. Civil libertarians long warned that before giving government new powers, we should consider how an administration with authoritarian ambition might abuse them. We were told that America was too exceptional to elect such a person. Well here we are.nytimes.comOpinion | Civil Libertarians Knew This Would Happen. We Should Have Listened. (Gift Article)The civil libertarians’ warnings have come true. 571924740
Reposted by Christopher HudsonMichael Zigismund @michaelzigismund.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Lose in court? Just keep doing what you were doing anyway. That’s been the Trump administration’s 2026 playbook – on tariffs, birthright citizenship, the Kennedy Center, H-1B fees, visas, and mail ballots. My latest: (Link in comments👇) 123
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026tidal.comThe Wonder Years - Cigarettes & SaintsListen to Cigarettes & Saints on TIDAL 010
Reposted by Christopher HudsonLibro.fm @libro.fm · 03/09/2026We're proud to be an employee-owned company 🙃 No big tech or shady investors here! And that means we can stay true to our mission of supporting indie bookshops with your audiobook (and soon, ebook) purchases 💓 414121
Christopher Hudson @chrishudsonjr.bsky.social · 06/09/2026RIP The Butcher, The Legend, Andy Williams 000