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@chrislmctravel.bsky.social
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Passions are history, politics, travel, science, health, wine and an occasional song Dark sense of humor. Respect is my #1 value No DMs

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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Does history repeat or rhyme? From the book The Dark Valley: Without doubt he was visibly ageing: fat and bald, he presented “the visage of a dissolute Roman emperor of the decadence.”
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I just checked my voter registration. I encourage all of you to do the same. Try your state's official site. AVOID VoteSafe.Org. It's an Elon Musk scam to harvest data.
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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ACSN crime group shuts down parts of Colombia’s Caribbean coast Gunmen on motorbikes fired into stores who defied the shutdown order, and burned trucks in the department of Magdalena LATEST for PWS
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
ecfr.eu/publication/...
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From shield to sword: Europe’s offensive strategy for the hybrid age – European Council on Foreign Relations
Europe’s defensive measures to shield its democracies from hybrid attacks are no longer enough. If Europeans want to protect their peace and prosperity, the tim
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Surely this has to be illegal. Does that even matter?
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I am not sure if this is real or fake
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The diplomats of Vienna in the Peace process if 1815 understood that peace is not merely the absence of war—it is a political order in which even defeated powers have a stake. That peace lasted 100 years (albeit with skirmishes) À good lesson to remember today
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Mexican newspapers
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Compare Alito's description of Trump's racist statements (on the left) to Justice Kagan's anthology of Trump's racist statements (on the right). These are passages from this morning's opinions in Mullin v. Doe.
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I love Jonathan Swan’s interviews - just got the book youtu.be/xdmdGTrJ2nI?...
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Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan - On “Regime Change” & Inside The Trump Presidency | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Gifted article. IMHO the best OpEd writer, Tom Friedman on the Iran deal www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/o...
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Opinion | Trump Put His Own Interests Above All in the Iran Deal
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dkn60.bsky.social @dkn60.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This is a direct challenge to the most powerful court in America.Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen has introduced six articles of impeachment against Chief Justice John Roberts, accusing him of leading a Supreme Court that has crossed from constitutional judgment into political protection.
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Larry Pfeiffer @larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Breaking the law again, Trump names Bill Pulte the Acting DNI. Per the law creating the DNI post: “The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Director of National Intelligence . . . /1 www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
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Trump names Bill Pulte acting director of national intelligence
Pulte — who leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency — will take over for Tulsi Gabbard.
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Judge smells fraud in Trump IRS case x.com/occupydemocr...
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Occupy Democrats on X: "BREAKING: NOT SO FAST! Federal judge reopens Trump’s IRS case and demands to know if her court was defrauded. Judge Kathleen Williams has had enough. In a brief but devastating order Friday, the federal judge in Miami reopened Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS https://t.co/fcHWXgC11r" / X
BREAKING: NOT SO FAST! Federal judge reopens Trump’s IRS case and demands to know if her court was defrauded. Judge Kathleen Williams has had enough. In a brief but devastating order Friday, the federal judge in Miami reopened Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS https://t.co/fcHWXgC11r
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
BREAKING: Contrary to rumor, the Banana Splits will not be performing at Donald Trump's Freedom 250 concert.
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Financial Times Is enough ever enough ??
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
x.com/tabbu_ai/sta... Skating in Alaska So cook
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Tabassum Parveen on X: "Instead of watching Netflix tonight, watch this 2-hour Stanford lecture. It will teach you more about how LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude are actually built than most people learn in years working in AI. Stanford released it for free. Save this. https://t.co/GSeqIW64Xg" / X
Instead of watching Netflix tonight, watch this 2-hour Stanford lecture. It will teach you more about how LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude are actually built than most people learn in years working in AI. Stanford released it for free. Save this. https://t.co/GSeqIW64Xg
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
11 years ago Senate Republicans sent an open letter to Iran telling them not to trust Obama www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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11 years later, the Senate Republicans’ open letter to Iran is relevant anew
Remember in 2015, when Sen. Tom Cotton and 46 of his GOP colleagues wrote to Iran in order to undermine their own country’s negotiating position?
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I verified this : BREAKING: Devin Nunes is OUT as the CEO of the Truth Social Parent Company, Trump Media. The company brought in just $3.7 million in revenue last year, and LOST $712 million. Cumulative losses to date since going public $1.1 billion Good time to buy?? LOL
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Joseph Goebbels: “Accuse the other side of that which you are guilty.”
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Gifted article of a powerful read www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...
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Opinion | ‘Easily the Worst President in U.S. History’
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💙Patrice for Democracy 💙🦋🏖️♓️♻️ 🇺🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇵🇸🌈🐶🐱🐴🐾✝️🫶🏻☮️🥳🍷🎭⛴️🏈💙💚 @davis23patrice.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I’m reposting this meme every day to remind people about the “so-called big beautiful Bill” and what will happen after the midterms take place. There are reasons why things in this bill are delayed. It’s imperative that we vote blue for the upcoming midterms this November. 👍🏻💙💙💙💙
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Pope Leo in Peru in the 1980s Blues Brother?
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Photo from Vietnam from James Shapiro “Shakespeare in à Divided America “
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
That didn’t last long
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Tommasina2 @tommasina2.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Virginia voters have real power right now — the kind that can actually change the balance of Congress before November. That window closes April 21. Vote YES while you still can. #VirginaVoteYes #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Just saw this
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Highly recommended NYT gifted article on the next stages of shifting global powers www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/o...
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Opinion | America Has Become a Dangerous Nation
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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
In a recent Truth Social post, Trump announced that “with the death of Iran, the greatest enemy America has is the Radical Left, Highly Incompetent, Democrat Party.” This isn’t just social media theatrics anymore.
Donald J. Trump OC
@realDonaldTrump
Now with the death of Iran, the greatest enemy America has is the Radical Left, Highly Incompetent, Democrat Party! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
President DJT
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Í think he needs to read “How to make friends and influence people” À touch of class never goes amiss
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
It seems that people with integrity who prob did nothing wrong resign while nothing or little happens to Americans who have a lot of smoke and prob some fire around them www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/p...
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Kathy Ruemmler, top Goldman Sachs lawyer, resigning amid Epstein fallout | CNN Politics
Kathy Ruemmler, the chief legal officer at Goldman Sachs, said Thursday night she is resigning amid fallout from the Justice Department’s release of millions of pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents.
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Jamie Raskin is one of my favorite politicians - wise, eloquent and always class The difference w Bondi is striking
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J. David McSwane @davidmcswane.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
1/ BREAKING: Government documents reviewed by ProPublica identify Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, as the two who fired their weapons during the deadly encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Epstein-Minnesota-Venezuela distraction? Or the “Russian hoax” is a better deviation?
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
London Times
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Unusual perspective for any leader
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
No idea who made this (or took the photo)
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Great musical video youtu.be/hS0wFiWpU4U
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Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Interesting. All may not be quite as reported re Vz oil
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Wednesday 7 Jan London Times
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Suspect in Brown Uni shooting found dead after being pursued to a storage unit in NH NYT
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
chatgpt.com/share/6944b2... History is rhyming Khrushchev ‘s anecdote about Stalin’s lies
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ChatGPT - Khrushchev's 12 partridges anecdote
Shared via ChatGPT
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Conservative Financial Times
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
London Times
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DBeach @beachnic.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
The My Lai Massacre revisited. He landed his helicopter between American troops and Vietnamese civilians. Then he ordered his crew: if the soldiers keep shooting, open fire on them.
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Be honest: how many pages before you ditch a book? And has any ‘DNF’ ever turned into a favourite on the second try? #books
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Alabama's 42 @cbs42.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Epstein alleges Trump ‘knew about the girls’ in emails released by House Democrats www.cbs42.com/top-stories/epstein-a… 
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Christopher @chrislmctravel.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Gifted article of unusual common sense www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s China Trade Policy Is a Hot Mess
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