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[Christopher M. Federico]

@chrispps.bsky.social
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midwest academic, political science + psychology / inveterate fan of The Fall / cat enthusiast / boring social democrat / photographer

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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I regret to inform you that this Moby-Dick is not meaningfully marked up
Moby Dick
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Nuremberg trials
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
laser eyes Philip Converse
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
fog machine budget alone for this tour must be astronomical
sunn O)))
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Gurney Halleck and Paul from Lynch’s Dune: do not play Stairway to Heaven on your baliset
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
stay away from my family meme
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Mark E Smith of The Fall
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
go to hell on Garfield phone
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FTb test roll II [Sept 2026] 📷: Canon FTb-QL 🎞️: Kodak UltraMax 400 The middle two images here were shot with my father's late-1960s FL 50 mm f/1.4 lens. First time it's been used since 1999. #35mm #photography #filmisnotdead
image of a window and lamp in my houseimage of a purple house (with picket fence) in my neighborhood that I've always like. Shot with 1960s Canon FL 50 mm f/1.4 lens.Side of a house in my neighborhood, with trees to the right. Shot with 1960s Canon FL 50 mm f/1.4 lens.image of an alley with garages and red wheelbarrow in my neighborhood
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
laser eyes Juan Linz, of ‘The Perils of Presidentialism’ fame
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#my9albums part II
nine more albums
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#my9albums
top 9 albums
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Uncle Bill was talking about heroin here, but you get the point
The junk merchant doesn't sell his product to the consumer, he sells the consumer to his product. He does not improve and simplify his merchandise. He degrades and simplifies the client.
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FTb test roll I [Sept 2026] 📷: Canon FTb-QL 🎞️: Kodak UltraMax 400 My father taught me to shoot on his Canon FT-QL, which is now beyond repair. So, I picked up a used version of the successor model, the FTb-QL. This is the test roll. #35mm #photography #filmisnotdead
big tree outside Elliott Hall on the U of Minnesota campusthe old Bell Museum building on the U of Minnesota campus, with quad areaFolwell Hall, University of Minnesotamy grey cat Nina, sitting on the kitchen island without authorization. She did not enjoy being photographed as much as I enjoyed photographing her.
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thomas Aquinas with the caption, “Thomas had never seen such bullshit before.”
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
umn in august II [08.16.26] 📷: Minolta X-500 🎞️: Fujifilm 200 #35mm #photography #filmisnotdead
rarig hall on the university of minnesota campus, view #1rarig hall on the university of minnesota campus, view #2view of blegen hall, social sciences building, and rarig hall, university of minnesota campus, taken from the parking ramp I was parked inside of Elliott Hall, University of Minnesota
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
twin cities in august [08.16.26] 📷: Minolta X-500 🎞️: Fujifilm 200 #35mm #photography #filmisnotdead
glass-brick wall at West Photo, Minneapolisdetail of colorful mural on the exterior wall of Larissa Loden Jewelryred trim on corner of beige garageflowers, fence, and grassy knoll in St Paul
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
umn in august I [08.16.26] 📷: Minolta X-500 🎞️: Fujifilm 200 #35mm #photography #filmisnotdead
the social sciences building on the u of minnesota campusferguson hall on the university of minnesota campusfootbridge over south 4th street on the u of minnesota campus, looking southfootbridge over south 4th street on the u of minnesota campus, looking north
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BASIC @ the 7th Street Entry
the band BASIC
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
tynemouth redux IV [07.16.26] 📷: Minolta X-500 🎞️: Fujifilm 200 ~ fin ~ #35mm #photography #filmisnotdead
high street in Tynemouth, England, looking at the Tynemouth Priory and Castlestreet running parallel to the shore of the North Sea, Tynemouth, England
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
tynemouth redux III [07.16.26] 📷: Minolta X-500 🎞️: Fujifilm 200 #35mm #photography #filmisnotdead
ruins at Tynemouth Priory and Castle, Tynemouth, Englandside street in Tynemouth, Englandhigh street in Tynemouth, Englandhigh street in Tynemouth, England
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Choosin’ Fluxus
Nam June Paik’s Magnet TV
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
abstract:
Needs for security and certainty (NSC) vary in their relationship with economic preferences as a function of political engagement. Among those low in engagement, NSC is directly related to left-leaning economic preferences, since social welfare can be regarded as insurance. Among those high in engagement, NSC predicts right-wing economic preferences, since engaged individuals high in NSC take cues from right-leaning elites suggesting that support for redistribution is inconsistent with conservative ideological and partisan identities. In this study, we argue that this ‘reversal’ is less applicable to universal basic income (UBI), since the latter is an unconditional benefit that detaches welfare provision from specific situations of risk (e.g., unemployment insurance). This should shift individuals to think of provision in terms of moral hazard (e.g., work avoidance) in the context of UBI. Using Round 8 of the European Social Survey, we test and find support for several hypotheses based on this argument.
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
tynemouth redux II [07.16.26] 📷: Minolta X-500 🎞️: Fujifilm 200 #35mm #photography #filmisnotdead
ruins at Tynemouth Priory and Castleruins at Tynemouth Priory and Castlelooking out at Tynemouth town area from the Tynemouth Priory and Castleruins at Tynemouth Priory and Castle, looking out at the North Sea
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#caturday
my grey cat Nina sitting on a laptop, with the glow of the screen on her
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
tynemouth redux I [07.16.26] 📷: Minolta X-500 🎞️: Fujifilm 200 sequel to the previous Tynemouth photos; I loaded a new roll in the middle of the visit and did not get it processed until now #35mm #photography #filmisnotdead
first-of-the-roll image of Tynemouth, England, taken from Tynemouth Priory, with exposure defect on the leftderelict church structure at Tynemouth Priory and Castle, England derelict wall at Tynemouth Priory and Castle, England Derelict wall at Tynemouth Priory and Castle, England, with the North Sea in the distance. If you look closely at the water you can see offshore windmills. Trump would hate it.
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Rahn Emanuel is an unpleasant fellow and he should not run for president in ‘28
Norman Rockwell freedom of speech guy
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
cordiner's land interior III [07.20.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 6400 iso #canon #photography #photographysky #digitalphotography
picture of green wall and green door with white doorknobdesaturated photo of leather chair in corner, with window to the left and door behindpicture of green wall with lightswitch, doorframe, and edge of doorfive framed pictures hanging on a green wall
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
cordiner's land interior II [07.20.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 6400 iso #canon #photography #photographysky #digitalphotography
desaturated image of a door and white doorknowimage of a green door and wall with a lightswitchdesaturated image of a corner, with a window to the left and wall to the right and a curtain in the middleimage of a green door with a white knob and a green wall behind it
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
yeah
(1) utilitarianism is a helluva drug, especially when chased with tanker trucks worth of special K and Soviet research chemicals

(2) the group dynamics described in the linked article feel a bit like a techno-gnostic version of Opus Dei
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
cordiner's land interior I [07.20.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 6400 iso #canon #photography #digitalphotography
scottish cow ornament on green wallgreen-painted corner with window to rightchair and door in the corner of a flatlamp on a green-painted ceiling
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
first thing that came to mind for me
Olde English 800 malt liquor 40 oz
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
bonus: different crop of #4 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 3200 iso #canon #photography #digitalphotography #photographysky
windmills against a blue sky in central IL
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
summer's end pt 3 [08.19.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 3200 iso #canon #photography #digitalphotography #photographysky
picture of red farm building and windmill behind fields in central ILpicture of white farm building, silos, and windmills behind fields in central ILpowerlines and crops against a blue sky in central ILwindmills against a blue sky on the other side of a freeway in central IL
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
summer's end pt 2 [08.19.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 3200 iso #canon #photography #digitalphotography #photographysky
photo of a farm building, trees, and fields in Wisconsinphoto of red building and streetlight in Champaign, ILphoto of stop sign, street sign, and side road near Rantoul, ILfields, tree, and powerlines against a blue sky in central Illinois
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
summer's end pt 1 [08.19.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 400 iso (1) 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 3200 iso (2-4) #canon #photography #photographysky #digitalphotography
red adirondack chair in my yard, with garage in backgroundtrees and plants, viewed from I-94 in Wisconsin trees and fields, viewed from I-94 in Wisconsin trees, tall grass, and fence posts, viewed from I-94 in Wisconsin
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
wi/mi 2026 pt 11 [08.11.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 3200 iso ~ fin ~ #canon #photography #digitalphotography #photographysky
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
michigan fog [08.11.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 3200 iso #canon #photography #photographysky
picture of building and power line in the fog, central Michiganpicture of trees, plants, and a lone traffic cone in the fog, central Michiganpicture of trees and field in the fog, central Michiganpicture of trees and sign reading 'wild woods of terror' in the fog, central Michigan
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
wi/mi 2026 pt 10 [08.06.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 3200 iso (1, 2) 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 400 iso (3, 4) #canon #photography #digitalphotography
abstract photo of sun shining through blinds onto a gold curtain in a wavelike pattern in my mother-in-law's house  (view 1)abstract photo of sun shining through blinds onto a gold curtain in a wavelike pattern in my mother-in-law's house (view 2)image of a wood and wire fence and playing field in eastern MIimage of a damaged wood and wire fence and playing field in eastern MI, desaturated
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
wi/mi 2026 pt 9 [08.06.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 3200 iso #canon #photography #digitalphotography
hose and trash barrels on my mother in law's property in Eastern MIgreen dumpsterp, path, and forested area in Eastern MIabandoned truck trailer in a wooded area, Eastern MIabandoned propane tank in the woods, eastern MI
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Jean Baudrillard
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#caturday
My grey cat Nina curled up on a laptop, with an old photo of The Clash on the screen behind her
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
think I may have nailed the 'Serial Experiments Lain' vibe I was going for here; Harman Azure ftw
screenshot from of power lines against an orangish sky, from the anime 'Serial Experiments Lain'
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
wi/mi 2026 pt 7 [08.06.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 3200 iso #canon #photography #digitalphotography
side of building in eastern MI reading 'electric kitsch. with googly-eyes trashcan in frontsmall red barn and trees, with planted crops to the right, in eastern MI power lines in the middle of fields in eastern MIblue quonset hut type building with white garage door on its left side, in the MI Upper Peninsula
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
wi/mi 2026 pt 7 [08.06.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 3200 iso #canon #photography #digitalphotography
power line pole in a farm field in Eastern MI, with forest in the background
power line pole in a farm field in Eastern MI, with windmills in the background
windmill in a farm field in Eastern MI, with forest in the background
windmill against a blue sky in Eastern MI
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
wi/mi 2026 pt 6 [08.06.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 3200 iso #canon #photography #digitalphotography
picture of a decrepit silo in a green field in rural eastern MIpicture of farm vehicle and truck in a field in rural eastern MIred barn in rural eastern MI, with flowers in the foregrounddistant farm buildings in a green field in rural eastern MI
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
wi/mi 2026 pt 5 [08.06.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 3200 iso #canon #photography #digitalphotography
trees, dirt road, and horse taken in rural Eastern Michiganfarmland and distant buildings taken in rural Eastern Michiganfarmland and powerlines taken in rural Eastern Michiganbarn and trees taken in rural Eastern Michigan
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
wi/mi 2026 pt 4 [08.06.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 1600 iso (1) 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 400 iso (2-4) #canon #photography #digitalphotography
photo of lego Jigglypuff. This is my significant other's favorite Pokemon. I am not interesting enough to have a favorite Pokemon. photo of a disused red well spigot on my mother-in-law's property in eastern MIphoto of rusting oil barrels on my mother-in-law's property in eastern MItree and end of clothesline on my mother-in-law's property in eastern MI
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
wi/mi 2026 pt 3 [08.06.26] 📷: Canon EOS 1500 manual / 400 iso #canon #photography #digitalphotography
farm field in eastern Michigan, with trees in the distanceold barn on my mother-in-law's land, eastern MIphoto of farm field and road with power lines, eastern MIpicture of edge of porch with discarded items, eastern MI
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[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
as a neologism ‘infornography’ hits 10000x harder than it did when ‘Lain’ originally dropped 28 years ago
‘Serial Experiments Lain’ episode menu
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