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@chriswethepeople.bsky.social
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Aware, civic minded, military Brat (if you know you know), military spouse, federal employee spouse. Federal government literally has been my life as is democracy.

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Ronnie H 🇺🇸 @ronicats.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
@parkroseperma.bsky.social The scheme behind imported beef! Pure evil. Share with farmers and ranchers! youtube.com/shorts/cbgW0...
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Trump importing beef is meant to break our food industry to make you pliable. They wrote this down.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Bill Nye breaks down the Science of Skin Color and shows why Racism is Ridiculous.
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10/11 News @1011now.com · 25/06/2026
Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300
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Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300
The Pentagon says military boot camps are once again requiring flu vaccinations for all recruits.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/06/2026
NEW: Senate Democrats blasted the DOJ for quietly taking steps to undermine federal voter protections this fall. The moves include removing a key election manual from the department’s website, canceling election training and eliminating a “command center” to address voting emergencies.
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Dem senators ‘raise the alarm’ over DOJ pullback on voter protections
More than 20 senators sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that “continues to raise the alarm about DOJ’s involvement in the upcoming midterm elections for partisan political purposes...
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 04/06/2026
Inside Walmart's rebellion against AI lock-in: a viral tool called Code Puppy is taking on Claude Code and Codex. bit.ly/4o5xfBC
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Walmart's Code Puppy was born from rage at AI's lock-in trap
Walmart's viral Code Puppy AI tool helps avoid vendor lock-in, cut costs, and reduce dependence on Claude Code and Codex.
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Scott Stedman @scottstedman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The money behind one of the developers of Trump Tower Tbilisi traces back through shell companies to an offshore gambling network linked to illegal operations Who's doing business with the President?
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 15/05/2026
“How is this not the biggest scandal in the United States right now?” said former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan, sounding the alarm over what he called a "presidential scam." Trump will also have no obligation to disclose how he spends the $1.7B taxpayer-funded settlement.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"The Supreme Court has frequently admonished judges not to interfere in election cases when the process is already underway, but it is now being accused of doing exactly that in recent decisions favoring Republicans in redistricting fights." www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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Supreme Court faces new criticism for redistricting decisions so close to the 2026 elections
Justices have said judges shouldn’t interfere in election disputes so close to the primary process, but their own rulings have triggered a frenzy to draw new congressional maps.
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 01/04/2026
"As with any incoherent doctrine, originalism allows you to prove anything. Thus in practice what it amounts to is a ritual invocation of the Founders, gesturing at this or that piece of text from a few centuries back, before delivering whatever conclusion was approved on Fox News the night before."
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We Have No Supreme Court
The philosophical incoherence of originalism prevents the Court from performing its core functions as a supreme court.
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GC @chriswethepeople.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Morganton NC Indivsible showed up today! #RachelMaddow #MSNOW
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 25/03/2026
Enacting proportional representation would be a "selfless reform that will severely harm the Democratic Party by inviting the formation of a proper left party. So, advocating it as a democracy-saving reform has more than face validity given that it would be electorally costly" - @kjephd.bsky.social
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Imagining a 2028 Presidential Campaign for a Limited Presidency
Why we need a smaller presidency and a more powerful Congress.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 11/03/2026
🚨 SCOOP: A Miami trial is pulling back the curtain on a $50M Venezuela lobbying scheme tied to Trump world. At the center: Marco Rubio’s longtime ally — now accused of acting as a foreign agent — and a network of lobbyists, cartel-linked figures, and White House power brokers.
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Claire Connelly @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Oh no, not a letter of reprimand newrepublic.com/post/206857/...
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Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia—by Elon Musk
The state board of elections found Musk’s PAC sent prefilled ballot applications.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18/02/2026
Polls confirm what our noses tell us: It’s the Trumpist right that’s living in its own cocoon. It’s true that not many middle Americans would identify themselves as leftists or even liberals. But they don’t want to live in a cruel country. trib.al/HvKQWz1
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What the Democrats Need to Do Now
To win back working-class voters, they need to signal more clearly to working people that they are on their side. That means picking fights on their behalf with the bad actors who are making their lives harder—and the democracy-hating billionaires.
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Claire Connelly @claireconnelly.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I guess the counterpoint to my own previous argument is, here is one of the most senior dlDemocrats saying out loud: “This is who we are and have always been.” Voters could stand to be reminded of this early and often in the lead up to the midterms, primaries, and federal election.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 14/02/2026
Big thanks to @davidpierce.xyz for featuring my guide to getting off US tech (and my phone home screen!) in the latest issue of Installer. I think I’ll also be grabbing a pair of those new Sony earbuds soon 👀
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How to un-Big Tech your online life
Plus, in this week’s Installer: a new Mario Tennis, Sony’s great new buds, a wild time-travel movie, and much more.
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J. Emory Parker 🏳️‍🌈 @jaspar.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Jeez, at least they didn’t show any of this the shareholders… yet…
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 13/02/2026
“Open carrying does cause a lot of concern with a lot of people, especially on campuses,” said Rep. Walt Brooks, R-St. George.
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In surprise reversal, Republican lawmaker moves to ban open carry on Utah college campuses
“Open carrying does cause a lot of concern with a lot of people, especially on campuses,” said Rep. Walt Brooks, R-St. George.
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10/11 News @1011now.com · 06/02/2026
‘Could not have dreamed this’: Single mother truck driver moves into donated $200K home
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‘Could not have dreamed this’: Single mother truck driver moves into donated $200K home
A Georgia family was presented with a newly constructed home thanks to a nonprofit partnership.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 27/01/2026
NEW: A federal judge in Oregon said Pam Bondi’s “blackmail” letter to Minnesota is raising questions about the DOJ’s voter roll campaign — fueling concerns that it’s being used as political leverage rather than election oversight. buff.ly/CYCjGXE
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Bondi’s ‘blackmail’ letter to Minnesota deepens concerns over DOJ’s voter roll motives, federal judge says
The judge reiterated the DOJ's case against Oregon will be dismissed entirely.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
“Continue to mislead Americans about what is truly at stake, and you will learn that Americans are better at finding the truth than you are at burying it.”
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 31/12/2025
Jack Smith told House committee he had ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’ in cases against Trump
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Jack Smith told House committee he had ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’ in cases against Trump
Ex-special counsel testified in front of judiciary committee about aborted federal prosecution of Donald Trump Jack Smith, the former justice department special counsel who led the aborted federal prosecution of Donald Trump, told a congressional committee that he never spoke to Joe Biden about his cases, according to the transcript of a deposition released on Wednesday. In his behind-closed-doors testimony to the House judiciary committee earlier this month, Smith defended the charges he brought against Trump for allegedly possessing classified documents and attempting to overturn the 2020 election, while warning of the consequences of allowing election meddling to go unpunished. Continue reading...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/12/2025
The GOP-controlled North Carolina legislature has pushed through law after law shrinking the powers of the state’s governor since 2016 — always a Democrat in that time frame. By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
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Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors
For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it fina...
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Hyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 25/12/2025
Photographer Danelle Manthey frames the practice of Christmas decoration as a kind of folk art in the book “American Christmas.” Peace on earth and installation art for all!
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A Photographer Captures Christmas Kitsch Across the US
With American Christmas, Danelle Manthey presents elaborate decorative traditions as a form of folk art, but one can’t help but wonder if White Christmas might be a more accurate title for her…
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GC @chriswethepeople.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I hope he tells everything.
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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
if you want the men in the White House press corps to stand up for their women colleagues you have to appeal to their natures; that is, remind them that it’s an opportunity for them to grandstand
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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback. www.reuters.com/investigates...
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Texas has struck down the state’s newly redrawn congressional map.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s being inundated with threats because of Trump’s rhetoric. Violent threats are wrong no matter what. This is an opportunity for MTG and others on the right to reflect on all the violent threats Trump has incited through the years - including on Jan. 6.
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s receiving threats because of Trump
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Smogsteve @smogsteve.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Word!
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
JD Vance is very consistent… in saying or doing whatever it takes to get ahead politically.
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Gigi Braut @gigibraut.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
bsky.app/profile/jonc...
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God @thegodshow.com · 14/11/2025
PEOPLE ARE TAKING DOWN THEIR TRUMP FLAGS. …did something happen?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/11/2025
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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GC @chriswethepeople.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
This is how classy is done.
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GC @chriswethepeople.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
He ain’t wrong. Every republican asked about the promise smirks and laughs
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GC @chriswethepeople.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Duh. It’s his business model
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Katie Porter @katieporterca.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
NEW: I’m calling on Trump to cancel private jet flights instead of commercial airlines. Private jet flights often take a single billionaire passenger, but still put real strain on our air traffic control system.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Crucial thing to watch: The Dem blowout wins suggest it'll be way more risky for GOPers to gerrymander, because the GOP safer seats may become more vulnerable than expected. Rs in those seats will now be very nervous. Exchange on this w/Dem operative Jessica Post: newrepublic.com/article/2028...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/11/2025
Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers: “We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
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How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
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Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Reading the furious Facebook comments from people mad that our city is going to buy grocery gift cards for people whose SNAP benefits are frozen and man we need to have a serious and prolonged conversation about the moral and ethical rot at the heart of this country that seems to be spreading.
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Beacon to Distribute Emergency Grocery Cards
City and Dutchess, Putnam counties allocate funds
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
The people on the right getting mad at Tucker Carlson for hosting Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes on his podcast don’t seem to have gotten mad at all at Donald Trump for hosting Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes at his home for dinner. Funny that.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
"I hope your beeper doesn't go off." A year ago today, a racist tried to make a 'joke' about me being killed by Israel. It was the 1st time I've ever walked off of live TV. That night CNN said they'd ban the racist from their air. But in the year since, I myself haven't been invited back on CNN.
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Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
It’s gonna turn out that they made the new ballroom plans with AI, isn’t it
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
!!!!
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Eileen’s bachelorette party is this weekend. Want to buy her a drink?
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GoBlue @blu2b4u.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
🚨If the Trump regime is against anti-fascism, deductive reasoning tells us what they are.
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
If we turn up on the streets for No Kings ( Saturday ) we the people are sending a signal to the Trump regime that they are losing legitimacy. Also we are expressing solidarity with our neighbors.
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Sophie Bushwick @sophiebushwick.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Six years ago, radio telescopes detected ghostly ring-shaped structures in space, dubbed "odd radio circles" or ORCs. Now citizen scientists have found three new ORCs, including twin rings nearly a million light years across
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Citizen scientists just discovered the most powerful 'odd radio circle' twins in space we've ever seen
The largest of three newly found ring shaped structures in the cosmos are almost a million light-years across.
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