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Chris Newman

@cnewman.bsky.social
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General Counsel, National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON). Faculty, UCLA Labor Studies Department Follower of @marjoriegarcia.bsky.social Vituperative tweeter w/ a gentle heart

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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#AbolishICE(RideAlongs). Seriously. This is NOT journalism. It’s worse than reality TV. It’s dehumanizing propaganda. It's despicable, and its sole utility will be as historical record of a dying media industry's contribution to moral panic and ascendent fascism. This is irredeemably shameful stuff.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
More Black Mirror Twilight Zone stuff in Los Angeles as Police Protective League attacks Raman (?!) on response to ICE raids.... nypost.com/2026/10/05/u...
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Exclusive | Nithya Raman drank margaritas as ICE protests ignited LA — now she wants LAPD chief fired over his response
LA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman wants to fire LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell, but photos show her drinking margaritas during the 2025 ICE raids.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A fun detail: Poirot repeatedly describes the Macho Jesus his leetle grey cells dreamed up as like a “Mustang.” You might think this is merely weird and homoerotic, but it’s actually linked to a bit of misinformation evangelicals like to use to retcon Jesus as a high-T alpha male.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
omg kevin spacey played the part of bakker in the 1990 tv movie “fall from grace” #ff @erikloomis.bsky.social
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This Jeff Tweedy, Woody Guthrie, New York Times remix thing was a terrible idea and terribly executed. Truly an example of enshittification. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Jeff Tweedy: What Woody Guthrie Knew About Us
The lead vocalist in Wilco reflects on what Guthrie wrote in The Times in 1943.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I aspire to this level of briskness. #goals
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
(Almost as much fun as it will be to watch when Trump jettisons and humiliates Vance in the coming two years)
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Vance v Cruz is gonna be good clean fun to watch... www.dailymail.com/news/article...
dailymail.com
GOP race for president heats up as Ted Cruz hits at 'insecure' Vance
Cruz insisted that he is focused on the midterms after Vance made the comments in an NBC interview on Thursday.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Come on, Brasil! Nem um passo atrás! #Lula #PT www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/w...
nytimes.com
Brazil Elections Head to Runoff Between Lula and Bolsonaro Son
Neither President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nor his top challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, won a majority of votes in the first round, and the race appeared very close.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
From his lips to god's ears (whatever demonic deity he believes in). www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/1...
realclearpolitics.com
Vance: Democrats Winning Midterms Would Bring "Congressional Investigations, As Far As The Eye Can See"
In an interview with FOX News host Sean Hannity, Vice President JD Vance argues that Democrats winning the 2026 midterms would lead to congressional investigations, higher energy prices, increased cri...
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
trouble in paradis www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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Byron Donalds Walks a Tightrope of Trump Loyalty in Florida’s Race for Governor
The GOP congressman is poised to become a MAGA power broker if he wins his tightening contest.
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cantankerous55.bsky.social @cantankerous55.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The game is on!
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
That's one idea. Another would be to crowdfund an ad that shares this fact: Two of Mayor Bass's 38 caliber guns remain on the streets, in the hands of criminals, endangering our kids. She couldn't keep her own guns secure before becoming mayor, and she never found them after 4 yrs in office.
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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What about these sidewalks in subpar conditions?
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Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I just saw this commercial air 4 times back-to-back in a commercial break from a years-old episode of Halloween Baking Championship. WHO IS THIS MESSAGING FOR? HOW IS SEEING THIS VILE PIECE OF PROPAGANDA *4 TIMES IN A ROW* SUPPOSED TO WIN MY VOTE? P.S. Fuck the parent who put their kid in this.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Outrageous but temporary. We will put it back up. www.pasadenastarnews.com/2026/09/30/m... #ICEoutofHomeDepot
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Memorial to day laborer Carlos Montoya vandalized days before pilgrims’ Monrovia visit
A memorial to a Monrovia day laborer was vandalized. Volunteers worked swiftly to rebuild it.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Obvious point: The Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are far better Americans than Donald Trump and JD Vance and Stephen Miller.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Meanwhile Nithya Raman is out there doing perfectly delightful ads like this one with Bob Odenkirk youtu.be/Lrum87XgwWA?...
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For your consideration: Nithya Raman Emmy Awards ad
YouTube video by Nithya for Mayor
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Karen Bass herself should be called upon to denounce this repugnant ad.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A word search of this TIME / TRUMP interview shows zero mentions of immigrants or immigrants. This the single animating principle of his presidency. Not one question? time.com/article/2026...
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This ad for Karen Bass by the Los Angeles Police Protective League is flatly despicable, and it should be condemned by all regardless of one's preferred candidate for mayor. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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Nithya Raman Won’t Keep Our Kids Safe
YouTube video by Los Angeles Police Protective League
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Still, three sources with knowledge of the situation told me that the White House had at least been explicitly warned that cancelling T.P.S. would disrupt construction projects in Washington."
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"This time, among the groups pushing Trump to pause his plans were lobbyists from the construction industry, which is heavily reliant on labor supplied by T.P.S. holders, especially in the capital." www.newyorker.com/news/the-led... #Followthe(TrumpConstruction)Money #SaveTPS
newyorker.com
Why Trump Delayed Cancelling Legal Status for Salvadorans
The White House has quietly paused an order to end Temporary Protected Status for thousands of immigrants from El Salvador, a move that came after months of lobbying from the construction industry and...
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Now play the game of imaging how history would be different if Obama had nominated Goodwin Liu instead of Garland to the Supreme Court in 2016….
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The era of AI super intelligence, so near yet so far away.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thank you @themountaingoats.bsky.social ! You have made the time I wasted on Bluesky _worth it_ today!!
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If the New York Times is going to push out this clip (and it did), it should add to the headline that Huang is the 7th richest man in America: www.nytimes.com/video/opinio... Speaking of fallacies and all.
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Video: Opinion | Jensen Huang Thinks A.I. Job Loss Is a ‘Fallacy’
The idea that A.I. will destroy jobs is “fundamentally wrong,” says Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive. He explains why he thinks the job loss conversation is unproductive on “The Ezra Klein Show....
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Big trouble in Texas evidently... www.sacurrent.com/news/politic...
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Karl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis'
The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy to help. I actually think it would be useful to revisit early opposition to 287g specifically because I believe that advocacy was really well tuned to avoiding some of the tensions you identify here (which are more appropriately directed at the campaign for comprehensive immigration reform).
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
While I obviously agree w/ thrust of the thread (that 287g problem has metastasized, "trust in police" arguments are cringe nowadays, and there is need to embrace abolitionist goals, demands, practices etc), I don’t think this summary and assessment of advocacy history is quite right.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I just made a modest donation to this campaign, and I encourage other low-dollar donors to consider doing the same. www.jjr.vote
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Jose Javier Rodriguez for Florida Attorney General
As Attorney General, Jose Javier Rodriguez will keep us safe, fight to lower costs, and root out corruption.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Holy Smokes! Despite 10 to 1 funding disadvantage, José Javier Rodriguez is only trailing by one percentage point in race to be Florida's next Attorney General, according to this poll. Go José! floridapolitics.com/archives/820...
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Poll: James Uthmeier 43%, José Javier Rodríguez 42% as Attorney General holds narrow edge with 15% undecided
The Attorney General has a 10-to-1 cash advantage over his Democratic challenger.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Which organizations are you talking about?
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Operation Midway Blitz asked us all one question: what will you do when agents swarm your community? Everyone found their place, whether 3D printing whistles, offering rides to school or medical appointments, court accompaniment, or grocery shopping.”
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Everything is On Fire
Reflections on what kept us going on the anniversary of Midway Blitz.
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Julie A. Su @juliesulabor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The DoorDash settlement is proof that enforcement matters. And in this administration, if you steal workers’ wages, it’s not enough to just pay what you should have paid in the first place.
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Julie A. Su @juliesulabor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No one’s earnings should be obscured behind an app, no one’s wages cut by an algorithm. @hellodcwp.bsky.social just reached a historic settlement of $131.5 million on behalf of delivery drivers.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
More Democratic Party press conferences at gas stations please!!!! #BigTent
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Yael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But Article 14. Lest we forget one of the reasons the UN was created. “Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.” www.un.org/en/about-us/...
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights | United Nations
A milestone document in the history of human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights set out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. It has been translated...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Elites that surrended to Trump in 2025 miscalculated, letting his imagined cultural dominance spook them into inflating the price of getting on his bad side. But now the logic of collective resistance has been confirmed as sound. Should have realized this earlier! newrepublic.com/article/2158...
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Babylon Berlin erasure
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We complain about the New York Times enough that basic fairness requires acknowledging something good. Hats off to whoever wrote this headline:
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/09/2026
Two thing can be true. The WH kicking out media it doesn’t like is absolutely a First Amendment violation. And There is little journalism of value to be found in the highly controlled, substance-free halls of power—wall-to-wall navel-gazing about one’s access probably being of the least value.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It now costs the truck drivers on average $1,200 to fill up a single tank because of the war in Iran. Mike Rogers said it's a win-win-win. Are you winning?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Haitian Bridge Alliance and We Are CASA: Pastor Molis’s deportation by the Trump regime “has placed an enormous burden on his family. Donate to the GoFundMe to help support them during this fight.” www.gofundme.com/f/standing-w...
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Donate to Standing with Pastor Molis and His Family, organized by Omara Nunez
Pastor Molis Augustave is a community builder in York PA, a city he arrived to… Omara Nunez needs your support for Standing with Pastor Molis and His Family
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Some (in the USA) are guilty; all (of us) are responsible.”
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#ICEoutofMaine
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Paul LePage Says ICE is Deporting His Relative
The Republican running in the 2nd Congressional District has been supportive of federal immigration actions.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#ICEoutofKansas www.ksn.com/news/state-r...
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ICE presence in southwest Kansas prompts temporary business closures
Some businesses in southwest Kansas are shutting their doors temporarily this week as federal immigration agents make arrests.
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Get that man a burger at Bill's Drive In!
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Chris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I for one would love to meet a parent at a little league game who works for Flock...
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