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CSIden

@csiden.bsky.social
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Retired engineer and proud alum of Michigan State University. “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States…. [It is] nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” Isaac Asimov

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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Very sad and depraved behaviour considering just a few miles away in Springfield, a young man committed suicide a few weeks ago because of the humiliation he felt wearing an ICE ankle monitor.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It was a 5000 seat High School gym.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If he goes nuclear in Iran, it will green light Putin to do the same in Ukraine. Madness..
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I’m a MI resident and I’m not seeing any adverts mentioning Piker. The ad getting most airplay is clips of him proclaiming himself “dangerous. I actually believe it helps him as an outsider pushing for change.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It seems that Harp’s behavior around Trump mimics how many MAGA feel about him. Defending her is a proxy for defending themselves.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We were visiting in June and it wasn’t very accessible then either. Barricades and fencing are a booming industry in DC now.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
AES is an outstanding communicator. Rogers is also a talented speaker and probably would have won any MI elected job he wanted before he took his Florida hiatus in 2016. The carpetbagger taint and his corporate favoritism will also hobble him.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
There seemed to be little effort by the Harris team to include Arab American voters in 2024. But I’m sure AES is already making connections with the Black Democratic establishment that went to Stevens. The same mistake won’t be made again.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
He seems to understand the value of posting in media beyond broadcast networks. His Michigan centric TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and streaming service ads go beyond Gaza and emphasize that he’s one of us from Michigan.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Iran doesn’t seem to have much interest in settling the war. Could it be they are prolonging just to undermine Trump in the midterms. I’m thinking back to 1980 when Iran held the hostages until Reagan’s inauguration.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Yes, uncomfortably true and most are green card workers.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I too have witnessed several immigration court hearings. They have acted more as clerks checking the boxes than arguing the law.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
It’s Spartans, Mr. Geist. Sparty is the mascot.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Amen!
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
El Sayed’s progressive Medicare for all and declining PAC money along with his ads were definitely pointed towards younger voters. I don’t think there was much traditional in his campaign.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Get braced for a ton of AIPAC money to be flowing to Rogers against El Sayed.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Even though Stevens had a huge advantage in ads, El Sayed was a much more better communicator. His ads were clever and sharper vs her more traditional approach.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
May this lying sycophant have this in his bio the rest of his life.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I knew corporation were paying a Trump Transaction Tax, but the scale is mind boggling. It seems a line has been crossed into extortion, bribery, but who is there to stop it?
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I’m a MI voter and a topic that gets left out is El Sayed’s superior performance on the podium delivering his message. His TV ads are sharp, clever, and should appeal to younger voters.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I’m not surprised. When I’ve talked to MAGA acquaintances about these issues, I almost always get “well, I don’t follow the news” and claim ignorance.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
These people fear Trump more than they value their own reputation. When they leave there will be no recovering any of their credibility.
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CoolHandNuke @mrfawkes50.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Sealant Team Six guarding our vulnerable shores against Algae-Qeada, Algaetifa. And Algae Sharpton.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
It’s often used with word “groceries.”
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
My wife just got her Medicare approval letter today, so I resent JD caller her out as fraudster.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Chauncey Gardiner without the wisdom
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
His invasion was purely about ego and wanting to appear “great.” We might be paying for his vanity for generations.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
We’re working with two Haitian families that each know Creole, French, Spanish and now English. Anybody that thinks they are unintelligent are themselves woefully ignorant.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Maybe a simple, but I believe much of the poor public opinion on economy is based on gas prices. It’s a cost that everyone is incurring weekly if not more frequently, and we all have a good handle on its price history. It’s overshadowing almost any metric that might show a positive economy.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
They apparently forgot the sonic boom that accompany flights above sound barrier, but who cares about those flyover states.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
In to the dustbin of history
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Boot up the VisiCalc!
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Palm Sunday and is maybe the most solemn day in Christian faith and it’s unconscionable that they were denied entry. Remember this as the war goes on.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Translation from Trump bizarro language: “Trump is never right about anything.”
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
“Sir, thank you for protecting us from them.”
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
ICE working as scabs. That’ll be popular.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The least surprising news of the week.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
If it was their crown jewel, why did it take this long to take it out. Lies, lies, lies.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Another example of this administration where accusation is really a confession.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The every day reminder of paying $4.00/gal will make this Trump debacle hard to forget.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I’ve been watching CBS for years and in the last month the tone has become more jingoistic. The “only in America” tag line and stories on American exceptionalism are frequent.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Are we surprised?
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Gibberish
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I’m not sure why this is now a revelation. His songs have been out there for many years.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Really a dumb performance by Fears and team against an inferior team
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I’m not who they’re looking for (69 year old white guy), but a person of color might be intimidated. Especially if ICE feels empowered to walk around or in to a polling place masked and armed.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Could all of those new ICE agents be deployed around voting locations for intimidation? It’s Jim Crow on a national scope.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Jim Crow on a national scope.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Tearing it down and rebuilding it in his own image of faux gilded tackiness.
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CSIden @csiden.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I’m one of those people.
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