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Sam Chaffee

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Software engineering leader, admirer of nature, mountain biker, beer enthusiast. He/him.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 18/09/2026
"A Gallup poll ... found a prevailing view of American youth as 'A flabby, pacifistic, yellow, cynical, discouraged and leftist lot'". What's your guess for the year this poll was conducted?
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
When the public finally learns the full accounting of the damage done in this war, it’ll probably be too late to hold anyone in the Trump administration accountable. But this is insane. And they’re lying to the American people.
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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 14/09/2026
Terrifying and enraging story here. Not surprised to see X implicated, but hard to understand why Disney would allow their ESPN personalities to engage the way they did with no real repercussions.
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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 11/09/2026
DHS as it currently exists has outlived its usefulness, if it ever had any.
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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 09/09/2026
Didn't get crushed today www.maptap.gg September 9 94🏅 96🔥 89👑 90👑 99🎯 Final score: 935
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🎯MapTap Daily Geography Game
Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie
Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.
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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 06/09/2026
This game is too much fun TimeGuessr #1194 — 40,970/50,000 1️⃣ 🏆7,888 · 📅 1y · 🌍 698.3mi 2️⃣ 🏆8,843 · 📅 5y · 🌍 1.4mi 3️⃣ 🏆6,985 · 📅 15y · 🌍 2399ft 4️⃣ 🏆9,815 · 📅 1y · 🌍 5.4mi 5️⃣ 🏆7,439 · 📅 9y · 🌍 1.6mi timeguessr.com
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TimeGuessr
TimeGuessr - the game that tests both your geography and history knowledge. Guess where and when historic photos were taken.
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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 05/09/2026
TimeGuessr and MapTap 💯🤌 New addiction acquired
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is insane. And I have to imagine it’s wildly illegal.
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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 30/08/2026
Having a real strong compulsion to eat sour candy until my tongue and the roof of my mouth are raw. Weird
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There's no forgiving this. No living it down. It's a stain on our humanity. When all this is over, the monsters who did this should be pariahs. And the soulless thugs who cheered it on while dehumanizing Haitian immigrants should be reminded of what they did every day of their lives.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.
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Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)
The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026
This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.”
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Pretty rich they they’re dong this at the same time that his neglect and stupid ego war have turned an aircraft carrier into Lord of the Flies.
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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
These are people who legally entered this country and now, because of ancestry and a conspiracy theory pushed by an aspiring politician, are being pursued by the government and fitted with special monitoring devices. This should remind of the darkest events in history.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A bunch of cops cheering at a political rally — in uniform — as the president and AG endorse a candidate and attack their political opponents is not normal. And it is not okay.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
There could not be a more blatant violation of the Hatch Act, which prohibits any executive branch employee from "Using his or her official title while participating in political activity." Unlikely to be prosecuted, however. Will any news org even mention this? www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/5/7...
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/08/2026
I am absolutely thrilled to present to you: How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking) available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books! www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to...
Cover of the book "How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking)" by Katie Mack. The top right corner says "Author of The End of Everything" and the bottom left says "Brilliant and thrilling! - John Green". The cover motif is a space image made of puzzle pieces.
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I would like to propose the Taco Bell Principle When a person/institution Did A Problem, & IMMEDIATELY fesses up & takes proactive steps to solve it That's exactly what we want them to do? So how bout we let them live ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
“.. the Trump administration decided to remove four service members killed this past weekend from the list .. because their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
THAT IS NOT HOW THE AMERICAN JUSTICE SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THE PENALTY FOR “FAILURE TO COMPLY” IS NOT A FUCKING DEATH SENTENCE!
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Fellow Americans, behold the United States President, opining with all the maturity, dignity and splendor of his high office:
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The documents Trump cited don't even make his case - and actually refute much of it. But that didn'tg matter. No foreign regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president just did tonight to faith in U.S. elections. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Just Did More Damage to Elections Than China
His speech was a mashup of charges that aren’t supported by the documents he released.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We now get near-daily reports of insane new corruption that would have brought down previous administrations www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...
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Trump Paid $2 Million by South Korean Company Facing Trade Investigation
The payment illustrates the minefield Mr. Trump has created by maintaining personal financial ties with foreign businesses while he is in office.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Officers shooting a man, running away from law enforcement, who is not a target of law enforcement, and who poses no threat to law enforcement, is murder. Federal officers do not have the power to commit summary executions because they are aggrieved.
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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 06/07/2026
Wow, that Spain goal!
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I think the speech endures because it resolves the false dichotomy between the right and left’s supposed views: “America, Boo-yah!” Vs “America Sucks!” America is great because it has not been great, and has always strived to make itself better, or, to borrow a phrase, “more perfect.” Enjoy.
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Sam Chaffee @samchaffee.com · 04/07/2026
Great speech on what it means to be an American and a patriot, on the promise of America and the continuous struggle of doing our part to live up to that promise.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/07/2026
The American legal system is being abused in order to pander to the president's fantasies and make them seem real www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/u...
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Olympian Is Indicted After Arrest at Washington’s Reflecting Pool
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Trump has turned the White House into a 24/7 corruption operation. This is a national crisis. Trump thinks the public will stop paying attention. So I went to the Senate floor to call his bluff. I told the ENTIRE STORY of his 500 days of corruption. 1/ Here it is - in one🧵
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
New York City is the most perfectly "American" place in the nation, just one wave of newcomers after another, gradually building up the culture, one remarkable cultural collision after another. MAGA chuds hate NYC not because it's awful but because it disproves every lie they tell about immigration
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Fuck this guy and fuck you if you voted for him.
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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I've spent months speaking to current & retired Black service members about being part of the military in this political moment. What I found were officers and soldiers despondent at the resurgence of racism, yet often insistent that they were fighting for what this country could be, not what it is.
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The Betrayal of Black Patriots
They devoted their lives to serving the United States. Now the nation’s top military leader is sending the message that they’re not welcome.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/06/2026
congrats to jared polis once again
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The past was erased, the erasure won’t be forgotten, the Big Lie won’t become the truth. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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The Justice Department Erases History; Lawfare Restores It
Last week, the Justice Department deleted thousands of press releases related to the Jan. 6 insurrection and other matters. Here they are.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 29/05/2026
It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.
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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The New York Times editorial board: “Americans should be cleareyed about what the president is doing. He is taking their money and showering it on criminals.”
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Opinion | There Has Never Been an Example of Presidential Corruption Like This
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The podcast bros said they were supporting Trump for two reasons: He wouldn’t start any wars, and he’d release the Epstein files. Massie lost tonight for two reasons: (a) forcing the release of the Epstein files, and (b) trying to restrain Trump’s war in Iran.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Just brazen, wanton, unrestrained corruption. And this is just one tiny part of it. Trump was the most corrupt president US history in his first term. Now he’s unshackled by SCOTUS immunizing him from prosecution and a wholly subservient Congress.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
They're stealing billions of your money to pay off violent right-wing psychos while doing everything in their power to spike gas up to $5 a gallon, make groceries into a luxury and hand the country over to the oligarchs who want to permanently replace you.
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
In addition to fighting back against GOP gerrymandering, here’s another reason why state-level races so important in 2026: if Dems win trifectas in combo of MI, PA, WI, NV & AZ they can put National Popular Vote Interstate Compact over 270 electoral votes & elect next president with popular vote
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Trump on Iran War: Reporter: What extent are Americans’ financial situation motivating you to make a deal? Trump: Not even a little bit. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 09/05/2026
While you can’t afford a trip for your family this summer, you just paid for Sean Duffy’s 7-month road trip at $4.55 per gallon of gas.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We've reached the point where one party has so obliterated the rule of law that everyone else continuing to abide by it will only hasten the end of our democracy. That's a recipe for chaos and violence. It's terrifying, and I don't know what we do about it.
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