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writer and public sector worker. opera and r+b freak (once a singer.) 🎾 crusher. sometimes 📘academic. tiramisù, coffee and chocolate cake expert. teacht ar ais, ✨Frankie. for my thoughts on 🎭🎬🎞️✨ please check https://letterboxd.com/christopher1998
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I guess people are tired of hearing about how these guys are in Putin's pocket etc, maybe they don't really care. But isn't it just weird how much they just fvcking hate Ukraine? Like they want to see them humiliated & killed. Isn't that demented?

Chicago area music lovers! Come see our bandura ensemble in Elgin, Sunday, Feb. 23 at 3:00. Details: www.elginsymphony.org/concert-and-...

(📢) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: The Daily Beast publishes a sourced allegation that Trump has been a Russian spy since 1987 and then—possibly under some form of threat—deletes it. But in an act of unusual heroism, it left it up long enough for Wayback Machine to capture it text. Here it is (please share):

Musk Says All Federal Workers Must Justify Job or Risk Dismissal www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Somebody somewhere Needs flowers today

If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.

The resignation of a federal employee must be voluntary. I highly doubt failure to respond to this email---sent on a Saturday---would be understood by any court to be a voluntary resignation.

80% of Britons and 56% of Americans don't like Elon Musk. If you don't like Elon Musk, Like this Post. Lets see if we can make it the most liked one on Bluesky.

Let’s go!!! 🇺🇦 Pro-Ukraine protest outside the Russian embassy. ✊

For those at the back…

The world is watching Donald Trump abandon Ukraine and our European allies to curry favor with the Kremlin. All of us — Democrats, Republicans, elected officials and ordinary citizens — must push back with every tool we have if we are to save our own democracy and others.

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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

This is so good.

I am writing about what is happening to federal personnel policy. One difficulty is that it's hard to observe and verify what is actually happening. I am particularly interested in information about the employment status of individuals working with/in DOGE. Anonymous tips welcome. Signal: Nbednar.46

“Should Trump enact his tariffs, they will be paid for by American consumers through higher prices on everyday goods. Americans went to the polls with the intention of defeating inflation, not to facilitate its return through bad trade policy.” Me in Newsweek www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

“I want you to thank me.” 💰Kristi Noem says Trump told her to spend $200 MILLION (taxpayer dollars) running ads thanking him for his immigration crackdown. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Kremlin Message to Trump: There’s Money to Be Made in Russia - NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/w...

He nails it.

Measles Outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico Sicken Nearly 100 People: A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

Extortion, pure and simple.

"No matter how many times Donald Trump openly parrots the Kremlin line, it’s never not going to sound wrong coming from the President of the United States." from @sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

The level of derangement, my God. He's going to blow up his already fake/broken "factchecking" scam because he's angry that he's being called out for his Kremlin disinformation. Don't be surprised if Community Notes goes away altogether. Musk has no intention of being factchecked on his platform.

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Meanwhile, “Russia believes it is in conflict with what it calls ‘the collective West,’ and is acting accordingly, up to and including threatening us with nuclear attack and building up its military” from @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/europe...

Let’s get kids off social media and into playgrounds 🛝 I’ve written for @thehousemag.bsky.social about the dangers of doomscrolling and the positives of play. Children’s wellbeing comes first. www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...

The country singer started the “Imagination Library” nearly 30 years ago to encourage early literacy. www.thedailybeast.com/dolly-parton...

Elon and other unvetted Trump enablers shouldn't have access to the entire nation's personal and financial data. Can my Republican colleagues acknowledge that? We're forcing a vote to block that access. Let's see where they land.

Sad, but obviously true... (From a group I'm in on #Facebook Not disclosing names because #MAGA wankers exist) #USpolitics #fuckfascism

@chriswarcraft.bsky.social you were amazing Chris. 🙋🏼‍♂️ i love how you managed to communicate so much, so clearly in such limited time. you have a lot support, don’t feel cowed — ever. 🩵 ✨ christopher, in Dorset.

I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :) Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.

If you’re wondering why I declined to talk to the NYTimes, then you haven’t been following my account for very long. They bear a direct responsibility for the current situation we find ourselves in, and I responded by laying out my position and that I would only talk to @jamellebouie.net

I've had a lot of requests for it, so I will post it first tonight! Thanks, @chriswarcraft.bsky.social, for talking with us today about confronting MAGA, getting arrested in California, @protecthb.bsky.social, and fighting the good fight! #Spotlight Interview! soundcloud.com/user-5879035...