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John Christman
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Philosophy Prof, Director of Humanities Inst. (Penn State), author of various things in social political philosophy, most recently Reconceiving Freedom from the Shadows of Slavery (CUP). Cranky lefty

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 3d
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

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Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 22d
5% of People Detained By ICE Have Violent Convictions, 73% No Convictions
Chart showing only 5% detentions had criminal conviction

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · 22d
Apparently my book (Reconceiving Freedom from the Shadows of Slavery) got an award from Choice. Go figure.

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Choice announces the Outstanding Academic Titles of 2025
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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · 23d
Columbia, Mexico, and other Latin American countries join forces to attack the U.S. for continuing to consume massive amounts of drugs, fueling gangs they have to constantly try to subdue.

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · 23d
Dude. You were also sitting in an air conditioned office when you ordered these murders.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23d
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?

HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23d
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?

HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · 24d
I've had several MRI's. NONE of them were merely "preventative".

The results here make it clear that they thought he might have a blockage or cardiovascular issue.

It's amazing how much we have to swallow flat-out absurdities on a daily basis from these clowns.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24d
Leavitt claims that Trump had a "preventative" MRI

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24d
Leavitt claims that Trump had a "preventative" MRI

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · 25d
This is because he can’t get on Rushmore. He wants a permanent imprint
dailyrotation.bsky.social Daily Rotation @dailyrotation.bsky.social · 25d
Trump wants it bigger because Trump's aesthetics are propelled by two things, size and gold.

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Daily Rotation @dailyrotation.bsky.social · 25d
Trump wants it bigger because Trump's aesthetics are propelled by two things, size and gold.

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · 26d
It’s not a war crime since there is no war. It’s murder

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · 26d
NYT: Fact Check: Is Trump Right About Affordability?

How long will it take this article to say "No, of course not".
(Bullshit is indifference to the truth, not falsehood. Stop treating like it is.)

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · 27d
Shooter in DC National Guard killings reported to have had two feet. tRump orders immigration restrictions on all bipeds.

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · Nov 23
Stop calling this a "peace plan." It's terms of surrender.

Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan
www.nytimes.com

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · Nov 21
He doesn't think of it as an insult.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Nov 21
Q: Just days ago you referred to Trump as a 'despot.' Will you retract?

MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have

TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Nov 21
Q: Just days ago you referred to Trump as a 'despot.' Will you retract?

MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have

TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · Nov 21
Does it occur to anyone that the art market these days is just crypto that is much more interesting to look at?

Frida Kahlo Portrait Sells for $55 Million, Setting Her Auction Record www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/a...
Frida Kahlo Portrait Sells for $55 Million, Setting Her Auction Record
www.nytimes.com

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · Nov 20
Voraciously violent ppl want to be the militia for a man who just called for his opponents to be hanged.
maddow.bsky.social Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · Nov 16
"'Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia,' he said

Rhodes added that he’d like to see Trump 'order us all to come together in our counties under his command'...”

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With a Trump pardon in hand, Stewart Rhodes says he’s ‘rebuilding’ the Oath Keepers
After vowing to bring back his group, Rhodes added that he’d like to see the president “order us all to come together ... under his command.”
www.ms.now

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · Nov 18
Or she will designate tRump as a "victim" and redact all references to victims...

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · Nov 18
In the list of this man's evils I know it is far below kidnapping innocent people, but can we please insist that any "czars" in our government be able to speak grammatically?
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Nov 18
Homan: "I plan on being in New York City in the near future. We're gonna do operations in New York City. Me and Mayor Adams at one point had an agreement to let ICE in to Rikers ... we are increasing the enforcement presence in New York City."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Nov 18
Homan: "I plan on being in New York City in the near future. We're gonna do operations in New York City. Me and Mayor Adams at one point had an agreement to let ICE in to Rikers ... we are increasing the enforcement presence in New York City."

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · Nov 17
Patel and Bondi assured tRump that this is what the Epstein files will look like:

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · Nov 16
All dressed up and no one to kidnap
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Nov 16
As Bovino and masked DHS officers sweep another Home Depot looking to round up day laborers, a reminder of the meeting in May when Stephen Miller screamed at ICE to stop doing targeted enforcement, start hitting Home Depots and 7/11s and “just go out there and arrest illegal aliens.”

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Nov 16
As Bovino and masked DHS officers sweep another Home Depot looking to round up day laborers, a reminder of the meeting in May when Stephen Miller screamed at ICE to stop doing targeted enforcement, start hitting Home Depots and 7/11s and “just go out there and arrest illegal aliens.”
Even with the high-profile arrests of suspects by masked immigration agents and the plane loads of migrants swiftly ferried out of the U.S., President Trump was falling short of the number of daily deportations carried out by the Biden administration in its final year. So in late May, Stephen Miller, a top White House aide and the architect of the president's immigration agenda, addressed a meeting at the headquarters of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE. The message was clear: The president, who promised to deport millions of immigrants living in the country illegally, wasn't pleased. The agency had better step it up. Gang members and violent criminals, what Trump called the "worst of the worst," weren't the sole target of deportations. Federal agents needed to "just go out there and arrest illegal aliens," Miller told top ICE officials, who had come from across the U.S., according to people familiar with the meeting. Agents didn't need to develop target lists of immigrants suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, a longstanding practice, Miller said. Instead, he directed them to target Home Depot, where day laborers typically gather for hire, or 7-Eleven convenience stores. Miller bet that he and a handful of agents could go out on the streets of Washington, D.C., and arrest 30 people right away. "Who here thinks they can do it?" Miller said, asking for a show of hands.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · Nov 16
"'Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia,' he said

Rhodes added that he’d like to see Trump 'order us all to come together in our counties under his command'...”

www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
With a Trump pardon in hand, Stewart Rhodes says he’s ‘rebuilding’ the Oath Keepers
After vowing to bring back his group, Rhodes added that he’d like to see the president “order us all to come together ... under his command.”
www.ms.now

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · Nov 14
The dog is being wagged
owillis.bsky.social Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · Nov 14
pairs nicely w the story we published today @dailykos.com

Trump suddenly declares military operation as Epstein scandal reignites www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · Nov 14
pairs nicely w the story we published today @dailykos.com

Trump suddenly declares military operation as Epstein scandal reignites www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · Nov 14
But wait, American consumers aren't paying for the tariffs I thought. The orange julius Caesar said so.

Trump Administration Prepares Tariff Exemptions in Bid to Lower Food Prices www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Trump Administration Prepares Tariff Exemptions in Bid to Lower Food Prices
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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · Nov 12
All the commentary re: the explosiveness of these Epstein emails is apt and energizing. But the context has to be the knowledge that *nothing* will happen legally as a result. The DOJ will never take a step toward investigation/prosecution.

The outrage must be set against this reality

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John Christman @jchristman58.bsky.social · Nov 12
The situation room? What were they discussing, bombing Venezuela?
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Nov 12
Q: "Why are White House officials…meeting with Rep. Boebert in an effort to try to get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the [Epstein] files?"

Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."