Christopher Armitage
@carmitage.bsky.social
Author, veteran, former law enforcement officer, activist, policy advisor. Living in Spokane, Washington with my three cat roommates.
I'm tired of the establishment pissing on my shoe & telling me it's raining
Don't vote for bills that will hurt the US
They approved a budget that does exactly that
As long as Democrats allow themselves to be strong armed, they are failing the American people & deserve to be called out on it
Don't vote for bills that will hurt the US
They approved a budget that does exactly that
As long as Democrats allow themselves to be strong armed, they are failing the American people & deserve to be called out on it
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I'm tired of the establishment pissing on my shoe & telling me it's raining
Don't vote for bills that will hurt the US
They approved a budget that does exactly that
As long as Democrats allow themselves to be strong armed, they are failing the American people & deserve to be called out on it
Don't vote for bills that will hurt the US
They approved a budget that does exactly that
As long as Democrats allow themselves to be strong armed, they are failing the American people & deserve to be called out on it
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#supineschumer out as leader now! @carmitage.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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Is There Already a Plan to Remove Chuck Schumer as Senate Minority Leader?
The conversation is here and the calls are coming from more than just the progressives
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November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Voters reward convictions rather than concessions.
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Voters reward convictions rather than concessions.
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“The difference between movements that change history and those that become footnotes isn’t passion or righteousness. It’s strategic competence. And strategy can be learned.”
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The evidence-based path from protest to power – Baptist News Global
What works is strategic, sustained, multi-tactical campaigns with disciplined nonviolence, economic leverage and infrastructure.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“The difference between movements that change history and those that become footnotes isn’t passion or righteousness. It’s strategic competence. And strategy can be learned.”
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Ever notice how the media constantly reports on courts ordering trump to do something and then rarely reports him entirely ignoring those courts without consequence?
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Ever notice how the media constantly reports on courts ordering trump to do something and then rarely reports him entirely ignoring those courts without consequence?
Or what will happen?
The enforcement mechanism of the courts being held within the executive branch is a huge oversight by the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
They're essentially toothless against a rogue executive.
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The enforcement mechanism of the courts being held within the executive branch is a huge oversight by the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
They're essentially toothless against a rogue executive.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/s...
SNAP benefits must be fully paid by Trump administration by Friday, judge orders
The Trump administration recently said it would not pay any SNAP benefits, but then offered partial funding of the food stamp program after a judge's ruling.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Or what will happen?
The enforcement mechanism of the courts being held within the executive branch is a huge oversight by the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
They're essentially toothless against a rogue executive.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/s...
The enforcement mechanism of the courts being held within the executive branch is a huge oversight by the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
They're essentially toothless against a rogue executive.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/s...
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@vtattorneygeneral.bsky.social do you follow @carmitage.bsky.social ? You should be interested in his ways for state AGs to resist federal fascism. open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
Are State AGs The Secret Weapon To Defeating Trump and Republicans?
Bottom Line Up Front (B.L.U.F.): Prosecuting corruption stands as a core necessity for dismantling the power structures that enable fascism.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
@vtattorneygeneral.bsky.social do you follow @carmitage.bsky.social ? You should be interested in his ways for state AGs to resist federal fascism. open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
Maybe we could do a "thoughts and prayers" protest where everyone on earth spends one full minute thinking about how much they can't stand him.
If something happens then we know the force is real or something idk.
If something happens then we know the force is real or something idk.
November 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Maybe we could do a "thoughts and prayers" protest where everyone on earth spends one full minute thinking about how much they can't stand him.
If something happens then we know the force is real or something idk.
If something happens then we know the force is real or something idk.
Resistance without results is motion without movement.
Political theater and symbolic actions just calm the herd when what's needed is a STAMPEDE.
Political theater and symbolic actions just calm the herd when what's needed is a STAMPEDE.
November 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Resistance without results is motion without movement.
Political theater and symbolic actions just calm the herd when what's needed is a STAMPEDE.
Political theater and symbolic actions just calm the herd when what's needed is a STAMPEDE.
Pollsters are estimating that Mamdani could get 1,000,000 votes, for perspective, his predecessor won with 750,000 out of 1.2 million ballots cast.
Who knew that staying on message with a bold but simple package of reforms to make life more affordable would be popular?
Who knew that staying on message with a bold but simple package of reforms to make life more affordable would be popular?
November 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Pollsters are estimating that Mamdani could get 1,000,000 votes, for perspective, his predecessor won with 750,000 out of 1.2 million ballots cast.
Who knew that staying on message with a bold but simple package of reforms to make life more affordable would be popular?
Who knew that staying on message with a bold but simple package of reforms to make life more affordable would be popular?
Question for AGs: At what point does failure to act against fascism become complicity itself?
Tag your AG so they can answer.
Tag your AG so they can answer.
October 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Question for AGs: At what point does failure to act against fascism become complicity itself?
Tag your AG so they can answer.
Tag your AG so they can answer.
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Experts say the US is a competitive authoritarian regime.
Thoughts?
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Thoughts?
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October 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Experts say the US is a competitive authoritarian regime.
Thoughts?
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Thoughts?
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The Biden administration failed to hold Trump accountable and we are paying the price now.
States currently have the same opportunity and are following the same path as Biden.
Right and wrong matter more than decorum and civility.
Contact your AG & demand they prosecute corruption
States currently have the same opportunity and are following the same path as Biden.
Right and wrong matter more than decorum and civility.
Contact your AG & demand they prosecute corruption
October 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The Biden administration failed to hold Trump accountable and we are paying the price now.
States currently have the same opportunity and are following the same path as Biden.
Right and wrong matter more than decorum and civility.
Contact your AG & demand they prosecute corruption
States currently have the same opportunity and are following the same path as Biden.
Right and wrong matter more than decorum and civility.
Contact your AG & demand they prosecute corruption
Understanding the difference between opposition activity and opposition success determines whether resistance efforts deploy where they can actually constrain power.
October 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Understanding the difference between opposition activity and opposition success determines whether resistance efforts deploy where they can actually constrain power.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Levitsky’s test is simple and measurable: is there a cost to opposing the government? When the answer becomes yes, democracy ends.
The answer is yes.
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The answer is yes.
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Between Democracy and Dictatorship: Where We Are and How Long We Have
There won’t be a day when we wake up and the Wikipedia page suddenly says “The US is a Fascist Christian Ethnostate.” That’s not how authoritarian takeover works for people living through it.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Levitsky’s test is simple and measurable: is there a cost to opposing the government? When the answer becomes yes, democracy ends.
The answer is yes.
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The answer is yes.
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We are going to need a lot more “extremists" to have any chance at democracy, SNAP, Medicaid, etc.
October 25, 2025 at 3:45 AM
We are going to need a lot more “extremists" to have any chance at democracy, SNAP, Medicaid, etc.
October 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
How are things going in the US?
This about sums it up 👇
This about sums it up 👇
October 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How are things going in the US?
This about sums it up 👇
This about sums it up 👇
If the baddies want to win more than the goodies then we will all be destroyed.
October 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
If the baddies want to win more than the goodies then we will all be destroyed.
The only orange king I recognize
October 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The only orange king I recognize
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The strike threatens the one thing that matters most to those at the top: their ability to extract profit from other people’s labor.
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How do we make it happen?
#generalstrike
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How do we make it happen?
#generalstrike
How Do We Make a General Strike Happen in the US?
Historically, a general strike represents the most powerful tool available to the working class.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The strike threatens the one thing that matters most to those at the top: their ability to extract profit from other people’s labor.
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How do we make it happen?
#generalstrike
@carmitage.bsky.social
How do we make it happen?
#generalstrike
"We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless ― if the left allows it to be."
-- Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, July 2024
-- Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, July 2024
October 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
"We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless ― if the left allows it to be."
-- Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, July 2024
-- Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, July 2024
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