Chris Galdieri
@cgaldieri.bsky.social
Political scientist; NH politics; carpetbagging; pop culture
Author, “Stranger in a Strange State” and “Donald Trump and New Hampshire Politics”
Author, “Stranger in a Strange State” and “Donald Trump and New Hampshire Politics”
Also almost nobody watched that movie, it was three hours long.
Same group of writers on a Friday the 13th movie: “We’d LIKE to get started on the script, but the tricky thing is, they killed Jason off in the last one…”
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Also almost nobody watched that movie, it was three hours long.
#NHPolitics
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Democrats Are So Angry, One Senator Faces Blowback From Her Daughter
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
#NHPolitics
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Joining CBC News around 9:40 ET to discuss the end of the shutdown and the (sigh) Giuliani and other pardons
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Joining CBC News around 9:40 ET to discuss the end of the shutdown and the (sigh) Giuliani and other pardons
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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Ramesh Ponnuru: Dick Cheney was right not to get over Jan. 6, and the rest of America shouldn’t either. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Dick Cheney couldn’t get over Jan. 6
Other Republicans returned to Trump, but the former vice president was unforgiving, to his credit.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ramesh Ponnuru: Dick Cheney was right not to get over Jan. 6, and the rest of America shouldn’t either. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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One thing I have marveled at is the way that crowds have been disciplined in capturing immigration enforcement’s lack of discipline.
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
One thing I have marveled at is the way that crowds have been disciplined in capturing immigration enforcement’s lack of discipline.
We saw him play Ben Franklin in an outstanding production of 1776 at the Guthrie Theater almost 20 years ago
November 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We saw him play Ben Franklin in an outstanding production of 1776 at the Guthrie Theater almost 20 years ago
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"Never let yourself be persuaded that any one Great Man, any one leader, is necessary to the salvation of America. When America consists of one leader and 158 million followers, it will no longer be America."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
November 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Never let yourself be persuaded that any one Great Man, any one leader, is necessary to the salvation of America. When America consists of one leader and 158 million followers, it will no longer be America."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
The chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court and a senior staffer who collected a nearly $50,000 payout at taxpayer expense when she switched jobs earlier this year have each lawyered up, as their unusual situation draws scrutiny from the state attorney general’s office.
Highest-ranking N.H. judge lawyers up as senior staffer’s $50k payday draws scrutiny - The Boston Globe
A human resources manager who voiced ethical concerns in March warned that the New Hampshire Judicial Branch would ‘see fall out’ when the situation came to light.
trib.al
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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A striking feature of Trump 2.0 is that while elites capitulated immediately, ordinary citizens are using democratic institutions--e.g. the right to trial-by-jury--to the absolute hilt in defence of democracy.
Robber barons and sincecured pundits gave in; the citizenry fights back harder than ever.
Robber barons and sincecured pundits gave in; the citizenry fights back harder than ever.
straight-up jury nullification. this guy did it, confessed to it, and the jury instructions explicitly said that if he did it intentionally, it was assault.
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
November 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A striking feature of Trump 2.0 is that while elites capitulated immediately, ordinary citizens are using democratic institutions--e.g. the right to trial-by-jury--to the absolute hilt in defence of democracy.
Robber barons and sincecured pundits gave in; the citizenry fights back harder than ever.
Robber barons and sincecured pundits gave in; the citizenry fights back harder than ever.
To be fair, maybe he was going to carve an SOS message on a coconut.
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
To be fair, maybe he was going to carve an SOS message on a coconut.
I spotted at least three Karoline Leavitts in this clip.
holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I spotted at least three Karoline Leavitts in this clip.
"Come to New Hampshire! We have no housing, and what we do have is insanely expensive - you'll feel like you never left NYC!"
Gov. Ayotte uses campaign funds to send billboard truck to NYC
https://www.europesays.com/us/359964/
New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte used campaign funds to send a billboard around Manhattan, encouraging businesses to flee…#ny #nyc #newyork #nynews #nycnews #newyorknews #us #news #usnews
https://www.europesays.com/us/359964/
New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte used campaign funds to send a billboard around Manhattan, encouraging businesses to flee…#ny #nyc #newyork #nynews #nycnews #newyorknews #us #news #usnews
Gov. Ayotte uses campaign funds to send billboard truck to NYC - United States
Governor Kelly Ayotte used campaign funds to send a billboard around Manhattan, encouraging businesses to flee the Big Apple for the Granite State.
www.europesays.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"Come to New Hampshire! We have no housing, and what we do have is insanely expensive - you'll feel like you never left NYC!"
Ain't no party like a Sliwa party 'cuz a Sliwa party has weird potluck dishes, off-brand soda, a surprisingly banger playlist, and lots of cats, you might wind up with a new cat by the end of the night if the cat decides to like you, who can say
strangely looks more fun to be at the Sliwa election night party than at Cuomo's
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ain't no party like a Sliwa party 'cuz a Sliwa party has weird potluck dishes, off-brand soda, a surprisingly banger playlist, and lots of cats, you might wind up with a new cat by the end of the night if the cat decides to like you, who can say
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Happy 70th anniversary to the invention of the flux capacitor
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Happy 70th anniversary to the invention of the flux capacitor
Reposted by Chris Galdieri
Reposted by Chris Galdieri
Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
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What happens when you distill 2025 into a single social media post?
This.
This is what you get.
This.
This is what you get.
November 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
What happens when you distill 2025 into a single social media post?
This.
This is what you get.
This.
This is what you get.
Paging Tennessee Williams. Paging Tennessee Williams to the white courtesy phone in the lobby.
Jack Ciattarelli suggested the people of New Jersey call him “big daddy” if he wins:
“…I was thinking when we win this race I kind of like [big daddy] better than governor. Big daddy.”
“…I was thinking when we win this race I kind of like [big daddy] better than governor. Big daddy.”
November 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Paging Tennessee Williams. Paging Tennessee Williams to the white courtesy phone in the lobby.
Me, a political scientist: Election day turnout social media is the worst social media
Also me: Whoa
Also me: Whoa
November 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Me, a political scientist: Election day turnout social media is the worst social media
Also me: Whoa
Also me: Whoa
Voter #40 in Ward 4 in Concord. #NHPolitics
November 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Voter #40 in Ward 4 in Concord. #NHPolitics
Nice to live in a town that lowers the C-term.
November 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Nice to live in a town that lowers the C-term.
This is a fantastic look at the work it takes to hold an election. #NHPolitics
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/11/03/c...
'The single most important thing that we do': From equipment setup to voter check-in, many work behind the scenes to make Concord's elections run smoothly - Concord Monitor
Get an inside look at the behind-the-scenes work of Concord's General Services department and volunteer poll workers as they prepare for Election Day and ensure a smooth voting process.
www.concordmonitor.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This is a fantastic look at the work it takes to hold an election. #NHPolitics
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/11/03/c...