Chris Conzen
@chrisconzen.bsky.social
Pronouns: He, Him, His. Community College professional and advocate for student success.
So, the President terminated a 50-year lease only 5 years in so he can take over the golf courses and make them his own. It's criminal what we let this man get away with right in front of our eyes.
Trump inches closer to DC golf course remodel by terminating lease
The administration ended its lease with National Links Trust — paving the way for a potential Trump-led redesign of the capital’s public golf courses.
www.politico.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
So, the President terminated a 50-year lease only 5 years in so he can take over the golf courses and make them his own. It's criminal what we let this man get away with right in front of our eyes.
“Yet the biggest disappointment of 2025 may well have been not what Trump did but how so many let it happen. Trump has always been a mirror for other people’s souls, an X-ray revealing America’s dysfunction. If this was a test, there were more failing grades than we could have imagined.”
Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Awful
A damage assessment of the President’s first year back in the White House.
www.newyorker.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“Yet the biggest disappointment of 2025 may well have been not what Trump did but how so many let it happen. Trump has always been a mirror for other people’s souls, an X-ray revealing America’s dysfunction. If this was a test, there were more failing grades than we could have imagined.”
“The Trump administration has given us precious little to be thankful for this year. As 2025 draws to a close, history will remember it as a year scarred by the chaos of a White House that seemed intent on breaking the back of our democracy once and for all.”
Trump presides over America’s coming-apart
The aftershocks are simply too numerous to count.
thehill.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“The Trump administration has given us precious little to be thankful for this year. As 2025 draws to a close, history will remember it as a year scarred by the chaos of a White House that seemed intent on breaking the back of our democracy once and for all.”
Something else directly from Project 2025
The government rolled back progress on the environment in at least 180 ways in 2025, and it’s just getting started. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
The government rolled back progress on the environment in at least 180 ways in 2025, and it’s just getting started. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Something else directly from Project 2025
The government rolled back progress on the environment in at least 180 ways in 2025, and it’s just getting started. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
The government rolled back progress on the environment in at least 180 ways in 2025, and it’s just getting started. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Neither can the U.S.
Health minister says Canada can’t rely on U.S. health institutions anymore www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
Health minister says Canada can’t rely on U.S. health institutions anymore www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
Health minister says Canada can’t rely on U.S. health institutions anymore
Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she can no longer trust American health agencies as reliable partners.
www.cp24.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Neither can the U.S.
Health minister says Canada can’t rely on U.S. health institutions anymore www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
Health minister says Canada can’t rely on U.S. health institutions anymore www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
"RFK Jr. has wreaked steady havoc on the nation’s vaccination policies and programs. He canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in federal investment for mRNA vaccines. He chased away doctors and scientists at the FDA and the C.D.C. who oversaw federal vaccine policy for decades." #MAHA
Opinion | How America Loses Vaccine Access
America could all but lose vaccine access. Here’s how.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"RFK Jr. has wreaked steady havoc on the nation’s vaccination policies and programs. He canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in federal investment for mRNA vaccines. He chased away doctors and scientists at the FDA and the C.D.C. who oversaw federal vaccine policy for decades." #MAHA
While it's apparent this 2nd-year student's view of higher education had been greatly informed by the online discourse of "wokeism", it's still an interesting look at how, from a student's perspective, there's a view that the "free inquiry" that was promised is really just conservative ideology.
Opinion | Harvard’s Anti-Woke Era Has Arrived. It’s Even More Stifling.
Wasn’t this supposed to be the golden era of free expression on college campuses?
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
While it's apparent this 2nd-year student's view of higher education had been greatly informed by the online discourse of "wokeism", it's still an interesting look at how, from a student's perspective, there's a view that the "free inquiry" that was promised is really just conservative ideology.
Some useful context in this piece.
Here’s what to know about a viral YouTube video about fraud in Minnesota www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Here’s what to know about a viral YouTube video about fraud in Minnesota www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Here’s what to know about a viral YouTube video about fraud in Minnesota
University of Minnesota media law professor Jane Kirtley says the new viral video is flashy, but absent of facts to back up its claims — and its lack of transparency could be considered deceptive.
www.mprnews.org
December 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Some useful context in this piece.
Here’s what to know about a viral YouTube video about fraud in Minnesota www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Here’s what to know about a viral YouTube video about fraud in Minnesota www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
“What happened here for more than two months is unlike anything in recent American history: the federal government sending agents dressed for war into neighborhoods of the country’s third-largest city to arrest mostly people who look Latino and to ask questions later.” #ICE
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“What happened here for more than two months is unlike anything in recent American history: the federal government sending agents dressed for war into neighborhoods of the country’s third-largest city to arrest mostly people who look Latino and to ask questions later.” #ICE
“Firms that went bust pointed to inflation, interest rates and Trump’s trade policies — which have hampered supply chains and increased costs — as drivers of their financial troubles.”
Bankruptcies soared to a 15-year high in 2025 amid Trump’s trade wars
Among the firms that filed for bankruptcy this year were Spirit Airlines and solar company PosiGen
www.independent.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“Firms that went bust pointed to inflation, interest rates and Trump’s trade policies — which have hampered supply chains and increased costs — as drivers of their financial troubles.”
Reposted by Chris Conzen
Call Rep Tom Kean Jr (Trump Party #NJ07) and tell him we don't want people kidnapped off the street and warehoused anywhere, especially not in our community!
www.newjerseyhills.com/west_morris_...
www.newjerseyhills.com/west_morris_...
December 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Call Rep Tom Kean Jr (Trump Party #NJ07) and tell him we don't want people kidnapped off the street and warehoused anywhere, especially not in our community!
www.newjerseyhills.com/west_morris_...
www.newjerseyhills.com/west_morris_...
“For the first time in nearly two decades of Pew Research Center’s surveys of Hispanics, most say they think the situation of U.S. Hispanics has worsened in the last year.”
How Latinos see their group’s situation in the U.S.
Most now say the situation of U.S. Hispanics has worsened in the last year, and about a third say they recently considered leaving the country.
www.pewresearch.org
December 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“For the first time in nearly two decades of Pew Research Center’s surveys of Hispanics, most say they think the situation of U.S. Hispanics has worsened in the last year.”
It appears my town may be hosting an ICE processing facility. Since we’re one of the more MAGA towns in Morris County, it will probably get less resistance.
Washington Post report: ICE plans detainee processing facility in Roxbury www.newjerseyhills.com/west_morris_...
Washington Post report: ICE plans detainee processing facility in Roxbury www.newjerseyhills.com/west_morris_...
Washington Post report: ICE plans detainee processing facility in Roxbury
ROXBURY – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to convert existing warehouse space in the township into a detainee processing facility for up to 1,500 immigrants awaiting…
www.newjerseyhills.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It appears my town may be hosting an ICE processing facility. Since we’re one of the more MAGA towns in Morris County, it will probably get less resistance.
Washington Post report: ICE plans detainee processing facility in Roxbury www.newjerseyhills.com/west_morris_...
Washington Post report: ICE plans detainee processing facility in Roxbury www.newjerseyhills.com/west_morris_...
“Why do so many Americans live in poverty? Because so many rich people benefit from it.”
The War on Poverty Is Over. Rich People Won. - The Atlantic
The War on Poverty Is Over. Rich People Won. - The Atlantic
The War on Poverty Is Over. Rich People Won.
The sociologist Matthew Desmond believes that being poor is different in the U.S. than in other rich countries.
www.theatlantic.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
“Why do so many Americans live in poverty? Because so many rich people benefit from it.”
The War on Poverty Is Over. Rich People Won. - The Atlantic
The War on Poverty Is Over. Rich People Won. - The Atlantic
“The EEOC’s inquiries will intensify in 2026 with all the tools the agency plans to employ, including expanded web-archive searches to target companies that have only changed how they’ve talked about DEI.”
U.S. EEOC To Heighten Focus On "Attacking" Corporate DEI Programs In 2026
Corporate America faces DEI reckoning in 2026, EEOC chair says
allwork.space
December 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
“The EEOC’s inquiries will intensify in 2026 with all the tools the agency plans to employ, including expanded web-archive searches to target companies that have only changed how they’ve talked about DEI.”
While MAHA has everyone’s attention on Big Pharma, Big Wellness is getting a pass.
FDA says it may relax warning label rule for dietary supplements
FDA says it may relax warning label rule for dietary supplements
FDA says it may relax warning label rule for dietary supplements
Supplements aren’t reviewed for safety and effectiveness, but disclaimers about health benefits are required on products.
www.nbcnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
While MAHA has everyone’s attention on Big Pharma, Big Wellness is getting a pass.
FDA says it may relax warning label rule for dietary supplements
FDA says it may relax warning label rule for dietary supplements
This guy gets even more narcissistic by the hour.
Trump plans new ‘Trump-class’ Navy ships bearing his name
President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans Monday for a new class of Navy warships that would bear his name, according to multiple news outlets citing a Pentagon official familiar with the…
www.rawstory.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This guy gets even more narcissistic by the hour.
“Perhaps Trump wants his base to confuse him for their doddering grandfathers. History suggests the MAGA base doesn’t expect the man who leads them to have any redeeming qualities to earn their loyalty, so they won’t be disillusioned by a president who doesn’t know anything and won’t even try.”
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Salon.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
“Perhaps Trump wants his base to confuse him for their doddering grandfathers. History suggests the MAGA base doesn’t expect the man who leads them to have any redeeming qualities to earn their loyalty, so they won’t be disillusioned by a president who doesn’t know anything and won’t even try.”
“Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that ‘people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,’ one attorney said.”
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial…
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that ‘people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,’ one attorney said.”
"Miller has outlined something more comprehensive and sinister—an elaborate worldview that has escaped notice in the mainstream media. It centers immigrants as a threat to 'civilization' in terms that echo the rhetoric of those determined to exclude people like his ancestors."
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and…
newrepublic.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"Miller has outlined something more comprehensive and sinister—an elaborate worldview that has escaped notice in the mainstream media. It centers immigrants as a threat to 'civilization' in terms that echo the rhetoric of those determined to exclude people like his ancestors."
“More than 10 separate ongoing projects to strengthen instruction and school-based social services in low-income communities will come to a halt after the federal government abruptly canceled tens of millions of dollars in grants just two weeks before their next round of funding was set to arrive.”
Federal Funds for Community Schools Fall Victim to a New Round of Trump Cuts
The latest round of grant cuts hits a program that helps schools provide more social services on site.
www.edweek.org
December 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“More than 10 separate ongoing projects to strengthen instruction and school-based social services in low-income communities will come to a halt after the federal government abruptly canceled tens of millions of dollars in grants just two weeks before their next round of funding was set to arrive.”
Reposted by Chris Conzen
The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
“The majority of college-bound high school seniors — 80% — either strongly or somewhat want to attend a college that ‘supports students of all races and ethnicities,’”
What do college-bound students think of DEI efforts?
The majority of those polled said they either strongly or somewhat want to attend a college that “supports students of all races and ethnicities.”
www.highereddive.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“The majority of college-bound high school seniors — 80% — either strongly or somewhat want to attend a college that ‘supports students of all races and ethnicities,’”
When all else fails, Republicans turn to the fact that peoples’ hate for others supersedes their own self interests.
Republicans are trying to change the subject on health care affordability — to transgender care
Republicans are trying to change the subject on health care affordability — to transgender care
Republicans are trying to change the subject on health care affordability — to transgender care
In a spate of votes and announcements, the GOP is tacking hard to an issue where the party sees an advantage.
www.politico.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
When all else fails, Republicans turn to the fact that peoples’ hate for others supersedes their own self interests.
Republicans are trying to change the subject on health care affordability — to transgender care
Republicans are trying to change the subject on health care affordability — to transgender care
Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved: The White House’s plans for a “warrior dividend” to reward troops this holiday season are actually housing assistance funds approved this summer.
Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved
The White House’s plans for a “warrior dividend” to reward troops this holiday season are actually housing assistance funds approved this summer.
www.politico.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved: The White House’s plans for a “warrior dividend” to reward troops this holiday season are actually housing assistance funds approved this summer.