Christopher Lucas
@christopherlucas.bsky.social
Asst Professor, Southern Oregon U. Documentary. Media Industries. West Coast. Livable Futures. Other shenanigans as required.
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New article! On "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and the plutocrat class ripping America apart: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/my-friend-...
My Friend Leatherface
Remembering a creative conservationist as plutocrats take a chainsaw to Texas.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
New article! On "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and the plutocrat class ripping America apart: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/my-friend-...
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Agree 100% w @davidcorn.bsky.social
Trump talked about "Shylock bankers" last week. Which didn't make front page.
Instead this crap about menace of Ivy league antisemitism.
(FWIW GOP has never had Jewish national-ticket nominee. Four of past six prez of Harvard have been Jewish, including now)
Trump talked about "Shylock bankers" last week. Which didn't make front page.
Instead this crap about menace of Ivy league antisemitism.
(FWIW GOP has never had Jewish national-ticket nominee. Four of past six prez of Harvard have been Jewish, including now)
Harvard hasn't been "totally antisemitic." But ADL, AIPAC, Democratic/GOP members of Congress, and much of the media let Trump get away w/ this crap. Kanye West is "totally antisemitic." Trump had dinner w/ him & Hitler fanboy Nick Fuentes. The reporter who asked this should have challenged Trump.
Trump, who referred to bankers as "shylocks" a couple days ago, says Harvard "has been very bad. Totally antisemitic."
July 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Agree 100% w @davidcorn.bsky.social
Trump talked about "Shylock bankers" last week. Which didn't make front page.
Instead this crap about menace of Ivy league antisemitism.
(FWIW GOP has never had Jewish national-ticket nominee. Four of past six prez of Harvard have been Jewish, including now)
Trump talked about "Shylock bankers" last week. Which didn't make front page.
Instead this crap about menace of Ivy league antisemitism.
(FWIW GOP has never had Jewish national-ticket nominee. Four of past six prez of Harvard have been Jewish, including now)
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If there is one lesson to draw from the history of fascism in the interwar period in Europe, it is this:
Democracy falls if and when mainstream conservatives and centrist/center-right elites decide to make common cause with extremists because they consider the “radical Left” the more acute threat.
Democracy falls if and when mainstream conservatives and centrist/center-right elites decide to make common cause with extremists because they consider the “radical Left” the more acute threat.
“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
July 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If there is one lesson to draw from the history of fascism in the interwar period in Europe, it is this:
Democracy falls if and when mainstream conservatives and centrist/center-right elites decide to make common cause with extremists because they consider the “radical Left” the more acute threat.
Democracy falls if and when mainstream conservatives and centrist/center-right elites decide to make common cause with extremists because they consider the “radical Left” the more acute threat.
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BREAKING: Zeteo has released, globally, the film the BBC so controversially refused to air.
"Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" is now available to watch in full at gazadoctors.film and zeteo.com.
Here's the trailer:
"Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" is now available to watch in full at gazadoctors.film and zeteo.com.
Here's the trailer:
July 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
BREAKING: Zeteo has released, globally, the film the BBC so controversially refused to air.
"Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" is now available to watch in full at gazadoctors.film and zeteo.com.
Here's the trailer:
"Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" is now available to watch in full at gazadoctors.film and zeteo.com.
Here's the trailer:
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"The lawsuit was filed in Amarillo, Texas, a portion of a federal district court where the sole judge is a 2019 Trump appointee... CBS News is not headquartered in Texas, nor did the interview take place there." www.cbsnews.com/news/paramou...
Paramount, President Trump reach $16 million settlement over "60 Minutes" lawsuit
Paramount has agreed to settle President Trump's lawsuit over a "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris for $16 million, the company announced late Tuesday.
www.cbsnews.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"The lawsuit was filed in Amarillo, Texas, a portion of a federal district court where the sole judge is a 2019 Trump appointee... CBS News is not headquartered in Texas, nor did the interview take place there." www.cbsnews.com/news/paramou...
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A good time for people to familiarize themselves with the best way to understand Trump II:
The Concentration Camp Tendency.
The Concentration Camp Tendency.
The Concentration Camp Tendency Goes Global | Andrea Pitzer | Next Comes What
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
www.youtube.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A good time for people to familiarize themselves with the best way to understand Trump II:
The Concentration Camp Tendency.
The Concentration Camp Tendency.
Out here in rural America, where we already wait weeks and weeks for absolutely necessary tests and scans. Agonizing waits.
Again: if you were trying to completely implode rural America and force mass Urban flight I am really unsure how you would be doing anything different.
If this bill passes, the hospital closures start nearly immediately. Can't even imagine how many tens or hundreds of billions in corporate debt/credit is calculated on the presumption of these funds. We are potentially talking "GOP loses every single senate race in 2026" territory
June 29, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Out here in rural America, where we already wait weeks and weeks for absolutely necessary tests and scans. Agonizing waits.
So tired of having to look at these people’s fetishes in public.
June 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So tired of having to look at these people’s fetishes in public.
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This study on the impact of NPR and PBS stations, released by U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., highlights stations serve 13 million people in areas threatened by hurricanes, tornadoes, disasters where the stations are an important source of information. https://loom.ly/GzzWg0M
NPR and PBS Are More Than “Tiny Desk” and “Daniel Tiger” They Are Critical to Public Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, today released a Snapshot Report that highlights data on public broadcasters across the United States and broadcasters' role in responding to emergencies and public safety events. In rural areas, public broadcasters may be the sole source of information during emergencies, leaving them disproportionately impacted by federal funding cuts.
www.commerce.senate.gov
June 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This study on the impact of NPR and PBS stations, released by U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., highlights stations serve 13 million people in areas threatened by hurricanes, tornadoes, disasters where the stations are an important source of information. https://loom.ly/GzzWg0M
Pay no attention to the 250K behind the curtain
Here's a fun thing that a top donor to Andrew Cuomo's super PAC just told me.
June 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Pay no attention to the 250K behind the curtain
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🚨NEW: Erez Reuveni, the DOJ lawyer fired for his honesty in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, sends Congress a whistleblower letter detailing lawlessness at the DOJ around the CECOT deportations.
He says Emil Bove told the DOJ to respond to likely court orders blocking flights with "fuck you."
He says Emil Bove told the DOJ to respond to likely court orders blocking flights with "fuck you."
June 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🚨NEW: Erez Reuveni, the DOJ lawyer fired for his honesty in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, sends Congress a whistleblower letter detailing lawlessness at the DOJ around the CECOT deportations.
He says Emil Bove told the DOJ to respond to likely court orders blocking flights with "fuck you."
He says Emil Bove told the DOJ to respond to likely court orders blocking flights with "fuck you."
If there’s a lower age limit for presidents, we can have an upper age limit.
June 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
If there’s a lower age limit for presidents, we can have an upper age limit.
Trump so scared he used the teleprompter
June 15, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Trump so scared he used the teleprompter
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Abolish ICE. Treat them like the kidnappers they are.
live from the huge spontaneous anti-ICE protest after the agency used military-style tactics during a series of raids in Los Angeles today.
June 7, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Abolish ICE. Treat them like the kidnappers they are.
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Thinkinge of askinge Chat GPT a questioun about your plannes? Trye a tarot deck. Cheaper, bettir for the environment, bettir resultes.
May 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Thinkinge of askinge Chat GPT a questioun about your plannes? Trye a tarot deck. Cheaper, bettir for the environment, bettir resultes.
Growing into a real Maoist vibe here
Trump: The job of the U.S. Armed forces is not to host drag shows, to transform foreign cultures, but to spread democracy to everybody around the world at the point of a gun…
May 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Growing into a real Maoist vibe here
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In "Doonesbury," Andy Lippincott died 35 years ago, on May 24, 1990. Andy was not only the first openly gay character in newspaper comics but also the first one to die of AIDS. Here is that strip and the ensuing sequence:
May 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In "Doonesbury," Andy Lippincott died 35 years ago, on May 24, 1990. Andy was not only the first openly gay character in newspaper comics but also the first one to die of AIDS. Here is that strip and the ensuing sequence:
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May 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
If you want a cool sticker designed by @dynamoe.bsky.social, preorder your copy of Epic and Lovely from Annie Bloom’s! Free with order! annieblooms.com/book/9781959...
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You have three days, starting today, to leave a public comment with the FDA about, say, why COVID-19 boosters should remain available to everyone and also free. "Individual consumer" is the category you most likely want (unless you are one of the other categories; if so, choose that).
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
May 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
You have three days, starting today, to leave a public comment with the FDA about, say, why COVID-19 boosters should remain available to everyone and also free. "Individual consumer" is the category you most likely want (unless you are one of the other categories; if so, choose that).
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
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This really is a remarkable story
I thought this was just beautiful. To love and be loved passionately, to be led by one’s heart and be surprised by the wonder of it all @nymag.com nymag.com/intelligence...
Barry Diller: The Truth About Me and Diane von Fürstenberg
Much has been written about us, whispered about us, wondered about us. I’ll just start at the beginning and let the story unfold, writes Barry Diller.
nymag.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This really is a remarkable story
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Salt Lake City!
They made the city flags pride flags so you can't get in trouble for hanging them in your classroom
They made the city flags pride flags so you can't get in trouble for hanging them in your classroom
Salt Lake City and Boise adopt official pride flags to skirt Republican bans
New emblems approved by city councils in defiance of bans on ‘unofficial flags’ on government property
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Salt Lake City!
They made the city flags pride flags so you can't get in trouble for hanging them in your classroom
They made the city flags pride flags so you can't get in trouble for hanging them in your classroom
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I don't understand how the Times can never determine whether Trump is lying but can say with certainty when he is joking.
President Trump on Tuesday joked to reporters that he would like to be the next Pope. He took it a step further on Saturday, sharing what appeared to be an A.I.-generated photo of himself wearing the traditional vestments of the pontiff.
Trump Posts an Image of Himself as Pope
The president has joked about being the next pontiff, but the image, which appeared to be A.I.-generated, took things a step further and drew some pushback.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I don't understand how the Times can never determine whether Trump is lying but can say with certainty when he is joking.
“Racial preferences” - pretty ugly look, CHE
Opinion: It is higher education’s attitudes and behaviors on issues like racial preferences that have helped bring us to this moment. chroni.cl/3RJmaag
Opinion | Higher Ed Brought This on Itself
The university made itself a target by embracing affirmative action.
chroni.cl
May 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Racial preferences” - pretty ugly look, CHE
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Just reading up on the calamitous Pope Francis kerning scandal.
The kerning on the pope's tomb is a travesty
The internet is up in arms about Pope Francis's tomb, and it's all because of lettering.
www.fastcompany.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Just reading up on the calamitous Pope Francis kerning scandal.