Chris B
@chriswb71.bsky.social
Chicagoan living in DC. Protect Trans kids.
Pinned
Visiting this girl and her neglectful humans. She told me they don’t feed her or give her pets
February 6, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Visiting this girl and her neglectful humans. She told me they don’t feed her or give her pets
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According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:32 PM
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
It's ok to not like Sinners, but I have noticed the people who really HATE Sinners, who say it's too political or say it's just "Dusk Till Dawn" all have the same complexion (or are complexion adjacent and think they're one of the good ones)
January 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
It's ok to not like Sinners, but I have noticed the people who really HATE Sinners, who say it's too political or say it's just "Dusk Till Dawn" all have the same complexion (or are complexion adjacent and think they're one of the good ones)
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This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
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Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
Lutnick wrote: “We are here at Davos to make one thing crystal clear: With President Trump, capitalism has a new sheriff in town.” that's an interesting way to spell taking bribes, encouraging rent seeking, and oligopoly.
January 21, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Lutnick wrote: “We are here at Davos to make one thing crystal clear: With President Trump, capitalism has a new sheriff in town.” that's an interesting way to spell taking bribes, encouraging rent seeking, and oligopoly.
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The science of sex in humans is not simple. Humans exhibit a wide variety of differences in sexual development. There is no simple binary.
Karkazis flags gender testing dangers
The American anthropologist and bioethicist warned in an interview
with Frankfurter Allgemeine that World Athletics' decision to impose
genetic testin...
www.insidethegames.biz
January 20, 2026 at 2:49 AM
The science of sex in humans is not simple. Humans exhibit a wide variety of differences in sexual development. There is no simple binary.
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Pretty standard embodiment of the Enlightened Centrist meme
January 20, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Pretty standard embodiment of the Enlightened Centrist meme
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I would love to make America great, seems like a cool idea, I recommend a second Reconstruction mixed with a second round of Nuremberg trials with a dash of a second Klan Act followed by the dismantling of a bunch of private equity and tech companies.
January 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I would love to make America great, seems like a cool idea, I recommend a second Reconstruction mixed with a second round of Nuremberg trials with a dash of a second Klan Act followed by the dismantling of a bunch of private equity and tech companies.
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No idea how much national attention this got, but we had a local case where even a birth certificate got denied
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Maryland woman who says she is US citizen finally released from ICE custody
Dulce Consuelo Díaz Morales was held for 25 days even after attorneys said they presented ICE with US birth certificate
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
No idea how much national attention this got, but we had a local case where even a birth certificate got denied
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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They flashbanged a car full of kids. A car full of fucking kids.
His 6 month old stopped breathing!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
They flashbanged a car full of kids. A car full of fucking kids.
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The works of Plato are now being banned at schools in the United States.
Tell me again how censorship is a European problem? 🤔
Tell me again how censorship is a European problem? 🤔
Plato Has Been Censored; What Next?
PEN America condemns and calls absurd Texas A&M censoring Plato readings and discussions related to race and gender
pen.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:34 AM
The works of Plato are now being banned at schools in the United States.
Tell me again how censorship is a European problem? 🤔
Tell me again how censorship is a European problem? 🤔
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None of us are safe.
January 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
None of us are safe.
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Perhaps you've already seen this, was attached to someone else's post:
January 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Perhaps you've already seen this, was attached to someone else's post:
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Suburbia implementing Trump foreign policy.
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Suburbia implementing Trump foreign policy.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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January 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
2025 out:
too much social media
becoming a widower
helping broken people
unhealthy relationship with food
too much social media
becoming a widower
helping broken people
unhealthy relationship with food
December 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
2025 out:
too much social media
becoming a widower
helping broken people
unhealthy relationship with food
too much social media
becoming a widower
helping broken people
unhealthy relationship with food
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Context you rarely hear: global stocks are up about 30% over the past year. U.S. stocks? Around 18%. That means American investors underperformed the world by about 12 percentage points, even while headlines called it a “fantastic year.”
December 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Context you rarely hear: global stocks are up about 30% over the past year. U.S. stocks? Around 18%. That means American investors underperformed the world by about 12 percentage points, even while headlines called it a “fantastic year.”
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Per Craig Ferguson: When you're about to say something, ask yourself
1. Does this need to be said
2. Does this need to be said by me
3. Does this need to be said by me right now
It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
1. Does this need to be said
2. Does this need to be said by me
3. Does this need to be said by me right now
It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
I’ve been trying very hard to not be an asshole as I get older. Often, that just means keeping my mouth shut and nodding along.
December 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Per Craig Ferguson: When you're about to say something, ask yourself
1. Does this need to be said
2. Does this need to be said by me
3. Does this need to be said by me right now
It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
1. Does this need to be said
2. Does this need to be said by me
3. Does this need to be said by me right now
It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
I can't believe Trump really wrote "Russia, Russia, Russia"
December 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I can't believe Trump really wrote "Russia, Russia, Russia"
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ICE is planning 7 massive human warehouses holding 5,000 to 10,000 people … with a smaller facility holding up to 1,500 people in Woodbury. wapo.st/4axtwZ4
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
wapo.st
December 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
ICE is planning 7 massive human warehouses holding 5,000 to 10,000 people … with a smaller facility holding up to 1,500 people in Woodbury. wapo.st/4axtwZ4
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All ten parts of our series attempting to put our arms around the ramifications of various cuts and disruptions to the scientific enterprise this year are live, and you can read them here:
www.statnews.com/american-sci...
www.statnews.com/american-sci...
American Science, Shattered
An eight-decade partnership between universities and the federal government made U.S. science preeminent. It took Trump less than a year to shred that
www.statnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
All ten parts of our series attempting to put our arms around the ramifications of various cuts and disruptions to the scientific enterprise this year are live, and you can read them here:
www.statnews.com/american-sci...
www.statnews.com/american-sci...