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Chris Weedon
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An urban soul from the Washington, DC area. Former alt sentencing advisor for the TX JAC. We diverted drug offenders from custody to treatment.

TerpCrim/ACC DV1🎾
"A witness told KARE 11 that the victim was trying to flee from ICE agents when she was shot dead. Officials have not confirmed whether she was the target of an ICE warrant or not"
www.kare11.com/article/news...
January 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
"Miles Davis by Vlado Kostov.
"...this sculpture of Miles Davis is built from scrap metal and industrial parts. Vlado Kostov managed to capture the legendary jazz musician’s posture and intensity using nothing but “junk, proving that true creativity can find music in the most unexpected materials."
January 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"Some of the union’s 66,000 members in Texas were then doxed, reprimanded, placed on administrative leave and fired, the lawsuit said. The lawsuit requests that any discipline be reversed by the court."
wapo.st/44XSlto
350 Texas teachers targeted for posts about Charlie Kirk, lawsuit says
A teachers union filed a lawsuit against Texas education officials, alleging violations of free speech protections for comments on the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.
wapo.st
January 6, 2026 at 10:59 PM
"You got to win the midterms, because if we don’t win the midterms, it’s just going to be — I mean, they’ll find a reason to impeach me," Trump said in a speech at a House Republican policy retreat. "I’ll get impeached."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Trump predicts he will be impeached if Republicans lose the midterms
If Republicans aren't victorious, "I'll get impeached," Trump said.
www.nbcnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
'Venus Williams shows she's still competitive at 45 during loss'

"Williams was given a standing ovation after going down to fifth-seeded Magda Linette at the WTA Tour tournament in New Zealand."
www.skysports.com/tennis/news/...
Venus Williams loses in Auckland but still competitive at 45 while Nick Kyrgios falls at first hurdle in Brisbane
Venus Williams and Nick Kyrgios both beaten as Aryna Sabalenka drops just one game; Brits Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal both win; Watch the ATP and WTA Tours live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+...
www.skysports.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
“It bears an unsettling resemblance to the occupation of Iraq, where promises of liberation quickly gave way to years of insurgency, civilian suffering, and regional destabilization. Like President Trump, the Bush administration also promised that Iraqi oil would pay for the occupation” +
January 6, 2026 at 5:41 AM
“He said, ‘Natali, we’re being attacked. There are explosions happening. I can see them from my house,’” Fani-González said. “I didn’t know what was happening and I didn’t know what to do.”
January 5, 2026 at 11:09 PM
"The nonprofit charged by Congress with allocating funds to NPR, PBS and other US public radio and television stations announced is dissolving after massive federal funding cuts under Donald Trump."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Corporation For Public Broadcasting formally dissolves after federal funding cuts
Board of directors vote to dissolve organization after nearly 60 years in operation after funding cuts under Trump
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Reposted by Chris Weedon
The previous modern standard for murdering people en masse while effecting an arrest warrant involved members of a Waco religious cult (76), or group home occupants (11) in West Philadelphia or the Chicago abode of some Blank Panthers (2 dead, more wounded). Trump now holds the record.
in how many "law enforcement operations" are damn near 100 people killed?
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
'Smfh'
January 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Reposted by Chris Weedon
James Talarico: “The biggest divide in this country is not left vs right, it’s top vs bottom — this new war is just the latest example of how billionaires run this country, run this economy, run this goverment, & now run our foreign policy”
January 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
"Several police officers who fought the rioters said in Associated Press interviews that the hardest thing to deal with has been that many people are playing down the violence from that day, or they’re ignoring it or claiming it didn’t happen."
drgnews.com/2026/01/05/o...
Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - Five years after the Capitol riot, some of the police officers who fought off the rioters th...
drgnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Reposted by Chris Weedon
I don't think there is any historical degradation or inhumanity to which the white supremacist shitheels at the helm of our nation will not now lay claim. Slavery will soon be a beneficient grant by Europe to the world. The Inquisition and the Holocaust will soon be necessary purifications.
On X, a senior U.S. Justice Department official is promoting a post that praises colonization as “one of the greatest things that ever happened to the backwards parts of the world.”👇
January 5, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Pack It Up (2018 Remaster)
YouTube video by The Pretenders - Topic
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Reposted by Chris Weedon
#MusicChallenge
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic

Day 5

A Song That Feels Like 'You'

The Doors- The Crystal Ship

I regularly play this song and it's my favorite Doors' track.

youtu.be/imcHmSUVEvk?...
The Doors - The Crystal Ship
YouTube video by 215Days
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
"In a telephone interview this morning, President Donald Trump issued a not-so-veiled threat against the new Venezuelan leader, Delcy Rodríguez, saying that “if she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro"
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s
The president told The Atlantic that Delcy Rodríguez needs to comply with U.S. wishes—or else.
www.theatlantic.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:41 AM
"Productions that recount the lives of great sportspeople are often laden with a rah-rah-rah, “win at all costs” mentality that I find about as appealing as a fart in an elevator."
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Goolagong review – ABC drama about Australian tennis legend is deeper than most sporting biopics
Newcomer Lila McGuire is outstanding as the former world No 1, her story unfolding over three well-paced, captivating and graceful episodes
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Alcaraz and Sinner stand on Roger Federer's shoulders.
youtu.be/1MG687ES0t0?...
This is What Makes Federer Different From Everyone Else 🐐
YouTube video by The Art of Tennis
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 11:12 PM
"Our research finds a relatively large income penalty for CIA-sponsored regime change. The average effect was a 10 percent reduction in per capita income five years after the intervention.
CIA interventions in these countries led to large declines in democracy"
www.cato.org/research-bri...
The Consequences of CIA-Sponsored Regime Change in Latin America
www.cato.org
January 3, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Reposted by Chris Weedon
I have to wonder if he realizes that he's signaled to the whole world that the United States now believes it's OK to abduct and incarcerate foreign presidents on their own soil for any perceived threat.

No. He's far too stupid to see the danger he's put himself in.
January 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
"Donald Trump has revealed he kept his Venezuela strike secret from the U.S. Congress because he was worried leaky lawmakers would wreck the raid.

The president insisted that it was the reason he didn’t ask for permission for the attack ..."
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hits-b...
Trump Hits Back at Congress After Lawmakers Condemn Venezuela Raid
Lawmakers have raised concerns about the legal justification and what comes next.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy:
"If this can be done to dictators, like that, then the United States of America know what they should do next".
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
"Writing on X, Petro reiterated his condemnation of what he described as “the aggression against the sovereignty of Venezuela and Latin America.” He added that Colombia is deploying forces to the border and preparing resources “in case of a massive influx of refugees"
wapo.st/4joD4Yr
Live updates: Trump says Maduro captured in ‘large scale strike’ against Venezuela
The United States carried out a large-scale strike on Venezuela, capturing its president, Nicolás Maduro, and flying him out of the country, President Trump said.
wapo.st
January 3, 2026 at 11:19 AM