Chuck Pennington
@chuckpennington.bsky.social
Retired art director enjoying life on a little island.
“When you’re young, you fake wisdom. When you’re old, you fake energy.”
—Salman Rushdie
—Salman Rushdie
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
“When you’re young, you fake wisdom. When you’re old, you fake energy.”
—Salman Rushdie
—Salman Rushdie
"Keep in mind, the news media are not independent; they are a sort of bulletin board and public relations firm for the ruling class—the people who run things.”
~ George Carlin
~ George Carlin
November 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"Keep in mind, the news media are not independent; they are a sort of bulletin board and public relations firm for the ruling class—the people who run things.”
~ George Carlin
~ George Carlin
“We are living in moment where you get to find out who people are.”
— Jack Smith
— Jack Smith
October 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“We are living in moment where you get to find out who people are.”
— Jack Smith
— Jack Smith
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this is truly invaluable reporting
Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
this is truly invaluable reporting
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Think about what the GOP is revealing with their attempt to suddenly change the Congressional maps: they know their agenda is so unpopular that they're going to lose unless something changes.
Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.
Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.
July 31, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Think about what the GOP is revealing with their attempt to suddenly change the Congressional maps: they know their agenda is so unpopular that they're going to lose unless something changes.
Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.
Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.
First Dahlia bloom of the summer…
June 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
First Dahlia bloom of the summer…
“Rulers who wish to subvert the public liberty may have found an established clergy convenient auxiliaries. A just government, instituted to secure and perpetuate it, needs them not.”
— James Madison, 1785
— James Madison, 1785
May 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
“Rulers who wish to subvert the public liberty may have found an established clergy convenient auxiliaries. A just government, instituted to secure and perpetuate it, needs them not.”
— James Madison, 1785
— James Madison, 1785
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America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
May 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
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The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is Robin Hood in reverse: it takes from the poor to give to the rich.SNAP (used to be Food Stamps…which Tabby and I used back in 1972) is gone. Medicare is going.
May 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is Robin Hood in reverse: it takes from the poor to give to the rich.SNAP (used to be Food Stamps…which Tabby and I used back in 1972) is gone. Medicare is going.
Rhododendrons are the Washington state flower for a reason…
May 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Rhododendrons are the Washington state flower for a reason…
Very few cars in line either direction at the Peace Arch border crossing. Felt like the pandemic was back.
May 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Very few cars in line either direction at the Peace Arch border crossing. Felt like the pandemic was back.
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Could you imagine the response if a democratic president said they didn’t know if they had to uphold the Constitution?
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
May 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Could you imagine the response if a democratic president said they didn’t know if they had to uphold the Constitution?
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
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WATCH: “I pretty much just described the Mar-A-Lago parking lot.”
Economist @justinwolfers on Trump’s incredible tariff carveout for British luxury cars (Rolls Royces, Bentleys, Jaguars, etc…) as small businesses suffer and prices rise on regular folks.
Economist @justinwolfers on Trump’s incredible tariff carveout for British luxury cars (Rolls Royces, Bentleys, Jaguars, etc…) as small businesses suffer and prices rise on regular folks.
May 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
WATCH: “I pretty much just described the Mar-A-Lago parking lot.”
Economist @justinwolfers on Trump’s incredible tariff carveout for British luxury cars (Rolls Royces, Bentleys, Jaguars, etc…) as small businesses suffer and prices rise on regular folks.
Economist @justinwolfers on Trump’s incredible tariff carveout for British luxury cars (Rolls Royces, Bentleys, Jaguars, etc…) as small businesses suffer and prices rise on regular folks.
“If what is right and wrong depends on what each individual feels, then we are outside the bounds of civilization.” — Walter Lippman
May 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“If what is right and wrong depends on what each individual feels, then we are outside the bounds of civilization.” — Walter Lippman
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court permanently BLOCKS Trump executive order targeting my former law firm, Perkins Coie.
Executive Order 14230, entitled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP,” violates the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and is therefore null and void
Executive Order 14230, entitled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP,” violates the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and is therefore null and void
May 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court permanently BLOCKS Trump executive order targeting my former law firm, Perkins Coie.
Executive Order 14230, entitled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP,” violates the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and is therefore null and void
Executive Order 14230, entitled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP,” violates the First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and is therefore null and void
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Trumpty-Dumpty is defunding PBS. What he calls "bias" some of us call "facts Trumpty-Dumpty doesn't like."
May 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Trumpty-Dumpty is defunding PBS. What he calls "bias" some of us call "facts Trumpty-Dumpty doesn't like."
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Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it
April 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it
Stacking firewood today has been a welcomed distraction…
April 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Stacking firewood today has been a welcomed distraction…
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After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.
April 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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He wore the cheesehead hat in WI. Spent $20 million. Paid people to sign petitions. Paid people to canvas. Did million dollar giveaways. A rally. TV interviews. But I guess people in Wisconsin didn’t appreciate an oligarch trying to buy their civil liberties.
April 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
He wore the cheesehead hat in WI. Spent $20 million. Paid people to sign petitions. Paid people to canvas. Did million dollar giveaways. A rally. TV interviews. But I guess people in Wisconsin didn’t appreciate an oligarch trying to buy their civil liberties.