Chris Murphy
@cmurf.com
Pilot. Political affiliation: Pro-Constitution of the U.S. Despise illiberalism, Putanism, & Trumpism.
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A foreign country bribed the president with a bar of gold.
Where are my Originalists at?
Where are my Originalists at?
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A foreign country bribed the president with a bar of gold.
Where are my Originalists at?
Where are my Originalists at?
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Hey, this must be AI or something, because I have been told by reliable sources here that I am denying Trump's fascism
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Hey, this must be AI or something, because I have been told by reliable sources here that I am denying Trump's fascism
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Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
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My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
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Watching Fellowship of the Ring with my nine-year-old son for the first time, just saw the fight in Moria, and his comment was, “Frodo really needs to stop getting stabbed.”
November 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Watching Fellowship of the Ring with my nine-year-old son for the first time, just saw the fight in Moria, and his comment was, “Frodo really needs to stop getting stabbed.”
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Operation Southern Spear
Operation Rough Rider
Operation Midnight Hammer
What is DUI Secretary Pete Hegseth trying to tell us?
Such interesting names for military operations, don’t you think?
Don’t ask, don’t tell vibes…
Operation Rough Rider
Operation Midnight Hammer
What is DUI Secretary Pete Hegseth trying to tell us?
Such interesting names for military operations, don’t you think?
Don’t ask, don’t tell vibes…
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Operation Southern Spear
Operation Rough Rider
Operation Midnight Hammer
What is DUI Secretary Pete Hegseth trying to tell us?
Such interesting names for military operations, don’t you think?
Don’t ask, don’t tell vibes…
Operation Rough Rider
Operation Midnight Hammer
What is DUI Secretary Pete Hegseth trying to tell us?
Such interesting names for military operations, don’t you think?
Don’t ask, don’t tell vibes…
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"This case addresses a much broader issue than just one plaintiff but challenges unconstitutional efforts by the Trump Administration to censor individuals’ private views, which represents an ongoing threat to everything we value sacred in our country," Zaid told NBC.
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Former federal employee sues government after allegedly being fired for Facebook comments about Kirk's assassination
The U.S. Coast Guard contractor alleges he was fired "in retaliation for his private speech on a matter of significant national interest and attention," violating his First Amendment rights, according...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"This case addresses a much broader issue than just one plaintiff but challenges unconstitutional efforts by the Trump Administration to censor individuals’ private views, which represents an ongoing threat to everything we value sacred in our country," Zaid told NBC.
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In this Ohio diner, it was a tradition: waffles and eggs, big cup of Folgers, then fire up the old laptop to get email dating advice from a convicted sex trafficker. But now the woke mob is taking all of that away.
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
In this Ohio diner, it was a tradition: waffles and eggs, big cup of Folgers, then fire up the old laptop to get email dating advice from a convicted sex trafficker. But now the woke mob is taking all of that away.
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This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
The new pardon ends a legal clash over the limits of Trump’s sweeping Day One clemency for those who stormed the Capitol.
dlvr.it
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
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They don't think the abuse of power is wrong. They think the abuse being directed at them is wrong.
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
They don't think the abuse of power is wrong. They think the abuse being directed at them is wrong.
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Trump's policies are inflicting so much harm even his allies can see it. Yet he's mostly doing exactly what he promised to. If they revolt over policy, they'll reveal they were fools to back him in the first place. They need a *moral* reason to abandon him. The Epstein files provide just that.
November 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Trump's policies are inflicting so much harm even his allies can see it. Yet he's mostly doing exactly what he promised to. If they revolt over policy, they'll reveal they were fools to back him in the first place. They need a *moral* reason to abandon him. The Epstein files provide just that.
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I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
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This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
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normal things happening
November 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
normal things happening
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For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
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There was a time I truly believed the GOP would be coming to like a Sat morning after a bender….
But they started drinking again. It works… for a time.
Be sure to watch “The Last Republican” on Prime, Google, or Apple TV
But they started drinking again. It works… for a time.
Be sure to watch “The Last Republican” on Prime, Google, or Apple TV
November 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
There was a time I truly believed the GOP would be coming to like a Sat morning after a bender….
But they started drinking again. It works… for a time.
Be sure to watch “The Last Republican” on Prime, Google, or Apple TV
But they started drinking again. It works… for a time.
Be sure to watch “The Last Republican” on Prime, Google, or Apple TV
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The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
Pope Leo returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
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Thanks to @juansaaa.com for letting me know that this excellent Johnny Harris video on ICE enforcement is out. I talked to his producer for over an hour during the research process and I think it's a good overview of how we got here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbt...
Why the US is deporting so many people
YouTube video by Johnny Harris
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Thanks to @juansaaa.com for letting me know that this excellent Johnny Harris video on ICE enforcement is out. I talked to his producer for over an hour during the research process and I think it's a good overview of how we got here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbt...
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Whether it’s Barack Obama, appearing in a tan suit or Donald Trump appearing 1700 times in Jeffrey Epstein‘s emails, both presidents made some highly controversial appearances.
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Whether it’s Barack Obama, appearing in a tan suit or Donald Trump appearing 1700 times in Jeffrey Epstein‘s emails, both presidents made some highly controversial appearances.
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Is Schumer still the minority leader?
Goddam. Incredible, really.
Goddam. Incredible, really.
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Is Schumer still the minority leader?
Goddam. Incredible, really.
Goddam. Incredible, really.
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"Bongino will be the guy responsible for signing off on FISA applications" is something so insane that if you'd said it to anyone in natsec in 2014 they would have had an immediate stroke
November 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"Bongino will be the guy responsible for signing off on FISA applications" is something so insane that if you'd said it to anyone in natsec in 2014 they would have had an immediate stroke
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1) 'Why I Resigned' from UVa Prez 100% worth reading www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
2) Events were forced by NYT story w leaked info that he was under pressure to resign. UVa prez has 'no idea' where leaks came from (See below.)
3) FWIW same NYT team did leaked "Harvard will cave" stories
2) Events were forced by NYT story w leaked info that he was under pressure to resign. UVa prez has 'no idea' where leaks came from (See below.)
3) FWIW same NYT team did leaked "Harvard will cave" stories
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
1) 'Why I Resigned' from UVa Prez 100% worth reading www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
2) Events were forced by NYT story w leaked info that he was under pressure to resign. UVa prez has 'no idea' where leaks came from (See below.)
3) FWIW same NYT team did leaked "Harvard will cave" stories
2) Events were forced by NYT story w leaked info that he was under pressure to resign. UVa prez has 'no idea' where leaks came from (See below.)
3) FWIW same NYT team did leaked "Harvard will cave" stories
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The Trump administration is pushing to steal seats—CA is the latest battleground
This isn’t racial gerrymandering, it’s partisan balancing after Texas
The Supreme Court won’t get involved in partisan gerrymandering
Watch on Legal Fight Club w/ @katiephang.bsky.social👇 - TN
This isn’t racial gerrymandering, it’s partisan balancing after Texas
The Supreme Court won’t get involved in partisan gerrymandering
Watch on Legal Fight Club w/ @katiephang.bsky.social👇 - TN
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The Trump administration is pushing to steal seats—CA is the latest battleground
This isn’t racial gerrymandering, it’s partisan balancing after Texas
The Supreme Court won’t get involved in partisan gerrymandering
Watch on Legal Fight Club w/ @katiephang.bsky.social👇 - TN
This isn’t racial gerrymandering, it’s partisan balancing after Texas
The Supreme Court won’t get involved in partisan gerrymandering
Watch on Legal Fight Club w/ @katiephang.bsky.social👇 - TN
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The important thing is not whether the Trump performing sexual favors for Bill Clinton thing is true. The important thing is that we all pretend it’s true, and that someone asks Trump about it every day.
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The important thing is not whether the Trump performing sexual favors for Bill Clinton thing is true. The important thing is that we all pretend it’s true, and that someone asks Trump about it every day.
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."