a Chuck
@achuck-ten.bsky.social
Dayton OH. digital émigré to blue sky from twitter via threads. Retired software engineer. NASA, games, USAF. sleeping giant. against fascism
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Trump keeps doing this: nullifying legitimately passed state and local laws by financial threats (which would violate impoundment control if he carried them out). Pure gangsterism. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump signs executive order to eliminate cashless bail in Washington
Move is an escalation in Trump’s efforts to take control of law enforcement in the capital city and beyond
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Trump keeps doing this: nullifying legitimately passed state and local laws by financial threats (which would violate impoundment control if he carried them out). Pure gangsterism. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Commentary: Rents have skyrocketed, homelessness is rising, and home ownership is increasingly unattainable. One culprit stands out: classic Wall Street greed. In Cleveland, nearly 24% of homes have now been purchased by investors. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/25/w...
Wall Street is killing the housing market • Ohio Capital Journal
Rents have skyrocketed, homelessness is rising, and home ownership is increasingly unattainable. One culprit stands out: classic Wall Street greed. In Cleveland, nearly 24% of homes have now been…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Commentary: Rents have skyrocketed, homelessness is rising, and home ownership is increasingly unattainable. One culprit stands out: classic Wall Street greed. In Cleveland, nearly 24% of homes have now been purchased by investors. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/25/w...
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Our constitutional republic does not have any provision which allows a president to enact a criminal statute by executive order that would put people in prison. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump signs an executive order: "If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail."
August 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Our constitutional republic does not have any provision which allows a president to enact a criminal statute by executive order that would put people in prison. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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First announcement of genocide plans, October 28, 2023. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
August 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
First announcement of genocide plans, October 28, 2023. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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The FTC continues to amplify Musk's conspiracy theory that sharing brand safety standards harms competition in the ad industry.
Is it illegal to not buy ads on X? Experts explain the FTC’s bizarre ad fight.
Here’s the “least silly way” to wrap your head around the FTC’s war over X ads.
arstechnica.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The FTC continues to amplify Musk's conspiracy theory that sharing brand safety standards harms competition in the ad industry.
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My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
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After being kidnapped, trafficked overseas, and spending 160 days away from his family, Kilmar Abrego Garcia—who just finally reunited with family—was taken into ICE custody after his immigration check-in.
The Trump regime is a white supremacist terrorist organization posing as the U.S. government.
The Trump regime is a white supremacist terrorist organization posing as the U.S. government.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody at appointment
Abrego, who was just released from federal custody on Friday, now faces deportation to Uganda.
www.nbcnews.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
After being kidnapped, trafficked overseas, and spending 160 days away from his family, Kilmar Abrego Garcia—who just finally reunited with family—was taken into ICE custody after his immigration check-in.
The Trump regime is a white supremacist terrorist organization posing as the U.S. government.
The Trump regime is a white supremacist terrorist organization posing as the U.S. government.
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Note unvaccinated vs. vaccinated Covid mortality rates at the height of the pandemic:
August 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Note unvaccinated vs. vaccinated Covid mortality rates at the height of the pandemic:
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EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the U.S. market “within months,” one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s closest associates has told the Daily Beast.
Trump and RFK Jr. to Ban Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Within Months’
A close associate of the HHS secretary claims the U.S. government will soon pull COVID-19 mRNA jabs from the market.
trib.al
August 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the U.S. market “within months,” one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s closest associates has told the Daily Beast.
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Help! I live in a repressive, violently authoritarian country enforcing primitive, anti-science, murderous health policies!
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the U.S. market “within months,” one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s closest associates has told the Daily Beast.
Trump and RFK Jr. to Ban Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Within Months’
A close associate of the HHS secretary claims the U.S. government will soon pull COVID-19 mRNA jabs from the market.
trib.al
August 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Help! I live in a repressive, violently authoritarian country enforcing primitive, anti-science, murderous health policies!
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The Second Amendment wasn’t written for executive orders and barbed wire around the Capitol—it was written to ensure a well-regulated militia that answers to the people and their states. Today, that balance is being pulled apart. My latest:
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/who-really...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/who-really...
Who Really Controls the National Guard? The Second Amendment Debate We’ve Ignored
America’s state militias were meant as a check on tyranny. Now they can be federalized at will.
adamkinzinger.substack.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Second Amendment wasn’t written for executive orders and barbed wire around the Capitol—it was written to ensure a well-regulated militia that answers to the people and their states. Today, that balance is being pulled apart. My latest:
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/who-really...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/who-really...
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President Trump aims to revoke federal funding from jurisdictions with cashless bail systems, intensifying the national debate on criminal justice reform.
Trump to sign orders aimed at ending cashless bail policies
President Trump aims to revoke federal funding from jurisdictions with cashless bail systems, intensifying the national debate on criminal justice reform.
www.reuters.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
President Trump aims to revoke federal funding from jurisdictions with cashless bail systems, intensifying the national debate on criminal justice reform.
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We asked DHS for records — including texts — regarding the June deployment of the National Guard to LA.
DHS told us it can no longer search for text messages.
And that it hasn’t maintained that data since April.
This is alarming and unlawful. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
DHS told us it can no longer search for text messages.
And that it hasn’t maintained that data since April.
This is alarming and unlawful. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
Homeland Security Tells Watchdog It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April
The agency’s response to public records requests indicated potential violations of federal records laws, experts said.
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We asked DHS for records — including texts — regarding the June deployment of the National Guard to LA.
DHS told us it can no longer search for text messages.
And that it hasn’t maintained that data since April.
This is alarming and unlawful. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
DHS told us it can no longer search for text messages.
And that it hasn’t maintained that data since April.
This is alarming and unlawful. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
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Is the money from the Chips Act that was going to intel to build a factory not paying for this?
August 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Is the money from the Chips Act that was going to intel to build a factory not paying for this?
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July 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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1. DC murders and other violent crimes are way down from the recent peak (2023).
2. They are way up from the recent low (2011-14).
3. Point 1 is evidence against Trump's claim of an emergency requiring a federal takeover.
4. Point 2 is evidence for more work to lower DC crime.
2. They are way up from the recent low (2011-14).
3. Point 1 is evidence against Trump's claim of an emergency requiring a federal takeover.
4. Point 2 is evidence for more work to lower DC crime.
August 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
1. DC murders and other violent crimes are way down from the recent peak (2023).
2. They are way up from the recent low (2011-14).
3. Point 1 is evidence against Trump's claim of an emergency requiring a federal takeover.
4. Point 2 is evidence for more work to lower DC crime.
2. They are way up from the recent low (2011-14).
3. Point 1 is evidence against Trump's claim of an emergency requiring a federal takeover.
4. Point 2 is evidence for more work to lower DC crime.
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Kash Patel is refocussing FBI operations away from "complicated cases touching on financial fraud, public corruption and national security" -- unless the alleged perpetrator is on his "enemies list."
August 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Kash Patel is refocussing FBI operations away from "complicated cases touching on financial fraud, public corruption and national security" -- unless the alleged perpetrator is on his "enemies list."
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1) ABC/NBC should lose license or pay hefty fees because their reporting is mean to him.
2) MD should maybe lose bridge repair funds because Wes Moore was mean to him.
3) The feds should investigate Chris Christie for Bridgegate because he was mean to him.
2) MD should maybe lose bridge repair funds because Wes Moore was mean to him.
3) The feds should investigate Chris Christie for Bridgegate because he was mean to him.
August 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
1) ABC/NBC should lose license or pay hefty fees because their reporting is mean to him.
2) MD should maybe lose bridge repair funds because Wes Moore was mean to him.
3) The feds should investigate Chris Christie for Bridgegate because he was mean to him.
2) MD should maybe lose bridge repair funds because Wes Moore was mean to him.
3) The feds should investigate Chris Christie for Bridgegate because he was mean to him.
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Let’s be clear: the National Guard troops, federal law enforcement, and D.C. police cannot violate the Constitution or the D.C. Home Rule Act.
Understanding your rights can help you make the best decision for yourself if approached by law enforcement.
Understanding your rights can help you make the best decision for yourself if approached by law enforcement.
August 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Let’s be clear: the National Guard troops, federal law enforcement, and D.C. police cannot violate the Constitution or the D.C. Home Rule Act.
Understanding your rights can help you make the best decision for yourself if approached by law enforcement.
Understanding your rights can help you make the best decision for yourself if approached by law enforcement.
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Back to Russia being pushed back.
If Ukraine can slowly continue to do this without expending soldiers stupidly, the war will be over in roughly 6 months.
Giving a span of 6 to 15 months remaining, regardless of what Russia does.
19/24
If Ukraine can slowly continue to do this without expending soldiers stupidly, the war will be over in roughly 6 months.
Giving a span of 6 to 15 months remaining, regardless of what Russia does.
19/24
August 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Back to Russia being pushed back.
If Ukraine can slowly continue to do this without expending soldiers stupidly, the war will be over in roughly 6 months.
Giving a span of 6 to 15 months remaining, regardless of what Russia does.
19/24
If Ukraine can slowly continue to do this without expending soldiers stupidly, the war will be over in roughly 6 months.
Giving a span of 6 to 15 months remaining, regardless of what Russia does.
19/24
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🚨The DOJ's new denaturalization policy allows the government to revoke U.S. citizenship from naturalized immigrants via civil court. Experts warn it threatens due process, risks statelessness, and could create a second-tier class of American citizens.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
August 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🚨The DOJ's new denaturalization policy allows the government to revoke U.S. citizenship from naturalized immigrants via civil court. Experts warn it threatens due process, risks statelessness, and could create a second-tier class of American citizens.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...