Ian Chrystal
@archlysaint.bsky.social
A benevolent malcontent and artist
Olbermann bolstering @marcelias.bsky.social recommendations regarding election law and regulations! Hear, hear!
TRUMP TRIED TO OVERTHROW OUR GOVERNMENT - AGAIN
Did anybody notice?
He failed - again - for now.
How he will try it again and how to stop him - for the midterms and in the current funding bill
Get the new Thursday Countdown Podcast here: tinyurl.com/4dsev58m
Did anybody notice?
He failed - again - for now.
How he will try it again and how to stop him - for the midterms and in the current funding bill
Get the new Thursday Countdown Podcast here: tinyurl.com/4dsev58m
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Olbermann bolstering @marcelias.bsky.social recommendations regarding election law and regulations! Hear, hear!
Anyone but the Patriots, please.
(Go Bills.)
(Go Bills.)
February 8, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Anyone but the Patriots, please.
(Go Bills.)
(Go Bills.)
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The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
February 7, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
Hey! Thanks for finally joining us! Jump in! The water’s fine! Sorry not “fine,” I meant “fascism” and we’re drowning in it and many of us have seen this deluge coming since 2016! Perhaps none of this would be as bad if the media hadn’t pussyfooted around and both-sidesed it for so long!
Yes, It’s Fascism — The Atlantic
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
apple.news
January 28, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Hey! Thanks for finally joining us! Jump in! The water’s fine! Sorry not “fine,” I meant “fascism” and we’re drowning in it and many of us have seen this deluge coming since 2016! Perhaps none of this would be as bad if the media hadn’t pussyfooted around and both-sidesed it for so long!
Can’t wait for @jaketapper.bsky.social to write a book about Trump’s constantly diminishing mental acuity three years from now. He’s been a mess since his first term. His Biden book came out and it was like the meme dog in the burning house complaining about the fire alarms in his last apartment.
January 23, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Can’t wait for @jaketapper.bsky.social to write a book about Trump’s constantly diminishing mental acuity three years from now. He’s been a mess since his first term. His Biden book came out and it was like the meme dog in the burning house complaining about the fire alarms in his last apartment.
🤣🤣🤣🤬Assholes.
Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado — Reuters
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday during a White House meeting, in a bid to influence his efforts to shape h...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:32 AM
🤣🤣🤣🤬Assholes.
Assholes.
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says — The Washington Post
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
apple.news
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Assholes.
Assholes.
Venezuela war powers resolution fails in Senate as 2 Republicans bow to Trump pressure — The Associated Press
Senate Republicans have voted to dismiss a war powers resolution that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela. Two GOP senators reversed course on s...
apple.news
January 15, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Assholes.
Assholes.
Trump administration rolls back $2 billion mental health, addiction grant cuts — NPR
Sweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth more than $2 billion are being reversed. After a political backlash from Republicans and Democrats, the grant money will be restored.
apple.news
January 15, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Assholes.
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Rough week… here are recumbent cats to help calm you. Valentino and Kaiju:
January 10, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Rough week… here are recumbent cats to help calm you. Valentino and Kaiju:
Soooo, with Portland today that’s, what, 11 shootings by these assholes since September??
January 9, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Soooo, with Portland today that’s, what, 11 shootings by these assholes since September??
One of my many protest signs from over the past years…..
January 9, 2026 at 5:35 AM
One of my many protest signs from over the past years…..
Abolish the SS - um, I mean ICE. Then, dismantle this entire regime and prosecute everyone from the top down on hundreds of possible, well-deserved charges, from murder to fucking emoluments; they run the gamut.
January 8, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Abolish the SS - um, I mean ICE. Then, dismantle this entire regime and prosecute everyone from the top down on hundreds of possible, well-deserved charges, from murder to fucking emoluments; they run the gamut.
@reuters.com Hey! Can we please NOT refer to this as a “DEAL?!” Y’all need to check yourselves….
Venezuela to export $2 billion worth of oil to US in deal with Washington — Reuters
Caracas and Washington have reached a deal to export up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude to the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, a flagship negotiation that would div...
apple.news
January 7, 2026 at 6:08 AM
@reuters.com Hey! Can we please NOT refer to this as a “DEAL?!” Y’all need to check yourselves….
Are we there yet?!?! What does it take?! Remove him from office and dismantle this administration and there damn well better be thousands(?) of court-martials from the top brass to insignificant pencil-pushers.
January 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Are we there yet?!?! What does it take?! Remove him from office and dismantle this administration and there damn well better be thousands(?) of court-martials from the top brass to insignificant pencil-pushers.
The initial art on Christmas cards I made this year (after printing I did different backgrounds on each). Merry Christmas and happy holidays Bluesky people!
December 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The initial art on Christmas cards I made this year (after printing I did different backgrounds on each). Merry Christmas and happy holidays Bluesky people!
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The horns and whistles work
The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The horns and whistles work
Just an idle musing: When I was young, I shirked numerous laws in large part because I thought I could get away with it. If I KNEW I could get away with shirking laws and even bear no repercussions for obviously doing it?? Shiiiit, I’d probably be President by now…..
December 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Just an idle musing: When I was young, I shirked numerous laws in large part because I thought I could get away with it. If I KNEW I could get away with shirking laws and even bear no repercussions for obviously doing it?? Shiiiit, I’d probably be President by now…..
I actually watched this twice. Well done Rep. Magaziner, well done….
Rep. Magaziner (D-RI) asks DHS Secretary Noem Why She Deported a U.S. Army Combat Veteran
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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December 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I actually watched this twice. Well done Rep. Magaziner, well done….
The entire premise of this article is “rage bait.” I’m so disgusted that this TERM - not a “WORD” - and its runner-ups even exist….. Damn, everything sucks.
Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
December 1, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The entire premise of this article is “rage bait.” I’m so disgusted that this TERM - not a “WORD” - and its runner-ups even exist….. Damn, everything sucks.
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A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper.
A New Orleans man who had his murder conviction tossed wins election as city’s chief record keeper
A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper.
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
If anyone’s soon-to-be hungry, and potentially sick, children happen to ask this Halloween if monsters are real… I hope the answer is an emphatic “YES.” It’s “The Dream Team Serving America.”
November 1, 2025 at 4:54 AM
If anyone’s soon-to-be hungry, and potentially sick, children happen to ask this Halloween if monsters are real… I hope the answer is an emphatic “YES.” It’s “The Dream Team Serving America.”