Chris B.
@belikeafrog.bsky.social
Animal and nature lover. Proud Union member. Fan of decent people everywhere.
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Help us spread the word about Saturday’s nationwide mobilizations. Share your story on why you’re hitting the streets: http://bit.ly/April5...
April 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Help us spread the word about Saturday’s nationwide mobilizations. Share your story on why you’re hitting the streets: http://bit.ly/April5...
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Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
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Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
WASHINGTON—Grumbling to himself as he repeatedly dropped the device, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was reportedly blowing into a Breathalyzer Thursday in an attempt to unlock his phone. “Stupid fucking judge made me put this on my iPhone,” said the head of the nation’s largest government agency, snapping his fingers to get the attention […]
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March 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
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I spoke with @nytimes.com about the Trump admin's threats to higher education (it's not just about Columbia). Great to be included alongside @genevievelakier.bsky.social & @ilyasomin.bsky.social! (Gift Link)
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Legal Experts Question Trump’s Authority to Cancel Columbia’s Funding (Gift Article)
The government has demanded drastic changes to the university before it will consider reinstating $400 million. Lee C. Bollinger, the school’s former president calls it an “existential threat.”
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March 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I spoke with @nytimes.com about the Trump admin's threats to higher education (it's not just about Columbia). Great to be included alongside @genevievelakier.bsky.social & @ilyasomin.bsky.social! (Gift Link)
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March 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Elon Musk has signaled to President Trump’s advisers in recent days that he wants to put $100 million into groups controlled by the Trump political operation, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
Elon Musk Seeks to Put $100 Million Into Trump Political Operation
Elon Musk has signaled he wants to make some donations not just to his own super PAC, which is called America PAC and has spent heavily on President Trump in the past, but to an outside entity.
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March 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Elon Musk has signaled to President Trump’s advisers in recent days that he wants to put $100 million into groups controlled by the Trump political operation, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
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A warm personal relationship between Modi and Trump hasn’t spared India from being in the tariff firing line. Here's why India is so worried about Trump's tariff threats
Why India Is So Worried About Trump’s Tariff Threats
US President Donald Trump has pledged to impose so-called reciprocal tariffs on imports from foes and allies alike from April 2, matching their levies to redress any perceived trade barriers for Ameri...
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March 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A warm personal relationship between Modi and Trump hasn’t spared India from being in the tariff firing line. Here's why India is so worried about Trump's tariff threats
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The CFPB has returned $20 BILLION to Americans harmed by scammers, predatory lenders, and big banks.
Trump and Elon want to dismantle the CFPB and open the door for bad actors to rip off consumers without consequence.
We won't stand for it.
Trump and Elon want to dismantle the CFPB and open the door for bad actors to rip off consumers without consequence.
We won't stand for it.
February 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The CFPB has returned $20 BILLION to Americans harmed by scammers, predatory lenders, and big banks.
Trump and Elon want to dismantle the CFPB and open the door for bad actors to rip off consumers without consequence.
We won't stand for it.
Trump and Elon want to dismantle the CFPB and open the door for bad actors to rip off consumers without consequence.
We won't stand for it.
Yeah great. Quite the standard we have set now.
"Kash Patel sought to be immunized because he believed he might incriminate himself if he answered questions truthfully in the Mar-a-Lago case." How's that for an FBI director?
Carol Leonnig joins Tim Miller:
Carol Leonnig joins Tim Miller:
Carol Leonnig and Robert Putnam: Lies and Moral Obligations
If Republican senators had any shred of dignity left, they'd demand that Kash Patel answer why he brazenly lied under oath to them about the purge of agents at the FBI.
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February 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Yeah great. Quite the standard we have set now.
Everyone needs a little bit of the onion nowadays!
EPA Warns Of Dangerous Levels Of Romance In Air
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EPA Warns Of Dangerous Levels Of Romance In Air
WASHINGTON, DC—Responding to a dramatic increase in cases of starry-eyed gazing and spontaneous poetry, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a general health warning Tuesday for hazardous levels of atmospheric romance across the entire North American continent.
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February 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Everyone needs a little bit of the onion nowadays!
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EPA Warns Of Dangerous Levels Of Romance In Air
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EPA Warns Of Dangerous Levels Of Romance In Air
WASHINGTON, DC—Responding to a dramatic increase in cases of starry-eyed gazing and spontaneous poetry, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a general health warning Tuesday for hazardous levels of atmospheric romance across the entire North American continent.
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February 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
EPA Warns Of Dangerous Levels Of Romance In Air
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NEW: Michael Gates (R), the Huntington Beach city attorney who defended stricter local voter ID laws, has been appointed deputy assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. He pledged to advance Trump’s "America First" agenda.
Huntington Beach Attorney Behind Voter ID Law Defense Appointed to DOJ Civil Rights Division
Read more here.
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February 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
NEW: Michael Gates (R), the Huntington Beach city attorney who defended stricter local voter ID laws, has been appointed deputy assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. He pledged to advance Trump’s "America First" agenda.
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Dozens of employees at the bureau were fired by email on Tuesday night amid a stop-work order and closure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's headquarters.
Dozens of CFPB workers are fired as the agency remains shuttered
Dozens of employees at the bureau were fired by email on Tuesday night amid a stop-work order and closure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's headquarters.
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February 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Dozens of employees at the bureau were fired by email on Tuesday night amid a stop-work order and closure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's headquarters.
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Dems should propose a law that immediately requires every fed agency to post on @bsky.app account, every outlay with a detailed description, $, and a link to existing gov sites with in depth details
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
February 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Dems should propose a law that immediately requires every fed agency to post on @bsky.app account, every outlay with a detailed description, $, and a link to existing gov sites with in depth details
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
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🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.bsky.social files lawsuit on behalf of Baltimore and Economic Action Maryland, to halt Trump admin effort to defund the CFPB.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for breaking news.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for breaking news.
February 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.bsky.social files lawsuit on behalf of Baltimore and Economic Action Maryland, to halt Trump admin effort to defund the CFPB.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for breaking news.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for breaking news.
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How much longer untill the #crypto markets explode? Where is the money going to come from this cycle.
#cryotocurrency
#cryotocurrency
January 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
How much longer untill the #crypto markets explode? Where is the money going to come from this cycle.
#cryotocurrency
#cryotocurrency
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Hello world! Is it safe?
January 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Hello world! Is it safe?
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A whiteboard from our Jan 2023 team retreat where I wrote down our goals, and the top one was “10k user signups.”
We’re growing by 10k users every 10-15 minutes right now.
We’re growing by 10k users every 10-15 minutes right now.
November 16, 2024 at 2:46 AM
A whiteboard from our Jan 2023 team retreat where I wrote down our goals, and the top one was “10k user signups.”
We’re growing by 10k users every 10-15 minutes right now.
We’re growing by 10k users every 10-15 minutes right now.
Tying a post here...... Does it work?
November 16, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Tying a post here...... Does it work?