Chris Nierman
@cgnierman.bsky.social
Trumpeter, techie, and general all-around nerd.
Absolutely terrifying…
Trump administration considering suspending habeas corpus
The White House is "actively looking at" suspending the legal right to challenge detention.
www.bbc.com
May 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Absolutely terrifying…
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"America’s slide into authoritarianism is reversible. But no one has ever defeated autocracy from the sidelines." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"America’s slide into authoritarianism is reversible. But no one has ever defeated autocracy from the sidelines." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
"...the chatbot was showering them with praise regardless of what they said."
Sound familiar, Rethuglicans? Dangerously sycophantic, indeed.
bbc.com/news/article...
Sound familiar, Rethuglicans? Dangerously sycophantic, indeed.
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Update that made ChatGPT 'dangerously' sycophantic pulled
Users said the chatbot endorsed ideas including stopping medication and getting angry at strangers
bbc.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"...the chatbot was showering them with praise regardless of what they said."
Sound familiar, Rethuglicans? Dangerously sycophantic, indeed.
bbc.com/news/article...
Sound familiar, Rethuglicans? Dangerously sycophantic, indeed.
bbc.com/news/article...
Liz Cheney didn't write letter urging Democratic Party to fight Trump's 'authoritarian machine' | Snopes.com
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April 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Liz Cheney didn't write letter urging Democratic Party to fight Trump's 'authoritarian machine' | Snopes.com
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So: Russia flatly rejected one Trump envoy (Kellogg), made the next one (Witkoff) wait for eight hours, rejected the ceasefire, and instructed Trump that his job is to give Russia what it wants. That’s what Trump means by "respect" I guess.
March 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
So: Russia flatly rejected one Trump envoy (Kellogg), made the next one (Witkoff) wait for eight hours, rejected the ceasefire, and instructed Trump that his job is to give Russia what it wants. That’s what Trump means by "respect" I guess.
“As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
H. L. Mencken - Wikiquote
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March 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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Donald Trump promised to lower costs, in his own words, “on day one.”
Now, Trump and Elon Musk are gutting the consumer agency, which will increase costs on working people.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Now, Trump and Elon Musk are gutting the consumer agency, which will increase costs on working people.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
February 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Donald Trump promised to lower costs, in his own words, “on day one.”
Now, Trump and Elon Musk are gutting the consumer agency, which will increase costs on working people.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Now, Trump and Elon Musk are gutting the consumer agency, which will increase costs on working people.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
February 14, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas : NPR
www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...
www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...
Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas
That's according to a public State Department procurement document. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about the chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, who is a top White Ho...
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas : NPR
www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...
www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...
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OPINION | Snap out of it America. All the warning lights are flashing, writes @djrothkopf.bsky.social.
Yes, It’s a Coup and Yes, It’s Targeting You
January 6 was nothing compared to the current mob of thugs intent on tearing apart our country’s very system of government.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
OPINION | Snap out of it America. All the warning lights are flashing, writes @djrothkopf.bsky.social.
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if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
February 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
The first two weeks into President Trump's second tour in the White House "have seen so many lines crossed in the pursuit of his agenda that anyone who believes in the Constitution and honest governance should be worried," the editorial board writes.
The first two weeks into President Trump's second tour in the White House "have seen so many lines crossed in the pursuit of his agenda that anyone who believes in the Constitution and honest governance should be worried," the editorial board writes.
Opinion | Trump’s Test of the Constitution
Two weeks in, the president is quickly moving to eliminate tools of accountability.
nyti.ms
February 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
The first two weeks into President Trump's second tour in the White House "have seen so many lines crossed in the pursuit of his agenda that anyone who believes in the Constitution and honest governance should be worried," the editorial board writes.
The first two weeks into President Trump's second tour in the White House "have seen so many lines crossed in the pursuit of his agenda that anyone who believes in the Constitution and honest governance should be worried," the editorial board writes.
