Brandon Chaderton
@chaderton.bsky.social
In the arena.
Interests include: politics, travel, reading, photography, and Star Wars.
Interests include: politics, travel, reading, photography, and Star Wars.
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
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EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN CONGRESS should be pressed about Trump calling for their colleagues to be killed
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN CONGRESS should be pressed about Trump calling for their colleagues to be killed
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we’ll see how his mayoral tenure shakes out but i am convinced that Mamdani has the juice. not just the charisma to win an election but the temperament to govern and the measured pragmatism of someone who genuinely believes what they’re saying and wants to accomplish real things.
Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani
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October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
we’ll see how his mayoral tenure shakes out but i am convinced that Mamdani has the juice. not just the charisma to win an election but the temperament to govern and the measured pragmatism of someone who genuinely believes what they’re saying and wants to accomplish real things.
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Turning the military on citizens.
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
October 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Turning the military on citizens.
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
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Politico Playbook led with the domestic troop deployment fights in the newsletter this morning.
Axios and Punchbowl News don’t mention it. 🙄
I don’t understand how Texas sending troops to invade Illinois or the president ordering California troops to invade Oregon is not leading?!
Axios and Punchbowl News don’t mention it. 🙄
I don’t understand how Texas sending troops to invade Illinois or the president ordering California troops to invade Oregon is not leading?!
October 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Politico Playbook led with the domestic troop deployment fights in the newsletter this morning.
Axios and Punchbowl News don’t mention it. 🙄
I don’t understand how Texas sending troops to invade Illinois or the president ordering California troops to invade Oregon is not leading?!
Axios and Punchbowl News don’t mention it. 🙄
I don’t understand how Texas sending troops to invade Illinois or the president ordering California troops to invade Oregon is not leading?!
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I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
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MIAMI (AP) - Judge won't halt closure of 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.
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August 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
MIAMI (AP) - Judge won't halt closure of 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.
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This is a moral moment for DC. Washingtonians are being taken off the streets and charged with crimes that even grand juries won’t indict. Residents are scared to leave their homes, and workers are scared to go to their jobs. All while they drag our city through the mud. This is wrong. Call it out.
August 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This is a moral moment for DC. Washingtonians are being taken off the streets and charged with crimes that even grand juries won’t indict. Residents are scared to leave their homes, and workers are scared to go to their jobs. All while they drag our city through the mud. This is wrong. Call it out.
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The driver of the National Guard’s 14-ton mine-resistant ATV ran a red light, struck a vehicle & injured the driver requiring jaws of life extraction.
These vehicles are designed for warfare, not our neighborhood streets—they don’t belong here.
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These vehicles are designed for warfare, not our neighborhood streets—they don’t belong here.
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Driver of National Guard vehicle gets red-light ticket after collision
A crash involving a D.C. National Guard vehicle and SUV on Capitol Hill left the civilian driver with a minor head laceration Wednesday, officials have said.
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August 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The driver of the National Guard’s 14-ton mine-resistant ATV ran a red light, struck a vehicle & injured the driver requiring jaws of life extraction.
These vehicles are designed for warfare, not our neighborhood streets—they don’t belong here.
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These vehicles are designed for warfare, not our neighborhood streets—they don’t belong here.
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The President taking over local control of MPD & putting the US military onto the streets of DC under the guise of public safety is wrong. It’s an extreme, outrageous, and dangerous move for our city and the safety of all our residents.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The President taking over local control of MPD & putting the US military onto the streets of DC under the guise of public safety is wrong. It’s an extreme, outrageous, and dangerous move for our city and the safety of all our residents.
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Uh-oh, director James Gunn said in an interview that his upcoming Superman is in part a metaphor for immigrants contributing to the American tapestry, and the right wingers have seen it and are NOT HAPPY
July 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Uh-oh, director James Gunn said in an interview that his upcoming Superman is in part a metaphor for immigrants contributing to the American tapestry, and the right wingers have seen it and are NOT HAPPY
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Heat advisory issued east of DC and I-95 (counites shaded orange) for Tuesday from 1 to 7 p.m., due to heat index values expected around 105 to 107 degrees. More at cwg.live
July 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Heat advisory issued east of DC and I-95 (counites shaded orange) for Tuesday from 1 to 7 p.m., due to heat index values expected around 105 to 107 degrees. More at cwg.live
America is so fucked, y’all.
June 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
America is so fucked, y’all.
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New euphemism for authoritarian lawlessness just dropped
June 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
New euphemism for authoritarian lawlessness just dropped
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Ah, but of course.
#OligarchEra 🤡
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#OligarchEra 🤡
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May 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Ah, but of course.
#OligarchEra 🤡
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#OligarchEra 🤡
@washingtonpost.com @jeffstein.bsky.social
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masking should be illegal if you're law enforcement except in rare situations (like potential exposure to toxins) bsky.app/profile/reic...
The masked ICE agents are in DC today, as rumored, whisking people off the street while covering their faces completely.
🚨ALERT 🚨ICE reported at 5300 South Dakota Ave NE in the last couple of hours. 4 agents and 2 cars confirmed. At least one person detained.
🚨ALERTA🚨ICE/La Migra reportado en 5300 South Dakota Ave NE en las últimas dos horas. 4 agentes and 2 carros confirmados. Al menos una persona detenida. 1/
🚨ALERTA🚨ICE/La Migra reportado en 5300 South Dakota Ave NE en las últimas dos horas. 4 agentes and 2 carros confirmados. Al menos una persona detenida. 1/
May 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
masking should be illegal if you're law enforcement except in rare situations (like potential exposure to toxins) bsky.app/profile/reic...
I was 29 in 2016 and this is absolutely not how this person grew up. Most of their existence is founded in the Clinton and Bush years which was anything but sensitive. Terrorism, two wars, a reelection for W that was built off the back of the anti-gay agenda. Revisionist history is thriving here.
I was 28 in 2016 and this is an insane characterization of what growing up as a white man in my cohort was like. Demonstrative of how out-of-touch the cultural right is with actual American life www.theredneckintellectual.com/p/right-wing...
May 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I was 29 in 2016 and this is absolutely not how this person grew up. Most of their existence is founded in the Clinton and Bush years which was anything but sensitive. Terrorism, two wars, a reelection for W that was built off the back of the anti-gay agenda. Revisionist history is thriving here.
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WAPO: “.. ocean-container bookings from China to the U.S. are down by more than 60 percent ..
“.. The consequence will be ‘empty shelves in U.S. stores in a few weeks and covid-like shortages for consumers ..’”
@davidjlynch.bsky.social @jeffstein.bsky.social
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“.. The consequence will be ‘empty shelves in U.S. stores in a few weeks and covid-like shortages for consumers ..’”
@davidjlynch.bsky.social @jeffstein.bsky.social
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April 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
WAPO: “.. ocean-container bookings from China to the U.S. are down by more than 60 percent ..
“.. The consequence will be ‘empty shelves in U.S. stores in a few weeks and covid-like shortages for consumers ..’”
@davidjlynch.bsky.social @jeffstein.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“.. The consequence will be ‘empty shelves in U.S. stores in a few weeks and covid-like shortages for consumers ..’”
@davidjlynch.bsky.social @jeffstein.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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This — the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s arrest today of a sitting judge — against the backdrop that the President of the United States is, at this same moment, defying an April 10 Order of the Supreme Court of the United States
April 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This — the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s arrest today of a sitting judge — against the backdrop that the President of the United States is, at this same moment, defying an April 10 Order of the Supreme Court of the United States
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April 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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This should be the top story in Axios’s morning read. But it isn’t. It’s the FIFTH top story.
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April 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This should be the top story in Axios’s morning read. But it isn’t. It’s the FIFTH top story.
@axios.com
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@axios.com
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JUDGE BOASBERG: “.. The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders. .. To permit such officials to freely ‘annul the judgments of the courts ..’ would make ‘a solemn mockery’ of ‘the constitution itself.’” 🇺🇸
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April 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
JUDGE BOASBERG: “.. The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders. .. To permit such officials to freely ‘annul the judgments of the courts ..’ would make ‘a solemn mockery’ of ‘the constitution itself.’” 🇺🇸
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“.. ‘This is their M.O.,’ Mr. Mahdawi’s lawyer, Luna Droubi, said. ‘They just continue to hide the individual to the point where their attorneys can’t quite understand or identify where to file.’”
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April 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“.. ‘This is their M.O.,’ Mr. Mahdawi’s lawyer, Luna Droubi, said. ‘They just continue to hide the individual to the point where their attorneys can’t quite understand or identify where to file.’”
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The corruption runs deep in the Republican Party
(WSJ) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R., Ga.) bought shares of 19 companies and sold between $50,001 and $100,000 worth of Treasury bills on April 8 and 9, according to financial disclosures released today.
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April 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The corruption runs deep in the Republican Party