Chad Thiele
@chadjthiele.bsky.social
Proud Wisconsin Badger and WVU Mountaineer. Applied sociologist and marketing communications professional. This is where I talk about politics, economics, and society.
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Chad Thiele
@chadjthiele.bsky.social
· Jan 20
I keep thinking about the conversation that Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman) had with Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) near the end of Charlie Wilson's War (2007).
We'll see.
We'll see.
This is what corruption looks like.
Deal to end US shutdown would also allow some Republican senators to seek $500,000 for January 6 probe reut.rs/4qRAyxc
Deal to end US shutdown would also allow some Republican senators to seek $500,000 for January 6 probe
Legislation moving through Congress that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history would also allow eight Republican senators to seek hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for alleged privacy violations stemming from the Biden administration's investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:58 AM
This is what corruption looks like.
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“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One"
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One"
An immigrant wins NYC. Liberty smiles again.
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
An immigrant wins NYC. Liberty smiles again.
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"No crowns, no thrones, no kings."
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks out after winning huge fight against Trump and the GOP's redistricting push.
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks out after winning huge fight against Trump and the GOP's redistricting push.
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
"No crowns, no thrones, no kings."
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks out after winning huge fight against Trump and the GOP's redistricting push.
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks out after winning huge fight against Trump and the GOP's redistricting push.
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Louisiana — the red state that Mike Johnson nominally represents — has the second highest percentage of residents enrolled in SNAP in the nation.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
Mike Johnson: "These blue states have abused the SNAP program just like they've abused Medicaid and so many other government programs."
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Louisiana — the red state that Mike Johnson nominally represents — has the second highest percentage of residents enrolled in SNAP in the nation.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
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By that logic, Trump’s defense should invite the very same scrutiny from House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY). When asked, Comer replied, “I would assume he knew. ... Sometimes he says things and we have to really analyze and give him another opportunity to make sure he didn't misspeak.”
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
By that logic, Trump’s defense should invite the very same scrutiny from House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY). When asked, Comer replied, “I would assume he knew. ... Sometimes he says things and we have to really analyze and give him another opportunity to make sure he didn't misspeak.”
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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Why is it so hard for people to just say, out loud, what is obvious: Donald Trump is a socialist who is trying to make the American economy function more like Communist China?
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:
Donald Trump Is a Commie
Bernie’s democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy. Trump’s national socialism is not. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
www.thebulwark.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Why is it so hard for people to just say, out loud, what is obvious: Donald Trump is a socialist who is trying to make the American economy function more like Communist China?
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:
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November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"Be very clear, Y’all: the current government shutdown isn’t just political theater. It is biological warfare disguised as budgeting." ~ @drstaceypatton.bsky.social drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/starving-y...
Starving You is the Point: The Neuroscience of Hunger and Obedience in America
We are watching a government experiment in population management using stress, scarcity, and biology to keep people too tired to fight back.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:02 AM
"Be very clear, Y’all: the current government shutdown isn’t just political theater. It is biological warfare disguised as budgeting." ~ @drstaceypatton.bsky.social drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/starving-y...
The news is on a lot in my house, but this is how I heard about the proposal to "fix" the ACA by making health care more expensive for people with pre-existing conditions. Strange world. That said, it is awesome that Earth to Eve is getting the word out. www.youtube.com/shorts/jDYnp...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The news is on a lot in my house, but this is how I heard about the proposal to "fix" the ACA by making health care more expensive for people with pre-existing conditions. Strange world. That said, it is awesome that Earth to Eve is getting the word out. www.youtube.com/shorts/jDYnp...
Pure evil. MAGA builds a lavish ballroom while suggesting that health insurance should be more expensive for people with pre-existing conditions. I hope Louisiana votes this guy out of office. While they are at it, I hope they vote Mike Johnson out, too. Pure evil. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Touting ‘high-risk pools,’ Republican senator endorses rolling back the clock
Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana wants a debate about bringing back a failed pre-ACA health care idea. He should be careful what he wishes for.
www.msnbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Pure evil. MAGA builds a lavish ballroom while suggesting that health insurance should be more expensive for people with pre-existing conditions. I hope Louisiana votes this guy out of office. While they are at it, I hope they vote Mike Johnson out, too. Pure evil. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
"Donald Trump, like autocrats around the globe, is weaponizing food supply." ~ Jennifer Rubin contrarian.substack.com/p/maga-uses-...
MAGA Uses Hunger as a Political Weapon
Starving children is a new low
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October 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"Donald Trump, like autocrats around the globe, is weaponizing food supply." ~ Jennifer Rubin contrarian.substack.com/p/maga-uses-...
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Standing there insisting this is all somehow Democrats' fault because they won't support *your* budget -- a budget that explicitly wages war on Democratic constituencies and Democratic programs -- when you refuse to negotiate or compromise at all is just ludicrously laughably stupid.
October 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Standing there insisting this is all somehow Democrats' fault because they won't support *your* budget -- a budget that explicitly wages war on Democratic constituencies and Democratic programs -- when you refuse to negotiate or compromise at all is just ludicrously laughably stupid.
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New footage shows a blind man being violently detained by federal agents at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland.
WATCH: Blind man dragged by federal agents into Oregon ICE facility
The videos show several federal agents circling around Quinn Haberl before grabbing him by his limbs and carrying him toward the ICE building before dropping him on his head.
www.kget.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New footage shows a blind man being violently detained by federal agents at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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If you don’t want to be called a N*zi, perhaps stop doing N*zi things…
October 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
If you don’t want to be called a N*zi, perhaps stop doing N*zi things…
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It’s been 31 days since @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her election, and she still hasn’t been sworn in.
Do your job, Speaker Johnson.
Do your job, Speaker Johnson.
October 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It’s been 31 days since @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her election, and she still hasn’t been sworn in.
Do your job, Speaker Johnson.
Do your job, Speaker Johnson.
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I’ve been saying for a long time that Democrats should be holding press conferences in front of the White House daily. Now they should be holding press conferences daily in front of the destruction of the East Wing.
October 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I’ve been saying for a long time that Democrats should be holding press conferences in front of the White House daily. Now they should be holding press conferences daily in front of the destruction of the East Wing.
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"You're Christian nationalists."
"We love Christian nationalism!"
"You're Nazis."
"Heil Hitler!"
"No kings!"
"Yes kings!"
"You're Darth Vader."
"Long live the Empire!"
There isn't a negative label that MAGA won't embrace.
"We love Christian nationalism!"
"You're Nazis."
"Heil Hitler!"
"No kings!"
"Yes kings!"
"You're Darth Vader."
"Long live the Empire!"
There isn't a negative label that MAGA won't embrace.
Trump: "We have Darth Vader. You know Darth Vader, right? Darth Vader is a man who is sitting -- is that Darth? Stand up please. Does everybody know -- they call him Darth Vader, I call him a fine man. But he's cutting Democrat priorities and they're never gonna get them back."
October 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"You're Christian nationalists."
"We love Christian nationalism!"
"You're Nazis."
"Heil Hitler!"
"No kings!"
"Yes kings!"
"You're Darth Vader."
"Long live the Empire!"
There isn't a negative label that MAGA won't embrace.
"We love Christian nationalism!"
"You're Nazis."
"Heil Hitler!"
"No kings!"
"Yes kings!"
"You're Darth Vader."
"Long live the Empire!"
There isn't a negative label that MAGA won't embrace.
"It is also the starkest example yet of potential ethical conflicts created by installing the president's former lawyers atop the Justice Department." ~ Devlin Barrett and Tyler Pager
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"It is also the starkest example yet of potential ethical conflicts created by installing the president's former lawyers atop the Justice Department." ~ Devlin Barrett and Tyler Pager
The Ballad of the Portland Frog Brigade / Peaceful Protest Song youtu.be/QGtBfOdnG24?...
The Ballad of the Portland Frog Brigade / Peaceful protest song
YouTube video by Hot Garbage Productions
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October 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The Ballad of the Portland Frog Brigade / Peaceful Protest Song youtu.be/QGtBfOdnG24?...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
How can Republicans still try to make George Soros the boogeyman when the richest man in the world openly used his money to influence the 2024 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump? Pot, meet kettle.
(And, by the way, those weren't millions of paid protesters this weekend.)
(And, by the way, those weren't millions of paid protesters this weekend.)
October 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
How can Republicans still try to make George Soros the boogeyman when the richest man in the world openly used his money to influence the 2024 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump? Pot, meet kettle.
(And, by the way, those weren't millions of paid protesters this weekend.)
(And, by the way, those weren't millions of paid protesters this weekend.)
This is in an interesting TED Talk. It is not necessarily anti-Trump, but rather a warning about what is happening all around the world. youtu.be/Ew59SKy181Y?...
Are We Heading Toward World War III? | Heni Ozi Cukier | TED
YouTube video by TED
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October 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is in an interesting TED Talk. It is not necessarily anti-Trump, but rather a warning about what is happening all around the world. youtu.be/Ew59SKy181Y?...