Chuck Russell
@charlie-co.bsky.social
Former educator, state administrator, education lobbyist, federal governmental relations consultant.
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One point I’ve been banging on about in interviews the last few weeks is that the mere threat of the use of force by the U.S. President is illegal both under Article 2(4) of the UN Charter but also the U.S. Constitution by virtue of the Take Care Clause.
January 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
One point I’ve been banging on about in interviews the last few weeks is that the mere threat of the use of force by the U.S. President is illegal both under Article 2(4) of the UN Charter but also the U.S. Constitution by virtue of the Take Care Clause.
Trump says he’s pursuing Greenland after perceived Nobel Peace Prize snub
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Trump says he's pursuing Greenland after perceived Nobel Peace Prize snub
"Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize… I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace," Trump wrote in a message to the Norwegian Prime Minister.
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January 19, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Trump says he’s pursuing Greenland after perceived Nobel Peace Prize snub
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Here’s your reminder that we’re impeaching Kristi Noem, and you can help out!
Take just a second to tell your Representatives to get behind this effort here:
Take just a second to tell your Representatives to get behind this effort here:
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
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January 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Here’s your reminder that we’re impeaching Kristi Noem, and you can help out!
Take just a second to tell your Representatives to get behind this effort here:
Take just a second to tell your Representatives to get behind this effort here:
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In a time of crisis for U.S democracy, CBS News under new right-wing management just committed one of the worst acts of journalism in American history
What's so terrible about its unverified, unlikely Trump propaganda over the the MLPS killing by ICE
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/cbs-...
What's so terrible about its unverified, unlikely Trump propaganda over the the MLPS killing by ICE
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/cbs-...
The day that CBS News became literally ‘fake news’ for America | Will Bunch
An unverified, unlikely story about the Minneapolis ICE shooter exposes the new CBS News team as Trump's state media.
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January 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM
In a time of crisis for U.S democracy, CBS News under new right-wing management just committed one of the worst acts of journalism in American history
What's so terrible about its unverified, unlikely Trump propaganda over the the MLPS killing by ICE
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/cbs-...
What's so terrible about its unverified, unlikely Trump propaganda over the the MLPS killing by ICE
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/cbs-...
Trump has made (almost) 4 billion dollars by this point in his second term. How? : Planet Money
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How much money President Trump and his family have made : Planet Money
Before President Donald Trump’s first term, he was in a “tight spot” financially, according to New Yorker writer David Kirkpatrick. At the start of his second term, David says, Trump was in an “even t...
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January 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Trump has made (almost) 4 billion dollars by this point in his second term. How? : Planet Money
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This is absurd. Acquiring Greenland is not a national emergency. There is no imminent threat. Trump is violating the Constitution by imposing these tariffs. This is dictatorial conduct. And Bessent is pretending to be stupid to justify it— and acting as if we’re stupid enough to buy this.
WELKER: What is the national emergency that justifies this new slate of tariffs?
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
January 18, 2026 at 3:18 PM
This is absurd. Acquiring Greenland is not a national emergency. There is no imminent threat. Trump is violating the Constitution by imposing these tariffs. This is dictatorial conduct. And Bessent is pretending to be stupid to justify it— and acting as if we’re stupid enough to buy this.
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"There is no emergency, but if we create one, then there will be an emergency."
WELKER: What is the national emergency that justifies this new slate of tariffs?
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
January 18, 2026 at 3:24 PM
"There is no emergency, but if we create one, then there will be an emergency."
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How it started/how it's going
January 18, 2026 at 3:08 PM
How it started/how it's going
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It’s hard to overstate the destructive impact of Trump invading and taking over Greenland. It would end NATO, destroy our relationships with virtually every NATO country and lead to the further unraveling of the many economic benefits that now accrue to the US as the world abandons Trump’s America.
January 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
It’s hard to overstate the destructive impact of Trump invading and taking over Greenland. It would end NATO, destroy our relationships with virtually every NATO country and lead to the further unraveling of the many economic benefits that now accrue to the US as the world abandons Trump’s America.
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Now more than ever, we're a two timing, back stabbing, and disloyal nation without integrity.
January 18, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Now more than ever, we're a two timing, back stabbing, and disloyal nation without integrity.
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That’s funny, cause…
January 18, 2026 at 3:40 PM
That’s funny, cause…
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In 2016 Cruz made a big stink about how if Trump was elected he would invade Denmark and start WW3. What an insane take to have 10 years later. I swear none of these men have any core values or principles. Whatever their fuherer says they will bend the knee to it. Unbelievable cowards.
January 18, 2026 at 3:32 PM
In 2016 Cruz made a big stink about how if Trump was elected he would invade Denmark and start WW3. What an insane take to have 10 years later. I swear none of these men have any core values or principles. Whatever their fuherer says they will bend the knee to it. Unbelievable cowards.
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Cruz knows what he's saying is both dangerous and a lie, and yet he's such a spineless coward he'll do anything to try to appease the MAGA right.
January 18, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Cruz knows what he's saying is both dangerous and a lie, and yet he's such a spineless coward he'll do anything to try to appease the MAGA right.
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Remember when Trump said he’d make America respected again? When does that happen?
Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, today: a massive protest outside the U.S. embassy against the sale/occupation of Greenland by the United States
January 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Remember when Trump said he’d make America respected again? When does that happen?
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He's seeding the idea of the government takeover of the media.
January 18, 2026 at 12:04 PM
He's seeding the idea of the government takeover of the media.
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The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
January 18, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
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Oh thank god, he had me worried there.
January 17, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Oh thank god, he had me worried there.
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Nothing to see here folks, just a sitting president investing in two companies whose merger he claims sole authority to approve or reject. Totally normal! 🙃
January 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Nothing to see here folks, just a sitting president investing in two companies whose merger he claims sole authority to approve or reject. Totally normal! 🙃
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A terrible day.
The U.S. government vs. the free world.
The U.S. government vs. the free world.
January 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM
A terrible day.
The U.S. government vs. the free world.
The U.S. government vs. the free world.