ChrisAtNKU
@chrisatnku.bsky.social
Husband and father. Digital filmmaker. Media prof. Slow grader. he/him
Redshark's tracker easily disproves the lie that tariffs are paid by other countries. For example, a new Panasonic camera that launched in December at $499 is now $699 in the US...and still at the launch price elsewhere in the world.
Tariff tracker: All the price increases coming to camera and video kit in the US - updated
Stay updated on price increases for camera and video equipment in the US due to tariffs, with key examples from major brands like Panasonic, Sigma, DJI, and more.
www.redsharknews.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Redshark's tracker easily disproves the lie that tariffs are paid by other countries. For example, a new Panasonic camera that launched in December at $499 is now $699 in the US...and still at the launch price elsewhere in the world.
This is beyond unacceptable. It is horrific. I would hope anyone of any political persuasion would think it is simply wrong. Contact your representatives. Repeatedly. This isn’t just un-American, it is immoral.
Live updates: Both the US and El Salvador refuse to return wrongly deported man to the US
President Trump is hosting Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, at the White House. The nation is holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported from the U.S.
apnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is beyond unacceptable. It is horrific. I would hope anyone of any political persuasion would think it is simply wrong. Contact your representatives. Repeatedly. This isn’t just un-American, it is immoral.
This is the kind of thing where I have to think that the cruelty is at least part of the point. And it saddens me. But it also hardens my resolve to make things better…to Make America Kind Again. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
U.S. to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries
A 281-page spreadsheet obtained by The Times lists the Trump administration’s plans for thousands of foreign aid programs.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This is the kind of thing where I have to think that the cruelty is at least part of the point. And it saddens me. But it also hardens my resolve to make things better…to Make America Kind Again. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
So any mention of something good a non-white person does makes that accomplishment a DEI event? Only white people should be celebrated? The racism at the core of the Trump administration’s anti-diversity crusade is clear.
Arlington National Cemetery stops highlighting some historical figures on its website
Articles, photos and videos that are seen as promoting DEI will be removed under the new approach.
www.npr.org
March 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
So any mention of something good a non-white person does makes that accomplishment a DEI event? Only white people should be celebrated? The racism at the core of the Trump administration’s anti-diversity crusade is clear.
This is why funding “soft power” things like Voice of America is important. If we are not out there being a beacon of good and broadcasting American values then we leave a vacuum that will be filled by others with their own agendas. It is an investment, not an expense.
Radio Free Europe beamed coverage of Russia's war in Ukraine into Russia when the Kremlin banned its citizens from calling it a war.
Radio Free Asia bravely exposed China's mass detention of the Uyghurs.
The Open Technology Fund helped fund the creation of Signal.
All three are in jeopardy now.
Radio Free Asia bravely exposed China's mass detention of the Uyghurs.
The Open Technology Fund helped fund the creation of Signal.
All three are in jeopardy now.
‘Massive gift to America’s enemies’: Activists decry cuts to government-funded networks | CNN Business
Advocates for the government-funded networks, including lawmakers in both the United States and Europe, say the cutbacks will undermine press freedoms and hurt America’s standing in the world.
www.cnn.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This is why funding “soft power” things like Voice of America is important. If we are not out there being a beacon of good and broadcasting American values then we leave a vacuum that will be filled by others with their own agendas. It is an investment, not an expense.
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Radio Free Europe beamed coverage of Russia's war in Ukraine into Russia when the Kremlin banned its citizens from calling it a war.
Radio Free Asia bravely exposed China's mass detention of the Uyghurs.
The Open Technology Fund helped fund the creation of Signal.
All three are in jeopardy now.
Radio Free Asia bravely exposed China's mass detention of the Uyghurs.
The Open Technology Fund helped fund the creation of Signal.
All three are in jeopardy now.
‘Massive gift to America’s enemies’: Activists decry cuts to government-funded networks | CNN Business
Advocates for the government-funded networks, including lawmakers in both the United States and Europe, say the cutbacks will undermine press freedoms and hurt America’s standing in the world.
www.cnn.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Radio Free Europe beamed coverage of Russia's war in Ukraine into Russia when the Kremlin banned its citizens from calling it a war.
Radio Free Asia bravely exposed China's mass detention of the Uyghurs.
The Open Technology Fund helped fund the creation of Signal.
All three are in jeopardy now.
Radio Free Asia bravely exposed China's mass detention of the Uyghurs.
The Open Technology Fund helped fund the creation of Signal.
All three are in jeopardy now.
Today and tomorrow is NKU’s “Founder’s Days” - our annual fundraising event. If reading that causes any kind of interest, a gift of any kind is very much appreciated. Even $5. And you can designate it toward the new EMB Study Abroad scholarship! Norse Up!
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NKU Founders' Day: 1,968 Minutes of Giving
NKU Founders' Day is March 12-13, 2025!
nkentucky.scalefunder.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Today and tomorrow is NKU’s “Founder’s Days” - our annual fundraising event. If reading that causes any kind of interest, a gift of any kind is very much appreciated. Even $5. And you can designate it toward the new EMB Study Abroad scholarship! Norse Up!
nkentucky.scalefunder.com/gday/giving-...
nkentucky.scalefunder.com/gday/giving-...
Tonight are the Oscars. Win bragging rights - make your picks before the ceremony begins at 8pm! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Oscar Picks 2025
Our friendly competition focusing on Hollywood's annual celebration of the year in film. The grand prize is simply bragging rights - the fun comes from considering what was the best work in films rele...
docs.google.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Tonight are the Oscars. Win bragging rights - make your picks before the ceremony begins at 8pm! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Watching the Four Nations game between Canada and the US. They make a plea to respect the anthems of both nations. The crowd loudly boos the US national anthem. Then the singer lets the crowd sing Canada’s anthem and the arena fills with sound. Our closest ally. Is this really what Trump wants?
February 16, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Watching the Four Nations game between Canada and the US. They make a plea to respect the anthems of both nations. The crowd loudly boos the US national anthem. Then the singer lets the crowd sing Canada’s anthem and the arena fills with sound. Our closest ally. Is this really what Trump wants?
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"Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk have challenged decades-long approaches to political extremism that were designed to prevent another Hitler."
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
Vance and Musk Attack German Consensus on Nazis and Speech
Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk have challenged decades-long approaches to political extremism that were designed to prevent another Hitler.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk have challenged decades-long approaches to political extremism that were designed to prevent another Hitler."
cool
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
This seems to be how he deals with everything. “No, I didn’t go and I have no experience with it, but I am going to replace them all with me because I can do whatever it is better than everyone.” The hubris and lack of self-awareness reeks of old rich white man privilege.
Reporter: Why do you want to be chairman of Kennedy Center board?
Trump: Some of the shows were terrible. They were a disgrace.
Reporter: Have you seen any shows there?
Trump: No, I didn’t go.
Trump: Some of the shows were terrible. They were a disgrace.
Reporter: Have you seen any shows there?
Trump: No, I didn’t go.
February 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
This seems to be how he deals with everything. “No, I didn’t go and I have no experience with it, but I am going to replace them all with me because I can do whatever it is better than everyone.” The hubris and lack of self-awareness reeks of old rich white man privilege.
Media friends - I’m teaching a newly-created introductory editing class this semester. I’m looking at different editing styles, with different editing projects. We just did a narrative scene (what they’re most used to seeing) and will next look at a commercial, a music video, and a documentary.
February 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Media friends - I’m teaching a newly-created introductory editing class this semester. I’m looking at different editing styles, with different editing projects. We just did a narrative scene (what they’re most used to seeing) and will next look at a commercial, a music video, and a documentary.
Foreign aid is roughly 1% of the US budget. We are a rich country, and our good fortune not only helps others but it strengthens our standing in the world. Until we stop helping…stop being the good neighbor. Then we let others gain favor and their views have more sway. And we diminish who we are.
Visualizing the international reach of U.S. funding cut by Trump
Using graphics to illustrate the scope of U.S. foreign aid spending and analyzing how the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts could play out across the world.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Foreign aid is roughly 1% of the US budget. We are a rich country, and our good fortune not only helps others but it strengthens our standing in the world. Until we stop helping…stop being the good neighbor. Then we let others gain favor and their views have more sway. And we diminish who we are.
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SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.
wrd.cm
February 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
Do you think Musk's targeting of USAID is prompted from the organization being a strong influence on the dismantling of Apartheid in South Africa? I mean - the mission of USAID is to help developing countries recover from disaster, escape poverty, and move to democratic principles. All good things.
Mission to South Africa | Archive - U.S. Agency for International Development
As the Cold War was winding down in the 1980s, international attention turned to the apartheid regime in South Africa. The United States passed the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, authorizin...
2012-2017.usaid.gov
February 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Do you think Musk's targeting of USAID is prompted from the organization being a strong influence on the dismantling of Apartheid in South Africa? I mean - the mission of USAID is to help developing countries recover from disaster, escape poverty, and move to democratic principles. All good things.
Musk spent more than a quarter billion dollars on the past election. I know it sounds like an old grandpa saying “Well, back in my day…” but there did use to be limits on what a person (and later a company) could spend on a campaign. Now Musk has bought the presidency, and he feels he can wreck it.
Elon Musk donated $288 million in 2024 election, final tally shows
The official count of Musk’s donations further cemented him as the country’s largest -— and most prominent — donor.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Musk spent more than a quarter billion dollars on the past election. I know it sounds like an old grandpa saying “Well, back in my day…” but there did use to be limits on what a person (and later a company) could spend on a campaign. Now Musk has bought the presidency, and he feels he can wreck it.
So we are only two weeks in and we have already reached the “Oh my goodness. That can’t be real, right? Wait - that is actually happening?” phase of the administration.
February 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
So we are only two weeks in and we have already reached the “Oh my goodness. That can’t be real, right? Wait - that is actually happening?” phase of the administration.
I completely understand this.
Once again, a fundamental reason why so many academics despise Trump, Vance, Musk & company is that we’ve all had our share of The Guy Who Didn’t Do The Reading But Demands to Be Heard
January 31, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I completely understand this.
Is creating suffering the goal? The immediate pull out from the WHO, including having zero contact or explanation for partners around the world and not permitting drugs to be distributed, will kill people. We have been the good neighbor…the Samaritan. But now we will become the villain in the story.
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Is creating suffering the goal? The immediate pull out from the WHO, including having zero contact or explanation for partners around the world and not permitting drugs to be distributed, will kill people. We have been the good neighbor…the Samaritan. But now we will become the villain in the story.
This isn’t accurate. Colombia didn’t want their citizens shackled in military transports. It wasn’t about accepting them back - they’ve been doing that for years - it is about treating them as human beings. Once the countertariffs were announced Trump acquiesced and regular air travel is being used.
JUST IN: Trump pausing Colombia tariffs after deal on "unrestricted acceptance" of migrants, White House says www.axios.com/2025/01/27/t...
Trump pausing Colombia tariffs after deal on "unrestricted acceptance" of migrants, WH says
Planned "tariffs and sanctions will be held in reserve, and not signed, unless Colombia fails to honor this agreement," the White House said.
www.axios.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
This isn’t accurate. Colombia didn’t want their citizens shackled in military transports. It wasn’t about accepting them back - they’ve been doing that for years - it is about treating them as human beings. Once the countertariffs were announced Trump acquiesced and regular air travel is being used.
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it is misleading to say trump is imposing a 50% tariff on Colombia — he is imposing a 50% tax on Americans who buy imports from Colombia
January 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
it is misleading to say trump is imposing a 50% tariff on Colombia — he is imposing a 50% tax on Americans who buy imports from Colombia
I was a Hoosier for the first part of my life, until we left for film school. There was one football team pretty much everyone liked. Notre Dame. After earning my degree we moved to Cincinnati and have lived in Ohio for nearly 30 years. And for tonight’s game there’s one team I’d prefer to win. O-H!
January 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I was a Hoosier for the first part of my life, until we left for film school. There was one football team pretty much everyone liked. Notre Dame. After earning my degree we moved to Cincinnati and have lived in Ohio for nearly 30 years. And for tonight’s game there’s one team I’d prefer to win. O-H!
Cincinnati friends - we need a plumber. Anyone know one that you like?
January 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Cincinnati friends - we need a plumber. Anyone know one that you like?
Ohio vs the World!
January 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Ohio vs the World!
This is one of those times where I don’t know what to do. This seems like something for which our institutions have clear delineations of authority. How can a simple citizen make some kind of impact? I don’t want to be on the sidelines, watching as power is stolen. How do we help fight this?
Breaking News: A federal judge who handled President-elect Trump’s classified documents case temporarily barred the special counsel, Jack Smith, from releasing his final report on the investigation to the public.
Judge Cannon Blocks Release of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Documents Investigation
Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee who dismissed the documents case in its entirety this summer, on Tuesday temporarily barred the special counsel, Jack Smith, from releasing the results of his...
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is one of those times where I don’t know what to do. This seems like something for which our institutions have clear delineations of authority. How can a simple citizen make some kind of impact? I don’t want to be on the sidelines, watching as power is stolen. How do we help fight this?