Chris Crews
@chriscrews.bsky.social
Writer, musician, skater - not trained in any of them. Follow politics like some follow NASCAR. Here for the crashes. Contrary crank.
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NEW: “Bands of masked men apprehending people in broad daylight in the streets and hauling them off. Disappearing people to a third country,” a former DHS official said. “We’re at an inflection point in history right now and it’s frightening.”
How Trump is Building a Repressive, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challenges to their arrests and tactics.
www.propublica.org
October 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: “Bands of masked men apprehending people in broad daylight in the streets and hauling them off. Disappearing people to a third country,” a former DHS official said. “We’re at an inflection point in history right now and it’s frightening.”
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so here’s the thing, Bari, you’re running an organization full of weapons-grade gossips who hate you www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b...
October 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
so here’s the thing, Bari, you’re running an organization full of weapons-grade gossips who hate you www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b...
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Oh it’s not appropriate for your program to air the president wearing a crown and shitting on American citizens?
You’ll talk about it in euphemisms? Maybe call it the “crown video” and ignore the shitting part? Because that’s appropriate?
Tell me, was it appropriate for the president to do it?
You’ll talk about it in euphemisms? Maybe call it the “crown video” and ignore the shitting part? Because that’s appropriate?
Tell me, was it appropriate for the president to do it?
October 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Oh it’s not appropriate for your program to air the president wearing a crown and shitting on American citizens?
You’ll talk about it in euphemisms? Maybe call it the “crown video” and ignore the shitting part? Because that’s appropriate?
Tell me, was it appropriate for the president to do it?
You’ll talk about it in euphemisms? Maybe call it the “crown video” and ignore the shitting part? Because that’s appropriate?
Tell me, was it appropriate for the president to do it?
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ICE arrested press tonight. They threw a tear gas canister into the press last week. This was not an accident.
Release Steve Held.
Release Steve Held.
NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
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A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility • The TRiiBE
Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents earlier this evening.
thetriibe.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
ICE arrested press tonight. They threw a tear gas canister into the press last week. This was not an accident.
Release Steve Held.
Release Steve Held.
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This rules - @raskin.house.gov straight up called out Roberts to his face.
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September 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This rules - @raskin.house.gov straight up called out Roberts to his face.
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democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
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I’m happy to have my cartoons reposted, but it’s always nice when credit is given to the artist so people can find me
There’s a lot more where this came from
There’s a lot more where this came from
September 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I’m happy to have my cartoons reposted, but it’s always nice when credit is given to the artist so people can find me
There’s a lot more where this came from
There’s a lot more where this came from
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I conducted some research on Dr. Ian Roberts, the Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa, who has recently been detained by ICE, despite having lived in the US legally for decades. He earned his permanent residency through a green card. 👇🏾
September 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I conducted some research on Dr. Ian Roberts, the Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa, who has recently been detained by ICE, despite having lived in the US legally for decades. He earned his permanent residency through a green card. 👇🏾
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Wait: so the President of the United States shared a video of a fake news report, rooted in a conspiracy theory, that features an AI-generated version of himself promoting a policy that…doesn’t exist?
Trump tonight appears to have pushed the false "medbed" conspiracy theory, which has spread in the far-right internet over the years. www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-c...
September 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Wait: so the President of the United States shared a video of a fake news report, rooted in a conspiracy theory, that features an AI-generated version of himself promoting a policy that…doesn’t exist?
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Here is an unlocked NYT summary of Ian Roberts's detention, deleted prior post to avoid sharing unconfirmed records referencing his whereabouts before 2022
Des Moines Schools Chief Is Detained and Accused of Living in U.S. Illegally
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Here is an unlocked NYT summary of Ian Roberts's detention, deleted prior post to avoid sharing unconfirmed records referencing his whereabouts before 2022
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BREAKING NYT:
Trump just fired a U.S. attorney who insisted on following a court order.
Michele Beckwith, the top federal prosecutor in Sacramento, was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.
Trump just fired a U.S. attorney who insisted on following a court order.
Michele Beckwith, the top federal prosecutor in Sacramento, was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.
Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING NYT:
Trump just fired a U.S. attorney who insisted on following a court order.
Michele Beckwith, the top federal prosecutor in Sacramento, was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.
Trump just fired a U.S. attorney who insisted on following a court order.
Michele Beckwith, the top federal prosecutor in Sacramento, was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.
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She won by FORTY POINTS
Grijalva: I was looking at the example of now-Representative Walkinshaw from Virginia, who was elected two weeks ago Tuesday. The following Wednesday—less than 24 hours later—he was sworn in, with unofficial results.
So for me, apparently the rules have now changed in just two weeks.
So for me, apparently the rules have now changed in just two weeks.
September 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
She won by FORTY POINTS
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More than 1800 detainees who were interned in Trump's shuttered Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp have now disappeared without a trace. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
More than 1800 detainees who were interned in Trump's shuttered Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp have now disappeared without a trace. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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I hate that Brigitte Macron feels compelled to prove she’s a woman, but I get it: shut that lie down. The right thrives on ruining lives with made-up trash.
Maybe Candace Owens should have to prove she’s human.
Maybe Candace Owens should have to prove she’s human.
September 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I hate that Brigitte Macron feels compelled to prove she’s a woman, but I get it: shut that lie down. The right thrives on ruining lives with made-up trash.
Maybe Candace Owens should have to prove she’s human.
Maybe Candace Owens should have to prove she’s human.
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NEW: U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX
The company’s Starship rocket, which has suffered a series of recent test explosions, is still years away from being ready for the mission, former NASA executives say.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
The company’s Starship rocket, which has suffered a series of recent test explosions, is still years away from being ready for the mission, former NASA executives say.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM
NEW: U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX
The company’s Starship rocket, which has suffered a series of recent test explosions, is still years away from being ready for the mission, former NASA executives say.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
The company’s Starship rocket, which has suffered a series of recent test explosions, is still years away from being ready for the mission, former NASA executives say.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
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I know we’re pretending there aren’t any laws anymore and Trump can just pull whatever sweaty grift he wants now, but what the everloving fuck is this?!
Drafting off the news that Amex Platinum is raising its annual fee, we get . . .
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I know we’re pretending there aren’t any laws anymore and Trump can just pull whatever sweaty grift he wants now, but what the everloving fuck is this?!
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This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights.
September 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights.
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I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action
September 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action
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When freedom is under fire you can count on me to ramble and mutter incoherently.
September 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
When freedom is under fire you can count on me to ramble and mutter incoherently.
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Good moment to remember that US foreign policy is also being reoriented to enable foreign censors and authoritarian propaganda around the world
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
America Surrenders in the Global Information Wars
The U.S. is reorienting its foreign policy to protect governments that manipulate and suppress information.
www.theatlantic.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Good moment to remember that US foreign policy is also being reoriented to enable foreign censors and authoritarian propaganda around the world
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Jesus Christ, they’ve gone too far for Karl Rove?! Amazing.
ROVE: “.. Using Charlie’s murder to justify retaliation against political rivals is wrong and dangerous. It will further divide and embitter our country. No good thing will come of it.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/opinion/they...
@wsj.com
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September 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Jesus Christ, they’ve gone too far for Karl Rove?! Amazing.
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An @nytimes investigation finds staggering levels of insider dealing: The Trump administration confers benefits on the UAE (despite security concerns) as the UAE confers riches on the Trump family. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
An @nytimes investigation finds staggering levels of insider dealing: The Trump administration confers benefits on the UAE (despite security concerns) as the UAE confers riches on the Trump family. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
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You need to know what might be coming.
Trump could have brought the nation together to confront political violence after the murder of Charlie Kirk.
Instead he appears to be preparing to use the shooting as a pretext to destroy his political opposition and consolidate power.
Trump could have brought the nation together to confront political violence after the murder of Charlie Kirk.
Instead he appears to be preparing to use the shooting as a pretext to destroy his political opposition and consolidate power.
September 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
You need to know what might be coming.
Trump could have brought the nation together to confront political violence after the murder of Charlie Kirk.
Instead he appears to be preparing to use the shooting as a pretext to destroy his political opposition and consolidate power.
Trump could have brought the nation together to confront political violence after the murder of Charlie Kirk.
Instead he appears to be preparing to use the shooting as a pretext to destroy his political opposition and consolidate power.
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absolutely repugnant, gutfeld completely dismisses the assassination of melissa hortman, calls it a "bull shit" example of political violence
September 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
absolutely repugnant, gutfeld completely dismisses the assassination of melissa hortman, calls it a "bull shit" example of political violence
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Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit is nominally against the Times and two reporters - Mike Schmidt and Peter Baker. But in substance it really aims at two other Times reporters — Sue Craig and Russ Buettner and their deeply sourced book, “Lucky Loser.”
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September 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit is nominally against the Times and two reporters - Mike Schmidt and Peter Baker. But in substance it really aims at two other Times reporters — Sue Craig and Russ Buettner and their deeply sourced book, “Lucky Loser.”
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The Wisconsin Democratic Party put out a statement noting that Rep. Derrick Van Orden has posted on X more than 550 times in the past 5 days since Kirk was shot.
He's calling for violence against Dems.
JD Vance and Trump are fueling it.
He's calling for violence against Dems.
JD Vance and Trump are fueling it.
Republican floods social media with 550 posts — most calling for violence against Dems
The Wisconsin Democratic Party put out a statement noting that Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) has posted on X more than 550 times in the past 5 days since far-right firebrand Charlie Kirk was shot and ...
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September 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The Wisconsin Democratic Party put out a statement noting that Rep. Derrick Van Orden has posted on X more than 550 times in the past 5 days since Kirk was shot.
He's calling for violence against Dems.
JD Vance and Trump are fueling it.
He's calling for violence against Dems.
JD Vance and Trump are fueling it.