Chris Kelsey
@chriskelsey.bsky.social
Writer, Musician, Teacher, Father
If there were a Nobel for truth-tellers, this guy would win, hands down.
For the Southern Men
YouTube video by Robert Arnold
www.youtube.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
If there were a Nobel for truth-tellers, this guy would win, hands down.
I don't think I really understood how much I loved this country until I started hating it.
June 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I don't think I really understood how much I loved this country until I started hating it.
I'm sure Schumer will send a strongly worded letter.
June 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I'm sure Schumer will send a strongly worded letter.
Reposted by Chris Kelsey
O'Fallon, Illinois
April 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
O'Fallon, Illinois
And the fun never ends.
Pete Hegseth, Mike Waltz, Tulsi Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online
Donald Trump's most important security advisers used Signal to discuss an imminent military strike. Now, reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including ...
www.spiegel.de
March 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
And the fun never ends.
Any guesses on the what the Reichstag-fire-event will be?
March 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Any guesses on the what the Reichstag-fire-event will be?
McCain died at literally the worst possible time.
I care about our Military Personnel. I care about our Veterans. I care about the families who lost loved ones who died in the line of duty. It is terrible that the most powerful person on Earth has called them losers and suckers. I miss John McCain because he would not stand for what is happening
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a building
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a building
media.tenor.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
McCain died at literally the worst possible time.
Tell it like it is.
March 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Tell it like it is.
Just finished this. It confirms every suspicion I ever had about Mark Zuckerberg and his posse of over-privileged, amoral greed-meisters. He isn't a sell-out, because he never had any ideals, ethics, or morals to sell. If you haven't yet deleted your FB account, you will after reading ths book.
Highly recommend Sarah Wynn-Williams’ new book Careless People, which offers her inside look at the psychological incentives to actors who have built Facebook and steered its growth.
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Careless People - Macmillan
CARELESS PEOPLE A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah-Wynn Williams Preorder your copy today ON SALE NOW Amazon Barnes & Noble BAM! Target Indigo Bookshop An explosive insider ...
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March 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Just finished this. It confirms every suspicion I ever had about Mark Zuckerberg and his posse of over-privileged, amoral greed-meisters. He isn't a sell-out, because he never had any ideals, ethics, or morals to sell. If you haven't yet deleted your FB account, you will after reading ths book.
Very helpful.
It can be hard to keep straight all of the alarming instances of politicization/weaponization of the Justice Department since January 20th.
I created a detailed Timeline, with Audrey Balliette.
We also link to all the publicly available documents.
Read the 25+ entries here:
#Democracy
I created a detailed Timeline, with Audrey Balliette.
We also link to all the publicly available documents.
Read the 25+ entries here:
#Democracy
Timeline: Politicization and Weaponization of Justice Department in Second Trump Administration
A detailed timeline of apparent efforts to politicize and weaponize the Department of Justice under the second Trump administration.
www.justsecurity.org
March 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Very helpful.
Clearly, this woman bears watching. I love her a little more every time I see her.
Crockett: Let me ask each of the mayors… Have any of you been made aware of any immigrant that has had 34 felony convictions that has still been able to roam in your cities? I know that my Republican colleagues would never want anybody with 34 felony convictions roaming around
March 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Clearly, this woman bears watching. I love her a little more every time I see her.
"There is no evidence that Trump is a figure of deep thought or serious insight. There is no evidence that Trump is anything other than what he’s been for his entire time in the public eye: an ego-driven creature of boundless envy and vicious, overlapping resentments." Exactly.
Opinion | Trump Promised Retribution. Turns Out He Had a Very Big Target in Mind. (Gift Article)
It is hard to describe the president’s first month and a half in office as something other than a retribution campaign against the American people.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"There is no evidence that Trump is a figure of deep thought or serious insight. There is no evidence that Trump is anything other than what he’s been for his entire time in the public eye: an ego-driven creature of boundless envy and vicious, overlapping resentments." Exactly.
I just watched my wife flip off an old white guy getting out of a car with at Trump/Vance bumper sticker. I've never been prouder.
March 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I just watched my wife flip off an old white guy getting out of a car with at Trump/Vance bumper sticker. I've never been prouder.
There are actually times when I feel sanguine in the belief that the stupidity of the Trumplicans will ultimately strengthen the progressive cause.
March 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
There are actually times when I feel sanguine in the belief that the stupidity of the Trumplicans will ultimately strengthen the progressive cause.
Every time I see a white man I feel like kicking him in the nuts because I know there's a 60% chance he voted Trump.
March 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Every time I see a white man I feel like kicking him in the nuts because I know there's a 60% chance he voted Trump.
Wapo is dead, the free press is dying.
(Heart) Breaking News
From I just got this.
geneweingarten.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Wapo is dead, the free press is dying.
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My new hero. More of this please, Democrats.
Trump Clashes With Maine’s Governor, Janet Mills, Over Trans Athletes
President Trump asked Gov. Janet Mills if her state would comply with the executive order he signed banning transgender athletes from women’s sports. He didn’t like her answer.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
My new hero. More of this please, Democrats.
It's a shame about the dog.
Trumpist Dies Simultaneously Shooting At Police And Tweeting About Gays, Trans People, Abortion
Multitasking.
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It's a shame about the dog.
I'm sure this will result in no attacks on Americans.
Trump’s declaration US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip sparks global condemnation – live
China, Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia speak against announcement by US president as human rights groups say plan is ethnic cleansing
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I'm sure this will result in no attacks on Americans.
Imprison American convicts in foreign prisons? What could possibly go wrong?
Unless the Democrats mobilize immediately, we will have seem our last free election ... in 2020.
Unless the Democrats mobilize immediately, we will have seem our last free election ... in 2020.
Trump Says He Would Jail Americans in El Salvador ‘in a Heartbeat’
The proposal is almost certainly illegal, experts said, but President Trump’s eagerness to entertain it showed his willingness to embrace extreme measures to demonstrate he is tough on crime.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Imprison American convicts in foreign prisons? What could possibly go wrong?
Unless the Democrats mobilize immediately, we will have seem our last free election ... in 2020.
Unless the Democrats mobilize immediately, we will have seem our last free election ... in 2020.
Now, the camps.
Donald Trump says thousands of migrants will be housed in new Guantanamo Bay detention centre
The US President said up to 30,000 migrants who cannot be returned to their home countries will be held at the notorious naval base and military prison on the island of Cuba.
news.sky.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Now, the camps.
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Dude. I'm Pissed.
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What The F***?!
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtube.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Dude. I'm Pissed.
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This might be the craziest thing Ross Douthat's ever written, and that's saying something.
Opinion | O Canada, Come Join Us
Perhaps Trump is not making a threat but offering an opportunity.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This might be the craziest thing Ross Douthat's ever written, and that's saying something.