Chris Labarthe
@chrislabarthe.bsky.social
Thing namer. Word writer. Creative director. Dad. Husband. Goofball. All opinions are mine—but, really, c'mon, they should be yours as well.
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No one’s feelings are wrong. That’s not my point. We’re in a real battle, against a corrupt and malevolent foe, with huge stakes. We must win.
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
No one’s feelings are wrong. That’s not my point. We’re in a real battle, against a corrupt and malevolent foe, with huge stakes. We must win.
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Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
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No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
No health care, no deal.
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The most accurate portrayal I’ve seen to date:
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The most accurate portrayal I’ve seen to date:
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JFC, would everyone STFU about Schumer? He didn’t negotiate this deal, he opposed it. This isn’t “the party.”
And no, there’s not much a Senate minority leader can do in that situation. The 8 who did that didn’t do it bc they don’t fear Schumer, they did it bc they don’t fear their state’s voters.
And no, there’s not much a Senate minority leader can do in that situation. The 8 who did that didn’t do it bc they don’t fear Schumer, they did it bc they don’t fear their state’s voters.
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
JFC, would everyone STFU about Schumer? He didn’t negotiate this deal, he opposed it. This isn’t “the party.”
And no, there’s not much a Senate minority leader can do in that situation. The 8 who did that didn’t do it bc they don’t fear Schumer, they did it bc they don’t fear their state’s voters.
And no, there’s not much a Senate minority leader can do in that situation. The 8 who did that didn’t do it bc they don’t fear Schumer, they did it bc they don’t fear their state’s voters.
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This is key. The vote the Dems secured here is a fake nominal vote. Everyone knows this.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is key. The vote the Dems secured here is a fake nominal vote. Everyone knows this.
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A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:51 AM
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Man it would be great to convert the SF Costco to this model
This breaks some people’s brains.
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
November 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Man it would be great to convert the SF Costco to this model
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Newsom: Anyone checked out my Patriot store? We do have some knee pads. It’s a signature series. They’re sold out at the moment. The universities, and all these law firms, and certain media organizations—I figured they can use these.
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Newsom: Anyone checked out my Patriot store? We do have some knee pads. It’s a signature series. They’re sold out at the moment. The universities, and all these law firms, and certain media organizations—I figured they can use these.
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Today, I learned from @pkcapitol.bsky.social that a federal judge can swear in a Representative, but it still requires an act of Congress to authorize them to do so.
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Speaker Johnson continues to keep the House out of session during the longest shutdown ever.
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Speaker Johnson continues to keep the House out of session during the longest shutdown ever.
The 7: Why Arizona is missing a member of Congress — your questions, answered
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November 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Today, I learned from @pkcapitol.bsky.social that a federal judge can swear in a Representative, but it still requires an act of Congress to authorize them to do so.
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Speaker Johnson continues to keep the House out of session during the longest shutdown ever.
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Speaker Johnson continues to keep the House out of session during the longest shutdown ever.
Look upon the cost of a flight to Florida and despair
November 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Look upon the cost of a flight to Florida and despair
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I love her so much.
I saw the Washington Post editorial on redistricting today and this is my official response.
November 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I love her so much.
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this is why I’m way more afraid of TrumpRx than the conventional wisdom on here seems to be
i think a democratic majority should refuse to do anything that remotely smells like it might convince low information people that a vote for trump is a vote for the superdole
November 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
this is why I’m way more afraid of TrumpRx than the conventional wisdom on here seems to be
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If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
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… so what did he do this year?
November 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
… so what did he do this year?
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Imagine that! A judge appointed by Trump and recommended by Lisa Murkowski turns out to be a corrupt sex pest and is barred from practicing law in Alaska! What are the odds?
Alaska Supreme Court bans disgraced federal judge from practicing law in the state, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com
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Alaska Supreme Court bans disgraced federal judge from practicing law in the state | Alaska Beacon
Josh Kindred, recommended by Alaska Republican Sens. Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, was appointed by President Donald Trump.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Imagine that! A judge appointed by Trump and recommended by Lisa Murkowski turns out to be a corrupt sex pest and is barred from practicing law in Alaska! What are the odds?
Pleased to run into my SF city supervisor @dannysauter.bsky.social at Liguria bakery this morning!
November 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Pleased to run into my SF city supervisor @dannysauter.bsky.social at Liguria bakery this morning!
I was sitting nose-deep in a book in a coffee shop the other day, and a bro comes up and says “Can I ask you about your use of ChatGPT?” I was like, you can ask, but I don’t use it. He was literally dumbstruck. He had a serious “Have you met our lord & savior ChatGPT” vibe, down to the creepy grin.
A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
Recently met someone who was very surprised to hear I didn’t use ChatGPT or any LLM.
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
November 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I was sitting nose-deep in a book in a coffee shop the other day, and a bro comes up and says “Can I ask you about your use of ChatGPT?” I was like, you can ask, but I don’t use it. He was literally dumbstruck. He had a serious “Have you met our lord & savior ChatGPT” vibe, down to the creepy grin.
Very strong Edie McClurg energy (complimentary)
Pure 🔥🔥🔥from Sen. Rosen: "This is a Republican shutdown...You are in control of the White House, the House, and the Senate. If you went home to a food bank instead of going to Mar-A-Lago...while people are starving, you might see and hear your constituents. You are blind to the suffering."
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Very strong Edie McClurg energy (complimentary)
SCOTUS needs to weigh the potential harm to the government if they’re not allowed to stop SNAP payments: Stephen Miller wont be able to achieve orgasm any more
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
SCOTUS needs to weigh the potential harm to the government if they’re not allowed to stop SNAP payments: Stephen Miller wont be able to achieve orgasm any more
Trump to United States: Drop dead
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Trump to United States: Drop dead
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Shumer's actually pretty ok at his job (it's mostly just that his job isn't what crazy people on bluesky think it should be)
(Goes double for Ken Martin, and treble for Hakeem Jeffries)
(Goes double for Ken Martin, and treble for Hakeem Jeffries)
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Shumer's actually pretty ok at his job (it's mostly just that his job isn't what crazy people on bluesky think it should be)
(Goes double for Ken Martin, and treble for Hakeem Jeffries)
(Goes double for Ken Martin, and treble for Hakeem Jeffries)