Chris Halvorson
@chrispeterborough.bsky.social
From Peterborough, New Hampshire but a former Minnesotan. Freelance troublemaker and writer.
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The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages.
If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.
If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.
If you're a military veteran at risk of foreclosure, NPR wants to hear from you
The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. We want to hear your story.
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages.
If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.
If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.
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Donald Trump has just sent Republicans in Congress a budget proposal that cuts nearly everything, and if they don’t like it, he says he’ll withhold cash that they approve.
He is setting up a constitutional crisis.
He is setting up a constitutional crisis.
Trump Threatens Congress if They Don’t Pass His Radical Budget
The Trump administration is threatening to take over Congress’s powers if they don’t fall in line on his extreme budget proposal.
newrepublic.com
May 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Donald Trump has just sent Republicans in Congress a budget proposal that cuts nearly everything, and if they don’t like it, he says he’ll withhold cash that they approve.
He is setting up a constitutional crisis.
He is setting up a constitutional crisis.
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This isn't hypothetical.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
May 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This isn't hypothetical.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
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A useful breakdown on placebo-controlled trials.
1/ Yesterday, it was announced that RFK Jr. is requiring placebo-controlled studies for new vaccines—potentially delaying this fall’s COVID shots as well as the approval of other vaccines. RFK Jr.’s repeated claims is that vaccines were “never tested against placebos” is simply not true 👇
May 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A useful breakdown on placebo-controlled trials.
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May 3rd is #WorldPressDay also known as World Press Freedom Day. More than ever, independent media needs to stand up to radical leaders that continue to attack the press on a daily basis. Media Guild is there to help: mediaguild.net/world-press-...
World Press Freedom Day
The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day or just World Press Day, observed to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments o...
mediaguild.net
May 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
May 3rd is #WorldPressDay also known as World Press Freedom Day. More than ever, independent media needs to stand up to radical leaders that continue to attack the press on a daily basis. Media Guild is there to help: mediaguild.net/world-press-...
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President Donald Trump's budget request has been met with fury and contempt — by Republicans.
Core Republicans slam Trump's budget pitch as effort to 'fool' Congress with 'gimmicks'
President Donald Trump's budget request has been met with fury and contempt — by Republicans.According to Politico, Trump's budget seeks to slash $163 billion from non-defense programs, many of which Trump has already paused or frozen by executive order. The move "pressures Republican lawmakers to c...
bit.ly
May 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
President Donald Trump's budget request has been met with fury and contempt — by Republicans.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“By seeking to deport me, the Trump administration is sending a clear message: There is no room for dissent, free speech be damned,” Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian human rights advocate who was detained by ICE for two weeks, writes in a guest essay.
“By seeking to deport me, the Trump administration is sending a clear message: There is no room for dissent, free speech be damned,” Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian human rights advocate who was detained by ICE for two weeks, writes in a guest essay.
Opinion | Mohsen Mahdawi: I Never Lost Hope in the Principles of Democracy
Detained at his citizenship interview, the Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi speaks of his ordeal.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“By seeking to deport me, the Trump administration is sending a clear message: There is no room for dissent, free speech be damned,” Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian human rights advocate who was detained by ICE for two weeks, writes in a guest essay.
“By seeking to deport me, the Trump administration is sending a clear message: There is no room for dissent, free speech be damned,” Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian human rights advocate who was detained by ICE for two weeks, writes in a guest essay.
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The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., has sent letters to several leading medical journals asking for information about their editorial practices.
Medical journals hit with threatening letters from Justice Department
The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., has sent letters to several leading medical journals asking for information about their editorial practices.
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., has sent letters to several leading medical journals asking for information about their editorial practices.
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An email from the federal government has split a Juneau refugee family in half.
“They just left because they can’t stay, they are scared,” Carolou said. “And we are separate again.”
“They just left because they can’t stay, they are scared,” Carolou said. “And we are separate again.”
A federal government email split a Juneau refugee family in half
Immigrants and refugees across the country are getting emails from the Trump administration that say they have to leave the United States or face prosecution.
alaskapublic.org
May 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
An email from the federal government has split a Juneau refugee family in half.
“They just left because they can’t stay, they are scared,” Carolou said. “And we are separate again.”
“They just left because they can’t stay, they are scared,” Carolou said. “And we are separate again.”
This is just a little disturbing.
Here's the full before / during / after. The animal lover in me can't help but feel the horses being used to kettle were also violated 😭
April 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This is just a little disturbing.
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This is a fabulous tool.
If you’re like me & calling your senators feels stressful & overwhelming—check out the 5 Calls: Contact Your Congress App!
I logged in at 5:07pm & by 5:13pm I had left 2 voicemails & tried the third, but his mailbox was full.
It *really* helps me to know that it only took me 6 mins!
5calls.org
I logged in at 5:07pm & by 5:13pm I had left 2 voicemails & tried the third, but his mailbox was full.
It *really* helps me to know that it only took me 6 mins!
5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
February 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is a fabulous tool.
I am sorry if this has been asked and answered (to semi-quote Karoline's new favorite line), but I still don't get why *some form* of law enforcement can't be sent in to stop the hackers of our federal government.
February 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I am sorry if this has been asked and answered (to semi-quote Karoline's new favorite line), but I still don't get why *some form* of law enforcement can't be sent in to stop the hackers of our federal government.
Will President Musk be holding a press conference today?
February 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Will President Musk be holding a press conference today?
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I've joined Blue Sky, while being slightly skeptical. Tell me who to follow.
December 22, 2024 at 8:31 PM
I've joined Blue Sky, while being slightly skeptical. Tell me who to follow.