Chris
@cjthered.bsky.social
Political kibitzer, sometimes some law stuff. Boston by way of LA but born and always a Wolverine.
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Chris
@cjthered.bsky.social
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Starting today with a remembrance of the true meaning of Thanksgiving: a celebration of victories over the forces of white supremacy and sedition by the Union army.
The Constitution, abolition, and the Union were worth fighting for, and still are.
The Constitution, abolition, and the Union were worth fighting for, and still are.
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The issue with Neoliberalism isn't that it doesn't work, it's that it only works once. You can sell the family silver once, you can strip the copper out of the walls once, you can burn the furniture to keep warm once. But then you have to come up with something else!
December 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The issue with Neoliberalism isn't that it doesn't work, it's that it only works once. You can sell the family silver once, you can strip the copper out of the walls once, you can burn the furniture to keep warm once. But then you have to come up with something else!
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There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
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"The Confederacy was a reactionary semi-feudal regime which sought to destroy the American republic and impose on it an outgrown economic system, Negro chattel slavery."
There you go. One sentence. That was easy.
From a book review in The Daily World, Dec. 1941.
There you go. One sentence. That was easy.
From a book review in The Daily World, Dec. 1941.
December 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"The Confederacy was a reactionary semi-feudal regime which sought to destroy the American republic and impose on it an outgrown economic system, Negro chattel slavery."
There you go. One sentence. That was easy.
From a book review in The Daily World, Dec. 1941.
There you go. One sentence. That was easy.
From a book review in The Daily World, Dec. 1941.
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A neat thing about birthright citizenship is how it tests whether a person cares at all about the Constitution. There's no argument against it, birthright citizenship is the unambitious text, the obvious intent of the drafters, and the undisputed way it was followed for the past 150+ years.
I continue to think that Matty coming out against birthright citizenship a few months ago should have been taken as a major warning sign that the group chats have already decided to surrender on this.
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A neat thing about birthright citizenship is how it tests whether a person cares at all about the Constitution. There's no argument against it, birthright citizenship is the unambitious text, the obvious intent of the drafters, and the undisputed way it was followed for the past 150+ years.
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Bolts is almost invaluable for following elections big and small and can definitely say I've not only learned a lot but felt I've gained perspective from their reporting I didn't have previously
I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
December 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Bolts is almost invaluable for following elections big and small and can definitely say I've not only learned a lot but felt I've gained perspective from their reporting I didn't have previously
Makes me laugh every time
December 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Makes me laugh every time
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A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
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there was a time this would have led to instant and public dismissal and your now unemployment being used as a warning to every new hire for the next 10 years
We don't have to give up on that world
We don't have to give up on that world
"A BBC journalist ran the image through an AI chatbot which identified key spots that may have been manipulated."
FFS
FFS
First of many such incidents, I expect. Another ‘win’ for those ‘useful’ Gen AI tools.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
there was a time this would have led to instant and public dismissal and your now unemployment being used as a warning to every new hire for the next 10 years
We don't have to give up on that world
We don't have to give up on that world
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imagine if he was the frontman and you had to say it in a different order
imagine if we had all been saying it “John, Ringo, George, and Paul”
that would just FEEL wrong
“John, Paul, George and Ringo” is like the “Duck Duck Goose” of bands. the final thing can be different, that’s fine
imagine if we had all been saying it “John, Ringo, George, and Paul”
that would just FEEL wrong
“John, Paul, George and Ringo” is like the “Duck Duck Goose” of bands. the final thing can be different, that’s fine
December 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
imagine if he was the frontman and you had to say it in a different order
imagine if we had all been saying it “John, Ringo, George, and Paul”
that would just FEEL wrong
“John, Paul, George and Ringo” is like the “Duck Duck Goose” of bands. the final thing can be different, that’s fine
imagine if we had all been saying it “John, Ringo, George, and Paul”
that would just FEEL wrong
“John, Paul, George and Ringo” is like the “Duck Duck Goose” of bands. the final thing can be different, that’s fine
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Artist: S-Crimmy https://b3ta.com/board/11423341
From the 'Movie Poster Recycling' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/movieposterrecycling/popular/ #MoviePosterRecycling
From the 'Movie Poster Recycling' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/movieposterrecycling/popular/ #MoviePosterRecycling
December 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Artist: S-Crimmy https://b3ta.com/board/11423341
From the 'Movie Poster Recycling' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/movieposterrecycling/popular/ #MoviePosterRecycling
From the 'Movie Poster Recycling' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/movieposterrecycling/popular/ #MoviePosterRecycling
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The Epstein coverup will go down as one of the greatest scandals and miscarriages of justice in U.S. history.
Everyone involved with Epstein’s victims or with the coverup needs to be prosecuted and go down in shame.
It does not matter if they are GOP or Dems!
Repost if you agree.
#BlueCrew
Everyone involved with Epstein’s victims or with the coverup needs to be prosecuted and go down in shame.
It does not matter if they are GOP or Dems!
Repost if you agree.
#BlueCrew
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Epstein coverup will go down as one of the greatest scandals and miscarriages of justice in U.S. history.
Everyone involved with Epstein’s victims or with the coverup needs to be prosecuted and go down in shame.
It does not matter if they are GOP or Dems!
Repost if you agree.
#BlueCrew
Everyone involved with Epstein’s victims or with the coverup needs to be prosecuted and go down in shame.
It does not matter if they are GOP or Dems!
Repost if you agree.
#BlueCrew
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I’m ngl, it feels ok having our reporting vindicated publicly this way, so fwiw; if you want to stay ahead of the curve about trump administration horrors please subscribe to @zeteo.com and follow @premthakker.bsky.social and the rest of our gang here at this independent media company
Unclear to me if this is the same as the classified final product, but as we reported last month, the draft papers name checked Vance and that speech, so that’s why it’s so similar: zeteo.com/p/trump-nati...
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I’m ngl, it feels ok having our reporting vindicated publicly this way, so fwiw; if you want to stay ahead of the curve about trump administration horrors please subscribe to @zeteo.com and follow @premthakker.bsky.social and the rest of our gang here at this independent media company
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Chicagoans will pay $76 per person this year for police misconduct settlements.
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Chicagoans will pay $76 per person this year for police misconduct settlements.
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The dude that gets paid 6 figures to change HBO to HBO Max to HBO every year is currently sitting at his desk scribbling and crossing out words like "NeHtfliBxO" and "Maxflicks".
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The dude that gets paid 6 figures to change HBO to HBO Max to HBO every year is currently sitting at his desk scribbling and crossing out words like "NeHtfliBxO" and "Maxflicks".
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h/t @robertfreundlaw.bsky.social
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
h/t @robertfreundlaw.bsky.social
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
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remembering one of the all-time greatest twitter posts
December 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
remembering one of the all-time greatest twitter posts
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Another gem from @lyz.bsky.social in her latest Dingus of the Week (with a bonus honorable mention!)
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Another gem from @lyz.bsky.social in her latest Dingus of the Week (with a bonus honorable mention!)
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If you care, Kennedy, you publicly call on the House to bring up articles of impeachment against RFK today.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you care, Kennedy, you publicly call on the House to bring up articles of impeachment against RFK today.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
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"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
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The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
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Look at it! What the hell!
Bananas ending to Sixers - Warriors, poor young Golden State fan can't believe it
December 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Look at it! What the hell!
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What's changed is that the Court has become more transparent in its corruption. There's not even an argument here beyond the implicit one which is: how do you expect us to hold the House without those seats?
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What's changed is that the Court has become more transparent in its corruption. There's not even an argument here beyond the implicit one which is: how do you expect us to hold the House without those seats?
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Generations aren't completely fake, but they're a lot less real than classes
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Generations aren't completely fake, but they're a lot less real than classes
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This is truly a journey
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
This is truly a journey