Chris Van Arsdale
@cjvana.bsky.social
English teacher. Pro democracy, pro equity, proud ally, worried af about climate change.
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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Donald Trump (Still) Hates His Biggest Supporters
October 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Donald Trump (Still) Hates His Biggest Supporters
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This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
October 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.
Pay attention and act!
Pay attention and act!
October 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.
Pay attention and act!
Pay attention and act!
Trump clearly understood that becoming president kept him out of prison. Therefore he knows if he loses power, he will likely go to prison.
He will do anything to stay in power. Anything.
He will do anything to stay in power. Anything.
October 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Trump clearly understood that becoming president kept him out of prison. Therefore he knows if he loses power, he will likely go to prison.
He will do anything to stay in power. Anything.
He will do anything to stay in power. Anything.
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Pay attention. Something dark might be coming.
The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent.
1/ Here's what's happening.
The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent.
1/ Here's what's happening.
Stephen Miller: "The last message that Charlie Kirk gave to me before he joined his creator in heaven was he said that we have to dismantle and take on the radical left organizations in this country that are fomenting violence. That was the last message that he sent me ... we are gonna do that."
September 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Pay attention. Something dark might be coming.
The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent.
1/ Here's what's happening.
The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent.
1/ Here's what's happening.
Seriously wish Mahomes had a legit receiving corps. I’m tired of playground football.
September 6, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Seriously wish Mahomes had a legit receiving corps. I’m tired of playground football.
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The challenges we now face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
August 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The challenges we now face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
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Just Sent! My latest about how Trump takes notes from Putin and Kim Jong Un and what it means for free and fair elections. Here is how it begins.
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August 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Just Sent! My latest about how Trump takes notes from Putin and Kim Jong Un and what it means for free and fair elections. Here is how it begins.
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This past week, the 79-year-old president announced he’s ended six wars (some that have been going on for centuries), asserted that windmills drive whales insane, called for Beyoncé to be prosecuted, claimed Obama committed treason and complained a convicted pedophile “stole” teenage girls from him.
July 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This past week, the 79-year-old president announced he’s ended six wars (some that have been going on for centuries), asserted that windmills drive whales insane, called for Beyoncé to be prosecuted, claimed Obama committed treason and complained a convicted pedophile “stole” teenage girls from him.
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🚨 🚨 NEW Whiteboard on Winning Democracy in the Long Term
Who would ever use big money to prioritize statehouses?
Um…the Koch Brothers, that’s who.
It’s called ALEC and it’s why they’ve been winning.
We must do the same.
WATCH and RT
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Who would ever use big money to prioritize statehouses?
Um…the Koch Brothers, that’s who.
It’s called ALEC and it’s why they’ve been winning.
We must do the same.
WATCH and RT
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July 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
🚨 🚨 NEW Whiteboard on Winning Democracy in the Long Term
Who would ever use big money to prioritize statehouses?
Um…the Koch Brothers, that’s who.
It’s called ALEC and it’s why they’ve been winning.
We must do the same.
WATCH and RT
1/
Who would ever use big money to prioritize statehouses?
Um…the Koch Brothers, that’s who.
It’s called ALEC and it’s why they’ve been winning.
We must do the same.
WATCH and RT
1/
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NEW VIDEO: As the DOJ is collecting sensitive voter data around the country and the GOP ups the stakes with their gerrymandering efforts in Texas, I am concerned what is going on is being overlooked.
I lay out my concern and what we need to do now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2E3...
I lay out my concern and what we need to do now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2E3...
Are We Doing Everything We Can to Save Democracy?
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July 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
NEW VIDEO: As the DOJ is collecting sensitive voter data around the country and the GOP ups the stakes with their gerrymandering efforts in Texas, I am concerned what is going on is being overlooked.
I lay out my concern and what we need to do now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2E3...
I lay out my concern and what we need to do now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2E3...
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Rep. Andy Ogles -- who apparently lied about his undergrad major, his fake graduate degrees, his past careers variously as an economist, a cop, and an expert in international sex crimes and so much more -- says that if another politician "fudged" about his own past then he should be deported.
Ogles on Trump's big bill: "Now, ICE is gonna have the personnel and resources to come into cities like Nashville and New York and quite frankly deport people ... if Zohran fudged on his immigration forms, we may very well be deporting him. Time will tell."
July 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Rep. Andy Ogles -- who apparently lied about his undergrad major, his fake graduate degrees, his past careers variously as an economist, a cop, and an expert in international sex crimes and so much more -- says that if another politician "fudged" about his own past then he should be deported.
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Climate stripes for the Arctic (land and seas poleward of 60ºN) since 1900. It could not be any more clear. #ShowYourStripes #ClimateChange #Arctic
June 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Climate stripes for the Arctic (land and seas poleward of 60ºN) since 1900. It could not be any more clear. #ShowYourStripes #ClimateChange #Arctic
I’m curious to know how many right wing Fox News watchers of the LA protests have also watched season 2 of Andor, specifically the Ghorman massacre. What’s their take on the show?
I’m being facetious, of course.
I’m being facetious, of course.
June 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I’m curious to know how many right wing Fox News watchers of the LA protests have also watched season 2 of Andor, specifically the Ghorman massacre. What’s their take on the show?
I’m being facetious, of course.
I’m being facetious, of course.
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Under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, America's poorest families lose about $1600 per year.
The richest households gain about $12,000 per year.
It's Reverse Robin Hood. (Via CBO)
The richest households gain about $12,000 per year.
It's Reverse Robin Hood. (Via CBO)
June 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, America's poorest families lose about $1600 per year.
The richest households gain about $12,000 per year.
It's Reverse Robin Hood. (Via CBO)
The richest households gain about $12,000 per year.
It's Reverse Robin Hood. (Via CBO)
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