JMChristoff
@jmchristoff.bsky.social
Fourth gen Californian, UC Master Gardener, retired local govt executive, lover of nature and animals, especially Corgis. Big fan of democracy and science.
I support the helpers and the truthtellers.
I support the helpers and the truthtellers.
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I've led negotiations with Russia, and nothing I'm hearing shows the Russians are serious about ending the war.
But the U.S. side must articulate our positions and advance our interests - and that's not happening.
Peace at any price isn't peace. It's appeasement.
More on @npr.org:
But the U.S. side must articulate our positions and advance our interests - and that's not happening.
Peace at any price isn't peace. It's appeasement.
More on @npr.org:
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I've led negotiations with Russia, and nothing I'm hearing shows the Russians are serious about ending the war.
But the U.S. side must articulate our positions and advance our interests - and that's not happening.
Peace at any price isn't peace. It's appeasement.
More on @npr.org:
But the U.S. side must articulate our positions and advance our interests - and that's not happening.
Peace at any price isn't peace. It's appeasement.
More on @npr.org:
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They’re counting on exhaustion to win.
We’re betting on discipline. #Holdfast
The coup doesn’t need victory. It just needs us to quit.
We don’t. #Holdfast
America doesn’t fall because villains rise.
It falls when defenders stop holding the line. #Holdfast👇👇👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
We’re betting on discipline. #Holdfast
The coup doesn’t need victory. It just needs us to quit.
We don’t. #Holdfast
America doesn’t fall because villains rise.
It falls when defenders stop holding the line. #Holdfast👇👇👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
They’re counting on exhaustion to win.
We’re betting on discipline. #Holdfast
The coup doesn’t need victory. It just needs us to quit.
We don’t. #Holdfast
America doesn’t fall because villains rise.
It falls when defenders stop holding the line. #Holdfast👇👇👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
We’re betting on discipline. #Holdfast
The coup doesn’t need victory. It just needs us to quit.
We don’t. #Holdfast
America doesn’t fall because villains rise.
It falls when defenders stop holding the line. #Holdfast👇👇👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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‼️ Friends, this is very important. Please share to whoever this may concern, especially if you are in the United States.
Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.
Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
‼️ Friends, this is very important. Please share to whoever this may concern, especially if you are in the United States.
Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.
Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.
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#StandWithUkraine
Ukrainians truly need this right now — even if as a sign of solidarity. And constant, stubborn solidarity goes a long way.
Ukrainians truly need this right now — even if as a sign of solidarity. And constant, stubborn solidarity goes a long way.
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
#StandWithUkraine
Ukrainians truly need this right now — even if as a sign of solidarity. And constant, stubborn solidarity goes a long way.
Ukrainians truly need this right now — even if as a sign of solidarity. And constant, stubborn solidarity goes a long way.
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Needs to happen at a minimum
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
House members move to force Russia sanctions vote as Trump pushes peace deal
Members of the Ukraine Caucus are backing the discharge petition.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Needs to happen at a minimum
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
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A quiet day at the shelter. No one has shown any interest in adopting MELIA. Its now 796 days. 😭 Please don't let it hit day 1000. The goal was to find her a peaceful adult only home by Thanksgiving. No dogs. Cats are ok. 🤞 Help this dog out! Repost / adopt 😩
💻Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
☎️516.785.5220
💻Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
☎️516.785.5220
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A quiet day at the shelter. No one has shown any interest in adopting MELIA. Its now 796 days. 😭 Please don't let it hit day 1000. The goal was to find her a peaceful adult only home by Thanksgiving. No dogs. Cats are ok. 🤞 Help this dog out! Repost / adopt 😩
💻Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
☎️516.785.5220
💻Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
☎️516.785.5220
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He campaigned on cutting the cost of living, but he has governed to raise it: regressive tariffs, immigration, fiddling with the Fed, cutting renewable energy, and firing the person whose job was to measure all of this.
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
He campaigned on cutting the cost of living, but he has governed to raise it: regressive tariffs, immigration, fiddling with the Fed, cutting renewable energy, and firing the person whose job was to measure all of this.
The aurora from the Sierra foothills!
November 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
The aurora from the Sierra foothills!
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Hungary’s surging opposition is demanding Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explain a “bailout package” he hinted at securing from US President Donald Trump.
Orbán counts on Trump going full Argentina to save him from election doom
The specter of Washington throwing a financial lifeline to save its ally in Budapest echoes another controversial White House gambit.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Hungary’s surging opposition is demanding Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explain a “bailout package” he hinted at securing from US President Donald Trump.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
Grocery prices have jumped up, and there's no relief in sight
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
n.pr
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
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You won’t believe what a TSA worker said to me
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
You won’t believe what a TSA worker said to me
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NATIONAL ICON ATTACKED BY RADICAL RIGHT WING ORGANIZATION
October 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
NATIONAL ICON ATTACKED BY RADICAL RIGHT WING ORGANIZATION
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Incredible artwork by @4nikkolas.bsky.social.
October 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Incredible artwork by @4nikkolas.bsky.social.
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I like how they are carrying American flags, but not attacking police with them.
October 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I like how they are carrying American flags, but not attacking police with them.
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Dear Europe, especially Germany,
Stop obsessing over what Trump will or won’t do. Hoping & praying America will step up so we don’t have to is dangerously stupid.
Step up yourself, destroy Russia’s war economy, & give Ukraine what they need to win.
Europe must defend Europe.
Stop obsessing over what Trump will or won’t do. Hoping & praying America will step up so we don’t have to is dangerously stupid.
Step up yourself, destroy Russia’s war economy, & give Ukraine what they need to win.
Europe must defend Europe.
October 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Dear Europe, especially Germany,
Stop obsessing over what Trump will or won’t do. Hoping & praying America will step up so we don’t have to is dangerously stupid.
Step up yourself, destroy Russia’s war economy, & give Ukraine what they need to win.
Europe must defend Europe.
Stop obsessing over what Trump will or won’t do. Hoping & praying America will step up so we don’t have to is dangerously stupid.
Step up yourself, destroy Russia’s war economy, & give Ukraine what they need to win.
Europe must defend Europe.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Honestly, it needs to go further than this.
We need to confront the fact that democracy and wealth hoarding cannot coexist. Allowing people to amass the resources of a small state/country allows them to act as such, which is inimical to a shared society of “one person, one vote.”
We need to confront the fact that democracy and wealth hoarding cannot coexist. Allowing people to amass the resources of a small state/country allows them to act as such, which is inimical to a shared society of “one person, one vote.”
“No Kings” is great , but we really don't get a functioning democracy back until we internalize, bone deep, the instinctive response to this and every other statement like it: “I don’t care what that rich guy thinks.”
Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.
Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.
Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’
October 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Honestly, it needs to go further than this.
We need to confront the fact that democracy and wealth hoarding cannot coexist. Allowing people to amass the resources of a small state/country allows them to act as such, which is inimical to a shared society of “one person, one vote.”
We need to confront the fact that democracy and wealth hoarding cannot coexist. Allowing people to amass the resources of a small state/country allows them to act as such, which is inimical to a shared society of “one person, one vote.”
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The government shutdown and occupation of cities will only increase interest in this idea or alternative ideas for American governance. Here's @clarajeffery.bsky.social's take. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s time for soft secession
How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.
www.motherjones.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The government shutdown and occupation of cities will only increase interest in this idea or alternative ideas for American governance. Here's @clarajeffery.bsky.social's take. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...