Erik Richardson
@richardson4mo.bsky.social
freelance writer | rural community & economic development | Democratic candidate for Missouri in 2024 | (he/him)
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Most of my fighting for democracy and blue candidates happens behind the scenes right now, but I want to give a shout out to people like @genmhayden.bsky.social and @markhamillofficial.bsky.social, because I work like hell to live up to the trust they placed in me. #challengeaccepted
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander @admiralstav.bsky.social highlights that Trump is not only strengthening Russia-China axis, but also setting America up to lose the military lead to China in AI, which will grow to be the most important factor in coming decades.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8FD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8FD...
Retired U.S. Admiral say the U.S. “Needs a Plan” in the Face of Shanghai Cooperation Progress
YouTube video by The Cipher Brief
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September 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander @admiralstav.bsky.social highlights that Trump is not only strengthening Russia-China axis, but also setting America up to lose the military lead to China in AI, which will grow to be the most important factor in coming decades.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8FD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8FD...
Insightful and inspiring article from @fpwellman.bsky.social on remembering who we are and what we stand for here in MIssouri.
fpwellman.substack.com/p/these-aren...
fpwellman.substack.com/p/these-aren...
These aren't Missouri values
Governor Mike Kehoe's move for a mid-decade gerrymandering and crushing direct democracy has nothing to do with our values and everything to do with keeping power
fpwellman.substack.com
September 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Insightful and inspiring article from @fpwellman.bsky.social on remembering who we are and what we stand for here in MIssouri.
fpwellman.substack.com/p/these-aren...
fpwellman.substack.com/p/these-aren...
Last week's post on my Pioneerpunk substack. One of the ways we fight back against being stuffed in a cubicle and reduced to a cog in the machine: open.substack.com/pub/erikrich...
Garden of Democracy
Getting Dirty as Resistance
open.substack.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Last week's post on my Pioneerpunk substack. One of the ways we fight back against being stuffed in a cubicle and reduced to a cog in the machine: open.substack.com/pub/erikrich...
New Pioneerpunk substack is live! Where democracy meets Blade Runner. erikrichardson.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to the Resistance
Even if you have been here all along
erikrichardson.substack.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
New Pioneerpunk substack is live! Where democracy meets Blade Runner. erikrichardson.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
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What's at stake if the Big "Beautiful" Abomination Bill passes.
The top 1% don't need their taxes lowered at the expense of the rest of us, who pay more taxes than billionaires. 💰😠
The top 1% don't need their taxes lowered at the expense of the rest of us, who pay more taxes than billionaires. 💰😠
June 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
What's at stake if the Big "Beautiful" Abomination Bill passes.
The top 1% don't need their taxes lowered at the expense of the rest of us, who pay more taxes than billionaires. 💰😠
The top 1% don't need their taxes lowered at the expense of the rest of us, who pay more taxes than billionaires. 💰😠
There was a fabulous interview with @markhamillofficial.bsky.social on Wisconsin Public Radio earlier today. Hear about Life of Chuck, Star Wars, and more!
www.npr.org/2025/06/24/1....
www.npr.org/2025/06/24/1....
Mark Hamill : Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
The one and only Mark Hamill joins us this week. He chats with us about his latest role in the epic, life-affirming drama The Life of Chuck. He also tells us about what inspired him to take his acting...
www.npr.org
June 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
There was a fabulous interview with @markhamillofficial.bsky.social on Wisconsin Public Radio earlier today. Hear about Life of Chuck, Star Wars, and more!
www.npr.org/2025/06/24/1....
www.npr.org/2025/06/24/1....
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I hate when I go to bed early on a Saturday night and wake up Sunday morning only to discover we’ve gone to war in the Middle East without the consent of Congress. 😡
June 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I hate when I go to bed early on a Saturday night and wake up Sunday morning only to discover we’ve gone to war in the Middle East without the consent of Congress. 😡
Most of my fighting for democracy and blue candidates happens behind the scenes right now, but I want to give a shout out to people like @genmhayden.bsky.social and @markhamillofficial.bsky.social, because I work like hell to live up to the trust they placed in me. #challengeaccepted
June 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Most of my fighting for democracy and blue candidates happens behind the scenes right now, but I want to give a shout out to people like @genmhayden.bsky.social and @markhamillofficial.bsky.social, because I work like hell to live up to the trust they placed in me. #challengeaccepted
Happy Star Wars-versary to all of you fans and to the still heroic @markhamillofficial.bsky.social! May 25, 1977.
May 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Happy Star Wars-versary to all of you fans and to the still heroic @markhamillofficial.bsky.social! May 25, 1977.
Have you seen any Republicans from Congress or the exec branch speak out to condemn this or express concern for this family?
Gov. Shapiro says he and his family "woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police" early Sunday morning. The fire caused significant damage, but fortunately, no one was injured.
Fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence was 'an act of arson,' police say
Gov. Shapiro says he and his family "woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police" early Sunday morning. The fire caused significant damage, but fortunately, no one was injured.
www.npr.org
April 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Have you seen any Republicans from Congress or the exec branch speak out to condemn this or express concern for this family?
Election day! It's is almost surreal how much school board elections can spell the difference between success and failure for the whole community in rural towns and yet how small voter turnout usually is.
April 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Election day! It's is almost surreal how much school board elections can spell the difference between success and failure for the whole community in rural towns and yet how small voter turnout usually is.
Trump can never be a man of substance or honor, so he does all he can to tear down and trample on those who are.
Imagine you’re Timothy Haugh, a decorated general, confirmed unanimously by the Senate to head the NSA. And while you’re traveling abroad, you find out the President just fired you on the advice of a 9/11 truther whose bigotry once got her banned by Uber.
Gen. Timothy Haugh Ousted as Head of NSA and Cyber Command
No reason was given for the removal of Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, but the far-right activist Laura Loomer had called for his ouster in a meeting with President Trump, an official said.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Trump can never be a man of substance or honor, so he does all he can to tear down and trample on those who are.
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March 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Love seeing some of our Dems like @aoc.bsky.social, @repjasmine.bsky.social, and others fighting back like they get how many lives depend on it (and how many children's futures).
BREAKING: 34,000 people have showed up in Denver, Colorado this evening to see Bernie Sanders and AOC fight oligarchy and authoritarianism.
March 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Love seeing some of our Dems like @aoc.bsky.social, @repjasmine.bsky.social, and others fighting back like they get how many lives depend on it (and how many children's futures).
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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
March 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
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Appeal for Day 3 to get @aoc.bsky.social to come for a MO town hall out beyond the metro areas.
We have 4 out-state reps to congress who do not care about the struggling families and business owners in their districts.
It would send a powerful a message to rural voters everywhere,
We have 4 out-state reps to congress who do not care about the struggling families and business owners in their districts.
It would send a powerful a message to rural voters everywhere,
March 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Appeal for Day 3 to get @aoc.bsky.social to come for a MO town hall out beyond the metro areas.
We have 4 out-state reps to congress who do not care about the struggling families and business owners in their districts.
It would send a powerful a message to rural voters everywhere,
We have 4 out-state reps to congress who do not care about the struggling families and business owners in their districts.
It would send a powerful a message to rural voters everywhere,
If we don't stop them now, the election won't matter. This one window will allow the oligarchy to multiply their wealth gap:
• $billions in tax breaks
• gutting of departments and people that could oppose them (and erasing records)
• $billions more in massive insider stock trading gains
1/5
• $billions in tax breaks
• gutting of departments and people that could oppose them (and erasing records)
• $billions more in massive insider stock trading gains
1/5
March 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
If we don't stop them now, the election won't matter. This one window will allow the oligarchy to multiply their wealth gap:
• $billions in tax breaks
• gutting of departments and people that could oppose them (and erasing records)
• $billions more in massive insider stock trading gains
1/5
• $billions in tax breaks
• gutting of departments and people that could oppose them (and erasing records)
• $billions more in massive insider stock trading gains
1/5
TSLA stock has dropped $129 over the past few weeks. Hypothetically, if someone owned 410M shares as of Dec 2024, that = a loss of over $52B. [cue chainsaw sounds]
That drags a lot of elites down with it, b/c funds like Blackrock, Vanguard, etc are also major TSLA shareholders.
That drags a lot of elites down with it, b/c funds like Blackrock, Vanguard, etc are also major TSLA shareholders.
February 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
TSLA stock has dropped $129 over the past few weeks. Hypothetically, if someone owned 410M shares as of Dec 2024, that = a loss of over $52B. [cue chainsaw sounds]
That drags a lot of elites down with it, b/c funds like Blackrock, Vanguard, etc are also major TSLA shareholders.
That drags a lot of elites down with it, b/c funds like Blackrock, Vanguard, etc are also major TSLA shareholders.
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In troubling times, people experiencing high stress or crippling anxiety deal with it in different ways. Some have a therapist, some have a deep breathing exercise & some even have a personal mantra.
I have a Mabel.
I have a Mabel.
February 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
In troubling times, people experiencing high stress or crippling anxiety deal with it in different ways. Some have a therapist, some have a deep breathing exercise & some even have a personal mantra.
I have a Mabel.
I have a Mabel.
Marc Elias out here fighting to save democracy!
Earlier today I wrote an open letter to Elon Musk in response to a post in which he claimed that I am “undermining civilization” and suffering from “generational trauma.” The response I received from so many of you was overwhelming.
Thank you for all the kind words of support.
The fight continues.
Thank you for all the kind words of support.
The fight continues.
February 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Marc Elias out here fighting to save democracy!
Stop trying to be clever and start biting and kicking or we are not going to survive this blitzkrieg. Families losing their jobs don't want to see you smiling at your own wit, they want to see you scratched and bruised from fighting fascists.
Hakeem Jeffries unveils his nickname for Donald Trump.
[drumroll]
"Captain Chaos"
[drumroll]
"Captain Chaos"
February 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Stop trying to be clever and start biting and kicking or we are not going to survive this blitzkrieg. Families losing their jobs don't want to see you smiling at your own wit, they want to see you scratched and bruised from fighting fascists.
I don't know if I am more surprised that it has only been or already been a year since Navalny was killed (2/16). As we are dragged toward becoming a vassal state to Putin, though, we need his spirit more and more.
February 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I don't know if I am more surprised that it has only been or already been a year since Navalny was killed (2/16). As we are dragged toward becoming a vassal state to Putin, though, we need his spirit more and more.
lol! The comments on this thread are just what I needed today.
I made egg this morning like I’m some sort of millionaire…
February 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
lol! The comments on this thread are just what I needed today.