Christopher Reader
@xopherx.bsky.social
This is where I scream into the void. Urbanization, bicyclist, environmentalist. Fighting liberal. Everyone deserves to exist without oppression or the denial of their humanity. The US Supreme Court is corrupt. Trump is a traitor.
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Nijmegen railway station is being redeveloped to boost train and passenger capacity and add a new large bike parking garage. One of the bike tunnels under the station is closed for works, so one of the car tunnels has been repurposed as a temporary route for cyclists and pedestrians.
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Nijmegen railway station is being redeveloped to boost train and passenger capacity and add a new large bike parking garage. One of the bike tunnels under the station is closed for works, so one of the car tunnels has been repurposed as a temporary route for cyclists and pedestrians.
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"What's the point of standards?" is the question our era is destined to answer. Thoroughly.
From Dear Leader all the way down to beat cops and schoolteachers; from internet-poisoned billionaires' Very Online pet hack journos, down to rando shitpoasters.
From Dear Leader all the way down to beat cops and schoolteachers; from internet-poisoned billionaires' Very Online pet hack journos, down to rando shitpoasters.
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"What's the point of standards?" is the question our era is destined to answer. Thoroughly.
From Dear Leader all the way down to beat cops and schoolteachers; from internet-poisoned billionaires' Very Online pet hack journos, down to rando shitpoasters.
From Dear Leader all the way down to beat cops and schoolteachers; from internet-poisoned billionaires' Very Online pet hack journos, down to rando shitpoasters.
This is grotesque, disgusting, un-American.
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is grotesque, disgusting, un-American.
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Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.
(Published January)
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Can everyone stop pretending that the new CBS is in the news business, and admit that it’s a post-truth propagandistic organization, now that they openly admit it?
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Can everyone stop pretending that the new CBS is in the news business, and admit that it’s a post-truth propagandistic organization, now that they openly admit it?
This is clownish. Trump had no idea how anything works. Or he's lying. Probably both.
So he’s saying all the tariff money we took in is gone and we won’t be able to pay it back. There was always a possibility he could lose this lawsuit and have to refund the tariff money. We didn’t prepare for that possibility? He’s running the govt like he ran his casinos.
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This is clownish. Trump had no idea how anything works. Or he's lying. Probably both.
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It's the government, ffs. He can literally print money. Doesn't he know that?
So he’s saying all the tariff money we took in is gone and we won’t be able to pay it back. There was always a possibility he could lose this lawsuit and have to refund the tariff money. We didn’t prepare for that possibility? He’s running the govt like he ran his casinos.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It's the government, ffs. He can literally print money. Doesn't he know that?
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Musk recently referred to people living in small town UK and Ireland as innocent "hobbits" that have to be defended from the invading forces who rape their children. It's a not-so-subtle framing of immigrants as sub-humans, akin to orcs, and of people like him as heroes rather than gutter racists.
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Musk recently referred to people living in small town UK and Ireland as innocent "hobbits" that have to be defended from the invading forces who rape their children. It's a not-so-subtle framing of immigrants as sub-humans, akin to orcs, and of people like him as heroes rather than gutter racists.
Republicans protecting traitors and criminals.
Ed Martin: "What this pardon does is help rescue the people who were hunted. The Biden administration hunted the alternate electors who were participating in our constitutional process in 2020 ... they were Trump supporters who believed in the Constitution."
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Republicans protecting traitors and criminals.
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In September, federal agents swarmed a Hyundai manufacturing site, detaining more than 500 workers, including more than 300 from South Korea.
Now, nearly 200 detainees are preparing to sue ICE, alleging human rights violations and unlawful arrest.
Now, nearly 200 detainees are preparing to sue ICE, alleging human rights violations and unlawful arrest.
These South Korean workers came to the US to build an EV battery plant. They left in shackles. They still want to know why
ICE agents raided, arrested workers at a Georgia battery factory in September.
abcnews.link
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In September, federal agents swarmed a Hyundai manufacturing site, detaining more than 500 workers, including more than 300 from South Korea.
Now, nearly 200 detainees are preparing to sue ICE, alleging human rights violations and unlawful arrest.
Now, nearly 200 detainees are preparing to sue ICE, alleging human rights violations and unlawful arrest.
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At 17, Jose Barco was the youngest in his unit in Iraq. After a 2004 car bomb near Fallujah, he saved two fellow soldiers, suffering severe burns and earning a Purple Heart. Now he faces deportation.
Read more here: www.csmonitor.com/World/Americ...
Read more here: www.csmonitor.com/World/Americ...
Should a war hero be deported? The complex dilemma around one convicted vet.
When noncitizen veterans make bad choices after their time in the military, they serve prison sentences and then face deportation. Is that fair?
www.csmonitor.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
At 17, Jose Barco was the youngest in his unit in Iraq. After a 2004 car bomb near Fallujah, he saved two fellow soldiers, suffering severe burns and earning a Purple Heart. Now he faces deportation.
Read more here: www.csmonitor.com/World/Americ...
Read more here: www.csmonitor.com/World/Americ...
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The ACA is literally the conservative plan health care plan that Mitt Romney implemented in MA when he was governor (although Republicans broke some key bits of it). There is no conservative plan, except screwing people who rely need health care.
“Republicans appear to be quickly pivoting from the debate around Affordable Care Act tax credits to developing their own health policy agenda, with many conservatives now feeling like they have the blessing of President Donald Trump to pursue alternative solutions to spiking insurance premiums.”
Democrats want to extend Obamacare credits. Republicans have other ideas.
Democrats are racing to negotiate an agreement on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits with little indication Republicans will get on board.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The ACA is literally the conservative plan health care plan that Mitt Romney implemented in MA when he was governor (although Republicans broke some key bits of it). There is no conservative plan, except screwing people who rely need health care.
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Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
Former models for Donald Trump's agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally
"It's like modern-day slavery."
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
What's the point of standards seems like a perfect summary of the situation.
The point of having a standards editor is that you bring in a skilled, disinterested person to read or watch a story and point out possible bias, errors and lapses.
The actual story editors can miss those things because they're so closely tied to the production and reporting of the piece.
The actual story editors can miss those things because they're so closely tied to the production and reporting of the piece.
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What's the point of standards seems like a perfect summary of the situation.
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The civilians in Gaza are homeless, hungry and without any resources. They rely entirely on our donations to survive. Even the smallest donation will help them.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem so she can feed and take care of her children. And to others if you can. ❤️🙏
tinyurl.com/Tasneemo
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem so she can feed and take care of her children. And to others if you can. ❤️🙏
tinyurl.com/Tasneemo
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The civilians in Gaza are homeless, hungry and without any resources. They rely entirely on our donations to survive. Even the smallest donation will help them.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem so she can feed and take care of her children. And to others if you can. ❤️🙏
tinyurl.com/Tasneemo
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem so she can feed and take care of her children. And to others if you can. ❤️🙏
tinyurl.com/Tasneemo
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The goal is to "prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible."
"...design includes instructions on how to best use the whistle—three short blasts to signal ICE is nearby, and three long ones for a 'code red.'"
"...design includes instructions on how to best use the whistle—three short blasts to signal ICE is nearby, and three long ones for a 'code red.'"
this is cool and people saying "just buy a whistle on amazon" did not read the story, have lost the light in their hearts, and will not enter heaven with that attitude www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The goal is to "prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible."
"...design includes instructions on how to best use the whistle—three short blasts to signal ICE is nearby, and three long ones for a 'code red.'"
"...design includes instructions on how to best use the whistle—three short blasts to signal ICE is nearby, and three long ones for a 'code red.'"
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New from 404 Media: people are 3D-printing whistles to warn each other about the presence of ICE. Some people make designs and upload them; others are given a design and are printing hundreds and hundreds of whistles at home. It's been effective in Chicago
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
New from 404 Media: people are 3D-printing whistles to warn each other about the presence of ICE. Some people make designs and upload them; others are given a design and are printing hundreds and hundreds of whistles at home. It's been effective in Chicago
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
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Democrats need to call Republicans what they are: un-American. Every Republican going along with Trump’s destruction wears that label, and it’s time to make them own it. Watch LP’s Stuart Stevens on MSNBC:
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Democrats need to call Republicans what they are: un-American. Every Republican going along with Trump’s destruction wears that label, and it’s time to make them own it. Watch LP’s Stuart Stevens on MSNBC:
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BREAKING: After years of litigation led by Campaign Legal Center on behalf of our clients, Utah voters finally will have a fair congressional map. The court rejected lawmakers' latest gerrymandered map and ordered implementation of a fair map in time for the 2026 midterms.
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
BREAKING: After years of litigation led by Campaign Legal Center on behalf of our clients, Utah voters finally will have a fair congressional map. The court rejected lawmakers' latest gerrymandered map and ordered implementation of a fair map in time for the 2026 midterms.
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a 50 year mortgage means monthly payment would be slightly lower over a 30 year mortgage - but the payment on interest would be nearly double the sales price.
an $800k home becomes $2.3M in payments. bye bye middle class wealth
an $800k home becomes $2.3M in payments. bye bye middle class wealth
November 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
a 50 year mortgage means monthly payment would be slightly lower over a 30 year mortgage - but the payment on interest would be nearly double the sales price.
an $800k home becomes $2.3M in payments. bye bye middle class wealth
an $800k home becomes $2.3M in payments. bye bye middle class wealth
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Remember that insurance is actually a thing you hope never to use, and then read this critique.
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Remember that insurance is actually a thing you hope never to use, and then read this critique.
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8 Senate Democrats sided with Trump and Republican fascists in throwing 15 million Americans off Medicaid and Obamacare:
Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Angus King (I-ME), Cortez Masto (NV), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Jacky Rosen (NV), John Fetterman (PA).
Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Angus King (I-ME), Cortez Masto (NV), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Jacky Rosen (NV), John Fetterman (PA).
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
8 Senate Democrats sided with Trump and Republican fascists in throwing 15 million Americans off Medicaid and Obamacare:
Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Angus King (I-ME), Cortez Masto (NV), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Jacky Rosen (NV), John Fetterman (PA).
Dick Durbin (IL), Maggie Hassan (NH), Tim Kaine (VA), Angus King (I-ME), Cortez Masto (NV), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Jacky Rosen (NV), John Fetterman (PA).
Why do we have courts if the courts keep declaring themselves powerless to dispense justice?
Louisiana prison guards subjected Damon Landor to horrible treatment--none of the judges who heard his case dispute that
Nor do they contest the flagrant illegality of the guards’ abuse
But they're divided on whether Damon—and the courts—can do anything about it
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Nor do they contest the flagrant illegality of the guards’ abuse
But they're divided on whether Damon—and the courts—can do anything about it
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Federal Court: Prison Guards Forcibly Shaving a Rastafarian’s Head Is Someone Else’s Problem
A Fifth Circuit decision prohibited guards from cutting Damon Landor’s hair. He gave them a copy. They literally threw it in the trash.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Why do we have courts if the courts keep declaring themselves powerless to dispense justice?
No. They're taking advantage of you. Why are these people idiots?
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
No. They're taking advantage of you. Why are these people idiots?