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Chris from Orlando

@christineu.bsky.social

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Florida Native who has moved around a bit. Fiscally conservative but socially liberal just like Jesus. Living my best post church life with my diverse family.

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Chris from Orlando @christineu.bsky.social · Feb 1

Trump’s opposition should force him to “own every bad outcome that happens, anywhere in the world.”

Liberals would be well served to spend their time thrusting the presidency upon Donald Trump.

Start demanding the Trump administration fix everything quickly.

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Shove the Presidency Down Trump’s Throat

Liberals spent the president-elect’s first term trying and failing to kick him out of office. This time out, they need to turn the White House into a prison.

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David W. Congdon @dwcongdon.com · 11d

This article offers a useful distinction between vertical (divine command) and horizontal (neighbor-love) morality as a way to understand MAGA Christians.
www.huffpost.com/entry/vertic...

What Drives MAGA Christians' Un-Christian Actions? Experts Say It Comes Down To This.

This framework reveals why some MAGA-aligned Christians act in ways that contradict Jesus’ teachings.

www.huffpost.com

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Jude "Pre-Order DILF" Doyle @judedoyle.bsky.social · 11d

I retweeted this link below, but the distinction between "vertical morality" (good means doing what God wants) versus "horizontal morality" (God wants you to do what is good) is really fascinating and explains a lot of people's willingness to bow to a dictator. www.huffpost.com/entry/vertic...

Under a vertical moral system, the worst thing you can do is disobey God’s laws, and this perspective has bled into politics as well. Klinger Cain offered the example of the rather callous response to “Alligator Alcatraz” and the extremely punitive treatment of immigrant detainees from MAGA Christians.

“On one side, we’re looking at people who are undocumented, so yes, they’ve broken a rule. But for the most part, there are no victims ― so why is our government being so harsh?” she said. “But the other side, with this fundamental Christian worldview, sees every broken rule as deserving a super harsh punishment. You don’t have to be a murderer or a rapist to go to hell. Every broken rule leads to hell ― even just taking a bite of an apple cursed all of humanity.”

This religious viewpoint desensitizes people, so inhumane immigrant detention feels fine and deserved. Klinger Cain added that, for people with this perspective, the only way to escape the fate of hell is not through good actions but simply by being on the right God-ordained MAGA team.

“Vertical morality has caused white conservative, MAGA-aligned Christianity to completely abandon the core of Christ’s teachings because their focus is on self-interest and perceived moral purity,” Hale said. “To them, they are Christians and haven’t abandoned the faith at all, but their framework measures righteousness in a way that can excuse behaviors that the general public knows and sees aren’t Christlike at all.”

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Judi Blue Sky @blueskymedium.bsky.social · 6d

Interesting read! Vertical Morality --How can people profess faith in Jesus, who preached love, mercy and care for the oppressed while supporting policies that punish immigrants, demonize LGBTQ people and glorify cruelty?
www.huffpost.com/entry/vertic...

What Drives MAGA Christians' Un-Christian Actions? Experts Say It Comes Down To This.

This framework reveals why some MAGA-aligned Christians act in ways that contradict Jesus’ teachings.

www.huffpost.com

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Chris from Orlando @christineu.bsky.social · 4d

Didn’t we all know if Trump won this election that he’d give up the USA’s super power status and make China the new super power? I mean it seemed pretty obvious just based on his campaign platform and what we saw him do last time he was president.

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Spooky Back From the Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 4d

During the Cold War when you were watching a movie the simplest and most-often used cue to tell the audience that the setting was in the USSR (or other eastern bloc nation) was for a police officer to demand someone show their papers.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 4d

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Chris from Orlando @christineu.bsky.social · 4d

Antifa circa WWII who were paid by the US government. We used to call them US soldiers.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8d

AI companies are spending billions on deals with each other, which boost their value.

This has helped twenty billionaires tied to AI add $450B to their fortunes in 2025.

Meanwhile, an MIT study found that 95% of companies using AI haven't seen returns on investment.

Be warned.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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Chris from Orlando @christineu.bsky.social · 7d

A kid in my neighborhood sells her sourdough loaves for $16 or $18, can’t quite remember, they are not organic either

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 7d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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The More You Know @blowen.bsky.social · 7d

Friday's development follows a $12 billion deal signed between Washington and Doha in 2017 for the sale of F-15QA fighter aircraft. The Idaho Statesman reported in 2022 that Qatari personnel were scheduled to begin arriving in 2023 or 2024 after the approval of the Secretary of the Air Force.

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LoriGB @lorigb.bsky.social · 7d

$12 billion deal may bring hundreds of Qatar, US Air Force members to Idaho base By SALLY KRUTZIG IDAHO STATESMAN • January 18, 2022

Read more at: www.stripes.com/branches/air...
Source - Stars and Stripes

$12 billion deal may bring hundreds of Qatar, US Air Force members to Idaho base

www.stripes.com

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Chris from Orlando @christineu.bsky.social · 7d

Deal dates back to 2017

Chris from Orlando @christineu.bsky.social · 7d

So this all dates back to a 2017 deal for Qatar to buy a bunch of F-15s and have their military train here for at least 10 years.

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 7d

WHY IN THE ACTUAL F*CK WOULD WE HELP AND ALLOW THE COUNTRY OF QATAR TO BUILD AN AIR FORCE BASE ON AMERICAN SOIL IN IDAHO.

www.foxnews.com/politics/heg...

Pentagon agrees to host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots at Idaho air base

Pentagon agrees to build Qatari Emiri Air Force facility in Idaho as part of the ongoing U.S.-Qatar partnership, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Friday.

www.foxnews.com

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 7d

Donald Trump is getting pushback from special operations forces commanders and Air Force commanders… so he’s bringing in an Air Force that will be completely loyal to him and has no sworn oath to the Constitution.

Qatar to build Air Force fighter base in Idaho.

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Chris from Orlando @christineu.bsky.social · 7d

I see that Biden quietly extended the US presence in Qatar but I can’t find anything saying Biden approved a Qatari base on US soil

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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 7d

An economic bailout for Argentina. An air force base for Qatar.

This guy is doing everything but putting America first.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 7d

Hegseth: I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho.

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Chris from Orlando @christineu.bsky.social · 8d

Just stumbled across this truly terrifying news story:

A Teacher Assigned Homework On Charlie Kirk, And The Questions Are Going Viral www.buzzfeed.com/alexalisitza...

A Teacher Assigned Homework On Charlie Kirk, And The Questions Are Going Viral

True or false: Charlie Kirk was a good Christian man.

www.buzzfeed.com

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 8d

Remember how ICE claimed they were rammed by 10 vehicles and had to shoot a woman 7 times? Turns out, her lawyer has footage of a federal SUV slamming into the woman's vehicle, getting out, yelling "do something, bitch!" and opening fire.

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, 'Do something b----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney alleged...

chicago.suntimes.com

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it me @tripledubbel.bsky.social · 8d

Liberty Vote is owned by a former Republican election official.

(kind of a big point that should be in the headline fwiw)

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Chris from Orlando @christineu.bsky.social · 8d

So women are better than men because they aren’t circumcised and therefore aren’t in the autism spectrum? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
They are really reaching with their craziness now.

Chris from Orlando @christineu.bsky.social · 8d

It’s all good as long as the 1% don’t feel an ounce of discomfort or miss a single bonus check…

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 8d

I'm sorry but it's just wild we are in the middle of a government shutdown and the House Republicans are REFUSING TO SHOW UP FOR WORK so they can protect billionaire pedophiles and billionaire tax breaks.

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Siamese Cats #BoycottElSalvador 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇦💯 @siamesecats.bsky.social · 8d

That's probably the point: just enough relief that the banks get paid, then foreign investors can buy off that farm land for cheap on AcreTrader, JD Vance's little investment. bsky.app/profile/pipe...

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 8d

I feel like a broken record, but I have to keep saying it over and over again: a farmer bailout won’t do much of anything because the market is gone. There will be no incentive to plant next year.

The bailout will help payoff farmer debt to the banks. That’s all.

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