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Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 1d

Las Vegas No Kings. #nokings #nokingslv @titus.house.gov , @susielee.house.gov , @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social all in the house. Why are they here? Because Speaker Johnson won't open the House to seat Rep. Grijalva. Release the Epstein Files!

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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!

Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.

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Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 2d

Good concept, but I'm not sure they're convinced their fealty will keep them safe, they just think that their fealty will keep them safe-ish for now while any perceived disloyalty would result in immediate attack. As you say, they're certainly more afraid of Trump than they are of future Dems/NPs.

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Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 5d

I'm starting to wonder if my Soros checks from 2018 are ever going to show.

Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 6d

Only the Sith deal in absolutes.

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Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 7d

Think about how you'll feel if you break it.

Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 9d

Sounds like I'd prefer the Democrats do what Thune says they'll do than what I think they'd actually do, TBH.

Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 9d

Sir, there are now *three* frogs in Portland.
(Credit to publicnotice.co for the picture.)

Marco Rubio is whispering something stupid in the Mango Maniac's ear.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11d

#WarRavagedPortland

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 11d

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 11d

What?! Hey, anybody who might still think this regime is part of a normal political order, how to you take what Posobiec is saying here?

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 11d

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 14d

Big, if true.

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Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 14d

Leadership!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

Trump: "I said one year before to Pete Hegseth, I said, one year before -- where's Pete? In the book I wrote -- whatever the hell the title, I can't tell you -- but I can tell you there's a page in there devoted to the fact that I saw somebody named Osama bin Laden and I didn't like it."

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14d

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

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Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 14d

Given the state of our Presidency, Congress, and the Supreme(ly corrupt) Court, I'd just say, "We'll see."

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14d

Last I checked, Congress makes the laws, not the White House.

Image of an X post from @realDonaldTrump
(Donald J. Trump) at 7:26 PM on October 3, 2025, with 2.54K ReTruths and 8.83K Likes. The post reads: "To ICE, Border Patrol, Law Enforcement, and all U.S. Military: As per my August 25, 2025 Executive Order, please be advised that, from this point forward, anybody burning the American Flag will be subject to one year in prison. You will be immediately arrested. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

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Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · Feb 8

Because nobody else was doing it, I created the Bluesky Nevada Politics starter pack. This is a list that contains (1) all NV elected officials currently in office, (2) NV state offices, (3) politically focused NGOs in the state of Nevada. Let me know if I missed anyone.
go.bsky.app/K9TN3KX

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Leon Simons @leonsimons.bsky.social · 15d

More water in the air leads to more extreme rainfall

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Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 16d

<sigh> I now feel bad that I unsubscribed from Paramount+ last week, because I can't do it now. The only CBS/Paramount product I'll consume from this point is Colbert until his last show.

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Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 17d

Appreciate you going out on a limb like this.

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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 17d

This says we should fret about the backlog of gas turbines because it will delay gas's displacement coal. Why can't this lead to faster renewables & storage deployment? Also, a key fact is buried: "gas is cleaner than coal only if methane leaks are kept in check." How's that leak-plugging going?

The Gas Turbine Shortage Might Be a Climate Problem

Gas turbines may be the Labubu of climate accessories: They’re in high demand, with a years-long waitlist. Gas can help move away from coal, but AI could mean burning lots more of it. We unpack why a ...

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Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 17d

... about social media is likely to be with staff, and when the topic presents itself, I will definitely be telling them why they shouldn't be listening to voices on the big platforms. In the mean time, I maintain that most people should leave and stay away from Twitter.

Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social · 17d

Assuming "Ty's" is "this", most of my time talking to legislators themselves is me telling them that it's not 2015 any more, 2015 is never coming back, and they need to start acting like they understand what's at stake and not pretending comity is possible during a coup. Any discussion I have ...

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 17d

I’m tired of saving Trump voters from the consequences of their own decisions.

If farmers want a bailout, they should call their republican congressmembers and ask them to use their article 1 powers to get rid of the tariffs.

ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 17d

look we’re obviously going to bail out the farmers and I think there’s a reasonable case for doing it given that we’re doing the tariffs, since they are getting absolutely rocked by the tariffs.

but this is an argument for not doing the stupid tariffs.

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