Chris Blackton
@chrisblackton.me
We are the guardrail now
2 + 2 = 4
#sfgiants / #sjsharks
2 + 2 = 4
#sfgiants / #sjsharks
Pinned
Chris Blackton
@chrisblackton.me
· Jan 22
They want you to stop fighting back.
They want you to silence yourself.
They want you to ignore injustice.
They want you to blame others.
They want you to lose hope.
They want you to be afraid.
They want you to give up.
They want you to obey.
Don't.
They want you to silence yourself.
They want you to ignore injustice.
They want you to blame others.
They want you to lose hope.
They want you to be afraid.
They want you to give up.
They want you to obey.
Don't.
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even if you’ve never written a book you only sold 1200 fewer copies last week than Olivia Nuzzi
Olivia Nuzzi’s Much-Hyped Book—With RFK Revelation—Sells Just Over 1,000 Copies
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
www.forbes.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
even if you’ve never written a book you only sold 1200 fewer copies last week than Olivia Nuzzi
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Trump’s top priorities have included:
-Paving over the Rose Garden
-Putting gold leaf all over the Oval Office
-Demolishing the East Wing for a ballroom
-Building a giant Arch & naming it after himself
Notable exclusions: lowering the cost of housing, health care, or groceries.
-Paving over the Rose Garden
-Putting gold leaf all over the Oval Office
-Demolishing the East Wing for a ballroom
-Building a giant Arch & naming it after himself
Notable exclusions: lowering the cost of housing, health care, or groceries.
December 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Trump’s top priorities have included:
-Paving over the Rose Garden
-Putting gold leaf all over the Oval Office
-Demolishing the East Wing for a ballroom
-Building a giant Arch & naming it after himself
Notable exclusions: lowering the cost of housing, health care, or groceries.
-Paving over the Rose Garden
-Putting gold leaf all over the Oval Office
-Demolishing the East Wing for a ballroom
-Building a giant Arch & naming it after himself
Notable exclusions: lowering the cost of housing, health care, or groceries.
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Can not get over the fact that two weeks before Christmas the President told the American people that their kids should have less toys.
December 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Can not get over the fact that two weeks before Christmas the President told the American people that their kids should have less toys.
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This is heartbreaking. The cruelty of this administration knows no depths
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
December 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This is heartbreaking. The cruelty of this administration knows no depths
C'mon Missouri. Be better.
December 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
C'mon Missouri. Be better.
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I know we’ve been talking about the 25th Amendment being invoked for years now, but we should probably be talking about it a lot more and a lot more seriously right now.
Couple of things here:
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I know we’ve been talking about the 25th Amendment being invoked for years now, but we should probably be talking about it a lot more and a lot more seriously right now.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Saving this for a time that I can afford to be more depressed.
This is a really interesting, but deeply depressing, conversation www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/...
From the AskReddit community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the AskReddit community
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December 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Saving this for a time that I can afford to be more depressed.
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A bunch of progressives are going to win primaries next year, and a bunch of centrists are going to try to reinvent themselves as progressives in order to win primaries.
These are both positive developments, even from the perspective of wanting the progressives to win their races.
These are both positive developments, even from the perspective of wanting the progressives to win their races.
December 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A bunch of progressives are going to win primaries next year, and a bunch of centrists are going to try to reinvent themselves as progressives in order to win primaries.
These are both positive developments, even from the perspective of wanting the progressives to win their races.
These are both positive developments, even from the perspective of wanting the progressives to win their races.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
I don't hate Joe Buck nearly as much as some but c'mon... Duane Kuiper deserved it more.
Congratulations to Joe Buck, the 2026 Ford C. Frick Award winner! ow.ly/YAbc50XGY5k
December 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I don't hate Joe Buck nearly as much as some but c'mon... Duane Kuiper deserved it more.
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Republicans have had 15 years to come up with a health care plan of their own, and now with premiums set to soar for millions of Americans in a few weeks, they’ve landed on… “The consensus is we need to come up with something.”
December 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Republicans have had 15 years to come up with a health care plan of their own, and now with premiums set to soar for millions of Americans in a few weeks, they’ve landed on… “The consensus is we need to come up with something.”
Wyoming??? Okay...
Not at all shocked about CA but I'm a little disappointed in NV and HI and (to a lesser extent) OR
Not at all shocked about CA but I'm a little disappointed in NV and HI and (to a lesser extent) OR
The most viewed Baseball Reference team page in each U.S. state this year!
Which team page had the most views in your state? 🤔
See all the full recap here: info.baseball-reference.com/25-br-mlb-se...
Which team page had the most views in your state? 🤔
See all the full recap here: info.baseball-reference.com/25-br-mlb-se...
December 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Wyoming??? Okay...
Not at all shocked about CA but I'm a little disappointed in NV and HI and (to a lesser extent) OR
Not at all shocked about CA but I'm a little disappointed in NV and HI and (to a lesser extent) OR
Switch to wingdings you cowards!
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Switch to wingdings you cowards!
😲
December 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
😲
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A Democrat hasn’t been elected Mayor of Miami in nearly 30 years. VP Harris beat Trump in Miami by just one point last year. Tonight, Eileen Higgins became the first Democrat to win in three decades and won by 19 points. This is a very, very bad sign for the GOP.
December 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A Democrat hasn’t been elected Mayor of Miami in nearly 30 years. VP Harris beat Trump in Miami by just one point last year. Tonight, Eileen Higgins became the first Democrat to win in three decades and won by 19 points. This is a very, very bad sign for the GOP.
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Good things are possible with conviction and charisma and strength. The good politicians I've seen in my lifetime — Obama, AOC, Mamdani — basically ignored the Overton Window and created new conversations that shaped better outcomes. There might be a time to be transactional, but it's not now.
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Good things are possible with conviction and charisma and strength. The good politicians I've seen in my lifetime — Obama, AOC, Mamdani — basically ignored the Overton Window and created new conversations that shaped better outcomes. There might be a time to be transactional, but it's not now.
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Whoa. This is a big one.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Democrat Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayor’s race, beats Trump’s pick
In addition to being the city’s first female mayor, Higgins is also the first Democrat and non-Hispanic elected to the position in decades.
www.miamiherald.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Whoa. This is a big one.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
I'm not a huge fan of PJs on airplanes but I also don't judge people for doing it. But the idea that more people think that the dress codes on airplanes are too restrictive... Wtf are y'all trying to wear on a plane?
New polling on air travel
% of U.S. adult citizens who say the following are major problems for air travel in the U.S.
High ticket prices 63%
Air-traffic-control staffing shortages 55%
Inadequate wifi 14%
Pets on board 12%
Passengers dressing too casually 8%
today.yougov.com/travel/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who say the following are major problems for air travel in the U.S.
High ticket prices 63%
Air-traffic-control staffing shortages 55%
Inadequate wifi 14%
Pets on board 12%
Passengers dressing too casually 8%
today.yougov.com/travel/artic...
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I'm not a huge fan of PJs on airplanes but I also don't judge people for doing it. But the idea that more people think that the dress codes on airplanes are too restrictive... Wtf are y'all trying to wear on a plane?
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Jimmy Fallon would host the Hunger Games.
December 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Jimmy Fallon would host the Hunger Games.
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Hey everybody!
We are so excited with how our human rights-centered campaign for Congress in NY-12 is going, and we need your help. Our opponents are loaded.
Medicare for All. Abolish ICE. Stop funding genocide.
Donate now: www.kaskyforcongress.com
We are so excited with how our human rights-centered campaign for Congress in NY-12 is going, and we need your help. Our opponents are loaded.
Medicare for All. Abolish ICE. Stop funding genocide.
Donate now: www.kaskyforcongress.com
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December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hey everybody!
We are so excited with how our human rights-centered campaign for Congress in NY-12 is going, and we need your help. Our opponents are loaded.
Medicare for All. Abolish ICE. Stop funding genocide.
Donate now: www.kaskyforcongress.com
We are so excited with how our human rights-centered campaign for Congress in NY-12 is going, and we need your help. Our opponents are loaded.
Medicare for All. Abolish ICE. Stop funding genocide.
Donate now: www.kaskyforcongress.com
That's a nice push poll you've got there... Be a shame if something were to happen to it.
December 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
That's a nice push poll you've got there... Be a shame if something were to happen to it.
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Turns out that “Everything looks like a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works” really nails it.
A new study finds that when people feel distant from politics, conspiracy beliefs rise. And when researchers reduced that distance, conspiracy thinking fell.
Making politics more accessible and relatable may help reduce conspiratorial beliefs.
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/please-red...
Making politics more accessible and relatable may help reduce conspiratorial beliefs.
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/please-red...
Please Reduce the Gap: How Feeling Distant From Politics Fuels Conspiracy Thinking
What a new study reveals about psychological distance, conspiratorial thinking, and why connection, not just correction, matters.
matthewfacciani.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Turns out that “Everything looks like a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works” really nails it.
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“That sounds illegal”
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“That sounds illegal”
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Dear Tennessee district 7:
Please vote for Aftyn Behn tomorrow. She is wonderful and also it will make Donald Trump very sad.
Please vote for Aftyn Behn tomorrow. She is wonderful and also it will make Donald Trump very sad.
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Dear Tennessee district 7:
Please vote for Aftyn Behn tomorrow. She is wonderful and also it will make Donald Trump very sad.
Please vote for Aftyn Behn tomorrow. She is wonderful and also it will make Donald Trump very sad.