Chris Conzen
@chrisconzen.bsky.social
Pronouns: He, Him, His. Community College professional and advocate for student success.
When you think about it, Donald Trump is the actual personification of all 7 deadly sins.
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
When you think about it, Donald Trump is the actual personification of all 7 deadly sins.
Reposted by Chris Conzen
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
Another thing he and Trump have in common
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EVERYONE IS A SLAVE TO BILLIONAIRES!
EVERYONE IS A SLAVE TO BILLIONAIRES!
Elon Musk Blasted For Allegedly Stiffing Construction Workers (The Daily Beast)
A key subcontractor on Elon Musk's future-ready underground transport system has walked off after claiming the tech tycoon refused to pay for wo...
l.smartnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Another thing he and Trump have in common
“American households are paying more than ever for electricity after prices surged the most in almost two years. And power costs are expected to climb even higher in 2026”
Americans Paying Record Electricity Prices as Gas Costs Climb
American households are paying more than ever before for electricity after prices surged the most in almost two years, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“American households are paying more than ever for electricity after prices surged the most in almost two years. And power costs are expected to climb even higher in 2026”
The study finds routine roles in HR, logistics and finance face more disruption than previously forecast.
MIT study finds AI is already capable of replacing 11.7% of U.S. workers
Researchers say the tool is not a prediction engine but a granular snapshot of what today’s AI models can already do.
www.fastcompany.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The study finds routine roles in HR, logistics and finance face more disruption than previously forecast.
“At least 470 people, organizations and institutions have been targeted for retribution since Trump took office – an average of more than one a day. Some were singled out for punishment; others swept up in broader purges of perceived enemies.”
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“At least 470 people, organizations and institutions have been targeted for retribution since Trump took office – an average of more than one a day. Some were singled out for punishment; others swept up in broader purges of perceived enemies.”
Witkoff didn’t just discuss, as Politico writes “This transcript appears to show one of the president’s top negotiators offering help and advice to Moscow on how to handle Trump”
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Witkoff didn’t just discuss, as Politico writes “This transcript appears to show one of the president’s top negotiators offering help and advice to Moscow on how to handle Trump”
A favorite pastime of NJ pundits is claiming there's some mass exodus out of NJ. Yet, somehow, we're still overcrowded and new (overpriced) developments keep getting built.
This MAGA activist claims Republicans are ‘fleeing’ N.J. Here’s what the numbers actually say
While Scott Presler points to a single Instagram post as evidence, state records show Republicans have added nearly 164,000 voters over the past four years.
www.nj.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A favorite pastime of NJ pundits is claiming there's some mass exodus out of NJ. Yet, somehow, we're still overcrowded and new (overpriced) developments keep getting built.
It’s not a broken promise, it was a lie; one of many that the rubes who thought a man born into corporate culture somehow represented the common person.
Opinion | Trump’s Broken Promise to Confront Corporate Power
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It’s not a broken promise, it was a lie; one of many that the rubes who thought a man born into corporate culture somehow represented the common person.
“Imagine defending a suitor who’s a serial arsonist because the other guy has a jaywalking citation; both bachelors are lawbreakers, after all. That’s the perverse moral arithmetic of more than a few Trump apologists.”
Opinion | The Outrageous False Equivalences That Prop Up President Trump
Aren’t his apologists exhausted by their moral calisthenics?
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
“Imagine defending a suitor who’s a serial arsonist because the other guy has a jaywalking citation; both bachelors are lawbreakers, after all. That’s the perverse moral arithmetic of more than a few Trump apologists.”
DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts
Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated.
Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated.
DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts
Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated.
arstechnica.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts
Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated.
Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated.
The chef’s kiss in this decision is how the judge quotes Alito in the decision.
Comey, James cases dismissed as judge disqualifies interim US attorney Lindsey Halligan
A judge concluded Halligan’s appointment violated laws that limit the ability of DOJ to install top prosecutors without Senate confirmation.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The chef’s kiss in this decision is how the judge quotes Alito in the decision.
7 of the top 10 “coolest markets” in the country are in Florida.
US home price insights — November 2025
Year-over-year price growth continues its downward trend, only rising 1.2% in September 2025. Some states have pockets growing at a more rapid pace. | Cotality
www.cotality.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
7 of the top 10 “coolest markets” in the country are in Florida.
The thing about all of those MAGA X accounts actually being from outside the US is that, for those with critical thinking skills, it's pretty obvious why, but for those without those skills or just so deep into TDS, they will never make the connection.
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The thing about all of those MAGA X accounts actually being from outside the US is that, for those with critical thinking skills, it's pretty obvious why, but for those without those skills or just so deep into TDS, they will never make the connection.
Every time they react to this, they are telling on themselves.
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says that it is investigating Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for…
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Every time they react to this, they are telling on themselves.
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
Activists Are Using ‘Fortnite’ to Fight Back Against #ICE
Activists Are Using ‘Fortnite’ to Fight Back Against ICE
Players are role-playing ICE raids in “Fortnite” and “Grand Theft Auto” to prepare for real-world situations.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Activists Are Using ‘Fortnite’ to Fight Back Against #ICE
From what I know of it, I think ranked- choice voting is a positive, but I’m curious to hear the good-faith arguments against it.
Scoop: Democrats eye ranked-choice voting for 2028 primaries
It's a tool that drew national attention when it propelled New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to a decisive primary win.
www.axios.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
From what I know of it, I think ranked- choice voting is a positive, but I’m curious to hear the good-faith arguments against it.
So MAGA is actually a devolution from apes
Chimps shock scientists by changing their minds with new evidence | ScienceDaily
Chimps shock scientists by changing their minds with new evidence | ScienceDaily
Chimps shock scientists by changing their minds with new evidence
Chimps may revise their beliefs in surprisingly human-like ways. Experiments showed they switched choices when presented with stronger clues, demonstrating flexible reasoning. Computational modeling…
www.sciencedaily.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
So MAGA is actually a devolution from apes
Chimps shock scientists by changing their minds with new evidence | ScienceDaily
Chimps shock scientists by changing their minds with new evidence | ScienceDaily
A smaller population resulting from lower immigration means a smaller economy...more restrictive immigration means fewer working-age immigrants paying taxes. Finally, economists link immigration to productivity growth...making America less hospitable to immigrants will eventually make America poorer
Opinion | We’re Seeing What a No-Immigration Economy Looks Like
Making America less hospitable to newcomers will eventually make our country poorer.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A smaller population resulting from lower immigration means a smaller economy...more restrictive immigration means fewer working-age immigrants paying taxes. Finally, economists link immigration to productivity growth...making America less hospitable to immigrants will eventually make America poorer
A good read on why, no matter how much they say they will replace the ACA with something “better”, they can’t without doing something contrary to some of their longest held beliefs.
Republicans Will Never Find a Health Care Replacement - The American Prospect
The GOP is too wedded to free markets and scornful of the welfare state to ever make anything in health care work.
prospect.org
November 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A good read on why, no matter how much they say they will replace the ACA with something “better”, they can’t without doing something contrary to some of their longest held beliefs.
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
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High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
“In the illiberal world created by Trumpism, you don’t have to ask—you can just proclaim. You can change on a dime, saying or thinking anything at all.”
Does MAGA Have Ideas?
A new book traces the intellectual origins of Trumpism—straight into the void.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
“In the illiberal world created by Trumpism, you don’t have to ask—you can just proclaim. You can change on a dime, saying or thinking anything at all.”
Well, this explains being more openly critical
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Well, this explains being more openly critical
My non-Higher Ed friends caught the NPR piece mentioned by Dr. Kelchen here. It's a reminder that the perceptions of Higher Ed are much more impactful than the facts.
College Prices Have Not Risen Dramatically in the Last Decade—But Will That Change?
Higher education is facing a crisis of confidence among the general public, and much of that is driven by concerns regarding affordability. For example, about 80 percent of Democrats and Republican…
robertkelchen.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My non-Higher Ed friends caught the NPR piece mentioned by Dr. Kelchen here. It's a reminder that the perceptions of Higher Ed are much more impactful than the facts.
“What should give Americans equal pause is the inhumanity happening beyond the cameras, away from the view of judges and lawyers and the media. Due process is not a constitutional right afforded only to citizens; legal restrictions on unlawful detention apply to all people on U.S. soil.”
Opinion | ‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“What should give Americans equal pause is the inhumanity happening beyond the cameras, away from the view of judges and lawyers and the media. Due process is not a constitutional right afforded only to citizens; legal restrictions on unlawful detention apply to all people on U.S. soil.”