Chris Helgerson
chrishelgerson.bsky.social
Chris Helgerson
@chrishelgerson.bsky.social
PNW'r. Social media is a stream of consciousness thing for me. Politically independent/Center-Left (emphasis on Center). I love Erica!
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You need to hear this. And everyone you know needs to hear it, too.

youtu.be/k0CzXi9e66M
The Dictator’s Speech (Clip) | The Great Dictator (1940) | TCM
YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies
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We all have things to live for; I've got some slacks on layaway!
December 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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NEW EPISODE! In this Patreon-sponsored review, I look at the first four issues of The Mighty Crusaders!

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The Mighty Crusaders #1-4 - Atop the Fourth Wall
YouTube video by Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall
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December 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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BTW, yes, this means I've been spending the better part of the last four hours adding new products and restock to the shop.

Watch for tomorrow's Update blog post for more info, or feel free to dig around!

troxellstradingpost.shop
November 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I'm not going to say that if they'd just done their jobs up front this mess could have been avoided... Actually, yes, yes I am saying that.
news.yahoo.com/articles/gop...
GOP senators to join Democrats in investigating Pete Hegseth ‘kill everybody’ allegations
GOP Senator Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Democratic Senator Jack Reed, announced the investigation in a joint statement
news.yahoo.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I'll just sit down and enjoy my coffee and let my brain chill...

*One Hour Later*

DAMN THIS FROG!!
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Recommended:

Christmas in Plains by President Jimmy Carter

Almost devoid of partisan politics, it is instead a memoir of Christmas seasons from the depths of the Great Depression up through his Presidency.
November 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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for Small Business Saturday, I refreshed my online shop with copies of all pre-Macabre Valley comics, including both covers for Next Door and all 3 versions of the Death of Comics Bookcase, Vol. 1

get covers from John McCrea, Nick Cagnetti, Raul Allen, and more!

www.etsy.com/shop/ZackQua...
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Maybe you like to make gifts (or make things for yourself). Head over to lavender-and-twine.com and find the right patterns to make bags with your own personal spin.

#BlackFriday

*Full Disclosure: I'm married to the owner
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Though the first actor to play the titular hero did Star in one of my favorite Hallmark Christmas Movies...
November 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Oh, just up until 1 am getting ready for Thanksgiving Part 2 with the in-laws. These are savory rolls. Asiago on the left, garlic herb on the right.
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Do what the toys did and make ALL the uniforms two-toned like the Admiral's variant (but different shades)!
November 29, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Now we can get into the full swing of the Christmas Season for #TopShelfFriday

The near-forgotten comic tie-in to the only-slightly-less-forgotten Superboy series got a Christmas issue. Too bad they didn't do a Christmas episode...
November 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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So yeah, if you're looking for smaller shops to frequent this holiday season, and the rest of the year, maybe check out this Starter Pack I made this past week. It's full of people that will actually appreciate your patronage, and pay their rent and put food on their tables.

go.bsky.app/HLRLhda
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I worked with (not for) CBP's Marine Vessel Department for 7.5 years. The vast majority of Officers that I came to know and respect weren't like this. They largely policed themselves on what was appropriate while in uniform. But those were mostly the Obama years, and the fish rots from the head...
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Maybe you like to make gifts (or make things for yourself). Head over to lavender-and-twine.com and find the right patterns to make bags with your own personal spin.

#BlackFriday

*Full Disclosure: I'm married to the owner
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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I'm not running any kind of sales or discounts... but you can still support my artwork! (That causes good feelings, right? And good feelings are kind of like a bonus discount?)

Anyway, feel free to peruse the dinosaurs and spaceships!

anavoltzart.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I did five Black Fridays in retail; when it was actually on the one Friday. I've paid my dues...
November 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Post something random or you'll have an awful December (or don't. Maybe you like to live dangerously)
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Let's eat!
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Tribal IDs meet RealID requirements. Let that sink in, everyone who has ever been annoyed by security at the airport, TSA is better at their job than ICE...
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"Sir, there are real turkeys in the ovens. Not meatloaf, turkeys!"

*Yes, I've begun the annual viewing of Charlie X. Traditions are important, you know!

Also, I need to clean my oven
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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🥧 (a Thanksgiving comic)
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The story of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag is more fiction than fact, but like so many things; baby and bathwater should not be thrown out together, and I'm all for Thanksgiving as a concept.
To begin with, I'm thankful for all of you.
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
When it's done, this could be dessert!
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 AM