Eric Christiansen
@erichristiansen.bsky.social
Retired HS Theatre Director; Harley Rider.
"I will not give in to the lies.
I will not give in to the fear."
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"Trumpum delenda est" - 8647
"I will not give in to the lies.
I will not give in to the fear."
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"Trumpum delenda est" - 8647
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NOTE: Sometimes I edit excerpts I am quoting from posted articles to fit BlueSky's character limit (rather than breaking quotes into separate posts, which is annoying for all). I try to preserve the sense of quotes, & always post a source link so readers can refer back. My apologies to the authors!
1/2 "The key point is that if you think of unregulated social media as dangerous drugs, as you should, then we’ve become a nation in which drug lords control much of government policy. Social media billionaires have enough power to prevent us from protecting our own children....
America Has Become a Digital Narco-State
Social media giants have bought our government, and are trying to bully Europe
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
1/2 "The key point is that if you think of unregulated social media as dangerous drugs, as you should, then we’ve become a nation in which drug lords control much of government policy. Social media billionaires have enough power to prevent us from protecting our own children....
"We need to have a serious conversation about Donald Trump’s health — what we know, and, more importantly, what we don’t know, which is a lot. Just how bad or good is it? ... [B]y any reasonable analysis he is not a picture of good health, to say the least."
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
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How Sick Is He?
The physical and mental health of the president is a state secret
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"We need to have a serious conversation about Donald Trump’s health — what we know, and, more importantly, what we don’t know, which is a lot. Just how bad or good is it? ... [B]y any reasonable analysis he is not a picture of good health, to say the least."
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open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
1/2 "This is coercion in the open. It is a leader who believes public power is a personal tool, and who expects private allegiance in exchange for official acts. It is the kind of threat an authoritarian makes when he imagines the government exists to serve him alone....
Sunday Afternoon News Updates - 12/7/25
Here's the latest...
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
1/2 "This is coercion in the open. It is a leader who believes public power is a personal tool, and who expects private allegiance in exchange for official acts. It is the kind of threat an authoritarian makes when he imagines the government exists to serve him alone....
1/2 "Bill Kristol of The Bulwark wrote: 'If the Sep. 2 boat really had ‘narco-terrorists’ on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc....
December 7, 2025
“I think it’s really important that this video be made public,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) said today on Face the Nation. Himes was referring to a video of the September 2 U.S. military strike on...
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
1/2 "Bill Kristol of The Bulwark wrote: 'If the Sep. 2 boat really had ‘narco-terrorists’ on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc....
“To the untrained eye, these persons might look like seven stranded castaways,” Hegseth continued. “In point of fact, they are all on a list of dangerous drug traffickers—a list I made myself with ChatGPT.”
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
Hegseth Orders Strike on Notorious Drug Traffickers
The narcoterrorists were posing as seven stranded castaways.
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“To the untrained eye, these persons might look like seven stranded castaways,” Hegseth continued. “In point of fact, they are all on a list of dangerous drug traffickers—a list I made myself with ChatGPT.”
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
"If you’re taking some satisfaction from the MAGA crackup, don’t let your guard down.
It’s when Trump feels he’s in trouble that he does the biggest and craziest things to deflect attention.
So, my friends, beware."
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
It’s when Trump feels he’s in trouble that he does the biggest and craziest things to deflect attention.
So, my friends, beware."
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Sunday thought: Really, truly, the end of Trump is near
MAGA is cracking up, but beware
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"If you’re taking some satisfaction from the MAGA crackup, don’t let your guard down.
It’s when Trump feels he’s in trouble that he does the biggest and craziest things to deflect attention.
So, my friends, beware."
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
It’s when Trump feels he’s in trouble that he does the biggest and craziest things to deflect attention.
So, my friends, beware."
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
1/3 "As the impulse of WWII pushed Americans toward a more just and inclusive society after it, those determined not to share power warned their supporters that including people of color and women as equals in society would threaten their own liberty....
December 6, 2025
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
1/3 "As the impulse of WWII pushed Americans toward a more just and inclusive society after it, those determined not to share power warned their supporters that including people of color and women as equals in society would threaten their own liberty....
1/2 "The consequences of this shift cannot be understated. Russian drones are flying over nuclear submarine bases in France. They nearly struck Zelensky’s plane in Ireland. European leaders are warning one another privately that the United States can no longer be trusted....
You Cannot Rig Reality
The Supreme Court handed Republicans a shiny new map, but Texans aren’t dumb; misery, inflation, and desperation don’t vote red; they vote for whoever fixes their lives.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
1/2 "The consequences of this shift cannot be understated. Russian drones are flying over nuclear submarine bases in France. They nearly struck Zelensky’s plane in Ireland. European leaders are warning one another privately that the United States can no longer be trusted....
1/2 "The modern GOP is now a white nationalist movement.... There are no dog whistles or performative nods to political correctness....
Heather Cox Richardson on How the Majority Can Fight Back and Win As MAGA "Doubles Down" on Fascism and White Supremacy
A recording from THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali's live video
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
1/2 "The modern GOP is now a white nationalist movement.... There are no dog whistles or performative nods to political correctness....
"Anne Applebaum: 'The [just released] Natl Security Strategy is a propaganda document, designed to be widely read. It is also a performative suicide. Hard to think of another great power ever abdicating its influence so quickly and publicly.'"
My take: A disaster!
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
My take: A disaster!
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
December 5, 2025
Late last night, the Trump administration released the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"Anne Applebaum: 'The [just released] Natl Security Strategy is a propaganda document, designed to be widely read. It is also a performative suicide. Hard to think of another great power ever abdicating its influence so quickly and publicly.'"
My take: A disaster!
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
My take: A disaster!
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
1/2 "Let me save everyone a little time and a lot of aspirin: the Supreme Court screwed up. Again. And not in the subtle, legal-nerd, 'well actually…' way that lets the conservative justices preen while pretending they are the intellectual heirs of Madison....
You Cannot Rig Reality
The Supreme Court handed Republicans a shiny new map, but Texans aren’t dumb; misery, inflation, and desperation don’t vote red; they vote for whoever fixes their lives.
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
1/2 "Let me save everyone a little time and a lot of aspirin: the Supreme Court screwed up. Again. And not in the subtle, legal-nerd, 'well actually…' way that lets the conservative justices preen while pretending they are the intellectual heirs of Madison....
1/2 "Democrats can show America they can be better trusted than Repubs to bring prices down and real wages up by promising 10 things...
1. eliminate Trump’s tariffs.
2. bust up monopolies.
3. fight for stronger unions.
4. raise the national minimum wage to $20/hr
5. make housing more affordable....
1. eliminate Trump’s tariffs.
2. bust up monopolies.
3. fight for stronger unions.
4. raise the national minimum wage to $20/hr
5. make housing more affordable....
What Democrats Must Pledge to America
Ten ways to make America more affordable
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
1/2 "Democrats can show America they can be better trusted than Repubs to bring prices down and real wages up by promising 10 things...
1. eliminate Trump’s tariffs.
2. bust up monopolies.
3. fight for stronger unions.
4. raise the national minimum wage to $20/hr
5. make housing more affordable....
1. eliminate Trump’s tariffs.
2. bust up monopolies.
3. fight for stronger unions.
4. raise the national minimum wage to $20/hr
5. make housing more affordable....
Reposted by Eric Christiansen
🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED & STAY LOUD!!
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
December 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED & STAY LOUD!!
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
1/2 "It should shock no one that young people aren’t buying this GOP bullshit.
The bottom line is that we as a nation have now had the full Republican experience. We’ve done pretty much everything they suggested or demanded....
The bottom line is that we as a nation have now had the full Republican experience. We’ve done pretty much everything they suggested or demanded....
Young Americans Want a Reboot: Can They Build a Majority Big Enough to Overrule Big Money?
Expect a fight for healthcare access, debt relief, affordable housing, and a living wage that doesn’t require two full-time jobs…
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
1/2 "It should shock no one that young people aren’t buying this GOP bullshit.
The bottom line is that we as a nation have now had the full Republican experience. We’ve done pretty much everything they suggested or demanded....
The bottom line is that we as a nation have now had the full Republican experience. We’ve done pretty much everything they suggested or demanded....
1/2 "The legislation providing enhanced [ACA premium] subsidies expires at the end of this month. And Republicans in Congress are adamantly opposed to maintaining them....
MAGA’s Affordability Crisis Will Soon Get Worse
And Trump’s numbers will continue to slide
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
1/2 "The legislation providing enhanced [ACA premium] subsidies expires at the end of this month. And Republicans in Congress are adamantly opposed to maintaining them....
1/2 "Signalgate seems to sum up Hegseth’s character flaws—his cowardice (refusing to sit for an interview), recklessness (having used an insecure channel), dishonesty (denying it was any big deal) and utter lack of seriousness, just as Kelly has been saying all week....
Undaunted Veteran Stands Up to MAGA Bullies
Senator Mark Kelly is a national treasure
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
1/2 "Signalgate seems to sum up Hegseth’s character flaws—his cowardice (refusing to sit for an interview), recklessness (having used an insecure channel), dishonesty (denying it was any big deal) and utter lack of seriousness, just as Kelly has been saying all week....
"[NYT:] legal experts say this operation is not lawful. Civilians engaged in trade—even illicit trade—are not enemy combatants. For that matter, the public, so far, has seen no hard evidence but only heard admin’s claim the boats are engaged in drug trafficking."
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open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
December 3, 2025
Republican Matt Van Epps won yesterday’s special election in Tennessee’s seventh congressional district, but Republicans aren’t celebrating triumphantly.
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"[NYT:] legal experts say this operation is not lawful. Civilians engaged in trade—even illicit trade—are not enemy combatants. For that matter, the public, so far, has seen no hard evidence but only heard admin’s claim the boats are engaged in drug trafficking."
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
"Most observers expect Hassett to be appointed as the next chair of the Fed....
[In a CBS interview] in just a few sentences, he make it clear that he is absolutely unqualified — intellectually and morally — to be Fed chair."
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
[In a CBS interview] in just a few sentences, he make it clear that he is absolutely unqualified — intellectually and morally — to be Fed chair."
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Eggs, Lies and Gasoline
The unbearable lightweightness of being Kevin Hassett
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"Most observers expect Hassett to be appointed as the next chair of the Fed....
[In a CBS interview] in just a few sentences, he make it clear that he is absolutely unqualified — intellectually and morally — to be Fed chair."
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
[In a CBS interview] in just a few sentences, he make it clear that he is absolutely unqualified — intellectually and morally — to be Fed chair."
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
"Even as Trump goes down, the Groypers are waiting in the wings. The present and future of the GOP are neo-Nazis, white nationalists, and racists who are no longer hiding their agenda or their control of the party."
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Trump's Confederacy of Dunces with Katie Phang and Lev Parnas
Trump chose the world's most incompetent, unqualified, and corrupt individuals to help steer the nation towards avoidable chaos and destruction, and they've dutifully obliged.
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"Even as Trump goes down, the Groypers are waiting in the wings. The present and future of the GOP are neo-Nazis, white nationalists, and racists who are no longer hiding their agenda or their control of the party."
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
1/2 "The bipartisan lead sponsors of the Epstein Files Transparency Act from both chambers of Congress are calling out what looks to be Bondi’s attempt to shield Trump, first by saying there was no information in the files that would warrant an investigation of 'uncharged third parties' and then...
December 3, 2025
Republican Matt Van Epps won yesterday’s special election in Tennessee’s seventh congressional district, but Republicans aren’t celebrating triumphantly.
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
1/2 "The bipartisan lead sponsors of the Epstein Files Transparency Act from both chambers of Congress are calling out what looks to be Bondi’s attempt to shield Trump, first by saying there was no information in the files that would warrant an investigation of 'uncharged third parties' and then...
1/3 "Surveillance by Starvation: SNAP, States’ Rights, and the Fight for Privacy....
What’s truly terrifying about this moment isn’t just SNAP. It’s what SNAP represents: a pilot case. If the federal government can use food assistance data to build an immigration‑linked registry, what’s next?...
What’s truly terrifying about this moment isn’t just SNAP. It’s what SNAP represents: a pilot case. If the federal government can use food assistance data to build an immigration‑linked registry, what’s next?...
Surveillance by Starvation: SNAP, States’ Rights, and the Fight for Privacy
Red states are surrendering civil liberties. Blue states are being punished for defending them.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
1/3 "Surveillance by Starvation: SNAP, States’ Rights, and the Fight for Privacy....
What’s truly terrifying about this moment isn’t just SNAP. It’s what SNAP represents: a pilot case. If the federal government can use food assistance data to build an immigration‑linked registry, what’s next?...
What’s truly terrifying about this moment isn’t just SNAP. It’s what SNAP represents: a pilot case. If the federal government can use food assistance data to build an immigration‑linked registry, what’s next?...
1/2 "If Trump actually cared about narco-terrorism, he wouldn’t have pardoned and released one of the top drug traffickers in history this week....
IMPORTANT Message from Meidas Founder
By Ben Meiselas
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
1/2 "If Trump actually cared about narco-terrorism, he wouldn’t have pardoned and released one of the top drug traffickers in history this week....
Reposted by Eric Christiansen
🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the POS 34x convicted felon, DEADLY INSURRECTIONIST, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Donald Trump did 🩸🩸🩸
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the POS 34x convicted felon, DEADLY INSURRECTIONIST, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Donald Trump did 🩸🩸🩸
1/2 "Donald Trump no doubt underestimated the power of lower federal courts, which may be the single biggest obstacle to his autocratic ambition. The Contrarian has covered a number of these humiliating court defeats, ...
Trump Faltering in Face of Lower Courts
The rule of law is proving to be stronger than he thought
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
1/2 "Donald Trump no doubt underestimated the power of lower federal courts, which may be the single biggest obstacle to his autocratic ambition. The Contrarian has covered a number of these humiliating court defeats, ...
1/2 "If we care about freedom, we can’t just stand by and say nothing while this regime turns ICE’s violence into content....
Is Viral Propaganda How the Trump Administration Normalizes Cruelty?
A government that celebrates cruelty, weaponizes culture, and mocks due process is telling you exactly what it plans to become...
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
1/2 "If we care about freedom, we can’t just stand by and say nothing while this regime turns ICE’s violence into content....