fchap
@fchap.bsky.social
Writer, every now and then
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
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The quality of the wax exhibits at Madame Tussaud’s is greatly diminished
December 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The quality of the wax exhibits at Madame Tussaud’s is greatly diminished
Great read from @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social in the Inquirer about a fascinating woman and the surprisingly glamorous Philadelphia of the 1970s
A very important thread. When I was probably no more than 10, I saw this picture of the woman known as Harlow in the Philly Inquirer. A little babygay, I was shocked that such a glamour queen could live in my hometown and even more shocked to see her described as "a former man."
December 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Great read from @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social in the Inquirer about a fascinating woman and the surprisingly glamorous Philadelphia of the 1970s
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Can someone tell these guys (these politicians and the pundits who boost them) that it is not November 2024 anymore? Abigail Spanberger, Mikie Sherrill, Zohran Mandani, and Aftyn Behn all likely won some Trump voters/2024 skippers. Update the talking points! 2028 is not only for white guys.
Josh Shapiro believes he is uniquely suited to win over Trump voters—but he’ll need to overcome distrust among some in his own party first, Tim Alberta reports: theatln.tc/mR9AHSG4
December 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Can someone tell these guys (these politicians and the pundits who boost them) that it is not November 2024 anymore? Abigail Spanberger, Mikie Sherrill, Zohran Mandani, and Aftyn Behn all likely won some Trump voters/2024 skippers. Update the talking points! 2028 is not only for white guys.
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Regarding Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plans to run for the Democratic presidential nomination on a platform of Americans who still support Donald Trump matter more than everyone else and must be catered to:
an elderly man with a mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .
ALT: an elderly man with a mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Regarding Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plans to run for the Democratic presidential nomination on a platform of Americans who still support Donald Trump matter more than everyone else and must be catered to:
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"We've got little children going to school today and their president called them 'garbage.'"
Thank you, @governorwalz.mn.gov, for standing up against the vile racism being directed at vulnerable and precious kids.
Thank you, @governorwalz.mn.gov, for standing up against the vile racism being directed at vulnerable and precious kids.
December 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"We've got little children going to school today and their president called them 'garbage.'"
Thank you, @governorwalz.mn.gov, for standing up against the vile racism being directed at vulnerable and precious kids.
Thank you, @governorwalz.mn.gov, for standing up against the vile racism being directed at vulnerable and precious kids.
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Every Democrat going on air should take the first question and then say something like “Before I answer that I need to express my outrage and disgust at the president’s bigoted and vulgar insults about the Somali people. There is something seriously wrong with him. He is a sick man.”
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Every Democrat going on air should take the first question and then say something like “Before I answer that I need to express my outrage and disgust at the president’s bigoted and vulgar insults about the Somali people. There is something seriously wrong with him. He is a sick man.”
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This is racist and dangerous. Last I checked, Somalians are Black and Rep. Omar is a colleague. Where are the @housedemocrats.bsky.social? The @blackcaucus.bsky.social ?
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
Trump calls Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) "garbage," says that Somalians don't belong in the U.S. because they "do nothing but complain... do nothing but bitch"
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is racist and dangerous. Last I checked, Somalians are Black and Rep. Omar is a colleague. Where are the @housedemocrats.bsky.social? The @blackcaucus.bsky.social ?
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
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SHUT THE FUCK UP
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November 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
SHUT THE FUCK UP
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Two things can be true:
You should not take off your shoes and put your feet on the chair ahead of you.
The Secretary of Transportation is not a serious person
You should not take off your shoes and put your feet on the chair ahead of you.
The Secretary of Transportation is not a serious person
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Two things can be true:
You should not take off your shoes and put your feet on the chair ahead of you.
The Secretary of Transportation is not a serious person
You should not take off your shoes and put your feet on the chair ahead of you.
The Secretary of Transportation is not a serious person
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Brandon Nimmo is the first millionaire to flee Zohran Mamdani's Communist New York City
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
🙁
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First guy to try just reminiscing about Fudgie the Whale with Trump for 5 minutes
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
First guy to try just reminiscing about Fudgie the Whale with Trump for 5 minutes
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Remember a few weeks ago when Trump brought in a couple bulldozers and demolished about a third of the White House? That was weird.
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Remember a few weeks ago when Trump brought in a couple bulldozers and demolished about a third of the White House? That was weird.
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Every time I see a clip of RFK, I’m shook anew. He’s the crypt keeper y’all!!!! We put death itself in charge of health!!!!!!
November 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Every time I see a clip of RFK, I’m shook anew. He’s the crypt keeper y’all!!!! We put death itself in charge of health!!!!!!
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“she flamed out and faded away” is such funny framing for a woman publishing an excerpt of her book in vanity fair, where she also works. I wish I could flame out and fade away so successfully
Vanity Fair's West Coast Editor Olivia Nuzzi was a star political correspondent until scandal led her into exile—and to a California up in flames.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“she flamed out and faded away” is such funny framing for a woman publishing an excerpt of her book in vanity fair, where she also works. I wish I could flame out and fade away so successfully
Nice to see Republicans so concerned about health care (when it’s John Fetterman’s)
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Dave McCormick says John Fetterman will ‘probably’ leave hospital Saturday as GOP floods the Democrat with well wishes
Dave McCormick, Karoline Leavitt and Mehmet Oz were among those sending good vibes to the Democratic senator after he was hospitalized this week after a heart issue caused him to fall.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Nice to see Republicans so concerned about health care (when it’s John Fetterman’s)
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For journalism, a day of real highs and lows (you know the one I’m talking about). Grateful to this @reuters.com photog who bore witness to this awful scene.
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
For journalism, a day of real highs and lows (you know the one I’m talking about). Grateful to this @reuters.com photog who bore witness to this awful scene.
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It's gotta be frustrating for journalists scraping by and doing great work to go to NY Times dot com and read a puff piece written by a nepo baby that whitewashes a journalist who had sex with a source and has now parlayed that into a new book and a job at Vanity Fair
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It's gotta be frustrating for journalists scraping by and doing great work to go to NY Times dot com and read a puff piece written by a nepo baby that whitewashes a journalist who had sex with a source and has now parlayed that into a new book and a job at Vanity Fair
God forgive me, I read the Nuzzi profile. This is the correct takeaway.
It's so frustrating that there are so many good, hard-nosed, risk-taking journalists who plug away at their beat and uncover important stories whose name only a handful of people, mostly their peers, can recall — who are overshadowed by this horseshit.
November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
God forgive me, I read the Nuzzi profile. This is the correct takeaway.
Gosh, when you put it this way: 🧵
✅ he was extremely close friends with Epstein
✅ Epstein had like 11 ways to contact Trump
✅ Epstein sourced teens from maralago
✅ Epstein introduced Melania to Trump
✅ the DoJ combed evidence looking only for Trump and did a u-turn on releasing files
✅ Trump has been found guilty of sex crimes
✅ Epstein had like 11 ways to contact Trump
✅ Epstein sourced teens from maralago
✅ Epstein introduced Melania to Trump
✅ the DoJ combed evidence looking only for Trump and did a u-turn on releasing files
✅ Trump has been found guilty of sex crimes
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Gosh, when you put it this way: 🧵
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Eight Senate Democrats flipped the Trump White House and the GOP from panicky infighting to confident gloating.
Congrats.
Congrats.
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Eight Senate Democrats flipped the Trump White House and the GOP from panicky infighting to confident gloating.
Congrats.
Congrats.
Yes, he should have:
John Fetterman said he ‘should have quit’ Senate bid in an excerpt from his new book
John Fetterman gave an emotional look into his struggle with depression in an excerpt of his new book Unfettered.
www.inquirer.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Yes, he should have:
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“People are blaming republicans for food prices and flight cancellations and health insurance costs and are furious about gilded ballrooms and Gatsby parties and the president is falling asleep on tv and is the most deeply unpopular president in history, time to cave” is a hell of an argument
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
“People are blaming republicans for food prices and flight cancellations and health insurance costs and are furious about gilded ballrooms and Gatsby parties and the president is falling asleep on tv and is the most deeply unpopular president in history, time to cave” is a hell of an argument
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Trump literally could not care less if you live or die.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Trump literally could not care less if you live or die.
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
Here for this whole to-do list: 🧵
I expect to see Schumer's resignation letter on my desk in the morning.
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Here for this whole to-do list: 🧵