Ton Chrysoprase
@tonchrysoprase.bsky.social
Silicate Morporkian; head of the Breccia; semi-regular denizen of the pork futures warehouse; member of the Ankh Morpork Poster's Guild.
Not always swearing and cynical.
If I follow you, it’s because I liked something you posted, no follow back expected.
Not always swearing and cynical.
If I follow you, it’s because I liked something you posted, no follow back expected.
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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We have said consistently that the Guard should not be here. It is unsafe for both members of the Guard and communities.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We have said consistently that the Guard should not be here. It is unsafe for both members of the Guard and communities.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
Our deepest condolences go to the two West Virginia families who will now spend this season mourning the loss of loved ones who died while deployed unnecessarily.
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Have any news outlets that ran scathing front page headlines, op-eds and editorials about Biden pardoning Hunter admitted that they were wrong after we've seen Trump maliciously prosecute Comey, James, McIver etc?
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Have any news outlets that ran scathing front page headlines, op-eds and editorials about Biden pardoning Hunter admitted that they were wrong after we've seen Trump maliciously prosecute Comey, James, McIver etc?
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Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
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"his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy"
Beyond parody. And utterly disgusting.
Beyond parody. And utterly disgusting.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy"
Beyond parody. And utterly disgusting.
Beyond parody. And utterly disgusting.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Tom is not only unwilling to acknowledge the political realignment due to the civil rights movement, he actively mocks people for bringing it up. He’s just using “the leftward drift” to excuse his own moral failings.
November 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Tom is not only unwilling to acknowledge the political realignment due to the civil rights movement, he actively mocks people for bringing it up. He’s just using “the leftward drift” to excuse his own moral failings.
Quaint notion to think that there is anybody, himself included, who could respect Mike Johnson.
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Quaint notion to think that there is anybody, himself included, who could respect Mike Johnson.
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The actual finding here is that a huge percentage of the population believes things that are not true. Democrats objectively did not spend significant time on climate change or LGBTQ issues in the last election campaign.
Duh. Those of us on the ground last year actually speaking with middle class/working class voters and who heard from these voters every single day the same - “Trump is an asshole, but Democrats are out of touch” - could’ve saved my new political party a lot of time & money producing this “report.”👇
October 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The actual finding here is that a huge percentage of the population believes things that are not true. Democrats objectively did not spend significant time on climate change or LGBTQ issues in the last election campaign.
Even if people had policy preferences, the problem seems that the media sees themselves like cultural anthropologists of the right. They are scared to provide any information that might cause the opinions of Trump voters more informed lest they bias the results.
More broadly: Most voters just don't have particularly stable or strongly held views on most policy questions. They'll tell a pollster something or other, which will often change if you vary the question wording slightly, which creates the illusion of hard quantifiable data about voter preferences.
there's also a conversation to be had about how "popular" and "unpopular" are largely communications problems.
October 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Even if people had policy preferences, the problem seems that the media sees themselves like cultural anthropologists of the right. They are scared to provide any information that might cause the opinions of Trump voters more informed lest they bias the results.
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ICE agents kidnapped a US citizen in Chicago because she didn’t “look” American to them. She even had her US passport on her. 🤬
ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn’t “Look Like” Her Last Name
She even had her U.S. passport on her.
newrepublic.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
ICE agents kidnapped a US citizen in Chicago because she didn’t “look” American to them. She even had her US passport on her. 🤬
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Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”
October 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”
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All the latest on Trump’s efforts to invade Portland & Chicago, the gov’t shutdown & our own lawsuit against the administration for lying to the courts about Judge James Boasberg!
With @lizdye.bsky.social
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With @lizdye.bsky.social
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Law and Chaos
Government Podcast · Updated Weekly · Ignorance of the law is no excuse! That’s true for a traffic stop, and it’s true if you want to participate in whatever’s left of American democracy. If the event...
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October 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
All the latest on Trump’s efforts to invade Portland & Chicago, the gov’t shutdown & our own lawsuit against the administration for lying to the courts about Judge James Boasberg!
With @lizdye.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
With @lizdye.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’
I have been forced to move my classes online.
If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.
I have been forced to move my classes online.
If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.
October 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’
I have been forced to move my classes online.
If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.
I have been forced to move my classes online.
If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.
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Historian Thomas Zimmer has left academia, Substack, and the US; now he’s launching his new career as an indie writer with a newsletter about “the ongoing struggle over how much democracy, and for whom, there should be in America”. Recommended! [steady.page]
Onward. Forward. Steady.
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
steady.page
September 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Historian Thomas Zimmer has left academia, Substack, and the US; now he’s launching his new career as an indie writer with a newsletter about “the ongoing struggle over how much democracy, and for whom, there should be in America”. Recommended! [steady.page]
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Really psyched to see that @thomaszimmer.bsky.social has launched this full-time newsletter! He's essential reading for understanding our slide into authoritarianism. I just subscribed!
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
I wrote about why I left academia, why I left America, why I left Substack - and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Some major personal news:
steady.page/en/democracy...
I wrote about why I left academia, why I left America, why I left Substack - and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Some major personal news:
steady.page/en/democracy...
Onward. Forward. Steady.
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
steady.page
September 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Really psyched to see that @thomaszimmer.bsky.social has launched this full-time newsletter! He's essential reading for understanding our slide into authoritarianism. I just subscribed!
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Dear @thomaszimmer.bsky.social
we wish you a warm welcome to Steady.
Your work is extremely important and we are more than happy to be on this journey together with you.
Onwards and upwards!
we wish you a warm welcome to Steady.
Your work is extremely important and we are more than happy to be on this journey together with you.
Onwards and upwards!
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
I wrote about why I left academia, why I left America, why I left Substack - and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Some major personal news:
steady.page/en/democracy...
I wrote about why I left academia, why I left America, why I left Substack - and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Some major personal news:
steady.page/en/democracy...
Onward. Forward. Steady.
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
steady.page
September 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Dear @thomaszimmer.bsky.social
we wish you a warm welcome to Steady.
Your work is extremely important and we are more than happy to be on this journey together with you.
Onwards and upwards!
we wish you a warm welcome to Steady.
Your work is extremely important and we are more than happy to be on this journey together with you.
Onwards and upwards!
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Historian Thomas Zimmer has been one of the most clear-eyed observers and analysts of US political culture and the global far right over the past 5+ years. He's left Substack and started over at a new site that is NOT a Nazi bar. I encourage you to check out what he's doing there.
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
I wrote about why I left academia, why I left America, why I left Substack - and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Some major personal news:
steady.page/en/democracy...
I wrote about why I left academia, why I left America, why I left Substack - and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Some major personal news:
steady.page/en/democracy...
Onward. Forward. Steady.
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
steady.page
September 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Historian Thomas Zimmer has been one of the most clear-eyed observers and analysts of US political culture and the global far right over the past 5+ years. He's left Substack and started over at a new site that is NOT a Nazi bar. I encourage you to check out what he's doing there.
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Thomas is a terrific independent historian — please take a look!
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
I wrote about why I left academia, why I left America, why I left Substack - and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Some major personal news:
steady.page/en/democracy...
I wrote about why I left academia, why I left America, why I left Substack - and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Some major personal news:
steady.page/en/democracy...
Onward. Forward. Steady.
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
steady.page
September 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Thomas is a terrific independent historian — please take a look!
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My friend @thomaszimmer.bsky.social is deservedly revered for his magisterial, in-depth analyses of the crisis of American democracy. Please subscribe to his relaunched newsletter Democracy Americana over on Steady and support his important work!
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
I wrote about why I left academia, why I left America, why I left Substack - and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Some major personal news:
steady.page/en/democracy...
I wrote about why I left academia, why I left America, why I left Substack - and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Some major personal news:
steady.page/en/democracy...
Onward. Forward. Steady.
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
steady.page
September 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My friend @thomaszimmer.bsky.social is deservedly revered for his magisterial, in-depth analyses of the crisis of American democracy. Please subscribe to his relaunched newsletter Democracy Americana over on Steady and support his important work!
For those looking for a way to support (and consume) excellent work that genuinely contributes to the conversation, consider tossing a few bucks Thomas' way.
Some major personal news:
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
On why I left academia, why I left America, and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Onward. Forward. Steady:
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
On why I left academia, why I left America, and why I need your support as I am starting over as a full-time independent writer:
Onward. Forward. Steady:
Onward. Forward. Steady.
Things have really changed. Now I need your help.
steady.page
September 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
For those looking for a way to support (and consume) excellent work that genuinely contributes to the conversation, consider tossing a few bucks Thomas' way.
PSA: if you’re in the metro and it’s standing room only, take off your fucking backpack. This shouldn’t be hard.
September 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
PSA: if you’re in the metro and it’s standing room only, take off your fucking backpack. This shouldn’t be hard.