Chris Keppler
@chriskeppler.bsky.social
Comms & Public Affairs, Diplomacy, Humanitarian Relief, Children’s Advocacy
World War II cemeteries in the U.S. and Europe show how important the trans-Atlantic partnership is to preserving peace, Jonathan Darman writes.
Jonathan Darman, a journalist and historian, is the author of “Becoming FDR.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
Jonathan Darman, a journalist and historian, is the author of “Becoming FDR.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
Opinion | ‘Thanks, U.S.A.’
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November 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
World War II cemeteries in the U.S. and Europe show how important the trans-Atlantic partnership is to preserving peace, Jonathan Darman writes.
Jonathan Darman, a journalist and historian, is the author of “Becoming FDR.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
Jonathan Darman, a journalist and historian, is the author of “Becoming FDR.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
The Trump administration is starving American children to prevent the release of the Epstein files.
Shutdown, ICE, SNAP, flight delays, AZ congresswoman, fishermen murders ->
all distractions from Trump & Epstein and trafficking and rape of girls.
Shutdown, ICE, SNAP, flight delays, AZ congresswoman, fishermen murders ->
all distractions from Trump & Epstein and trafficking and rape of girls.
Breaking news: The Trump administration over the weekend ordered states to stop distributing full food assistance benefits for November to the 42 million low-income Americans risking food insecurity.
Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits
A memo issued by the Agriculture Dept. warns states that if they fail to comply with the new orders, they will face consequences.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Trump administration is starving American children to prevent the release of the Epstein files.
Shutdown, ICE, SNAP, flight delays, AZ congresswoman, fishermen murders ->
all distractions from Trump & Epstein and trafficking and rape of girls.
Shutdown, ICE, SNAP, flight delays, AZ congresswoman, fishermen murders ->
all distractions from Trump & Epstein and trafficking and rape of girls.
Reposted by Chris Keppler
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000.
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts
Brooke Nichols has launched online tracking tools that capture estimated increases in mortality and disease spread for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other diseases as a result of the near-total...
www.bu.edu
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000.
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
@spanbergerforva.bsky.social and @mikiesherrill.bsky.social will be outstanding governors. Today is a great day for democracy and women. Vote
November 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
@spanbergerforva.bsky.social and @mikiesherrill.bsky.social will be outstanding governors. Today is a great day for democracy and women. Vote
I think these ads will be inspiring for men (and boys) - for too long Hollywood and Madison Avenue have depicted men as extremely violent or buffons. Al Pacino is right, friendship “is the greatest thing you can have.”
Maureen Dowd, The NY Times: Bros Need Some Bros
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
Maureen Dowd, The NY Times: Bros Need Some Bros
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Opinion | Bros Need Some Bros
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November 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I think these ads will be inspiring for men (and boys) - for too long Hollywood and Madison Avenue have depicted men as extremely violent or buffons. Al Pacino is right, friendship “is the greatest thing you can have.”
Maureen Dowd, The NY Times: Bros Need Some Bros
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
Maureen Dowd, The NY Times: Bros Need Some Bros
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/o...
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Americans under 30 are now just as likely to trust information from social media sites (50% have at least some trust) as they are to trust information from national news organizations (51% have at least some trust). www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Americans under 30 are now just as likely to trust information from social media sites (50% have at least some trust) as they are to trust information from national news organizations (51% have at least some trust). www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Mike Johnson is 2nd in line for the presidency so he must receive frequent intel briefings. He also has staff in both the speaker’s office and his personal office.
Why is he completely unaware of current events?
Why is he completely unaware of current events?
Q: What's your reaction to yesterday's purge of senior ICE officials? When is it time for Congress to do some oversight?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know any of the details of that yet. I just heard about that, literally I was walking in.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know any of the details of that yet. I just heard about that, literally I was walking in.
October 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Mike Johnson is 2nd in line for the presidency so he must receive frequent intel briefings. He also has staff in both the speaker’s office and his personal office.
Why is he completely unaware of current events?
Why is he completely unaware of current events?
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The U.S. president’s family raked in more than $800 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025 alone, a Reuters examination found, on top of potentially billions more in unrealized gains reut.rs/4ovbCdD
October 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The U.S. president’s family raked in more than $800 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025 alone, a Reuters examination found, on top of potentially billions more in unrealized gains reut.rs/4ovbCdD
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It's not officially fall until you watch The Great Pumpkin. 59 years ago today it premiered on CBS.
This is the original promo that everybody saw that year.
This is the original promo that everybody saw that year.
October 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It's not officially fall until you watch The Great Pumpkin. 59 years ago today it premiered on CBS.
This is the original promo that everybody saw that year.
This is the original promo that everybody saw that year.
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I invite all the cold-hearted, selfish Christian Nationalists in the Trump administration and Congress to point to the scripture wherein Jesus told them to withhold from the poor, needy, and hungry so they had more money to give instead to Herod's $300,000,000 golden ballroom. I'll wait.
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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October 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I invite all the cold-hearted, selfish Christian Nationalists in the Trump administration and Congress to point to the scripture wherein Jesus told them to withhold from the poor, needy, and hungry so they had more money to give instead to Herod's $300,000,000 golden ballroom. I'll wait.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
RIP, Washington Post
RIP, Washington Post
October 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Democracy Dies in Darkness
RIP, Washington Post
RIP, Washington Post
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Despite the fact that everything Trump does is designed to enrich himself and the billionaire cronies who paid hundreds of millions to get him elected, his greatest trick was convincing working class rural Christian white people that he’s one of them and on their side. bsky.app/profile/ronf...
The American First guy on Air Force 1 today with his Qatari business partners: “It’s an honor to have you on this plane … first time.”
October 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Despite the fact that everything Trump does is designed to enrich himself and the billionaire cronies who paid hundreds of millions to get him elected, his greatest trick was convincing working class rural Christian white people that he’s one of them and on their side. bsky.app/profile/ronf...
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NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
How is Mike Johnson, second in line for the presidency with a dozen+ comms staffers in his Speaker’s and personal offices, completely unaware of everything?
Q: A pardoned January 6 rioter was charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries
MIKE JOHNSON: Terrible. That's the first I've heard of that. I don't know anything about it.
MIKE JOHNSON: Terrible. That's the first I've heard of that. I don't know anything about it.
October 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
How is Mike Johnson, second in line for the presidency with a dozen+ comms staffers in his Speaker’s and personal offices, completely unaware of everything?
Once again, Trump does whatever the hell he wants and Republicans in Congress are silent, fearful Trump will support their opponent and end their lucrative DC lifestyle.
October 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Once again, Trump does whatever the hell he wants and Republicans in Congress are silent, fearful Trump will support their opponent and end their lucrative DC lifestyle.
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Good morning New York, while you were sleeping this was our most read story. on.ft.com/46YUUge
October 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Good morning New York, while you were sleeping this was our most read story. on.ft.com/46YUUge
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One thing about Trump’s first-term trade war with China: it fundamentally destroyed US soybean exports, as China found other sources — “namely Brazil, which is now the leading exporter.”
“It is unrealistic to think there might be alternative buyers” to replace it.
- @joebrusuelas.bsky.social
“It is unrealistic to think there might be alternative buyers” to replace it.
- @joebrusuelas.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
One thing about Trump’s first-term trade war with China: it fundamentally destroyed US soybean exports, as China found other sources — “namely Brazil, which is now the leading exporter.”
“It is unrealistic to think there might be alternative buyers” to replace it.
- @joebrusuelas.bsky.social
“It is unrealistic to think there might be alternative buyers” to replace it.
- @joebrusuelas.bsky.social
What’s So Great About ‘Slow Horses’? This Scene Says It All.
The British spy show owes its sarcasm and wit to Mick Herron’s novels. Our critic A.O. Scott breaks down a few sentences from Herron’s latest, “Clown Town.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The British spy show owes its sarcasm and wit to Mick Herron’s novels. Our critic A.O. Scott breaks down a few sentences from Herron’s latest, “Clown Town.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
What’s So Great About ‘Slow Horses’? This Scene Says It All.
The British spy show owes its sarcasm and wit to Mick Herron’s novels. Our critic A.O. Scott breaks down a few sentences from Herron’s latest, “Clown Town.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The British spy show owes its sarcasm and wit to Mick Herron’s novels. Our critic A.O. Scott breaks down a few sentences from Herron’s latest, “Clown Town.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NYTimes Gift Article: What Can Be Done to Save the Ailing Wine Industry? Our Critic Has Thoughts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/d...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/d...
What Can Be Done to Save the Ailing Wine Industry? Our Critic Has Thoughts.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NYTimes Gift Article: What Can Be Done to Save the Ailing Wine Industry? Our Critic Has Thoughts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/d...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/d...
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Among the many amazing/disgraceful things about America 2025 is how completely Republicans in Congress have neutered themselves.
President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.
Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money
The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Among the many amazing/disgraceful things about America 2025 is how completely Republicans in Congress have neutered themselves.
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"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark
For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.
www.theatlantic.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...