Chris Nierman
@cgnierman.bsky.social
Trumpeter, techie, and general all-around nerd.
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New study finds the current heat wave in the West would be "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate pollution. We're on the verge of breaking an all-time March heat record for the US today/tmrw. www.cnn.com/2026/03/20/w...
The US is on the verge of an all-time heat record for March. Yes, it’s climate change. | CNN
The impending US heat record is an alarming signal of how hot the planet is getting and how fast it’s happening.
www.cnn.com
March 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM
New study finds the current heat wave in the West would be "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate pollution. We're on the verge of breaking an all-time March heat record for the US today/tmrw. www.cnn.com/2026/03/20/w...
2020: If you want less COVID, stop testing. 2026: If you want less climate change, destroy the lab that researches it. 🤦♂️
Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...
Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...
Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM
2020: If you want less COVID, stop testing. 2026: If you want less climate change, destroy the lab that researches it. 🤦♂️
Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...
Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...
From Rubia Garcia, JD
1. You are not crazy; 2. This is not normal.
So, BREATHE. Take what you need, and leave what you don’t.
And remember… awareness is survival and engagement is resistance now; you don’t have to drink it all, but you damn sure need to know it’s there.
1. You are not crazy; 2. This is not normal.
So, BREATHE. Take what you need, and leave what you don’t.
And remember… awareness is survival and engagement is resistance now; you don’t have to drink it all, but you damn sure need to know it’s there.
February 25, 2026 at 5:11 PM
From Rubia Garcia, JD
1. You are not crazy; 2. This is not normal.
So, BREATHE. Take what you need, and leave what you don’t.
And remember… awareness is survival and engagement is resistance now; you don’t have to drink it all, but you damn sure need to know it’s there.
1. You are not crazy; 2. This is not normal.
So, BREATHE. Take what you need, and leave what you don’t.
And remember… awareness is survival and engagement is resistance now; you don’t have to drink it all, but you damn sure need to know it’s there.
Absolutely terrifying…
Trump administration considering suspending habeas corpus
The White House is "actively looking at" suspending the legal right to challenge detention.
www.bbc.com
May 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Absolutely terrifying…
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"America’s slide into authoritarianism is reversible. But no one has ever defeated autocracy from the sidelines." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"America’s slide into authoritarianism is reversible. But no one has ever defeated autocracy from the sidelines." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
"...the chatbot was showering them with praise regardless of what they said."
Sound familiar, Rethuglicans? Dangerously sycophantic, indeed.
bbc.com/news/article...
Sound familiar, Rethuglicans? Dangerously sycophantic, indeed.
bbc.com/news/article...
Update that made ChatGPT 'dangerously' sycophantic pulled
Users said the chatbot endorsed ideas including stopping medication and getting angry at strangers
bbc.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"...the chatbot was showering them with praise regardless of what they said."
Sound familiar, Rethuglicans? Dangerously sycophantic, indeed.
bbc.com/news/article...
Sound familiar, Rethuglicans? Dangerously sycophantic, indeed.
bbc.com/news/article...
Liz Cheney didn't write letter urging Democratic Party to fight Trump's 'authoritarian machine' | Snopes.com
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April 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Liz Cheney didn't write letter urging Democratic Party to fight Trump's 'authoritarian machine' | Snopes.com
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So: Russia flatly rejected one Trump envoy (Kellogg), made the next one (Witkoff) wait for eight hours, rejected the ceasefire, and instructed Trump that his job is to give Russia what it wants. That’s what Trump means by "respect" I guess.
March 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
So: Russia flatly rejected one Trump envoy (Kellogg), made the next one (Witkoff) wait for eight hours, rejected the ceasefire, and instructed Trump that his job is to give Russia what it wants. That’s what Trump means by "respect" I guess.
“As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
H. L. Mencken - Wikiquote
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March 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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Donald Trump promised to lower costs, in his own words, “on day one.”
Now, Trump and Elon Musk are gutting the consumer agency, which will increase costs on working people.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Now, Trump and Elon Musk are gutting the consumer agency, which will increase costs on working people.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
February 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Donald Trump promised to lower costs, in his own words, “on day one.”
Now, Trump and Elon Musk are gutting the consumer agency, which will increase costs on working people.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Now, Trump and Elon Musk are gutting the consumer agency, which will increase costs on working people.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
February 14, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas : NPR
www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...
www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...
Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas
That's according to a public State Department procurement document. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about the chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, who is a top White Ho...
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February 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas : NPR
www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...
www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...