Christopher Rixman

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The Honey Badger. Writing about power, class, civil liberties, foreign policy and the bullshit used to justify all of it.

Denver, Colorado thehoneybadgerjournal.substack.com Joined June 2025

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Christopher Rixman @ChristoRixman Sep 13

James Baldwin, 1974, on Palestine and Israel and Zionism.

Fifty-two years later and this sounds like it was recorded yesterday.

Listen to every word.

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Christopher Rixman @ChristoRixman 8h

LMAO. Van Hollen is in "listening mode."

Translation: He's trying to figure out how many senators will actually back him before risking a challenge to Schumer.

Nobody wants to launch an insurgency against party leadership only to discover half their supporters were cheering from the sidelines when the secret ballots were counted ... and then find himself exiled to the Senate Special Committee on Aging.

Jason Overstreet @JasonOverstreet 8h

Dear @ChrisVanHollen,

Please go for it. Schumer is deeply complicit in facilitating genocide in Gaza. That’s just the historical record. The people don’t support him. Don’t do business as usual and ignore the will of the people. This moment calls for change we can feel.
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Christopher Rixman @ChristoRixman 10h

One might think AOC is just explaining how the Speaker gets elected.

But read between the lines ... she's also explaining how a progressive insurgent gets co-opted and absorbed into the Democratic establishment.

Listen carefully.

The Tennessee Holler Verified account @TheTNHoller 13h

AOC: “Right now both of these races are uncontested — don’t be mad at me, I’m just reporting the facts.”

Rep. @AOC clearly explains the speaker vote process, says nobody is challenging @RepJeffries and anyone who does would likely be banished to obscure committees.

(If Jeffries is that vindictive it seems like even more of a reason someone should challenge him 😕)

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Christopher Rixman @ChristoRixman 11h

Here's something worth watching.

Republican leadership can move to table Thomas Massie's eight articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth before the House ever votes on the actual charges.

Those include allegations of extrajudicial killings at sea and waging war against Iran without congressional authorization.

NBC News Verified account @NBCNews 13h

BREAKING: Republican Rep. Thomas Massie files articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with a House vote expected as soon as this week. nbcnews.com/politics/trump…
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Christopher Rixman @ChristoRixman 12h

Nothing more heroic than being a fearless champion of... checks notes... doing absolutely fucking nothing and preserving the status quo.

Apparently, that's what passes for a political "fighter" in Neera Tanden's world.

Clipping Wings Verified account @ClippingWings 14h

Neera Tanden at The National Press Club: Even young people prefer fighters who are also moderates

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