Chris Burd

Chris Burd

@cb253tx.bsky.social

Retired US Army veteran. A grants manager in an emergency management world. Exiled Texan. Proud adopted Washingtonian. “An empire toppled by its enemies can rise again. But one which crumbles from within? That's dead... forever.” - Helmut Zemo

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Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

Careful JD. Remember what happened to your boss’s last vice president.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "Gas prices are too high ... they skyrocket every time some tinpot dictator decides to throw a tantrum"

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

9 months ago, it cost only $40 to fill up my RAV4 and $60 to fill my Tacoma. Now, my RAV takes $60 and the Tacoma is around $85. But according to the orange dipshit in DC…

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

Sounds like someone who’s about to lose their job. Roll the fuck out of here, Greg. Your days of corruption are done.

San Antonio Express-News@expressnews.com

With his political future on the line, Gov. Greg Abbott issued his darkest prediction yet for what could happen if Republican voters don’t start showing up in bigger numbers at the polls. bit.ly/4zcrffe

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

It’s a story as old as modern-day San Antonio itself: The predominantly Latino/Black south, east, and west sides of the city lack access to multiple quality hospitals, but the predominantly white north side has the majority of the major hospitals in town.

San Antonio Express-News@expressnews.com

Healthcare access has been an issue for decades on the South Side — where mothers often travel across San Antonio for prenatal and maternity care. “Access in the North Side is so much better, it’s all clustered together. Here, it’s truly, to me, a desert.” bit.ly/4yGyQS0

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

Private schools receiving public tuition money should absolutely be subject to disclosure.

San Antonio Express-News@expressnews.com

Families have spent more than $270 million of the state voucher funds. The Texas Comptroller won't disclose where the money has gone.

bit.lyTexas won’t name the private schools and vendors profiting from state vouchersFamilies have spent more than $270 million of the state voucher funds. The Texas Comptroller won't disclose where the money has gone.
Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

One day, these assholes will have a Freudian slip and say who’s really responsible for the current state of the country.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Rep. Eric Burlison on his constituents: "They don't want to go back to the period in which we had a Democratic weak president, like Joe Biden, who allowed us to get into this hellscape that we're living in, where we allowed these foreign terrorists to dominate the western United States." 🥴

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

Remember when I said he was selling out Texans to billionaires? More evidence to support that claim.

San Antonio Express-News@expressnews.com

Gov. Greg Abbott told state environmental regulators last month “to halt all permits” for data centers. That hasn’t happened, according to an analysis published this week by two environmental watchdog groups. bit.ly/4ix1Fvn

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

No words. Just veteran rage.😡

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on Camp Lejeune water contamination claims: "If we win the House and Senate, I am directing the Department of Justice to settle all remaining legitimate claims as soon as possible ... if we don't win, there's no money."

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

Just the fact that these families were left behind and in danger is egregious, never mind the fact that these families will now need critical trauma therapy that DoD should and must pay for the rest of their lives. Hegseth better pray he’s never in the same room with another veteran ever again.

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

Abbott won’t say it because he will sell it to Elon, just like he’s sold out the state to every billionaire. Abbott shouldn’t be trusted as far as you can roll him.

San Antonio Express-News@expressnews.com

Gov. Greg Abbott declined to say whether he supports selling Boca Chica State Park to Elon Musk’s SpaceX as his appointees on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission are reportedly considering. bit.ly/4skoIgw

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

This federal prosecutor seems like he wants a fight. Someone should tell him not to fuck around if he doesn’t want to find out.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: A top federal prosecutor in Texas began the first day of early voting with a stark message to voters: “If you violate federal election law, I will hunt you down and prosecute you. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. We’ll see you out at the polls.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.com‘I will hunt you down’: U.S. attorney baselessly threatens voters as polls open in TexasHe also threatened local election officials with criminal prosecution.
Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

This jack ass doesn’t get out much. People are struggling.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hassett: "If economic polls were correct, then people wouldn't be taking trips to nice hotels, they wouldn't be flying, they wouldn't be buying cars, they wouldn't be doing all the things they do when they're feeling good about the economy... people are acting like we're in a boom. We are in a boom"

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

As a reminder, Trump backers own CNN, CBS and FOX News. But sure, mainstream media is their problem.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Mike Johnson offers a conspiracy theory to explain away his party's dire polling: "I believe there's a concerted effort between Democrats and the mainstream media that's openly biased in their favor to discourage the Republican side"

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

These people are fucking weirdos.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

Tucker Carlson: "If you look at pornography enough or bestiality videos all day, after a while... it's kind of an attractive horse, I get it."

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

Yep, this is how you build loyalty with the troops. This administration is absolutely evil.

Nick Miroff@nickmiroff.bsky.social

NEW: ICE is trying to deport a mother of 4 while her husband is at Fort Benning in Army basic training. When she went to pick up the family's military IDs, Navy personnel turned her over to ICE. She's been in the US since age six. With @nancyayoussef.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

theatlantic.comHe Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE.When a soldier’s wife went to pick up her military ID at a base in Texas, ICE officers showed up.
Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

This idiot thinks she can rehabilitate her image in time for the 2028 cycle. Kristi—bless your heart. Your chances to sniff the Oval Office died when your agents killed Alex Pretti and Rene Goode.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

KRISTI NOEM: I'm confident Ilhan Omar will finally be held accountable for her crimes? BENNY JOHNSON: What are those crimes? NOEM: When people apply to come to this country, if you go back and find that anything could be wrong or misrepresented, that's when it voids or cancels their citizenship

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

Gavin Newsom should not be on the list of 2028 presidential candidates.

Mark Ruffalo@markruffalo.bsky.social

Once again. Just like the Paramount Merger Gavin Newsom does what he always does. Sells out the working class people for the billionaires again and again. Not only that but endorses a bill that will make it impossible to tax the wealthy at all. www.commondreams.org/news/newsom-...

commondreams.orgNewsom Endorses Ballot Measure That Would Cancel Out Billionaire Tax—and Ban Future Wealth Taxes | Common Dreams"He’d rather millions of children and families lose their healthcare than ask a couple hundred billionaires to finally pay their fair share."
Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

Can someone please let me punch this asshole in his smug face?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hassett: "People are right to be frustrated by the runaway inflation that Joe Biden gave us" (Inflation is up under Trump!)

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

At some point? Bitch, where the fuck have you been over the last two years since this moron and his merry band of shitstains have been running things?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

CNBC: "If you just take a step back, this is not a good print for the Fed. At a in a time when we were hoping that inflation on a monthly sequential basis was looking closer to to 2 to 2.5%, we're getting something above that...at some point, higher inflation is gonna start eating into real incomes"

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

I want to be a part of the jury that convicts this man to a life sentence without parole. He’s a religious extremist who’s overseen the murder of hundreds of innocent people.

MS NOW@ms.now

Pete Hegseth's recent announcement that he was creating an Office of Religious Affairs followed a decision by the Department of Defense to slash the number of recognized religious affiliations from 211 to 31. Read more from Priya Sridhar and Peggy Helman:

bit.lyHegseth’s Christian nationalist crusade at the Pentagon riles troopsDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s rhetoric has prompted hundreds of service members to file complaints with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.
Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

Um, 911. Uh, I’d like to report a murder at the Georgia Senate debate. Damn. 🔥🔥🔥

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Ossoff: "When the congressman voted for this Medicaid cuts, the largest in history, he knew that 50% of all births in our state are covered by Medicaid. He still voted for them. And as a result, a labor and delivery unit in his own district had to shut down. He also supports a total ban on abortion"

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

Another banger of a deal from Donald Trump. 🙄

Patrick De Haan@gasbuddyguy.bsky.social

wholesale diesel prices not blinking over Russia/US "deal", wholesale prices up 13-24c/gal, $6/gal diesel may be here to stay for now- truckers and farmers not going to see any relief anytime soon.

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

Um, Riley. You didn’t even podium and keep trying to make that part of the conversation. 😬

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Riley Gaines: Hillary Clinton might be the only person in America who thinks that her loss belongs in the conversation…

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

We live in a country that refuses to stamp out white supremacy. It’s sickening.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump pushes gutter racism in Ohio: "Look at what's happening in the once great state of MN. What a mess. Somalia ... all they do is kill each other in the streets. They cheat on everything. You have to vote for Michele Tafoya ... I thought I won MN 3 times." The crowd chants "De-port! De-port!"

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

We’re at the “because I said so” part of Trump 2.0.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: You said Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire, but both sides said they have not agreed to that TRUMP: Well they agreed, you know why? Because I said 'you agree.' That's why.

Chris Burd
@cb253tx.bsky.social

Joe can be the first one after Trump. Let’s see how manly he is when he’s shitting himself at the end of rope. No? Not you’re not manly enough, Joe? Thought so.

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social

23/ “Billionaire Palantir co-founder [Joe Lonsdale] calls for return of public hangings to show ‘masculine leadership’ in America * ‘If I’m in charge later, we won’t just have a three strikes law. We will quickly try and hang men after three violent crimes,’ Lonsdale wrote on X” 12/8/25

independent.co.ukPalantir co-founder calls for public hangings to show ‘masculine leadership’‘If I’m in charge later, we won’t just have a three strikes law. We will quickly try and hang men after three violent crimes,’ Lonsdale wrote on X