Christopher Fischer

Moving over from the other place. My interests run the gamut; arts, politics, culture, science, and every once in a while I may drop a comment or post that gets noticed. I also blog irregularly at commissionerfischer.blogspot.com?m=1

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

If you haven’t yet had a chance to see or read Barack Obama’s speech in Cleveland Saturday night, please do both. And then share it as widely as you can. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/wise-and-important-words

It's time for a change. Vote for leaders like @abdulelsayed.bsky.social and @jocelynbenson.bsky.social who will work every day to make this country better.

My song “The Leopards Ate My Face” has pulled in millions of views, but I'm not the originator of this iconic phrase! Lucky for you I did brief musical history of the leopards meme along with a round up of some of it's most famous victims, in front of a LIVE AUDIENCE!

The pedophile protection party’s president is laundering right-wing conspiracy theories through the most corrupt DOJ in American history. Whenever the news turns bad, this creep reaches for one name: mine. So let’s make it crystal clear. My name has always been Ilhan Omar.

Dr. Amy Acton testified before a Grand Jury at 12 years old about the horrific conditions and abuse her mother and stepfather inflicted on her and her brother. She had more courage at 12 years of age than ALL the Republicans combined had during both of Trump's Impeachments. #VetsAgainstGOP

Evening snapshot.

Trump also wants the planet Arrakis renamed to America in all print and film versions of Dune.

⚡️Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Moscow Oblast weapons plant. Ukrainian forces struck a weapons plant in Serpukhov, Moscow Oblast, overnight on Oct. 22, monitoring channels reported.

“In science it often happens that scientists say, ’You know that’s a really good argument; my position is mistaken,’ and then they would actually change their minds [...] I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.” ― Carl Sagan

Time machines popping up everywhere these days.

This Black MAGA creator says she “cannot believe the disrespect” after being removed from a San Antonio rally hosted by Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton!?!?! Why would they treat her this way???

The Moon tonight. Just because.

Perfect way to end an autumn day.

Friends — It's time to defund Elon Musk. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/defund-musk

Tesla Roadster is just what you need to avoid alligators.

#TeslaRoadster is what happens when you get a load of ketamine and bing watch old Speed Racer cartoons.

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. And we certainly wouldn't have public executions. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It's about cruelty.

THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE MOST CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION IN U.S. HISTORY. IF WE ALL VOTE. 🗳️ #AccountabilityIsComing11/3/26

This week's voter registration deadlines. Check your registration and pass it on!

www.blueamp.co/p/david-shus... "𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬.* 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚. 𝐈𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬.. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝. 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩’𝐬'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐃𝐂"

Trump has denied disaster relief for Illinois following severe storms in August. Trump approved a request from Indiana for damage resulting from the same storms. One is a "blue state." The other is a "red state." No other president has politicized natural disasters the way that Trump has.

A barbaric idea, beneath our dignity as a country. Push back on this.

So USA Today is just writing articles for an audience of Ostriches now?

Raise an emotional support beer to Brent. youtube.com/shorts/n0Uaz...

Butters rampage! #datacenters youtube.com/shorts/yE1hC...

Remember: Tariffs aren't paid by other countries. They're eventually paid by us at the check out line. It's up to us to make sure Trump and MAGA Republicans pay for them during the midterms, too. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/inflation-tariffs-trump-fed-consumer-goods.html

Took this picture while waiting for my train yesterday morning. A reminder that we are only here for a tiny blip of time in this universe. Enjoy it while you're here.

This is what most people mean when they say AI bubble but they don't know it... also... we will shrug it off like the Dotcom bubble vs The gains from the existence of the internet. AI like politics... will be local.

@sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social I really am trying to help.

Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."

The “We’re not Nazis”-Party gleefully cheers the Republican’s version of Hitler’s Editors Law which prohibited media and news from access to political leaders and from publishing anything deemed detrimental to the Nazi Party.

The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.

Beams at the Bean. This morning in Millennium Park in Chicago.

This is what Trump did on 9/11.

Republicans couldn’t get enough bringing up Benghazi, but 19 Americans dead and over 700 WIA in Trump’s War in Iran is “small potatoes.” That’s how much MAGA respects the military.

Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits

Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com

Nearly 2.5 million children no longer have access to Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program, largely thanks to Trump and Republicans’ big, ugly bill. All to fund more tax cuts for the super-rich and corporations. Priorities. [Chart by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]

If Illinois were an independent country, we'd have one of the 20 largest economies in the world.

Morning snapshot.

To “Thick As A Brick” by Jethro Tull, here’s “You Picked A Big Prick”. youtu.be/iD_RwvvNA5g?...

It’s Lake Ontario.

What do these corporations all have in common? -SpaceX -Palantir -RTX -Northrop Grumman -Microsoft -Nvidia They are all corporations whose stock Trump just purchased — and who do business with the Trump administration. We must not become numb to this blatant corruption.